Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) comic books 1942-1944

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Borth, George Roussos, Edd Ashe, Jerry Robinson and Dick Briefer. Incorrectly listed as issue #6 on cover. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. 13 and Jinx face King Questionmark, a deformed madman who escapes an asylum and makes his fellow lunatics (who all believe they are famous people) into his criminal gang. Star-spangled shero Pat Patriot battles gangsters who have hidden jewels in a racing engine during the Indy 500. Apache superhero the Bronze Terror intervenes when Nazi spies target a defense plant near a reservation, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil: The Case of the Mysterious Trunk; Claw Battles Ghost, Round 3; Pat Patriot: Indianapolis Speedway; Nightro; Real American #1; Thirteen and Jinx: When Mad Men Meet - Crippled Vengeance, Ch. 2; Meet 'Perfect Crime' Parodi; London; Whirlwind: Round 1. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Charles Biro. "The Return of Sniffer," script and art by Charles Biro; Daredevil uses young David Schmidt to infiltrate a Bund organization to get the goods on them and what they are up to before he mops up the house with them. "Crippled Vengeance: Chapter Three," script by Dick Wood, art by Bernard Klein; Thirteen, Jinx and Marie make it out of the burning house and to a car that they hope to make a get-away in, believing that King Questionmark has perished in the fire. "South American Smasher," script by Dick Wood, art by Bernard Klein; Terry and Mickey decide to go into town to watch K.O. put the moves on a Mexican senorita, when the South American champ, Castelli, roughs K.O. and man-handles the girl. "Little Big Shot," script by Dick Wood, art by George Roussos; Hugh is walking the streets when he sees two young boys pull a fast one on a grocer; After stopping them and repaying the grocer, and hoping to turn them from a life of crime, Hugh tells them the story of New York Benny. Silver Streak Comics ad. "Hollywood Sabotage"; Miss Patriot is invited on set to watch a new war movie being made called "Fight to Die," and meets the star of the movie, who has fallen for her. Sniffer ad. "The Oil Racketeers," script and art by Dick Briefer; When Jeff sees a friend of his being beaten up at a gas station, he wades into them, gives them a shellacking, and lets them go, not realizing they are criminals that had just committed a heist. "Transpacific Tragedy" text story by Dick Wood. "Who Is the Boar?", script and art by Jerry Robinson; While battling a criminal, Leslie saves London's life and thus makes headlines all over the world... headlines that reach Nazi Germany, where Hitler unleashes the first super-powered villain London has faced: The Boar. "Case of the Missing Mayor," script and art by Bob Wood; After battling the Ghost and possibly killing him, the Claw disappears. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. King Questionmark's use of deranged lunatics for his gang proves less than ideal, in an explosive finale. Neighborhood kids hear the story of Daredevil's origin and his battles with the super-speedster called The Bolt. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a superhero tale and a comedy short. Daredevil: The Champion of Crime; Thirteen and Jinx: Crippled Vengeance: Ch. 4; Sniffer: Brush-'Em-Off Syndicate; Crimebuster: On Mystery Mountain; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Claw Battles Ghost. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Lin Streeter, Sidney M. Elias and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. As World War II heats up, masked crimefighter Daredevil joins the Army Air Corps, the precursor to the Air Force. Pat Patriot puts on a wartime defense benefit at the upscale Diamond Room, but all is not as it seems. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a superhero tale and a comedy short. Daredevil: War; Thirteen and Jinx: Mystery of the Everglades, Ch. 1; Sniffer; Crimebuster: New York Under Fire; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Stamps: The Niagara Falls; Claw: Death To the Allies! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Lin Streeter, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen join the Army, using their strange abilities in exchange for pardons at the end of World War II - perhaps moved by the real-life unit that also inspired the film "The Dirty Dozen." Apache superhero the Bronze Terror is framed by an impostor during the shooting of the Bronze Terror movie, in a story with art (and a particularly cool splash page) by Dick Briefer. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana. Also featuring a Daredevil PSA for Savings Bonds and Stamps, a WWII fundraising drive. Curious tickle-bondage cover by Charles Biro, featuring an exceptionally hideous villain. Daredevil: The Phantom of Notre Dame; Thirteen and Jinx; Sniffer; Crimebuster and the Phantom Preacher; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Times Square; Claw. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Basil Wolverton, Woody Hamilton and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle takes on Hitler himself, in a humorous story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Thirteen and Jinx battle a Giant Amoeba that osmosises people to death. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a Houdonnit the Great magic misadventure. Also featuring a text biography of comics legend Charles Biro. Daredevil: Blood and Sawdust; Thirteen and Jinx: The Case of the Giant Amoeba; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Houdonnit the Great; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Times Square; The Claw: Who He Really Is and How He Came To Be; Meet Charles Biro. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Bart Tumey, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Kids Peewee, Jock, Scarecrow and Meatball help Daredevil battle fifth columnists, soon calling themselves the Little Wise Guys, who would star in the comic for the rest of its run. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle battles Varicose Vane, provider of Vitamin V, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince's aide Black Mask is captured by an enemy who discovers "his" secret. Also featuring a text biography of notorious comics legend Bob Wood. Daredevil: Blackhearts In White; Thirteen and Jinx; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Blitz In Alaska; Times Square; The Claw; Meet Bob Wood. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Bart Tumey, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil discovers the true fate of notorious Nazi deserter Rudolf Hess. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle is assigned to cover a tenement fire, but first he stops for marshmallows, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince is enraged by a colonial governor who tortures and abuses women, in a story with bizarre bondage art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil; Thirteen and Jinx: The Curious Riddle of Dr. Klitz; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Cheers For Squeeks; The Claw. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Bart Tumey, Dan Barry, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys battle a street gang called the Steamrollers, resulting in the shocking death of founding Wise Guys member Meatball. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle braves a burning building and accidentally unearths an arsonist, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince discovers just rulers who have been imprisoned in a dungeon by a dictator, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring inks by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Daredevil; Thirteen and Jinx Smack the Saboteur; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Sudden Death; The Claw. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Distraught Curly tries to prove himself a faithful member of the Little Wise Guys after the death of Meatball. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle encounters Lester Fester, Esther Tester, Sylvester Pester, Daniel Spaniel and Aubrey Robbery, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince sets out to rescue King Andrew from an African prison, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil; Thirteen and Jinx: The Death Clock Strikes; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Axis Agent #1; The Claw. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil's sidekicks the Little Wise Guys set up their base on operations at the Herendeen mansion to help him solve crimes. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle thinks a city councilman has murdered Mayor Mushmap, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Teen inventor Dickie Dean sets out to steal his lightning machine back from the Nazis, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil: Doom; Thirteen and Jinx: Welders Disappear; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Squeeks Goes Nuts; The Claw: The Claw Is Dead? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Carl Hubbell, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil reveals his true origin to the Little Wise Guys: he mastered the boomerang while being raised by a tribe of aborigines in Australia. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle falls asleep and dreams of being a war correspondent in North Africa, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Teen inventor Dickie Dean tests out a hypnosis machine on Nazi soldiers, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Too Tough to Fight; The Claw: The Ghost Meets the Claw's Uncle. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Carl Hubbell, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The evil Claw is captured by the Cobra Queen, and by the time the Ghost catches up with them, the villains have joined forces. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle encounters Killer Diller and Killer Miller, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince's right-hand woman Black Mask marries a king, but can't turn her back on the sea, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil; Sniffer: The King of Smell; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince: I Object!; Crimebuster: Unlucky At Murder; The Claw: Is This at Last the End of the Claw? 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The heroic Ghost falls prey to the villains Claw and Queen Cobra, in his final appearance. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle meets Claude Codd, the Canned Cartoonist, and the staff of Colic Comics, in a self-deprecating story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince signs up with the notorious captain known as The Germ to get to America, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil: What Are You Doing?; Sniffer: The King of Smell; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: The War Effort Saboteur; The Claw. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, Jack Cole, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. A Nazi narrates the story of his own undoing by Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys. A reprint of the first appearance of villain The Claw, featuring art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole, and a new introduction by Bob Wood. Teen inventor Dickie Dean's latest invention is a dinghy that can sink Nazi U-boats, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil: The Confessions of a Nazi!; Sniffer: The King of Smell; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Do You Know...; The Claw. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The implied violence in this cover for "Beware of the Tramp!" is about as extreme as you will see on the cover of a Golden Age comic! And an issue that is very hard to come by, as well!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, Basil Wolverton, Rudy Palais and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle is foiled and fooled by the false faces of Stan Dan the Makeup Man, in the final Scoop Scuttle story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. A new phase begins in the saga of The Claw, featuring art by Rudy Palais. The Pirate Prince takes on a corrupt judge who's jailed one of his sailors, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil: Meet the Tramp; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Squeeks Does It Again; The Claw. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, Jack Warren and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys face the deadly millionaire called Pshyco on the ski slopes. Teen inventor Dickie Dean creates a Thought Transmitter, in a story with art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. The Pirate Prince's pal Droopy meets his dad, in a naval reunion in the tradition of Popeye and Poopdeck Pappy, with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring a vintage ad for wartime "Victory Glasses": a set of tumblers featuring members of each branch of the US armed services smooching a cute civilian. Daredevil; Sniffer: The Strange Case of the Coded Pickles; Dickie Dean; Helpful Hank; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Monkey Maneuvers; The Claw. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys investigate a series of traumatic murders at Punch and Judy puppet shows. The Pirate Prince's pal Droopy falls in love, in a story by Dick Briefer. A PSA for WWII paper drives, an early recycling program, featuring Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys, as well as creators Lev Gleason, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. Also featuring an over-the-top pre-Code cover by Charles Biro, with a Punch and Judy show opening fire on the audience - surely one of the most bizarre Golden Age covers ever. Daredevil: The Punch and Judy Murders; Sniffer; Dickie Dean: Magnetic Magician; On the Road to Stalingrad; The Pirate Prince: Droopy Falls in Love; The Claw; A Daredevil Special. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Montana, Carl Hubbell, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in a highly competitive school baseball game. The Pirate Prince and Droopy find a ghost ship on a deserted island, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean witnesses a kidnapping on his new super-telescope, in a story by Archie creator Bob Montana. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster Entertains Refugee Children; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Carl Hubbell, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in backstage drama during a visit to a circus. The Pirate Prince and Droopy encounter Droopy's long-lost twin brother on a pirate vessel, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean battles a saboteur in the Home of Tomorrow. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster and the Crackshot Killer; The Pirate Prince: These Are Twins; The Claw. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Violent covers like this were a prime target during 1950s Wertham comic purges, hence its rarity!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in the search for missing jewels aboard an ocean liner. The Pirate Prince and Droopy pursue a pirate ship into the Arctic Ocean, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean tries to rescue his pal from a runaway plane, in a story featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Another bizarre bondage cover by Charles Biro. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: Death in Disguise; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.