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October 6: Poland Battle of Kock ends the Polish Campaign. Polish resistance moves underground.

October 8: Germany annexes Western Poland.

October 11: Manhattan Project: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is presented a letter signed by Albert Einstein, urging the United States to rapidly develop the atomic bomb.

October 14: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.

October 15: The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed La Guardia Airport) is dedicated.

October 17: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington premieres in Washington, D.C.

October 24: Nylon stockings go on sale for the first time anywhere in Wilmington, Delaware.

October 25: The Time of Your Life, a drama by William Saroyan, debuts in New York City. (source: Wikipedia)

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Alaska Sportsman v5 10
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Title:Newspapers and Magazines
Contributor:wolfhound
Amazing Man Comics 6
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Title:Amazing Man Comics
Categories:Superhero
Publisher:Centaur Publishing
Contributor:rolster
Amazing Mystery Funnies 14 (v2 10)
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Title:Amazing Mystery Funnies
Categories:Humor | Superhero | Science Fiction
Publisher:Centaur Publishing
Contributor:bluerobe
Description:Fantom of the Fair only
Boy's Cinema 1035 - Beau Geste - Gary Cooper
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Title:Boy's Cinema
Categories:Media / Stars
Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:PeterN66 | Archive
Boy's Cinema 1036 - The Spy in Black - Conrad Veidt
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Title:Boy's Cinema
Categories:Media / Stars
Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:PeterN66 | Archive
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Boy's Cinema 1037 - Union Pacific - Barbara Stanwyck
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Title:Boy's Cinema
Categories:Media / Stars
Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:PeterN66 | Archive
Charlie Chan Color Sundays 1939-10-08 To 1939-11-19
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Title:Charlie Chan
Categories:Crime | Detective
Section:Newspaper Comic Strips
Contributor:macsnafu
Description:Charlie Chan Color Sunday strips by Alfred Andriola, from 10-8-1939 to 11-19-1939. This story is relatively short.
Comics on Parade 19
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Title:Comics on Parade
Categories:Humor | Comic Strip Spinoff
Publisher:United Features
Contributor:freddyfly
Description:Complete except for the 3 non-PD strips: Tarzan, Nancy and Li'l Abner (12 pages total of the 64). A freddyfly original production!
Crackajack Funnies 16
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Title:Crackajack Funnies
Categories:Mixed Bag
Publisher:Dell Comics / Western Publishing
Contributor:Snard
Famous Funnies 63
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Title:Famous Funnies
Categories:Humor | Mixed Bag | Comic Strip Spinoff
Publisher:Eastern Color
Contributor:freddyfly
Description:Due to copyright concerns Buck Rogers has been removed.
Feature Comics 25
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Title:Feature Comics
Categories:Mixed Bag
Publisher:Quality
Contributor:freddyfly
Flechas y pelayos 43
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Title:Flechas y pelayos
Categories:Mixed Bag | Adventure
Non-English:Spanish Language Books
Contributor:Integro
Description:Sidecar
Flechas y pelayos 44
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Contributor:Integro
Description:Sidecar TFH
Flechas y pelayos 45
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Flechas y pelayos 46
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Title:Flechas y pelayos
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Non-English:Spanish Language Books
Contributor:Integro
Description:Sidecar Tebeos de Factura Hispana
Funny Pages v3 8
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Title:Funny Pages
Categories:Humor | Mixed Bag
Publisher:Centaur Publishing
Contributor:dsdaboss
Jumbo Comics 10
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Title:Jumbo Comics
Categories:Mixed Bag | Jungle
Publisher:Fiction House
Contributor:freddyfly
Keen Detective Funnies 14 v2 10
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Title:Keen Detective Funnies
Categories:Humor | Mixed Bag | Adventure | Detective
Publisher:Centaur Publishing
Contributor:dsdaboss
Knockout 32
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Title:Knockout
Categories:Mixed Bag | Humor
Section:UK Comic Books
Contributor:raycomic
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Knockout 33
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Title:Knockout
Categories:Mixed Bag | Humor
Section:UK Comic Books
Contributor:raycomic
Mystery Men Comics 3
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Title:Mystery Men Comics
Categories:Superhero | Masked / Mystery Men
Publisher:Fox Feature Syndicate
Contributor:Yoc
Popular Comics 44
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Contributor:freddyfly
Smash Comics 3
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Title:Smash Comics
Categories:Superhero
Publisher:Quality
Contributor:marble river
Speed Comics 1
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Title:Speed Comics
Categories:Superhero
Publisher:Harvey Comics
Contributor:citaltras | josemas
Star Ranger Funnies v2 5
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Title:Star Ranger Funnies
Categories:Humor | Mixed Bag
Publisher:Centaur Publishing
Contributor:narfstar
Description:Black and white photocopies are better than nothing.
Super Comics 17
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Title:Super Comics
Categories:Mixed Bag
Publisher:Dell Comics / Western Publishing
Contributor:lyons
Description:1939 - 58 pages - scanner unknown - copyright characters Dick Tracy and Orphan Annie removed
The Funnies 36
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Title:The Funnies
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Contributor:freddyfly
Description:Complete! An OLD freddyfly original scan.
The Magnet 1651 - Condemned Without Evidence
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Title:The Magnet
Categories:Mixed Bag | School
Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:Friardale | paxman53
Description:Contents: The Greyfriars Herald #365 - School Magazine Condemned Without Evidence - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton)
The Magnet 1652 - Grunter of Greyhurst!
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Title:The Magnet
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Contributor:Friardale | paxman53
Description:Contents: Page 2: The Greyfriars Herald #366 - School Magazine Page 3: Grunter of Greyhurst! - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton) Page 26: Come Into the Office, Boys - and Girls! - Editoral by Ernest L. McKeag
The Magnet 1653 - The Bounder's Dupe!
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Title:The Magnet
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Description:Contents: Page 2: The Greyfriars Herald #367 - School Magazine Page 3: The Bounder's Dupe! - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton) Page 26: Come Into the Office, Boys - and Girls! - Editoral by Ernest L. McKeag
The Magnet 1654 - The Black Prince of Greyfriars!
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Title:The Magnet
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Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:Friardale | paxman53
Description:Contents: Page 2: The Greyfriars Herald #368 - School Magazine Page 3: The Black Prince of Greyfriars! - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton) Page 26: Come Into the Office, Boys - and Girls! - Editoral by Ernest L. McKeag
The Rover 912
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Title:The Rover
Categories:Adventure | Crime | Science Fiction | Sports | School
Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:fbeaulieu
Description:photocopy
The Rover 913
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The Rover 914
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The Rover 915
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The Schoolgirl 532
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Title:The Schoolgirl
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Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:hoover
The Schoolgirl 533
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Title:The Schoolgirl
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The Schoolgirl 534
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The Shark Compilation
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Title:Superhero Compilations
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Section:Comic Book Compilations
Contributor:Lancelott
Description:The son of Father Neptune, the Shark (or Shark-Man) is called such because he is often seen in the company of large, man-eating sharks. He once lived in an undersea kingdom but set out to fight against all crimes committed at sea. His powers included the ability ...
The Skipper 475
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Section:British Story Papers
Contributor:hoover
The Skipper 476
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The Wizard 879
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Title:The Wizard
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Section:British Story Papers
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The Wizard 881
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Tip Top Comics 42
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Categories:Humor | Comic Strip Spinoff
Publisher:United Features
Contributor:freddyfly
Description:12 non-PD pages of Tarzan and Li'l Abner omitted. Missing the centerfold. Pieces are torn or cut from pages 1-2, 29-30, and 35-6. A freddyfly original production!
Wonderworld Comics 6
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Categories:Superhero | Masked / Mystery Men
Publisher:Fox Feature Syndicate
Contributor:darkmark
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