Comic books September 1943

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. War Against Society starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Frank Godwin. The Medicine of Mibongi starring Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Haunted Mine starring Gay Ghost, art by Howard Purcell. The Case of the Bogus Baron starring Mr. Terrific, art by Hal Sharp. The Case of the Curious Capsules starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. The Man You Won't Forget starring Wildcat, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $52.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Staple rust: Slight.

September 1943. Cover by Modest Stein. The Shadow stars in "House of Ghosts" by Maxwell Grant, "Murder Mad" by Theodore Tinsley, "Clue For The Kid" by Grant Lane, "Blue Murder" by Fredric Brown, and "Unfit For Active Service" by E.E. Halleran. Illustrations by Orban. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fair $3.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"Partners of Peril" 2/4 serial by H. Bedford-Jones.

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.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Midnight story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Potts thinks he has 12 hours to live, so he's going to spend it killing everyone who was ever mean to his cats. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Yankee Eagle story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Adventure in India featuring Espionage Starring Black X, art by Bernard Sachs. Mystery of the Green Dragon starring Rookie Rankin. Marksman story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Wun Cloo humor page by Jack Cole. A Triumph of Mind Over Matter starring Daffy. Jester story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Burne Hogarth. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, 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. In Holland, The Spark Man attempts to retrieve famous masterpieces from the offices of SS Commander Stuck. The Captain and the Kids reach the end of the round-the-world race with a slapstick split-second finale. Bombo helps wealthy P.T. Biltybux run the circus he just bought. Tarzan must again intervene when Klaas Vanger sets fire to the Van Boeren home to gain possession of the diamonds. Colorful, action-packed Tarzan cover 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. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $42.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

FEATURED: "Turkestan Trail" a full-length novel by E. Hoffman Price, and "Quisling's Daughter" a short story by Lou Merrill.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - September, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain Freedom story with Nazis, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. Treason starring Black Cat and General Schinke, art by Bob Powell. Girl Commandoes story, art by Jill Elgin. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Story Behind the Cover text story starring Captain Freedom. Snoopin' Pete of Hog's Corners story. Mantrap Island starring Speed Taylor and the Japanese. Science Combats Force starring Shock Gibson, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. 60 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 2, Issue 3 - September, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine pencils, Quality Staff inks.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $34.00 View scans .5" Cumulative spine split.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine pencils, Quality Staff inks.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine pencils, Quality Staff inks.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine pencils, Quality Staff inks.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. Death Strikes a Bargain starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Joe Simon); faced with mass murders occuring in Suicide Slum, a wealthy philanthropist offers to conduct an experiment in "environmental change" by putting the Legion members up in his home in plush surroundings. The Mail Order Mob! starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. Mystery of the Leaping Lothario starring Penniless Palmer, art by Henry Boltinoff. This Way to the Bottom of the Sea starring Jitters Jeep, script and art by Jack Farr. The Beggar's Masquerade starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Bandit Beasties starring Robotman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Daly, inks by Chuck Winter. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 80%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Vol. 30, No. 4 - September 1943. 7" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story featuring The Radio Death Ray, pencils by Ken Battefield. Captain Future story with Schneid. Range Telegraph text story by Charles S. Strong. Four Comrades story with Black Satan, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Glass of Water text story by Michael O'Brien. Fighting Yank story featuring Adolf Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini. A Swell Team text story by Charles Roberts. Oracle story with The Bat, art by Henry Kiefer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $65.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Add to cart Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 10, Issue 1 - Fall 1943. Science fiction and adventure stories. This issue features "Pirates of the Time Trail" by Ross Rocklynne, and "The Space Dwellers" by Raymond Z. Gallun. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in., 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart $65.00 View scans Pieces missing from covers. Spine damage . Spine split 5" from bottom. Heavily toned. Edge wear.

Fall 1943. Pin-Up and Cheesecake photography. 8.5" x 11.25". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ghosts Can't Kill, art by Carl Pfeufer; The Sub-Mariner discovers the Japanese Naval forces using a cleverly disguised and phony Japanese ship as an American boat to unsuspectingly join American convoys at sea in order to sustain damage to U.S. ships. Namor Meets the Mysterious Dr. Suki, art by Carl Pfeufer; Successful Japanese attacks on key U.S. positions stir Sub-Mariner to action, and he discovers that Japanese agents are sneaking out of American concentration camps into specially built underground tunnels that lead to those key sites. Parting Shot text story. The Case of the Beggar Prince starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Stanley Link. Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jim Chambers, Bob Jenney, Martin Branner, Al Posen, Joe Berger, Don Black, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Dick Tracy uses his detective skills to track the parents of an abandoned baby. Animal trainer Clyde Beatty joins the circus train and gives Tracker a tour of the train. Harold Teen and his friends deal with changing times as they learn th' jitterbug type is out. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Moon Mullins. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Davey and Dingo; Kite Flight; Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $4,250.00 View scans Restored: A2 Paper: White Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, tear seals to cover, spine split sealed to cover. Label #4399539018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $1,899.95 or Best Offer View scans Corner chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR 1.0 $1,199.95 or Best Offer View scans 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage. Interior tearing. 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 $999.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. 10 pages missing, interrupts text story, cartoon story, and "Surprise for Superman." Full length spine split (taped). Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Perils of Poor Lois!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; After viewing a rather bad old-time melodrama, Clark gets a great idea (to him anyway): have Superman star in an old-fashioned melodrama with Lois as the heroine to be rescued. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The King of Crackpot Lane!!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois and Clark are given a tour of the War Department, they are told of a place called "Crackpot Lane", a place where the most far-fetched inventions and ideas to end the war end up. Words of Fire text story by Jeffry Allen. Life's Little Laffs humor page by Ray Houlihan. Surprise For Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Suicide Voyage! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#10 in 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 (which brings the page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys to not be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. This issue features a two page excerpt of a Superman story from Action Comics #66. Copyright 1943 by Superman, Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. 22 pages, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (September, 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 Death of Aunt Aggie" by Ronald MacDougall, Everybody Join Hands" by Owen Dodson, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 8 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Reunited with Menta on the mend, superhero team The Triple Terror is assigned to rescue an Allied spy whose cover has been blown. Kripp, the Nazi U-boat commander known as the Mad Monster, terrorizes US shipping lanes, until The Mirror Man gets involved. Former boxer Biff is convinced by his Marine pals to strap on the gloves and fight a Native boxer on the Pacific island where he's stationed. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.