Comic books July 1942

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

The Secret of the Hills starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine. Untitled Spitfire story, art by Al McWilliams. The Island of Dread starring Don Q, art by Vernon Henkel. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Untitled Pen Miller story, art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell Ross. Rube Goldberg strip. The Yellow Scorpion starring Alias The Spider, art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Tor the Magic Master story, art by Fred Guardineer. The Knife Throwing Gang starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner; Butchs use of rat traps to fight crime and fear of real guns comes into play when she faces the evil Knife-Throwing Gang. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

1st Boy Commandos cover by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, and Jerry Robinson. The Cop Who Hated the Batman, starring Batman and Robin, script by Joe Greene, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by George Roussos and Ray Burnley. The Boy Commandos story, script by Jack Kirby, art by Joe Simon. The Red Letter Day Crimes starring The Crimson Avenger, script by Jack Lehti, pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the Man Who Sold Death starring Spy, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Machine Man starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Mystery of the Priceless Pooch starring Slam Bradley, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. 68 pgs. $0.10. A bit of emphera: According to Robison, the cover to this issue was drawn by Robinson and Kirby at Robinson's kitchen table while Robinson's wife was making sandwiches for their lunch. The two artists took turns completing this historic cover. Our thanks to Phil Harding for this story. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $6.50 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 7, 1st Printing - "The Case of the Rusted Room" by John Donavan. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 33, Issue 3 - July, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $340.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white From the collection on Jon Berk. Label #1485450018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Story by J. P. McEvoy. Art by John Striebel and Ham Fisher. Reprints of the long-running comic strip, featuring a former showbiz star who encounters adventure and, sometimes, romance. This issue reprints the storyline where Dixie is dating a would-be boxer. To help him train, Dixie enlists the aid of champion boxer Joe Palooka (also a part of the McNaught comics syndicate). Joe Palooka artist Ham Fisher obliged by providing the Palooka art in these strips, creating one of the earliest crossovers in comics. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 19, Issue 5 - July, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

Vol. 2 #7 - Vol. 2 #8 published by Norman Book Co. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Back cover and staples missing, piece torn from last page, slightly affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Dr. Eptil starring Black Terror, art by Don Gabrielson; vs. Dr. Eptil and The Spider [Joe Mattock]. The Actinic Weapon starring Liberator; vs. Pohlkat and Karl. Spies At the Flying Circus starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner; vs. Mosher and Nazis. The Mystery Base starring Lt. North; vs. the Japanese. Death At the Zenith Bank starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. Ralph Davis and the Butler gang. In Saigon starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel. The Military Payroll Heist starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

True Crime Cases. Photo cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Thumbelisa, pencils by Walt Kelly. Little Black Sambo, script by Helen Bannerman (original text), pencils by Walt Kelly; Little Black Sambo runs into tigers in the woods. The Story of Hansel and Gretel, art by Walt Kelly. Winkie and the Wishing Well, art by Walt Kelly. The Flute O'McTootle, art by Walt Kelly. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Add to cart Fine $72.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $30.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $30.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $11.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $29.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $35.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - July, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Fantasy stories "Polaris - of the Snows" by Charles B. Stilson and "Serapion" by Francis Stevens. Interior artwork by Virgil Finlay and Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 148 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

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Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, a text story, and an original Fearless Flint feature. In order of appearance: "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Fearless Flint" by H. G. Peter; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "Stumping a Genius" text story by E. Albert Willard. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $36.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

With stories by Robert Bloch, Robert Moore Williams, and August Derlith.

Volume 4, Issue 7 - July 1942. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Duncan's Dreadful Doll" by P.F. Costello, and "The Eagle Man" by Don Wilcox. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Dishonorables," script by Wm. Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Martha and her father succumb to a disease that instills fear into the American people, which is a plot by a group of Americans who had been dishonorably discharged from the armed services. Untitled jungle story starring Samar, art by Rafael Astarita (as John Charles). Untitled Reynolds of the Mounted story. Untitled The Fargo Kid story. Untitled Zero, Ghost Detective story, script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler); Zero, Ghost Detective is able to save the sorority of his niece Sally from the clutches of a killer ghost. "The Black Dragon - Once again!", script and art by Paul Gustavson; The Black Dragon return to mine San Francisco Bay, and killed the Brigadier's commander in the process. Untitled story, script and art by Frank Borth; Spider Widow uses her spiders to suss out an evil Japanese collaborator. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Witmer Williams (as Rex Smith). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $45.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Issue #639 - July 1942. Enoch Bolles cover. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Flash stars in "Trouble at Gorman's Department Store," written by Gardner Fox, art by Harold Wilson Sharp. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Invasion of England" by Emanuel Demby and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "One More Chance" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "The Stolen Song" by Charles Reizenstein and Homer Fleming; King in "The Affair of the Twin Actors" by Fox and Harry Lampert; "El Bandido" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Land Where the Dragon Walks" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 41 Issue #4 - July 1942. Fiction, model-making articles, schematics, cartoons and factual essays make up every issue of Flying Aces. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Interior art by Al McWilliams. Fiction this issue includes "On Haunted Wings" by Donald Keyhoe and "Maltese Double-cross" by Joe Archibald. Articles feature World War II era aircraft and developments. Bedsheet format 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Cover artist unknown (signed 'JAY'). In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey"; "The Flag"; "Mr. Risk, 'Death's Three Riddles!'"; "Lash Lightning in the Handshake of Horror" art by Jim Mooney; and "The Unknown Soldier, 'Master of the Green Slime'". "Dusty Shackles" text story by Cliff Howe. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 9 - July 1942. Classic Men's humor magazine chock full of jokes, one liners, and single panel gag illustrations. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 36 pages, B&W. NOTE: This magazine was printed with a hole that goes through the entire issue. This is not a defect, it was this Magazine's signature feature. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 1 #5 - July 1942. Single panel gags and cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Helsing's Terrace Dining Room Menu - July 21, 1942. Four-page menu with smaller single-sided lunch menu laid in, 9" x 12", PC/PB&W.

Contains three original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; "The Music Master" by Stephen Douglas and Bill Everett; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; and "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson. "Pirate's Oil" text story by Claude Dunnagan. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.