A wartime pulp-era gem featuring Doc Savage and his crew in “Rocket Ship Adventure” – pitting them against none other than Adolf Hitler alongside new villains Kingo and the Gremlins. This issue also marks the first comic book appearance of Huckleberry Finn, along with Tom Sawyer and Miss Watson in “His Shanty Boat” by Clare Victor Dwiggins.
Packed with Golden Age variety:
Doc Savage in a 20-page superhero tale (first Kingo & the Gremlins)
Nick Carter detective mystery by Charles Boland
Huckleberry Finn comic debut
Astron, Crocodile Queen vs. the Skeleton People (Jack Binder?)
Humor, sports, and text features including “My Outfit” by The Sharpshooter
68 pages, full color. Cover by Charles Coll with a part-photo design. On-sale July 2, 1943.
📝 MAJ. PICTO’S GRADING NOTES
GD (2.0) – Solid, complete copy with wear appropriate to grade. Presents well for a scarce Golden Age pulp crossover, but with typical handling and edge wear for its age.
A wartime pulp-era gem featuring Doc Savage and his crew in “Rocket Ship Adventure” – pitting them against none other than Adolf Hitler alongside new villains Kingo and the Gremlins. This issue also marks the first comic book appearance of Huckleberry Finn, along with Tom Sawyer and Miss Watson in “His Shanty Boat” by Clare Victor Dwiggins.
Packed with Golden Age variety:
Doc Savage in a 20-page superhero tale (first Kingo & the Gremlins)
Nick Carter detective mystery by Charles Boland
Huckleberry Finn comic debut
Astron, Crocodile Queen vs. the Skeleton People (Jack Binder?)
Humor, sports, and text features including “My Outfit” by The Sharpshooter
68 pages, full color. Cover by Charles Coll with a part-photo design. On-sale July 2, 1943.
📝 MAJ. PICTO’S GRADING NOTES
GD (2.0) – Solid, complete copy with wear appropriate to grade. Presents well for a scarce Golden Age pulp crossover, but with typical handling and edge wear for its age.
