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January 4: Luftwaffe General Hermann Goering assumes control of most war industries in Germany.

January 6: General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Russian forces.

January 8: The Russian 44th Assault Division is destroyed by Finnish forces. - Food rationing begins in Great Britain.

January 9: British submarine HMS Starfish (19S) is sunk.

January 10: A German plane carrying secret plans for the invasion of western Europe makes a forced landing in Belgium, leading to mobilization of defense forces in the Low Countries.

January 26: Brisbane, Australia swelters through its hottest day ever, 43.2 degrees Celsius (109.76 Fahrenheit).

January 27: A peace resolution introduced in the Parliament of South Africa is defeated 81-59.

January 29: Three gasoline-powered trains carrying factory workers crash and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi station, Yumesaki Line (Nishinari Line), Osaka, Japan, killing at least 181 people and injuring at least 92. (source: Wikipedia)

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Amazing Mystery Funnies 17 (v3 1)
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Blue Beetle 1
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Blue Ribbon Comics 3
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Boy's Cinema 1047 - Smashing the Spy Ring - Fay Wray
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Boy's Cinema 1048 - Where's That Fire? - Will Hay
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Boy's Cinema 1049 - They Asked for It - William Lundigan
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Boy's Cinema 1050 - Code of the Secret Service - Ronald Reagan
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Champion Comics 3
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Charlie Chan Color Sundays 1940-01-21 To 1940-03-17
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Crackajack Funnies 19
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Etta Kett 1940-01-01 -1940-05-07 dailies
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Feature Comics 28 (paper/fiche)
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Fight Comics 1
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Jungle Comics 1
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Keen Detective Funnies 17 v3 1
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Mystery Men Comics 6
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Popular Comics 47
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Sensation v1 2
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Silver Streak Comics 2
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Smash Comics 6
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Speed Comics 4
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Super Comics 20
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The Funnies 39
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The Magnet 1664 - The Hooded Man!
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The Magnet 1665 - Smithy's Secret Weapon!
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The Magnet 1666 - The Bounder on the Trail!
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The Rover 925
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Top Notch Comics 2
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Universul Copiilor v16 6
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War Comics 1
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Description:January 1940 - 400 dpi cover to cover scan. Extra front and back covers from Heritage. IFC and IBC repaired with existing scan by an unknown scanner. IFC additionally repaired using original newspaper strips of "Heroes of Sport." Featuring The Flame (by Will ...
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