Comic books November 1942

Volume 8, issue 2 - November, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Jim Chambers, George Lichty, Jack Ficklen, Martin Branner, Ken Ernst, Dick Fletcher, Al Posen, George Clark and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Lightning Jim and Whitey investigate after prize colts are rustled, and it looks like Butch Haig's work. Magic Morro discovers that the US general's plane was shot down by Axis forces when it crash-landed in Virgin Valley. Winnie Winkle's husband decides to sue his bill collectors after they attack him in a mob. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Grin and Bear It; Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; Case of the Musical Spy; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jim Ellis; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; Little Joe; The Ripples; Lightning Jim; You're in the Army Now. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jack Binder cover. Abbott and Costello story. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $59.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $55.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $48.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - November, 1942. Cover by Stephen Lawrence. Science Fiction stories by Henry Kuttner, Dirk Wylie, Alan Barrister, Charles R. Tanner, Walter Kubilius, Isaac Asimov, Ivar Towers, Martin Pearson, and Ray Cummings. Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Dun, Giunta, Damon Knight, Lawrence, Ley, Leo Morey, Musacchia. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., text with illos. 146 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $550.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4498341015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Case of the Funny Paper Crimes, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ed Dobrotka, inks by John Sikela; Superman must battle a new villain who has invented a machine that can materialize two-dimensional figures out of the comics to rob for him. Superman, Matinee Idol, script by Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel], pencils by Joe Shuster (pencil layouts) and Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (finished pencils), inks by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Clark and Lois decide to go to the movies, but when Clark discovers that it's the the latest Fleisher Superman cartoon, he has to think fast to keep Lois from discovering that he is Superman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Art Gates. The Cadet Featuring Kit Carter story, script by Mickey Spillane [as M. S.], art by John Jordan. Al T. Tude story, art by Art Gates. Victory Is Our Target story starring Speck, Spot, and Sis, script and art by Jack Warren [as Vincent]. The Case of the Missing Tires starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Spook Ship text story by Mickey Spillane. The Last of the Mohicans, Part X--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. The Target and the Targeteers story, art by Sid Greene. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by John Daly. Pete Stockbridge - Alias "The Chameleon" story, art by Al Fagaly. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 46, No. 1 - November 1942. 6.75" x 9.5", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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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. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $17.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration.

Military comic extolling the virtues of accuracy for military pilots firing their weapons, focusing on the motto "The size of the gun means nothing if you can't hit". 9 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., (Horizontal format) 20 pages, B&W with orange.

November 1, 1942. Tabloid-sized weekly supplement issued with the Sunday edition of several major newspapers. 11" x 16", 20 pages, B&W.

Cover by Kin Platt. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Jack Binder, Max Plaisted, Sam Brant, Kin Platt, George Mandel, Capt. Kerry McRoberts, and Elmer Wexler. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 19, No. 3 - November 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 7 #7. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Iron Vic's strip, like many others, switches to a military theme as the US enters WWII, with Vic becoming a reluctant Marine recruiter. Fritzi Ritz tries on evening gowns, in a strip showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's fashion designs. Mollie pulls a fainting act to help her new friend Windy get his sick horse to a vet. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. Sometimes listed as Tom Mix Commandos Comics #12. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom Mix investigates when strange winged creatures begin attacking Allied ships and aircraft in the Pacific theater. Miserly Uncle Amos goes on night patrol, but he refuses to buy a map and instantly gets lost in a gym, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Navy pilot Speed O'Dare and redheaded secret agent Karen Dale fly a stolen bomber out of Nazi Germany with two captured generals, but trouble follows when the prisoners escape. The series takes a strong turn toward WWII home-front propaganda with material like What Every Young Patriot Should Know and Commandos and Their Weapons. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. Awesome pterodactyl-attack cover by an unknown artist. Terrible Talons of Tokyo; Commandos and Their Weapons; Secrets of the Tom Mix Commandos; The Fumble Family and Uncle Amos; Jane's Home Front Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Makum War; Speed O'Dare. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Bob Montana. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Al Camy, Scott Feldman, Carl Hubbell, Gerald Kean, Red Holmdale, Scott Meredith, Ed Goggin, and Sam Cooper. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $11.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Men's true fiction stories with illustrations and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 132 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by David S. Muzzey and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The first part of the history of America covers the years 1000-1700; Nurse Mary Borden is an action hero in two world wars; The story of the very first football game, Rutgers vs Princeton. The General from Annapolis; Battling Bill of the Merchant Marine; The Most Famous School in the World; Stories Behind Cards; Lord of Canada's West; Breaking the Caribbean Spy Ring: The Capture of the King of Belize; Discovery and Exploration, 1000-1700; King of the Big Top; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; The First Football Game; Doughboy's Holiday; Poll of Junior Public Opinion; Wake Island: Desert Driver; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian series. Contents are exactly the same as True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press). Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Buettner. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Osborne, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #2. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey discovers that a mysterious force field prevents planes from flying over a hidden valley. Bucky Bug sails into Mother Goose Land and encounters characters from nursery rhymes. In one of several stories reflecting America's entry into WWII, Donald Duck can't listen to the radio because of air-defense broadcasts. A Bedtime Story; Bringing Home the Bacon; Dead End Kidder; The Heat's on; Donald's Tire Troubles; A Horse of a Different Color; Expensive Economy; Dead Letter Office; Poor Reception; The Vanishing Magician; Mickey Mouse at the Bar None Ranch; Hollywood Chatter; Farmers' Problems; Foiled Again!; Great Expectations; No Half-Way Measures; Overloaded; How to Be a Sailor; Mickey Mouse Movies; Boys Will Be - Girls!; The Wrong Combination. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 48, Issue 4 - November 1942. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Fine $145.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $37.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 36, Issue 8 - November 1942. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Canadian Edition. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 204, Issue 1 - November 7, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 204, No. 2 - November 14, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 204, No. 3 - November 21, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 5. November 4, 1942. Cartoons and pin-up photos. 8.5" x 11". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Marc Swayze. Written by Marc Swayze, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Harry Anderson, Bob Hebberd, George Storm and unknown. Captain Marvel in "The Return of the Trolls" by Marc Swayze. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Talking Bear"; Spy Smasher in "The Nazi Lightning"; 2-page text story "To the Shores of Amchika" by Nathaniel Nitkin; Lance O'Casey in "The Lost City of Kazar" with art by Harry Anderson; Ibis the Invincible in "The Return of the Flying Dutchman" by Otto Binder and Bob Hebberd; and Colonel Porterhouse in parody tale "The Wee Folk" with art by George Storm. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian series. Reprints Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) #32. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 158, Issue 4 - November 7, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $65.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 158, Issue 5 - November 14, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.