Comic books May 1940

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. 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 and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Pep Morgan story, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Magician Murder starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Dark Horse, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Rex Tyler's 3rd client, James Carren, has been told by a mobster that, unless he sells half interest in his race horse "Blue Bell", he and the horse will never see Kentucky again. Fang Gow and the Stolen Planes starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Hot-Air Weapon starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tuffy and Limpy's Revenge Plot starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flesse Boxing Glove Versus Fiddle starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulmanl. Spy of the South Seas starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Mansion of Murder: Part 5 starring Rusty and His Pals, art by Bob Kane. Search For Captain Miles--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. In the City of Glass starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jon L Blummer. Mystery of Spott Field starring Red, White and Blue, script by Jerry Siegel, art by William Smith; Red's stuck in the hospital so Doris and the boys have to handle a case without him. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Is Silas Cross Hop's Guardian? starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L Blummer; Now that Hop is famous Silas Cross tries to assert his guardianship and take control of him. The Great Discovery starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. The Infra Red Destroyers [Part 2]--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Dude Ranch starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Mr. Macklin sends Scribbly to report on a dude ranch. The Miasma of Death! starring Gary Concord, the Ultra Man, script and art by Jon L Blummer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lew Glanzman. Stories by Allen L. Kirby, Louis Glanzman (as Sam Decker), Sam Glanzman (as Sam Decker), John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Joseph A. Kaliff, Bob Lubbers, and Martin Filchock. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, Minimidget, Zardi the Eternal Man, The Shark, Reef Kinkaid, and Mighty-Man. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Grieg Chapian. Stories by Paul Graham, Steven Dahlman, Bob Butts, James P. McGague, George Loomis, John Kolb, Harry Campbell, and Malcolm Kildale. Science fiction stories, adventure tales, and Amazing Mystery Funnies starring such characters as Fantom of the Fair, Kern'l Kilgore, Larry Kane, Steve Raymond, Bill and Davey, Tiger, Jon Linton, and Speed Centaur. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. L. Hartman. Science fiction stories by Ralphe Milne Farley, Peter Horn, Eando Binder, Edmond Hamilton, Manly Wade Wellman, David Wright O'Brien & W.M. P. McGivern. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Frank R. Paul, Robert Fuqua, Robert Sewell. 7-in. x 10-in., 146 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.20.

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May 18, 1940. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "Blockade" by Robert Carse, "Watered Guns" (part 1) by Walt Coburn, "Where Wild Goats Drink" by Jim Kjelgaard, "Death Under Water" (part 2) by William Du Bois, "Dynamite by Air" by Louis C. Goldsmith, "The Flying Eye" by Robert Arthur, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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"Watered Guns" inclusion of the cereal by Walt Coburn.

May 1940. Volume 25, Issue 3. Illustrations by Gilmore, E. Hatcher, R. Isip, W. Kolliker, F. Kramer, and H. Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

May 12-18, 1940. In-house program for films shown at the Bartlett Theatre in Highwood, Illinois. This week included: "Black Friday" with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi; "Zanzibar"; and "Swiss Family Robinson". 3.25" x 5". 4 pages. Single-color printing.

Ogden Whitney cover. Gardner Fox stories. First appearances of Skyman, The Face, and The Cloak (as Spy-Master). Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney, reprinted in Skyman (1941) #1 and Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #23; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey, reprinted in Skyman (1941) #1 and What Is...The Face (1986) #1; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Offside" by Jo Metzer; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Spy-Master" art by Mart Bailey; and "Mortimer the Monk" by Fred Schwab. "Heroes are Born" text story by Terry Keane. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized Spanish language translation of Bill Barnes Air Adventures published by Editorial Molino in Argentina.

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Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 21 - Num. 1068 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, Figures of History and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9" x 11.75", 38 pages, FC.

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Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 21 - Num. 1069 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, Figures of History and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9" x 11.75", 38 pages, FC.

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Weekly children's magazine (the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people) featuring comics, stories, activities, and educational articles. Año 21 - Num. 1070 includes Superman (El Superhombre), Laurel and Hardy, Figures of History and other comic strips. Printed in Argentina. 9" x 11.75", 38 pages, FC.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - May, 1940. "The Black Bat's Crusade" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Death Plays Tricks" by Arthur J. Burks; and "Snatch Payoff" by Jack Kofoed. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Adolphe Barreaux, Robert Turner, Max Neill, Bently Wade, Robert Leslie Bellem, Spencer Thompson, Worth B. Carnahan, and George Papp. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. Foreign Legionnaire Duke O'Dowd must rescue the Commandant's daughter when she's trapped in a runaway balloon. Depression-era hobos band together into modern-day Merry Men under the command of Robinhood Jones. The original, Colonial-era Liberty Lads get mixed up with The Boston Tea Party. Champ; Queer Championships; Neptina; Dragon's Teeth; Johnny Fox; Robinhood Jones; Duke O'Dowd; Champion Puzzler; Lobo, The Flying Sleuth: Case of the Silver Fangs; Liberty Lads; Champs Can't Lose; Jungleman. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Approximately 10.75-in. x 14-in.; black and white; 74 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.05.

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