Atom Age Combat (1952 St. John) comic books 1953
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Issue #4
$189.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Label #3712147013
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
$30.00
View scans- 4" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Doug Wildey. Stories and art by Howard Larsen and others. Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. "Security patrolman" Frank must prevent escaped Nazi war criminals from detonating an atomic bomb in Washington. Captain Buck Vinson and his team lead an atomic-rocket assault on the Soviet "iceberg forts" of the frozen North Atlantic. Modern-day Marines Dawes and Gannon are fighting the Civil War all over again. Impressively detailed cover by Doug Wildey. X-40s Defy the Frozen Army; Pickett Rides Again; Peril on the Potomac; Lighter Side; Replacement. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
$73.00
View scans- 1" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust.
$123.00
View scans- Cover loose at one staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Stories and art by Ben Brown, Lew Gantz and Bob Bean. Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. Future astronauts turn a deadly "space moss" into a weapon against their alien captors. Captain Buck Vinson and his team take an experimental tank-like "crawler" on a mission to free captive scientists from an enemy munitions lab. Pioneering space explorers discover an alien plan to invade Earth with zombies. Buck Vinson: The Deadly Crawler; The Hungry Moss; Gag-Bag; Sky Diver; Cautious Hero. Final issue of the series; St. John revived the title five years later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
