Comic books November 1943

Add to cart PR 0.5 $999.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Interior tearing with some pieces missing from tank/parade story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Edited by Ned L. Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Richard Hughes, Chuck Stanley, Michael O'Brien, and Al Camy. Three untitled Black Terror stories, plus Crime Crushers back-up story. 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $15,500 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1393613003

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Includes: Syd Shores cover art; The Menace of the Murderous Mole-Man, Script by Otto Binder, Pencils by Jimmy Thompson; Ali Baba and His Forty Nazis, Pencils by Ken Bald, Inks by Vince Alascia; The Tomb of Death text story; The Talons of the Vulture, Pencils by Syd Shores, Inks by Vince Alascia; and Mind Smasher starring Human Torch. 60 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: CGC 4.0 View scans Auction opens April 4 Paper: Off white to white Label #4217997015

Add to cart Coverless $299.95 or Best Offer View scans Comic is complete other than being coverless. Staple coming loose (many detached pages). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Jack Grogan, Jack Alderman, and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #8. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man and Kitten battle their arch-enemy, the porcine Mr. Peccary, after he escapes prison. The Deacon goes after black marketers who deal in ration books, designed to conserve national resources during World War II. American soldiers in Nazi-occupied Europe encounter Blackout, leader of the Berlin underground, and learn the secret of the old windmill. Cat-Man & Kitten; The Deacon: The Ration Book Racket; Ragman; Little Leaders; The Hood: The Mystery Sharks Nest Point; In Twenty-Five Years; Blackout: The Windmill of Betrayal!; Murders for Profit; Los Banditos; Black Market Butcher; Death Roams the Deep. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 15, Issue 6 - November 1943. Features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6-in. x 9-in. 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $115.00 View scans Staples added (not manufacturing). Water spotting. Residue.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $43.00 View scan Full spine split, three innermost wraps detached.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 14, 11/43). 60 pages, full color.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $2,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1250008001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

1st Cavalier cover and appearance in the Batman and Robin story "The Cavalier of Crime!" Also Sam Bradley in "The Case of the Deceased Ham," the Crimson Avenger in "Wing, Reporter," Spy in "The Gun That Fired Twice," Air Wave in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" (art by George Roussos), the Boy Commandos in "Yankee Doodle Dynamite" (by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby) 60 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $130.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Cover by Modest Stein. Book-length novel: "The Secret of the Su" by Kenneth Robeson - There was a secret buried in the Florida Everglades that could decide the fate of the whole world. This secret that baffled modern science was treasured by a race of people white men had never seen. Doc Savage races into this huge swamp to discover the mystery before it falls into hands that would misuse its great power. Short stories: "Watchman of the North" by DeWitt Newbury - A whale and a mine come to the aid of a courageous group of people whose country is overridden by the Nazis who menace their homes; "Diary of Death" by William G. Bogart - The Seabees, that deadly combination of fighter and builder, known as Construction Battalions, can also destroy; "Somewhere in the Pacific" by Royal Hall - A gift from his girl saves a Pacific convoy and the life of a sailor; "Sizzling Catfish" by Conrad G. Feige - Pinkney looked like a softy, but he was a human volcano; "Joe La Forge, U.S.A." by Rainey Abbot - As a smart-looking, disciplined soldier, Joe made a good trapper; "Man Killer" by Stanley C. Vickers - A vicious black leopard escapes from its cage at a circus and prowls through the swamps, leaving a bloody trail. Features and departments: Doc Savage Awards; Letters from Readers; Editor's Page. Cover price $0.15.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $23.00 View scans Spine split 15%.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.

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 CGC 1.0 $287.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4326629016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Sheldon "Shelly" Moldoff. Flash stars in "Seeing is Believing," written by Gardner Fox with art by Lou Ferstadt (as E.E. Hibbard). Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Metal Man" by Ted Udall and Frank Harry, Johnny Thunder in "Pranks on Ship" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier, The Whip in "The Penthouse Murder" with art by Homer Fleming, "Murder in the Art Department" Minute Movies by Ed Wheelan, and Hawkman in "Case of the Impolite Salesmen" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $3,021.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4136437001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Louis Ferstadt. Untitled Magno and Davey story, art by Louis Ferstadt; the Clown uncovers a diabolical scheme. Untitled story, art by L. B. Cole; Satan, in the form of Hitler, competes with the Unknown Solder to claim the soul of slain Private George Smith. "One-Man Stampede" text story by Cliff Howe. Untitled story starring Lash Lightning, Lightning Girl and The Maestro, art by Louis Ferstadt. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 2 #10 - Nov. 1943. Classic Men's humor magazine chock full of jokes, one liners, and single panel gag illustrations. First issue without the hole through the issue gimmick. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $13.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. 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", 66 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $79.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing 6 pages (affects Kaänga and Camilla stories). Near complete spine split through cover and all wraps. Piece missing from cover. Oxidation. Brittle. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Rafael Astarita. "Monster of the Moon Pool" starring Kaänga, art by Jim Mooney; Muranda, a white woman, leads a tribe of natives in collecting very expensive cobra venom; Muranda, fearing interference in her business, captures Ann and attempts to execute her via hippopotamus. Untitled Simba story, art by Richard Case; A tiger is brought to Africa as part of an experiment to breed lion-tiger hybrids: tiglons; Oneof the tiglo cubs escapes and, when grown to adulthood, challenges Simba for the kingship of the jungle. Untitled story; Terry helps determine that the "ghost" haunting an Arab fortress is a hermit looking for treasure. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; White hunters capture all of Wambi's jungle friends, save Bruno the bear; Wambi and Bruno rescue them by tricking the hunters into thinking that their partners are dishonest. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Fantomah and Horus investigate an oasis where travelers are being robbed. "Curse of the Juju Diamond" text story. Untitled story; A tribe, ruled by a white Snake Queen, robs prospectors of their gems until they rob a friend of Tabu's. "The Jungle Is Haunted!", art by George Tuska; A girl is sacrificed to a crocodile pool by a village; Later, her ghost begins to haunt them. Camilla determines that the girls was rescued by Blab, a man who lives with baboons. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

November 22, 1943. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%.

Vol. 31, No. 3 - January 1944 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $210.00 View scans Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Man With the Heavy Glasses starring Blackhawk, pencils by John Cassone, inks by Alex Kotzky. Wanted Dead Or Alive starring Sniper, script by Ted Udall, art by Vernon Henkel. Untitled stories starring Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl) and P.T. Boat. Backa Bom Bay starring Private Dogtag, script and art by Bart Tumey. U. S. Battleship Smashes Jap Air and Sea Armadas featuring Secret War News, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover, centerfold, and first wrap detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD 2.0 $259.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover coming loose at single center staples. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Art Seymour), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Al Bryant), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Quicksilver (script and art by Fred Guardineer), Destroyer 171, The Unknown (art by Rudy Palais), G-2 (art by Don Rico), and Chic Carter (script and art by Vernon Henkel). 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 7, Issue 1 - November, 1943. 9.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 5, No. 12. November 1943. Digest size magazine that offered abridgements of current bestselling books. This issue includes: "Excuse My Dust" by Bellamy Partridge; "One World" by Wendell L. Willkie; "The Mothers" by Vardis Fisher; and "God Is My Co-Pilot" by Colonel Robert L. Scott. Ilonka Karasz Cover. 5.25" x 7.5". 192 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.

Official USC football program. 8" x 10.5", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $485.00 View scans Paper: Off white Cover and centerfold detached. Label #0316749003

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, George Appel, and Karen Karol. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Gale Allen battles subterranean Armadillo Men who want to transform and enslave the inhabitants of planet Vuur; Norge Benson tries to outwit space Vikings, but they're evenly matched; Hunt and Lyssa encounter primitive humans in The Lost World. Nice Gale Allen/alien-girl cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Will Man Find the Key to Eternal Life?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart $145.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Vol. 2, No. 5. November, 1943. Pin-up magazine featuring non-nude photos of pin-up models. Cover by George Janes. 8.25-in. x 11-in. 66 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $204.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4601444011

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, George Swanson, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Madam Mongoose escapes Smilin' Jack, but her fascination with her own sabotage proves to be her undoing. When April and Pat are mistakenly put in the same room together, Pat arranges a "walls of Jericho" solution. Paw thinks he's finally won the argument over after-dinner naps, in a classic Polly and Her Pals by Cliff Sterrett. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Plus a vintage ad for a "Junior Air Raid Warden Kit." The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Spooky; Dr. Bobbs; Smoke Over Hog Island; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 25, Issue 3 - November, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $77.00 View scans Cover detached.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $57.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $55.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.

Nov 1943. Cover by Modest Stein. The Shadow stars in "The Muggers" by Maxwell Grant. Other detective and mystery stories by James Dale Downie, William Campbell Gault, John A. Saxon, and H. Wolf Salz. Illustrations by Orban. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Coupon/Piece missing, story not affected.

Vol. 185, No. 3 - November 10, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"Half-Size Homicide" a novelette by Robert Leslie Bellem.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - November, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W... Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $34.00 View scans 3" tear from edge.

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 VG+ 4.5 $76.00 View scans 3/4" tear on back cover. Cover oxidation.

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 VG 4.0 $26.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

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 VG- 3.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 5%.

Vol. 31, No. 2 - November 1943. 7" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $399.99 or Best Offer View scans 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Tape under staples at centerfold. Lateral spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Man Superman Refused To Help!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Superman helps to clear a World War I veteran who is accused of being the secret head of a subversive Fifth Column organization. I Sustain the Wings!, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Fred Ray. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. King of the Comic Books!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Ira Yarbrough [as Shuster]; Superman takes on the persona of a fictional super hero in order to save the life of the character's creator from the Nazis. Fair Exchange text story by Robert Lane. How They Knock Out a Jap Machine Gun Nest fact/propaganda page by Jack Lehti. Hi-Jack--Jackal of Crime!, pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Shuster]. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny animal stories, including "The Ginch" with script by Stan Lee, art by Jim Mooney. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $15.75 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (October, 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: Josephine Baker in North Africa, Alicia Markova with a portfolio of portraits by Carl Van Vechten, Dudley Nichols on Film Writing, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Abner Dean and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 8 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Phil Fumble gets to judge a beauty contest, in a strip showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's fashion designs and good-girl art. Cowboy Windy and his horse Paddles get the drop on Enoch Blackout, the villain who's been causing so much trouble for them and Mollie. Menta of the Triple Terror superhero team tracks Axis spy Sam Stinger to his contact in a US government building. 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; Funny Side Up! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Don Dean. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Ed Groggin, Claire Moe, Red Holmdale, 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.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $176.00 View scans Water spotting.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $21.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Missing four wraps (affects art and story). 3.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover and first two wraps detached a single center staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Carl Buettner. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Ken Hultgren, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #2. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey competes with Montmorency for Minnie's affections. In a story by Barks, Donald and Neighbor Jones have an ever-escalating conflict. In a story by Kelly, Gremlin Gus and the Widgets find tricks to play with pepper. Good Neighbors; Panchito; Goofy's Halloween; Sweet Words; Good Horse Sense; Design for Leaving; Shine 'em Up!; Self Defense; The Gremlins; Mickey Mouse: Love Trouble; Hollywood Chatter; Reverse Action; Donald Duck's Halloween Costume; Cure for Cats; Commando Duck; Parasolo; Plowed Under; Paid in Full; Sign Language; Northern Exposure; Something He Ate, No Doubt; Dewey and Co., String Along; Local Talent; Weapons of War; Waiting for the All Clear; Free Labor; Meatless Tuesday; Born With 'Em; Gallant Don'l; Primer Page. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.20

Volume 49, Issue 4- November 1943. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.