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Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) comic books 1943

  • Issue #17
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 17
    Auction opens January 4
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1163300005

    Cover by R. Webster. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, E. Demby, Alan Mandel, Dan Barry, Charles Bruno, Harry G. Peter, Ben Thompson and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy battle The Red Scorpion; A true war story featuring early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry; Man O' Metal investigates the murder of a millionaire. Also featuring a Rainbow Boy story promoting War Bonds, a WWII fundraising effort. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Outstanding Hero of the War; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; 18 Karat Heroes; Man O' Metal; He Learned It Well; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 20
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #0010284003

    Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Alexander Kostuk, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal investigates when a movie star is targeted by deadly accidents on the set; Hydroman tracks Nazi spies to a strange house by the sea; A foghorn provides Music Master with the power he needs to halt a sabotaged ship. Brutal but vibrant cover by H.C. Kiefer. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; The Sea Is Deep; Man O' Metal; You Can't Kill Him; Flyin' Jenny. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.