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Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) comic books 1937-1939

  • Vol. 18 #3
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 18 #3


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 18, Issue 3 - July, 1937. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Exposing the Stamp Counterfeiters" by James N. Miller, "Fireworks for Festivals" by Benn Hall, "The Subway City Grows" by Don Glassman, "Carleton Ellis - Master Chemist" by Aubrey D. McFayden, "Fire Walking - Fact or Fable?" by Hereward Carrington, "World Radio Battle Looms" by Roland C. Davies, "Black Gold from Alaska" by Paul Conant, "He Beat the Oyster at It's Own Game" by Austin C. Lescarboura, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 154 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 18 #4
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 18 #4


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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Staple rust. 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Denting. Foxing.
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%.

    Volume 18, Issue 4 - August, 1937. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Adventures of the Poison Squad" by James N. Miller, "Is There a Speed Limit?" by Don Glassman, "36 Killed on the Hindenburg, but Records Prove That Zeppelins Are Safe" by Bob Gordon, "Racing the Homing Pigeon" by W.R. Stamford, "Dogs - Diamond Guardians" by Lawrence G. Green, "Inventions Needed in Field of Electrochemistry" by Richard H. Parke, "Restocking the Ocean" by C.S. van Dresser, "You're Buying a House!" by Alfred Dolid, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 154 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 19 #4
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 19 #4


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    • Staple rust. Rust migration. 2 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage. Chew.
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 19, Issue 4 - February, 1938. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Flying the Subway Express" by Donald G. Cooley, "Science Battles Frog Menace" by Bob Gordon, "Uncle Sam - Model Maker" by Walter E. Burton, "Stamps and Railroad Anniversaries" by Montgomery Milford, "Landing Your Fish Through Ice" by Dad Williams, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 154 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 19 #5
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 19 #5
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 19, Issue 5 - March, 1938. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Helium Method Raises Sunken Treasure" by J. Julius Fanta, "When Dust Explodes" by Volta Torrey, "The Boeing Planes" by Robert H. Rankin, "Coming - Cars That Can Take It" by Frederick Russell, "Trees That Travel" by John Walker Harrington, "Why Airmail Stamps are Popular" by Montgomery Mulford, "How to Select and Use an Axe" by James Emmett, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 154 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 20 #1
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 20 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 20, Issue 1 - May, 1938. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "U.S. Needs Planes and Men" by General H.H. Arnold, "The Biggest Little Show on Earth" by Robert M. Hyatt, "The Man Behind the Stop Watch" by Maxwell Reid Grant, "Pursuing the Postmark" by Montgomery Milford, "How to Cut Sections for Your Microscope" by Julian D. Corrington, Ph.D., and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 20 #2
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 20 #2


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 20, Issue 2 - June, 1938. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Science is King!" by Lowell Thomas, "Steel - Backbone of the Modern World" by Robert W. Gordon, "Built to Win" by R. DeWitt Miller, "Fighting Water Famine" by D.A. Lane, "Drive Next Year's Car Today" by Montgomery Mulford, "The Spring Overhaul on the Boat" by Sam Rabl, "Chemistry of Microscope Slides" by Julian D. Corrington, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 20 #3
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 20 #3


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    • No Back Cover.
  • Vol. 20 #5
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 20 #5


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 20 #6
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 20 #6


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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 20, Issue 6 - October, 1938. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "G-Men Fight Crime With Science" by Stanley Gerstin, "Tomorrow's Inventions" by J.C. Hunsaker, "Hughes Flight Officer's Own Story" by Richard Stoddart, "Millions from Mercury" by B. Ruskauff and D. Rosier, "Quick on the Draw" by Lt. Emmett E. Jones, "Postage Stamps as Propaganda" by Montgomery Mulford, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 21 #3
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 21 #3


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    Volume 21, Issue 3 - January, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Toy Invention! Big Money for Workshop Fans" by Stanley Gerstin, "Cracking Down on Quacks" by James N. Miller, "Guardians of the Airways" by Leonard H. Engel, "Radio Aloft Forecasts the Weather" by Allan Finn, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 21 #4
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 21 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 21, Issue 4 - February, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Exploding the Television Boom" by Robert Hertzberg, "Octopus! Terror of the Deep" by Harry Rieseberg, "Experiments With Iodine" by Victor Lewitus, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 21 #5
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 21 #5


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 21, Issue 5 - March, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "I Flew Foreign War Planes" by Major Al Williams, "Inventor's Gold" by Stanley Gerstin, "So You're Buying a Boat" by Roland Cueva, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 114 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 22 #1
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 22 #1


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    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 22, Issue 1 - May, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Inventor Incorporated" by Stanley Gerstin, "Modern Miracle: The Secret of Plastics" by John E. Pfeiffer, "Aircraft Radios Get Torture Test" by Byers C. Rathbone, "Our Air Force - A Farce!" by Major Al Williams. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 114 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 22 #2
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 22 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 22, Issue 2 - June, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "100 MPH With an Outboard" by Stanley Gerstin, "Modern Aerial Warfare" by Douglas Rolfe, "Plastics - Modern Day Marvels of Science" by John E. Pfeiffer, "Rock Gardens, Pools and Ornaments" by Paul Hadley. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 114 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 22 #4
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 22 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 22, Issue 4 - August, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Free Power from the Sun!" by Dr. Charles G. Abbot, "Sailplane Magic" by Richard C. Du Pont, "He Potted Plants for Profit" by Edwin Hogg, "Robot Secretary Takes Notes" by George A. Posner, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 22 #5
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 22 #5


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 22, Issue 5 - September, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Streamlining Your Eyesight" by Maxwell Reid Grant, "Leonardo da Vinci - Edison of Yesterday" by Cliff Taylor, "Dream Dirigible Under Construction" by R. DeWitt Miller, "Fishing for Dollars with Angler's Bait" by Ormal I. Sprungman, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 22 #6
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 22 #6


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 22, Issue 6 - October, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Fireboats to the Rescue!" by John R. Whiting, "Photographing the Earth's Core" by Harry Pederson, "Big City Sign" by Cliff Taylor, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 23 #1
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 23 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 23, Issue 1 - November, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue includes; "I Battled an Octopus for Treasure" by Harry E. Rieseberg, "Science Wars Against Alien Invaders!" by James Nevin Miller, "Four Wheels Are His Legs" by John Edwin Hogg, "Streamlined Cops" by Frank Adriance, "Meet the New Cars" by Frederick C. Russell, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 23 #2
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 23 #2


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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 10%.
    • Front cover detached 15%.

    Volume 23, Issue 2 - December, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Features include an article on stop-motion animation, dresses made from milk, darkroom tricks and much more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.