Comic books March 1940

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Volume 13, Issue 1 - March, 1940. 7" x 10", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids, art by H.H. Knerr. Curley Harper at Lakespur, art by Lyman Young. Collecting Stamps fact page by Eugene Pollack. Etta Kett strips, art by Paul Robinson. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Tim Tyler's Luck, art by Lyman Young. Just Kids strips, art by A.D. Carter. They'll Do It Every Time, art by Jimmy Hatlo. Pete the Tramp strips, art by Clarence D. Russell. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler, art by Russ Westover. Krazy Kat strips, art by George Herriman. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. The Pussycat Princess stripis, script by Ed Anthony, art by Ruth Carroll. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman, Pep Morgan, Chuck Dawson, Clip Carson, Tex Thompson (art by Bernard Baily), Three Aces, and Zatara (art by Fred Guardineer). Full-page ad for Superman # 15. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #11, Mar. 1940 - Story titles like "Because He Got Fresh With Me" and "You Have Seven Hours to Live" let you know this magazine's editorial slant. Illustrated with many period photos, some with an added color tint, usually red. 10.5" x 13.25", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. Origin of the Hour-Man starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Chemist Rex Tyler discovers a powerful chemical he calls "miraclo", and decides to put his new powers to work helping the oppressed. The Mind-Slave of Fang Gow starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Professor Dirk's Crime School starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Death to the D.A. starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. Hassle In Hollywood: Part 2 starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman [signed as Koppy]. Singapore Sal starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Mansion of Murder: Part 3 starring Rusty and His Pals, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Dope Smuggler's--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. The Earth Passage starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by William Smith, inks by Stan Aschmeier. Who Blew Up the Williams Works? starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. Rescuing Chinese Refugees starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L Blummer; Hop accidentally flies all the way to China, so he rescues some refugees before flying all the way back. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. A Thousand Years a Minute-Part 1--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H Claudy, art by Ben Flinton. Sisty Puts the Moves on Dinky starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Danger Country starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. Tor Attacks America Part 1 starring Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man, art by Jon L Blummer. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Everett. "Aman the Amazing Man" by Bill Everett; "Ranch Dude" by Joe Simon; "The Magician From Mars" by John Guinta and Michael Mirando; "The Iron Skull" by Carl Burgos; "Minimidget the Super-Midget"; Chuck Hardy in "The Land Beneath the Sea" by Frank Thomas; "Mighty Man and the Haunted House" by Martin Filchock; "The Shark" by Lew Glanz; plus a two-page Amazing Man text story, "The Test of the Stolen Records" by Lane Browne. Ad for Pinocchio picture book. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $100.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart Fair $40.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 40%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 14, Issue 3 - March, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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March 2, 1940. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "The Sun Sets at Five" (part 1) by Borden Chase, "The Green Flame" (part 2) by Eric North, "The Shite Oomailik" (part 5) by Frank Richardson Pierce, "The Tin Fish" by Richard Sale, "All at Once, No Alice" by Cornell Woolrich, "Mortal Formula" by Robert W. Cochran, "The Last Illusion" by John Ames York, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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March 9, 1940. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "Three Men and a Tub" by Theodore Roscoe, "Line of Duty" by Samuel W. Taylor, "The Sun Sets at Five" (part 2) by Borden Chase, "Till Doomsday" by Richard Sale, "The Battle of Dabbit Run" by Jim Kjelgaard, "The Green Flame" (part 3) by Eric North, "Courage for Two" by Robert W. Cochran, "The Shite Oomailik" (conclusion) by Frank Richardson Pierce, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 297, Issue 5 - March 16, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Fair $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white 2" Spine split from top of book. 2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 297, Issue 6 - March 23, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

March 1940. Volume 25, Issue 1. "Uranus Eclipsing the Sun" Cover by Gilmore. Science fiction stories by Nat Schachner, L. Sprague De Camp ("The Emancipated"), P. Schuyler Miller, A. M. Phillips, Willard E. Hawkins, Jack Hatcher, Arthur McCaan, and Robert Heinlein ("If This Goes On -" part 2 of 2). Illustrations by Gilmore, E. Hatcher, R. Isip, W. Kolliker, F. Kramer, and H. Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Good $20.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 18, Issue 7 - March, 1940. Full page color ads for Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, Heinz Vinegar, Baker's Cocoa (with chocolate cake recipe), Bigelow Carpets, and more. 9.5" x 12.5", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 21 - Num. 1059 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, Figures of History, and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9" x 11.75", 38 pages, FC.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans 1 1/2" Spine split from top. Staple rust.

Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 21 - Num. 1060 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, Figures of History, and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9" x 11.75", 38 pages, FC.

"The Black Bat's Spy Trail" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder at his Heels" by Norman A. Daniels; and "Suckers Fly High" by Robert Sidney Bowen. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

1940's Men's Humor magazine featuring artists of the time such as Richard Taylor, George Shellhase, Dorothy McKay, Sydney Hoff, and Gregory d'Alessio. Softcover (Square-bound) 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 98 pages, Text (With B&W Illustrations) Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Adolphe Barreaux, Bentley Wade, Harry Parkhurst, Ray Willner, Worth B. Carnahan, and George Papp. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. Champ finally tracks down the Yellow Spider, the enemy agent who killed Dr. Marlin. Reporter Penny Wright seeks the Axis agent known as "The Owl." Overthrown by her sister Mhera and her undersea freedom fighters, sea queen Neptina escapes to fight again. Champ; Queer Championships; Neptina; Penny Wright; The Blazing Scarab; Champions of the Insect World; Revenge of the Zombies; Champion Puzzler; Yacqui Gold; Liberty Lads; Trial by Fire; Champs of the Air; You Can Do It; Jungleman; Bill Handy. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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He did everything he could to skirt the problem!

Volume 11, Issue 2 - March, 1940. Cover by Alfred Skrenda. Fiction, jokes, articles and more. 6-page article on a Sadie Hawkins Day party with Al Capp in attendance. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.