Comic books November 1942

Vol. 1 #7 - Nov. 1942. Single panel gags and cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Till Goodan. Stories and art by Till Goodan and others. Western comics starring beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry. In a double-length story, Gene promises a dying prospector to find his daughter and give her the map to his gold. But first he must elude the man's killers, who want the map for themselves. In another story, neighboring ranchers want to force Mary to sell Clay Ranch, but Gene Autry comes along at just the right time. The Secret of the Aztec Treasure; Calf Roping; Steer Riding; Bareback Riding; Gene Autry Scrap Book; Six-Gun Law. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Hap Harris, Len Short and Stan Ford. Cover by E. C. Stoner. Series changes format again, to 32 pages, as humorous backup features are added. Johnny Green inherits the mantle of the Green Mask from his father, the original Green Mask. The twist is that Johnny doesn't know he's Green Mask, but still instinctively says his power-word "Eeyow!" when danger threatens. Investigating a haunted cave near the site of the class picnic, Johnny encounters a banshee; Oddball funny-animal hero Pussy Katnip is described in her intro thusly: Proprietress of the best cafe in town, singer of torchy songs and amateur detective, all rolled into one charming bundle of cat loveliness! Definitely one of a kind. The Banshee of Dead Man's Hill; Pussy Katnip; Dick Transom, The Screwy Sleuth; The Road to Happiness; Snooky; Rick Evans. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $40.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

First appearance of Downbeat. Contains four original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Rainbow Boy" by Stephen Douglas and Ben Thompson; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "The Music Master" by Stephen Douglas and Bill Everett; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; and "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton. "Downhill Race" text story by Clary Thompson. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $32.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Movie Fan Magazine, most notable for being the only movie fan magazine sold in this era for a nickel instead of a dime.8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 Pages. B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Published by Popular Magazines, Inc. between December 1931 and December 1943, Hooey was a satirical humour magazine that included fake articles, cartoons that depicted social issues of the time and spoof ads in a similar vein as it's successor, Mad Magazine. 8.5" x 11", 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Articles with photography about hunting and fishing. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $59.00 View scans Spine split 25%.

UK weekly magazine notable to being the worlds first illustrated news magazine. May or may not include cover page.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scan Cover to cover edge tear.

This issue features "Blue Anemones" by Sax Rohmer.

Nov. 12, 1942. American version of the weekly news magazine published in England. This issue features "Blue Anemones" by Sax Rohmer, color plates of London in the 17th century, reproductions in color by Paul Mak and Boyd Houghton, Frank Reynolds paintings of Dickensian characters, three Leon Carre full color illustrations and more. 10 1/4-in. x 14 1/4-in., 44 pages, full color, sepia and B&W. NOTE: Information is limited on this series. Page counts vary from issue to issue. Page counts may be unconfirmed. May or may not include cover page. Cover price $0.30.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $110.00 View scans Margin piece torn out.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jerry Iger, Mort Leav, Alex Blum, Bob Hebberd, Rafael Astarita, Sy Reit, Al Camy, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena fights to save the last of the pharaohs in a long-hidden Egyptian colony; Drew Murdoch stalks a zombie in the Ghost Gallery; ZX-5 sets out to stop poison gas attacks by foreign agents. Another terrific Sheena cover by Dan Zolnerowich, with Bob once again bound and in jeopardy. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Pee Wee; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Ghost Loot; Margie; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Stampede of the Slave Masters," art by Dan Zolnerowich; Bwoga, the pygmies' witch doctor, has secretly been drugging select members of the tribe and selling them to slavers. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Arabs seize Khefra and begin to loot it; But when Fury frees the Khefran soldiers and Fantomah, the tide turns and the Arabs are driven into the sea. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; The Matu village priestess, working in secret with a leopard cult, prepares to lead her people to a new part of the jungle; Tabu exposes her alliance and discovers that she was planning to sell the village to white men. "Man-Eater's Moon" text story. Untitled story, art by Al Stahl; A Nazi spy, undercover as one of Terry's men, attempts to poison a visiting colonel with acid in Andy's soup. "Wambi and the Reign of Jungle Terror," art by Henry Kiefer; Koola, a pygmy chief, decides that he can rule the jungle if Wambi is eliminated; But his plans are spoiled by Wambi's jungle friends. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; Simba and Boko save a baboon tribe from a pair of murderous apes. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); Camilla saves her old friend, Trader Davis, from a water buffalo; She learns a native tribe, led by a white man, has attacked his trading post, stealing guns and ammunition with the purpose of stealing a village's ivory and its men. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Tom Sims, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Flash Gordon faces the glacier monster of Mongo; Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted returns. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Sappo; Stamps: South Africa's Stone Post Office, The Temple of the Tooth; Family Portraits: Laying Down the Law; A Terrible Time in Tickaloo. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $73.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

November 9, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: U.S. mountain troops; the marines on Guadalcanal; photographic essay on the Midwest; General Eisenhower; Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in "You Were Never Lovlier"; St. Louis Art Museum; Army art of Ben Norris; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 144 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $65.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

November 23, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Puritan Spirit photographic essay; Life on Midway Island; Indiana University; cartoonist Abner Dean; Third Battle of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 156 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $73.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

November 30, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Major General Patton; 18-year-olds; coffee rationing; age regression under hypnosis; air transportation in wartime; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 144 pages. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 181, No. 2 - November 14, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 181, No. 3 - November 21, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 181, No. 4 - November 28, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Once Mandrake's assistant, the brilliant Grando now uses his vast knowledge of magic for crime; Romance of Flying profiles Jimmy Doolittle's then-recent bombing run over Tokyo, a reprisal for the Pearl Harbor attack that inspired the book and film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Syd Shores. The Fingerprints of Doom starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. The Copper Plague starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. His Halloween Adventure starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Scram, Bugs! text story by Mickey Spillane. The Patriot Returns the Dough to the USO starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Dead-End Dynamite starring Vision, pencils by Shores. The Case of the Invisible Clue starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. The Case of Marvello the Mystic starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Cripple Crimes, art by Mac Raboy; Captain Marvel Jr., as lame Freddy Freeman, goes undercover at Cheer Lodge to find a way to disrupt and put a halt to the activities of Dr. Krool, who is teaching his charges how to pickpocket, rob and steal. The Dangerous Letter, script by Otto Binder; Bulletman and Bulletgirl must find a way to halt the activities of a hearse-driving killer! The Paralysis Ray starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. A Date With Madden, the Mad Magician starring El Carim, art by Bert Whitman. Hoodoo Hannigan: Chapter 4: Murder With Wings text story by Joseph J. Millard. Buck Jones Rides Herd On the Rustlers starring Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall, art by Ralph Carlson; Calves on the range are mysteriously disappearing, and Buck Jones is hot on the trail. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.