January: Amelia Earhart officially declared dead after disappearing whilst flying over the Pacific Ocean.
February: Stagecoach, directed by John Ford premieres. It will make John Wayne a global superstar.
March: Cardinal Pacelli succeeds Pope Pius XI as the 260th pope. As Pope Pius XII, he is the last to take the name Pius.
April: African-American singer Marian Anderson performs before 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial.
May: Lou Gehrig ("The Iron Horse") ends a 2,130 consecutive games played streak after contracting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
June: St. Louis carrying 907 Jewish refugees denied permission to land in Florida. Many of its passengers will die in Nazi death camps.
July: Theodore Roosevelt is the last of the four Presidents to have his head dedicated at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
August: MGM's classic musical The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
September: World War II begins after Nazi Germany invades Poland. United Kingdom, France, New Zealand & Australia declare war.
October: The ageing HMS Royal Oak is torpedoed & sunk by a German submarine. The crew death toll will eventually reach 833.
November: Hedda Hopper's Hollywood debuts on radio, making the gossip columnist a powerful Hollywood figure. It runs until 1951.
December: The lengthy film Gone with the Wind, starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland & Leslie Howard, premieres.
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Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | darkmark | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | NMS. |
Amazing Man Complete Collection - Part 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Superhero Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | FraBig | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Here's the first part of the complete collection of Amazing Man, a character published by Centaur. This collection contains: Amazing Man Comics (1939) #5-#18. Enjoy! |
Amazing Man Complete Collection - Part 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Superhero Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | FraBig | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Here's the second part of the complete collection of Amazing Man, a character published by Centaur. This collection contains: Amazing Man Comics (1939) #19-#26, Stars and Stripes Comics (1941) #2-#6. Enjoy! |
Big Chief Wahoo 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Single And Small Run | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | lyons |
Bringing Up Father (1939-1940) | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Bringing Up Father | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | eg345t254t |
Captain Easy nn | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | One Shots | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | One Shots | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Hawley | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | KaineZ |
Captain Flag Complete Collection | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Superhero Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | FraBig | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Here's the complete collection of every appearance of Captain Flag, a character published by MLJ Comics. This collection contains: Blue Ribbon Comics (1939) #16-#22. Enjoy! |
Corky 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Corky | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Humor | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | narfstar |
Derickson Dene 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | UK Comic Books | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Comic Books | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | paw broon | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | A story from the weekly anthology paper, Triumph. |
Dixie Dugan 1939 - Sundays | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Dixie Dugan | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Leading Ladies | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | narfstar |
Doc Strong Complete Collection | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Science Fiction Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | FraBig | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Here's the complete collection of every appearance of Doc Strong, a character published by MLJ Comics. This collection contains: Blue Ribbon Comics (1939) #4-#12. Enjoy! |
Don Dixon 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | narfstar |
Edward Lear's Alphabets | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Alphabet Books | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Non-fiction | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Children's Books | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | hoover |
Ella Cinders Sundays 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Ella Cinders | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Humor | Leading Ladies | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | narfstar | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Jan 15, 1939 - Dec 31, 1939 |
Etta Kett 1939 dailies | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Single And Small Run | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | Firak | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | complete |
Firefly Complete Collection | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Superhero Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | FraBig | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Here's the complete collection of every appearance of the Firefly, a character published by MLJ Comics. This collection contains: Top-Notch Comics (1939) #8-#27. Enjoy! |
Gay Life Stories v1 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | Romance | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Pulp Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | Archive |
Joe Palooka 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Joe Palooka | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Boxing / Martial Arts | Humor | Sports | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | prime user |
Joe Palooka 1939 Color Sundays | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | Boxing / Martial Arts | Humor | Sports | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | prime user |
Large Feature Comic v1 2 - Terry and the Pirates | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | darkmark | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | NMS. |
Large Feature Comic v1 6 - Terry and the Pirates | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | darkmark | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | NMS. |
Myra North, Special Nurse 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Myra North, Special Nurse | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Adventure | Crime | Spy / Espionage | Leading Ladies | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | JonTheScanner |
Oaky Doaks 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | Humor | Fantasy / Whimsey | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | JonTheScanner |
Single Series 8 - Peter Pat | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | One Shots | Comic Strip Spinoff | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | United Features | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | darkmark | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | NMS |
Single Series 12 - Joe Jinks | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | One Shots | Comic Strip Spinoff | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | United Features | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | OtherEric |
Story of Gulliver's Travels | |||||||||||||||||
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Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Children's Books | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | lyons | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | scanner unknown |
Sun Fun Komiks 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Sun Publications: One Shots | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | One Shots | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | One-Title Publishers | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | Yoc |
Tailspin Tommy and the Lost Transport | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Big Little Books | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Odds And Ends | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | Jim Thorpe | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Better Little Book by Hal Forrest |
Tim McCoy and the Sandy Gulch Stampede | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Big Little Books | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Odds And Ends | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | Jim Thorpe | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Better Little Book 1490 by Gaylord DuBois, Published by Whitman |
What Actors Eat - When they Eat! | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Misc Fun Stuff | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Odds And Ends | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | Yoc | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Lymanhouse by Rex Lease & Kenneth Harlan, 240 recipes by most of the big names of Hollywood in 1939. Each actor has a picture & autograph along with a recipe. Scan donated by anonymous donor. Yoc edits. |
Wills Wild Flowers Cards 2 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
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Title: | Cigarette and Tea Cards | ||||||||||||||||
Categories: | Non-fiction | Sports | Jungle | Mixed Bag | Media / Stars | ||||||||||||||||
Section: | Odds And Ends | ||||||||||||||||
Contributor: | Unknown | paw broon | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | A lovely little booklet with a charming idyllic illustration, featuring wild flower cigarette cards from Wills cigarettes. |