Comic books February 1940

First appearance of the Spectre. Cover by Bernard Baily. Untitled Spectre story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Jim Corrigan, hard-boiled detective, gets inside information on a job to be pulled by Gat Benson, and, while trying to stop the theft, is captured and murdered; However, a voice from heaven tells Corrigan that his battle against crime is not over, so he is restored to life with amazing powers, which he plans to use against Benson and save the life of Clarice. "The Tuareg Siege," starring Wing Brady, art by Tom Hickey. "The Marching Mechanical Men," script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; The Wizard sends mechanical robots to steal all the silver stored at West Point. "The Bank Robbery," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Martin Wheeler. "Return to the Canal Zone," script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "Peril on the Ice Plains," starring King Carter, art by Paul Lauretta. "The Studio Mystery," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, art by Joe Donohoe. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Invisible Pills," starring Bulldog Martin, art by Bart Tumey; An old friend of his father's bequeaths Biff some invisibility pills. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

February 1940. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh "Gone with the Wind" cover with full-page "Gone with the Wind" ad on reverse. Rear cover color full-page House of Westmore ad with Ann Sheridan. 8.5" x 11.5". 64 pages. Sepia-tinted pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Walter Frame, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, Klaus Nordling, John Lindermayer, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A kidnapped politician signals Rex Dexter for help by turning the Q in his signature into a frowny face, in another wacky story by Dick Briefer; Criminals masquerade as the Blue Beetle to frame the hero for their crimes; The Green Mask faces off against the Crime Syndicate. The Blue Beetle Impostors; An Episode with the Devil; The Fiend Called Franto; The Crime Syndicate; Wanted, But Not Immediately; Buzzards Scream as Death Carves a Feast; Swallowed by the Earth; The Fish Pirates; Prisoner of Maharajah Rampur; The Train-Ticket Theft The Moravian Master Spy; The Bad Luck Diamond; Melosh the Soothsayer. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 22, No. 2. February 1940. Boy's magazine that encouraged the outdoor life. Cover by Clarence Doore. 8.5" x 11.5". 34 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - February 1940. Vintage Men's Humor magazine featuring pictorials, Articles on politics, and humor, and single panel gag cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in, 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Irv Novick. Origin and 2nd appearance of the Rocket. 2nd appearance of the Shield & the Comet. "Peril in Puerto Rico," art by Irv Novick; The Shield stops the Nordics from capturing a U.S. oil tanker off the coast of Puerto Rico. "The Face in the Clouds" starring The Comet, script and art by Jack Cole. "Retlek vs. the Rocket" starring Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds, script by Manly Wade Wellman, art by Lin Streeter. "The Fight with Red Morgan," art by Bob Wood. "Mystery of the Missing Messenger," script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro. "Moronia Bund Threatens Editor," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; Clad in a green suit and fedora with red mask, gloves and tie, Press Guardian, playboy son of the publisher of the Daily Express newspaper, goes after a nefarious Bund operating in the city that had ties to the Nazis. "The Tiger-Devil Cult," script by Manly Wade Wellman, art by Lin Streeter. "A Lesson in Victory," art by Ed Ashe. "The Terror of Rocky Pool," script by Manly Wade Wellman, art by Sam Cooper; Inspector Bentley vs. Rocky Pool. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein (as Morley Starr), art by George Tuska; Professor Sandow detects strange flashes among the clouds, so Payson and Roland investigate, and discover a castle on a cloud, where they discover eerie Hawkmen who seek help in eliminating a war between the clouds. "Cave of the Demons," script by Herman Bolstein (as Stari Gayza), art by Arthur Peddy; Planning to return to Earth after their adventures on Mars, Flint and Mimi are approached by Princess Viga, who begs them to stay and help defend her people from a terrifying monster. "The Dashing, Slashing Adventure of the Great Solinoor Diamond," script by Fletcher Hanks (as Carlson Merrick); Tiger Hart rescues the captive Queen Hilda from the clutches of Turk the Terrible, who is holding her in exchange for the Great Solinoor diamond. Untitled story; Spurt Hammond is sent to the planet Venus in order to obtain a supply of Radia-Tronite crystal which is needed to supply power to America's generators, leading to a war between America and Mars. "The Earth Queen's Last Refuge" text story. Untitled story; Buzz, the doctor and his daughter are attacked by mysterious Crab-Men at the bottom of the seas covering Neptune. Untitled story; Cole is ordered to take a large fleet to the Planet Zog to take on a giant who is extracting tribute from Zog's poor people. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, art by R. Louis Golden; At one of his famed gigantic banquets, Auro is pulled aside by one of the servants, Ava, and told that he must flee before the murderer of her parents, Agra, arrives to kill him. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spring 1940. Stories by John Murray Reynolds "Goddess of the Moon", Nelson S. Bond "Dictator of Time", Ray Cummings, Ed Earl Repp, Carl Selwyn, Ross Rocklynne, Alexander M. Phillips, and Ray Cummings -as (Ray King). Illustrations by Leo Morey, Fawcette, and Will Edwards. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by William Kent. Stories and art by G. Ellerbrock, William Kent, Kenneth Kennedy, J. R. Williams, Bob Jenney, Clyde Lewis, Fred Harman, Al McWilliams, Gene Ahern, Tom Hickey, Win Smith, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Captured aboard the freighter smuggling munitions, The Masked Pilot and Tom manage to get free and turn the tables on their captors. Martan and Vana's futuristic spaceship catches the attention of Earthbound military forces, as he ponders humankind's warlike ways in language the Silver Surfer would find familiar. On the strange planet, Captain Tornado falls into an enormous web and battles a giant spider. Martan the Marvel Man; Captain Tornado; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Herky; Bobby & Chip; The Hurricane Kids; Our Boarding House; Out Our Way; Bronc Peeler; Shark Egan; Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 136, Issue 2 - Feb. 1940. Features include "Strange Creatures of the Ocean Depths" in color, "Making of an Army Flyer" and more. Illustrated with period photos. 6.5" x 9.5", 240 Pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.15.

A magazine for the amateur wireless operators. Cover price $0.25.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Articles, reviews, program schedules and personality profiles. 10.5" x 13.5". 44 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

"Orders to Run Extra" cover by Harry C. Temple. Fiction stories by Peter Josserand and James W. Holden. Plus several illustrated features and true tale stories. Profuse photos, 10-in. x 7-in. 144 Pages B&W Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 15, No. 1 - February 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 5 - February, 1940. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Rodney Weems and Bert Whitman. Art by Emil Gershwin, Robert Webb, George Tuska, and Bert Whitman. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. Scientist Bill Powers discovers anti-gravitation fluid that gives his specially designed wings the power of flight, and becomes The Eagle; Jim Andrews, aka Electro, uses his new electrical super-powers to seek the kidnapped daughter of the President; Cosmic Carson battles the Fang Men of Jupiter. Other heroes making their debut in this issue include Perisphere Payne, Marga the Panther Woman, and Navy Jones, plus the first super-villain named Dr. Doom. Classic damsel in distress cover by Lou Fine. Origin of the Eagle; The Origin of Electro; The Fang Men of Jupiter; Perisphere Payne: The Space Slavers; Origin of Marga, the Panther Woman; Death On the Air Waves; Dr. Doom: The Shrinking Serum; Origin of Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Winter Edition, 1940 - This magazine is loaded with exclusive celebrity portraits from the golden-age of cinema. 8 1/-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, printed in a sepia tone throughout. Cover price $0.10.

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Screen Book was a monthly published American magazine that ran from July,1928 to February, 1940, and was centered around the golden-age of Hollywood. In addition to celebrity gossip, it also included a fair amount of exclusive behind-the-scenes content as well as movie reviews, latest fashions, make up tips, and slice-of-life human interest stories that were usually written by, or about a specific celebrity of the time. Cover price $0.15.