Comic books September 1942

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sol Brodsky, Allen Ulmer, Saul Rosen, Louis Golden, Ed Murphy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 2 #2. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero battles Nazi air ace the Black Baron over occupied Serbia. Deciding he can no longer merely treat the wounded, Allied doctor Peter Hall dons the red and blue mask of the hero Red Cross to fight the Nazi menace. Miss Victory investigates when her Commerce Dept. boss turns out to have an exact double. Plus an early story by legendary artist Russ Heath. Captain Aero; Alias X; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Hammerhead Hawley: War On the High Seas; The Desert Legion; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: Red Cross; Miss Victory; Flagman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. "Bowling Alley of Death," pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Don Rico; Gigo, a member of the Czar's nobility, owns a bowling alley where the kingpins of the officer's alley are hollowed out to fit .22 bullet guns and a catapult sends them sailing towards their intended victims; Gigo hates all democracies, but Cap and Bucky put a stop to his killings and hand him over to police. Captain America Comics ad. "The Tomb of Horror," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Al Avison; Steve and Bucky are told by Sgt. Duffy that they must assist a professor as he makes his way to the pyramids, where he is to search for a priceless hieroglyphic. "The Yanks Are Coming" text story. "The Mikado's Super Shell," art by Don Rico; Cap learns that the Paw and his Japanese co-horts have captured Betty, so he heads for Japan to find her. Untitled Fighting Fool story, pencils by Don Rico, inks by Al Gabriele; Retired from the Anzac Army because he was shot by the enemy in both lungs, Wade Huston decides to head for America and battle against Fifth Columnists there. "The Case of the Costumed Crook," art by Rico; A pair of criminals knock out Roddy, steal his costume, and impersonate the Secret Stamp in order to gain entrance to a party and to steal some valuable jewels. "Dippy Diplomat" one-page story, script and art by Guy Blythe. Krazy Komics. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 3 - Fall, 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Planets in Peril"), Jack Williamson, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Henry S. Lewis. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Auction Item: GD- 1.8 View scans Auction opens December 15 2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $569.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4391256009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Marc Swayze and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Bulbo the Whale" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Klang the Killer" by Marc Swayze; "The Great Atlantic Dam" (Adolf Hitler appearance); and "Captain Marvel a Murderer?" Plus: Giant Paste the Axis Contest 2-pager with C.C. Beck strip, "Captain Marvel Is Robbed of His Magic Word." Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Death Express" by Douglas Mann. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art and cover by Jack Binder. The Murder Trap; Captain Midnight, making his first Fawcett appearance, battles Herr Luger. Secret Sub; Captain Midnight battles Schultze. Captain Midnight Rescues a Romeo; Captain Midnight battles Rica. Little Sneezer intro and origin story. Invisible Menace; Captain Midnight battles Baron Von Togo. Red Skye Over London text story by Joseph J. Millard. Ad for Paste the Axis" contest in Captain Marvel Adventures #15. Ad in which Captain Marvel introduces Captain Midnight. A list of radio stations running the Captain Midnight radio program. Ad for Whiz Comics. Ad for Spy Smasher comics. Ad for Master Comics. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - September, 1942. Men's interest magazine loaded with black and white images of tasteful vintage pin-up photography. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sol Brodsky, Charles Quinlan, Horace Wallace, Ed Murphy, Robert Brice, Al Mandel and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #3. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man and Kitten are targeted by Dr. Sinister in Mexico, but his henchmen kidnap the wrong people. The Deacon tries to stop a marihuana addict before he goes on a killing rampage. Air ace the Phantom Falcon faces a fight with Germany's greatest pilot - on the ground. Cat-Man and Kitten: Doctor Sinister; Phantom Falcon: The Nazi Super Ship; The Deacon: Weed of Doom; Blackout: Journey of Destruction; Rag-Man: The Rising Cult of Kahtoon; Frank Fairplays Ruse; Little Leaders: Gypsies; They Live Forever: Captain Hewitt T. Wheless; The Hood: The Nazi Bondsmen: The Breath of Death; I Killed the Apache Kid. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by W. Jourdain, Ed Wheelan, Al Bryant, A. W. Nugent, and Arthur Beeman. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. The Twinkle Twins investigate an attack on the mayor's office. When publisher Steve Saxon gets wind of thieves masquerading as ghosts, he dons the outfit and knockout-gas-gun of the superhero known as the White Mask. Padlock Homes must find the amnesiac Dr. Watzis before The Professor and the Blonde Baroness decide to get rid of him for good. Plus a PSA for War Savings Stamps from FDR's Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twins; Padlock Homes; Slim Jim and the Force; Liberty Lads; Champ; Flossie; Military Mirth; K.P. Jones; White Mask: The Case of the Haunted Castle; Champ Confusers. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $138.00 or Best Offer View scans Full length spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Moby Dick, 1st Printing, No promo on inside cover, Classics Comics. (NO HRN, 9/42).

Comic Book Magazine (1942) is published by the Chicago Tribune. Enjoy such comic strips as Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton, Lew Loyal, Kit Cabot, Spooky, Fighting with Daniel Boone, and many more. Originally came each Sunday with the Chicago Sunday Tribune. 16 pages, full color, 18.50-in X 13.25-in.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Paul F. Berdanier. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 4 #2. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features Fritzi, star of Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl strip Fritzi Ritz, and her more famous niece, Nancy. Fritzi gets Wally to help her pick out a new hat, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's fashion drawings. Phil Fumble falls asleep in the park and dreams he's a dog. Infinity cover featuring Nancy and Fritzi. Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 4, No. 8 - September 1942. 8.5" x 11.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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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 NG $650.00 View scans Paper: Off white Coverless. Label #4438530007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC NG $700.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Coverless. Label #4491124009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

First Penguin cover by Jerry Robinson. Crime's Early Bird starring Batman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Escape to Disaster starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Crime on the Half-Moon starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Secret Ten starring Spy, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. A Matter of Law text story by Dalton Weeks. The Case of the Country Crooner starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Case of the Whistling Tooth starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, 1st Printing - "Hong Kong Airbase Murders" by Van Wyck Mason. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.

Vol. 22, No. 2 - September 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 27, Issue 4 - September, 1942. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $81.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $73.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $65.00 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: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 20, Issue 1 - September, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Weekly promotional magazine for residents and tourists of Los Angeles. Articles on Carmen D'Antonio, two photos of Count Basie (one with Clark Gable, one with Carmen Miranda) about his joining the USO tour, film reviews, horoscope of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, theatre reviews and listings, nightclub ads, radio schedules, sightseeing opportunities, movie studios listings and much more. Full-page ad for the USO illustrated by Frank Godwin. Full-page ad for Across the Pacific starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor. 6-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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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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September 1942. Photo cover. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 3/4-in. x11 1/4-in., 66 p, B&W Cover price $0.10.

September, 1942. True Crime magazine. Stories with photos and illustrations. Stories by Frank Wait Hanford; Zeta Rothschild; Harry F. Mullet; Robert James Green; Jack Heise; L. A. Anderson; Curt Gregory; Stephen D. Manson; J. Victor Bate; and William H. Icenhower, Sheriff of Fayette County, Ohio. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, Jon Small and Gaylord Du Bois. Dell puts fairy tales and fables into the hands of former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. Kelly adapts three classic fables: An ordinary man must battle a giant. In an allegory of clueless leadership, an emperor believes his absent clothing is a regal new outfit. And a scrubgirl is transformed by magic into a noblewoman who finds love with a prince. Jack the Giant Killer; Snow White and Rose Red; The Emperors New Clothes; Tom Thumb; Cinderella; Puss in Boots; Sinbad the Sailor; Who Told Them First? 64 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Vol. 21, No. 13. September 25, 1942. 8.5" x 11.5". 24 pages. Black and white.