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    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 4 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Apr 6

    "Fate and the Fly" a short story by Robert Moore Williams.

    Volume 4, Issue 2 - February 1942. Cover by Robert Fuqua and Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Doorway to Hell" by Frank Patton, and "The Living Manikins" by David Wright O'Brien. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 4 #2 GD 2.0

    5" spine split from top of comic. Water saturation. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    "Fate and the Fly" a short story by Robert Moore Williams.

    Volume 4, Issue 2 - February 1942. Cover by Robert Fuqua and Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Doorway to Hell" by Frank Patton, and "The Living Manikins" by David Wright O'Brien. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 4 #5 VG 4.0

    Tape on interior pages.

    Starts Apr 6

    May 1942. Cover by Malcolm Smith. Stories: "Daughter of the Snake God" by J.Y. Cabot and W.P. McGivern, "Secret of the Golden Jaguar" by Robert Moore Williams, "Holy City of Mars" by Ralph Milne and Al P. Nelson, "Mr. Pym Makes a Deal" by John Broome, "Gather 'Round The Flowing Bowler" by Robert Bloch, "Mademoiselle Butterfly" by Don Wilcox, "The Magic Flute" by David V. Reed, "The Phantom Armada" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "Brother Michel" by Nelson S. Bond, "Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind" by August W. Derleth, and "Return of Joan of Arc" by David Wright O'Brien. Illustrations by Ned Hadley, Magarian, Joe Sewell, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Pemble, L. Raymond Jones, and Rod Ruth. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 13 #7 VG 4.0

    1/2" Spine split from top.

    Starts Apr 6

    Robert Bloch, Clifford Simak, Theodore Sturgeon..

    Volume 13, Issue 7 - July 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Dead Don't Die!" by Robert Bloch. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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    Fantastic Fears (1953) 4 GD/VG 3.0

    Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    "Hissing Horror"; Lawrence Mason lives as a recluse on an island; He spends his days killing the many snakes he encounters all over the place; When Mason finds a beautiful woman by the name of Asptha, he gives her shelter and falls in love with her; But Asptha is the queen of the snakes and lures Mason to his doom. "Race for Valor"; Native American recruit Jimmy Bear fights in Korea; He saves his company with his ability for long-distance running. "Diamonds for the Dead" text story; In Africa, Phil Slater fights a gang of criminals disguised as a safari. "Devil's Sketch Book," pencils by Williams; The gangster Marty Hutton uses a book of magic to dispose of his enemies and rivals; Hutton becomes the new crime czar, but the magic fires back on him. "Black Death"; Pat and Lorna Fuller are on their honeymoon cruise; The ship sinks and the couple is marooned on a tiny island populated by giant black ants; Pat and Lorna fight as long as they can, but are eaten alive in the end. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Fantastic Fears (1953) 7 VG- 3.5

    1.5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Robert Webb and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Ajax-Farrell. A prehistoric egg is accidentally incubated by a museum, hatching an ancient monstrosity. In an unusual tale, a coffin narrates its own life story. A demonic fiddler creates chaos and conflict with his music. Dragon Egg!; Inhuman Killer; I, the Coffin; Deadly Shadows; Demon Fiddler. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60371277
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    Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 32 FR 1.0

    Full length spine split (taped), cover taped to first wrap along spine. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover and pages.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Lou Fine. "The Sins of Anton Bock," script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), art by Lou Fine; Professor Roberts has perfected a powerful gas; A gas too dangerous to sell or even use, so he decides to destroy it; Before he can do so, he is kidnapped from his lab; Later, Darrel and Martha track his movements to the waterfront, where strange lights of red, blue and green, as well as mysterious noises are coming from; Doll Man steps in. "The Capture of Castle Balomar," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) vs. Duke Edward. "The Three-Fingered Ogre," script by Toni Blum, art by Dan Zolnerowich (as Arthur Hamon Doyle); Zero investigates the ghostly return of three brothers, who in their youth had made a pact: if one of them were to die, they must return in the form of an agre, to care for the others. "The Medicine Man's Scheme," script and art by Art Pinajian. "The Snatch of the Plane Plans," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. G. Roland Lorber. "The Murder of Bus Pritchard" starring Rance Keane, script and art by William A. Smith. "Living Dead Men," script by Harry Campbell, art by Henry Weston Taylor; Blackburn and Jackson fake their own deaths by placing two medical school corpses in a car, setting it on fire, and pushing it over a cliff. "The Insurance Murder Plot" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Origin of the Voice" starring Mr. Elixir, art by Stan Aschmeier. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 60 VG- 3.5

    Game completed on interior cover. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Gill Fox. "Enemy Subs Menace Coastal Areas," script by Wm. Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Professor Roberts falls under the spell of a beautiful and ambitious woman who entices him to divulge his secrets; When Doll Man investigates her, his discovers her true name and that she is under the cruel spell of her hag-like sister; Once restored from her spell, she double-dates with Darrel and Martha. Untitled Zero, Ghost Detective story, script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler). Untitled Samar story, script by John Charles, art by Rafael Astarita. "This Is Suicide Shack" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alexander Koda. Untitled detective-mystery story with Swing Sisson, art by Phil Martin. "The Masked Hermit" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. Untitled Rusty Ryan story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Meet the Raven!", script and art by Frank Borth; Spider Widow answers an ad in the newspaper placed by Axis spies; But the ad is also answered by the mysterious Raven, who freed her and then, together with the Widow, delivered the spies into the hands of the U.S. Navy. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Witmer Williams (as Rex Smith). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 72 FR 1.0

    7.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Staple rust with migration. Water damage. Includes Certificate of Provenance from the Dr. Henry Binford Steele Collection.

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    Cover art by Alex Kotzky. "Crime Goes To College," pencils by Alex Kotzky, inks by John Cassone; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Prof. Whittlesey, Gats Grogan and Bruiser Bellows. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Headhunter" starring The Spider Widow, script by Frank Borth, art by Rudy Palais; Dianne's friends, Alice and Emory, had succumed to headhunters in the jungles of South America. But the true villain nearly killed Dianne and then leapt out a window to his death. "The Invisibility Formula," script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson has a difficult time dealing with the infamous Dr. McNulty, who has invented an invisibility serum. "Letter To Stalin" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Hand of Rutatutakhmen," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero defeats the possessed mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh, Rutatutakhmen. "Blimpy Goes To the Devil (Almost!)", script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. Miss Siren" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57706563
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    Fight Comics (1940) 34 CBCS 4.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #22-1281DA1-001

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Ann Brewster, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee and George Tuska. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl must prove a white man stole a precious idol before tribal warfare erupts, in a story with possible art by Matt Baker; More good-girl art as Hooks Devlin investigates the "lamp-post Mata Haris" who are causing US soldiers to desert; Senorita Rio investigates Nazi U-boat attacks on ships near the Panama Canal. Another offbeat bondage cover by Joe Doolin. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; Silent Cannons; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591386
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    Published Mar 1946 by Fiction House.

    Fight Comics (1940) 43 GD/VG 3.0

    Bondage cover

    2" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Treasure hunters torment natives and animals alike to find the location of Tiger Girl's secret temple; Far from the city, Hooks Devlin and Peaches encounter an elderly couple who force kids to commit crimes for them; Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio gets a cryptic message from a man wrapped in bandages. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Blind Man's Bluff; Tiger Girl; Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Shark Brodie. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Flash Gordon (1950 Harvey) 1 CGC 7.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4372552015

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Alex Raymond. Harvey reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary space-opera hero Flash Gordon and his struggle against interstellar tyrant Ming the Merciless. This issue reprints Sunday strips from July 14 - Dec. 8, 1940. Flash enters the underground electrical works of Mingo City, where the Power Men of Mongo are employed, and enlists their aid against Ming the Merciless. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. Flash Faces the Rocket Bombers; Revenge of the Power Man. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Flash Gordon (1950 Harvey) 4 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Double Cover. First cover 8.0, interior cover 8.5

    Label #4362364006

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Alex Raymond and Bill Schreiber. Harvey reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary space-opera hero Flash Gordon and his struggle against interstellar tyrant Ming the Merciless. This issue reprints Sunday strips from Oct. 24, 1937 - March 27, 1938. Flash travels to Arboria to enlist Barin and his Robin Hood-style warriors in the battle with Ming. Steps of Doom; Stories Behind the Stars. Final issue of the series; a fifth issue may have been in the works but never published. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Flying Cadet (1943 Flying Cadet Publishing Company) Vol. 2 #8 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Slab: Scuffing on back of case

    Label #2047745017

    Starts Apr 6

    Only whole numbered issue in series. Cover price $0.10.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 106 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #3930471014

    Starts Apr 22

    Stories and Art by Russ Westover. Reprints of Tillie the Toiler (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) newspaper strips from 1939 and 1940. Starring Tillie Jones, Mac MacDougall, Glenny Hodge and Mr. Simpkins! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 108 CGC 8.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #2131175013

    Starts Apr 6

    Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK in the Terror of the River, No. 108." Cover art by Carl Buettner. The Terror of the River!!, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's sneezes at an auction are mistaken for bids on a houseboat and soon he and the nephews are sailing down the Ohio River; There they encounter a huge serpent. The Firebug, script by Carl Barks, art by Carl Barks; Carl Buettner (last two panels only); Donald falls on his head when getting up one morning and turns into a pyromaniac, setting harmless fires but also getting the blame for big fires set by another firebug. Seals Are So Smart, script and art by Carl Barks; The nephews play ball at the beach with a baby seal, and this sets Donald to dreaming of how much money he could make with a trained seal act. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591661
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    Published May 1953 by Prize.

    Frankenstein Comics (1945) 24 GD/VG 3.0

    1" Spine split from bottom. Cover loose at one staple. Tape on interior of cover.

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. Two boys innocently befriend the Monster, but townspeople soon discover him; A modern-day Scandinavian sea captain meets his Viking ancestors; A man's ghost watches over his widow, in a story similar to the 1990s film "Ghost." Friendly Enemies; Death Leap; Tomb of Ice; Oddly Enough; Death Departs; Spirit World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Frankenstein Comics (1945) 33 CGC 2.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Tape on interior cover and interior. "For Howard - Dick Briefer '75" written on 1st page in marker.

    Label #1268829008

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s A bell-ringer befriends the Frankenstein Monster. A mad scientist grows a deadly man-eating plant, in a horrific remake of a comedy story from issue #11. A scientist captures a burglar with his shrinking machine. Death O'Clock; Small Fry!; I Confess; Doorway To the Future!; Bird Hater; The Monster of Frankenstein and the Plant. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Jun 1952 by Hillman.

    Frogman Comics (1952) 2 VG- 3.5

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Mike Suchorsky. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, John Prentice, George Olesen, and Gerald McCann. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. Navy frogmen on a special mission in Florida must contend with alligators on top of everything else. A special man-mounted torpedo takes on a German battleship in a Norwegian fjord. Navy pilots use a glider on a mission to take out an enemy bridge. 'Gator Nest Frogman; Underwater Stinger; Once a Frogman; Smoke-Boat Lucas; The T.N.T. Shark; The Frog Belts the Middle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Frontier Stories (1924-1953 Doubleday/Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 17 #7 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Apr 6
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    Published Jan 1954 by EC.

    Frontline Combat (1951 EC) 15 GD/VG 3.0

    1.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

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    Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Jerry DeFuccio and Jack Davis. Art by Wally Wood, George Evans, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and John Severin. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. A burned-out soldier lists the things wrong with the Korean War. An air mechanic becomes a flying ace. A soldier's-eye view of Custer's Last Stand. Plus information about the E.C. Fan-Addict Club from publisher Bill Gaines. Perimeter!; McCudden!; Captain Teach; Vengeful Sioux!; Belts n Celts! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Future Fiction (1939-1941 1st Series) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 FR 1.0 (R)

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    INCOMPLETE. Ad page missing, does not affect story. Editor Charles Hornig's name written on "World of Tomorrow" page. Cannot verify. TRIMMED.

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    November 1939. 1st issue. Stories by John Coleridge ("Mystery from the Stars"), J. Harvey Haggard ("World Reborn!"), and more. 7" x 10", black and white with color cover. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60199395
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    Published Oct 1945 by Timely.

    Gay Comics (1944 Timely) 20 GD/VG 3.0

    Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage. Mold.

    Starts Apr 6

    36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60246205
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    Gay Comics (1944 Timely) 22 CGC 2.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4100551003

    Starts Apr 6

    52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 3 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4051688018

    Starts Apr 6

    Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh. Gene Autry in "Gene Autry and the Scarlet Three" and "Gene Autry and the Dallas Kid"! Plus: 2-page text story "The Wrong Horse"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 5 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    File Copy

    Label #2036602025

    Starts Apr 6

    Photo Covers. Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh and unknown. Gene Autry in "Gene Autry and the Scar" and "Gene Autry and the Hidden Rancho"! Plus: "The Fire"; 2-page text story "The Plan that Failed"; and the 2-page text article "Wild Horses" with art by Till Goodan! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 6 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4208887001

    Starts Apr 6

    Photo Covers. Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh. Gene Autry in "Gene Autry and the Laughing Gunman" and "The Gold Bell"! Plus: "The Wonder Horse"; 2-page text story "Half an Alibi"; and the 2-page text article "Famous Western Ranches" with art by Till Goodan! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 7 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4208887002

    Starts Apr 6

    Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. "The Mystery of the Rafter-M," art by Jesse Marsh; Gene hears gunshots coming from a ranch he is passing on horseback, and rides to investigate. "Gene Autry and the Night Rider," art by Jesse Marsh; On his ranch, Gene receives a telegram from the Sheriff, who needs his help and urge him to come pronto. "Jed Casey's Ghost" text story. "Lucky" starring Jerry Baker, Sheriff Baker, Gus Hogan, Prince (also as Lucky, a dog, Vince Dillon, and Pronto. Gene Autry photo on back cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 11 CGC 8.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4208887005

    Starts Apr 6

    Photo Covers. Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh. Featuring: "Gene Autry and the Red Circle Bandit"; 6-page story "Grumpy's Hunch"; 2-page text story "The Runaway"; and photos of Gene Autry on the inside front cover and inside back cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 22 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4208887012

    Starts Apr 6

    Gene Autry stars in "Claws of the Killer." Back-up story, "Carabajal's Loot." Jesse Marsh art. Two-page text story, "Smart Figurin'." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 31 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4208887019

    Starts Apr 6

    Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry and Champion photo cover. "Gene Autry Rides Alone," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Escaped convicts rob the dry-goods store and take the merchant's boy hostage; Gene, the sheriff and posse pursue and are pinned in the canyon by rifle fire from villains above; Gene sorties alone to circle behind the culprits; He disables the sentry, finds the cabin in the gulch holding the main body, sneaks in, gets the boy, sneaks out with the boy who hazes the convicts' horses while Gene takes them all on single-handed. "The Rio Rosa Valley War," art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene Autry vs. Bull and Hake. "Not all bad" text story, art by Jesse Marsh. "The Hill of Silver" starring Panhandle Pete. Gene Autry photo on inside back cover and on back cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 46 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4208888005

    Starts Apr 6

    Gene Autry stars in "Victory in Rock River Valley" and "The Crooked Trail." Back-up story, "The Lake of Gold." Two-page text story, "The Miracle of Dobe Flats." Photo cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60535633
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    Published May 1949 by Timely.

    Georgie Comics (1945) 22 VG+ 4.5

    This item's grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 3.5.

    Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 6

    "Georgie and Judy Comics" Cover price $0.10.

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    Ghost Comics (1951 Fiction House) 1 VG 4.0

    Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Banshee Bells, script by Drew Murdoch, art by Iger Studios and Alex Blum; Convict escapes from chain gang and is commandeered by the ghost of his evil brother to commit crimes like he did. Phantoms From the Sea, art by Iger Studios and Rafael Astarita; Pilot has to watch his carrier go down in a Japanese kamikaze attack, but survives because a ghostly double of his ship refuels him. Flee the Phantoms, art by Iger Studios and Alex Blum; After a car crash the driver gets a ride on the phantom bus transporting the deceased into the afterworld. The Parting, script by Drew Murdoch, art by Iger Studios and Alex Blum; The evil doll "Mr. Dingle" seduces Russell Burke to a life of crime. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Ghost Comics (1951 Fiction House) 8 CGC 5.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4389005004

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Curse of the Mist-Things, art by John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell]; In his youth, Sir John killed a man and kidnapped a gypsy woman; A ghostly gypsy caravan arrives at Belfast manor--to claim the lords daughter who is the result of that mating. The Face in the Shroud, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; When a seance goes wrong and Helen's husband Jim is killed by a ghostly apparition, she is held for murder. Return Engagement, art by Bill Discount; Deceased marionette performer Zucardo invites his criminal wife Mae to an abandoned theatre. The Soul Stealer; Careless tourists David Fleming and Ann Jordan come into contact with a voodoo ritual. The Last of Glanamores; When Hugh Glanamore comes visiting his inherited castle in Scotland, he is confronted by ghosts from the past. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Ghost Comics (1951 Fiction House) 8 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Curse of the Mist-Things, art by John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell]; In his youth, Sir John killed a man and kidnapped a gypsy woman; A ghostly gypsy caravan arrives at Belfast manor--to claim the lords daughter who is the result of that mating. The Face in the Shroud, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; When a seance goes wrong and Helen's husband Jim is killed by a ghostly apparition, she is held for murder. Return Engagement, art by Bill Discount; Deceased marionette performer Zucardo invites his criminal wife Mae to an abandoned theatre. The Soul Stealer; Careless tourists David Fleming and Ann Jordan come into contact with a voodoo ritual. The Last of Glanamores; When Hugh Glanamore comes visiting his inherited castle in Scotland, he is confronted by ghosts from the past. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Gibi Mensal (Brazilian 1941 O Globo) 78 FR 1.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Heavy color touch and piece fill. Interior cover taped along spine and at tears. Water damage. Staples missing/deteriorated. Interior pen markings and tearing.

    Starts Apr 6

    Brazilian series. Reprints material from a variety of U.S. publications. Features Namor the Submariner, Archie, and others. Also features a color centerfold Otto Soglow cartoon and a color ad for "Dorly". 100 pages, B&W/partial color, Portuguese language.

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    Glamorous Love Stories (1938 Popular Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #1 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 6
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    Green Hornet Comics (1940) 46 VG- 3.5

    Marijuana story
    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune, and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Green Hornet investigates the marijuana gang of Ziggie and Twinkletoes. Reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake, as Kerry confronts the Gun Rental Racket run by Squirrel Cicero and Dr. Zero. The reader is invited to solve several two-page mysteries before the Green Hornet can. Plus a war bonds PSA featuring Joe Palooka, with art by Ham Fisher, "Little Max Lends a Helping Hand." Green Hornet: The Case of the Marijuana Racket; Another U-Solve-It Mystery: The Too Helpful Witness, Mysterious Disappearance; Kerry Drake; Desert Murder; Green Hornet: Call To Action; Another U-Solve-It Mystery; Dotty Dripple; Flossie; Snoopy; Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Green Lama (1944-1946) 1 GD 2.0

    Cover oxidation. Interior chew.

    Starts Apr 6

    Edited by Ken Crossen. Cover by Mac Raboy. Written by Ken Crossen (as Richard Foster). Art by Mac Rabo. The Court of Crime; After the death of a small child at the hands of mobsters, Jethro Dumont takes on the guise of the Green Lama to battle crime. Written by Joseph Greene. Art by Al Bare. The Witch of Times Square; The Boy Champions are hired on their first case by a Witch, who wants them to gather a large crowd in Times Square while she puts on an exhibition, not realizing the show is a front for a robbery. Written by Horace L. Gold. Art by Irving Tirman. Untitled Lieutenant Hercules story; Wilbur's boss is being blackmailed by gangsters, so he wants Wilbur to take his place so that a trap can be set to nab the bad guys. Written by Bruce Elliott (as Walter Gardner). Art by Ira Turner. Frozen Asset; Rick smells a rat when a group of men approach and pay him $1000 to fly their equipment to Alaska, unaware that they are trying to get a stash of gold away from a dead man's niece. Written by Bruce Elliott. Art by Jerry Robinson (as Perry Williams). The Three Wishes; Mac Erc grants a soldier three wishes, but he doesn't use any of them very well. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 8 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4102698001

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Ken Rice. The Revolt of the Heads, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Anthropologist Lasker on Borneo learns mighty magic from witch doctor; When his brother takes over his post, he gets massacred by evil natives; Lasker returns and conjures deadly spell upon native chief. Canyon of the Living Dead, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Airplane pilot looks for planes gone missing above the Andes and discovers ghostly Shangri-La. Death Howls by Moonrise, art by Maurice Gutwirth; George Appel; Couple visit friend at cabin in the woods; At the full moon a werewolf roams about. Monster of the Bayous, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; Scientist creates live-giving wonder serum; his assistant spills it accidentally on the grave of a long-dead pirate; a huge zombie stalks the countryside. 36 pgs. $0.10. 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.

    Starts Apr 22

    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.

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    Harvey Comics Hits (1951) 56 CGC 1.8

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4372552009

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Lee Falk, Wilson McCoy and Ray Moore. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue features reprints of Lee Falk's Phantom comic strip. The Phantom's girlfriend Diana is the sole witness after a trained bird steals a priceless necklace, framing her for the crime. The Phantom learns that rumors of a living dragon ruling the rampaging Wambesi tribe are apparently true. Meet the Phantom; Curse of the Killer-Beasts; The Dragon-god of Death; Phantom pin-up. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Nov 1953 by Ajax.

    Haunted Thrills (1952) 12 GD+ 2.5

    Tape on interior of cover.

    Starts Apr 6

    Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A murdered ganglord returns for revenge. A political mission to Central America is sabotaged by voodoo chieftains. A practical joker encounters a humorless ghost in a Spanish castle. Terror Below; Badge of Glory; Goodbye Earth!; Death Laughs Last; Voodoo Vengeance. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Hit Comics (1940 Quality) 24 CBCS 4.0

    Paper: White

    Label #22-19ee5d2-003

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Reed Crandall. The General's Briefcase, art by Max Elkan; A briefcase with vital military documents has been stolen from a General when his car is over-turned; Jean, a member of the Motor Corps, and sweet on Foster, becomes quite concerned for his safety when he disappears (to become the Defender). The Power Plant Saboteurs, art by Al Bryant; The Peterson Electric Plant is in danger from saboteurs to cut off the power supply. It Started With a Lost Hat, script and art by Klaus Nordling; Bob tumbles unaware into a nest of Nazi spies. The Chinese Heroine starring Comet Kelly, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Drug Hijackers starring Red Bee, art by Witmer Williams. Spaghetti 5 Cents A Yard one-page Dan Tootin story by Jack Cole. Giant Mushrooms starring Ghost of Flanders, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]. Hospital of Spies starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger [as S.M. Regi], art by Alex Blum. Duel With a Two-Man Sub starring Swordfish, script and art by Fred Guardineer. The Bund's Champion starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Holiday Comics (1951 Star) 5 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Kids' comics from Ajax-Farrell. Neddy Bear gets a chance to help Santa save Christmas. Penguin Icicle Ike gets stuck at the South Pole and meets his cousin, Ice Cube. Bumbling detective Inspector Klooz investigates a mystery in the frozen north. Also featuring a cover described by Scott Shaw! as "a masterpiece of meaningful detail" in his Oddball Comics column. Santa Claus Gets Help; Zany Giraffe; Bill and Koo: The Great Attraction; Icicle Ike; Inspector Klooz: Frostbitten Clues. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Hollywood Love Romances (1938 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Apr 6
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    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 4 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4031783001

    Starts Apr 6

    Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. In the forests of the Northwest, Hopalong investigates a murder at a lumber camp. The masked outlaw known as the Black Marauder sets up Hoppy's sidekick Mesquite to look like the Black Marauder, just as Hoppy goes gunning for him. Pistol-Packin' Pattie teaches a cowpoke some manners after a horseback drive-by gets mud on her miniskirt. Sam the Sheriff; Murder at the Lumber Camp; Hill Billy; The Black Marauder; Bullets and Ballots; The Red Mask; Whipper-Snappers; Mesquite Plays a Leading Role; Horse Sense; Bar OO Mystery; Pistol-Packin' Patty; Razor-Sharp; Chief Slaphappy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 9 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4031783002

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Frank Bolle. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. The richest rancher in Twin Rivers thinks he can buy Hopalong off, and if that doesn't work, there's always gunplay. Hoppy's sidekick Mesquite thinks he can catch highwaymen by hiding inside a safe and waiting for them to steal it. Pistol-Packin' Pattie proves that her wit is as sharp as her shootin'. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, featuring Snap! Crackle! and Pop!, R.C. and Quickie, and "Wings Winchester Saves the Movie Theater." The Lost Stockade; A Perfect Answer; Rustler Roundup; Tampered Justice; Safety First; Whipper-Snappers; Whitey Whiskers: A Tooth for a Tooth; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Double Assignment. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 10 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4031783003

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Irvin Steinberg. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. When a wagon train of settlers rides into Twin Rivers, their problems become Hopalong's problems. Hoppy gives a gunslinger a second chance, but will he take it? Pistol-Packin' Pattie proves that a cowpoke is not the fiery type. The Frontiersmen; Description; Hill Billy; The Strange Death; Square Dance Riddle; Footloose; Whipper-Snappers; Whitey Whiskers; The Spider's Web; Chief Slaphappy; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; The Second Chance. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.