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Comic books September 1943

  • Vol. 109 #5
    Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 109 #5


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #12
    Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) 12
    • Paper: White
    • Label #2036331001
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scratch on front of case
    • Label #0352738020
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    Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Fred Kida. Stories by Harry Stein, Fred Kida, Dan Barry, Tony DiPreta, Bill Fraccio, Carl C. Hodges, John Cassone, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 20 #6
    Air Trails Pictorial (1942-1950 Street & Smith) Magazine Vol. 20 #6


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  • Vol. 5 #2
    Air War (1940-1945 Better) Pulp Vol. 5 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #18
    All Star Comics (1940-1978) 18
    • Restored: B1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.
    • Label #3802719005
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4210581002
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    Fall 1943. The Justice Society of America has its hand full when "Insects Turn to Crime!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Pierce Rice and Arthur Cazenueve), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), Starman (art by Rice/Cazenueve), the Atom (art by Gallagher), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Full-page ad for the Junior Justice Society of America fan club. Combined full-page ad for Wonder Woman 6, Comic Cavalcade 4, All-Flash 12, and Green Lantern 9. Frank Harry cover. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $760 ALL STAR COMICS #18 DC COMICS 1943 GOLDEN AGE CGC 3.5 GRADED!

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  • Issue #1
    All Surprise (1943 Timely/Marvel/CPC) 1
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at single center staple and anchored with tape.
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  • Vol. 17 #9
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 17 #9


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 100% spine split detaching front cover.

    Volume 17, Issue 9 - September, 1943. 6.75" x 9.5", 212 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #18
    Batman (1940) 18
    Tags: Batman
    Published Sep 1943 by DC.

    Cover pencils by Ed Kressey, Dick Sprang, and Stan Kaye, inks by Dick Sprang and Stan Kaye. "The Secret of Hunter's Inn!", script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); Batman and Robin, in their everyday identities as Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson (accompanied by Alfred), are investigating Hunter's Inn, the scene of many robberies of wealthy patrons and run into the Tweed Brothers. One-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Robin Studies His Lessons!", script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; When Dick brings home a miserable report card, Bruce relegates the youngster to studying at home instead of gallivanting about as Robin, the Boy Wonder! One-page Chief Hot Foot story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Good Samaritan Cops," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); In the first story of a series, Batman and Robin meet and work with different agencies within the realm of the Police Department: in this story, it's the Police Emergency Squad. "Boarders Away!" text story by Tod Lowry. "The Crime Surgeon!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; The Crime Surgeon, after successfully operating on and saving the life of the Warden at the prison he is incarcerated in, makes good his escape and re-opens his Crime Clinic: an agency that helps crooks to better carry out their crimes! 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,795 Batman #18 CGC 1.8 DC Comics 1943 Tweedledee & Tweedledum Appearance

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  • Vol. 2 #5
    Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 2 #5


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    Volume 2, Issue 5. September 1943. Cover by Winer. Men's magazine featuring showgirls, models, and pinups. 64 pages. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 17 #3
    Black Book Detective Magazine (1933-1953 Newsstand/Hoffman/Ranger/Better) Pulp Vol. 17 #3


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Fall 1943. The Black Bat in "Guardian in Black" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Cast Iron Alibi" by C.S. Montanye; and "Hands of Doom" by Charles N. Heckelmann. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 77 #5
    Blue Book (1905-1956 Story-Press/Consolidated/McCall) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 77 #5


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    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

    Volume 77, Issue 5 - September, 1943. Wrap-around painted cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. 8.5" x 11.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #21
    Calling All Girls (1941-1949 Parents' Magazine) 1st Series 21
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Corrine Dillon, Meg Wohlberg, Raoul Whitfield, Maxine Shore, M.M. Oblinger, Blake Bowman, Stephanie O'Brien, Isabelle Corey, Elizabeth Hawes, Maxine Livingston, Dixie Willson, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Nell Giles, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A comics biography of military aviator and nurse Elsie Ott, the first woman to receive the United States Air Medal. An illustrated feature on teen Resistance fighters in WWII China. A wartime Coca-Cola ad featuring early mascot Sprite Boy and Women's Army Corps troops. Susan Says; Judy Wing; Flying Nurse; Sherry Strikes a New Note; The Bookworm's Turn; The Haunted Apartment; China's Youngest Army; Two Stars in One Spotlight; The Mystery of the Thieving Spooks; Lets Talk Things Over; What Are Big Boys Made Of?; Right This Way; Picnic Special; You Can Sail Through Life; Have Fun with Scribble Togs; Paint Pot; Personality; Drama Unlimited; Australian Songbird; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Gadgets for Girls. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #11
    Captain Aero Comics (1941) Vol. 3 #11
    Published Sep 1943 by Holyoke.
    • Cover and first wrap detached at single center staple, 2.5" cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Jack Alderman, C. R. Schaare, and Charles Quinlan. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #9. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" The evil Mr. Axis tries to prevent the signing of a rubber agreement crucial to America's wartime supply. Flagman and Rusty battle a gorilla (with a swastika on its chest) especially trained by the Axis to kill them. Plus comics biographies of Allied military leaders General MacArthur and General Wainwright. Captain Aero: Token for Tokio; Alias X: Three Little Devils; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; The Red Cross; Hammerhead Hawley; Law of the Wild; Our Fighting Generals; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: The Mystery of the Incendiary Bomb; Miss Victory; Flagman: Killer Gorilla. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 30
    • INCOMPLETE. Back cover and last two pages missing, affects art and story. Heavy spine splitting and glue along several wraps, corner pieces missing (mostly margin).

    Cover art by Syd Shores. Captain America stars in "The House of the Laughing Death," pencils and inks by Syd Shores. The Golden Age Human Torch stars in "The Nazi Cleaver," pencils by Al Fagaly. Captain America in "The Curse of the Yellow Scourge," pencils by Syd Shores. Captain America in "The Saboteur of Death," pencils by Syd Shores. Two-page text story, "The Black-Out Detective," one page featuring "Make-believe Magic" tricks. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 27
    • Printing: Imbalanced red inks on front cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • Centerfold detached.
    • Label #3913490007
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    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Marc Swayze, Bert Whitman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck Shop, Bert Whitman and unknown. Now on Earth, Mr. Mind uses his cosmic brain ray to command worms to eat away at the foundations of skyscrapers, causing them to collapse. Captain Marvel eventually discovers the villain hiding under his nose and decides to stop Mr. Mind once and for all by crushing him underfoot in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 6: Mr. Mind on Earth" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Makes a Movie Hit" with story by Otto Binder (Los Angeles city story); "The Pledge of the Gremlins" by Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop; and "The Arabian Nights of Today" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Little Sneezer in "De Code in de Dose!" by Bert Whitman; Captain Kid in an untitled 2-pager; and 2-page text story "The Bases Were Loaded" by Gary Brown. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 12
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    The Puzzle of the Flying Houses!; One night, as Captain Albright flies solo in his special P-38 he has invented, he sees a series of floating houses in the air, followed by a Nazi named Zauer who shoots him down. The Sound of Death text story with Red Skye by Joseph J. Millard. The Plane That Flies Backwards starring Captain Midnight. The Sinister Angels!; Captain Midnight is drawn into an eerie situation in the jungle along the Peru-Brazil border, when a native superstition of avenging mountain angels suddenly becomes reality. Untitled Johnny Blair, in the Air story. Bombs Out of the Sea starring Captain Midnight. War Bonds and Stamps public service announcement featuring Captain Midnight. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Catman Comics (1941) 19
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Detached. Tape on Cover and Interior Cover.
    • Label #0291454006
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Large piece out of page 1 and 2.
    • Label #4269154012
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    • Interior is complete, but brittle. Full length spine split through cover and major splitting to several wraps.
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 014 Westward Ho! 1
    • Cover detached at single center staple.

    Westward Ho!, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 13, 9/43). Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #9
    Click (1938-1944 Click Inc.) Magazine Vol. 6 #9


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #19
    Comedy Comics (1942 Timely) 19
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple ad pages missing, does not interrupt art or story.
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  • Issue #79
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 79
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing centerfold and 2 stub pages (affects Batman and Robin, Crimson Avenger and text story). Cover and first wrap detached at single center staple.
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    Cover art by Jerry Robinson. Destiny's Auction starring Batman, Robin, and Diamond Pete Ransome, script by Don Cameron, art by Jerry Robinson. Two Tickets to Trouble starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. The Case of the Advertising Crook starring The Crimson Avenger, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Louis Cazeneuve. Return to Pride text story by Eric Carter. The Tenderfoot Gets Tough starring Air Wave, script by Joe Samachson, art by George Roussos. Time Marches Bow-Legged history/humor page by Jack Farr. The Duce Gets a Hotfoot starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    5 days left Auction Detective Comics 79 Destiny’s Auction Crimson Avenger 1943 Batman Robin Rough DC

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  • Vol. 25 #2
    Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 25 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 25, Issue 2 - September, 1943. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 12 #9
    Dragon (1932 International Society of Junior Magicians) Magazine Vol. 12 #9


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    Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

  • Vol. 4 #12
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 4 #12


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    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 22 #15
    Family Circle (1932 The Family Circle Inc.) Magazine Vol. 22 #15


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    Volume 22, Issue 15 - April 9, 1943. Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 20 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

  • Vol. 5 #4
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 5 #4


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight.

    "The Iron Star" a book-length novel by John Taine, plus "Doorway into Time" a novelette by C.L. Moore, and "The Yellow Sign" a novelette Robert W. Chambers.

    Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #10
    Fawcett's Funny Animals (1942-1956 Fawcett/Charlton) 10

    Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Captain Marvel Bunny discovers someone on the beach sending radio messages, and concludes that he must be an Axis spy. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks the "book rat" who has been vandalizing library books. With an election coming up, Billy tries to help Sheriff Oscar catch the mysterious nighttime bandit so he can win the election. Plus a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps featuring Captain Marvel (Shazam). Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Party!!!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Broadcasting for Funny Animals "Martyr-Dum!"; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Fighting Yank (1942 Nedor) 5
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing multiple pages (affects art and story).
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    Alex Schomburg cover. 60 pages Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 29
    • Cover and first wrap detached at single center staple and adhered to each other (spine) with paper tape.
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    • Cover and two center wraps detached at single center staple, 4" spine split from bottom.
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    Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK AND THE MUMMY'S RING, No. 29."Cover art by Carl Buettner. Intro in which Donald puts up wall posters with the story titles on them, art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring, script and art by Carl Barks; Huey is trapped inside a mummy case and taken to Egypt by emissaries of the Bey El Dagga, who is restoring life in his province to the way it was in ancient times. The Hard Loser, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews are rivals in the "Screwball Derby," a cross-country horse race in which any dirty trick may be played on the other contestants. Too Many Pets, script by Carl Barks and Merrill de Maris (plot), art by Carl Barks; An organ grinder gives the nephews a monkey named Jingo, who plays hob with Donald's house until Donald sells him to a stranger. Back cover in which Donald is on a ladder closing the book, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $599 Four Color #29 - Dell Publishing 1943 CGC 1.8 Donald Duck ""The Mummy's Ring"".
    $1,520 FOUR COLOR #29 DONALD DUCK AND THE MUMMY'S RING GOLDEN AGE BARKS CGC 2.0

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  • Vol. 25 #3
    G-Men Detective (1935-1953 Standard Magazines^) Pulp Vol. 25 #3


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    Volume 25, Issue 3 - Fall, 1943. 6.5" x 9.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Giggles (1943-1946 Starlike^) Magazine Vol. 1 #2


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  • Issue #14
    Green Hornet Comics (1940) 14
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4341429014
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    Stories and art by Al Bryant, Bob Powell, Art Helfant, Al Zere, A. W. Nugent and Arturo Cazeneuve. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Green Hornet discovers the secret of the giant who emerges from a volcano to wreak havoc on the city. Gangsters steal a scientist's "artificial mist" and use it to create a weapon of mass destruction. Stripe-wearing hero Zebra leaps into action when a monkey with a gun goes on a rampage. Bondage cover, possibly the work of Arturo Cazeneuve, references the Hornet's success in radio and movie serials. Green Hornet: The Juggernaut of Destruction!!!; Flossie; Spirit of '76; The Story behind the Cover; Twinkle Twins: Mike the Muscle; Mighty Midgets; Green Hornet Buzzers; Roddy: Victory Garden; Zebra: The Thinking Ape!; Sailors and Soldiers; Getting Maisie Married; The Case of the Blinding Green Fog! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 5
    • 4 3/4" Cumulative spine split (chew).
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    Stories and art by Ken Browne, Buster Green, W. Jourdain, and Bernard Krigstein. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers invade Italy, in a story with art by comics legend Bernard Krigstein. Teen inventor Cliff Gordon takes his three-way plane into battle against the Axis on land, sea and air. The trail of stolen paste diamonds leads boy detective Johnny Doolittle to a hidden Nazi U-boat. Junior Rangers; Animal Crackers; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Happy and Scrappy; Little Johnny Doolittle; Bread and Bullets; Perry Allen; Private Messkit; Tom Morgan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 20
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #0010284003

    Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Alexander Kostuk, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal investigates when a movie star is targeted by deadly accidents on the set; Hydroman tracks Nazi spies to a strange house by the sea; A foghorn provides Music Master with the power he needs to halt a sabotaged ship. Brutal but vibrant cover by H.C. Kiefer. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; The Sea Is Deep; Man O' Metal; You Can't Kill Him; Flyin' Jenny. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Hollywood Detective (1942-1950 Culture Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #5


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    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #3
    Kid Komics (1943) 3
    Published Sep 1943 by Timely.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #1198521001
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Staple replaced and reinforced.
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    60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Leading Comics (1941) 8
    Published Sep 1943 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Double Cover. First cover 2.5, interior cover 7.0
    • Label #22-066F45A-012

    Cover pencils by Jon Small, inks by Maurice del Burgo. Exiles in Time! (Chapter 1), script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jon Small, inks by Maurice del Burgo; Upset with the fact that the Sevon Soldiers seem to be wise to his vast criminal organization's plans, the Dummy, with the use of time machine, sends each of the Legionnaires to a different era in the past. The Queen's Necklace! (Chapter 2); Green Arrow and Speedy are hurled back into the days of the Three Musketeers and are arrested along with the three for dueling, and because of the disappearance of the Queen's pearl necklace. Courage in Canton! (Chapter 3). Voyage of the Vikings! (Chapter 4). Friends, Romans, Countrymen! (Chapter 5). The Legend of Leonardo! (Chapter 6). Conclusion (Chapter 7). Midnight Jones humor two-pager. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 15 #1
    Masked Rider Western (1934-1953 Ranger/Standard) Pulp Vol. 15 #1
    • Heavy chew damage, does not effect readability.
  • Issue #42
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 42

    Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, Otto Binder, Phil Bard, Bert Whitman, Harry Parkhurst and Jack Binder. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Hitler manages to create the ultimate Aryan soldier, Woton, but he's still no match for Captain Marvel Jr. Bulletman and Bulletgirl discover an evil insurance company that insures criminals against their crimes being foiled by superheroes. Minute Man, investigating Nazi spies, encounters a Civil War submarine and two old "holdouts" who have been fighting the Civil War for the last 78 years. Patriotic WWII Captain Marvel Jr. cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel Jr.: Woton; Hoodoo Hannigan Chapter XIV: Prisoner of the Rising Sun; Minute Man: The Fort of Fury; Balbo the Boy Magician: Money for Sale; Hopalong Cassidy: The Butterfly Bandits; Bulletman: The Lloyds of Crime. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 26 #4
    Modern Screen (1930-1985 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 26 #4


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

    Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #11
    Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 11

    Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. After his gal promises him a kiss, Jeff hits the greatest home run in baseball history. Then he takes a polo horse and mallet to Mutt's next pitch. Plus a vintage WWII Wheaties ad referencing the German military being overcome by P-38 fighter planes. Also featuring an "editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Hop Harrigan. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #35
    National Comics (1940) 35
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Quicksilver and Destroyer 171 stories.
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    • INCOMPLETE. First two wraps and three center wraps missing (affects Uncle Sam, Quicksilver, Destroyer 171 and G-s stories).
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    Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Art Seymour), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Al Bryant), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Kid Patrol (script and art by Gill Fox), Quicksilver (script and art by Fred Guardineer), Cyclone Cupid (script and art by Gill Fox), Destroyer 171, The Unknown (art by Rudy Palais), G-2 (art by Don Rico), and Chic Carter (script and art by Vernon Henkel). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 14 #10
    North West Romances (1937-1953 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 14 #10


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 5 #10
    Omnibook Magazine (1938-1957 Omnibook Inc.) Vol. 5 #10

    Vol. 5, No. 10. September 1943. Digest size magazine that offered abridgements of current bestselling books. This issue includes: "Mother Russia" by Maurice Hindus; "Katherine Christian" by Hugh Walpole; "Clerical Errors" by Louis Tucker; and "Between Tears and Laughter" by Lin Yutang. 5.25" x 7.5". 192 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #42
    Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 42
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Cover Detached
    • Label #22-207412E-011
    • INCOMPLETE. Page missing (affects Lil Chief Bugaboo story). Heavy interior soiling.
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    Cover art by Bob Montana. Shield G-Man Club ad. "Diamonds of Death" starring The Original Shield and Dusty The Boy Detective, art by Irv Novick; A millionaire is dead, robbery the apparent motive; The suspected killer bought a doll on the day of the death. Untitled The Hangman story, art by Bob Fujitani (as B. Fuje); Abner Thrisk has been on the lam for five years for a murder that he claims he didn't commit. Untitled Li'l Chief Bugaboo story, pencils by Dave Higgins, inks by Terry Woik Szenics; Attempts are made to discover if Fido is a dog or a mountain lion. "Archie the Jockey," script and pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Janice Valleau (as Ginger); Archie and Reggie fight over horseback riding; Veronica believes that Archie can ride and she invites him to the Lodge estate for the weekend. Untitled Catfish Joe story, script and art by Larry Harris; Killer elephant beaks out of the train and heads into the swamp. Untitled Marco Loco Adventurer story, script and art by Carl Hubbell (as Hubbello); Marco Loco (introduction, origin) versus Christopher Flopp. Untitled Captain Commando And The Boy Soldiers story starring Adolf Hitler, Captain Herman, Nazis, Abraham Lincoln (in a dream, cameo), art by Irv Novick. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #43
    Phoenix (1942 Walter Gibson) Fanzine 43

    Issue 43 - September 3, 1943. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #4
    Play (1942-1946 PLAY Magazine^) Girls on Parade Vol. 2 #4


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    • 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tearing. Cover glued to first wrap.

    Vol. 2, No. 4. September, 1943. Pin-up magazine featuring non-nude photos of pin-up models. Cover by George Janes. 8.25-in. x 11-in. 66 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 80 #3
    Popular Mechanics Magazine (1902-Present Popular Mechanics Company) Vol. 80 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    September 1943. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Silken Wings of Supermen" manufacturing military parachutes. 6.75" x 9.5". 220 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 143 #3
    Popular Science (1872-Present Popular Science Publishing Co.) Vol. 143 #3


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    • Water damage: Extensive.

    Volume 143, Issue 3 - September 1943. Featured article on "Fort Busters!", "Your Home After the War!", and "Guns - Better Ones and More of Them Give Our Fighting Planes a Deadly Punch!" Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 232 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.