Comic books December 1939
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Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 32 #1Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1939 by Street & Smith.$33.00
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- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Volume 32, Issue 1 - December 1, 1939. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Short Stories (1890-1959 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 169 #6Published Dec 1939 by Doubleday, Doran & Co..$29.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Dec 1939 by Charlton Publishing.$18.00
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1939 by Ziff Davis Publishing.$432.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 1, Issue 1 - December, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.
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- Cover glued to first wrap. Water damage. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover art by Maurice Scott. Shock Gibson story, art by Maurice Scott. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (Fred North). Ted Parrish story, script and art by Bob Powell. An Escape From Headhunters text story by Charles Miller. Biff Bannon of the U.S. Marines story, script and art by Dick Briefer (Remington Brant). Smoke Carter story, script and art by Munson Paddock (signed Joe E. Martin). Landor, Maker of Monsters story. Texas Tyler story, script and art by Harry Walters. Spike Marlin story, art by George Tuska (Carl Larson). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1939 by Arrow Publications.$110.00
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1939 by Better Publications.$150.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan to Cream
- Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Published Dec 1939 by Street & Smith.Auction opens July 6$30.00
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- Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$20.00
View scans- Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
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$32.00
View scans- 2.5" Cumulative spine split.
Comic strip reprints: Zipper, Smokey Stover, Sweeney & Son, Dick Tracy, Tiny Tim, The Crusoes, Little Joe, Smilin' Jack, Winnie Winkle, Streaky, Little Orphan Annie, the Gumps, Bobby and Chip, Harold Teen, Moon Mullins, and Gasoline Alley. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: Superman$3,100.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well
- Label #4371621001
$3,499.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back
- Spine of Cover Completely Split and Re-attached With Tape. Cover and 1st Wrap Detached. Tape on Interior.
- Label #2031442001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover art by Joe Shuster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Dennis Neville [as Joe Shuster]; When Superman saves a runaway boy from being run over by a train, he discovers the child is from an orphanage where the superintendent abuses the children in a variety of ways. Supermen of America club contest. Untitled Superman story, art by Jerry Siegel; Although Lois has double-crossed him and editor Taylor has fired him, Clark Kent (as Superman) heads to the Valley-Ho Dam to prevent it from collapsing. Death By the Stars text story, script by Bert Lexington, art by Fred Guardineer. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. Acquiring Super-Strength muscle training tips. Attaining Super-Health: A Few Hints From Superman! Good Luck Charm text story, script by Hugh Langley, art by Fred Guardineer. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must save Lois' life and stop criminals who are smuggling in jewels from Europeans who wish to escape paying custom duties. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Terror Tales (1934-1941 Popular) Pulp Vol. 11 #3Tags: Pulp Adventure$810.00
View scans- 4" spine split from bottom.
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Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 9 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1939 by Standard Publishing.$21.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Dec 1939 by Theatre Arts, Inc..$80.00
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Theatre Arts 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. 8.5" x 11", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Dec 1939 by United Newspapers.$50.00
View scansDecember 16, 1939. Cover by Robert O. Reid. Tabloid-sized weekly supplement issued with the Sunday edition of several major newspapers. 11" x 16", 16 pages, B&W with color.
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Published Dec 1939 by Beacon Magazines.$59.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan to Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.
$45.00
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- Interior page detached (all pages are present). Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Dec 1939. Stories by Eando Binder, Henry Kuttner, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Manly Wade Wellman, Kelvin Kent, Oscar J. Friend, Ray Cummings, and Alfred Bester. Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1939 by MLJ Magazines.$800.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Cover detached.
- Label #1238997020
Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Edd Ashe. Meet Rang-A-Tang The Wonder Dog house ad. "The Pearl Harbor Peril," art by Edd Ashe; The Wizard uses his super powers to stop a Jatsonian attack on Pearl Harbor. "In the Worlds of Time," script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder), art by Jack Binder; Scott, a traveler through time with Dr. Meade in the "time car" (which is more of a rocket ship), pick ups Thor the Viking and the lovely Elda in the past. One-page SporTopics story, art by Irwin Hasen. "Murder by Sock" Swift of the Secret Service story, art by Charles Biro; introduction of Rex Swift; vs. Jack Snite. "To-nite! Saved from the Flames!" Jungle Town Show Boat story, script and art by Dick Ryan; Only Billy Hippo appearance. "Vendetta with Von Schiller," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Ben "Wings" Johnson introduction and origin vs. Capt. Von Schiller and Nazis. "Murder Rap" text story with Lucky Coyne by Ken Fitch. It's Really A Fact! non-fiction story, art by Bob Wood. "The Bat and the Bull," script by Ken Fitch; Lucky Coyne posing as Bat Yardley, jewel thief in prison. One-page Lonesome Luke story. The "Fortune Teller's Revenge," art by Chuck Winter; The Mystic (later Kardak) intro; vs. Chuck and his gang. "Kornell Goes to West Point;" Keith Kornell, a physical and mental marvel, is a Kentucky mountaineer who is a collateral descendant of President Andrew Jackson and the son of a World War hero, is orphaned at the age of 5, when both of his parents succumbed to the ravages of pneumonia epidemic; Reared by a poor relative, Keith's life is one of dire poverty until a newspaper runs a story on him and he meets an old Army buddy of his father's who is now a U.S. Senator. "The Ice Cream Cone," script and art by Bob McCay (as Winsor McCay II). "Case 1: Master Forgers," script and art by Jack Cole; true crime story. "Forgets To Remember" one-page Pokey story, script and art by Dick Ryan. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 6 #31Published Dec 1939 by Petersen Publishing Company.
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True Romances (1923 MacFadden) Vol. 30 #4Published Dec 1939 by MacFadden Publications.$30.00
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Published Dec 1939 by MacFadden Publications.$17.00
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True stories with a romantic theme illustrated with period photographs. Also includes jokes, articles and advice. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1939 by George Newnes Ltd..
- Spine split 10%.
Issue #6 - Dec. 1, 1939. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 30 pages, B&W.
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Published Dec 1939 by George Newnes Ltd..
- Spine split 10%.
Issue #8 - Dec. 15, 1939. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 30 pages, B&W.
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Published Dec 1939 by George Newnes Ltd..
- Spine split 10%.
Issue #9 - Dec. 22, 1939. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 30 pages, B&W.
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Published Dec 1939 by Weird Tales.Auction opens July 6
- First page detached and taped in place.
$140.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$128.00
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- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 34, Issue 6 - December 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1939 by Street & Smith.$17.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 133 #1Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1939 by Street & Smith.$23.00
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- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 133 #2Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1939 by Street & Smith.$105.00
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- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$99.00
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%.
$53.00
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- Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Vol. 133, No. 2. December 9, 1939. Includes: "Hangnoose Riders" by William A. Todd; "The Gun Boss of Turkey Creek" by Ed Earl Repp; "Trail of the Iron Horse" by Walker Tompkins; "Swords for Sidewinders" by Allan R. Bosworth; and "An Outlaw Cuts the Wire". 6.75" x 9.25". 130 pages. Text with occasional illustrations. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 133 #5Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1939 by Street & Smith.$4.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Dec 1939 by Fox Feature Syndicate.
- Paper: Brittle
- INCOMPLETE. 29th page missing, affects story. All 3 edges trimmed. Removed from bound volume. Spine completely split. Cover and all pages detached.
- Label #18-0438BD0-014
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover art by Lou Fine. The Atomic Generator starring Flame, script by Will Eisner [Basil Berold], art by Lou Fine. The Golden Amulet starring Yarko the Great, art by Bob Powell. The Terror starring Shorty Shortcake, script and art by S. M. Iger. Action In Switzerland starring Patty O'Day, script by Claire Moe, art by Claire Moe [Vic Todd]. The Real Scorpio starring Dr. Fung, script and art by Bob Powell. Tommy Taylor, the Great Boy Adventurer text story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Powell. The Dust of the Dead Men On Hangtown starring Tex Maxon, script and art by Munson Paddock [Cecilia Munson]. Hitting the Road starring Don Quixote. The Return of Lin Sun--K-51 Spies At War, script by Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie], art by Bob Powell. The Train Robbers starring Mob Buster Robinson, art by George Tuska. Adventure In the Azores starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1939 by Yachting Publishing Corp..$15.00
View scans- Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight.