Comic books May 1937

Add to cart Fine $65.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Issue #1 - May 1937. "Espionage International" by Fletcher Pratt. Contributions from Albert Payson Terhune, Leonard Nason, Thomas B. Costain, Jack Dempsey and more. Digest, 5.5" x 7.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

May 1, 1937. Cover by V. E. Pyles. Serials "Grand National" Part 1/5 by Judson P. Philips, "War For Sale" Part 2/4 by Max Brand, "Revolution -- With Pictures" Part 4/5 by Eustace L. Adams, "Doomed Liner" conclusion by Garnette Radcliffe. Novelette "The Faith Unfaithful" by William Corcoran. Other stories by James Stevens, Stookie Allen, and Dale Clark. A few interior illustrations. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Fine $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $3.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $3.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 272, Issue 6 - May 8, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.65 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 273, Issue 1 - May 15, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $53.00 View scans Paper: Tan to off white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 273, No. 2 - May 22, 1937. W.C. Tuttle, Richard Sale, Hugh B. Cave. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $14.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Lester Dent 2/3, George Challis Volume 273, Issue 3 - May 29, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%.

Volume 19, Issue 3 - May 1937. Science Fiction and Adventure stories. This issue features "Other Space" by Warner Ban Lorne, and "Visitors From the Void" a Scientific Discussion by Willey Ley. 160 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart $60.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - May, 1937. Cover sculpture by Bil Baird. Short fiction stories by Julian R. Meade, Hannah Lees and James T. Farrell, Illustrations by Ray Prohaska, John Holmgren and Nicholas F. Riley. 8.5" x 11.5", 66 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $155.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - May 1937. Pulp magazine focusing on Crime and Detective stories. Includes the tales "The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead" by Norvell W. Page, and "Compensation From the Corpse!" by Edward S. Williams! 7-in. x 9-in, 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.00 View scans Spine split 25%.

Vol. 10, No. 19 - May 7, 1937. 8.5" x 11.5", 24 pages, Black and white.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 2 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Staple rust. Spine stress. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart Good $15.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 68, Issue 577 - May, 1937. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Fine $21.00 View scans	Add to cart Fine $21.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Extensive chewing.
Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 4 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Vol. 3, No. 3. May 1937. Cover by Earle Bergey. Men's interest magazine containing fiction stories, cartoons, non-nude pictorials, and other variety. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $4.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 7.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $11.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $3.00 View scans Spine split 60%. Cover Detached. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 7.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 7.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $18.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 7.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $17.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.65 View scans Spine split 70%. Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 7.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $6.60

May 9, 1937. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Trail Smoke serial by Ernest Haycox begins. Other fiction stories by Anita Pinkham, Barbara Webb, Lemuel De Bra, Decla Dunning, Alma & Paul Ellerbe, and comic strips Bringing Up Father by George McManus and The Bungle Family by H. J. Tuthill (one page each), plus a page of poems. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $5.00

May 23, 1937. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Margaret Craven, Ernest Haycox, Martina G. Owen, Barbara Webb, Esther Morris Douty, Ruth U. Tuthill, and comic strips Bringing Up Father by George McManus and The Bungle Family by H. J. Tuthill (one page each), plus a page of poems. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 14 #5 - May 1937. Articles with photography about hunting and fishing. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 14, Issue 22 - May 29, 1937. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $16.00 View scans

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $21.00 View scans

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,009.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4608042008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Volume 3, Issue 10 - May, 1937. Painted cover by George Quintana. Hollywood and Broadway related pin-up and studio publicity photos with humorous captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 77, No. 5 - May 1937. Health and fitness magazine founded by Bernarr Macfadden, a pioneer in exercise, fitness, nutrition and body building. Cover painting by Victor Tchetchet. Photograph of Clara Bow and her husband Rex Bell. 8 1/2-in. x 11 3/4-in., 96 pages, BW with a few color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 50%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 67, No. 5 - May 1937. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.5" x 9.25", 288 pages, B&W with color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 20%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Fair $2.60 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 130 #5, May 1937 - Cover by Edgar F. Wittmack. Features include "New Cities in the Arctic", "Behind the Scenes with the Men Who Build Giant Movie Sets", "Battle of the Superliners", "Strange Things That Roam Through the Body" and more. 8.5" x 11.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $24.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

A magazine for the amateur wireless operators. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 3, Issue 7 - April-May, 1937. Girls, Gags, Cartoons, and Stories. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 159, Issue 3 (Whole Number 753) - May 10, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

UK weekly magazine, this issue featuring the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. 9.5" x 12.5", 144 pages, B&W with spot color.

Add to cart Fair $8.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 14, No. 8 - May 1937. An entertainment magazine discussing all things theatre related and similar arts like motion pictures, music, radio, dance, and after-dark entertainment. 10" x 14", 104 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans

Theatre Arts Monthly (May, 1937). TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. This issue features articles on Fred Astaire and John Gielgud by Morton Eustis, "A Lyric Theatre" by Lee Pattison, "African Sculpture and Plays as Ritual" by Eugene Golomshtok, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $385.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $190.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 29, Issue 5 - May 1937. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $32.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 10%.

Vol. 156, No. 2 - May 8, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Issue 470 - May, 1937. UK Edition. A collection of (reportedly) true stories of adventures from all over the world. Looks somewhat like a pulp, but this is a non-fiction title printed on better quality paper. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 116 pages.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $44.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 53, Issue 5 - May 1937. A collection of stories, advertisements, and suggestions/advice aimed towards ladies. 10" x 13 1/2", 36 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $99.00 View scans 5.5" Cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tearing.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached at two of three staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories by Romer Grey and Stephen Slesinger. Art by Allen Dean. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue (technically the third, but the first numbered) reprinted King of the Royal Mounted comic strips from 1936.  Canadian Mountie Dave King was based on a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. Yukon outlaws set fire to King's cabin to distract him while they ambush a dogsled team, killing the men escorting a gold shipment. 9-in. x 12-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.