Comic books August 1942

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Volume 19, Issue 1 - August, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Collectin' Stamps article, art by Eugene Pollack. 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. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Case of the Crimeless Crimes starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster); 1st app. of The Prankster. Guns, Gold, and Glory starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton). The Valley of the Vultures starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. The Case of the Coconut Crimes starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Finder's Keepers, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Burnley; The Mist engages in a campaign using valuable items that people find on the street to hypnotize the finder, and later perpetrating thefts from those individuals. The Case of the Hi-Jacked Hep-Cats starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. The Case of the Off-Key Crooner starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Horseless Cowboy starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Stone of Vengeance starring Manhunter, script and art by Jack Kirby. Dreams of Doom starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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For previous issues see Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp 2nd Series Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Tribe of Terror starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen; A crooked attorney uses terror to obtain valuable mineral wealth from an Indian reservation. Dr. McNider Appeals to Patriots starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Blueprints starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Barber Shop Gangsters starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Irving Novick. The Broken Window starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Death Test starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. The Society of the Black Dragon 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.

The Justice Society of America continue their fight against the Japanese in "The Black Dragon Menace." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Jack Burnley plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Cliff Young), the Atom (art by Ben Flinton), Starman (art by Burnley), Doctor Fate (art by Bernard Kleini), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo--she becomes the JSA Secretary(!). Two-page Hop Harrigan story, "Mystery Island." Full-page ad for Wonder Woman # 1. Burney cover (assisted by others?). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 1942. True crime magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

August 1942 Volume 2, No. 4. Timely Detective Magazine published by Martin Goodman. Painted cover by Cardwell Higgins. *Page 22-23 swipe of the Human Torch's logo for the "Amazing Case of the Human Torch". True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 p, B&W. *Referenced from Blake Bell's The Secret History of Marvel Comics (p.103) published by Fantagraphic. Cover price $0.15.

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August 1942. Cover by H. W. McCauley. Science fiction stories by G. H. Irwin, David Wright O'Brien (as 'John York Cabot'), Miles J. Breuer, Leroy Yerxa, John Russell Fearn, Henry Kuttner, Festus Pragnell, Jep Powell, and Nelson S. Bond. Illustrations by H. W. McCauley, Malcolm Smith, Ned Hadley, Robert Fuqua, Swan Studios, L. Raymond Jones, Jay Jackson, Russell Milburn, Joe Sewell, and Hugo Wolf. Back cover by James B. Settles. 7" x 10"; black and white; 242 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ray Harford. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Otto Binder, Phil Bard, Tom McNamara, and Charles Sultan. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Dr. Sivana decides to use his daughter Beautia's infatuation with Captain Marvel to create a fake wedding as a trap for the Big Red Cheese. Minute Man debuts his new, masked outfit as he investigates the strange power that turns beautiful women into old crones in minutes. Spy Smasher aids native Pacific Islanders in resisting invading Axis forces. Plus the poor man's Captain America, Commando Yank, joins the America's Greatest Comics lineup. Captain Marvel: The Bumble-Brained Bridegroom; Spy Smasher: Who Said the Pacific Islands Are Conquered?; Chubby; Bulletman: The Case of the Purple Blackout; Minute Man: The Sands of Time; Commando Yank; Mr. Scarlet: The Crime College; Destroyer Gob. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 36 #8 - August 1942. Technical articles for the photography enthusiast. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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August, 1942. Volume 29, Issue 6. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Jerry Robinson, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. "Brothers in Crime!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane) and George Roussos (backgrounds); While visiting their trophy room, the Caped Crusaders come across a bullet-proof vest, a keepsake from a case invoving the Rafferty Brothers, who unwittingly implicated their brother Peter in a murder. "The Wizard of Words!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; Batman must once again battle the Harlequin of Hate, who, this time, decides to carry out, word for word, the slang words that people use every day in order to commit his crimes. "They Thrill to Conquer!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Batman must battle a gang of criminals who are trying to blackmail professional stuntmen. 2-page Busy Bill story, art by George Storm. "Around the Clock with the Batman!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; Gotham City celebrates "Batman Day", honoring all of the Caped Crusader's amazing accomplishments; And the events leading up to that day also helps Bruce Wayne complete the last chapter of a book he is writing. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. August, 1942. "The House That Death Built" by Ray P. Shotwell, "Bring Back My Body To Me" by Stewart Sterling, "Death in Cupid's Alley" by G.T. Fleming-Roberts, "For Sale--One Life" by Leonard B. Rosborough, "The Phantom Plowman" by David Crewe, and "Waldo Jones and the Killers" by Russell Gray. 100 Pages, Text only, Standard Pulp, 7.75" x 9.75" Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Fred Schwab, Bart Tumey, Mart Bailey, Vin Sullivan, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Ogden Whitney. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts must become a super-baby-sitter after Doc Static accidentally exposes his infant grandson to the power-generating cosmic rays. Skyman battles Noriszan, an aerial villain with deadly discs and an airborne flamethrower. The Cloak matches wits with The Black Dragon Society, a Japanese spy and sabotage team. Mortimer the Monk; Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; The Cloak; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; China Incident; The Face. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August, 1942. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Allen Ulmer. House ad for Blue Beetle. Untitled story, script by Charles Nicholas, pencils by Pierce Rice; Blue Beetle goes up against a mad scientist with an "ice gun" who captures Joan and Mike. Untitled story; Blue Beetle solves a case of Japanese infiltrators killing soldiers on leave by placing mechanical beetle weapons in their houses. The Death Mask; Blue Beetle must fight a crime lord who wears a green skull mask and seems to be able to kill by pointing his finger. Patriots Fight For the Right starring V-Man. Death on the Waterfront text story starring Blue Beetle. Untitled Spark Stevens story, art by Joe Kubert. Two paragraphs each about Cat Man Comics and Captain Aero Comics. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Davis, Harold DeLay, Ray Gill, Alan Mandel, Jack Warren, Eugene L. Pollock, John Daly, H. C. Kiefer, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, John Jordan, Arnold Hicks and Mickey Spillane. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #27. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Blue Bolt battles Nazi planes over New York. A Sergeant Spook story involving gorillas, ghosts and gangsters. A 2-page (prose) mystery story - and the Sergeant Spook story - are by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Edison Bell Shows How to Make This Surfboard; Blue Bolt the American; Krisko and Jasper; A Shot in the Dark; The White Rider and Super Horse; Sub-Zero; Old Cap Hawkins' Tales; Phantom Sub; Sergeant Spook; Bluebolts and Nuts. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Woody Hamilton, Alan Mandel, Ed Smalle, Dick Briefer, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Bart Tumey and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and his pet monkey Squeeks seek the Nazi saboteur called The Leper, in a story with some classic patriotic WWII imagery. Rabbit Foote gets stuck in a runaway tire but still remains lucky, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Nazis try to stop Bombshell before he reveals their plans to invade England. The winner of the contest to name Crimebuster's monkey ("Squeeks") is announced, along with the info that the winner will be awarded a live monkey! Crimebuster: Touch of the Leper; Young Robin Hood: Thumbs Up America!; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Rabbit Foote; Bombshell; The Murder Mite; The Case of Tony Delara; Swoop Storm; Little Wise Guys; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - August, 1942. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring gorgeous girls and strip-tease pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11.5", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Part text articles, part comics. Marie Curie story. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. "The Monster from the Morgue," art by Al Avison; A jealous scientist named Dr. Weirdler learns one of his colleagues has developed a serum that will reanimate dead bodies and is planning on testing it on a recently deceased gorilla; Dr. Weirdler takes the brain of an executed criminal named Killer Kole and places it in the gorilla's body. Untitled Rookie McQuirk story, script and art by Red Holmdale; No matter what duty Sergeant Thunder appoints to McQuirk and Blackout, everything goes wrong! "Sub-Earthmen's Revenge!", art by Al Avison; Cap and Bucky must battle the Spook and his Sub-Earth army, who seek to stop the American Army from conducting operations against the enemy. "Situation Wanted: I Got an Action Story" text story by Mortimer Breen. "The China Road," art by Jimmy Thompson; Believing that men are good, but that their will to self-destruction (perpetrated by the Devil) over-rides the good they can do and only places the world in danger, Professor Mott decides to destroy the world! Untitled The Secret Stamp story, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Rico; Roddy, as the Secret Stamp, attempts to battle some criminals who are getting people's birth certificates for gang members so they could be hired into defense plants for the purpose of sabotage. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News. Krazy Komics ad. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dave Berg. Stories by Marc Swayze, Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Henry's Grandmother" by Marc Swayze; "The Unwilling Toys" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "Nippo Meets His Nemesis" with art by Pete Costanza; and "Captain Marvel, Detective" with art by Pete Costanza. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Wolfhound of the Sea" by Nathaniel Nitkin. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine loaded with black and white images of tasteful vintage pin-up photography. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer, Art Helfant, Ed Wheelan, Pierce Rice, Arturo Cazeneuve, A. W. Nugent, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. The Human Meteor and Toby seek a spy who has captured important American plans. The Liberty Lads' weird foe Jack the Rabbit escapes a prison hospital and seeks proof that big business executives are Nazi collaborators. Padlock Homes and Nick O'Tyme must find The Professor's hidden submarine before he can repair it and escape, but the Blonde Baroness is still out there too. Plus a PSA for War Savings Stamps from FDR's Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr., and a cover by Simon and Kirby. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twins; Padlock Homes; Slim Jim and the Force; Liberty Lads; Champ; Private Pinky; Roddle; Private Puns; Champ Confusers. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Last of the Mohicans, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (NO HRN, 8/42). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.