Comic books May 1941

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Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Case of the Loan Shark, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen [as Mart Dellon]; After Carl Kessor tells him how loan shark Richard Turpin falsified loan documents to keep Kessor paying long after his debt should have been cleared, Alan Scott hatches a plan to expose Turpin; As Green Lantern, he offers himself as Turpin's enforcer, convinces Turpin's men to testify against their boss, then gets Turpin to explain his crimes within earshot of the police. The Crazy Man starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Guardian Angel starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer; Hop becomes the Guardian Angel to help Ikky and Prop capture spies outside American territory. The Secret of Mr. Connelly starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. The Waterfront Mystery starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Ruby of Life starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Koval's Invention starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Adam Link Faces a Revolt" by Eando Binder

Volume 15, Issue 5 - May, 1941. Giant 15th Anniversary Issue (begins giant-size issues with 244 to 276 pages). Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science fiction stories by Eando Binder ("Adam Link Faces a Revolt"), Don Wilcox, Joseph J. Millard and A.R. Steber, John York Cabot, William P. McGivern, P.F. Costello, David Wright O'Brien, Robert Moore Williams, Duncan Farnsworth, and Alexander Blade. Back cover by Frank R. Paul (depicting Martian spaceships invading New York City). 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 244 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"Luck of the Spendrift" serial novel by Max Brand.

Volume 73, Issue 1 - May, 1941. 6.5" x 9.75", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 13, Issue 4 - May, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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

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Vol. 2, No. 4 - May 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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10.5" x 13.5", 40 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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Bill Everett cover. Contains three original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Screen Oddities" by Gordon Fawcett; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Dinky Dinkerton" by Art Huhta (as Jim Wallace); "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; and "Kitty Moran and her Hound" and "Idioddities" by Jack Romer. "Trouble in Sudbury" text story by E. Albert Willard. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 5, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Harvard University Photographic Essay, Metropolitan Opera, Ohio Prison Sports, Learning to Fly, and more. Art by Alexander Leydenfrost, Albin Menning, & John T. McCoy Jr. 10 1/2-in. x 13 3/4-in.; 128 pages, PC/BW Cover price $0.10.

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May 12, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 124 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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May 19, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: floppy hats; Burton K. Wheeler; J.B. Priestley; surf bathing for race horses; incendiary bombs; U.S. uniforms and insignia; Ethel Merman; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 140 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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May 26, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Peggy Lloyd cover, War Taps Brazil's Wild Rubber, Penicillin Medicine, Spring on the Farm in Pennsylvania pictorial, Prince Albert comic strip ad (1/2 page), and more. Art by John T. McCoy Jr. 10 1/2-in. x 13 3/4-in.; 128 pages, PC/BW Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 5, No. 10 - May 20, 1941. 10.5" x 13.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain America #3 promo ad. Human Torch untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; The Hag's gang uses a blackout to enter the stock exchange to fake a second market crash so that she can buy up stock cheap; They use clothes treated with chemicals to deal with the Torch and gas that makes Torch's and Toro's flames go out; Toro breaks his arm in the fall so Torch takes him to the hospital and the doctor tells him that Toro needs a 'flame transfusion.' Sub-Mariner #1 promo ad. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; At the urging of Betty, Namor decides for all concerned--Betty, Bob, Lynne, and Luther--to join together as a group and fight side-by-side against the Nazis.. Captain America #2 promo ad. Toro Tells All story, script by Ray Gill. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar and Bogat help fight off the Limbos while also saving a man and woman who have landed their aircraft due to an over-heated engine. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Mr. Grabbit, mixed up with a gang of racketeers, is convinced by a "gang of ghosts" to break off his relationship with the gang and see to it that a lot next to Terry's school is sold to the city for use as a park. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog responds to the request of an old Oxford school mate to use Electro to help save his life and the life of his daughter from a man who was once forbidden to marry his daughter. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; The Vision rescues a professor from a Nazi executioner's blade. Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is trapped in the lair of the Cat's Paw, but one of the gang, whom the Angel once saved, helps him escape so that he can discover why the Cat's Paw is attempting to kill off our nation's leading industrialists. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 26, Issue 1 - May, 1941. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Spindizzies - 100MPH or Bust!" by John Q. Copeland, "A Ship is Launched" by Lester David, "Paradise for Sunday Drivers" by Bob Ruskauff, "The Following is Transcribed - " by Ronald Banks, "Blasting the Bombers!" by Douglas Rolfe, "America Beats Off an Air Raid!" by Cliff Taylor, "Tune Up Your Car the Modern Way" by Fred C. Russell, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 162 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (script by Will Eisner), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (script by Toni Blum, art by Chuck Mazoujian), Kid Patrol (art by Charles Nicholas), Prop Powers (art by Rudy Palais), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Kid Dixon (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Jack and Jill (art by Chuck Mazoujian), Wonder Boy, Pen Miller (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Paul Bunyan (art by Reed Crandall), and Merlin (art by Emil Gershwin). Death Rides the Racetrack starring Quicksilver, art by Nick Cardy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Monthly magazine that featured abridgements of best-selling books. 8.5" x 11", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by John Celardo. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Dan Zolnerowich, Pierce Rice, Arturo Cazeneuve, Don Lynch, Don Rico, Al Walker, Al Gabriele, and Nick Cardy. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. The debut of comedy relief Norge Benson, a space cadet with a knack for getting everything wrong; The debut of the heroic outlaw of the spaceways, The Star Pirate; The Red Comet uses his size-changing powers to battle the armored giants of Saturn. Nicely composed cover by John Celardo. The Red Comet; Gale Allen; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Crash Parker; Spurt Hammond; The Outlaw Amazons of Saturns Twelfth Moon; Slaver of the Space Lanes; The Queen of the Red Degmen; Norge Benson; The Star Pirate; The Two-Faced Monsters of Planetoid Zero. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11.25", 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Subtitled "A Monthly Digest of Radio and Allied Maintenance". Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 37, Issue 5 - May 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 6 - May 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Origin of Iron Ghost. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by George Brenner. The Ray story, art by Lou Fine; Bud moves in with Happy Terril; For some unknown reason he no longer remembers Happy is the Ray. Wings Wendall story, art by Vernon Henkel. Midnight story, script and art by Jack Cole. Purple Trio story. Wun Cloo page, script and art by Jack Cole. The Jester, art by Paul Gustavson. Espionage Starring Black X story. Scarlet Seal story, art by Harry Campbell [as Duane Byrd Monroe]. Castle of Doom starring Invisible Justice. Abdul the Arab story, art by Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]. Chic Carter story, art by Vernon Henkel. Bozo the Robot story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

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May 1941. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by David H. Keller, Oscar J. Friend, Leigh Brackett, and John Russell Fearn. "Thrills in Science" column by Mort Weisinger. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Strength & 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.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Win Smith, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Ken Ernst, Ed Moore, Dick Fletcher, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Exploring the burned-out shell of Capt. Judas's dungeon, Terry learns that Judas and Burma are still alive. Jack Wander, War Correspondent tackles looters after Nazi bombing runs on London. When Betty is accused of murder, Jim Ellis steps in to save her. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; A Good Turn; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jim Ellis; Jack Wander, War Correspondent; Terry and the Pirates; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; The O'Malley Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (May, 1941). 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. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Al McWilliams, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Having enlisted the lions in his battle, Tarzan next tries to tame an elephant stampede, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Burne Hogarth. The mad sculptor Pignalli has distributed thousands of patriotic statues through the city, but they are cleverly designed bombs, and only Mirror Man can find them all. The Triple Terror superhero team finds the secret formula for "liquid light" tattooed on a monkey's tail. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Back Home Again; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Frankie Doodle; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Nick Zuraw Warren King, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, and Carl Hubbell. 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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Vol. 190, No. 6 - May 3, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 191, No. 1 - May 10, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 191, No. 2 - May 17, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 191, No. 3 - May 24, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 191, No. 4 - May 31, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 33, No. 4 - May 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Al Gabriele, Al Walker, John Celardo, Gene Fawcette, Leonard Frank, and Nick Cardy. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Clipper Kirk captures a mysterious map from a downed German pilot; Action nurse Jane Martin uses chloroform to escape a hospital that's a front for Nazi drug smugglers; Suicide Smith also faces drug-stealing Nazis, in the Mediterranean. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; F4 of the Air Intelligence; Suicide Smith; The Phantom Falcons; Wing Tips; Flying Colors; Vultures of Vengeance; Greasemonkey Griffin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Everglades Airplane Mystery starring Flame. Another Bout With Blitz starring Black Lion, art by Chuck Winter. Bull Corten and the Lynch Mob starring Tex Maxon, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). Fu Chu and the Secret Plans starring Yarko the Great. The Big Boss Plants a Corpse starring Dr. Fung. One Plane Did Not Return text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). The Lost Gun of Tony Reducci starring Patty O'Day, script and art by Claire Moe (Vic Todd). Frau Relti's Hypnotic Serum starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Island Swindle--K-51 Spies At War. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.