Comic books October 1938

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Jimmy Hatlo, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. The Phantom battles the all-female air pirates known as the Sky Band; the famous weird-facts strip Ripley's Believe It Or Not. The Phantom; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Leo E. O'Mealia. Ad for Barry O'Neill; New Adventure Comics. "Superman and the Dam," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; Lois and Clark compete with one another to get the scoop on the possible collapse of the Valleyho Dam. Untitled one-page Coyote Canyon Bill story, script and art by Fred Schwab. Fantastic Facts cartoon, art by George Papp. Untitled The Diddle Family story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled "Chuck" Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming; Chuck briefly evades Burwell's henchman but Trigger and Butch eventually overtake him. "The Newport Silver Cup Races," script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter); Pep competes in a sailboat race with the Watkins brothers. Untitled Phil the Floater story, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Untitled The Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven; Marco rescues his uncle and father from the coils of a giant python; Their caravan reaches the town of Kerman where they enjoy the comforts of civilization. "Valley of the Past" text story by Richard Martin. "The Nestralian Spy," art by Bernard Baily; Tex and Bob help a mysterious woman foil a coup attempt in Nestralia. Pedro Montanez Sportettes cartoon. "France and Her Colonies" World of Stamps article. "Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber" Part 1, art by Will Ely; Scoop and Rusty help police with capturing the Robin Hood of Kentucky. "The Egyptian Wizard," script and art by Fred Guardineer; While visiting Egypt, Zatara helps archaeology professor Dunn find his lost expedition party. Star-Light cartoon featuring Frederic March, Fred Astaire, Joan Crawford, Al Jolson, Henry Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Fred Steele, and Ruppert, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Action Comics ad. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

October 1938. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Ed Earl Repp ("The Gland Superman"), Gordon A. Giles ("The Atom Smasher"), Lt. John Pease, Thornton Ayre, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Harvey Emerson, and Stanley G. Weinbaum ("Revolution of 1950" part 1 of 2). Illustrations by Jay Jackson, Julian S. Krupa, and Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

October 1, 1938. Cover by G. J. Rozen. Stories include "Beat to Quarters" (part 3) by C.S. Forester, "The Matchless Mr. Mallet" by Judson P. Philips, "Captain's Cup" by Georges Surdez and A. t'Serstevens, "It's Hard to Die" (part 2) by Walter Ripperger, "Clara Know the Odds" by D.L. Champion, "Code" by W.A. Windas, "Lost House" (conclusion) by Frances Shelley Wees, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

October 15, 1938. "Beat to Quarters" (part 5) by C.S. Forester, "Two Hours to Go" (part 2) by Theodore Roscoe, "Tin Money" (part 1) by Frank Richardson Pierce, "The Flame Tree" by Charles Tenney Jackson, "Moo Moo, Black Sheep" by Bennett Foster, "The Beginnings of Michael Costello" by Karl Detzer, "Day of the Dog" by Rollin Brown, "The Man From Painted Arrow" by Paul Ernst, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

October 22, 1938. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "Return to Glory" by Robert Carse, "International Settlement" by Allan Vaughan Elston, "Big Shot" by Davis Dresser, "First Judgment" by Luke Short, "Beat to Quarters" (conclusion) by C.S. Forester, "Jail Delivery" by Norbert Davis, "Two Hours to Go" (part 3) by Theodore Roscoe, "Tin Money" (part 2) by Frank Richardson Pierce, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

October 29, 1938. Cover by Emmett Watson. Stories include "The Ship of Ishtar" (part 1) by A. Merritt [reprinted from 1924 Argosy issues], "The Schooling of Michael Costello" by Karl Detzer, "Rebellion" by Harold Q. Masur, "Tanks Can't Fly" by Louis Goldsmith, "Two Hours to Go" (part 4) by Theodore Roscoe, "Paradise Cover" by Carl Rathjen, "Tin Money" (conclusion) by Frank Richardson Pierce, "The Navy's More Than Ships" by Ralph R. Perry, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

October 1938. Volume 22, Issue 2. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Science fiction stories by L. Ron Hubbard ("The Tramp" part 2 of 3), Clifford D. Simak, William Sell, Nat Schachner, Raymond Z. Gallun, Otto Binder (as Eando Binder), L. Sprague De Camp, and Kent Casey. Illustrations by Jack Binder, Elliot Dold Jr, Paul Orban, C. R. Thomson, Wert, and H. Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

October 1938. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Fiction by Max Brand, Edward L. English, H. Bedford-Jones, C apt. L.B. Williams, Bigelow Neal, Robert Mill, Fulton Grant, William McKeever, and Frederick Bechdolt. Illustrations by Austin Briggs (7) and others. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Written by Norman Ward - 8 Pages

Li'l Abner cover. Interior comic strips include Li'l Abner, Abbie an' Slats, The Captain and the Kids, Tarzan, Cynical Susie, Broncho Bill, Looy Dot Dope, Dynamite Dunn, Nancy, Billy Make Believe, Alice in Wonderland, Grin and Bear It, Little Mary Mixup, Ella Cinders, Danny Dingle, and The Boomers. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Leo O'Mealia. The Jade Buddha starring Speed Saunders, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Larry Steele story, script and art by Will Ely. The Door of Death starring Buck Marshall, script and art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Dr. Fu Manchu story, script by Sax Rohmer, art by Leo O'Mealia. Give and Take text story by Gardner Fox (as Paul Dean). The Song of Death (Part 1) starring Bruce Nelson, art by Tom Hickey. Crimson Avenger story, art by Jim Chambers. Cosmo story, art by Sven Elven. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 64 pgs. $0.10. First Appearance of Crimson Avenger. Cover price $0.10.

October 1938. Cover by Emery Clarke. Stories include "Fortress of Solitude," a book-length novel by "Kenneth Robeson"; "Logs of Death" by Wallace Brooker; and "Mortgaged Treasure" by Norman A. Daniels. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.