No more Foxing around: Complete run of WEIRD COMICS, 1940-1942!

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Woot! This is going to be a fun thread.

I appreciate the kind words, all.

Weird Comics #3, June 1940. Cool cover by Joe Simon, who became the editor at Fox and was knocking out most of their covers at this point, with the help of other pulp and comic covers as swipe references for some of the figures. I like the very unusual color scheme on this one.

Thanks to Ryan Heshka for this copy!

Great stuff Jon!

Look forward to seeing the rest.

I don't think I've seen the cover of issue #2 before, very cool. And you can't beat the colors they used in these old books.

What's a Giant Comicscope?

Well done! I think the Weird 1 must have been a pretty nice early birthday present. (thumbs u

Weird Comics #3, June 1940. Cool cover by Joe Simon, who became the editor at Fox and was knocking out most of their covers at this point, with the help of other pulp and comic covers as swipe references for some of the figures. I like the very unusual color scheme on this one.

 

Thanks to Ryan Heshka for this copy!

 

 

Hey Jon! looking forward to this WEIRD ride.

This was my last purchase EVER from David T. Alexander Collectibles. Back when I bought and kept things I really should have returned.

Bravo again, Jon.

 

Great accomplishment and looking forward to seeing them.

So two "Jon"s have completed the run? "Weird" don't you think? Jon

Great books so far!

Since this thread has Weird Comics collectors attention I would like to know if anyone has a copy or an under copy of issue 18 they would be willing to part with?

Off to a great start!! like others have stated this thread all sorts of congrats on completing this sweet run maybe we could finish it with a group shot

Congrats Jon, great and tough run to complete. Keep those scans coming....

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Weird Comics #4, July 1940. If you were a kid who wanted some bondage and torture for your dime, Fox Comics was definitely your go-to publisher. This is another Joe Simon cover -- his take on the Sorceress of Zoom.

Weird Comics #5, August 1940. Awesome mad scientist cover illustrating the Dr. Mortal feature. In every issue of Weird Comics, Dr. Mortal would kidnap a lovely young woman named Marlene for some kind of evil experiment, but her husband would rescue her at the last minute. (And making matters somewhat worse, Marlene is actually Dr. Mortal's niece. Awkward!)

Congrats Jon! I have always loved the covers of the first 5 issues. Classic GA.

I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the run, especially the later issues.

Hey gang,

 

I'm very pleased to announce that this year, I finally finished my 20-issue run of Fox's Weird Comics. I just adore this wacky title, and it has taken me more than 8 years to finish the run.

 

Since I started collecting the series, the final issue with the great Hitler/Churchill cover has become well-known for how tough and costly it is, but most of the mid-to-late issues in the run are equally tough if not tougher -- even if I may well be the only one that's ever looked for some of them.

 

In this thread I'll post scans of all the covers (and some interior page odds and ends) in order of publication, and give a shout out to some boardies who helped along the way. And if you have some of these issues yourselves and are inclined to post them along in order, hey, feel free!

 

OK, let's see some Weirds!

 

congrats! I like the looks of these books.

Weird Comics #6, September 1940. Phasing out the weird menace covers, Fox goes all in with superhero covers, though the interior contents of Weird will now be a quirky mix of both genres.

First cover with The Dart and his sidekick The Ace... Robin was introduced in Detective Comics #38 cover dated April 1940, and throughout the summer superheroes across all companies are being given sidekicks left and right. The Weird covers start to get more formulaic around this point, but I really love these bright, flat colors that just scream 'early GA'.

Here's the back of Weird #6... a house ad for Fox Comics, now pushing their lineup of superheroes. Again, I like these distinctively garish colors. :-)

Love seeing these! I am working on the run myself, hope it doesn't take 8 years but as you said, some of them are very tough.