Comic books July 1943

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Unbound Amazon starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Frank Godwin; Mavis captures Wonder Woman and removes her bracelets, which causes her to go on a destructive rampage. The Tale of the Jabbering Jewels starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. Gay Ghost story, art by Howard Purcell. I Quit! starring Mr. Terrific, art by Hal Sharp. Black Pirate and Son story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Who Is Wildcat?, art by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $32.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.

August 1943. Cover by Modest Stein. Stories include "The Golden Doom" by Maxwell Grant, "Murder in the Crystal" by Norman A. Daniels, "Death in Panama" by Stephen Gould, and "Murder Needs a Corpse" by Jack Storm, plus the column "Codes" by Henry Lysing. 7" x 10", black and white, 146 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Canadian Edition. July, 1943. Full Length Feature Novel: "Blue Face" by Maxwell Grant. Short Story: "Day of Unrest" by George Allen Moffatt. 116 pages, Text Only with chapter illustrations, 7" x 9.5". Cover price $0.15.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 29, Issue 2 - July, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Midnight story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Bull Baloney "hires" Midnight to find out who murdered his wife. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Bernard Sachs. Wun Cloo humor page by Jack Cole. Marksman story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Daffy story, script and art by Gill Fox. Rookie Rankin story. Yankee Eagle story, art by Joe Cavallo. Jester story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Reg Greenwood, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Milburn Rosser, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Frank N. Ernest. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips plus an original hero, The Spark Man, who joined the military to fight in WWII. At a curio shop in a Moroccan city, The Spark Man finds a murder that sends him on the search for a deadly cobra statue. Bathless Groggins is being followed, and in a strange meta-style strip, Slats learns that his life is being turned into a comic strip by cartoonist "Cal App." Bombo and his father discover that Axis spies have taken over the ancient temple of Texochotitlan. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo; Unbelievable - But True. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Fix Bayonets" by Lou Merrill.

Captain Freedom story with the Destructive Construction Company. The Case of the Photo Crimes starring the Black Cat, art by Bob Powell. The Greatest Siege Gun Ever Built starring Shock Gibson and Adolf Hitler, art by Sam Glanzman. The Battle for Burma starring Girl Commandos, art by Jill Elgin. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. 60 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scan 1 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Residue. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Brains for Sale! starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Joe Simon); Sam the Muscle and his mob can't operate in Suicide Slum with the Legion and Guardian around, so they create an elaborate scheme to get rid of them. Stripesy Becomes a Brain Truster starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. Enigma of the Nickel Knaves starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. Wings of Treachery starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Hunter Who Aimed to Miss starring TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Raids of the Rubbish Robbers starring Robotman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Daly, inks by Chuck Winter. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 30, No. 2 - July 1943. 7" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank Meets the Gremlin. Pyroman story. Captain Future story, art by Jack Alderman. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Oracle story, art by Henry Kiefer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jack Ficklen, Jim Chambers, Bob Jenney, Martin Branner, Ken Ernst, Al Posen, George Clark and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Dick Tracy is rescued from The Professor's deathtrap by the timely arrival of some Girl Scouts! Magic Morro and his cohorts try to sneak into Axis territory disguised as trees, which works just as well as you might expect, in his final appearance. Plus a look at the unique military unit known as the Seabees. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Moon Mullins. You're in the Army Now; Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; The Seabees; The Point of the Story; Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Louis Ferstadt cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey" art by Louis Ferstadt; "Buckskin, 'Barn of the Doomed!'" art by Harvey Kurtzman, reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #16; "Hap Hazard" art by Louis Ferstadt and Martin Taras; "The Sword, 'Morgana, Daughter of Death!'"; "Mr. Risk" art by Harvey Kurtzman, reprinted in Golden Age Treasury TPB (2003 AC Comics) #2-1ST, Comics Journal (1977) #274, and Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #81; "Paul Revere, Jr., 'Lair of the Man With the Iron Skull!'" art by L. B. Cole; and a one page untitled comic by Harvey Kurtzman. "Larry" comic advertisement for war stamps, art by Louis Ferstadt. "Hell-Trapped Triggers" text story by Brant House. 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. America's Secret Weapon!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster], inks by Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster]; When Superman arrives at Camp Towne to make an appearance, he volunteers to participate in the war games that will take place. A Claw For a Clue text story by Tex Raines. Habitual Homicide, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Roussos [as Joe Shuster]; When Professor Lock makes a move on one of the college girls and is rebuffed, he swears revenge by killing the college dean and blaming her fiance. Hank the Yank humor page by Ray Houlihan. Fashions In Crime starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster]. Clancy the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Danger On the Diamond starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#8in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1943 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (July, 1943). TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "The Ballad of Dorrie Miller" by Owen Dodson, "The Dramatist Looks Forward" by Ashley Dukes, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Jack Binder. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Lane Archer, Al Camy, John S. Endicott, August Froehlich, Sam Brant, and Ed Moritz. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $599.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4583828013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Summer Issue, 1943. Articles about popular strippers and burlesque performers. Numerous photos throughout. 8.5" x 11.5". 68 pages. Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Gus Arriola and Abner Dean. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 8 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. After rescuing an Italian Resistance leader from the firing squad, The Mirror Man and Slim must get him safely to an Allied submarine. Li'l Abner is again mistaken for his gangster double, Gat Garson. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Gordo; Impossible Brown. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Don Dean. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by George Harrison, Don Dean, Carl Hubbell, Gerald Kean, Red Holmdale, Ed Groggin, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Series. Cover by Ted Steele. Nelvana of the Northern Lights by Adrian Dingle. Speed Savage in "Speed Savage as the New White Mask" by Ted Steele. Tang by Rene Kulbach. Capt. Wonder in "Capt. Wonder Meets the Wizard" by Ross Saakel. Ace Barton by Ross Saakel. Text story "Forbidden Oasis" by Edmond Good. Cartoons by Mickey Owens, M. Peterson, Frank Keith. 60 Pages, B&W, 7.5" x 10.5". Cover price $0.10.