Don Winslow of the Navy (1943 Fawcett) comic books

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. The beautiful but deadly pirate queen Singapore Sal captures Don, in a story (and cover) featuring bondage elements. A vengeful ex-sailor uses Don's package of souvenirs from Asia in his plot of revenge against Admiral Colby. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Also, a vintage ad for Captain Marvel (Shazam) sweatshirts. The Return of Singapore Sal; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Opportunity Knoxx; Warriors of the Sea: Taps for Billy; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; Messenger of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. A mysterious spirit seems to haunt the sunken treasure recovered by a fishing ship. Don and Red go on leave in Algiers, and immediately find intrigue and danger amongst the colorful locals. The Ghost of the Fishing Ships!; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: And Still Champion; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; Denizens of the Deep; Algiers Adventure!; Scout Bob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Tom McNamara and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don tries to protect the Commander's young son Georgie after he stows away on a ship during a dangerous training mission. Don joins forces with a local detective when he goes to a remote tropical island in search of missing ammunition. And a guide to international signal flags. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. On Target; International Signal Code Flags; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Ring of Death; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; Denizens of the Deep; Doomed Atoll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino and Joe Certa. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don discovers that The Snake is using his snakelike abilities to smuggle opium to wealthy Huntington Hophead. Don's latest foe is the mysterious Longhair, who, like Samson, has superhuman strength as long as he has long hair. The Return of the Snake; High Talk!; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Seaside Sticklers; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Boy Scout Bob; Warriors of the Sea: The Commandos; Port Puzzlers; Noodle Knockers; Bell Bottom Bill; Denizens of the Deep; The Close Shave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don's old foe Rubberface returns to make trouble, by disguising himself as Don Winslow. Don tries to help an old friend of the Admiral who's convinced that he's the modern Noah building an ark, in a story featuring a cameo by newsboy Freddy Freeman, aka Captain Marvel Jr. Plus a vintage hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Perfect Disguise; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Wilbur the Waiter; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Clumsy Clara; Warriors of the Sea: Ironclad Showdown; Dizzy Daisy; Vita Min; Bell Bottom Bill; Captain Noah's Ark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red find danger in the harem when they get mistaken for spies by a Nazi war criminal hiding out as a pasha in Turkey. In an even more outlandish contrivance, Don and Red are abducted by Arab raiders while dressed as harem girls for a masquerade party. Then, the duo gets pickpocketed while watching a magic act in an Indian bazaar. Uninvited Death; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Tripoli Raid; Bell Bottom Bill; The Fatal Disguise; Navy Quiz; The Murderous Saw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, Don and Red join an expedition down the Nile River. But they aren't expecting an incursion by their old foe, the beautiful but deadly pirate queen Singapore Sal. Plus fun facts about the Navy and the creatures of the sea. The Scourge of the Seven Seas, Part I: The Mysterious Nile; War Record of Patrol Bombing Squadron 150; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Don Winslow's Navy Head-Knockers; Warriors of the Sea: 13 Men; Bell Bottom Bill; The Scourge of the Seven Seas! Part II: Singapore Sal Sails Again!; Denizens of the Deep; Chippy Chipmunk; Navy Quiz; The Scourge of the Seven Seas! Part III: Net Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. On assignment with the Coast Guard to protect fishing scows, Don and Red encounter the dangerous place called Disaster Falls. Don tests an experimental one-man submarine under dangerous weather conditions. Don and Red are stationed on a Coast Guard cutter in the Pacific that soon faces unexpected danger. Plus this issue's "Navy Quiz" focuses on the Coast Guard. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Death Rides the Rapids; Cape Fear Landing; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Battling Bantam; Warriors of the Sea; Bell Bottom Bill; Danger in the Depths; Don Winslow's Head-Knockers; Dizzy Daisy; Navy Quiz; Destination Danger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sid Lazarus and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red investigate after a ship is found adrift, with half its crew dead. A friend seeks Don's help after being swindled by a phony fortune teller. Mercedes finds danger while researching a news story, and only Don can get her out of it. Also, fun facts about the Navy. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Shanghaied; The Snortville Sneeze: Beauty on Parade; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Java Rescue; Bell Bottom Bill; The Return of the Dead; Navy Quiz; The Superstition of the Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Prof. Pogol develops U-425, which is "more powerful than the atomic bomb," in a three-part story. So naturally Don's old foe, beautiful but deadly pirate queen Singapore Sal, wants to get her hands on it, and she's willing to use a "hypnotic drug" to do it. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Death for Sale Part I: Escape; Signs of Times; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Scourge of the Mediterranean; Bell Bottom Bill; Death for Sale Part II: The Hypnotic Drug; Puzzlers; Death for Sale Part III: The Hour of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red are marooned at sea in a rowboat with two smugglers they were escorting to prison. During WWII, Don must retrieve sunken treasure before Axis forces get their hands on it. Don tracks his old foe the Scorpion, who has been destroying Coast Guard vessels. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad for a propeller beanie, a must-have fashion item for 1950s kids. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. Marooned; Shipwreck Jones and Seaweed Sam: Big Men at Sea; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Lucky Thirteenth; Bell Bottom Bill; Dangerous Treasure; Navy Quiz; Don Winslow and the Return of the Scorpion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. During WWII, Don matches wits with his old foe The American, an Axis agent educated in the US. Don gets some downtime during the war, in a story that includes an image of him water-skiing behind a battleship while avoiding enemy fire. Boxer Flatbush Foley returns, seeking to manage his own career, but he lacks the brain power. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Return of the American!; Shipwreck Jones and Seaweed Sam: Singing Seamen; Don Winslow Takes It Easy; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Sturdee's Revenge; Bell Bottom Bill; Foul Fisticuffs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Viking pirates (!) lost in the Sargasso Sea in the 10th century are revived in the 20th century to resume their buccaneering. Don and Red are captured by fascists trying to take over the country of Rugomania, in a story that includes images of the "injury-to-the-eye-motif," a Fredric Wertham favorite. Boxer Flatbush Foley returns, "helping" Don solve a murder mystery. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Legend of the Sargasso Sea; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Gentlemen Scholars; The Castle of Evil; Silly Sue; Warriors of the Sea: Prelude to Glory; Navy Head-Knockers; The Disappearing Body. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red must escort a ship, the "Excelsior," bearing a cargo of nitroglycerine. Don and boxer Flatbush Foley get kids involved in boxing for a neighborhood athletic league, but naturally gangsters want in on the action. Don tries to awaken Flatbush for a bout after he spends a night at Joe's Jitterbug Jive Dive with his girlfriend. Plus a vintage ad for the Captain Marvel (Shazam) wristwatch, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Dangerous Cargo; Nautical Nancy; Trouble; Concrete Evidence; Eaglebeak Spruder; Bell Bottom Bill; Dizzy Daisy; Navy Quiz; The Big Snooze. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, Don and Red investigate flying saucer sightings. He tracks the UFOs to the jungle, before learning it's the latest plan from his old enemy, The Scorpion. But when Red is injured, Don must bargain for his life with the top-secret project, the X-36. The Flying Saucer Attack; Warriors of the Sea: Against the Atlantic; Jungle Adventure; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Prize Uglies; The Scorpion's Sting; Tugboat Tucker; Bell Bottom Bill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part sci-fi story, Don and Red are assigned to test-fly the X-36, a plane designed to catch flying saucers. But the aliens capture the X-36 with Don and Red aboard, transporting it to the planet Venus. They must bargain with the Venusian leader, the Wizard of Oz-like Zimm, for Earth's survival. Tugboat Tucker; The Great Solar Mystery; Heroes of the Lawrence; Peril on Venus; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Daze Without End; Dangerous Return; Muscle Hedd. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, Don and Red seek a lost ship in the waters off Antarctica. But after hostile aircraft destroy their plane, they must cross the ice on foot. Finding a hidden base, they realize their old foe The Scorpion is behind it all. Bell Bottom Bill; Terror on the Tundras: Chapter 1: Disaster Strikes; Heroes of the Lawrence; Terror on the Tundras: Chapter 2: In the Lair of the Beast; Marianas Turkey Shoot; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Baloney Boys; Terror on the Tundras: Chapter 3: The Death Blow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, the US Navy's latest base on the Pacific island of Suaki is attacked, but Don and Red's investigation reveals the attack came from someone on the base. By the time they realize the rebel leader Santos is behind the attack, Don and Red have been thrown to the hungry sharks. Soon they find themselves at the center of a full-on armed skirmish. Bell Bottom Bill; The Attack on Suaki, Chapter One: Death on the Wing; Warriors of the Sea: Torpedo Passage; The Attack on Suaki, Chapter Two: Perilous Journey; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Hounded; The Attack on Suaki, Chapter Three: Trails End!; Tugboat Tucker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, atomic testing has created an "electric ray-fish" of enormous size and electrical power. Don and Red are assigned to capture one, but enemy agents catch wind of it and set out after it themselves. An undersea battle in diving suits is the only possible result. Bell Bottom Bill; The Jaws of Destruction: Report from Dukini; Warriors of the Sea: Action off Misima; The Jaws of Destruction: The Master Spy Strikes!; Shipwreck and Seaweed: One Track Minds; The Jaws of Destruction: Struggle to the Finish!; Tugboat Tucker. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton takes over publishing four years later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Victor Pazmino, Tom McNamara and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show. First issue published by Charlton. Don and Red work with the Coast Guard to track a mysterious ship linked to a series of murders. Soon they learn the killings are the work of Don's old foe, The Scorpion. Before long they've stumbled on the Scorpion's plot to take over the United States itself. Return of the Scorpion; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; The Hidden River; Warriors of the Sea: The Breach; The Scorpion Shows His Hand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Missing pages (affects art and story). Water damage.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and popular radio show. On assignment with the Coast Guard to protect fishing scows, Don and Red encounter the dangerous place called Disaster Falls. Don tests an experimental one-man submarine under dangerous weather conditions. Don and Red are stationed on a Coast Guard cutter in the Pacific that soon faces unexpected danger. Plus a quiz about the Coast Guard. Death Rides the Rapids; Cape Fear Landing; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Bell Bottom Bill; Danger in the Depths; Don Winslow's Head-Knockers; Dizzy Daisy; Destination Danger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show. Don's old foe Rubberface returns to make trouble, by disguising himself as Don Winslow. Don tries to help an old friend of the Admiral who's convinced that he's the modern Noah building an ark, in a story featuring a cameo by newsboy Freddy Freeman, aka Captain Marvel Jr. The Perfect Disguise; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Wilbur the Waiter; Lance O'Casey: The Plight of Homer Whittington, Jr.; Warriors of the Sea: Ironclad Showdown; Dizzy Daisy; Bell Bottom Bill; Captain Noah's Ark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $5.90 5" cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don tries to protect the Commander's young son Georgie after he stows away on a ship during a dangerous training mission. Don joins forces with a local detective when he goes to a remote tropical island in search of missing ammunition. On Target; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Action off Misima; Bell Bottom Bill; Doomed Atoll. Final issue under this title; series continues as Fightin' Navy (1956) #74. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.