Comic books May 1942

Add to cart Poor $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 80%. Back Cover Detached. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 41, No. 5 - May 1942. 9.5" x 12", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Staple rust. 1" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $43.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

Volume 313, Issue 4 - May, 1942. 8.25" x 11.5", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 1/2" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Chew.

Vol. 1, No. 3 - May 1942. Cover by Earl Moran. Pin-up and glamour photographs. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 15, Issue 1 - May, 1942. The Black Bat in "Shadow of Evil" by "G. Wayman Jones" (probably Norman Daniels); "Murder Comes High" by William Campbell Gault; "No Closed Season" by Robert Ahern; and "Pop and the Law" by William Morrison. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $330.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4486942005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover by Ray Willner. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Saul Rosen, Ed Murphy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #11. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" A mystery man inherits the power of the legendary warrior Tamerlane and sets out to conquer the world. Flagman and Rusty discover a plot to cut off US aid to allies in the Pacific. Plus an Alias X story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Captain Aero; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Flagman; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Al Addin; Death At Dawn; Alias X; Gargoyle: Sobosi of Death; Solar, Master of Magic; P. T. Patrol. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Shazam! Billy Batson speaks the word of power and it's Captain Marvel to the rescue! Captain Marvel stars in: "At the Circus" with story by Otto Binder and inks by C.C. Beck; "The Radio Racketeers"; "The Warrior of Wai"; and "The Strange Orders from Washington" with art by Pete Costanza. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in "The Swamp Smugglers" by Al Liederman; 2-page text story "Coffins Are for Corpses"; and Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past 1-pager "Xerxes"! 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.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $3,299.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #3980365001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Lin Streeter, Sidney M. Elias and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. As World War II heats up, masked crimefighter Daredevil joins the Army Air Corps, the precursor to the Air Force. Pat Patriot puts on a wartime defense benefit at the upscale Diamond Room, but all is not as it seems. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a superhero tale and a comedy short. Daredevil: War; Thirteen and Jinx: Mystery of the Everglades, Ch. 1; Sniffer; Crimebuster: New York Under Fire; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Stamps: The Niagara Falls; Claw: Death To the Allies! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

May 1942. Western adventure stories by Harry F. Olmsted "Tornado from Texas", Walt Coburn "Wet Cattle - Hot Guns!", T. T. Flynn "Those Fighting Gringo Devils!", Tom Roan, Van Cort, Bart Cassidy, and Tom W. Blackburn. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white text with spot illos.; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $65.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $49.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 19, Issue 3 - May, 1942. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. 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.

Add to cart Coverless $69.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap, affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Oksner, George Mandel, Max Plaisted, Kin Platt, Maurice Gutwirth, Ralph Cone and unknown. In this issue: untitled The Black Terror story (vs. Reglu and King Togla); untitled The Liberator story; untitled Crash Carter, Air Cadet story with art by Bob Oksner; untitled Ted Crane story (vs. Prince Igor) with art by George Mandel; untitled Larry North, U.S.N. story with art by Max Plaisted; untitled The Mask story with art by Kin Platt; untitled Sergeant Bill King story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; and untitled Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger story with art by Ralph Cone. Plus: 1-page text stories "The Cowboy Trail" (by Charles S. Strong; credited as Charles Stoddard) and "Big Boy" (by Russel Stanton). 64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $61.00 View scans Paper: Light tan	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $25.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate.
Add to cart Poor $4.20 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 90%. Back cover detached 90%. No Back Cover, Front Cover Detached. Incomplete, See Notes. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart Poor $4.20 View scans Paper: Cream to off white No Back Cover. Staple rust: Slight.

May 1942. Cover by Malcolm Smith. Stories: "Daughter of the Snake God" by J.Y. Cabot and W.P. McGivern, "Secret of the Golden Jaguar" by Robert Moore Williams, "Holy City of Mars" by Ralph Milne and Al P. Nelson, "Mr. Pym Makes a Deal" by John Broome, "Gather 'Round The Flowing Bowler" by Robert Bloch, "Mademoiselle Butterfly" by Don Wilcox, "The Magic Flute" by David V. Reed, "The Phantom Armada" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "Brother Michel" by Nelson S. Bond, "Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind" by August W. Derleth, and "Return of Joan of Arc" by David Wright O'Brien. Illustrations by Ned Hadley, Magarian, Joe Sewell, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Pemble, L. Raymond Jones, and Rod Ruth. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $15.50 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 41, No. 2 - May 1942. 8.5" x 11.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,060.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Spine of cover completely split and cover detached. Label #2058231002

Cover art by Dave Berg. Untitled Magno and Davey story. "The Terror of the Deep" starring Unknown Soldier. Untitled story; Enraged that his fellow student cadets made fun of him because of his wolf-like features, Adolf Krimetz nursed hate, vengeance and rebellion at his fate...until years later, he had the opportunity to exact his revenge on his tormentors, who had become generals in the U.S. armed forces; Turning himself into a wolf from the waist up, Krimetz used his superior strength, agility and fierceness to strike at his foes until Lash Lightning stepped into the picture. "Senor Colt's Payday" text story by Brant House. Untitled Captain Courageous story, art by Harry Sahle; Man-eating locusts attack. Untitled Blitz Buster story; The foul schemes of Hitler's fifth columnists. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $33.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart Good $19.00 View scans	Add to cart Good $19.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $19.00 View scans
Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $16.00 View scan 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Writing on interior activity page.	Add to cart Fair $10.00 View scans Spine split 70%.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - May 1942. Classic Men's humor magazine chock full of jokes, one liners, and single panel gag illustrations. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 36 pages, B&W. NOTE: This magazine was printed with a hole that goes through the entire issue. This is not a defect, it was this Magazine's signature feature. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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", 66 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $21.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $23.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $12.50 View scans

May 4, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: U.S. milk production; Malta; Chinese Air Corps; Joan Fontaine and Olivia De Havilland; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 112 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $5.00 View scans Spine split 70%. Cover Detached.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $50.00 View scans 2" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

May 18, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 108 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $101.00 View scan Interior is complete, but brittle. Missing one staple, lateral spine tears, spine splitting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $3,400.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4614485001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Al Gabriele. Scuttle the Japs starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos. The Case of the Jilted Japs, or, The Had a Date at San Diego starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. The Plague of the Jelly Men starring Vision. Killer's Return text story by Mickey Spillane. The Insects of Sudden Death starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. The Mystery of the Murdered Ghost starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner. The Land of the Fun People starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Cargo of Death starring Angel, art by Al Fagaly. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $63.00 View scans

May 23, 1942. Weekly magazine published every Friday in London. Features comic strips, text stories, jokes, articles, and activities. 10 3/4-in. x 15-in., 8 pages, PC/BW.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.50 View scans Spine split 10%.

8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $13.50 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Monthly magazine that featured abridgements of best-selling books. 8.5" x 11", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $40.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

May 23, 1942. First Issue. Weekly magazine featuring photos, articles and cartoons. 10-3/4" x 13-3/4", 32 pages, B&W w/red. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $405.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Summer 1942. Cover by Norman Saunders. Stories by Ross Rocklynne, Nelson S. Bond, Ray Cummings, Manley Wade Wellman, John Broome, Dirk Wylie, Henry Hasse, and Carlton Smith. Illustrations by Leydenfrost, Paul, Leo Morey, Don Lynch, Winfield Scott Hoskins. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached, staple rust/migration Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Gill Fox. "Satan's Son Sells Out To the Japs," script and art by Jack Cole; Hairy Arms is a gang leader who served the Axis Powers, and when his gang found out about that, they defied him and sought help from Eel O'Brien; Plastic Man follows up with fellow officer Plotz, then learns that Arms has kidnapped a boy and is manufacturing an army of robots. "Mission To Moscow" starring Eagle Evans, script and art by Clark Williams. "The Horse Killers" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "Bat Barron's Prison Murder Plot" starring #711, script and art by George E. Brenner; Dyce finds a way to contribute to the national defense from prison when Nazis threaten to recruit agents from within the prison. "Death In Hangman's Alley," art by Alex Kotzky; A trio of freaks secretly observe and aid Manhunter on a case. "The Butler Did It!," script by S. M. Iger, art by Reed Crandall; The Firebrand vs. Nazis. "The Rum Runner's Racket" starring Chic Carter, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Untitled Phantom Lady story, art by Arthur Peddy; Sandra sees her father shot down in Congress by a Japanese agent, and learns that the Japanese are plotting to destroy the J. M. Steel Plant. "Doom Train" text story starring Dick Mace. "Mike Fooch, Czar of Crime," script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Mouthpiece (Bill Perkins) vs. Mike Fooch. "The Murder Movie" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "Adventure In Argentina," script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carroll); The Human Bomb tracks down a group of Nazis who had seized an aluminum mine in Argentina. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 140, Issue 5 - May 1942. Cover by Jo Kotula. Features Articles on "Porcupine Squadron", "Air Corps Builds New Windtunnel." Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 232 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $1,199.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch, piece fill. Heavy cover oxidation, tape, three center wraps detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Binder. Untitled stories starring Black Owl (art by Jack Binder), Yank and Doodle (art by Paul Norris), Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), General and the Corporal (script and art by Ken Browne), Green Lama (art by Ken Crossen), Spike Mason (art by Reade Conrad), and Power Nelson (art by Paul Norris). The Curse of the Banji Image starring Dr. Frost, art by Ben Thompson. Battle On the Burma Road starring Ted O'Neil, art by Ed Winiarski. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.00 View scans

A magazine for the amateur wireless operators. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,450.00 View scans Paper: Off white Very minor amount of color touch on cover. The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441068011

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman story, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter (signed as H. G. Peter). Black Pirate story, script and art by Sheldon Moldoff. Mr. Terrific story, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Hal Sharp. The Toothpick Murder Mystery starring O'Malley, script and art by Irwin Hasen. Gay Ghost story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Purcell. The Adventure of the "Sour" Milk starring Little Boy Blue, script by Bill Finger, art by Jon L. Blummer. Wildcat story, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen; Just after Stretch hires Joan to be his secretary, he has two men around him die, and Wildcat figures they are connected; So he assists Skinner round up a crooked gambler responsible for one of the murders. Who in Sensation Should Join the JSA? promo ad. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $155.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 41, Issue 5 - May 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $449.95 or Best Offer View scans 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Edd Ashe. The Saint story, art by Edd Ashe. Ned of the Navy story, art by Art Gates. The Spells of Black Magic starring Captain Battle, art by Jack Binder. Alonzo Appleseed story. Pirate Prince story with The Black Mask, art by Dick Briefer. Scoop Scuttle story, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Crimebuster Meets the Mysterious Dr. Kusu text story. Dickie Dean story, art by Bob Montana. Red Reed story, script by Bob Davis, art by Bill Everett. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $48.00 View scans .5" Spine split from top.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans 2" spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.