Comic books April 1942

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The Justice Society of America travels 500 years into the future in "The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Everett E. Hibbard plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Cliff Young), the Atom (art by Ben Flinton), Starman (art by Jack Burnley), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Flash and Green Lantern cameos. New Sandman costume. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "The Ghost Plane." Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $3,950.00 View scans Paper: Off white Pedigree: Harold Curtis Harold Curtis. Label #0754005011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Jerry Robinson. "The Isle That Time Forgot!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); For his birthday, Dick received his own version of the Batplane, and while aloft, he and Batman run into a storm, which forces them to make an emergency landing on an island inhabited by prehistoric men and creatures. 2-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "Report Card Blues!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Fearing that he will get a bad report at school, little Tommy runs away from home and smack dab into trouble, until the Batman rescues him and Tommy sees the light and decides to go home. "The Princess of Plunder!", script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Fred Ray (layouts), Jerry Robinson (finished pencils, as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane) and George Roussos (backgrounds); Guests to a high society function don't know that their host is actually the Cat-Woman, who sends her guests out on a scavenger hunt at the same time that she sends her gang members out on one; Batman intervenes to stop that hunt before it's too late. "The Way Home" text story by Norman Goss. "The Sheriff of Ghost Town!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The prospect of hidden gold brings a gang of criminals to the newly resurrected ghost town now called Sunshine City, but the pleas of a young boy brings Batman and Robin to town to clean house..... as the newly elected Sheriff! 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Boody Rogers. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, 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. Gangsters betting on fixed baseball games don't like the idea of super-powered Sparky Watts becoming the team pitcher. Joe Palooka's trainer Knobby is concerned when he gets letters threatening Joe's life right before a big match. The Cloak battles the Riders of Doom, who are terrorizing the people of a small town. The first cover of the series to feature Sparky Watts by Boody Rogers. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief as the Cloak; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Racetrack Racketeers; Raja the Arabian Knight; The Face. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Batman and Robin face the Joker in "Laugh, Town, Laugh," Spy, Cliff Crosby in "The Adventure of the Champagne Corks," the Crimson Avenger (by Jack Lehti), Air Wave, Larry Steele in "The Case of the Murdered Commander" (by Cliff Young), and Slam Bradley. Half-page ads for Batman # 10 for World's Finest # 5. A full-page ad features Superman # 15, Green Lantern # 2, Leading Comics # 1, All Star Comics # 10, and All-Flash Quarterly # 4. Second Joker cover. 68 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 19, Issue 2 - April, 1942. Stories include "The Magic Forest," "The Dragon Temple," plus features. 7" x 10". Black and white with color cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

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"Radio Planet and the Ant Men" by Ralph Milne Farley.

April 1942. Stories: "The Radio Planet" by Ralph Milne Farley, and "An Unnatural Feud" by Norman Douglas. 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Robert Moore Williams, Manley Wade Wellman, and Robert Bloch.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - April 1942. Cover by Malcolm Smith. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Oscar and the Talking Totems" by James Norman, "Dwellers of the Deep" by Don Wilcox, and stories by Robert Bloch, William P. McGivern, and Robert Moore Williams. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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April 1942. Cover by John R. Forte, Jr. "The Core" by S. D. Gottesman. Other science fiction stories by Albert A. Gilmour, Richard Wilson, Carol Grey, Martin Pearson, Basil Wells, Bowen Conway, R. R. Winterbotham, Chester B. Conant, and Hannes Bok. Illustrations by Lin Streeter, Forte, Damon Knight, David A. Kyle, Hannes Bok. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 6, Issue 4 - April, 1942. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles with photography about hunting and fishing. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lee Ames, Mort Leav, Alex Blum, Charles A. Winter, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena battles cannibals who have lured crocodiles into doing their dirty work; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor risks his life to meet legendary conqueror Genghis Khan; Agent ZX-5 aids Scotland Yard. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Pee Wee; Uncle Otto; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Assignment for Jail; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 13, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 116 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 176, No. 2 - April 18, 1942. 7.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Will Eisner), Windy Breeze (art by Jack Cole as Henry Johns), Kid Dixon (art by Klaus Nordling as Bob Reynolds), Quicksilver (art by Paul Gustavson), Kid Patrol (art by Dan Wilson), Prop Powers (art by Lynn Byrd), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Frank Kearns), Pen Miller (art by Klaus Nordling), Cyclone Cupid (art by Gill Fox), Wonder Boy (art by Jerry Iger as Jerry Maxwell), Jack and Jill (art by Lowell Riggs), Paul Bunyan (art by Storey Weaver), and Merlin the Magician (art by Fred Guardineer as Lance Blackwood). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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10.5" x 13.5", 16 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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6.75" x 9.5". 196 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 140, Issue 4 - April 1942. Cover by Jo Kotula. Features Articles on "Diving Artillery" by Hickman Powell, and "Save our Car - How to Make it Last" by Schuyler Van Duyne. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 236 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 26 #155 - April 1942. Movie magazine with a twist: current movies are retold in text and movie stills. In this issue: In This Our Lives, Bahama Passage, Moontide, The Magnificent Ambersons, Sullivan's Travels, Born to Sing, Juke Box Jenny, Yokel Boy, and The Courtship of Andy Hardy. Plus news, gossip and previews. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 41, Issue 3 - April 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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April 25, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - April, 1942. 6.75" x 9.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 8, No. 2 - April 1942. Magazine featuring sports stories. 7" x 9.5", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Fighting Yank story featuring the return of Mavelli, art by Jack Binder. Captain Future story featuring the attack of the Lemurians, art by Kin Platt. Biff Powers story, art by August Froehlich. Don Davis story. His Name Was George text story, pencils by Henry Hale. Mystico the Wonder Man story. Herbie Helps the Law text story by Donald Bayne Hobart. G-Man Dalton story with Baldy Harris, Bank Robber, art by Leo Morey. Masked Rider story with Bollen's Brand-Blotters. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $16.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG 4.0 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Volume 22, Issue 1 - April, 1942. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Bill Woolfolk, Paul Reinman, Bob Montana, Ed Smalle, Joe Blair, and Jim Phillips. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 5, No. 6 - April 1942. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in. 132 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Taliaferro. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Manuel Gonzales, Bill Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2, #7. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey finds a genie and has an Arabian Nights adventure. Donald crashes his car while selling insurance. On Penguin Isle, Peter and Polly Penguin find trouble with Wally the walrus and a shark. Double Feature; When It Rains It Pours; He Wants His Money's Worth; The Miracle Master; Too Many Daisies; No Luck; Sweet on Pluto; Join the Parade; Penguin Isle; The Twins Win; Goofy Goes to the Dogs; Too Realistic; Mickey Mouse Movies; A Born Scientist; On the Carpet; Donald Gets Drafted; A Friend in Need; A Bouncing Baby; Hollywood Chatter; Realization; Pluto Takes Off; Pluto Gets Outsmarted; The Wise Little Hen; One Man Crew; Monshure Insists; The Nephews Keep Pluggin'; The Sleepwalker; What, No Rubbers!; They Can't Gyp Goofy; Poor Sport; The Pound of Cure. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 4 - April 1942. 6.5" x 9", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.