Comic books May 1942

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $27.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. 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. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman faces the Top, Vigilante stars in "Crime's Caravan" (art by Mort Meskin as "Mort Morton"), 3 Aces in "The Adventure of the Secret Submarine," Mr. American and Fatman in "The Pied Piper of Doom" (art by Bernard Baily), the Flying Jeeps, Congo Bill (art by Fred Ray), and Zatara the Master Magician in "The Case of the Maddening Music!" Two-page text story, "The Dummox" by Norman Goss. Half-page ads for Superman 16 and World's Finest 5. Combined full-page ad for Batman 10, Green lantern 3, Leading Comics 2, All Star Comics 10, and All-Flash 4. Cover price $0.10.

May 1942. Cover by Stockton Mulford. Stories: "Everest Tiger" by Hal G. Evarts, "Come On and Fight!" by Louis C. Goldsmith, "A Bottle a Day" by Richard Howells Watkins, "Black Pigeons" by Walter C. Brown, "Hell and Hawkins" by L. L. Foreman, "A God With Clay Feet" by Charles T.S. Gladden, "Live by the Sword" (Conclusion) by F.R. Buckley, and "Whale Hunters of the Hudson River" by Brian O'Brien. Illustrations by Hamilton Greene, John Richard Flanagan, I. E. Hazelton, John Clymer (beheading illo), Gordon Grant. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Case of the Monstrous Animal-Men, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley [backgrounds]; A evil man at the Carl Carey Research Clinic invents an electronic ray that turns the head of a man into a panther...and Starman's into a lion! Case of the Highbrow Hoods starring The Hourman, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Tarsi, the Tiger Boy starring Steve Conrad, Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Castle in the Air starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Scavenger Hunt starring Manhunter, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. The Man Who Knew All the Answers starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Green Lantern vs. a Modern Napoleon starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen; A direct descendant of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte attempts to take over the rackets fo small towns all over the United States with his hand-picked army of crime. Quacko--the Miracle Drug starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Hop Joins the Avaiation Cadets starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mystery of the Broken Riggings starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Wanted for Marriage--the Red Tornado starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Roller-Skate Hitch-Hiker starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett, May 13, 1942 - August, 12, 1942. Edited by Otto Binder. Cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel stars in "Captain Marvel and the Magno-Ray," with art by C.C. Beck. Phil Beard delineates Mr. Scarlet and his pal Pinky as they take on the Spirit of Murder, Morto, in "The Baffling Morto," with special guest appearances from villains Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hirohito! Spy Smasher "Leads the Freedom Fight," with pencils by Mac Raboy; Minute Man stars in "The Baffling Case of the Murdered Millionaire," with art by Bard; Bulletman stars in "The Man Who Lived a Million Years," with art by Don Rico. 100 pages, full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

May, 1942. Volume 29, Issue 3. Bedsheet format, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Contains the stories "The Black Death" by Kenneth Robeson, "Your Life Is Mine" by Gary Barton, and "The Female of the Species" by Russell Gray. 114 pgs., 9"x6.5" Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "Shadow of Evil" by "G. Wayman Jones" (probably Norman Daniels); "Murder Comes High" by William Campbell Gault; "No Closed Season" by Robert Ahern; and "Pop and the Law" by William Morrison. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stanley Beaman. Cover by Bob Davis. Stories by Bob Davis, John Daly, Kermit Jaediker, John Jordan, Jack A. Warren, Mickey Spillane (a text story called Terror in the Grass), Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Henry Kiefer, and George Mandel. Sub-Zero in a 70-mile-an-hour race against time. Krisko and Jasper are blown out of the skies. Edison Bell tries to ride out a hurricane. A surreal Blue Bolt the American story that repeatedly breaks the fourth wall. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $550.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white From the personal collection of Frank Brunner. Label #49341F-005

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $300.00 View scans This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. CGC Qualified Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case PAGE 13-16 MISSING, AFFECTS STORY. Crowley Copy/ Incomplete. Label #1619090001

Stories by Ed Dobrotka and Bill Ward. Cover by Mac Raboy. Dressed To Kill; Bulletman and Bulletgirl battle The Dude. The Fat Fiend; Bulletman and Bulletgirl battle The Fat Fiend. Bulletman and Bulletgirl face off against Dr. Riddle. Private Ward humor story. The Buck with the Broken Antler text story by Carl Formes. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Part text articles, part comics. Cover price $0.10.

Part text articles, part comics. Kate Smith story. Art cover. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Aero Comics Vol. 1 No. 5 is numbered 11 on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $2,999.99 View scans This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.00) will be charged at checkout. Paper: Off white to white Label #2016432003

Cover art by Al Avison and Chad Grothkopf (Imp inset). "The Horde of the Vulture!", art by Al Avison; Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes head out to Camp Mojave in the American Southwest where their convoy is hijacked by an American traitor who calls himself the Vulture, who is in charge of a group of Indians working for the Japanese. Captain America Brain Teasers activity page. The Young Allies ad. "The Petals of Doom!", art by Avison; Cap and Bucky must save Betty from the fate inflicted on top military officers: death from the aroma of flowers. Untitled The Imp story, script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; Cap and Bucky must save Betty from the fate inflicted on top military officers: death from the aroma of flowers. "The Commandos" text story. Untitled Elmer story, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Klein; In a series of three non-related one page strips, Elmer learns the hard way that trying to do the right thing often leads to bad results. Untitled The Secret Stamp story, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Rico; While Roddy and Spud engage in a contest to see who can sell the most defense stamps, Roddy runs into three Nazis who aim to create a panic by crippling the city's electric, gas and water supply stations. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Otto Binder and Al Liederman stories. Al Liederman art. C.C. Beck cover and art. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Alex Blum, Ed Wheelan, Irwin Hasen and Jerry Iger, credited as S. M. Iger. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. A movie studio wants to film Dr. Miracle at work, but it's all part of an elaborate murder plan involving a camera that emits radium bolts. Padlock Homes and Dr. Watzis track The Professor and his Fiendish Four to America, but the Professor's sub torpedoes their boat. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twins; Padlock Homes; Slim Jim and the Force; Liberty Lads; Champ; Whiskers. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Unsung Hero starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine; A former fifth columnist named Hawks had tried to warn Senator Wright of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but he'd been out of commission and arrived after December 7th; However, Hawks also carried word of a second attack, this time on the Panama Canal. Untitled Spitfire story, art by Al McWilliams. President Orders Expulsion of 1200 Germans starring Don Q, art by Vernon Henkel. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Untitled Pen Miller story, art by Klaus Nordling. Rube Goldberg strips. Japanese Saboteurs starring Alias The Spider, art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Tor the Magic Master story, art by Fred Guardineer. License of a Murderer starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

May 1942. 1st issue under this title (previously published as Hooded Detective). Detective and mystery stories by T. W. Ford "The Corpse Can't Cry", C. L. Boswell, Fred J. Ford, Zachary Strong, Cliff Campbell, Leo Hoban, "Undercover" Dix, and Mat Rand. 7" x 10"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. NOTE: For previous issues see Hooded Detective (1941-1942 Columbia Publications) Cover price $0.10.

May 1942. Volume 4, No. 6. Painted cover by Cherry Samuel. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 114 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Lin Streeter, Sidney M. Elias and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. As World War II heats up, masked crimefighter Daredevil joins the Army Air Corps, the precursor to the Air Force. Pat Patriot puts on a wartime defense benefit at the upscale Diamond Room, but all is not as it seems. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a superhero tale and a comedy short. Daredevil: War; Thirteen and Jinx: Mystery of the Everglades, Ch. 1; Sniffer; Crimebuster: New York Under Fire; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Stamps: The Niagara Falls; Claw: Death To the Allies! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st appearance of Mr. Baffle in the Batman and Robin story "A Gentleman in Gotham," Spy in "The Stumbling Saboteurs," last Cliff Crosby, the Crimson Avenger, Air Wave, Larry Steele in "The Case of the Light That Blinds" (by Cliff Young), and Slam Bradley in "Case of the Wobbling Wizard!" Half-page ads for Batman # 11, Adventure Comics # 74, Star Spangled Comics # 8, and More Fun Comics # 79. A full-page ad features Superman # 16, Batman # 10, Green Lantern # 3, World's Finest # 5, and All-Flash Quarterly # 4. Cover price $0.10.