Comic books May 1942

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,900.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1207892001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Superman faces the Top, Vigilante stars in "Crime's Caravan" (art by Mort Meskin as "Mort Morton"), 3 Aces in "The Adventure of the Secret Submarine," Mr. American and Fatman in "The Pied Piper of Doom" (art by Bernard Baily), the Flying Jeeps, Congo Bill (art by Fred Ray), and Zatara the Master Magician in "The Case of the Maddening Music!" Two-page text story, "The Dummox" by Norman Goss. Half-page ads for Superman 16 and World's Finest 5. Combined full-page ad for Batman 10, Green lantern 3, Leading Comics 2, All Star Comics 10, and All-Flash 4. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $120.00 View scans Staple rust. 1" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

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 $56.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $33.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Cover detached. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

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 VG/FN 5.0 $69.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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.

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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 VG/FN 5.0 $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

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.

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

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $62.00 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 $43.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $53.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

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 Very Fine $99.00 View scans	Add to cart Fine $50.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $48.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.
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Volume 72, Issue 637 - May, 1942. Movie stills are paired with humorous text. 8." x 11", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $349.00 or Best Offer View scans Married Pages Centerfold married, four center wraps detached, 1/2" spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Flash stars in "The Man Who Harnessed the Sun," written by Gardner Fox, pencils by Everett E. Hubbard, inks by Harold Wilson Sharp. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Introducing the Ghost Patrol" by Emanuel Demby and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Spooks" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "Bank Holdup" by Charles Reizenstein and Homer Fleming; King in "The Writer and the Witch" by Fox and Harry Lampert; "Jailbreak" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "Case of the Human Plants" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,800.00 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 $86.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart Good $48.00 View scans	Add to cart Good $48.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $43.00 View scans
Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $41.00 View scan 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Writing on interior activity page.	Add to cart Fair $24.00 View scans Spine split 70%.	Add to cart Poor $10.00 View scans

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 $24.00 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 4.0 $15.00 View scan 1/4" Spine split from top. Staple rust.

"Abbott and Costello and Hitler" photo cover

Add to cart PR 0.5 $111.00 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 Coverless $84.00 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing. Affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Return of Mr. Macabre!, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy; Freddy trades places with a rich boy, who is sick of being rich and bored, only to discover that Mr. Macabre and Captain Nazi are wanting to kidnap him in order to get to his father's plans for a rocket bomber. The Terror of the Iceberg starring Bulletman, script by Otto Binder. Dr. Hour starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Murder Lays An Egg text story by Joseph J. Millard. The Thuggee Curse starring El Carim, art by Mark Schneider. Wanted Dead or Alive, art by Ralph Carlson; a released prisoner is out to get revenge on Buck Jones. The Golden Skeletons of Rio Sambu starring the Companions Three. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $4.50 View scans Spine split 10%.

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

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 18, Issue 97 - May, 1942. 8.5" x 11", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Murder at Deer Lick by A. B. Cunningham. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $55.00 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 GD 2.0 $649.95 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 $14.00 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

Add to cart PR 0.5 $649.00 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) INCOMPLETE. Frankenstein story and neighboring pages missing. RESTORATION: staples replaced, glue along interior spine. Tape reinforcing staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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 Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust. 3" Spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - May, 1942. 8.5" x 11.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 26, Issue 156 - May, 1942. Movie magazine with a twist: current movies are retold in text and movie stills. In this issue: "Yankee Doodle Dandy" starring James Cagney and Joan Leslie, "Saboteur" starring Priscilla Lane and Robert Cummings, "I Married an Angel" starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, "Pacific Blackout" starring Robert Preston and Marth O'Driscoll, "Rio Rita" starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, "Joe Smith, American" starring Robert Young, "Heart of the Rio Grande" starring Gene Autry and Fay McKenzie, "Kid Glove Killer" starring Van Heflin and Marsha Hunt, "My Favorite Spy" starring Kay Kyser and Ellen Drew, "This Time for Keeps" starring Robert Sterling, Ann Rutherford, Virginia Weidler, and Guy Kibbee, and "The Lady Has a Plan" starring Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland. Plus news, gossip and previews. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $4,725.00 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 Good $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. 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 $499.95 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 Fair $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

"The Spider and the Death Piper" book-length novel by Grant Stockbridge.

May, 1942. Spider Story by Grant Stockbridge "The Spider and the Death Piper". Ed Race story by Emile C. Tepperman "Encore for the Killer". Illustrations by J. Fleming Gould. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $65.00 View scans .5" Spine split from top.

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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.