Comic books December 1939

Cover art by Joe Musial. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Pete the Tramp strips, art by Clarence D. Russell. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Elmer strips, art by Doc Winner. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Krazy Kat strips, art by George Herriman. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Room and Board strips, art by Gene Ahern. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Start Superman covers - Cover art by Joe Shuster. Superman story (in which Clark Kent is credited as a Daily Star reporter), script by Jerry Siegel, art Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Clip Carson story, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Zombies starring Tex Thomson, art by Bernard Baily. Three Aces story, art by Bert Christman (as Christopher). The Gorilla King starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Full page ad for 1939 New York World's Fair. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. The Golden Gusher starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel; A female singer is threatened to be kidnapped, but Sandman discovers she is in on the plot to do so in order to fleece an insurance company. Little Willie humor page by Bob Kane. Fang Gow Has Risen From the Grave: Part 1 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. In Hollywood starring Professor Doolittle, script and art by Bob Kane. Rutska the Racketeer starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. Odds Bodkins's Big Score starring Socko Strong, script and art by Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy). The Cholera Crisis starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Search For Captain Wade: Part 2 starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 5 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. Satan's Sister--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. Rebellion! starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - December, 1939. Pulp magazine with a focus on aerial war combat fiction stories. 6.5" x 9", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

This issue features an ad with the first in-print mention of The Flash and Hawkman, pre-dating publication of Flash Comics #1! Cover art by Walter Galli, Jon L. Blummer, and William Smith. Origin, Part II starring Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man, script and art by Jon L. Blummer (signed as Don Shelby); Gary's father's story continues; He discovers he is the only one who can breathe the air outside the domed cities. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. The Volcano starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. Northern Lights starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer (signed as Jon Elby). A Thousand Years A Minute - Part 3--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. Scribbly Teaches the Principal, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Calling the Roll starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. The American Way [Part 4], script by John B. Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "Uncle Joe's Christmas Treat: Free Gifts for All!" article; A questionnaire for readers to fill out about what they expect to get for Christmas. Untitled story, art by Bill Everett; Learning about war being declared in Europe, the Amazing Man changes into the Green Mist, heads for the airport, and takes his fighter plane across the Atlantic to fight German planes in France; Involved in an aerial dogfight, Aman is shot down and captured by the Germans, who send him to Concentration Camp 23365AC. "The Return of the Cat Man," art by Tarpe Mills; Disguised as an old lady, Cat-Man will catch Gypsy at his hotel hide out. "Chapter II," art by Harold Hughes; The King's men board and capture a passing steamer in the South Seas. Untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Magno is organizing the crooks to wipe out Iron Skull. Untitled story, pencils by John Giunta, inks by Mike Mirando; The Magician from Mars saves a man jumping from a bridge and a cowboy at the rodeo. Untitled Minimidget the Supermidget story, art by John Kolb; The midgets are taken prisoner and brought to The Power on his stronghold at castle Rock. "Loco Lobo" text story by David C. Cooke. Chuck Hardy and his friends are starting on an expedition with Leer as guide, and he is ordered by Princess Istrid to kill them on the way. "The Football Mystery," script by Martin Filchock and Frank Filchock (story idea suggestion), art by Martin Filchock; Mighty Man plays football. Untitled story, art by Lew Glanzman; The Shark is an amazing under-sea creature serving justice, has webbed hands and feet, and the son of a mermaid and Neptune. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol 2 #12. Cover pencils by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Fantom of the Fair story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; story set in a steel mill in Pennsylvania. Daredevil Barry Finn story, script and art by Tarpe Mills. Untitled Space Patrol story, script and art by Basil Wolverton; Nick Nelson and Kodi pursue "notorious space bandit" Owen Kosterman to the jungles of Venus, and encounter a couple of couple of cannibalistic spider men. Untitled Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire story. Text feature devoted to reviews of fan magazines; Fanzines reviewed include FANTASY NEWS (James V. Taurasi), NEW FANTOM, THE FANTAST (C.S. Youd), FANTASCIENCE DIGEST (Bob Madle, Jack Agnew) and SPACEWAYS (Harry Warner, Jr.). Untitled John Linton story, script and art by Harry Francis Campbell. Untitled Speed Centaur story, script and art by Malcolm Kildale; Speed Centaur and Reel McCoy explore a cave which carries them back in time. 52 pgs.$0.10. Cover price $0.10.

December 1939. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Henry Gade, Manly Wade Wellman, Ralph Milne Farley, Nelson S. Bond, Don Wilcox, and Frances Garfield. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, and H.R. Hammond. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

December, 1939. Volume 24, Issue 4. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Published by Manvis Publications Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Origin of Blue Beetle, pencils by Will Eisner (layouts) and Charles Nicholas (finished pencils), inks by Charles Nicholas; Dan Garret joins the police force and his Dad's old partner Mike to avenge his father's death at the hands of Chick Alonzo. The Coming of the Blue Beetle, art by Charles Nicholas; The Blue Beetle attempts to rescue a kidnapped banker's daughter from the White Face Gang. The Old Hex House starring Yarko, script and art by Will Eisner; Yarko rescues Oliver Tate and his daughter from the hypnotic clutches of the evil Shadibba, who forces them to commit crimes and enrich him. Death and the Devil, script and art by Will Eisner; Death and the Devil lay a trap for Yarko, frustrated because he keeps snatching their victims away. Ad for Fox's cardboard comic-strip "projector, art by Lou Fine. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Norman Danberg. The Vandemeer Arson Case starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, art by Norman Danberg. Fire! Fire! featuring Knight Off, script and art by Jack Cole. The Platinum Asteroid starring Dan Hastings, art by Clem Gretter. The Scourge of the Underworld starring Bob Phantom, art by Irv Novick. Enter: The Marvel starring Scoop Cody, art by Charles Biro. Experiment In Death starring Dan Hastings, art by Clem Gretter. A Bad Bargain: Part 2 starring Buck Stacey, art by Bill Allison. Murder on the VENTURA featuring the Devils of the Deep, script by George Nagle. Sabotage At the Balkan Oil Fields starring Jack Strand, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Origin of the Silver Fox. The Coming of Corporal Collins, art by Charles Biro. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

(1st issue) Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Ray Willner, and George Papp. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. The college football star known only as "The Champ" tries to stop enemy spies working for the Yellow Spider from getting their hands on an experimental superhuman formula. Tarzan-like Jungleman rescues scientists Louise Carson and her father when they find danger in his home jungles of Cambodia. Navy diver Brad Fletcher investigates missing submarines and is captured by an undersea race of mer-people and their queen, Neptina. Meet "The Champ"; Queer Championships; Neptina; Fancy Pants: The Case of the Missing Motor; The Blazing Scarab; Swingtime Sweetie; Champ of Champs; The Story of the Champ; Champion Puzzler; The Hill-Billy Divorce Case; Liberty Lads; Clan of MacPhattish; Jungleman; K.C. Jones; Champs of the Animal Kingdom; Bill Handy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.