Comic books June 1940

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Fran Striker, J. Norman Lynd, Richard Wormser, Harry Wilson Ramsey, Cesare Zavattini, Federico Pedrocchi, Giovanni Scolari, Lee Falk, and Ray Moore. Cover by Joe Musial. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an early sci-fi comic, combining newspaper strip reprints and some original material. Rebo, a Saturnian overlord wearing what appears to be a chicken-crest hat, declares war against the Earth, and the air force is unable to stop him. This story was a translation of an Italian comic - in fact, the first one ever to appear in the U.S. Also featuring reprints of the Lone Ranger and Phantom comic strips, including the first Phantom adventure. The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Saturn Against the Earth; Family Portrait: Better Take Your Umbrella. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Issue 2 - June, 1940. Gale's Graphic Models was a short-lived vintage publication meant to be a visual aid for artists interested in the female form. Each page is adorned by a single model in various poses with many different types of lighting and an occasional prop. 6.5" x 10", 40 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Issue 2 - Summer, 1940. Very short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that was meant for use by photographers and artists to use as a tool when studying the female form. 6.5" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

NOTE: Title changes to Ghost Detective (1940 Better Publications) with Vol. 2 #1. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Origin of the Green Mask and Domino"; The Green Mask vs. The Grim Circle and Red Simpson. "The Rule of J. J. Fakin"; The Green Mask (Michael Shelby) vs. J. J. Fakin. "The Tong War of San Sin"; The Green Mask, alarmed at the Tong wars erupting in Chinatown, seemingly joins forces with the nefarious San Sin in order to find a way to rescue Fong Lee's daughter from his evil clutches. "The Green Mask" text story by Edward Young. "The Will of John D. Lovingston"; The Green Mask vs. Janette Lovingston. "The Tah Lamah Jewels"; Agents of a warring nation plot to destroy all U.S. industrial plants and steal gold from the U.S. Federal Reserve in order to cripple the abilities of America to meddle in the war. "The Crime Syndicate"; The Green Mask vs. Rod Riley, Shive Parker, Goldie Gates and Frankie Ciconi. "A Modern Robin Hood"; The Green Mask vs. Rocky Vilon and Cyrus Boomer. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gulf Oil Company giveaway, regular comic size, full color, 4 pages.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Fine $115.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Published by Popular Magazines, Inc. between December 1931 and December 1943, Hooey was a satirical humour magazine that included fake articles, cartoons that depicted social issues of the time and spoof ads in a similar vein as it's successor, Mad Magazine. 8.5" x 11", 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Tuska. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lou Fine, George Tuska, Dan Zolnerowich, Charles J. Mazoujian, Charles Wotjkoski, Bob Kane and Bob Powell. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena tries to protect the black-maned lion Namu from the schemes of sorceress Memba Sasa; Dr. Hayward and Stuart Taylor travel in their time-space ship; A reprint of the Bob Kane Peter Pupp story from issue #1. Peter Pupp; The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Pee Wee; The Count of Monte Cristo; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ken Hammond; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning; Wilton of the West. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Anitra rescues Kaänga from yet another attack by Sam Broot and his men, but when Kaänga refuses to become her king, she prepares to sacrifice him; Ann and Cheba arrive and prevent the execution and Anitra allows Kaänga to go free because of his love for Ann. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; Despite the Panther's warnings, a botanist pursues collecting a black orchid; He is followed by a gang of thugs who want to sell the flower; The plant is located and one of the thugs touches it and dies. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; The deaf hunchback, Caredodo, is persuaded by Count Knuten to assassinate Camilla; Caredodo follows her to the salt mines where she is attempting to discover the reason for the failure of salt deliveries. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy escorts immunologist Jill March into the jungle to eradicate sleeping sickness; They are captured and imprisoned in a village where the governor is using white slaves to manufacture illegal firearms. "The White Slave" text story by Bob Clark. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Eating strange jungle berries transforms a man, raised in the jungle by a python, into the Jungle Demon whose goal is to strip the jungle of all its diamonds and emeralds. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Golox, leader of the apes, decides that Simba has ruled the jungle too long. Golox confronts Simba and they begin to battle as a film crew arrives; During the confusion, Golox makes off with Gloria, the crew's actress. Untitled Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers story; Gloria, a general's daughter visits the fort and is taken captive by Arabs. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; A white boy, designated as the heir to the previous village leader, has his position usurped by Batau, who rules as a tyrant. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's animal friends help a village of pygmies recover their homes after they are driven out by a neighboring tribe. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar find danger on the road to the City of Gold. Also features the little-seen E. C. Segar strip Sappo ("Heh! Heh! Heh!"). Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; King of the Royal Mounted. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Staple rust. Centerfold detached at one staple. Soiling.

Volume 17, Issue 24 - June 15, 1940. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $95.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 64 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Spine stress. Corner Damage. Cover detached at one staple. Foxing. Soiling. Spine split from base.

Volume 17, Issue 27 - July 6, 1940. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 68 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

June 3, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: German Conquest Threatens the World; England''s old schools; Paris in color; Eurpoe's ancient wars; "America and the World" by Walter Lippmann; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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June 17, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the War; National Guard photographic essay; Joe Louis; cancer; state birds in color; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Sheldon Stark, Neil O'Keefe, Robert Storm, Austin Briggs, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, and E.C. Segar. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Lothar must return to the African village of his birth when a witch doctor uses magic to terrorize villagers and American soldiers alike; Mandrake tags along to help. Mandrake the Magician; News in Sports; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; Bunky; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Inspector Wade; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Roger; Stamp Corner; Dinglehoofer. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. "The Human Torch and the Submariner Meet," script and art by Bill Everett; Namor looks for new ways to avenge himself on the mankind that attempted to electrocute him, but the Torch shows up and drives him away for the time-being. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Embittered because the Police Chief believes Torch to be yellow because he failed to bring in the Sub-Mariner, the Torch races off to repair some of the damage Namor caused; He meets up with Betty and together they head for the Empire State Building where the Prince has been spotted. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel rescues a kidnapped girl in a cabin, supposedly held for ransom, and whose father owns the controlling stock in the Meltmore Steel Company. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; The Raider runs into Mexican Pete, who has attempted to trail the thieves who just robbed a local bank and made off with the savings of the small ranchers. Dynamite's Doom text story, script by Jack D'Arcy, art by Sam Gilman. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Keeping true to his word, "Boss" Sarpo escapes from prison, and with the help of "Scar-Face" Joe and his gang, kidnaps Professor Zog, killing his guards, kidnaps the DA, and uses Electro to begin a series of thefts. Ferret Mystery Detective untitled story, script by Stockbridge Winslow, art by Irwin Hasen; Ferret arrives at his bank to make a deposit just as it is being robbed, but he uses an unusual strategy, with himself as bait, to round up the crooks. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Drake kills the man who has inherited a gold mine worth far more than he thought because he refuses to use the local natives as slave laborers. The local tribal chief enlists the aid of Ka-Zar to deal with the problem. Mystery and Daring Comics ad, art by Schomburg. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. Master Man, a short-lived Superman expy who was created by childhood doses of "every source of energy known to man," faces the menace called Death, Incorporated. Shipwreck Roberts, courageous diver, investigates a series of mysterious bombings. Magician-hero El Carim uses illusion to battle the Dread Pirates of the Mississippi Delta. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man; White Rajah: The Renegade Princess; Devil's Dagger; Morton Murch, the Hillbilly Hero; Shipwreck Roberts; Repaid with Interest; Voice from the Grave; Mr. Clue; Streak Sloan; El Carim; Rick O'Shay; Frontier Marshall. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Volume 24, Issue 2 - June, 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "A New Fair for '40" by Stanley Gerstin, "Cut Yourself a Chord of Cake" by Ken Maloney, "Mars Plays Hide and Seek!" by Herbert Clark, "Mileage is What You Make It" by J.E. Van Sant, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.