Comic books September 1940

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts 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. Seein' Stars strips, art by Feg Murray. 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.

Superman, Pep Morgan, Black Pirate (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Three Aces, Tex Thompson (art by Bernard Baily), Clip Carson (art by Moldoff), and Zatara (art by Fred Guardineer). Full-page ads for Superman # 6 and Supermen of America fan club. Half-page ads for New York World's Fair Comics (1940), the Superman radio show, and All Star Comics # 1 and Mutt & Jeff (# 2?). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 4 #5, Sept. 1940 - Story titles like "Whose Skulls Were Found in Death Canyon?" and "The Murder Route to Marriage" let you know this magazine's editorial slant. Illustrated with many period photos, some with an added color tint, usually red. 10.5" x 13.25", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Kidnapping of a Minute-Man, art by Bernard Baily; Shortly after his mother forces him to resign from the Minute Men of America, banker's son Rodney Morvan is kidnapped by Ricky Maffiri's gang. Fang Gow's Challenge starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Dreaded Mokos starring Mark Lansing of Mikishawm, script and art by Howard Purcell. Death of a Borinquen Butler starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Cotton Carver and the Beast Men, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. The Great I: Part 3 starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Adventure of the French Agent starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Advertisement for the Superman radio program. Case of the Kidnapped Heiress starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hawkman (script by Gardner Fox, art by Sheldon Moldoff), Green Lantern (script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell), the Spectre (script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily), the Sandman (script by Fox, art by Creig Flessel), Red White and Blue (srt by Siegel, art by William Smith), Johnny Thunderbolt (script by John B. Wentworth, art by Stan Aschmeier), the Hour Man (script by Ken Fitch, art by Baily), and the Flash (script by Fox, art by Everett (E.E.) Hibbard). Two-page text story, "The Invisible Star" by Evelyn Gaines. Howard Purcell cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. At the World's Fair, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon]; On the grounds of the World's Fair, Alan Scott meets Irene Miller when he stops her from shooting a man in cold blood; She explains that the man, Murdock, is a gang leader who framed her brother Danny for manslaughter when he tried to leave the gang; Investigating, Green Lantern discovers that Murdock framed Danny with the help of Judge Wake, an honest man forced to help when Murdock kidnapped his daughter. The Hunt for Prof. Jurghens--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Hitchhikers starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Trip to Cobra Island starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. The Mattix Mansion Mystery starring Ben Webster, script and art by Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger]. Ma Hunkel's Grocery Bill starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Insect Invasion starring Gary Concord the Ultra-Man, script and art by Jon L. Blummer [signed as Don Shelby]. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by George Loomis, Harry Francis Campbell, Ray Gill, Steve Dahlman, Basil Wolverton, Paul J. Lauretta, Ray Burley, and Malcolm Kildale. Science fiction stories, adventure tales, and Amazing Mystery Funnies starring such characters as Fantoman, the Inner Circle, Jon Linton, Larry Kane, Space Patrol, Lieutenant Lank, Super Spy 7B-3X, and Speed Centaur. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $18.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

September 1940. Front cover by Robert Fuqua. Cool Wolverton-esque back cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Robert Moore Williams, Don Wilcox, Ross Rocklynne, Milton Kaletsky, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., and Jep Powell. Illustrations by R. Newman, Guy Gilford, Julian S. Krupa, and Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

All issues in this series consist of three remaindered/coverless copies of unsold Amazing Stories (not reprints) re-bound together by Ziff-Davis into a single thick volume with new outer cover art. The Fall 1940 reissue collects Amazing Stories: March V14-3, April V14-4, and June V14-6 from 1940. 7" x 10"; black and white; 444 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

September 7, 1940. Stories include "Minions of Mercury" (part 2) by William Gray Beyer, "Buckshot for Henry" (conclusion) by W.C. Tuttle, "Destination Unknown" (part 4) by Richard Sale, "Wings for Yankee Doodle" by Louis C. Goldsmith, "F.O.B. Disaster" by Crawford Sullivan, and "Dynamite Bayou" by J.J. des Ormeaux. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Brothers of the Gun" 1/2 a serial by Walt Coburn.

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"Brothers of the Gun" 2/2 a serial by Walt Coburn.

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Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $6.80 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Old Uncle Ghost" a short story by Richard Sale, plus "Another Road to Destiny" a short story by E. Hoffmann Price.

Volume 302, Issue 3 - September 28, 1940. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1940 - Volume 26, Issue #1.

September, 1940. Volume 26, Issue 1. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. "The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun. "The Ugliest Man in the World," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman confronts the ugliest man in the world, a man shunned by "normal" people he meets every day. "The Crime School for Boys!!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman has to deal with the threat of a crime school upon the lives of young boys, a school designed how to teach those boys the ways of a criminal. Dinky one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "A Blow For England" text story by Norman Goss, art by Raymond Perry. "The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Cat returns to plague members of the Diamond Syndicate in order to achieve a beautiful "diamond prize!" The Batman Says text article, Batman and Robin tell readers the negatives of crime and criminals. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Cooper (credited as Charles Nicholas), Al Carreno (credited as Alex Boon), Nathaniel Nitkin and Dick Briefer (credited as Richard Crater). A collection of superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate, featuring the first version of the Blue Beetle. The Blue Beetle and Joan protect a group of scientists from a vengeful radium thief; Samson sets out to stop the crime spree of Dr. Blood and his Inner Crime Ring; Jan and Wanda discover an underwater city of Venusian invaders and their mastermind, Dr. Doom, in a story by the legendary Dick Briefer. Blue Beetle: Borgo, the Mirror Murderer; Samson and David: The Inner Crime Ring; The Flame: The Jewel Smuggling Murders; The Shylock Menace; The Flying Dutchman Goes Modern; Cosmic Carson: The Ultimatum of Lobar; Dr. Doom: The Submarine City. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, George Papp, Alfred Andriola, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Fred Schwab. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman investigates after an experimental new light bulb causes catastrophic explosions at power plants. Inspired by the superheroes in his favorite comic books, Jibby Jones creates a costume and becomes Moon Man, but his heroic career is very short. Crooked stockbrokers find that their very machines and possessions are coming to life and refusing to work for them anymore, in an unusual Marvelo the Magician story. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; World Wonders; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Black Bat's Triumph" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Say It with Lead" by Eugene A. Clancy; "Murder Stain" by Riley Brown; and "A Tough for Luck" by John McCurnin. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1940. Cover price $0.15.

Blitz and the Dynamite Formula; Blitz tries to steal the liquid dynamite formula to give to his fatherland. The Dope Smuggling Ring; Snow Brody sells marijuana cigarrettes to kids and earns the Beetle's wrath; Dan gets shot by a sub machine gun and needs a blood transfusion from Helen Harmon, but vitamin 2X speeds his recovery. The Man In the Black Robe; The Beetle investigates a stolen corpse and a haunted house. The Ghosts of Denton Hall; Rajput brings Lorraine Denton messages from her grandfather from beyond the grave. The Three European Dictators starring K-51, script by Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie], art by Bob Powell. The Return of Lin Sun starring K-51, script by Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie], art by Bob Powell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by David Adams. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Al Avison, Al Gabriele, Bob Davis, Larry Antonette, Harry Ramsey, Jack A. Warren, Stockbridge Winslow, Harry Ramsey, Paul Gustavson, Henry Kiefer, Malcolm Kildale, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, and Leonard Sansone. Blue Bolt battles the Green Sorceress. Dick Cole faces Colossus, a famous circus gorilla at large. Sub-Zero Man versus the Green Turtle. Super Horse gets kidnapped. Runaway Ronson faces Tony Greko. Sergeant Spook battles Nick Tarey and his gang. The Phantom Sub versus Lu Mong. The Spacehawk ad, art by Basil Wolverton. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Tape on interior of front and back covers.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 71, Issue 5 - September, 1940. 6.5" x 9.5", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,139.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4426522021 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ed Smalle. Richy, the Amazing Boy starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, script by Joe Blair, art Ed Smalle. Hercules Cleans the Stable of King Augeais starring Hercules, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Wexler. The Island of Baron Von Krasner: Part 2 starring Gypsy Johnson, art by John Bulthuis; story swiped from "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. The Underground Supply Train, script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro. Trap For Ty-Gor's Uncle, art by Mort Meskin. Attack On the Isle of Right starring Doc Strong, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. The Double Agent starring Loop Logan, script by Joe Blair, art by Frank Volp. Lady Marion Enslaved starring Green Falcon, script by Harry Shorten, art by Edd Ashe. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.