Comic books May 1939

Add to cart Fine $82.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

May 1939. Stories by Isaac Asimov ("The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use", his second for the pulp and still with no cover mention), John Russell Fearn, W. Lawrence Hamling & Mark Reinsberg, David V. Reed, Bradner Buckner, Ed Earl Repp, and Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr.. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa. Cover by Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 30%.

May 1939. Volume 23, Issue 3. Cover by Graves Gladney. Science fiction stories by Jack Williamson ("One Against the Legion" part 2 of 3), P. Schuyler Miller, John Berryman, Lester Del Rey ("The Day is Done"), L. Sprague De Camp (as Lymon R. Lyon), and Kent Casey. Illustrations by Carlson, De Camp, Fisk, Gilmore, Ley, Orban, and Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.65 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Front cover detached 20%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $3.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 69, Issue 1 - May, 1939. 6.5" x 10", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $3.00 View scans Spine split 30%. Staple rust: Slight.

Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 0.1 $4,000.00 View scans Paper: Brittle Page 14 Only. (From the Collection of Jerry Robinson) Label #1269989007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bob Kane. 1st appearance of Batman and Commissioner Gordon. The Case of the Chemical Syndicate starring The Bat-Man (as he's called in the story), script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Killers of Kurdistan starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Bullet Bluff starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. Death on the Airwaves text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean), art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Mysterious Doctor Fu Manchu story, script and art by Leo O'Mealia. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, script and art by Sven Elven. Plain Clothes Pete story, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Ad for All-American #2 and Movie Comics #2. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 128, No. 3 - May 20, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.50 View scans

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

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $75.00 View scans 6" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - May, 1939. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Science Fiction and Fantasy adventure stories. This issue features "The Invisible Robin Hood" by Eando Binder, "Revolt of the Robots" by Arthur Tofte, and stories by A. Hyatt Verrill, F.A. Kummer Jr. Ross Rocklynne, Murice Duclos, and Harl Vincent. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Fine $29.00 View scans Staple rust. Creasing. Denting. Fingerprints. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Spine stress. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage.

Volume 70, Issue 601 - May, 1939. Cover by Enoch Bolles. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.00 View scans Slightly brittle.

Volume 32, Issue 2 - May, 1939. Fiction, model-making articles, schematics, cartoons and factual essays about airplanes and aviation. Cover by August Schomburg. 8.5" x 11.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans 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. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 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. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Spine split 5%. 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. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans 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. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $140.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $140.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 2, Issue 5 - May 1939. Pulp magazine focusing on historical adventures. This issue features "The Sea Drinks Blood" by H. Bedford Jones, and "Count Gaspar" by E. Charles Vivian. 6 /2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $122.55 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Men's humor digest magazine featuring articles, stories, and one panel cartoons. Cover by James Trembath. Cartoons by Lawrence Lariar, Chester Garde, Louis Priscilla, CW Anderson, Jack Markow, Henry Boltinoff, Gregory d'Alessio, and others. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 3/4-in., 128 pages, BW/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - May, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Inventor Incorporated" by Stanley Gerstin, "Modern Miracle: The Secret of Plastics" by John E. Pfeiffer, "Aircraft Radios Get Torture Test" by Byers C. Rathbone, "Our Air Force - A Farce!" by Major Al Williams. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 114 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $17.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 17, No. 6. May 1939. Alice Faye painted cover by Earl Christie. 8.5" x 11.5", 118 pages, Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans

Volume 5, Issue 6 - May, 1939. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $9.00 View scans

Vintage photo magazine featuring reader submitted photographs, and pictorials. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $21.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Vol. 4 #5 - May 1939. Tips and tricks of making better photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 182 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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

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

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 8 No. 30 May 13, 1939. Articles, reviews, program schedules and personality profiles. 10.5" x 13.5". 40 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans

Film trade publication with lots of news. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white; 54 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $5.00 View scans

Vol. 16 #10 - May 15, 1939. Focus on Broadway and motion pictures. Fredric March on Broadway, Goodbye, Mr. Chips film review and more. 8 3/4-in. x 11 3/4-in., 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $74.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.

May 1939. Cover by H. W. Scott. Fantasy stories by L. Ron Hubbard ("Danger in the Dark"), Robert Bloch ("The Cloak"), Steve Fisher, H. W. Guernsey, Robert Moore Williams, Mona Farnsworth, and L. Sprague De Camp ("Divide and Rule!" part 2 of 2). Illustrations by Edd Cartier, Fisk, Gilmore, Harry Kirchner, Paul Orban, and Hubert Rogers. 6 5/8" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $86.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 30%.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $62.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 33, Issue 5 - May 1939. Edited by Edwin Baird. 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 FR/GD 1.5 $13.50 View scans Cover Wrap Detached.

Vol. 174, No. 1 - May 27, 1939. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans

Vol. 19, No. 6 - May, 1939. 6.5" x 9.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.