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Cover: Vin Sullivan
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The Comics Magazine #1

May 1936 · Comics Magazine Company · 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
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This is an anthology issue featuring multiple stories. "The Dark House" follows Detective Larry Speed as he investigates a murder at a theatre where actor Farwell Ambler was killed, uncovering a complex case involving gangsters, a staged performance, and hidden clues among the cast and crew. "Major Lord: Facts not Fiction" recounts the biographical exploits of an aviator who built a homemade glider at age eleven, later joining the Mexican Border War, the Royal Flying Corps in Canada, and flying combat missions against the Germans and Bolsheviks across multiple continents. "Stubbie" by Clyde Leon is a domestic comedy strip depicting a young man's awkward interactions with his girlfriend and grandmother, involving misunderstandings about spoofing and concerns over romantic affairs.

Contains 27 stories
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Chikko ChakkoLoopiePeppi (a rooster)
Untitled Adventure story
2 pp · Adventure, Fantasy

In this 1936 adventure from The Comics Magazine #1, Zator stages a dramatic assault on the city—not to conquer, but to summon Dr. Mystic into the spirit world. His mission: guide the sorcerer to the Seven, though their journey is cut short when they're ambushed by the mysterious Koth.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
King KongoKoko
Untitled Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals story
2 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Western-Frontier story
2 pp · Western-Frontier
Untitled Western-Frontier story
2 pp · Western-Frontier
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled story
1 pp
Untitled Biography story
2 pp · Biography
Untitled story
2 pp
Untitled story
2 pp
Untitled Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals story
1 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled story
2 pp
Untitled story
2 pp
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled story
2 pp
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Back to Nature with Cannonball Jones
0.75 pp · Humor

Cannonball Jones, a powerful jungle adventurer with more brawn than brains, finds himself in amusing predicaments as he stumbles through the wilderness relying on sheer force rather than wit. In this humorous outing, the self-proclaimed "scourge of the jungle" discovers that brute strength doesn't always solve every problem—especially when a simple dock mishap leaves a friend in need of rescue. Follow along as Jones's muscle-bound antics remind us that sometimes the wilderness (and everyday life) requires a little more finesse than a heavy hand.

Untitled Humor story
0.25 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $1,440
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $22,098*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $9,712*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $6,772*
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CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $3,093*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $2,041*
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $2,041
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $952
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 3 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Joe Shuster
cover pencils, inks Vin Sullivan

Reprints

Reprinted in Wooley’s History of the Comic Book, 1899 – 1936: The Origin of the Superhero #[nn] (1986), Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn] (2009), Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #13 (2013)

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