Comic books November 1942

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $1,800.00 View scans Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple and nearly detached at other.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,040.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1158418002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart Coverless $199.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects Superman and Zatara stories. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Pirate of Pleasure Island starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). The Rookie who Fought a Ghost starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by George Roussos. Fire Over Yunnanfu Road starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Destination Berlin starring Americommandos, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Idol of Doom starring Congo Bill. Recipe for Robbery starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: GD 2.0 View scans Auction opens January 4 Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Tear seals. Cover detached and glued to first wrap. Centerfold detached at one staple, loose at second. Tape on interior cover. Chew at centerfold.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,580.00 View scans Paper: Off white Pedigree: Rockford Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Rockford. Includes Rockford Collection certificate of authenticity. Label #0055926017

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $850.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Label #0000834003

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $400.00 View scans Paper: Off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441052013

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Man Who Couldn't Sleep, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; The Sandman is able to assist a new criminal who suffers from the lack of sleep and has taken up crime only because he hasn't had a wink of sleep in 40 years, and needs something to occupy the long nights! The Time-Machine Crime starring Starman, pencils by Jack Burnley and Mort Meskin (page 10 panels 3-7, page 11), inks by Jack Burnley and George Roussos (page 10 panels 3-7, page 11). Adventure of the Desperate Dragons starring The Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Enigma of the Absent-Minded Artists starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. Man Trap Island starring Manhunter, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. The Case of the Sponsored Crooks starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,800.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4358090004

Origin & 1st app. Airboy & Iron Ace; Black Angel (1st app.), Flying Dutchman & Skywolf (1st app.) Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Al Camy, Harry Stein, Mort Leav, Fred Kida, Nathaniel Nitkin, John Cassone, Al Jaffe, Harry Sahle, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $37.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 1, Issue 6 - November, 1942. Cover by Earl Moran as Steffa. Pin-up and glamour photographs. 8.25" x 11.5", 68 pages, brown tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Frank Beck, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Ogden Whitney. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts, the world's strongest man, goes to take his draft physical. Rocky Ryan faces a strange new magnetic menace from Axis Japan. Charlie Chan investigates after the mysterious Hawk kidnaps young Sheila, but it's all a trap for Chan. Mortimer the Monk; Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Saboteurs' Finale; Bo; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $1,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Restored: A4 Paper: Off white Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, staples replaced. Wrong Back Cover. Label #4481804003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Mac Raboy. "The Origin of Captain Marvel, Jr. Retold," art by Al Carreno; While they are fishing, Freddy's grandfather rescues the nefarious Captain Nazi, who promptly kills the grandfather and severely injures Freddy Freeman; Captain Marvel rescues the young boy and takes him to see Shazam, who gives some of the Mighty Mortal's powers to the boy, who then becomes Captain Marvel Junior! "Wings Over Dazaggar!!", art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. goes to Dazaggar in Africa to fight Captain Nazi and prevent him from moving plans ahead there to use gigantic "winged castles" to invade the Western Hemisphere. "One Returned" text story starring Davey and Smoky. "The Shadow That Walked!", art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. involves himself in a case where a criminal, known as The Walking Shadow, is causing a crime wave, threatening to become the King of Crime, a title he may well own if he can locate the Dumont Treasure. "The Bomb Proof Shirt" starring Willie Wynn. "The Case of the Crippled Kidnappers," art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. gets involved in a fake accident racket, in which young cripples were drugged, then used in certain fake accidents that would net the gang millions in blackmail payments. "The Cracked Safecracker," art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. saves an older couple from being run over, and discovers that they are to be forced into living in a poorhouse unless their son can be found to help them out; But when he sees a picture of the son, Captain Marvel Jr. recognizes him as a noted safecracker. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - November, 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.

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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 1.0 $3,600.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4387336001

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $4,499.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored: C3 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration Includes: Color Touch, Pieces Added, Tear Seals, Reinforced, Staples Replaced. Label #1285167001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $6,900.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Cover detached. Label #1993824001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart Coverless $2,500.00 or Best Offer View scans COVERLESS. 4" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Joker cover art by Jerry Robinson. The Harlequin's Hoax starring Batman, Robin, and The Joker, script by Joe Greene, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. The Siege of Krovka starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Three Behind the Throne starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the Sweet-Toothed Spy starring Spy, art by Chuck Winter. Sharp Eyes text story by Alan Dell. The Magic Cupboard starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Case of the Artistic Ape starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.00 View scans 2.75" Cumulative spine split.

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. "A Hearse of Another Color" by Day Keene, plus stories by William R. Cox, Frederic Brown, Russell Gray, Felix Graham, and William Brandon. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 114 pages, text, with B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $53.00 View scans Spine split 10%.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Spine split 15%.

Volume 21, Issue 19 - November 6, 1942. Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white 1 1/2" Spine split from top of book. Foxing. Soiling.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $10.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Fair $5.00 View scans Trimmed Front cover detached 60%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Demoiselle D'Ys" a short story by Robert Chambers.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - November, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Mouthpiece of Zitu" by J. U. Giesy, "Into the Infinite" (part 2 of 4) by Austin Hall, and "The Demoiselle D'Ys" by Robert Chambers. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul and Virgil Finlay. 6.75-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 146 newsprint pages. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $505.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white File Copy Label #19-37578F8-010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Famous Funnies becomes the first comic book series to reach its hundredth issue. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, a text story, and an original Fearless Flint feature. In order of appearance: "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Fearless Flint" by H. G. Peter; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "Larry Frames the Fire Demons" text story by M. M. Oblinger. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $73.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $43.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Robert Bloch, Stanton a Coblentz, Gerald Vance.

Volume 4, Issue 11 - November 1942. Cover by H.W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Talu's Fan" by John York Cabot, and "When Freemen Shall Stand" by Nelson S. Bond. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white

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Volume 42 Issue #4 - Nov. 1942. Fiction, model-making articles, schematics, cartoons and factual essays make up every issue of Flying Aces. Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Flight Headed" by Joe Archibald is the only fiction in this issue. Concentration on America's involvement in World War II with many articles like "War Flyers in the Headlines", "Torpedo Plane Pilot" and "They Keep 'Em Flying". Bedsheet format 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $86.00 View scans Spine split 30%.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $80.00 View scans 2 1/4" cumulative spine split with splitting o interior wraps.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $14.00 View scan Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.

Volume 1, Issue 11 - November 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 $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $54.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $48.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Movie Fan Magazine, most notable for being the only movie fan magazine sold in this era for a nickel instead of a dime.8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 Pages. B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Articles with photography about hunting and fishing. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $89.00 View scans Spine split 25%.

UK weekly magazine notable to being the worlds first illustrated news magazine. May or may not include cover page.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $26.00 View scan Cover to cover edge tear.

This issue features "Blue Anemones" by Sax Rohmer.

Nov. 12, 1942. American version of the weekly news magazine published in England. This issue features "Blue Anemones" by Sax Rohmer, color plates of London in the 17th century, reproductions in color by Paul Mak and Boyd Houghton, Frank Reynolds paintings of Dickensian characters, three Leon Carre full color illustrations and more. 10 1/4-in. x 14 1/4-in., 44 pages, full color, sepia and B&W. NOTE: Information is limited on this series. Page counts vary from issue to issue. Page counts may be unconfirmed. May or may not include cover page. Cover price $0.30.

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

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $90.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

November 9, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: U.S. mountain troops; the marines on Guadalcanal; photographic essay on the Midwest; General Eisenhower; Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in "You Were Never Lovlier"; St. Louis Art Museum; Army art of Ben Norris; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 144 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $80.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

November 23, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Puritan Spirit photographic essay; Life on Midway Island; Indiana University; cartoonist Abner Dean; Third Battle of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 156 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $90.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

November 30, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Major General Patton; 18-year-olds; coffee rationing; age regression under hypnosis; air transportation in wartime; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 144 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Lana Turner and Stephen Crane cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Clark Gable joining the Army, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Roy Rogers, Victor McLagen, Gene Autry and more. Full-page movie ads include Random Harvest, Now, Voyager, The Major and the Minor, Here We Go Again, Tales of Manhattan. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $50.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

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

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Issue 22 - November 13, 1942. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Issue 23 - November 27, 1942. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $17.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. 2" spine missing from chew. Staple rust with migration. Water damage.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Jon Small, John Forte, Gus Edson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Thirteenth-century England is astonished by the return of Robin Hood, a century after he was believed to be dead. Pat Ryan is offered a job by Baron De Plexus, the same one who has a grudge against Connie and Big Stoop. As if prehistoric reptiles weren't enough to deal with, a pair of orangutans gets into the supplies of the Hurricane Kids. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Return of Robin Hood; Cyclone; Don Winslow; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; The Owl; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $34.00 View scans

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans Paper: White Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.50 View scans Back cover detached 5%.

Volume 78, Issue 5 - Nov. 1942. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include "The Mystery of Rubber," "Heroes of the Engine Room" and more. 6.75-in x 9.5-in 196 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $56.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"Queens-Upside Down" a novelette by E. Hoffman Price.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $7,500.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4406272002

Add to cart PR 0.5 $599.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Back cover missing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart Coverless $159.95 or Best Offer View scan 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 Yank and Doodle (art by Jack Binder), Black Owl (script by Michael Binder, art by Jack Binder), General and the Corporal (art by Ken Browne), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen), and Buck Sanders (art by Munson Paddock). The Commandos! starring Ted O'Neil. The Mystery of the Attempted Suicide starring Dr. Frost, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Frankenstein Is Subdued, script and art by Dick Briefer. A Dott In Time Solves the Crime starring Homer Q. Dott. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.