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Slam Bang Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Slam Bang Comics (1940 Fawcett) 1
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Tear seal and TRIMMED. Cover glued to first wrap.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Stories and art by Jack Cole, Gus Ricca, Hal Sharp, and Mike Suchorsky. An adventure anthology from Fawcett, featuring such little-known heroes as Jungle King, Hurricane Hansen, and time traveler Mark Swift. Lee Granger becomes a Tarzan-like figure with a twist: his sidekick is a talking lion named Eric. American seaman Hurricane Hansen joins the British Navy just as war with the Kazilians breaks out. Mark Swift encounters Rodney, a man with a "time retarder," and before he knows it, he's meeting Vikings and Native American chieftains. Plus a gag page by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Diamond Jack; Slam-Bang Gags; War Bird; Jim Dolan; Tree-Top Murder; Lucky Lawton; Lee Granger, Jungle King; Hurricane Hansen; Mark Swift and the Time Retarder. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Slam Bang Comics (1940 Fawcett) 3

    Stories and art by Gus Ricca, Hal Sharp, and Mike Suchorsky. An adventure anthology from Fawcett, featuring such little-known heroes as Jungle King, Hurricane Hansen, and time traveler Mark Swift. Jim Dolan seeks the truth about The Phantom Racketeer Chief. A sheik's ill-advised jungle safari releases murderous djinn, and jungle king Lee Granger must try to put them back in the bottle. Mark Swift and the Time Retarder meet Blackbeard the pirate, and soon wish they hadn't. Diamond Jack; War Bird; Jim Dolan; The Forgotten Gun; Lucky Lawton; Lee Granger, Jungle King; Hurricane Hansen; Mark Swift and the Time Retarder: Among Pirate Perils. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Slam Bang Comics (1940 Fawcett) 4

    Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Gus Ricca, Hal Sharp, and Mike Suchorsky. An adventure anthology from Fawcett, featuring such little-known heroes as Jungle King, Hurricane Hansen, and time traveler Mark Swift. An angered god wants the magic gem that is the source of Diamond Jack's power. A safari seeking the ancient Gelka ruins encounters Kolu tribesmen and a gorilla, requiring swift action from Lee Granger, Jungle King. Mark Swift and the Time Retarder travel to the Land of the Pharaohs, and fall into the clutches of Queen Hatasu. Diamond Jack; War Bird; Jim Dolan; Murder in the Circus; Lucky Lawton; Lee Granger, Jungle King; Hurricane Hansen; Mark Swift and the Time Retarder. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.