Auctions: comic books 1955 or before
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Item #58812140
Published Sep 1950 by Better Publications.Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 GD 2.0
2" cumulative spine split.
Starts Jul 6 Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.
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Item #60668187
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 16 CBCS 7.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #16-20F0EE8-041
Starts Jun 10 Captain Comet in "The Ghost of Captain Comet!" (script by Edgar Ray Meritt); "The Secret of Easter Island!" (script by Edmond Hamilton), and "The Touch of Death" (script by Gardner F. Fox). Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Share With Others!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842839
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 32 CBCS 6.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #0006921-AA-001
Starts Jun 10 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60043277
Published Feb 1939 by Better Publications.Strange Stories (1939-1941 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0
Starts Jul 6 Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #59857304
Published Aug 1939 by Better Publications.Strange Stories (1939-1941 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #1 GD 2.0 (R)
Restored (see item notes)
RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. 4.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).
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Item #60793461
Published Mar 1932 by Clayton Magazines, Inc..Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror (1931-1933 Clayton Magazines) Pulp Vol. 2 #1 CGC 5.0 Restored
Restored: B1
Paper: Off white to white
Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.
Label #4389632004
Starts Jul 6 Volume 2, Issue 1 - March, 1932. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Item #59061909
Published Dec 1939 by Street & Smith.Street and Smith's Unknown (1939-1941 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 2 #4 VG/FN 5.0
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Item #60971221
Tags: Sub-MarinerPublished Jun 1942 by Timely/Marvel.Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 6 CGC 3.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4376011002
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Missing Finger Mystery, art by Carl Pfeufer; When Namor accidentally discovers the body of a dead lumber camp owner sealed up in a tree, it leads him to investigate operations at that camp, hoping to discover the identity of the murderer. Sub-Mariner Fights the Periscope Peril, art by Carl Pfeufer; The discovery of phony submarine periscopes floating about in the ocean worries the Sub-Mariner, because when this information becomes known, it may hurt morale aboard ships who aren't sure whether they are real or not. The Sea Serpent text story by Mickey Spillane. Promotional ad for the big battle between the Torch and Namor found in Human Torch Comics #8. Death Sees a Doctor starring The Angel, art by Al Gabriele. Promotional ad for Captain America Comics, as well as info on how to join his Sentinels of Liberty. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60748911
Tags: Sub-MarinerPublished Jun 1948 by Timely/Marvel.Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 26 CBCS 6.5
Paper: Off white to white
5th Wrap Married.
Label #23-12E00A3-001
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Syd Shores. Murder Motor Mart starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, script and art by Bill Everett. Framed For Crime starring the Blonde Phantom, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Terror In the Lost Colony starring the Sub-Mariner and Namora, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Ken Bald. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #55263972
Tags: Anthology / CollectionSuper Comics (1938-1949 Western/Dell) 67 FN- 5.5
Cover oxidation.
Starts Jul 6 Stories by Chester Gould, Herc Ficklen, Dale Messick, Bob Jenney, Martin Branner, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, George Clark, Carl Ed, Stanley Link, Jim Chambers, and Harold Gray. Strips include Dick Tracy, You're in the Army Now, Brenda Starr, 'Cloudy' Williams, Winnie Winkle, Moon Mullins, Smitty, Our Neighbors the Ripples, Harold Teen, Tiny Tim, Clyde Beatty, and Little Orphan Annie. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60809068
Published Apr 1947 by Archie Publications.Super Duck Comics (1945) 19 CBCS 4.5
Paper: Off white to white
HAS COA
Label #22-0CB58FD-025
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Item #60564107
Published May 1942 by Street & Smith.Super Magician Comics Vol. 1 (1941) 5 GD+ 2.5
2" cumulative spine split (chew). Cover oxidation.
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Item #60948772
Published Aug 1946 by Ace Magazines.Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 6 #2 CGC 2.0
Paper: Off white
Label #4400403004
Starts Jul 6 Bondage cover. In order of appearance: "UNO"; "The Adventures of Bert and Sue, 'A Portait of a Murderer'"; "Harry the Hack"; "Mr. Risk"; "Magno and Davey", reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #47; and "Harry the Hack". "Wild West Gun Savvy" text story by Brant House, reprinted in Four Favorites (1941) #27. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60408912
Published May 1954 by Muchnik Editorial.Superhombre (Argentinian 1949 Editorial Muchnik) Superman 229 CGC 3.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes
Chipping to top left corner of slab (back side). Argentina.
Label #4337623012
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Starts Jul 6 Argentinian Series. Stories by Jerry Coleman and Edmond Hamilton. Contains stories from Superman #87 and Batman #83. Spanish language. Full color.
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Item #60814283
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 9 0.3
INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (affects "Mystery in Swasey Swamp" story). Unattached reproduction cover included.
Starts Jun 3 Cover art by Fred Ray. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Superman battles against some members of the Committee Against Militarism, whose leader is actually employed by a warring totalitarian nation. Supermen of America ad. Sport Spotlight on Surprising Veterans featuring Fred Fitzsimmons, Gene Sarazen, Max Baer, Ted Lyons, and Lefty Grove. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy (?) [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Superman prevents Judge Crane from committing suicide, and, after talking with the judge, discovers that his daughter has been kidnapped. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy (?) [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Editor White sends Clark out to Lamson Laboratories to get to the bottom of an unknown person or persons causing problems at the lab in an attempt to force the W-142 formula out of Lamson. A Bombing Flight text story, script by Frank Cooper, art by Fred Ray. Superman Physical Development Club article. Ad for Batman #4 and the Superman Radio Show. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; The death of Morton Carling leads Lois, Sgt. Casey and Superman to uncovering the fact that the Jackson Jewelry Company was a front for a murder syndicate. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60896220
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 30 CBCS 5.5
1st app. and origin Mr. Mxyztplk
Paper: Off white to white
Label #23-324100F-014
Starts Jun 10 Origin and first appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk (later Mxyzptlk). Superman flies for the first time. Cover art by Jack Burnley. Superman Alias Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Lois Lane thinks Clark Kent is trying to trick her into believing he's Superman! Untitled Lois Lane story, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; Lois is taken prisoner by the Dover gang. The King's Substitute!, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Unhappy because his father-in-law to be considers him to be a nobody, Johnny Poly goes to Poltavia to bid on a picture of the nation's ancient monarch. Death of a Pirate text story by Eric Carter. The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Joe Shuster (?) and Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]. Handy Andy humor page by Jack Farr. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60776060
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 55 GD 2.0
Used in Seduction of Innocent
5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.
Starts Jul 6 Cover pencils by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye (background figures), inks by Kaye. Prankster's Second Childhood, art by Al Plastino; The Prankster is voted Most Admired Man by the students at the Manly Academy for Problem Children. The Richest Man In the World, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Millionaire Stephen Van Schuyler wants to marry Lois Lane, so she stages a contest to see who can give her the most spectacular gifts, Schuyler or Superman. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Albert Einstein bio. Too Many Heroes, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Actor Peter Loroff wills all his money to the person who performs the most heroic deed in the week after his death. Used in Seduction of the Innocent (pg. 33). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60722907
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 58 GD 2.0
3" cumulative spine split (taped). Cover and interior oxidation with chipping. Staples added (not manufacturing).
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Al Plastino. Tiny Trix, the Bantam Bandit, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Tiny Trix tries to get out of jail by claiming he's a juvenile. Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois' doctor advises her to try to transfer her love for Superman to a normal human, but her attempt to fall in love with Clark fails. Shorty humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Casey the Cop humor page by Boltinoff. The Case of the Second Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An earth scientist rockets his child to another planet where he grows up with super powers; He comes to Earth seeking Superman's help against the criminal scientist Bantor. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60884232
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 61 PR 0.5
1st app. kryptonite
INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. 4"Cumulative spine split.
Starts Jun 3 1st in comics appearance of Kryptonite.
Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman origin retold in Superman Return to Krypton!, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino; features the origin of and first story featuring green Kryptonite; Superman returns to Krypton for the first time and discovers he's not an Earth man. The Prankster's Radio Program!, art by Al Plastino; The Prankster takes over Superman's radio show--and Supes has to fill 24 hours of radio time HIMSELF!! The Courtship of the Three Lois Lanes!, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois decides Superman might be more likely to fall in love with her if she changed her hair color. How To Be a Sports Announcer article. Hal Newhouser Wheaties ad. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day" (art by C.C. Beck). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. -
Item #60596712
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 94 CGC 4.5
Paper: Off white
Label #4358958010
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Win Mortimer. Three Dooms For Metropolis starring Superman and The Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Men Without a World starring Superman and three Blanthians (aliens from Blanth), script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Night Climbers text story. Clark Kent's Hillbilly Bride, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Clark is set to marry a mountain girl named Marybelle. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60696122
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 101 CGC 5.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4376221005
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Al Plastino. Luthor's Amazing Rebus starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meek Man's Club starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Rainbow Doom, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally turns Lois Lane into glass. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60776062
Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 31 GD/VG 3.0
Cover oxidation. Pieces of margin cut out of back page, does not affect panel egde.
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Jack Davis. "Survival...or Death!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Two men aboard a cargo ship are bored until they get the idea to build a rat trap and ask the Captain to have a barrel built with a platform in the middle of it and a run off down the center. "The Thing In the 'Glades!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson; A man's wife dies in childbirth giving him a deformed retarded son with stunted legs, and he becomes a hermit in his cabin in the Glades. "Soft!" text story. "Kamen's Kalamity!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels (draws himself), Johnny Craig (draws himself), and Jack Davis (draws himself); Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein tell this auto-biographical tale of hiring Jack Kamen to draw horror stories, first telling Kamen that his work is too sweet. "Buried Treasure!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); In 1667 Germany a fat Duke lords it over his starving peasants, but when he imposes a tax on the peasants for "dirtying his carriage' with the blood of a young child he rode down in the street, Johann conceives the plot of stealing some of the Duke's jewels in order to pay the tax. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #61019972
Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 38 CGC 5.0
Paper: Off white
Label #4405338002
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60884160
Published Jun 1914 by Grosset & Dunlap.Tarzan of the Apes HC (1914 Grosset & Dunlap) 1-1ST GD/VG 3.0
Writing on interior cover. Interior residue. Oxidation.
Ends Jun 3 9:16 PM CST Bid History 7 bids Current Bid $21 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 1st Grosset & Dunlap Printing. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. 5 1/4" x 7 5/8", 392 pages, B&W.
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Item #60836433
Published Jan 1934 by Ace Magazines.Ten Detective Aces (1933-1949 Ace Magazines) Pulp Vol. 19 #2 FR 1.0
7" cumulative spine split. Water damage.
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Item #61020202
Terrifying Tales (1953) 14 CGC 3.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4405338007
Starts Jul 6 Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle Goddess Rulah meets a face from her past, featuring Rulah's origin story, and art possibly by Matt Baker. The treasure of pirate Black Elsie is sought by her modern-day, redheaded descendant, featuring some delightful bad-girl art. Blonde femme fatale Nita plots to do away with her husband on safari, unless Rulah can intervene. Yet another great cover with bondage elements by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Weird Idol; Rulah: The Terrible Treasure; Trail's End; Rulah: The Carnivorous Blonde. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #61020206
Terrifying Tales (1953) 15 CGC 1.8
Paper: Off white
Label #4405338008
Starts Jul 6 Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess learns the strange story of the mysterious Leatherman, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah battles crocodiles and a gorilla holding an unconscious blonde in its arms, featuring some fun action-girl art. Tarzan-like Zago battles the queen of the lions. One more top-notch action-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Grim Secret; The First Americans!; Rulah: The Ghoul of Galhalla; The Rangers Best Shot; Zago, Jungle Prince: Queen of Simba Land! Final issue of ther series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60800364
Terror Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 7.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4378731004
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by John Larner, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein (credited as Alfred E. Neuman). Art by Reed Crandall, Joe Orlando, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring horror tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A carnival barker plots to get away with murder by faking his own death, but he fakes it a little too well. Villagers learn the horrifying secret of the basket that Vincent always carries on his shoulder. A gorilla's paw purchased in a strange little shop grants wishes, but at a terrible price. Some stories are credited to Alfred E. Neuman, a name soon to be irrevocably connected to MAD Magazine. Lush cover by Reed Crandall. The Sucker; Sure-Fire Scheme; Rest In Peace; The Basket; The Gorillas Paw. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.
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Item #60884161
Published Jan 1928 by Southwest Press.Texas History Movies HC (1928 Southwest Press) 1st Edition 1A-1ST VG- 3.5
Cover coming loose from staples. Writing on interior pages. Staple rust, rust migration.
Starts Jul 6 1st (1928) Edition [Cardboard Cover] - 1st printing. Written by John Rosenfield, Jr. Art by Jack Patton. A collection of Daily comic strips from the pages of the Dallas News covering topics from Texas History. For may years, and as late as the mid-1960's, the little comic was used in Texas schools as a teaching aid. Cardboard Cover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 56 pages, B&W.
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Item #61020209
Published Apr 1952 by Charlton Comics Group.Thing (1952 Charlton) 2 CGC 3.5 Restored
Restored: C1
Paper: Cream to off white
Restoration Includes: Tear Seals To Cover, Cover Re-attached With Glue.
Label #4405338003
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Red Death," art by Bob Forgione; A terrible and deadly plague ravages a medieval king's land; While his peasants die, the king holds a masquerade ball. 'El Toro Diablo,' pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A boy with the looks and the horns of a bull becomes famed matador Tomas Hernandez. "The Witch's House" text story. "The Creature," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; The earth is befallen by mysterious cancerous growths. "The White Rat"; A doctor is bullied by his strong assistant; He invents a muscle growth serum and goes for payback. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60932672
Published Dec 1936 by Standard Publishing.Thrilling Detective (1931-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 21 #1 VG 4.0
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Item #60776426
Published Jan 1941 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Jan 1941 VG 4.0
1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover separating from book. Staple rust/migration.
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. January 1941. Stories include: The Next to Die by Gerald Verner, Sign of a Killer by Benton Braden, Packing House Murders by Ted Coughlan, Bouncing Concrete by H.H. Stinson, The King Comes Home by Fredric Brown, and Double Dead by C.S. Montanye. 6 1/2" X 9 1/4". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776427
Published Apr 1942 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Apr 1942 FN 6.0
Staple rust/migration.
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. April 1942. Stories include: Make Mine Death by Fenton W. Earnshaw, King Cotton Killings by Thomas Lamar, The Name is Murder by Riley Brown,Double Steal by Benton Braden, The Talking Corpse by Claude Rister, Too Many Cadavers by John S. Endicott, and They Aren't Allowed to Win by Henry Hasse. 6 1/8" X 8 3/4". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60806920
Published May 1944 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition May 1944 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. May 1944. Stories include: "Detour to Death" by James P. Webb, "Murder in Mink" by C. S. Montanye, "Code for Killing" by Hal K. Wells, "Death is Where You Find It" by William H. Bushman, "Rehearsal for the Chair" by J. Lane Lanklater, and "Cancel the Camouflage" by Bill Morgan. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776428
Published Jul 1945 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Jul 1945 VG+ 4.5
Staple rust/migration.
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. July 1945. Stories include: The Dead Don't Cry (A Michael Shayne Novel) by Brett Halliday, Publicity for the Corpse by C.S. Montanye. Pay Off-Death by Ted Coughlan, Off the Arm by John L. Benton, The Old Inn by Walter Wilson, Cop-Shy by O.Dennis, and Hobnails by Mary H. Shannon. 6 1/8" X 8 3/4". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60806921
Published Nov 1945 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Nov 1945 VG+ 4.5
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. November 1945. Stories include: "Murder in the Sky" by G. Wayman Jones, "The Dead Reach Far" by R. Sprague Hall, "The Flaw" by Edward Ronns, "On a Steep Side Street" by C.S. Montanye, "You Can Always Duck" by G. T. Flemming-Roberts, and "Diamonds Flushed" by Benton Braden. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776430
Published Jan 1946 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Jan 1946 VG 4.0
Water damage with staple rust/migration. Interior residue.
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. January 1946. Stories include: Murder's Mandate by W.T. Ballard, "Look Homeward, Killer" by Ken Lewis, Death of a Dead Man by Wayland Rice, One Shot Trick by Benton Braden, Ordeal by Oswald by Hal K. Wells, Dead Man's Nerve by Jack Bradley, and Lead for the Editor by Sam Merwin Jr. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60806922
Published Mar 1946 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Mar 1946 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. March 1946 - Volume 3, Issue #6. Stories include: "Fly Home, Pigeon" by C. S. Montanye, "I'm Nobody's Body" by William Rough, "Murder Without Music" by Robert Martin, "Penny Blacks from Heaven" by Hal K. Wells, "Death Bait" by Paul Chadwick, "Danger Signal" by Larry Sternig, and "Footsteps on the Roof" by John L. Benton. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776431
Published Jul 1946 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Jul 1946 FN- 5.5
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. July 1946. Stories include: Too Many are Dead by William Rough, The Corpse Walked Away by H. Ralph Goller. Today's lesson is Death by Richard Brister, Murder of a Memory by John L. Benton, A Spot of Murder by J. Lane Linklater, and Money music by C.S. Montanye. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776429
Published Dec 1946 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Dec 1946 VG/FN 5.0
Water spotting with staple rust/migration.
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. December 1946. Stories include: Don't Forget your Gun by William Chamberlain, The Corpse from Reno by John L. Benton. Blood on Her Hands by Talmage Powell, Murder Comes in Threes by H.C. Butler, and "Please, I Killed Him" by Wayland Rice. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60806923
Published Mar 1947 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Mar 1947 VG 4.0
Lateral spine tear.
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. March 1947 - Volume 3, Issue #11. Stories include: "Sixteen Pounds of Murder" by Carl G. Hodges, "The Triangular Blade" by Carter Sprague, "Meet the Killer" by John L. Benton, "Drive To Death" by J. Lane Lanklater, "Slay, Fiddle, Slay" by H. C. Butler, and "The Quick and the Dead" by Eric A. Provost. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776432
Published Jun 1947 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Jun 1947 VG+ 4.5
Cover separating from book.
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. June 1947. Stories include: The Man from Alcatraz by John L. Benton, Murder - Off the Record by C.S. Montanye. Die for a Smoke by Allan K. Echols, Tatooed Blonde by Hal K. Wells, Secretarial Shakedown by Benton Braden, and Another Job for Homicide by C.K.M. Scanlon. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776433
Published Oct 1947 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Oct 1947 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. October 1947. Stories include: Until You Hang by Edward Ronns, Death at Both Ends by J. Lane Linklater, Murder Breeds Murder by Carl G. Hodges, Atom Boy by Ray Cummings, and Written in Blood by F.R. Read. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60806924
Published Nov 1947 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Nov 1947 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. November 1947 - Volume 4, Issue #3. Stories include: "This Corpse On Me" by Carroll John Daly, "The Egg in the Bier" by A. J. Collins, "Killing Takes Confidence" by Curtiss T. Gardner, "No Delay, No Rest" by David X. Manners, and "Dead Man Overhead" by Hal K. Wells. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776434
Published Feb 1948 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Feb 1948 FN- 5.5
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. February 1948. Stories include: Merry Month of Mayhem by C.S. Montanye, Murder in my Bones by Carl G. Hodges, The Three Strange Men by J. Lane Linklater, Drop that Corpse by Tom Betts, Easy Money by Frank Morris, and The Killer Takes His Pick by Curtiss T. Gardner. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60776435
Published Mar 1948 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Mar 1948 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 British Edition. March 1948. Stories include: Center of the Stage (A Ralph Burnham Novel) by Thomson Burtis, Make Mine Murder by C.S. Montayne, "Nice, Like a Cobra" by Robert Martin, Death Bait by Bill Anson, Death Starts The Year by Johnston McCulley. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Item #60343349
Published May 1950 by Magazine Enterprises.Tim Holt (1948 Magazine Enterprises) 17 CBCS 3.0
Paper: Off white
Label #22-2C3F81C-010
Starts Jun 10 Art by Frank Bolle, Frank Frazetta and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim winds up on a ship that mutinies against its tyrannical captain. Toughs Spike and Mike, who kick dogs and steal crutches, are hired by a sheriff's killer to take out the Ghost Rider. Tim and Chito investigate after a rancher is killed for the secret he knew. Featuring an early spot illo and cover by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Cowboy and the Clipper!; The Painted Killer; The Ghost Rider: Scourge of Guilt!; The Hooks of Horror!; Prairie Panic. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60427111
Tags: Comic Strip ReprintsPublished Nov 1952 by United Features Syndicate.Tip Topper Comics (1949) 19 PR 0.5
INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. 5" cumulative spine split.
Ends Jun 3 9:31 PM CST Bid History 1 bid Current Bid $1 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, and Henning Mikkelsen. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi finds creative ways to save her hat and shoes from the weather. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Curly Kayoe's boxer buddy Mickey wants to retire from the ring so he can become a painter, but he needs to box to afford his art classes. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #59300436
Published Dec 1954 by Charlton Comics Group.True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 23 CGC 6.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4278554019
Starts Jul 6 Stories and art by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lola is contemptuous of her friends' make-do marriage plans, and sets out to find a wealthy husband. Nurse Ginny falls for Carl, the handsome doctor she works for, but hypochondriac Sandra wants Carl's attention for herself. Helen enjoys walking in the rain and brooding over her loneliness, but that's how she meets handsome Tod, who comes to her aid when she twists her ankle. Plus a romantic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in comics form. Fast Track for Love; A Savage in Love; Romance; The Price I Paid; None But the Lonely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60932673
Published Jan 1945 by Fiction House.Two Complete Detective Books (1939-1954 Fiction House) Pulp 30 VG 4.0
Starts Jul 6