Comic books January 1940

Add to cart FR 1.0 $68.40 View scans 8" Cumulative spine split. Discounted from $76.00.

Cover art by Joe Musial. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Pete the Tramp strips 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. Etta Kett strips, art by Paul Robinson. 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.

Cover art by Joe Shuster. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy. Smart Guy humor page, art by Bob Kane. 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 Moon Men starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. "S" not on Superman's chest, Daily Star instead of Daily Planet. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Creig Flessel. The Sandman Meets With Murder, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney; Wes Dodds fins his old room-mate from college dead and his wife also dead in an adjoining room, but is surprised, as the Sandman, when a girl identical to buddie's wife comes onto the murder scene. Fang Gow Has Risen From the Grave: Part 2 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Professor Doolittle humor two-pager by Bob Kane. The Crooked Stockbroker starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. The Heavyweight Championship Bout starring Socko Strong, script and art by Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy). The Gold Plane Robberies: Part 1 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Kidnapping of Linda Hale starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. Mansion of Murder: Part 1 starring Rusty and His Pals, art by Bob Kane. Educated Eddie--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. In the Land of Sere starring Cotton Carver, script and art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Australian series. January, 1940. Reprints Buck Rogers comic strips. 8 1/2" x 10 1/2", 52 pages, B&W, 6D cover price.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. House ad for Flash Comics #2. Lightning Over New York starring Red, White and Blue, script by Jerry Siegel, art by William Smith; The Master threatens to take over New York with his control over lightning. All-American Stamp Page featuring George Washington. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Untitled Hop Harrigan story, script and art by Jon L Blummer [as Jon Elby]; Hop flies a sick patient to a hospital in Alaska while Maurice tries to make time with Gerry. A Thousand Years A Minute - Part 4--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. Untitled Scribbly story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The American Way Part 5, script by John Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. The Foam Formula starring Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man, script and art by Jon L Blummer [as Don Shelby]. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #1. Edited by Lloyd Jacquet. Cover by Paul Gustavson. Stories by Paul Gustavson, Tarpe Mills, Lochlan Field, George Loomis, Ray Gill, Sam Gilman, Ralph Butts, Harry Campbell, and Malcolm Kildale. Science fiction stories, adventure tales, and Amazing Mystery Funnies starring such characters as Fantom of the Fair, Daredevil Barry Finn, Tippy Taylor, The Bullet, Jon Linton, and Speed Centaur. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Adam Link in Business" a novelette by Eando Binder.

January 1940. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Eando Binder, Nelson S. Bond, Carl Selwyn, Thornton Ayre, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., and Craig Ellis. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, and C.L. Hartman. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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January 6, 1940. Cover by Marshall Frantz. Stories include "Loot Lies Deep" (part 2) by Eustace L. Adams, "Rawhide Road" (part 4) by Bennett Foster, "Archers to the Front" by Roy de S. Horn, "Lady Wildcat" by T.T. Flynn, "Second Sight" by Eustace L. Cockrell, "When No Dogs Bark" by Alfred Batson, "The Haji's Miracle" by Garnett Radcliffe, "Maker of Shadows" (conclusion), and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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January 20, 1940. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "Minions of Mars" (part 2) by William Gray Beyer, "Loot Lies Deep" (part 4) by Eustace L. Adams, "Fate Wove a Rug" (part 1) by C.D. Appleton and E.C. Goodwin, "The Game's on Ice" by Clark Bodey, "Footsteps Invisible" by Robert Arthur, "The Purring Cat" by Sinclair Cluck, "Windward Head" George Masselman". 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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January 27, 1940. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "Seal of Treason" by Murray R. Montgomery, "Crook's Tour" by Richard Howells Watkins, "Minions of Mars" (part 3) by William Gray Beyer, "The Dust on the Trail" by Arthur Lawson, "Sleepwalker in the Sun" by Charles Bonner, "Loot Lies Deep" (part 5) by Eustace L. Adams, "Never a Miss" by Donald Barr Chidsey, "Fate Wove a Rug" by C.D. Appleton and E.C. Goodwin, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 24, Issue 5 - January, 1940. Volume 24, Issue 5. Cover by Charles Schneeman. Trimmed pulp, 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 21 - Num. 1053 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, The Three Amigos, and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9" x 11.75", 38 pages, FC.

Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 21 - Num. 1054 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, Figures of History, and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9" x 11.75", 38 pages, FC.

Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 22 - Num. 1104 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, Red Romer, and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9-in. x 12-in., 40 pages, full color.

Jan-Nov 1940. This Black Book Detective bound volume collects six complete issues (V10-2, V10-3, V11-1, V11-2, V11-3, V12-1) of the long-running pulp magazine. Due to the binding process, the interior magazines were trimmed, and the top layer of the spines were removed. The grade provided is for the overall condition of the bound volumes. For further information on condition, please see our grading notes. Hardbound, 6.75" x 9.75".

"Black Bat's Challenge" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Goose Gun" by H. Dyson Carter; and "Men in the Morgue" by Robert Wallace. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Charles Biro. On the Trail of the Bank Robbers starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, script by Will Harr, art by Jack Binder. Mystery Thriller of the Month starring Stuart Logan. The Baston Murder Case starring Silver Fox, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Story of the Famous Pope Diamond Mystery starring Scoop Cody, art by Charles Biro. All Quiet On the Western Front starring Corporal Collins and Nazis. The Sea Monster starring the Devils of the Deep, script by George Nagle, art by Edd Ashe. The Lost Ship, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Downfall of Snaky Simms starring Bob Phantom, art by Irv Novick. The Los Angeles Killers, script and art by Jack Cole. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

British Movie Magazine. Featuring adaptations of the films "Smashing The Spy Ring","Ex-Champ" and "Oregon Trail" with information about each one and some pictures. Black and white. Newsprint. 20 pgs.

Winter, 1940. Cover by George J. Rozen. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Captain Future and the Space Emperor"), Eric Frank Russell, Oliver E. Saari, and David H. Keller. Illustrations by H. G. Wesso. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Adolphe Barreaux, Harry Parkhurst, Claire Moe, George Shute, and George Papp. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. Reporter Penny Wright, investigating Axis activity around the world during WWII, is assigned to cover a revolution in Central America. The Champ takes Dr. Marlin's formula to become superhuman, but before he can distribute it to America's youth, Marlin is killed by an agent of the Yellow Spider. Attracted to Navy diver Brad, sea queen Neptina plans to transplant Norma's lungs into her own body, but Mhera's underwater outlaws intervene. Champ; Queer Championships; Neptina; Penny Wright; The Blazing Scarab; Rookie Cop; Revenge of the Zombies; Champion Puzzler; Yacqui Gold; Liberty Lads: On to Richmond; Clan of MacPhattish; Jungleman: Trapped by a Huge Albino Tiger! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.