Popular Science (1872-Present Popular Science Publishing Co.) comic books

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Science based publication designed to disseminate scientific knowledge to the educated layman. 6" x 9.25", 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Science based publication designed to disseminate scientific knowledge to the educated layman. 6" x 9.25", 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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8.5-in. x 11.5-in., 128 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 121 #3 - Sept. 1932. Cover by Edgar Wittmack. Includes articles like "Air Conditioning - The Latest in Home Comforts," "Dinosaur Bones Form Monument," "Human Bomb to Plunge Four Miles" and much more. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., 96 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 121 #5 - Nov. 1932. Cover by Edgar Wittmack. Sections include aviation, astronomy, automobiles, models, radio, photography, ships, woodworking, inventions and more. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., 116 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 View scan Interior is complete. Missing front cover.

Volume 122, Issue 2 - February, 1933. Cover by Edgar Wittmack. "Safe Pain-Killing Drugs Bring New Era in Modern Surgery" tells of wonders wrought by the latest anesthetics, "New Products Hasten Prosperity's Return" explains why experts believe a flood of inventions will end the depression, "How the Biggest Ship Was Safely Launched" gives readers inside facts about the fascinating operation of getting a huge liner afloat, and more. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., 104 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $18.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 122 Issue 4 - April 1933. Cover by Edgar Wittmack. "Prehistoric Monsters Roar and Hiss for Sound Film" details the process of adding realistic sound to the movie, King Kong, with behind-the scenes photos. "Living Germs from Other Worlds Brought to Earth by Meteors", "Learn to Know the Stars with an Umbrella", "Grow Oysters in Paper Tubes" and many more articles of interest. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., 112 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.20 View scan 3.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Volume 123 Issue 2 - August, 1933. Cover by Edgar Wittmack. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., 96 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

120 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Cover by Edgar F. Wittmack. 8.5" x 11.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $19.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 129, Issue 5 - November, 1936 - Magazine for the general reader on science and technology. 8.5" x 11.5", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fair $2.60 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 130 #5, May 1937 - Cover by Edgar F. Wittmack. Features include "New Cities in the Arctic", "Behind the Scenes with the Men Who Build Giant Movie Sets", "Battle of the Superliners", "Strange Things That Roam Through the Body" and more. 8.5" x 11.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 View scan INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. Full length spine split.

Volume 131, Issue 2 - August, 1938. "Marvels of Underground Oil Railroads", fluid freight flows through a vast network of pipelines. "Why We Enjoy Pain", modern psychology traces common habits to mild forms of self-torture. "Fire-Bug Hunters", how arson sleuths make war on incendiaries. "Musical Magician", a college professor coaxes tunes from odd materials, plus much more. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., black and white w/spot color, 126 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 132, Issue 2 - February 1938. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white w/spot color; 138 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $3.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 132, Issue 5 - May 1938. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white w/spot color; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $10.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 132 #6, June 1938 - Cover by Edgar F. Wittmack. Features include "Uncle Sam's New Ocean Empire", "Wall Around Hell", "Hounds of the Sky" and more. 8.5" x 11.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Incomplete, See Notes. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 135, Issue 1 - July 1939. 8.5-in x 11.5-in, B&W, 240 Pages, Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.65 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 138, Issue 6 - June, 1939. 8.5-in x 11.5-in, B&W, 232 Pages, Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 140, Issue 3 - March 1942. Cover by Matt Murphey. Feature article on Douglas Aircraft. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 140, Issue 6 - June 1942. Cover by AJ Rurka. Features Articles on Gas That Saves Lives, and How Army Dynamiters Attack. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 228 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $12.00 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 141, Issue 2 - August 1942. Features Articles on synthetic rubber and civilian defense movies. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 228 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $32.00 View scans

Volume 141, Issue 3 - September 1942. Features Articles on New Torpedo War Planes. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 228 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

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Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $3.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 141, Issue 4 - October, 1942. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 141, Issue 6 - December 1942. Featured article on "Can We Win the Battle of the Atlantic?!" Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 244 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%.

Volume 142, Issue 3 - March 1943. Featured article on "How We Save Torpedoed Seamen!" Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 246 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 142, Issue 6 - June 1943. Featured article on "German U-Boat Secrets Now Revealed!" and "What is the Truth About Our Aircraft Engines?" Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 228 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 143, Issue 3 - September 1943. Featured article on "Fort Busters!", "Your Home After the War!", and "Guns - Better Ones and More of Them Give Our Fighting Planes a Deadly Punch!" Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 232 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.65 View scan 2 1/4" Spine split from top.

Volume 145, Issue 2 - Aug. 1944. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 242 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $32.00 View scans

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 145, Issue 3 - September 1944. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fair $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 147, Issue 2 - August, 1945. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 244 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 147, Issue 5 - November, 1945. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 306 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 159, Issue 3 - September 1951. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 266 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.65 View scan 2" Spine split from bottom.

Volume 161, Issue 4 - Oct. 1952. Features include twelve pages of 1953 cars, "Will They Ever Climb Mt. Everest?" and more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 292 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 163, Issue 2 - August, 1953. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 300 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 169, Issue 3 - September 1956. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 312 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $4.80 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Vol. 172 #5, May 1958 - America's Leading New Idea Magazine. Features include: "Car That Drives Itself", "Ordering a House From the Factory", "What We're Learning From Satellites", "Strange Shapes for the Space Age", "Timetable to the Moon" and more. 6.5" x 9.5", 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 173 Issue 2 - August 1958 - America's Leading New Idea Magazine. Features include: "Electricity Without Generators", "Midnight Ride on Our Newest Turnpike", "Fire Engine Drives Like a Family Car", "Our Strange Gas Station Habits" and more. 6.5" x 9.5", 222 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 173 #4, Oct.1958 - America's Leading New Idea Magazine. Features include: "World's First Atomic Scare", "How Automatic Shotguns Work", "First of the 1959 Cars", "No-hands System to Land Airliners" and more. 6.5" x 9.5", 262 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $3.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 173 #5, Nov. 1958 - America's Leading New Idea Magazine. Features include: "Muffling Those New Jetliners", "All About the Cars of 1959", "Tanker Gets World's Largest Propeller", "How Your Gas Meter Works", "Killer We Don't Talk About" and more. 6.5" x 9.5", 264 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

February, 1959. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 286 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 246 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 222 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 175 #6, Dec. 1959 - America's Leading New Idea Magazine. Features include: "Bubbles Are Big Business", "Blow-up Satellites?", "Edison's Better Battery", "Even Mercedes Has Tailfins", "Are We Turning Into Giants?" and more. 6.5" x 9.5", 252 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.65 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.50 View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split.

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Vol. 176 #4, April 1960 - America's Leading New Idea Magazine. Features include: "On the Way: Pushbutton Parking", "Power From Nature's Boilers", "Here Come Turnpike Trains", "Beings on Other Worlds?", "Missile Gantry Grows Feelers" and more. 6.5" x 9.5", 258 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 View scans Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

May, 1960. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 264 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

June, 1960. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 250 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 266 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Poor $2.65 View scans Paper: White Front cover detached 30%. Coupon/Piece missing, story not affected. Staple rust: Slight.

January, 1961. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 250 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $12.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 30%. Staple rust: Moderate.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 254 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 258 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.50 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

May, 1961. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 226 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

July, 1961. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 206 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.60 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

October, 1961. America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 250 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.60 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.65 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.60 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.60 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.65 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.60 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 236 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.60 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 186, Issue 5 - May, 1965. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 224 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 View scans Water damage: Extensive.

Volume 196, Issue 1 - January, 1970. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 224 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.60.