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Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books 1942-1944

  • Issue #25
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 25
    • Cover and centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • Interior is complete, but damaged. RESTORATION. Spine split seal to interior wraps (partial, splitting still present), piece fill, spine and edge rebuild, color touch, TRIMMED. Back cover is present but glued to interior of low-quality reproduction.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Case of the Face In the Dark!, art by Mac Raboy; When Captain Marvel Jr. closely examines a child's broken balloon, he discovers a secret message on it, all part of a Japanese plot to sabotage communications to Alaska. Tooth For a Clue starring Bulletman, script by Otto Binder. The Vaudevillains starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. The Kid Kids the Kidnappers starring El Carim, script by Otto Binder, art by Mark Schneider. Buck Jones Turns Bandit, art by Ken Battefield. andit Off Balance text story by Manly Wade Wellman [as Juan Lopez]. The Vaults of Villa Castillo starring the Companions Three. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 26
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover detached.
    • Label #3750769011
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing. Affects art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Return of Mr. Macabre!, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy; Freddy trades places with a rich boy, who is sick of being rich and bored, only to discover that Mr. Macabre and Captain Nazi are wanting to kidnap him in order to get to his father's plans for a rocket bomber. The Terror of the Iceberg starring Bulletman, script by Otto Binder. Dr. Hour starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Murder Lays An Egg text story by Joseph J. Millard. The Thuggee Curse starring El Carim, art by Mark Schneider. Wanted Dead or Alive, art by Ralph Carlson; a released prisoner is out to get revenge on Buck Jones. The Golden Skeletons of Rio Sambu starring the Companions Three. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #33
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 33
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Tape on cover, interior cover and interior.
    • Label #2112197002

    Cover art by Mac Raboy and Bob Rogers (backgrounds). The Ghost Town Mystery, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy and Bob Rogers (ghost town on the splash page); Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] battles Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]. The Girl Who Forgot Thursday! starring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. The Valley of Death! starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Hoodoo Hannigan: Ch. 5: Heaven of Darkness text story by Joe Millard. Chubby two-pager by Tom McNamara. Death Walks the Stage! starring Balbo, Boy Magician, Valdini, and Walsh, art by Bert Whitman. Bad Men Ahead, script by Otto Binder, art by Ralph Carlson; The sheriff has been shot by a badman, when Hopalong and his pal Mesquite ride into town. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 36
    • Paper: Off white
    • Cover Detached.
    • Label #2027195023

    Cover art by Mac Raboy. Liberty for the Chetniks, art by Mac Raboy; Captain Marvel, Jr. battles The Wizard. The Wizard of Murder starring Bulletman. Hoodoo Hannigan text story Joseph Millard. Meets The Mummy starring Minute Man. Death Rides The Falls; Balbo, Boy Magician vs. Satannus. Balbo's Own Magic Page activity page. Rides With Death In Thunder Pass, art by Ralph Carlson; The daughter of an old friend of Hopalong Cassidy is kidnapped by rustlers and left to die. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #40
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 40
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing first two wraps and centerfold, affects Captain Marvel Jr., Balbo, and Minuteman stories. A few wraps detached from single center staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    • INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap and centerfold, interrupts art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Punching Polties starring Captain Marvel, Jr., Professor Hex, and a group of poltergeists, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy. Hoodoo Hannigan: Ch. 12: One Against Fury text story by Joseph J. Millard. The Gagman; Bulletman vs. The Gagman. The Ray of Hate, art by Bert Whitman; Balbo, Boy Magician vs. Dr. Vee. Hopalong Cassidy Is Hanged By the Neck, art by Ralph Carlson; Hopalong is hanged by the neck from a tree, but it is only staged to smoke out the bandits. Mystery At the O.C.S. starring Minute Man and Johnny Reb, art by Phil Bard. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #42
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 42

    Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, Otto Binder, Phil Bard, Bert Whitman, Harry Parkhurst and Jack Binder. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Hitler manages to create the ultimate Aryan soldier, Woton, but he's still no match for Captain Marvel Jr. Bulletman and Bulletgirl discover an evil insurance company that insures criminals against their crimes being foiled by superheroes. Minute Man, investigating Nazi spies, encounters a Civil War submarine and two old "holdouts" who have been fighting the Civil War for the last 78 years. Patriotic WWII Captain Marvel Jr. cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel Jr.: Woton; Hoodoo Hannigan Chapter XIV: Prisoner of the Rising Sun; Minute Man: The Fort of Fury; Balbo the Boy Magician: Money for Sale; Hopalong Cassidy: The Butterfly Bandits; Bulletman: The Lloyds of Crime. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #53
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 53
    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Crowley Copy/ File Copy
    • Label #0083583014

    Cover by Al Carreno. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, August Froehlich and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman investigates when phony medium Brother Death causes his subjects to turn to murder. Posing as an archeologist, "international policeman" Radar joins forces with Dwina, a Hindu who is the first international policewoman, when German spies incite unrest among the Zulu nations colonized by the British. Nyoka, the Jungle Girl fears the curse of the Death Rug, but her father doesn't have time for such foolishness. Plus a full-page comics-format ad for Mary Marvel fashions for girls (dresses, not the costume). Radar: The Witch Doctor; Tumbleweed Jr.; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Mystery of Boo Pah Boo; Bulletman: Brother Death; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. XXV: Black Reunion; Captain Marvel, Jr.: His Wicked Ward. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #55
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 55
    • Paper: Off white
    • Pedigree: Pennsylvania
    • Date Stamp on 1st Page.
    • Label #0023850004

    The Unrelated Triplets starring Radar, art by Al Carreno. The Tattooed Man starring Bulletman, the Flying Detective, script by Otto Binder, art by Harry Anderson; Jim Barr is ordered to protect Tattoo Tony from harm by other criminals, unaware that he is actually the situation to recover some stolen loot. The Python Peril starring Nyoka, art by Jack Sparling. Hoodoo Hannigan: Ch. 27: Rats Must Die text story by Joseph J. Millard. Sivana's India Rubber Man starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by August Froehlich. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.