Comic books February 1942

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Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. The Head starring The Vigilante with 1st app of Stuff (Vigilante's Asian sidekick), script by Mort Weisinger, pencils by Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.). Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issues #1 to #28 of this series contain original Canadian created content. Issues #29 and #30 date from 1946 and contain U.S. reprints in colour, but with original covers. The series restarted in 1950, ignoring previous numbering (#96 is currently the earliest known) and consisted entirely of color reprints of U.S. comics. Features super hero, crime/mystery, adventure, sports, humor and romance stories. Captain Red Thorton appears in a drug-related story as he attempts to destroy an opium ring. Thunderfist in "The Men from Mars" written and illustraed by Tedd Steele. The Brain in an untitled super hero story. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Invaders from the Future, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley [backgrounds]; A kindly professor creates a steel time-sphere, which is stolen and used by a gang of crooks to travel into the future, who then unleash flaming thunderbolts and giants in bullet-proof suits to terrorize the citizens of today. The Stronghold of Savarr starring The Shining Knight, art by Creig Flessel. Jungle Search starring Steve Conrad, Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Stars Look Down on Murder starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. Crime Strikes at Home starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. Adventure of the Road of No Return starring The Sandman, script by Mort Weisinger, pencils by Paul Norris, inks by Chad Grothkopf. Half-page ads for Leading Comics # 1, All Star Comics # 9, and Sensation Comics # 2 (featuring Wonder Woman). A full-page ad features Superman # 15, World's Finest # 4, Batman # 9, All-Flash Quarterly # 3, and Green Lantern # 2. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Justice Society of America in a book-length adventure that takes the heroes to Central and South America, "Hemisphere Defense." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Everett E. Hibbard plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman in Mexico (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Spectre in Argentina (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom in Chile (art by Ben Flinton), the Sandman in Venezuela (art by Cliff Young), Johnny Thunder in (a pre-Castro) Cuba (art by Aschmeier), Doctor Fate in Brazil (art by Howard Sherman), Starman in Bolivia (art by Jack Burnley), and Dr. Mid-Nite in Columbia (art by Aschmeier). Girlfriends cameos; Shiera appearance; J. Edgar Hoover (FBI) made associate member. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Midnight Meeting." Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen and Martin Nodell [GL touch-ups]. Doiby Discovers Green Lantern's Identity, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen (signed as Mart Nodell); Doiby's toothache plunges the Emerald Crusader into a murder-mystery, during which G.L. loses his mask during a fight and revealing his true identity to a shocked Doiby. The Epidemic starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Plot to Extinguish Liberty's Flame starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. The Rich Dame's Christmas Party starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Submarine Menace starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. The Kroonstad Diamond starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Radio Panic starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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February 1942. Cover by L. Raymond Jones. Giant Size Issue. Stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs ("Return to Pellucidar"), Isaac Asimov ("Robot AL 76 Goes Astray"), William P. McGivern, Robert Moore Williams, John York Cabot, Leo A. Schmidt, Ralph Milne Farley, P.F. Costello, Duncan Farnsworth, Don Wilcox, and Eric Frank Russell. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Ned Hadley, Robert Fuqua, Rod Ruth, Jay Jackson, and Joe Sewell. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 240 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

"Sorel's Saboteurs," script by Richard Hughes; The Black Terror vs. Sorel and his gang of villains. "The Great Gold Robbery," script by Richard Hughes; Doc Strange (Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange) vs. The Murmurer. "The Fifth Column Frameup," script by Richard Hughes; The Liberator vs. Axel. "Tim's Good Deed" text story by Donald Bayne Hobart. "The Construction Company Graft Racket"; Captain Future vs. Bradley, Wright, Frank, and un-named gangsters. "The Disappearing Supply Ships," art by Ed Moritz; Don Davis vs. Franz, Adolph, and Nazis. "Christmas Spirit" text story by Donald Bayne Hobart. "The Heirs of Harris" starring The Woman In Red (Peggy Allen) and Cyrus Harris, art by Ray Thayer. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Phil Bard, Tom McNamara, Charles Sultan and Joseph J. Millard. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). After a series of robberies in Central Park, Captain Marvel goes undercover as a policeman. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate the murder of "John D. Rokkafeller" and learn that the crime was committed for a penny. Spy Smasher faces The Spy Smasher Movie Peril, a thinly-disguised plug for the Spy Smasher movie serial. (Fawcett's characters pioneered the live-action superhero movie.) Captain Marvel; Bulletman; The Camera Sees Death; Minute Man: The Return of the Black Poet; Chubby; Spy Smasher; Strange But True; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Crimes for a Penny. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 36 #2 - February 1942. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

February, 1942. Volume 28, Issue 6. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Bedsheet format, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - Feb. 1942. Cover by Earl Moran. Pin-up and glamour photographs. Full-color centerfold on cardstock. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Fred Schwab, Bart Tumey, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts once again shrinks to microscopic size when the cosmic rays that give him his superpowers wear off. Captain Devildog faces Nazi U-boats on the Eastern US coast. The Cloak, aka Sky Chief, tries to protect the experimental B-19 mega-bomber from a mysterious saboteur. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mortimer the Monk; Raja the Arabian Knight; The Face; Trixie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1942. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude [as Pat]. Claws of the Cat, art by Al Carreno; The Star Diamond is on exhibit at Bufany's, a temptation for many thieves, including the Cat, a man with a claw instead of a hand. The Octopus of the Underground, art by Al Carreno; An insane gangster called the Octopus has an undersea hideout where the Blue Beetle and Joan almost die, until Mike rescues them. The Dead Don't Kill, art by Louis Cazeneuve; a series of murders are planned to gain control of an inheritance. Cargo of Doom, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Judith Carthy's life is in danger because she has papers that proved Felland is head of an organization that stole army secrets. The Devil's Magic Wash Tub starring Davy the Wish Master. King of the Chess Killers starring the Gladiator, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by David Adams. Cover by Bob Davis. Stories by Bob Davis, John Jordan, Alan Mandel, Henry Kiefer, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Jack A. Warren, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, and John Daly. Who is Ted Dare with Dick Cole. Foster claims there are no such things as ghosts in a Sgt. Spook story. Blue Bolt battles the Adder. The Phantom Sub battles a new adversary. Having been rescued, Krisko and Jasper find themselves aboard a sub in the midst of a mine field. White Rider and Superhorse dash to the rescue of a small supply train. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lin Streeter. The Secret of the Poet Pirate starring Captain Flag, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. The Seance of Dr. Sorrow starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle. The Phony Death of Lefty Moran starring Fox, script by Joe Blair, art by Warren King. Battle In the Ukraine starring Corporal Collins, script by Harry Shorten, art by Carl Hubbell. Yellow Jack, art by Warren King; the battle against yellow fever. The Black Stallion of Death--Tales From the Witch's Cauldron, script by Joe Blair, art by Jim Phillips. The Monk Summons Death starring Mr. Justice, script by Ed Bresnick, art by Jim Phillips. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Part text articles, part comics. Helen Hayes and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek stories. Benny Goodman article. Shirley Temple photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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A classic war time pin-up photo cover! The artwork is superior throughout, some of the best ever from this time period. A wonderful mischievous look at the "innocent" girl back home. This comic was printed for the boys overseas and is packed with plenty of gags, gams, and action that they would have loved! An excellent book for anyone interested in WWII, good-girl art, or humor comics from the golden age. Features include: Rusty O'Reilly (featuring plenty of sexy girls, old-fashioned nylons and bathtub bondage scene), Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, Sy Wheeler, Party Line, Rimfire Ferguson, Hank and Lank, Roughing It (based on Mark Twain story), Fighting Giants and Dear Joe, plus a centerfold 2-page pib-up spread of 6 cuties drawn by Chuck Saxon.. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Saul Rosen and Ed Lipowski. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #8. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero faces the beautiful but deadly Blue Falcon and Nazi agent Herr Blitz. Investigating ship bombings in the West River, Flag-Man and Rusty learn that mobsters have actually built a tunnel beneath the river for robbery and sabotage. After a munitions designer is killed during a circus fire, Alias X suspects Tanga the beautiful snake-charmer and a very creepy clown. Captain Aero; Corporal Rusty Dugan; Flagman; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Heart and Head; Alias X: Circus of Death; Pals of Freedom; Solar, Master of Magic: The Case of the Vanishing Dancers. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Al Avison, inks by Syd Shores. "The Case of the Squad of Mystery," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Avison, inks by Shores; Steve Rogers discovers the Nazis have kidnapped a crack rifle unit at Camp Lehigh, replaced them with enemy troops, who will then be used to murder the rest of the soldiers on base. Marvel Mystery Comics ad. "The Feud Murders," script by Lee, pencils by Avison, inks by Shores; Captain America heads for the backhills of Tennessee to deal with a clan feud that has led to a murder at Camp Lehigh and placed Bucky behind bars for the killing. "Broken Trust" text story by Lee. "A Life at Stake," script by Lee, art by Charles Nicholas; Hurricane and Speedy must halt the plans of a jealous uncle, who is trying to kill his niece, who is to inherit a large fortune.Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News. "The Scourge of Crime," script by Stan Lee (as Neel Nats), art by Mike Sekowsky; An independent candidate for the office of District Attorney is falsely accused for an attack on a bystander during a campaign speech. "The Symphony of Terror," pencils by Shores, inks by Avison; Cap has to protect an innocent woman from a murderous, jealous suitor. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Stories by Alfred Bester, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Slayer on Skis" with story by Alfred Bester; "The Ghost of the White Room" with art by C.C. Beck; "The Science of Dr. Sarr"; and "The Pirates of Port Peril" with art by C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "G-Man Versus German" with script by Joseph J. Mallard. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.