Comic books May 1943

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 4 - May, 1943. 7" x 10", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Lois Lane--Super-Woman (1st appearance) starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Roussos (signed as Joe Shuster). Rainbow over Crimeville starring The Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by Charles Paris. The Lieutenant from Corregidor starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Rations for Victory starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Jungle Justice starring Congo Bill, art by John Daly. Styles in Crime starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $159.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Sky Wolf story. Cover-to-cover tear with some paper missing, slightly affects readability. Interior oxidation, pieces of tape throughout. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Airboy (art by Tony DiPreta), the Iron Ace, Skinny McGinty, Sky Wolf (art by Bob Fuje), the Bald Eagle, the Black Angel (art by J. Cassone), and the Flying Dutchman (art by Ulmer). Edited by Ed Cronin. Stories by Dick Wood, Tony DiPreta, Al Ulmer, Bob Fujitani, Harry Sahle, and John Cassone. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils possibly by C.C. Beck, inks possibly by Pete Costanza. The Helicopter Blitz starring Captain Marvel, Jr. The Pirate Who Hated Blood starring Lance O'Casey. Hitler's Headsman starring Spy Smasher. Frame Up! text story by Phil Sturm. Banshee O'Brien, Boy Enchanter, in the Mystery of the Modern Monster starring Ibis the Invincible. Old Time Movies starring Golden Arrow; western story. The World's Cruellest Ghost starring Captain Midnight. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

The Justice Society of America "Fights for a United America!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldom Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), the Atom (art by Gallagher), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), the Sandman (art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), Starman (art by Ed Dobrotka), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman appearance. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Secret Weapon." Frank Harry cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Nazi war cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $42.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

May 1943. Giant Size Issue. Cover by H.W. McCauley. Stories by Robert Moore Williams, Festus Pragnell, Richard O. Lewis, Nelson S. Bond, Ross Rocklynne, A.R. McKenzie, Leroy Yerxa, Edwin Benson, William McCown, and Alexander Blade. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, H.W. McCauley, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, and Joe Sewell. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 240 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Lynn Perkins, Tom McNamara and Phil Bard. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Inventor Chauncey Kiddin shows Captain Marvel the wonders of the future, including 3-D TV, but his assistant Dr. Ratte wants to use his teleporter to aid a Nazi invasion. Minute Man becomes a momentary Monument Man while retrieving art treasures that were stolen by the Nazis. Commando Yank must escape from occupied Holland with Nazi defense plans hidden inside a pipe, and stop a dike demolition in the process. Plus a PSA for war bonds and stamps featuring the Marvel family, Bulletman, Spy Smasher and Captain Midnight. And a magic trick from Balbo the Boy Magician. Captain Marvel: The World of Your Tomorrow!; Commando Yank: Danger at the Dike; Off the Beam; Bum Ticker; Bulletman: The Killer-Diller Killers; The Camera Sees Death; Minute Man in Berlin; Balbo the Boy Magician: The Missing Rabbit; Balbo's Own Magic Pages; Herbert; Spy Smasher; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Riddle of the Runaway Room. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $72.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 315, Issue 4 - May, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1, Issue 13 - May 1943, 5.25" x 7.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Poor $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 31, Issue 3 - May, 1943. Volume 31, Issue 3. Return to trimmed pulp format. Cover by William Timmins. "Gather, Darkness!" part 1 of 3 by Fritz Lieber. Other science fiction stories by Henry Kuttner, Raymond F. Jones, Lester Del Rey (as John Alvarez), & Cleve Cartmill. Interior illustrations by Frank Kramer & Paul Orban. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.25-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $1,500.00 or Best Offer View scans Interior complete. Full length spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation. Interior staining. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $1,799.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Severe water damage. Mold. Full length spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

1st appearance of Alfred Pennyworth - Cover by Jerry Robinson. "The Joker Reforms!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; After robbing a jewelry store, the Joker crash-lands his escape plane and loses his memory; He stumbles into a town where he becomes a hero... but not to the other members of his gang, who seek the jewels, and come looking for him, as do the Caped Crusaders. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Grade A Crimes!", script by Ruth "Bunny" Lyons Kaufman (as Bunny Lyons), pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists. "The Adventure of the Branded Tree!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Batman and Robin track down the secret of a dagger-branded tree that led to the murder of two lumberjacks. "Motive" text story by Eric Carter. One-page Clancy the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Here Comes Alfred!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Things get very complicated when an English butler, named Alfred, suddenly shows up on the doorstep of Wayne Manor and announces that he is there is attend to their needs in order to fulfill a promise that he made to the original butler for the Wayne family. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $110.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $50.00 View scans

Volume 2, Issue 3 - May, 1943. Lingerie story pictorials with humorous captions and pin-up photos. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.