Comic books August 1940
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Tags: Superman$2,000.00
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- Label #4713475001
- First wrap detached and damaged along spine and edges.
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A Superman adventure leads off this issue, followed by: Pep Morgan story by Gene Baxter --- The Black Pirate by Sheldon Moldoff --- Untitled Three Aces story A Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Tex Thompson in "The Return of the Gorrah!" --- An untitled Clip Carson adventure --- Zatara, the Master Magician in "The Vanished Explorer!" Full page ad for Superman #6. Full page ad for Supermen of America club. Inside front cover ad for All Star Comics #1 plus ads for Batman #1, Superman #5 and Detective #41. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.
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$4,620 ACTION COMICS #27 CGC 6.0 CR/OW PAGES // 1ST LOIS LANE COVER DC 1940 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Tags: Air Trails (1932-1955) (part Vol. 14 #5), Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.
- Staple rust: Slight.
10" x 13.5", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.
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Published Aug 1940 by Centaur Comics.$800.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure.
- Label #2023291004
- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4077895002
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$275.00
View scans- Interior is complete. Missing most of front cover. Staple rust/migration, water damage. Reproduction front cover included (unattached).
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Cover by Lew Glanzman. Stories by Sam Glanzman (as Samuel Decker), John F. Kolb, Sam Gilman, Frank Thomas, Martin Filchock, and Bob Lubbers. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, Minimidget, Iron Skull, Dr. Hypno, The Shark, Mighty-Man, Reef Kinkaid, and Zardi. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Centaur Comics.$850.00
View scans- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Piece-fill. 5" cumulative spine split (tape). Centerfold detached.
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Cover by George Harrison. Stories by Al Anders, Basil Wolverton, Malcolm Kildale, George Loomis, Bob Butts, James P. McCague, Steven Dahlman, Harry Francis Campbell, and Walter Galli. Science fiction stories, adventure tales, and Amazing Mystery Funnies starring such characters as Fantom of the Fair, Speed Centaur, Space Patrol, Bill and Davey, Larry Kane, and John Linton. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by William T. Dewart.$5.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Slight.
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
- Paper: Off white
- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
"Yaqui Gold" 2/5 serial by E. Hoffmann Price.
Volume 301, Issue 1 - August 3, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by William T. Dewart.
- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
- Paper: Off white
Volume 301, Issue 2 - August 10, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by William T. Dewart.
- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
- Paper: Light tan to Cream
- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$2.50
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
$2.50
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 301, Issue 3 - August 17, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by William T. Dewart.$2.65
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
- Paper: Off white
$2.50
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- 1/2 Book length spine split with amateur restoration. Heavy water damage. Soiling. Foxing. Staple rust. Rust migration.
Volume 301, Issue 4 - August 24, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by William T. Dewart.$3.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
- Paper: Off white
- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
August 31, 1940. Stories include "Minions of Mercury" (part 1) by William Gray Beyer, "Forgotten Island" by Allan Vaughan Elston, "Buckshot for Henry" by W.C. Tuttle, "Wilderness Way" by C.F. Kearns, "Fifteen Dollars Every Friday" by Fred Englehardt, "Destination Unknown" (part 3) by Richard Sale, and "Water Flows Downhill" by Jim Kjelgaardn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.$30.00
View scans- Paper: Tan to off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.
August 1940. Volume 25, Issue 6. Cover by Rogers. Science fiction stories by Lester Del Rey, A. E. Van Vogt, John Berryman, Philip St. John, Clifford D. Simak, Harry Walton, and Norman L. Knight ("Crisis in Utopia" part 2 of 2). Illustrations by Cartier, R. Isip, Koll, Kramer, and Schneeman. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by McCall Company.$5.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
Volume 71, Issue 4 - August, 1940. 6" x 10", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Fictioneers, Inc..$22.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan
August 1940 - Softcover pulp, 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 112 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.10.
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Doc Savage (1933-1949 Street & Smith^) Pulp Vol. 15 #6Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.$22.00
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- Paper: Off white
- Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Aug 1940 by International Society of Junior Magicians.$9.00
View scansOfficial organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.
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$16.00
View scans- Spine split 20%.
Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Frank A. Munsey.$29.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.
$13.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$5.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 90%. Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight.
Vol. 2, No. 3 - August 1940. Published by Frank A. Munsey. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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$1,500 Famous Fantastic Mysteries 1940 August #9, CGC 7.5 Yakima pedigree copy. Finlay Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by Ziff Davis.$16.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$13.00
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- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$12.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Staple rust: Slight.
$9.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
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"The Golden Princes" by Robert Moore William; "World Without Air" by Henry Kuttner
Volume 2, Issue 7 - August, 1940. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Golden Princess" by Robert Moore Williams, and "The Strange Voyage of Hector Squinch" by David Wright O'Brien. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.
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$194 Fantastic Adventures Vol 2, No 7, August 1940, The Golden Princess, VG-F Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by Fiction House.$675.00
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- Label #1445081009
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$325.00
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Cover art by Charles Sultan. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, art by John Celardo; Rip Regan the Power-Man vs. The Termite-Men. "The Headhunters of New Hebrides," art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie vs. Mogo and other headhunters. "Lair of the Vulture," pencils by Charles Sultan; Chip Collins vs. Pierre Villon. Untitled story starring Kinks Mason and Battler (his fighting seal partner), art by Steve Broder. Untitled story, art by Klaus Nordling; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. a gang of spies. "Tamer of the Wild"; Oran of the Jungle vs. Tony Siro. Keeping Fit article. Untitled story; Spencer Steel vs. Ratty Morone. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Charles Netcher); Big Red is taken prisoner in order to be used in one of The Monk's rocket tests. "Kid McCoy, the Lone Wolf of Fistiana"; Life story of world middleweight boxing champion Charles "Kid" McCoy. "Secret Legion," art by Leonard Frank; Saber (Spy Fighter) vs. Garr Storm. Untitled story, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich; Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby) vs. Clip Davis and J. B. Van Gilt. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Popular Publications.$77.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
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$150 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES AUGUST 1940 VOL 21 #3 NAZI COVER SCI FI PULP MAGAZINE Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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$2.65
1940. Produced by Conoco as a promotional tie-it to the Golden Gate International Exposition. Individualized for the owner, these contained detailed travel maps from your home starting point to the Exposition with your entire route highlighted by hand. This particular one begins in Buffalo, Kansas. Includes a map of the Exposition, hotel and travel information along the route, and points of interest. Held in a red metal comb binding. 12" x 9". 98 pages. Text and images in two-color.
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Published Aug 1940 by Fiction House.$300.00
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Cover art by Bob Powell. "Safari into Shadowland," script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Criminals drive out the workers of a diamond mine and bring in their own natives to work the mine; Kaänga, together with a group of black-maned lions, restores the mine to its rightful owners. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; After a savage tribe wipes out a group of missionaries, the Panther sees to it that they are punished by a flood that leaves their leader dead. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; A group of scientists are stricken with a plague after they open an ancient Egyptian tomb in the jungle; Tabu goes to a lost ancient Egyptian outpost for a cure. Untitled story, script by Ted Carter, art by Bob Powell; With the aid of a band of gorillas, Camilla and her army repulse an attack by a medieval Asian army. "The Dark Horde" text story by Bob Clark. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Bill Bossert; Yak-ho and his savage tribe attack the peaceful Kadahs; Terry uses a stick of chewing gum as a bribe to stop the attacks, but later must exorcise the evil spirit of the gum with a piece of jewelry. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; The Ingas, weakened by disease, are attacked by the Kurgas. Wambi goes to the military outpost to get both military and medical assistance. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason, art by Nick Cardy; Roy helps a diamond mine owner find his mine with the aid of the thieves who stole the map to the mine. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Simba rescues the pilot of a crashed airplane who is looking for his kidnapped fiancé; With the help of Simba and some apes, he frees the girl and captures the kidnappers. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); When Mr. X steals a mystical headpiece that causes a boiling mud-pit to overflow into the jungle, he is confronted by Fantomah who transforms him into a mud being and condemns him to live underground forever. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Liberty (1924-1950 Coloroto/Macfadden) Magazine Vol. 17 #33Published Aug 1940 by McCormick-Patterson.$9.00
View scans- Staple rust: Moderate.
Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 64 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.
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Published Aug 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$2.65
$2.65
View scans- Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
August 12, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Charles McNary; Wendell Willkie; piano sales; Philadelphia museum sculpture show; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 96 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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$12 LIFE Magazine August 12, 1940 - McNary of Oregon Cover, Joe DiMaggio Ad Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Meccano Magazine (1916-1963 Meccano Ltd) Vol. 25 #8Published Aug 1940 by Meccano Ltd..
Vol. 25 #8 - Aug. 1940. UK magazine featuring articles on engineering feats and vehicles. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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$5.00
View scans- Staple rust: Slight.
Movie magazine with news, reviews and gossip. Articles on John Barrymore, Joan Fontaine, Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, Jackie Cooper, Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, Full-page portraits include Claudette Colbert, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Linda Darnell, Greer Garson. Interesting ads include Lil Abner for Cream of Wheat, Claudette Colbert for Lux soap. Movie ads include Pride and Prejudice, Tom Brown's School Days, Maryland, Ghost Breakers. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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$650.00
View scans- Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
- INCOMPLETE. First 4 wraps missing. Pieces cut from pages 19-22,27-30 and 47/48. Art and story affected.
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Cover art by Edd Ashe. Untitled story, art by Larry Antonette (as Charles Nicholas); A gang of thieves rob a pawn shop, nearly knocking out Policeman Hannigan, who whistles an SOS, which the Beetle overhears and heads out to capture the crooks. Untitled Wing Turner story, art by Floyd Kelly; The Joe Pennelli Case, Part 1. Untitled story, script and art by Dick Briefer; Rex Dexter vs. Rof and Zard; The destruction of Tarsis. Untitled story; The Green Mask must track down and stop a maniac murderer who is targeting debutants. "The Devil's Vendetta" starring Chen Chang and Hip Sing, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson). Untitled story, art by Klaus Nordling (as F. Klaus); Lt. Drake vs. Ivan and other spies. "Death From the Boxing Ring" text story by E. J. Armond. Untitled story, script and art by Bob Powell; D-13 (Richard Anthony) vs. Henrietta Gorin. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Zanzibar vs. Ching the Pirate. Untitled story, art by Jim Mooney (as Norton Kingsley); The Lynx and Blackie, the Wonder Boy, must battle the Flood Makers Association in order to prevent them from flooding a town and looting the empty homes. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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- Interior is complete. Full length spine split.
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Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle, Rafael Astarita, Gus Ricca and Harry Anderson. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. Bulletman investigates sabotage at the State Fair. Red Gaucho dares to enter the Domain of Don Bacco, in his final appearance before moving to Master Comics, with the rest of the Nickel Comics lineup. Captain Venture faces the Gonga Invaders, in a story with some groovy, otherworldly Basil Wolverton-style art by Rafael Astarita. Bulletman; White Rajah; Hot Ice; Jim Dolan; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Red Gaucho: The Domain of Don Bacco. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.
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$550 Nickel Comics #8 PSA 4.0 Fawcett 1940 Last Issue Bulletman $560 Nickel Comics #8 (Fawcett Comics August 23, 1940) - CGC 3.5 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by Philadelphia Record.$8.00
View scansAugust 4, 1940. The Philadelphia Record Book Section was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Riders of Buck River" by William MacLeod Raine. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.
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Published Aug 1940 by Photoplay Publishing.$20.00
View scans- Front cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.
Vol. 54, No. 8 - August , 1940. 10.5" x 13.5", 90 pages, B&W.
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Published Aug 1940 by Fiction House.$44.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 20%. Staple rust: Slight.
Fall 1940. Cover by Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Revolt in the Ice Kingdom", Nelson S. Bond "The Ultimate Salient", Ed Earl Repp, John Russell Fearn as- (Thornton Ayre), Robert Moore Williams, Donald A. Wollheim, Neil R. Jones, and Carl Selwyn. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, D.L., and Leo Morey. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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$125 Planet Stories 1940 Fall, #4. Pulp $280 Planet Stories V1 #4 Science Fiction Pulp magazine. CGC 3.5 trimmed Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by Radcraft Publications.$8.80
View scansPublished by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Aug 1940 by Frank A. Munsey.
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Standard Publishing.
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Aug 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.
- Paper: Off white
- Label #4614071001
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- Paper: Brittle
- Centerfold Detached.
- Label #0333431005
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Stories and art by Bert Whitman and others. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. While battling Apollo and The Black Circle, the Eagle trades his wings for a cape (but still gets his flight from a formula); A search for missing rockets leads Perisphere Payne to The Great Master, a disembodied brain, and his army of centaurs, in a story with exceptional art and outlandish imagery; Marga the Panther Woman seeks the reason for Bombo the elephant's savage attacks before the neighboring tribes take action on their own. Classic girl-in-a-tube cover by an unknown artist. The Eagle: The Black Circle; Dynamo; Cosmic Carson; Perisphere Payne; Marga the Panther Woman; Build a Rocket Ship; Explorers In the Spaceways; Scientific Magic; Dr. Doom; Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Charlton Publishing.$11.50
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Ziff Davis Publishing.$110.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Back cover detached 20%. Staple rust: Slight.
"Cheaper Love" a novella by Robert Moore Williams, and "Cannibals' Revolt" a short story by Manly Wade Wellman.
Vol. 1, No. 4 - August, 1940. 6.5" x 9.25", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.
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$5,000.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #1293309004
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Special Edition Comics #1, published in 1940 by Fawcett Publications, was the only issue of the title. It appeared on the newsstands several months before Captain Marvel Adventures #1, and at the same time Whiz #8 was released. Note the costume of Captain Marvel shown on the cover. In this early version, he has a buckle on his sash with the initial M, does not have a buttoned shirt flap, and his arm bands are a bit different. Cover art by C. C. Beck. Untitled story, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy is stunned, like the rest of the crowd, when the challenger in the heavy weight boxing match knocks out the champion with one punch; Trying to get an interview, Billy learns the truth behind what happened and is captured by a giant ape who is actually Dr. Allirog, who works for Slaughter Slade. "The Haunted House," script by Bill Parker, pencils, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza (backgrounds); In 1890, a recluse millionaire, with his dying breath, informs his servant that no one is to enter this house after his death; Anyone doing so will fall under the dying man's curse that will follow them to their grave. "Gamblers of Death," script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; Risking death, Billy investigates a phantom gambling ring which uses men's lives as chips in a fantastic game of murder for money. "Sivana the Weather Wizard," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy seeks to learn why there has been ten times as much damage by tornado, earthquake, hail storms, and floods than the previous. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Sphinx Publishing Corporation.
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Aug 1940 by Culture Publishing.$205.00
View scans- Paper: Brittle
- Front cover detached 70%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.
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$99 Spicy Detective v.13 #4, Aug 1940, PR Ward Girl Running from Whip Cover! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 18 1940Published Aug 1940 by Promotional.$72.00
View scansSpirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Better Publications.$15.00
View scans- Trimmed
- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$19.00
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- Paper: Cream to off white
Volume 4, Issue 1 - August, 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner and August Derleth, Illustrations by Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 10-in. Softcover Pulp 100 Pages B&W Cover price $0.10.
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$275 Strange Stories #10 August 1940 Vintage Pulp Science Fiction Magazine Cgc 5.0 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by York Barbell Company.$42.00
View scansStrength & Health was one of the earliest magazines devoted to fitness and bodybuilding. Through the early 1960s, it was the most popular weightlifting magazine in the United States. Cover price $0.15.
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2 days left Auction STRENGTH & HEALTH MAGAZINE - AUGUST 1940 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Current bid: $108.00
Time left: 5d 9h 19m- Comic is complete other than being coverless. Full length spine split to first wrap.
- Trimmed
- All three edges TRIMMED, spine severely damaged (book removed from a bound volume).
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- INCOMPLETE. Missing first three wraps and one more page, affects "Lois Lane, Murderer" and "The Construction Scam". Centerfold detached.
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Cover pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy. Features the 1st splash page in a superman comic. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois is found at the scene of the murder of a noted jewel collector, she is arrested for that murder. Supermen of America club info. Too Big For Marbles text story, script by George Shute, art by Don Komisarow. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Brute Bashby and his thugs roll into the town of Gateson with the sole purpose of establishing a protection racket, which means each shop owner must fork over 10% of their profits. Super Strength activity page, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jack Burnley. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by Cassidy and Paul Lauretta [both as Joe Shuster]; Relief efforts to help the tornado and earthquake ravaged South American nation of San Caluma head out by boat hit a snag when an aircraft carrying the relief commission officials nearly crashes. The Strangest Case text story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Don Komisarow. Sports Close-Ups! fact page by Jack Burnley. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by Cassidy and Paul Lauretta [both as Joe Shuster]; When a department store collapses and the head of the construction firm that erected it is slain, Clark Kent smells a story in the making. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$2,420 DC - SUPERMAN (1939-86; 2006-11) #6 - Grade 4.0 - Comic Book Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by Better Comics.$1,720.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4501730008
Cover by Kin Platt. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, George Mandel, Leonard Sansone, Elmer Wexler, Tom Gunn, John Daly, and Ray McGill. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$8,995 Thrilling Comics #7 CGC App 7.0 F/VF GORGEOUS Eye Appeal VERY RARE ICONIC COVER! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by MLJ Magazines.6 bids
Current bid: $14.00
Time left: 5d 9h 39m- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. TRIMMED and staples replaced. 7" Spine split from top (taped). Archival tape.
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Interior wraps splitting. Brittle.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Edd Ashe. Stories by Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, William Wills, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, Gerry Thorpe, Ed Wexler, and C. A. Winter. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$2,995 Top Notch Comics #7 CGC 4.0 Pedigree Gold Label MLJ Magazines 1940 $2,999 Top Notch Comics #7 CGC VF+ 8.5 White Pages Archie 1940 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.$24.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.$9.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
Volume 184, Issue 5 - August 17, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.
- Paper: Off white
- Paper: Off white to white
$2.65
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
Volume 185, Issue 1 - August 31, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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$995.00
View scans- Restored: B1
- Paper: White
- Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. tear seals to cover & interior, spine split sealed to cover.
- Label #2031040006
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
$350.00
View scans- Near-complete spine split (taped). Tape on interior pages and under staples.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Cover by C. C. Beck. "The Squadron of Doom," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy investigates the mysterious disappearance of the freighter, Red Star, last seen near the coast of Greenland; There he discovers that Rodney Stark has invented a machine that slowly melts ice, freeing prehistoric men, whom he uses as slaves to build a massive air force to attack and subdue the United States. Untitled Golden Arrow story, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; Carol's murderous uncles hope to convince her that her gold mine is haunted. Untitled Lance O'Casey story, script by Bill Parker, art by Bob Kingett. "The Horned Bear" text story. "The Mask's Kidnapping Scheme," script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza. "Peril in Fort Worth" starring Dan Dare, art by Al Carreno. Untitled Dr. Voodoo story, script and art by John Hampton. "Chaos at the Carnival" starring Ibis the Invincible, script by Bill Parker, art by Gus Ricca. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 138 #6Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1940 by Street & Smith.$5.30
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate.




















































































