Comic books October 1943

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. 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", 66 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson and Wood Cowan. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A smart Collar Button and a Blond Mazurka help the Fashionable Fireman find his lost Carnival Badge. The Pie-Faced Prince and Princess Panatella Murphy take off in a 10-Cent 18-Karat Balloon to seek a missing Bass Drum. Also featuring an ad for an "Aircraft Spotters' Handbook" that allows readers to tell enemy aircraft at a glance - a piece of WWII history. Jingle Jangle Tales: The Fashionable Fireman and the Soft-Boiled Collar Button; Gup and His Gremlins; The Friendly Fox; What Happened Next; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Gabby Goose; Hortense the Lovable Brat. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Rafael Astarita, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena faces a stampede and, worse than that, the beasts who would be men; Inspector Dayton investigates a crime at the Coney Island amusement park; Agent ZX-5 fights Oriental spies during World War II. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Attu Incident; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rafael Astarita. "Blood Raiders of the Tree-Trail"; Con artists "salt" Juju Mountain with diamonds, setting off a series of bloody tribal wars. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba rescues Tiku from a crocodile and then battle the elephant, M'Glo, for the kingship of the jungle. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Tabu exposes an ambitious witch doctor as a fraud. "Murder!", art by Henry Kiefer; Seeking revenge for her husband's imprisonment, little Ronald's nurse tries to murder him and make it look like an accident; Wambi rescues the boy and the woman is killed by a water buffalo. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Khefran inventor, Raa, with Fantomah's blessing, takes his failed invention, artificial wings, to the besieging Vixan army. "Juju Medicine" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb and Arnold Hicks; Native chief Kaan, hoping that his daughter never marries so that he has no rivals for his kingship, has rigged an idle to give off poison vapors, and every suitor is required to approach the idol. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Camilla is drugged by a witch doctor and sold to an Arab slaver. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $38.85 View scans 1.5" spine tear from top. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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. Mandrake the Magician joins the fight in World War II; The Phantom is in deep trouble because of his duplicate's crimes. 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; Tuffy; Right Around Home; Blondie. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by E. Franklin Wittmack. 8.5" x 11.5", 76 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

October 18, 1943. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: basic English; European fashion; Marshall Field III; Picatinny arsenal; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 132 pages. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 41, Issue 1 - October, 1943. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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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. Blondie and Dagwood represent the plight of the mid-century suburban American; Popeye finds that even spinach can't solve everything. 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. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Horror of the Masked Fiend starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. Decoy for Death starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. The Case of the Spy Master's Quiz starring Terry Vance, art by Frank Bolle. Booby Prize text story. The Playing Card Castle starring Jimmy Jupiter, art by Fred Bell. The Vision untitled story. Ghastly Secret of Castle Mood starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles for Stalingrad, script and art by Otto Binder. House ad for Captain Marvel Jr. Comics. Hoodoo Hannigan--Chapter XV: Fleeting Freedom text story by Joseph J. Millard. The Victory Vampire, script by Otto Binder, art by Phil Bard; Minute Man must battle the Nazis who seek to control the castle once belonging to a mysterious, supposedly dead Count...a Count who suddenly re-appears as the Victory Vampire! Kick the Axis Where it Hurts! starring Captain Marvel; ad for war bonds and stamps. Temple of Evil; The Bullet duo must penetrate and overcome a strange, wicked haven run by a monster of ageless corruption, who is dedicated to protect all evil humans, and whose temple is a sanctuary for them. The Black Sheriff starring Hopalong Cassidy, art by Harry Parkhurst. The Wrestling Cheese! starring Balbo the Boy Magician, art by Bert Whitman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk (art by John Cassone), Sniper (script and art by Vernon Henkel), Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl), Private Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), P.T. Boat., and Sailor Danny (pencils by Sid Lazarus, inks by Robin King). Yank Ace Downs 26 Jap Planes featuring Secret War News, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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 by Cliff Young. "Case of the Corny Crook" starring Green Arrow, Speedy, and Gentleman Jim Dawson, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie. "The Legend of Lucky Lane," script by Joe Samachson, art by Howard Sherman; Lucky Lane, who has a record of a very murderous career, believes his lucky ring will protect him from justice, and Dr. Fate. "Convoy to Murmansk," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Aquaman convoys a munitions ship to help the Russians that is crewed entirely by women. "Adventure of the Forty-Foot Shelf" starring Johnny Quick, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton). "Crime Cures a Complex," art by Bernard Baily; Percival wears the Spectre's costume. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Subtitled The National Weekly of Personalities and Programs. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing centerfold (affects Professor Noodle and Salty Waters stories). Full length spine split through cover and first five wraps. Tape. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Art Seymour), Quicksilver (script and art by Fred Guardineer), Professor Noodle (script and art by Sid Lazarus), Destroyer 171, and Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Al Bryant). The Murderous Three starring The Unknown, art by Bob Fujitani. The Case of the Yoga Yeggs starring Chic Carter, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Case No. 10 starring G-2, art by Don Rico. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.