Green Mask Vol. 1 (1940) comic books

Stories by Klaus Nordling and Bert Whitman. Art by Walter Frehm, Klaus Nordling, Martin Nodell and Bert Whitman. Cover by Chuck Cuidera. Vita-rays transform Michael Shelby into the hero known as the Green Mask. The Green Mask and Domino investigate a wave of payroll robberies in the city; Green Mask intervenes when the murder of a diplomat threatens to start a war; A story by Green Lantern creator Martin Nodell, featuring the last appearance of a mad scientist from space called Dr. Doom. The Payroll Pirates; The Factory Explosions; The Murder of Zarano; Smugglers of the Rio; Spark Stevens: The Radio-Controlled Blimp; Dr. Doom: The Paralyzing Poison; Navy Jones: Vendetta With U-204. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $3,250.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s) Label #2110004004

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,100.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1476910003

Stories by Munson Paddock and Bert Whitman. Art by Munson Paddock and Bert Whitman. Vita-rays transform Michael Shelby into the hero known as the Green Mask. Circus acrobats impersonate Green Mask as they commit robberies and murder; Killer Creele targets a judge; Threatened by gangsters, photographer Lens Crockett finds a costume in an old clothes bin and becomes the superhero Night Bird. The Corpse Who Wouldn't Stay Dead; The Man Who Doubled for Death; Chen Chang; Oil and Bullets Over the Amazon; Navy Jones; The Night Bird. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Hap Harris, Len Short and Stan Ford. Cover by E. C. Stoner. Series changes format again, to 32 pages, as humorous backup features are added. Johnny Green inherits the mantle of the Green Mask from his father, the original Green Mask. The twist is that Johnny doesn't know he's Green Mask, but still instinctively says his power-word "Eeyow!" when danger threatens. Investigating a haunted cave near the site of the class picnic, Johnny encounters a banshee; Oddball funny-animal hero Pussy Katnip is described in her intro thusly: Proprietress of the best cafe in town, singer of torchy songs and amateur detective, all rolled into one charming bundle of cat loveliness! Definitely one of a kind. The Banshee of Dead Man's Hill; Pussy Katnip; Dick Transom, The Screwy Sleuth; The Road to Happiness; Snooky; Rick Evans. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.