Comic books April 1940
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Published Apr 1940 by Triangle Publications.$32.00
View scans$15.00
View scans- Staple rust: Extensive.
Alice Faye cover. Cover price $0.10.
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Outdoor Life (1898 Godfrey Hammond) Magazine Vol. 85 #4Published Apr 1940 by Godfrey Hammond.$48.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Published Apr 1940 by Archie Publications.
- Brittle, spine split through all wraps.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover by Irv Novick. "The Mines of Count Zongarr," art by Irv Novick; A mysterious plane is dropping mines in New York harbor. "The Pawn of Satan," script and art by Jack Cole; The Comet returns home after working with the police; Drugged as he sleeps and kidnapped, traveling for five days he arrives in California and Satan's clutches; The Comet is hypnotized, after three days, by Zadar to hate the law, hate the police and to kill anyone who stands in his way; The Comet begins to rob and kill for Zadar and Satan. "The Return of Von Leo," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; Press Guardian [Perry Chase] vs. Von Leo and Moronia Bund. "The Drug Slaves of Ghor," script by Manly Wade Wellman, art by Lin Streeter; Fu Chang vs. Ghor and Tay Ming. "Escape from Germany," script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro; Sergeant Boyle vs. Nazis. "The Sub Formula Spies" starring the Midshipman, art by Ed Ashe. "City of the Batmen," script by Manly Wade Wellman, art by Lin Streeter. "The Socker Benson Setup" starring Kayo Ward, script by Phil Sturm, art by Bob Wood. "The Murder of the Three Officers" starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Manly Wade Wellman, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1940 by Popular Mechanics Co..
Volume 73, Issue 4 - April 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75-in x 9.5-in 256 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Apr 1940 by Frank A. Munsey.
- Paper: Off white
- Spine stress. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.
- 3/4" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.
Volume 27, Issue 5 - April, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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$20.00
View scans- Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$20.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 33 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$59.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
Volume 33, Issue 3 - April 1, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 33 #4Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$50.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
$33.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 33, Issue 4 - April 15, 1940. April 15, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Short Stories (1890-1959 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 171 #2Published Apr 1940 by Doubleday, Doran & Co..$160.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
$77.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$23.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Back cover detached 15%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
April 25, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Apr 1940 by Charlton Publishing.$26.00
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- Small corner piece missing from centerfold, slight interruption of art and story. Centerfold detached.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover art by Bob Powell. Shock Gibson story with The Hooded Riders, art by Maurice Scott. The Three Aces In Argentina starring Crash, Cork, and the Baron, script and art by Klaus Nordling (Fred North). Ted Parrish story, script and art by Bob Powell. Voodoo Drums text story by Rex Rollins. Guatemala starring Biff Bannon, script and art by Dick Briefer (Rem Brant). Lt. Jim Cannon story, script and art by C. A. Winter. Landor, Maker of Monsters story, art by Gregory Torrey. Mars Mason story, script and art by Munson Paddock (Glenn Rose). Spike Marlin story, art by George Tuska (Carl Larson). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1940 by Sphinx Publishing Corporation.$59.00
View scans- Spine split 10%.
$43.00
View scans- Staple rust: Moderate.
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$110.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
"The Man from Hell" book-length novel by Grant Stockbridge.
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Published Apr 1940 by Popular Publications.$1,710.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Better Publications.$50.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 90%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Volume 3, Issue 2 - April, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$50.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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$66.00
View scans- 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple.
Stories by Chester Gould, Stanley Link, Smilin' Jack, R. S. Callender, Ken Ernst, Martin Branner, Frank Willard, R. S. Callender, Richard Fletcher, Walter Berndt, Harold Gray, Ed Moore, Milt Caniff, and Ed Leffingwell. Strips include Dick Tracy Tiny Tim, Smilin' Jack, Magic Morro, Winnie Winkle, Moon Mullins, Smitty, Little Orphan Annie, Jack Wander War Correspondent, Terry and the Pirates, Little Joe, and Harold Teen. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 10 #2Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Standard Publishing.$15.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Apr 1940 by Theatre Arts, Inc..$14.00
View scans$12.25
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
$3.49
View scansTheatre 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", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Apr 1940 by Better Comics.
- INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing. Interrupts art and story.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Alexander Kostuk. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Alexander Kostuk, August Froehlich, Hal Sherman, George Mandel, Ed Wexler, Capt. Kerry McRoberts, John Daly, Ray Gill, and Terry Gilkson. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$23.00
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Volume 36, Issue 213 - April, 1940. Cover by Zoe Mozert. Inside back cover of Gene Autry and Jane Withers reading Whiz Comics with insets of Captain Marvel and Ibis. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1940 by MacFadden Publications.$13.00
$12.00
View scansVol. 42, No. 3. April 1940. Susan Hayward cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 154 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Apr 1940 by Red Circle Magazines.$20.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
April 1940. "Gun Gods of the Mohawk" by L. L. Foreman, "Tin-Badge for a Coward" by Keith Carlson, and "Blood Brothers Beyond the Brimstone" by Rex Evans. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.
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Published Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$43.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Published Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$56.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
$23.00
View scan- 2" cumulative spine split.
Volume 181, Issue 6 - April 20, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$90.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 136 #1Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$26.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
Volume 136, Issue 1 (Whole Number 1955) - April 6, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 136 #2Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$26.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Slight.
$16.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- 1" Spine split from top of book. 1" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling.
Volume 136, Issue 2 (Whole Number 1956) - April 13, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 136 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$26.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
Volume 136, Issue 3 (Whole Number 1957) - April 20, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 136 #4Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1940 by Street & Smith.$26.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Apr 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.$2,100.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: See item notes
- Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
- Label #1972620007
Cover art by Lou Fine. Celllini's Long-Distance Destroyer starring Flame and Mike Cellini. Yarko story. Shorty Shortcake story, script and art by S. M. Iger (Jerry Williams). The Farmhouse Murder Mystery starring Patty O'Day and Von Mitz, art by Claire Moe (Vic Todd). The Isle of Sighs starring Dr. Fung, art by Bob Powell (Arthur Dean). Tommy Taylor in Alaska text story by William T. Libby. Massacre At Moose Mountain starring Tex Maxon, the Phantom Rider, art by Munson Paddock (Cecilia Munson). Visiting the Empire State starring Don Quixote. Mission To Tato starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Sir Malcolm's Double--K-51 Spies At War. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1940 by Perry Mason Company.$12.00
View scans- Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Youth's Companion combined with American Boy. Illustrated text stories, photo features, and more designed for teenage boys. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Apr 1940 by MLJ Magazines.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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- INCOMPLETE. Missing first four wraps, affects art and story. Several wraps detached and split at spine.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Charles Biro. "The Black Knight's War on Brazoria," art by Charles Biro; The world famous scientist, Walter Cummings is kidnapped and his daughter seeks the help of detective John Sterling, and Steel, he battles the flying tanks of Dr. Yar. One-page Mugsy story by Kin Platt. "Death to the Scarlet Avenger" Part 1, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick; Scarlet Avenger battles the airship of Texa who will steal the government's caches of gold bullion. "The Rattleweed Indian Uprising," art by Frank Volp; Doc Poser is the leader of a gang of white men disguised as Indians. "The Golden Tablet of Kybys," script by Harry Shorten, art by Robert Pious; White scientists are looking for the lost land of Kybys. "Captured by the Germans," art by Ed Smalle; The twins and Kermit have bailed out over German territory and been taken prisoners; The twins manage to escape in a German plane and later return to rescue Kermit. "The Slip-Up" text story. "Captured by Ho Tsin," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; Captain Valor's plane is shot down near the pirate ship, and as a prisoner, he fights a Chinese giant, Big Dip, who later becomes his friend. "The Disappearing Trains," script by Harry Shorten, art by Edd Ashe; Trains with payrolls get wrecked and passengers killed by a gang that has built a fake rail switch. "Battle in Hell," script by Joe Blair, art by Elmer Wexler; Satan plots the downfall of Zambini, and there is a fiery battle between them in the flames of his burning pit; Zambini turns Satan's men into rabbits, and Satan himself is killed when Hell freezes over. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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