Yellowjacket Comics (1944) comic books 1944

Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Bill Allison, Harold DeLay, Arnold Hicks, Gus Schrotter and Chu F. Hing. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Crime writer and apiarist Vince Harley learns he can control bees, and sets out to battle crime as the (first) superhero named Yellowjacket. Perhaps inspired by Wonder Woman, the Greek goddess Diana returns to Earth to punch out Nazis during World War II. Meanwhile in Manila, Juan Manito becomes the Filipino Kid to resist invading Japanese forces, in a story that may be the work of early Asian-American comics artist (and Green Turtle creator) Chu F. Hing. Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat. Yellowjacket; Diana the Huntress; Message for the Cops; Famous Tales of Terror: The Black Cat; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights: The Man Who Should Have Died; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $89.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing six center wraps (half of book). Yellowjacket and and Filipino Kid stories are unaffected. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by George Gregg. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Jack Warren, Gus Schrotter, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. As Greek guerrillas battle invading Nazi forces, they are aided by the moon goddess Diana and the gods from Mt. Olympus. Heroic Harry, part of the Homeville VFD, risks his life to save a lady's "baby" from a burning building, only to learn he's rescued a cat. American fishermen are captured by a Japanese vessel during WWII. Plus pre-drone advice on taking aerial photos with a camera and a kite. Yellowjacket; Diana the Huntress; Liberator Team; Aerial Photography; Heroic Harry; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Morey, Jack Warren, Gus Schrotter, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket investigates when a doctor experiments on amputee soldiers to see if crab serum will regenerate their limbs, or just turn them into crab monsters. The moon goddess Diana leads a contingent of gods against a Nazi armada approaching Greece, including Hercules, Jupiter, Mercury and Discordia. The Filipino Kid leads his guerrillas into battle against the so-called "murder master of Manila." Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. Yellowjacket: The Curse of the Broken Claw; Diana the Huntress; Killer; Famous Tales of Terror: The Pit and the Pendulum; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Paul Gattuso, Leo Morey, Harold DeLay, Gus Schrotter, and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. An ex-convict sets up a "crime school" to pass along illicit knowledge, until Yellowjacket gets wind of it. Diana the moon goddess intervenes when bandits attack American relief shipments to Nazi-beleaguered Greece. Steve of the harbor police learns that a gang plans to rob a cocaine smuggler's ship, and sets out to get there first. Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Yellowjacket: The Steel Coffin Case; Diana the Huntress; Out of Commission; Famous Tales of Terror: The Fall of the House of Usher; Debunker; King of the Beasts: Circus Saboteur; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.