Comic books in 'Weird creatures', graded by CBCS

2nd printing. Book 1 Bad Salsa Limited Signed Edition. Signed and numbered on the inside front cover by creator Alan Groening. Limited to 500 copies. Cover, interior art, and story by Alan Groening. Ashcan format 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", paper cover, b&w, 16 pages. Cover price $1.50.

July 1934. Cover and illustrations by Leo Morey. Science fiction stories by David H. Keller, Milton R. Peril, Jules Verne ("Measuring a Meridian" part 3 of 4), George H. Scheer, Bob Olsen, and Charlie Mills. 7" x 9.75"; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 12, Issue 7 - December, 1938. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Festus Pragnell, Eando Binder, Neil R. Jones, A.R. Tofte & L.A. Schmidt, Harl Vincent, Benson Herbert, and Morris J. Steele. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 146 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

"Tiger Girl" a full-length novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

April 1942. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Science fiction stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs ("Tiger Girl"), Eando Binder, Miles Shelton, Nelson S. Bond, Don Wilcox, Festus Pragnell, and Edmond Hamilton. Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, J. Allen St. John, Rod Ruth, Malcolm Smith, and Joe Sewell. Back cover by Frank R. Paul. 7" x10"; black and white; 274 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 26, Issue 3 - March, 1952. Cover by Barye Phillips. Science fiction stories by John Bloodstone, Mallory Storm, H.B. Hickey, Don Wilcox, and Paul W. Fairman. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Ed Valigursky, Ed Emsler, Lawrence (Mort Lawrence?), and Lawrence Wormay. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Oct-Nov 1953. Science fiction stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Sheckley, Richard Matheson, H.L. Gold and Robert Krepps, Paul Lohrman, Arthur Feldman, Richard Wilson, Richard Sternbach, and Vern Fearing. Cover by Art Sussman. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

March 1955. Science fiction stories by Milton Lesser, Murray Leinster, Robert Bloch, Ivar Jorgensen, and John Toland. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Dec 1955. Science fiction stories by Ivan Jorgensen, Howard Rush, Darius John Granger, Henry Still, and Milton Lesser. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 32, Issue 2 - October, 1943. Volume 33, Issue 2. Cover by William Timmins. "The Storm" by A. E. van Vogt and short story "Paradox Lost" by Fredric Brown. Other science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore (as Lewis Padgett), Frank Belknap Long, & Eric Frank Russell. Interior illustrations by Paul Orban, Hall, Frank Kramer, & Alfred. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

DCBS Exclusive Variant Cover by Toby Cypress.
(W) Rick Remender. Art by Matteo Scalera, Dean White. Grant McKay, former member of The Anarchistic Order of Scientists, has finally done the impossible: he has deciphered Black Science and punched through the barriers of reality. But what lay beyond the veil was not epiphany but chaos. Now Grant and his team are lost, living ghosts shipwrecked on an infinite ocean of alien worlds, barreling through the long-forgotten, ancient, and unimaginable dark realms. The only way is forward. The only question is how far are they willing to go, and how much can they endure, to get home again? Join writer RICK REMENDER and the superstar art team of MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE for this face-melting science fiction epic spanning the lifetimes of a cast of dimensional castaways lead by the man that caused it all.

Ghost Variant Cover by Rafael Albuquerque.
(W) Rick Remender. Art by Matteo Scalera, Dean White. Grant McKay, former member of The Anarchistic Order of Scientists, has finally done the impossible: he has deciphered Black Science and punched through the barriers of reality. But what lay beyond the veil was not epiphany but chaos. Now Grant and his team are lost, living ghosts shipwrecked on an infinite ocean of alien worlds, barreling through the long-forgotten, ancient, and unimaginable dark realms. The only way is forward. The only question is how far are they willing to go, and how much can they endure, to get home again? Join writer RICK REMENDER and the superstar art team of MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE for this face-melting science fiction epic spanning the lifetimes of a cast of dimensional castaways lead by the man that caused it all.

Newbury Comics Exclusive Cover by Matteo Scalera and Dean White. Written by Rick Remender. Art by Matteo Scalera and Dean White. THE SECOND ARC OF THE SMASH SCI-FI HIT BEGINS HERE! The mystery of the onion's truth unfolds the deeper one travels. The mythology of the Eververse unveils new truths and new dangers. The team is hurled to a seemingly alien world that holds the key to their true purpose. For what is magic but science that we don't yet understand? 28 pages, full color.

Spring, 1943. Stories by Brett Sterling ("Worlds to Come"), Ray Bradbury and Henry Haase ("Gabriel's Horn), D.D. Sharp, and Henry Kuttner. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Last 10-cent cover price. "The Curse of the Golden God." The Challengers face a pair of super powered explorers who are slaves of the god Xechulan. "The Thing in Challenger Mountain." An alien zoo owner captures the Challengers and June Robbins. Art and cover by Bob Brown. Full-page ad for Showcase 34 featuring the Atom. Cover price $0.10.

"Return of the Invincible Pharaoh." A criminal gets his hands on an ancient Pharaoh's life liquid. "Captives of the Alien Hunter." The Challengers and Cosmo face an alien who comes to Earth looking for chlorine for his robot. Art and cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.12.

"Death Crowns the Challenger King." Prof substitutes for a prince in a series of deadly tests. "The Secret of the Space Spectators." The Challengers encounter an alien policeman who is looking for a trio of pods that hatch vicious creatures. Art and cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.12.

1st appearance of Volcano Man. "The 1,001 Impossible Inventions." A pair of criminals use weapons stolen from a futuristic museum. "Master of the Volcano Men." Flaming volcanic rock monsters battle the Challengers. Art and cover by Bob Brown. One-page text piece with bios of Brown and Arnold Drake. Cover price $0.12.

"Four Roads to Doomsday." The Challengers are tricked into disabling four machines that supposedly threaten the planet. "The War Between the Challenger Teams." Two teams of Challengers (Rocky and Prof vs. Ace and Red) unknowingly battle each other after getting mixed up in a conflict between fish men and lava men. Art and cover by Bob Brown. Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Pennies for UNICEF!" Cover price $0.12.

"One Challenger Must Die." The Challengers split into teams to stop the Volcano Men. Script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. "Cosmo Turns Traitor." Cosmos's master comes to Earth looking for his pet. He's convinced by an alien that the Challengers are bad guys. Art by Bob Brown. Cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.12.

"War Against the Moon-Beast." The Challengers face a fearsome Moon-Beast, who is roused by a scientist's laser. "Sons of the Challengers." A fortune teller shows the Challengers a vision in which their kids battle the Flying Fishermen. Art and cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.12.

"The Menace the Challengers Made." The Challengers battle the Ooze, a monster with the ability to absorb solid matter. "Time Bomb on Holdout Island." The Challengers face an army of neo-Fascists on a (supposedly) deserted island. Scripts by Arnold Drake, art and cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.12.

"War of the Sub-Humans." Brainex summons the Sub-Humans from the Calculus Dimension to battle the Challengers. Guest starring Villo. Script by France Herron, art by Bob Brown. Cover by Brown. Cover price $0.12.

"The Thing that Could Not Die." After discovering the true identity of Seekeenakee, the Challengers try to revert him back to his normal state. Script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. Cover by Brown. Cover price $0.12.

Last 12-cent cover price. "One of Us is a Madman." The Challengers battle a computer monster. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Jack Sparling, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Neal Adams. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Challengers reprints: "The Traitorous Challenger" (from issue 2), pencils by Jack Kirby (inks are NOT by Wally Wood, despite what the book's credits say); A prospector uncovers a monster, an indestructible one-eyed walking box that tramples villages; The Challengers' weapons don't make a dent; And June mysteriously sabotages their efforts!; Prof finally guesses the monster's one eye is solar-powered; Pursued until sunset, the monster expires. "The Secret of the Sorcerer's Mirror" (from issue 3), pencils by Jack Kirby (inks are NOT by Wally Wood, despite what the book's credits say); A mirror and chart have been stolen from a museum by Hillary Mycroft and his gang; The mirror was fashioned by Kregon the Sorcerer to show where "the ancients" hid their most potent secrets; The chart shows where the secrets are hidden; The Challengers break into Mycroft's hideout but he escapes in a plane. Moolah the Mystic one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Marvil Epp, Lee Elias, Vic Donahue, and Joe Certa. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A fraternity hazing prank accidentally summons up a real demon. A fortune hunter is pursued by disembodied skulls after stealing sacred rubies. A man discovers monsters living in the tunnels under New York. Jelly Death; Black Knights of Evil; The Seven Skulls of Magondi; Dungeon of Doom! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Tom Hickey, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Antarctic explorers discover a long-frozen caveman. A man arranges a fiendish revenge on the thieves who murdered his wife, setting the eight-armed Ranu against them. Figures from nursery rhymes are brought to life as murderous minions. Bondage cover by Al Avison. The Eight Hands of Ranu; Strange Legends: Maushope - The Dying Smoker; The Captain's Return; The Annals of Horror: The Black Death; The Rotting Death; Birth of a Monster; The Ice Horror; Demons of the Night. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Abe Simon, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Moe Marcus and Warren Kremer. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Mona attempts to murder her wealthy husband, but instead he is transformed into a vengeful crab-creature. Oil prospectors in the Amazon run afoul of the beast from Black Swamp. A man inherits an Italian chateau that is haunted by a medieval noblewoman. Murder At Moro Castle; The Swamp Monster; Taboo; The Snow Beasts; The Bride of the Crab; The Fruit of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Vic Donahue, Pete Morisi, Moe Marcus, Abe Simon and Rudy Palais. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The owner of a mansion by a graveyard sees ghostly figures building a tower. A professor's new web-fluid has horrific effects, in a story called "The Spider Man" a full decade before the debut of the famous superhero. A prospector discovers the alien survivor of a flying-saucer crash in an ancient cave. It!; Strange Superstitions; Down to Earth; The Spider Man!; The Devil's Necklace; Flight into the Past; Murder of a Monster. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Romita. New stories: Somewhere Under This Earth!!, script by John Albano, pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Dave Hunt; An evil dictator orders the creation of a monster which he then plans to duplicate to create an army, but the monster cannot be controlled. Where There's a Will, script by Steve Skeatesl pencils by Wayne Muramoto, inks by Frank McLaughlin; A jealous man uses voodoo against his romantic rival, but when the hoped-for death takes place, an unexpected inheritance results in the man's doom. Reprint: A Sight For Sore Eyes; A man is taken to an unorthodox surgeon who transplants a second pair of eyes into his forehead in order to correct his vision. Ad for Savage Tales #2, art by Barry Windsor-Smith. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Frank Giacoia. All reprints: The Ice Monster Cometh (from Unknown Worlds 17), art by Gene Colan; A local legend of an ice monster makes everyone suspicious of each other. The Old Man's Secret! (from Weird Worlds 6), art by Jay Scott Pike; An old craftsman makes detailed miniature figurines, but refuses to train his assistant in the art. Beware...the Bees! (from Mystic 7); A greedy man takes a job as a beekeeper because it pays well, then takes an experimental serum to make him immune to bee stings, which transforms him into a giant bee. The Toy Train (from Mystic 25), pencils by Robert Q. Sale; An orphan boy is visited by a stranger who leaves him a train set. When the boy shrinks to actually be able to board the train, he thinks that he is dreaming. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

All reprints: I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp! (from Tales to Astonish 11), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A vacationing family finds a monster in a swamp. The Day Harrington Died! (from Astonishing 11), art by Bob Fujitani; A man plots to get the African natives to get rid of his unwanted business partner for him by framing him for stealing their stone god's sacred ruby. The Specimen! (from Mystery Tales 9), art by Joe Maneely; A scientist plots to use a captured mermaid from Atlantis to gain world renown, but she has a plan of her own. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Final issue of the series. Cover by Don Perlin. All reprints: Moomba (from Tales to Astonish #23), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of an alien creature named Moomba. I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship! (from Strange Tales #72), art by Don Heck; A cruel sea captain abandons his planned voyage to pursue a sighting of the Flying Dutchman, hoping to capture the famous ghost ship and make a fortune. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Cover pencils by John Buscema. The Warlock Tree!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith], inks by Syd Shores; Dave scoffs at the legend of a tree cursed by a dying warlock until the curse nearly kills his girlfriend. The Tell Tale Heart, script by Edgar Allan Poe (original story) and Denny O'Neil (adaptation), art by Tom Palmer; A man kills his miserly uncle but does not get away with the crime; Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Telltale Heart." Something Lurks on Shadow Mountain!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten; After George Ashton is tricked by a mysterious woman into opening a box, he learns that she is really Pandora and he must figure out how to undo the damage he has caused. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Final issue of the series. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. I Am The Invisible!, art by Steve Ditko. Believe It... Or Not!, script and inks by Bill Everett, pencils by Dan Adkins. A Thousand Years Later..., script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist's longevity serum gives him a lifespan of a thousand years, but he finds this a curse as he watches his friends grow old and die while he remains alone and Earth becomes overpopulated; When humanity begins to leave Earth he refuses to go, and is surprised when one other person, a young woman, also decides to stay allowing the two strangers, Adam and Eve, to restart humanity. The Beast That Walks Like a Man!, art by Don Heck; A Martian is sent to Earth to kidnap a human scientist who has invented a weapon that Mars wants to use against Jupiter; The Martian is beaten by the scientist, who turns out to be a Jovian agent setting a trap to capture a live Martian. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Adolphe Barreaux, Harry Parkhurst, Claire Moe, George Shute, and George Papp. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. Reporter Penny Wright, investigating Axis activity around the world during WWII, is assigned to cover a revolution in Central America. The Champ takes Dr. Marlin's formula to become superhuman, but before he can distribute it to America's youth, Marlin is killed by an agent of the Yellow Spider. Attracted to Navy diver Brad, sea queen Neptina plans to transplant Norma's lungs into her own body, but Mhera's underwater outlaws intervene. Champ; Queer Championships; Neptina; Penny Wright; The Blazing Scarab; Rookie Cop; Revenge of the Zombies; Champion Puzzler; Yacqui Gold; Liberty Lads: On to Richmond; Clan of MacPhattish; Jungleman: Trapped by a Huge Albino Tiger! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carol Lay. Written by Dennis Mallonee. Art by Chris Marrinan and Del Barras. Demon of the soul! Featuring "The Curse of the Hellfire Crown: Chapter 5" and "Chapter 6: A Demon in New Orleans"! Starring Icestar, Dr. Arcane, Malice (villain), Donnah Hannah (first appearance), the Marksman and Rose. Plus: Description of the rules and setting for the Champions game in the 2-page "Champions Combat Room #3"! And: Character pages for Giant and the Demon Master for the Champions game, with illos. by Carol Lay. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

1st printing. by Charles Burn (creator of acclaimed Black Hole horror comic book). Funny, frightening, and downright peculiar, Charles Burns' amazing artwork is also immensely popular. Combining rough drafts of well-known published works, never-before-seen character and concept sketches, and brilliantly creepy finished pieces, this dynamic collection of images reveals the thought processes and surprising sources of a talented artist's interpretation of the Modern Horror of everyday life. 7 3/4-in. x 10-in., 62pg-B&W/MR. Cover price $6.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover art by John Ridgway. Chiller, script by James D. Hudnall, art by John Ridgway; Marx, an artist, is also a practitioner of magic who is recruited by the Architects to capture an escaped demon; He enlists the aid of Tracy King, a TV news reporter who is the last living descendant of the man who learned how to call up the demon hundreds of years earlier. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. $7.95. Cover price $7.95.

Cover art by Matt Fox. The Screaming Skull, art by Harry Harrison. The Hand of Glory, art by Matt Fox; A mystical item is made from the hand of a dead thief that grants the user the ability to steal from anyone. What Is a Ghoul? text story. Pursued, art by Vic Carrabotta. Spider Hider. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Fox. Stories and art by Harry Harrison, Joe Galotti, Henry Kiefer and Vince Napoli. Tales of pre-Code horror from Youthful Magazines. A proud Medieval lord boasts that he loves hunting so much he would ride with the Devil himself, but the wrong person takes that literally. Cover art by noted artist Matt Fox, better known for his covers of pulp magazines such as Weird Tales. The Hounds of Hell; The Monster; Curse of the Tomb; Sacrifice. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Fox. Stories and art by Harry Harrison and Steve Kirkel. Tales of pre-Code horror from Youthful Magazines. A horror story based on the classic Sir Walter Scott story, "The Strange Case of Wandering Willie." Two other stories are adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe classics. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," a killer's guilt drives him to madness, or maybe it's the other way around. In a story based on Poe's "MS Found In a Bottle," a shipwrecked sailor is taken aboard a ghost ship. Cover art by noted artist Matt Fox, better known for his covers of pulp magazines such as Weird Tales. Strange Case of Wandering Willie; The Secret of Life and Death; The Tell-Tale Heart; Doomsday Ship; The Evil Eye. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

32 pgs. B&W with color cover. Cover price $2.00.

Issue R-16: Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician. 1997 reprint edition also exists.

Cover by Jack Kirby, Marie Severin, and Dick Ayers. Written by Len Wein. Art by Herb Trimpe. New story: "The Underground Gambit!"; Roger Krass has been drawing underground comics for a living but hating it all the while.;A mysterious man shows up with an offer that will finally recognize his true talent, but it turns out there's a catch. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Reprint: "The Unbelievable Menace of Moomba"; Frank, an explorer, discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of Moomba; Katu uses his magic to force Moomba and his Wooden Statues to leave Earth. Ad for Fear #3 and Where Monsters Dwell #9, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. 36 pages, full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Written by Alan Hewetson. Art by Syd Shores. Cover by Jack Kirby, Marie Severin, and Dick Ayers. New story: "Master and Slave!!"; Igor is pushed to the breaking point by the incessant demands of Dr. Frankenstein. In the ensuing argument, Dr. Frankenstein has a heart attack and dies; Later, lonely Igor decides to complete his master's experiment and bring the monster to life so that he will now have a servant to order around, but things do not work out as planned. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Reprint: "I Was Captured by Korilla!" A cab driver uncovers an alien plotting an invasion of Earth. The police wont believe him, but he foils the invasion on his own and the aliens are killed by their masters for their failure. 36 pages, full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

All reprints. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. Spragg, the Conqueror of the Human Race!; Spragg, an outcast of his race, is forced to the surface of the Earth in Transylvania, where he enslaves the local villagers and forces them to build him a device to boost his powers. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Where Lurks the Ghost; A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker; He thinks that he didnt see a ghost, but the caretaker was killed years ago. Art by Don Heck. Help!!; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

New story: Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars stars in "Wasteland on a Weirdline World!" Script by George Effinger and Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Sam Grainger (inspired by the Edwin L. Arnold novel "Lt. Gullivar Jones"). Reprints: "Under the Knife!" with art by Tony DiPreta; and "What Lurks in the Mountain?" with art by Steve Ditko. Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

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Written by George Alec Effinger. Art by Gray Morrow. Cover by Gil Kane. New story: What Price Victory? featuring Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars. Art by Don Heck. Reprint: Only One Is Human!; A human unit on Mars realises that a disguised martian is in their midst, they cannot tell the imposter and the real human apart, until a false piece of bad news makes the real human weep, uncovering the Martian. Art by Steve Ditko. For Whom the Drum Beats! featuring Max Kole and Grimm. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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First comic book appearance of Thongor in "Thongor, Warrior of Lost Lemuria!" Script by George Alec Effinger, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Vince Colletta (based on the Lin Carter story "Thieves of Zangabal"). Reprint: "Gundar!" with script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. Jim Steranko cover. Cover price $0.20.