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Auctions: comic books 1938-1955

  • Item #60741846
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 178 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Small piece out of the margin of pages 9-16.

    Label #1229263005

    Starts Jul 6

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK, No. 178. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Christmas on Bear Mountain, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's stingy old Uncle Scrooge McDuck lets the ducks use his mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays, planning to test Donald's bravery by coming to the cabin disguised as a bear; However, two real bears--a mother and her cub--turn up at the cabin soon after the ducks' arrival. Santa Claus Land, art by Don Gunn; Mickey and Goofy are working at Santa's Workshop at the North Pole; Doc and Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo are also working there; Goofy is made custodian of Santa's reindeer, where he discovers that Prancer has been stolen by Willie the Giant. Two one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 214 VG- 3.5

    Page tears at centerfold staples.

    Starts Apr 29

    Indicia title is Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE and his SKY ADVENTURE, No. 214. Cover art by Jim Pabian. Mickey Mouse and His Sky Adventure, script by Floyd Gottfredson and Ted Osborne, art by Bill Wright; Mickey and Goofy discover Doctor Einmug's laboratory floating in a cloud high in the sky; Black Pete tries to force the Doctor to give him the formula for the anti-gravity force that keeps the operation aloft. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 308 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover art possibly by Carl Buettner. Dangerous Disguise, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks intercept a message to Madame Triple-X, a beautiful spy, and try to beat her to Chiliburgeria, where she is to deliver the plans for a stolen American bomb to another secret agent; in Chiliburgeria, after a hectic train ride, Donald impersonates the other agent, a bullfighter named Donaldo el Quacko. The Little Stranger starring Donald Duck, art by Frank McSavage. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 325 VG 4.0

    Starts May 6

    MCover pencils by Carl Buettner? Stories by unknown. Art by Al Hubbard and Paul Murry. Featuring the tale "Mickey Mouse in the Haunted Castle," plus an untitled Pluto 1-pager, along with additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Black Pete, Mister Leprechaun, Pluto, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 328 CGC 0.5

    Paper: White

    Centerfold Missing, Affects Story. Incomplete

    Label #3850190009

    Starts May 6

    Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck in Old California!, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks, injured in a car wreck in Southern California, are transported by means of a mysterious dream to the California of 1848; While there they stay at the home of a wealthy Spanish rancher, take part in the gold rush, and help a young vaquero win the hand of a rancher's daughter. Grandma's Visit starring Donald Duck, script by Don Christensen, art by Bob Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 331 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4270345013

    Starts Apr 29

    Written by Lewis Carroll (novel) and Del Connell (adaptation). Art by Riley Thompson and Bob Grant. Wraparound painted cover by Bob Grant. Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Starring Alice in Wonderland, Dinah, The White Rabbit, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Dodo, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, March Hare, Walrus, Carpenter, Caterpillar and the Queen! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60836693
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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 12 CGC 9.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4208887006

    Starts Jul 6

    Gene Autry stars in "The Gila County Killers." Big-Foot back-up story. Two-page text story, "The Twice-Told Story." Photo covers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58735879
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    Ghost Rider (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 7 CBCS 4.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #23-06D186D-013

    Starts Jun 10

    (A-1 Comics #51) Cover by Dick Ayers. Art by Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #51. Adventures of the original Ghost Rider, a Western marshal who uses special effects to make outlaws think he's an otherworldly avenger. With this issue, the series takes on horror elements to fit with the horror trend in 1950s comics. A cursed Native tomb seems to be guarded by a winged serpent whose bite means death; The Ghost Rider seeks the truth about zombie gunfighters that are murdering ranchers in a small town, so he creates some zombies of his own; In Tales of the Ghost Rider, a rancher battles a white wolf that he soon learns is actually a werewolf. The Haunted Tomb!; The League of the Living Dead!; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Bloody Fangs of Fear!; The Murder in Wax! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 16 FR/GD 1.5

    1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

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    Specters Stalk the Bloody Tower; England, 1940, height of the "blitz"; A German collaborator is brought to justice and hanged by the ghosts of the London Tower. The Clock of Doom Strikes Loud!; A "selfish man" dies and meets Fate, leading him to the afterlife; The man tries to cheat his demise by entering three doors back into life, labeled "Money," "Power" and "Love". The Black Curse of Rhan Giva, art by Louis Zansky; After the death of Mr. Wingate, his indian servant tries to get control over his lovely daughter; He traps her in a magic doll house. Havoc on the Midway; A circus stage hand makes pact with the devil; He gets the magician's act, the strongman's girl and inherits the whole operation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60781349
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    Published 1953 by Ajax.

    Haunted Thrills (1952) 9 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4141723023

    Starts Apr 29

    Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A man kills his wife, but she won't stay in the coffin. An art critic's latest objet d'art contains a demon. A female sculptor's jungle refuge succeeds with the help of a mysterious stranger. Madness of Terror; Devil on His Shoulder; The Genius. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 31 GD+ 2.5

    Extra interior staple holes. Cover and interior oxidation.

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    Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "The Incredible Illusions!", art by Bill Ely; An inventor of household appliances is being tricked by his business partner; With the help of magnets he creates the illusion that the machines are attacking its creator. "The Uncanny Creature of Carl Griffin!", pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; By twisting the words "Great Scott!" into "Sceat Grott!", Carl Griffin wins command over a demon-like creature; The creature does his every bidding and kills his rival, Frank Carter, for him; The blame falls on Griffin, though, who fails to call his demon to help--because he forgets the magic words all of a sudden. "Sounds in the Night!" one-page story. "The Dark Horseman!" Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen ad. "Touch of Doom" text story by Joe Mabely. "I Was A Sorcerer's Apprentice!", art by Ruben Moreira; Tourists enter a castle and find the diary of a sorcerer; Flashback to the middle ages and the tale of a young man learning the ropes from his master; One day, though, he wants to quit, but the master wont let him; The mans wife advises her husband to use his magic power to overcome his master. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591393
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    House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 33 GD- 1.8

    3 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.

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    Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Mr. Misfortune!", art by John Prentice; A business scam is exposed to take over share-holder value. "The Girl from the Looking Glass!", art by Jim Mooney; A mystical brandy allows a man to look into a mirror and see the past; Stepping through it, he finds himself in 1602 London, seeing Shakespeare perform and attempting to help a woman in distress escape through time to his era. Half-page story "The Hand of Clay!" "The Tall Tale That Came True!", art by Bill Ely; A gangster surprises another gangster who thought the first one dead. "Mystery of the Mirages" text story by Jack E. Miller. One-page Professor Eureka story, art by Henry Boltinoff. "The Giant Out of Nowhere!", art by Ruben Moreira; Scientist Ray Stevens researches a mass hysteria phenomenon: dozens of people all hallucinated about a giant roaming through the city; All of these people were cured by "Handar the Hindu," a mysterious healer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #55753207
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    Human Torch Comics (1940) 7 CBCS 3.0 Restored

    Extensive amateur restoration

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Amateur Restoration Includes: Extensive amount of color touch on cover & pieces added, reinforced, spine splits sealed, tear seals, cover cleaned, staples replaced. All 3 edges of 1st 2 wraps trimmed. 2 center wraps detached.

    Label #21-225E20F-003

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Agent of Death starring the Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro try to stop the plans of Agent X, who is out to destroy an American convoy headed toward the Far East carrying food and supplies. Promotional ad featuring Captain America, who encourages readers to join his Sentinels of Liberty. The Case of the Attempted Dreadnaught Disasters starring Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Flaming Duo must act quickly to prevent the treacherous fingers of Japanese treachery, out to destroy strategic bridges that would bottle up our Navy yard. Devil Cat text story by Mickey Spillane. Sub-Mariner Slaughters the Japs On Wake Island, art by Allen Simon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #55263937
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    Human Torch Comics (1940) 35 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Half of first page missing, affects art and story. Remaindered, cut continues through first few pages (some are taped).

    Starts Apr 29
  • Item #60743506
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    King of the Royal Mounted Large Feature Comic (1940) 9 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover and centerfold loose at one staple. Cover and interior oxidation. Staple rust.

    Starts Apr 29

    Copyright notice inside book is dated 1937-38, but the comic was actually published in 1940. Reprints Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted newspaper comic strips in black-and-white with color covers. 8-3/5-in. x 11-1/4-in. 76 pages counting covers. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60778775
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    Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 49 CGC 1.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4384477005

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Bill Ward, Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Riss and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. To earn money for charity, The Marvel Family must survive for one day in Antarctica, the dinosaur era, and a desert planet populated by cactus-people...while in their human identities of Billy, Mary and Freddy. Bored with having heard every joke ever, the Roman god of laughter obliterates humor from the world, in a story with art by Torchy creator Bill Ward. Mary Marvel can't figure out why full-grown adults are suddenly acting like children. Plus a vintage ad for wallets, belts and suspenders featuring movie cowboy Roy Rogers. The Marvel Family Proves Human Hardiness; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Egg-asperating Scoop; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Ban on Laughter; Mary Marvel: The Adult Children; Farmer Frammis; Freshman Freddy: The Big Dance; Danger on the Dock; Captain Marvel: The Million Dollar Tasks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6
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    Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 GD 2.0

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    Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #1 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Piece missing from interior (affects "Survival" story). Cover glued to interior along spine.

    Starts Jul 6

    Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60591414
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    Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0

    Tape on inside of cover. 6" Cumulative spine split.

    Starts Jul 6

    Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.

    Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #58005205
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    Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #5 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Aug 1939. Cover by John W. Scott. Science Fiction stories by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr, R. DeWitt Miller, Lloyd Arthur Esbach. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. NOTE: Title becomes Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp with Vol. 1 #6 Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #56558956
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    Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 VG 4.0

    1.5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    "temptress of the time flow" a novel by Gardner F. Fox (DC Comics writer),"The Cataaaa" a short story by A. E. Van Vogt, and "Race to the Moon" an article by Forrest J. Ackerman.

    November 1950. Formerly Marvel Stories. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction Stories: "Trin" by Arthur J. Burks, "Temptress of the Time Flow" by Gardner F. Fox, "Overlord of Earth" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "Firebrand!" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Cataaaa" by A. E. Van Vogt, "The Guinea Pig" by Cedric Walker, "The Day They Landed" by Paul Chadwick, plus other editorial features. Illustrations by F.R. Paul and V. Napoli. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/4-in, 134 Pages, B&W. NOTE: See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series; Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp; and Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp for earlier issues. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #57339636
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    Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp Vol. 2 #3 GD/VG 3.0

    2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Jul 6

    Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60776240
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    Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 14 VG 4.0

    Residue on interior cover.

    Starts Jul 6

    "name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

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    Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 24 GD- 1.8 (R)

    Trimmed

    TRIMMED on all three edges. Staple rust.

    Ends Apr 29 8:35 PM CST
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    Sol Brodsky cover. "The Screaming Beasts" (art by George Tuska); "The Torture Master;" (art by Russ Heath); "No Guts!" (art by Joe Maneely); and "Buried Alive!" (art by John Romita). Two page text story, "The Terror at the Wayside Inn!" (Thanks to Grand Comics Database for the above artist information!) Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60776241
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    Published 1944 by Marvel.

    Miss America Comics (1944) 1 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. 3 pages missing with unattached low quality reproduction pages for readability (affects "Baron Shinto the Gouger" and "The Mystery of the Monster Men" stories). Back cover coupon cut. Tape and tearing on interior pages. Pencil marks on cover.

    Starts Jul 6
  • Item #57823138
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    Published 1944 by Holyoke.

    Mr. Miracle (1944) Holyoke One-shot 4 CBCS 4.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #21-31C4038-012

    Starts Jun 10

    Stories and art by Irwin Hasen, R. Johnson, Lee Lawrence and George Storm. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #4. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. The Blue Streak battles Nazi agents to free an explorer from an Antarctic avalanche. Cat-Man must elude a series of traps to enter a spy stronghold and discover the identities of enemy agents. Secret Agent Z-2 faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career. The Flying Trio; Blue Streak; Secret Agent Z-2; Bob Preston; Cat Man; Jane Drake; Alec and the Reign of Yang; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 17 CGC 8.5

    One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #2139595013

    Starts Jul 6

    "The Last Mile of Space" (cover/story art by Murphy Anderson), "The Man in the Moon," "The Thought Pirate," and "The Magnetic Duel" (art by Anderson). Carmen Infantino art? Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Nellie the Nurse (1945 Marvel/Atlas) 21 PR 0.5 (R)

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    INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Partially TRIMMED.

    Starts Apr 29
  • Item #60668185
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    Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) 1 CGC 1.0

    Paper: Slightly britle

    Spine of cover completely split & cover re-attached with tape. Pages 1 and 16 detached.

    Label #2064763011

    Starts Apr 29

    Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Tuska, Everett Raymond Kinstler and Syd Shores. Pre-Code horror and suspense from Ziff-Davis, featuring their typically beautiful painted covers. A bitter one-handed sailor burns down a ship, only to be haunted by its ghost, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. In another Tuska story, a man is haunted by his dead brother after an accident during a snowstorm. A beautiful Sri Lankan dancer does not show up on film, in a story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Typically eye-catching painted cover by Allen Anderson. The Blood Ship; The Corpse That Wouldnt Stay Dead; Jardinis Jaw; The Fatal Note!; The Tunnel of Horror; Vision of the Gods! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Operator #5 (1934-1939 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #1 GD/VG 3.0

    1.5" Tear in cover.

    Starts Jul 6
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    Other Worlds (1949-1953 Clark Publishing) 1st Series 11 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jul 6

    May, 1951; Volume 3, No 3 / Issue 11. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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    Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 VG 4.0

    This item's grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 3.0.
    Starts Jul 6

    A pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content!

    Dec 1950. Cover by James Bama. "Out of This World Adventures" Vol. 1 No. 2 is a pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content, including "The Corsairs from the Coalsack," written by John Michel with art by Joe Kubert, and Crom the Barbarian in "The Spider God of Akka," written by Gardner Fox, with art by John Giunta. This issue also includes over 100 pages of b&w illustrated pulp SF stories, including "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" by A. Bretram Chandler, plus six others. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in, partial b&w/color, 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #22-1716DF1-009

    Starts Jun 10

    Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 23 #1 GD 2.0

    Starts Jul 6
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    Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 29 #1 FN 6.0

    Starts Jul 6
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    Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 36 #1 VG 4.0

    Cover and interior oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6
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    Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 48 #1 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Jul 6
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    Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 5 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover and centerfold loose at one staple.

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and Jack Oleck. Art by Graham Ingels, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. The life of pirate and war hero Jean LaFitte, who fought alongside Americans in the War of 1812 and the crucial Battle of New Orleans, with art by Reed Crandall. An evil captain withholds a keg of water from his crew, in a survivor story with a twist ending and art by George Evans. Graham Ingels illustrates the tale of a man who finds courage in a most unusual place. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Jean Lafitte; Rag Doll; Salvage; Breakers on the Shore; The Keg. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0

    7" cumulative spine split, cover tear, edge chipping, chew.

    Starts Jul 6

    Spring 1940. Stories by John Murray Reynolds "Goddess of the Moon", Nelson S. Bond "Dictator of Time", Ray Cummings, Ed Earl Repp, Carl Selwyn, Ross Rocklynne, Alexander M. Phillips, and Ray Cummings -as (Ray King). Illustrations by Leo Morey, Fawcette, and Will Edwards. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #3 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Summer 1940. Cover by Stanley Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Space-Liner X-87", Ross Rocklynne "The Forbidden Dream", Carl Selwyn "Exiles of the Three Red Moons", John Russell Fearn "The Cosmic Juggernaut", Neil R. Jones "The Dark Swordsmen of Saturn", Sam Carson, Frederick A. Kummer Jr., and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Will Edwards, Leo Morey, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #4 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Fall 1940. Cover by Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Revolt in the Ice Kingdom", Nelson S. Bond "The Ultimate Salient", Ed Earl Repp, John Russell Fearn as- (Thornton Ayre), Robert Moore Williams, Donald A. Wollheim, Neil R. Jones, and Carl Selwyn. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, D.L., and Leo Morey. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #5 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Winter 1940. Stories by Ray Cummings "Phantom of the Seven Stars", Eando (Otto) Binder "One Thousand Miles Below", Nelson S. Bond, John Russell Fearn -as (Thornton Ayre), Leigh Brackett, Nelson S. Bond -as (George Danzell), Ross Rocklynne, and D.L. James. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, Ed Smalle, Lynch, Hannes Bok, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #8 GD/VG 3.0

    1" spine split from bottom of comic. Water damage.

    Starts Jul 6

    Fall 1941. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Eando (Otto) Binder "Vassals of the Master-World", Nelson S. Bond, Wilbur S. Peacock, Henry Andrew Ackermann, R.R. Winterbotham, Raymond Z. Gallun, Henry Haase, and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Don Lynch, Hannes Bok, Hall, Leo Morey, and Angus Dun. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #9 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Winter 1941-1942. Cover by Hannes Bok. Stories by Nelson S. Bond "The Lorelei Death", Sam Moskowitz, Alan Connell, Ray Cummings, Basil Wells, James Norman, Henry Haase, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert O. Lewis. Illustrations by Lynch, Leo Morey, Hannes Bok, Stevens, and Paul. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #3 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Here with an all-time classic! "Lorelei of the Red Mist" a novelette of suspense and intrigue on Venus by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradury! Plus "The Million Year Picnic," another classic short story from Ray Bradbury.

    March-May 1946. Cover by C. Martin. Stories: "Lorelei of the Red Mist" by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury, "Captives of the Weir-Wind" by Ross Rocklynne, "The Shadow-Gods" by Vaseleos Garson, "The Pumpkin Eater" by Carlton Smith, "Space-Lane of No-Return" by George A. Whittington, "Prisoner of the Brain-Mistress" by Bryce Walton, and "The Million Year Picnic" by Ray Bradbury. Illustrations by Moore, Doolin, Leidenfrost, C. Martin, Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #11 VG 4.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Spine split seal. 1" unsealed spine split from top.

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by Allen Anderson. "Pillar of Fire" by Ray Bradbury and other stories by Henry T. Simmons, J. W. Pelkie, Gardner F. Fox, Damon Knight, William Brittain, Bjarne Kirchhoff, John & Dorothy de Courey, and J. Haravey Haggard. Illustrations by Alden McWilliams, Donel, Meilink, Vincent Napoli, Martin, Hardison. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    an issue jampacked with great writers including Poul Anderson-N, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mac Reynolds, and James Blish.

    Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Ross Rocklynne, J. T. McIntosh, Dave Dryfoos, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and James Blish. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Earl Mayan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #3 GD 2.0

    Water damage. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.

    Starts May 6

    Poul Anderson, Mack Reynolds, Eric Frank Russell.

    Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Stanley Mullen, Mack Reynolds, Roger Dee, John Starr, Bryce Walton, Eric Frank Russell, Alfred Coppel, and M. E. Counselman. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Hank Kass. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #6 GD 2.0

    Early published work by Philip K Dick

    7" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    May 1952. Cover by Allen Anderson. "War-Maid of Mars" by Poul Anderson. Other stories by J. T. McIntosh, Bryce Walton, Robert Moore Williams, Peter Phillips, Lloyd Palmer, Bolling Branham, and John McGreevey. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Kelly Freas. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.