Jump on our Virtual Newsstand as we journey back to 1940. See and read the comic books on sale month by month, and find out the major news of the day.

January: Due to the war, food rationing begins in Great Britain. Initially it is bacon, butter & sugar, but will soon be extended.

February: Following the success of Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney's second full-length animated film 'Pinocchio' released.

March: Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps. They agree an alliance against France & Great Britain.

April: Booker T. Washington is the first African-American to be depicted on a U.S. postage stamp. He will later appear on coinage.

May: Neville Chamberlain, resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His replacement is Winston Churchill.

June: The Dunkirk evacuation ends. It has rescued 338,226 British, French & Belgian troops trapped in the French harbor & beaches.

July: The 'Battle of Britain' begins. Germany fails to destroy Britain's air defences. It is the first turning point in World War II.

August: Leon Trotsky founder of the 'Red Army' is assassinated in Mexico, with an ice axe by NKVD agent Ramon Mercader.

September: Four French teenagers discover cave paintings in Lascaux, France. They depict hunting scenes & are over 17,000 years old.

October: Edison Arantes do Nascimento is born. Known as 'Pele' he is regarded by many as the all time best football (Soccer) player.

November: The city of Coventry, England is attacked by 500 Luftwaffe bombers. 60,000 of the city's 75,000 buildings are destroyed.

December: F. Scott Fitzgerald one of America's greatest writers, author of 'The Great Gatsby' & 'Tender Is the Night' dies aged 44.