Comic books August 1940
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Published Aug 1940 by Charlton Publishing.$15.00
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Ziff Davis Publishing.$77.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
"Cheaper Love" a novella by Robert Moore Williams, and "Cannibals' Revolt" a short story by Manly Wade Wellman.
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Special Edition Comics #1, published in 1940 by Fawcett Publications, was the only issue of the title. It appeared on the newsstands several months before Captain Marvel Adventures #1, and at the same time Whiz #8 was released. Note the costume of Captain Marvel shown on the cover. In this early version, he has a buckle on his sash with the initial M, does not have a buttoned shirt flap, and his arm bands are a bit different. Cover art by C. C. Beck. Untitled story, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy is stunned, like the rest of the crowd, when the challenger in the heavy weight boxing match knocks out the champion with one punch; Trying to get an interview, Billy learns the truth behind what happened and is captured by a giant ape who is actually Dr. Allirog, who works for Slaughter Slade. "The Haunted House," script by Bill Parker, pencils, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza (backgrounds); In 1890, a recluse millionaire, with his dying breath, informs his servant that no one is to enter this house after his death; Anyone doing so will fall under the dying man's curse that will follow them to their grave. "Gamblers of Death," script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; Risking death, Billy investigates a phantom gambling ring which uses men's lives as chips in a fantastic game of murder for money. "Sivana the Weather Wizard," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy seeks to learn why there has been ten times as much damage by tornado, earthquake, hail storms, and floods than the previous. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Shock Gibson story with Baron Von Kampf, art by Maurice Scott. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (Fred North). Mars Mason story, script and art by Munson Paddock. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Dick Briefer (Rem Brant). Death On the Road text story by Mack Keever. Lt. Jim Cannon story, script and art by C. A. Winter (Cort Arthur). Landor, Maker of Monsters story with Spike Hart, art by Gregory Torrey. Nick and Dick story. Ted Parrish story, script and art by Bob Powell. Spike Marlin story. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Sphinx Publishing Corporation.
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Aug 1940 by Culture Publishing.
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Published Aug 1940 by Culture Publishing.
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Published Aug 1940 by Culture Publishing.
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"Pirates from Hell" book-length novel by Grant Stockbridge.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 4 1940Published Aug 1940 by Promotional.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 11 1940Published Aug 1940 by Promotional.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 18 1940Published Aug 1940 by Promotional.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 25 1940Published Aug 1940 by Promotional.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.
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Published Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.
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Published Aug 1940 by Hearst Corporation.
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Vol. 104 #2 - August 1940. Articles and stories about hunting, fishing, wildlife, arms and ammunition and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Aug 1940 by Popular Publications.
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Vol. 66 #4
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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Star Western (1933-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 21 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Popular Publications.
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Cover art by Kin Platt. Captain Future story, art by Kin Platt. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. Mystico story with Dr. Slade, art by Leonard Sansone. G-Man Dalton story with Colfax, art by Leo Morey. Revolution In Chilina! President Flees! starring Scoop Langdon. Biff Powers story with Biff Powers, art by Jack Lehti. Jerry Guards the Gold text story by Donald Bayne Hobart. Masked Rider story, art by John Daly. Detective Sgt. Burke story, art by Ray Thayer. Happy and Snappy story, script and art by Kin Platt. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #145
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Published Aug 1940 by Arrow Publications.$50.00
View scans- Staple rust: Slight.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Better Publications.$115.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
$105.00
View scans- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$105.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$105.00
View scans- Trimmed
- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$23.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 4, Issue 1 - August, 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner and August Derleth, Illustrations by Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 10-in. Softcover Pulp 100 Pages B&W Cover price $0.10.
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Vol. 10 #4
Published Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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Published Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.$52.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$26.00
View scans- 1-1/2" cumulative spine split. Water damage.
$23.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
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Cover by Ken Ernst. Stories by R. S. Callender, Ken Ernst, Stanley Link, Chester Gould, Walter Berndt, Ed Moore, Carl Ed, Harold Gray, Ed Leffingwell, Frank Willard, Martin Branner, Milt Caniff, and Richard Fletcher. Strips include Magic Morro, Smilin' Jack, Tiny Tim, Dick Tracy, Smitty, Jack Wander War Correspondent, Harold Teen, Little Orphan Annie, Little Joe, Moon Mullins, Winnie Winkle, Terry and the Pirates, and Jim Ellis. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 1 #2Published Aug 1940 by Ace Magazines.
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Bondage cover. In order of appearance: "The Lie Detector and How Suspects Were Treated in Earlier Times"; "Magno the Magnetic Man"; "'Sky' Smith"; "Vulcan the Volcanic Man"; "Q-13, America's Spy Fighter"; "Corporal Flint of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police"; and "Mark Murdock, Fighting District Attorney". "The Hideout Gun" illustrated text story by Cliff Howe. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: Superman$5,400.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well
- Label #4182195003
Cover pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois is found at the scene of the murder of a noted jewel collector, she is arrested for that murder. Supermen of America club info. Too Big For Marbles text story, script by George Shute, art by Don Komisarow. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Brute Bashby and his thugs roll into the town of Gateson with the sole purpose of establishing a protection racket, which means each shop owner must fork over 10% of their profits. Super Strength activity page, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jack Burnley. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by Cassidy and Paul Lauretta [both as Joe Shuster]; Relief efforts to help the tornado and earthquake ravaged South American nation of San Caluma head out by boat hit a snag when an aircraft carrying the relief commission officials nearly crashes. The Strangest Case text story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Don Komisarow. Sports Close-Ups! fact page by Jack Burnley. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by Cassidy and Paul Lauretta [both as Joe Shuster]; When a department store collapses and the head of the construction firm that erected it is slain, Clark Kent smells a story in the making. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Hugo Gernsback.
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Mitey Powers and the Super-Giants of Jupiter, Buzz Allen the Invisible Avenger, Hip Knox the Super Hypnotist, Smarty Artie, Detective Crane, Marvo 12GO+ the Super-Boy, Little Nemo in Dreamland (by Winsor McCay, Alibi Alice, and Dream of the Mince Pie Fiend. Text story, "The Thoughtwriter" by Hugo Gernsback, the editor and publisher of the comic. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Ace Magazines.
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Issue #292
Published Aug 1940 by Dell Publishing Co..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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Target Comics (1940) Vol. 1 #7Tags: Anthology / CollectionPublished Aug 1940 by Novelty Press.
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Cover art by Basil Wolverton. The Perilous Planetoid Trap starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton; Spacehawk unmasks to reveal his human face. The Black Rust Racket starring White Streak, script and art by Carl Burgos. Fingerprints Don't Lie starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. The Kohinoor Diamond starring Chameleon, script by Doug Allan, art by Bill Everett. The House of Horror--Fantastic Feature Films, script and art by Tarpe Mills. The Return of Slick Carson starring Bull's-Eye Bill, script by B. Holmes, art by L. Kennerly. The Construction Saboteurs starring T-Men, art by Larry Antonette. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Ace Magazines.
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Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 11 #1Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Standard Publishing.$20.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$21.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Standard Publishing.
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Published Aug 1940 by Better Comics.
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Cover by Kin Platt. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, George Mandel, Leonard Sansone, Elmer Wexler, Tom Gunn, John Daly, and Ray McGill. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Standard Publishing.
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Vol. 35 #1
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Standard Magazines Inc..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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Vol. 22 #1
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Standard Magazines Inc..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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Published Aug 1940 by Beacon Magazines.$63.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
$67.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$57.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Aug 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Eando Binder, Manly Wade Wellman, Ray Cummings, Nelson S. Bond, Henry Kuttner, Gerald Evans, and Oscar J. Friend. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Tags: Comic Strip ReprintsPublished Aug 1940 by United Features Syndicate.$245.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Slab: See item notes
- Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
- Label #4268915013
$130.00
View scans- 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached.
Tarzan (art by Hal Foster; 8 pages), the Captain and the Kids, Joe Dinks, Jim Hardy, Ella Cinders, Frankie Doodle, Li'l Abner, Fritzi Ritz (and Nancy), Phil Fumble, Four Aces, Little Mary Mixup, Broncho Bill, Bumps, Buster Beans, Bucky and His Pals, and Abbie an' Slats. Tarzan cover. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by MLJ Magazines.$239.00
View scans- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Interior wraps splitting. Brittle.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Edd Ashe. Stories by Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, William Wills, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, Gerry Thorpe, Ed Wexler, and C. A. Winter. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 7 #39Published Aug 1940 by Petersen Publishing Company.$13.00
View scans- Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.
August 1940. True crime stories with illustrations and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Aug 1940 by MacFadden Publications.$37.00
View scans- Front cover detached 15%.
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Vol. 29 #3
Published Aug 1940 by MacFadden Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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Vol. 31 #6
True Romances (1923 MacFadden) Vol. 31 #6Published Aug 1940 by MacFadden Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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Published Aug 1940 by MacFadden Publications.$17.00
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Published Aug 1940 by United Features Syndicate.
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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi goes to Hollywood to get into showbiz, and brings precocious niece Nancy along with her. A biography of Fritzi/Nancy cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller describes his rise from newspaper copy boy to famous cartoonist. Plus Fritzi paper dolls! Presenting the Rise of Ernie Bushmiller, Creator of Fritzi Ritz; Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble; Fritzi's Fashions; Hingeing on Stamps. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Ace Magazines.
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