Comic books May 1942

Add to cart Very Good $255.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 17, Issue 1 - May, 1942. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $21.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

"The Spider and the Death Piper" book-length novel by Grant Stockbridge.

May, 1942. Spider Story by Grant Stockbridge "The Spider and the Death Piper". Ed Race story by Emile C. Tepperman "Encore for the Killer". Illustrations by J. Fleming Gould. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $80.00 View scans .5" Spine split from top.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $225.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover coming loose at one staple. Tape.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Last Mile Alley starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; The Newsboys decide to peddle their papers in some of the worst sections of Suicide Slum. King Midas starring The Star-Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. Trio of Terror starring Tarantula, art by Harold Sharp. Case of the Howling Hamburger starring Penniless Palmer, art by R. L. Ross. Case of the Poison Parrot starring TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite, art by Paul Norris. Horror Hospital starring Robotman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream Interior handwriting. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 7, Issue 3 - May, 1942. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Hal K. Wells, Richard O. Lewis, G.L. Maddocks, and Stanton A. Coblentz. Six Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $145.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $37.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $12.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Cover by Virgil Finlay. Science Fiction stories by Polton Cross, Henry Hasse, Arthur Merlyn, Eando Binder, Arthur Macom, Nelson S. Bond, Wilfred Owen Morley, G. B. Ogden, and Henry Andrew Ackerman. Illustrations by Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., text with illos. 146 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.50 View scans Water damage: Slight.

TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $295.00 View scans Full length spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart Coverless $60.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects art and story. Tear in last page. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Next issue the series will change to Top Notch Laugh. Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Bill Woolfolk, Paul Reinman, Carl Hubbell, Warren King, Bob Montana, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, and Jim Phillips. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $25.00 View scan

Stories and art by Tony Sarg and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of light bulbs from Edison to the 1940s; Religious freedom pioneer and founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams; Ruth Harkness brings baby giant panda Su Lin from China to the US and causes a media sensation. King of Canada; Roger Williams, New England Firebrand; H.M.S. Jervis Bay; The Story of the Electric Bulb; Wings Over the Andes; He Sold His Head!; Tricks I Have Seen Animals Do; Blood Brothers; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Newshawk; Voyage of Mystery; Su Lin Comes to America; Champion Cop; Master of Magic; Old Hickory; How Good is Your Memory?; You Edit This Magazine! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $499.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects Major Liberty and Whizzer stories. Centerfold detached, tape on first page. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover inks by Al Gabriele. "Remember Pearl Harbor!" U.S. War Bonds and Stamps public service announcement; House ad encouraging all readers to buy U.S. War Bonds and Stamps to help support the war effort. "The Eerie Mansion On the Hill," script by Phil Sturm, pencils by Syd Shores; Scientist Hans Stiller has invented a powerful explosive for the U.S. Army; However, when the Gestapo comes to the shores of America to "encourage" him to return to Germany and work for Hitler, Major Liberty risks his life to save his secret for America. "The Adventure of the Frozen Corpses"; A deranged research chemist, jealous that he has lost "his" girl to his partner (because of an accident caused by him that has marred his features), tries to kill his partner with liquid ice and attempts to blame it on Jack Frost. "The Fog," inks by George Klein; The Defender must find a solution to the mystery of a strange, heavy fog that settles in over Middleton, resulting in factories and warehouses being looted. "The Mad Monk," script and pencils by Ed Winiarski, inks by George Klein; The Vagabond must discover the correlation between a million dollar robbery case from twenty years earlier and the strange recurrence of the Mad Monk of Malamoor Castle. "Diamond of Juba" text story. "The Torpedoes of Dr. Leech," art by Mike Suchorsky; Captain Terror must battle the evil Dr. Leech, sometimes known as the "Human Torpedo," who strives to destroy all food shipments to England, hoping that if they starve long enough, they will submit to the Führer's will. "La Barbe the Killer"; Rockman must stop a demented killer, whose bloody hands had reached everywhere on the peninsula, from gaining possession of the richest gold mine in Alaska. "Dix's Homecoming"; Corporal Dix's brother is being swayed by the criminal element to steal the proceeds from the local U.S.O. "The Secret Carburetor," art by Howard James; The Whizzer helps his friend Jere regain a secret stolen carburetor. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty, art by Bill King. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $89.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG 4.0 $56.00 View scans 1/2" Spine split from top.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $53.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $48.00 View scans 3" Cumulative spine split.
Add to cart Good $43.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $38.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 80%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FR 1.0 $11.00 View scan Interior complete. Full length spine split. Spine label missing.

Volume 36, Issue 5 - May 1942. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 200, Issue 2 - May 30, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream Staple rust. 4 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Foxing. Soiling.

Volume 154, Issue 1 (Whole Number 2063) - May 2, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $20.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 154, Issue 3 - May 16, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $105.00 View scans Cover detached. Water spotting.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $100.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Piece from back cover and interior corner pieces missing, does not interrupt story. 3" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Nick Cardy, George Appel, Joe Doolin, Arthur Peddy, George Carl Wilhelms, Gene Fawcette, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. A femme fatale in a red dress manages to drug and capture the entire Skull Squad; The Parachute Patrol takes the place of spies and ends up meeting a Nazi U-boat; Action nurse Jane Martin goes on a dangerous mission to catch a Nazi spy in Libya. Also featuring a highly detailed 2-page text piece on the life, training and career of a Navy aviator. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; How to Win Navy Wings; The Bald Eagle; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $159.00 View scans One small piece missing from last page, slightly interrupts art and story. Another small piece also detached from last page, but still present. Centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Irv Novick. "Remember Pearl Harbor," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Steel is sent out by the U.S. Consul to evacuate American civilians from Japan and occupied territories just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. "Black Jack Vs. Deuces Wilde," art by Al Camy; When the Mayor dies, the new one is the crooked Kent, who is cooperating with the big shot gambler, Deuces Wilde. Untitled Wilbur story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter; Mr. Wilkin is desperately trying to reduce by training. Untitled Captain Valor story, script by Ed Bresnick, art by Warren King; The attack on Pearl Harbor. Untitled Stories of the Black Witch tale, art by Jim Phillips; A cat and a dead woman are hidden inside a wall. Untitled story, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle; The War Eagles and Helen are pursued very closely by the Germans in the Western Desert, and hide under the Sphinx. Untitled Dicky in the Magic Forest story, art by Lin Streeter; Dicky has gone to the peak of a very treacherous mountain, where he can obtain a Medusa egg to kill the Medusa monster. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Jim Phillips; Gossip is a double-edged weapon, and Zambini has come to warn Mr. Warren before it's too late. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.