Comic books September 1943

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Diary of Death," pencils by Alex Kotzky, inks by John Cassone; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Emil and John Carrel. "The Underwater Airfield," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Kideki and the Japanese. "The Werewolf," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero, Ghost Detective uses the "ghost disintegrator" on the spirit of a werewolf. "Swing Sisson Murdered!!", script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Thatchy Dawkins, Bert and other members of Yvonne's gang. "Blimpy's Substitute," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. "Peace--It's Wonderful!", script and art by Frank Borth; The Raven receives a bunch of petitions asking him to settle the feuding between Spider Woman and Phantom Lady, and invites both to an escape-proof cellar in a building to settle their differences. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Magic Teapot," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan and the Brigadiers wander through the South Pacific where Pierpont finds a magic lamp and wishes the group up a boat. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 48 Issue #5 - August, 1943. Articles and stories about fishing, hunting, arms and ammunition, conservation laws and much more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in. 104 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - September 1943. Men's pulp magazine featuring western tales featuring "Hangman's Trail" by Rod Patterson, and "A Bullet For the Mohave Kid" by Thomas C. McClary! 130 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 6, No. 2 - September 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $195.00 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Missing multiple pages (affects art and story). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by Victor E. Pazmiño and unknown. Featuring The Fighting Yank, America's Bravest Defender! Untitled The Fighting Yank story: The Nazis have uncovered a giant human-like being, emerging from a cave underneath a glacier that has been uncovered by German bombs. When Bruce and Joan get too near, the Germans shoot Bruce, capture Joan, and then use Carter's home as a base. Characters in this story: The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Bruce Carter I (as a ghost); Joan Farwell; Herr Glucken (villain); Schmid (villain); Hermann (villain); Blitz (villain, Ice-Age being, death?). Also in this issue: The Fighting Yank in two more untitled stories, and Mortimer Magic (introduction) in an untitled back-up story with art by Victor E. Pazmiño. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issued by the Training Division of the Bureau of Aeronautics Titled "Gunnery Approaches" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 32 Pages Text, Photos and B&W Illustrations.

Issued by the Training Division of the Bureau of Aeronautics Titled "Offensive Tactics Against Fighters" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 32 Pages Text, Photos and B&W Illustrations.

Issued by the Training Division of the Bureau of Aeronautics Titled "Defensive Tactics Against Fighters" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 32 Pages Text, Photos and B&W Illustrations.

Flash stars in "Blessed Event," written by Gardner Fox, art by Lou Ferstadt. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Oooop" by Ted Udall and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "The Art Museum Escapade" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "Ration Racketeers" with art by Homer Fleming; "Curse of the Curwoods" by Ed Wheelan; an ad for Junior Justice Society; and Hawkman in "Hall of Fame" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Moldoff. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bedsheet Format Cover price $0.15.

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September 1943. Magazine with a focus on student aviation and instruction. 7.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK AND THE MUMMY'S RING, No. 29."Cover art by Carl Buettner. Intro in which Donald puts up wall posters with the story titles on them, art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring, script and art by Carl Barks; Huey is trapped inside a mummy case and taken to Egypt by emissaries of the Bey El Dagga, who is restoring life in his province to the way it was in ancient times. The Hard Loser, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews are rivals in the "Screwball Derby," a cross-country horse race in which any dirty trick may be played on the other contestants. Too Many Pets, script by Carl Barks and Merrill de Maris (plot), art by Carl Barks; An organ grinder gives the nephews a monkey named Jingo, who plays hob with Donald's house until Donald sells him to a stranger. Back cover in which Donald is on a ladder closing the book, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 3 - Fall, 1943. 6.5" x 9.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Four issues of G-Men Detective professionally bound together in one volume - V24#3 (Jan 1943), V25#1 (March 1943), V25#2 (June 1943), and V25#3 (Fall 1943). Stories by Lee Fredericks, Norman Daniels and Henry Norton, Article by J. Edgar Hoover. Hardcover 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in. 392 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Vol. 2 #8 - Sept. 1943. 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. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 9 - September, 1943. Gale's Graphic Models was a short-lived vintage publication meant to be a visual aid for artists interested in the female form. Each page is adorned by a single model in various poses with many different types of lighting and an occasional prop. 6.5" x 10", 40 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Stories and art by Al Bryant, Bob Powell, Art Helfant, Al Zere, A. W. Nugent and Arturo Cazeneuve. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Green Hornet discovers the secret of the giant who emerges from a volcano to wreak havoc on the city. Gangsters steal a scientist's "artificial mist" and use it to create a weapon of mass destruction. Stripe-wearing hero Zebra leaps into action when a monkey with a gun goes on a rampage. Bondage cover, possibly the work of Arturo Cazeneuve, references the Hornet's success in radio and movie serials. Green Hornet: The Juggernaut of Destruction!!!; Flossie; Spirit of '76; The Story behind the Cover; Twinkle Twins: Mike the Muscle; Mighty Midgets; Green Hornet Buzzers; Roddy: Victory Garden; Zebra: The Thinking Ape!; Sailors and Soldiers; Getting Maisie Married; The Case of the Blinding Green Fog! 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $5,600.00 View scans Paper: White Piece of tape on top edge label. Label #1158129001

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. The School For Vandals starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern is unaware that a vicious criminal named "The Whisler" is being aided by a group of boys who attend a reform school that Alan Scott has just been named Dean of. Love Shouldn't Happen To a Dog starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; While helping the Emerald Crusader wrap up a gang of crooks, Doiby spies the female leader of the mob and immediately deserts Green lantern for his "new love." Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Patsy the Punk Commits Haki Saki starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Tale of the Timid Terrors starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ken Browne, Buster Green, W. Jourdain, and Bernard Krigstein. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers invade Italy, in a story with art by comics legend Bernard Krigstein. Teen inventor Cliff Gordon takes his three-way plane into battle against the Axis on land, sea and air. The trail of stolen paste diamonds leads boy detective Johnny Doolittle to a hidden Nazi U-boat. Junior Rangers; Animal Crackers; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Happy and Scrappy; Little Johnny Doolittle; Bread and Bullets; Perry Allen; Private Messkit; Tom Morgan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Alexander Kostuk, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal investigates when a movie star is targeted by deadly accidents on the set; Hydroman tracks Nazi spies to a strange house by the sea; A foghorn provides Music Master with the power he needs to halt a sabotaged ship. Brutal but vibrant cover by H.C. Kiefer. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; The Sea Is Deep; Man O' Metal; You Can't Kill Him; Flyin' Jenny. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Barry the Magician, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. Exhibit "A"; During the course of the case Foster was working on, Doc Vaughn discloses to Ah Choo Foster's true identity as the Great Defender. Making Things Hot For the Japs starring Her Highness. Murder In Hollywood starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Back In the U.S.A. starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daniel Goon For Sheriff starring Woopy. In the Clutches of Prof. Twerp, art by Paul Gustavson; Bill is kidnapped by the pint-sized scientist Professor Twerp, who attempts to discover Bill's powers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Popular Magazines, Inc. between December 1931 and December 1943, Hooey was a satirical humour magazine that included fake articles, cartoons that depicted social issues of the time and spoof ads in a similar vein as it's successor, Mad Magazine. 8.5" x 11", 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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.

Untitled story; Super Duck tangles with the Hawk. Untitled story; Trouble figures out how to be a singer. Untitled The Boogy Boys story, art by Saul Kessler; Alcohol smugglers are in the neighborhood. "Super-Duck-Detective" text story by Curley Cole. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Goony is a good gremlin, so the other gremlins don't like him, but other people don't trust him because he's a gremlin. Archie Comics ad. Untitled story, art by Joe Edwards; Pinky finds an odd town ruled by Merlin. Untitled Judge Owl's Fables story, script and art by Ed Goggin; The Shaggy Wolf tries to capture Little Red Riding Hood. Black Hood ad. Untitled story; Woody works on making a synthetic rubber. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; The Early Bird tries to catch Squoimy. Just Jokes page. Untitled story; Baba the Black Sheep works to earn money for a movie. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 9 - September, 1943. "The Broken Vase" by Rex Stout. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Rafael Astarita, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena must face the mysterious Devil Beast of Taboo Forest; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor meets Revolutionary War general Lafayette; Agent ZX-5 battles Nazis in Sweden. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Angels of the Deep; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rafael Astarita. Untitled story; The Baroness, the white ruler of a band of native outlaws is dying from drug use. Cairo Joe, her partner devises a scheme to replace her with Ann and make the natives think that their goddess has risen from the dead. Kaänga manages to rescue Ann and the outlaws kill the white leaders. Battle to the Death!"; Simba's kingship is challenged by a mad bull from the natives' herd. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; A witch doctor schemes to rule his tribe, first murdering the chief and then attempting to murder the chief's son and daughter-in-law; Tabu exposes him as a fraud. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A rajah decides to build a dam to make his sandalwood logs easier to transport; The lake being formed floods Wambi's jungle. Wambi and his jungle friends pull down the dam. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Fantomah challenges the visiting king of Ar to a chariot race, playing directly into his plans to murder her and assume her crown as well as his own; Fury comes to her rescue, leading to the king's death as his horse runs wild. "White Man's Juju" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; A renegade leader stirs up trouble by kidnapping a local chief's daughter; Terry rides to her rescue. Untitled story, art by Jim Mooney; Nazi agents are hiding treasures pilfered from all over Europe in the African jungle. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 8 - Fall 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.