Comic books November 1942

Vol. 29, No. 1 - November 1942. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Lank Leonard and Frank Beck. Reprints of the Mickey Finn newspaper strip by Lank Leonard. A city cop, Mickey had adventures that were a mixture of drama and comedy; his ne'er-do-well Uncle Phil often served as the focus of the comedy. The backup strip featured the adventures of little boy Junior and his dog Bo. Bo and Junior try to get rid of pesky flies; The kids go fishing and try to keep Bo from scaring off the fish; Mickey plays with the police department basketball team. Mickey Finn; Bo; Hoosegow Herman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Butcher!, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Reed Crandall; When the Countess Elsia stands up Baron von Tepp for a dinner date, he decides to send his troops to get her, and she narrowly escapes and nearly perishes before Blackhawk can save her; However, all the efforts of Blackhawk cannot save the Countess; Then and there, the Blackhawks decide to track down von Tepp, better known as "The Butcher." The Gold of France starring Sniper, script by Ted Udall. The Nazi Rocket Tank, script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Nazis develop their own Rocket Tank to combat the Blue Tracer; However, the Tracer beats it by riding it from above into a rock, where the local Russians finish it off with Molotov cocktails. Untitled Shot and Shell story, script and art by Klaus Nordling; Our heroes must deal with a society of thugs. Untitled story, art by Fred Kida; Phantom Clipper encounters The Raider Prince Hugen. There Are More Ways Than One To Skin a Cat; Last appearance of X of the Underground. Untitled story, script and art by Al Jaffee; Inferior Man displays uncanny ability when he straps himself to a rocket and targets a Nazi bomber which he then dismantles in mid-air! Follow the Moon text story. Untitled story, script and art by Bob Powell; Last appearance of Loops and Banks. U.S. Fliers Crush Jap Fleet, script and art by Al McWilliams; True story of the Battle of Midway. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 27 #5, Nov. 1942 -Focke-Wulf 190 coverage. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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.

Cover by George Papp. "The Man Who Reclaimed His Face," starring Green Arrow, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie; An evil surgeon turns men into gargoyles and then blackmails them into committing crimes. "The Man Who Changed Faces," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Kent Nelson tells Inza he's been studying medicine and becomes an intern at the Wetherby Free Clinic; Meanwhile Dr. Fate discovers Carl Grubber is forcing Dr. Brennen to perform plastic surgery on dangerous criminals. "Case of the Second-Hand Arches," starring the Radio Squad, art by Cliff Young. "The Unhappy Hunting Grounds," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Morrel engages in an illegal seal hunt using electric guns, then strands Aquaman on a desert island where the sun will dry him out and kill him. "The Jest of Jason Biltwell," starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton, Jr.), inks by Cliff Young. "When Money Talks," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; The Spectre vs. Hiram Mink. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Lana Turner and Stephen Crane cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Clark Gable joining the Army, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Roy Rogers, Victor McLagen, Gene Autry and more. Full-page movie ads include Random Harvest, Now, Voyager, The Major and the Minor, Here We Go Again, Tales of Manhattan. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Reed Crandall), Windy Breeze (art by Jack Cole as Henry Johns), Kid Dixon (art by Klaus Nordling as Bob Reynolds), Sally O'Neil Policewoman, Kid Patrol (art by Dan Wilson), Quicksilver (art by Paul Gustavson), Prop Powers (art by Lynn Byrd), Merlin the Magician (art by Fred Guardineer as Lance Blackwood), Wonder Boy (by Jerry Iger as Jerry Maxwell), and Destroyer 171 (art by Al McWilliams). Vichy - 1942! starring The Unknown. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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10.5" x 13.5", 16 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob Montana. Black Swan Inn starring Shield, art by Irv Novick. The Crusader starring the Hangman. Captain Commando story. Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Red Holmdale. Sergeant Boyle story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Carl Hubbell. Archie story, script and art by Bob Montana. The Light That Lives starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, art by Paul Reinman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 22 - November 13, 1942. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Issue 23 - November 27, 1942. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Joe Doolin, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Saul Rosen, Rafael Astarita, Rudy Palais, Al Walker, George Appel, and Art Saaf. 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. Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron help miners on Venus battle alien bandits, in a sort of space Western. The debut of the long-running serial The Lost World, as Hunt Bowman and Lyssa, Queen of the Lost World, battle Earth's alien overlords, the reptilian Voltamen. Reef Ryan and Princess Vara take action against Neptune's space-slavers. Action-packed cover by Dan Zolnerowich features Princess Vara in full Dejah Thoris combat mode. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Flint Baker; Reef Ryan; Will Insects Conquer the World?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Winter 1942. Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Nelson S. Bond "Colossus of Chaos", Wilbur S. Peacock, Neil R. Jones, Richard Wilson, Harry Cord and Otis A. Kline, Garold S. Hatfield, Robert Abernathy, and Walter Kubilius. Illustrations by Paul, Doolin, Graef, Knight, and Leydenfrost. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Reed Crandall. "Presenting the Man Who Can't Be Harmed," script and art by Jack Cole; When Woozy saves the life of Zambi the Soothsayer, little did he realize that he'd be rewarded with invulnerability and immunity to pain; He becomes partners with Eel O'Brien, but Plastic Man talks Woozy into turning himself in. "The Man Who Killed Deek Dakin" starring #711 (Daniel Dyce), script and art by George E. Brenner. "Machine Gun Clarkson" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "The Alaskan Caper" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "Johnny Marston" starring The Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. "The Phony Phantom Lady," art by Arthur Peddy; The authorities begin a search for the Phantom Lady, who was seen blowing up a neutral foreign consul building. "The Living Dead of Skull Valley," script and art by Paul Gustavson; When The Human Bomb travels to Skull Valley to take on the Living Dead, he discovers them to actually be Nazis, so he drops them with a paralyzing gas. "The Human Bomber," script and art by Fred Guardineer. "The Theater Murder," art by Alex Kotzky; The Manhunter faces a costumed foe named Samson, who is not only a strongman, but a murderer as well. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Jon Small, John Forte, Gus Edson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Thirteenth-century England is astonished by the return of Robin Hood, a century after he was believed to be dead. Pat Ryan is offered a job by Baron De Plexus, the same one who has a grudge against Connie and Big Stoop. As if prehistoric reptiles weren't enough to deal with, a pair of orangutans gets into the supplies of the Hurricane Kids. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Return of Robin Hood; Cyclone; Don Winslow; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; The Owl; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 78, Issue 5 - Nov. 1942. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include "The Mystery of Rubber," "Heroes of the Engine Room" and more. 6.75-in x 9.5-in 196 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

"Queens-Upside Down" a novelette by E. Hoffman Price.

2nd Printing. Written by Herbert C. Taylor, Cartoons by Ben Mead and Don Barber. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. Hardcover B&W

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Cover art by Jack Binder. Untitled stories starring Yank and Doodle (art by Jack Binder), Black Owl (script by Michael Binder, art by Jack Binder), General and the Corporal (art by Ken Browne), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen), and Buck Sanders (art by Munson Paddock). The Commandos! starring Ted O'Neil. The Mystery of the Attempted Suicide starring Dr. Frost, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Frankenstein Is Subdued, script and art by Dick Briefer. A Dott In Time Solves the Crime starring Homer Q. Dott. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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

Published 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.

Volume 32, Issue 6 - November, 1942. 6.5" x 9.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.