1940 comic books

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The Phantom, Australian Woman's Mirror 4

The Phantom, Australian Woman's Mirror 4

Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Amazing man 14 - An old comic book cover with a lion attacking a man

Amazing man 14 - An old comic book cover with a lion attacking a man

Cover of Amazing-Man Comics 14 (July 1940). Art by Lew Glanzman

Blue Beetle Number 1 Cover

Blue Beetle Number 1 Cover

Cover of the Blue Beetle #1 comic book, Winter 1940

Blue Beetle - The blue beetle comic book cover

Blue Beetle - The blue beetle comic book cover

Cover scan of Blue Beetle, No. 1, Winter 1940, Fox Features Syndicate.

Public Domain Images - FlashComicsAshcan

Public Domain Images - FlashComicsAshcan

One of the few remaining ashcan copies of Fawcett's proposed Flash Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2). An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely ... More

Public Domain Images - FlashComicsAshcan

Public Domain Images - FlashComicsAshcan

One of the few remaining ashcan copies of Fawcett's proposed Flash Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2). An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely ... More

Public Domain Images - FlashComicsColor

Public Domain Images - FlashComicsColor

Colorized ashcan copy of Flash Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2. An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes (such as copyright... More

Funny Pages vol4 1 - A comic book cover for funny pages

Funny Pages vol4 1 - A comic book cover for funny pages

Cover to Funny Pages vol 4, #1 (January 1940), published by Centaur Publications. Art by Paul Gustavson.

Green Mask 1 - A comic book cover for the green mask

Green Mask 1 - A comic book cover for the green mask

Cover to Green Mask #01 (Summer 1940), published by Fox Feature Syndicate.

Hit Comics Number 5 - A comic book cover with a man on a shark

Hit Comics Number 5 - A comic book cover with a man on a shark

The Red Bee battles for his life against the malevolent sword fish! Exceptional Lou Fine artwork from the cover of Hit Comics number 5 (Quality, November, 1940).

Jungle comics 001 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Keen Detective Funnies 23 - A comic book with an image of a woman flying through the air

Keen Detective Funnies 23 - A comic book with an image of a woman flyi...

Airman, on the cover of Keen Detective Funnies #23, published by Centaur Publications.

Mystery Men Comics 16 - A comic book cover for mystery men comics

Mystery Men Comics 16 - A comic book cover for mystery men comics

Cover scan of Mystery Men Comics, No. 16, Fox Features Syndicate.

O gury 1 1940 - A comic book cover with an image of a woman in a spaceship

O gury 1 1940 - A comic book cover with an image of a woman in a space...

Cover scan of O Gury, No. 1, Diário Associados, April 1940.

Planet Comics 01 - A comic book cover for planet comics

Planet Comics 01 - A comic book cover for planet comics

Cover scan of Planet Comics, No. 1, Fiction House, January 1940.

Planet Comics 05 - A comic book cover for planet comics

Planet Comics 05 - A comic book cover for planet comics

Flint Baker in the cover of the comic book Planet Comics #05 (1940)

Rex Dexter of Mars 1 - A comic book cover for rex dexterer of mars

Rex Dexter of Mars 1 - A comic book cover for rex dexterer of mars

Rex Dexter of Mars #1 (Fall 1940) Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Science Comics 2 - A comic book cover with a man on a motorcycle

Science Comics 2 - A comic book cover with a man on a motorcycle

Cover of Science Comics #2, March 1940, published by Fox Feature Syndicate, featuring Dynamo. Art by Lou Fine.

Silver Streak 5 - A comic book cover for silver streak comics

Silver Streak 5 - A comic book cover for silver streak comics

Cover of Silver Streak Comics #5 (July of 1940) Lev Gleason Publications. (defunct co.)

Sparky Watts 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sparky Watts 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

The first issue of Sparky Watts by Boody Rogers published by Columbia Comics (April 29, 1940)

Special Edition Comics No 1 - A comic book cover with captain marvel flying through the air

Special Edition Comics No 1 - A comic book cover with captain marvel f...

Captain Marvel rides to victory on the cover of Special Edition Comics number 1, published by Fawcett Comics, 1940. This title may have been a try-out for Captain Marvel's eponymous magazine.

Startling Comics 2 - A comic book cover for starting comics

Startling Comics 2 - A comic book cover for starting comics

Cover, Startling Comics #2 ( August 1940; Better/Nedor/Standard -- defunct company). Cover art by Kin Platt

Super Mystery Comics v1n5

Super Mystery Comics v1n5

Cover of Super-Mystery Comics vol. 1, #5 (Dec, 1940). Art by Jim Mooney.

Public Domain Images - ThrillComicsAshcan

Public Domain Images - ThrillComicsAshcan

One of the few remaining ashcan copies of Thrill Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2. An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes ... More

Public Domain Images - ThrillComicsColor

Public Domain Images - ThrillComicsColor

Colorized ashcan copy of Thrill Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2. An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes (such as copyrigh... More

Thrilling 01 1940 alexanderkostuk

Thrilling 01 1940 alexanderkostuk

Cover of en:Thrilling Comics #1

Weird Comics 01 - A cover of weird comics magazine

Weird Comics 01 - A cover of weird comics magazine

Cover of Weird Comics #1, Fox Feature Syndicate, April 1940.

Whiz Comics No 02 - A comic book cover with a man in a red outfit
Wow Comics No 1 - A comic book cover with a woman in a red dress and a man in a green shirt

Wow Comics No 1 - A comic book cover with a woman in a red dress and a...

Mr. Scarlet to the rescue on the cover of Wow Comics number one (Winter, 1940). The crimson-clad detective held the top spot until Mary Marvel arrived in 1942.

Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory001

Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory001

Photoshop collage showing the page layout of Steranko's History of Comics. Printed in an oversized format, most pages contained four text columns wrapped around 4-6 illustrations. Please note that this is not ... More

Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory001A

Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory001A

Photoshop collage showing the page layout of Steranko's History of Comics. Printed in an oversized format, most pages contained four text columns wrapped around 4-6 illustrations; comic book covers reproduced ... More

Blue Bolt Comics 2

Blue Bolt Comics 2

Comic Book Plus English: Cover of Blue Bolt Comics #2 (July, 1940).

Target comics 10

Target comics 10

Comic Book Plus English: Cover for Target Comics #10 (November, 1940). Art by Joe Simon.of-my-favourite-actors/

Hit Comics no. 6 (cover art)

Hit Comics no. 6 (cover art)

The Red Bee fights off three men with swords.

Planet Comics no. 1 (high-res)

Planet Comics no. 1 (high-res)

Cover for Planet Comics no. 1.

Exciting Comics 3

Exciting Comics 3

Cover of issue 3 of the Nedor Comics series Exciting Comics

Exciting Comics 1

Exciting Comics 1

Cover of issue 1 of the Nedor Comics series Exciting Comics

Wings Comics 01

Wings Comics 01

Wings Comics #1 cover (Fiction House, Sept. 1940)