Comic books in 'Carnivorous Plant', graded by CBCS

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Bob Forgione, Lin Streeter, Harry Lazarus, Edvard Moritz, and Art Gates. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Untitled Bob Hope story, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob encounters a carnivorous plant. Untitled Bob Hope story part two, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob is captured by a group of little people who mistake him for a plant. Untitled Bob Hope story part three, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob and his lady friend escape the clutches of a carnivorous plant. Bebe two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Alan Riefe? Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Jerry stars in "The Flowers that Boom in the Spring" and "The Nut That Holds the Wheel!" Plus: A Letter from Jerry. And in addition to the usual madcap adventures of Mr. Lewis, this issue has a cool ad for three Aurora model kits: The spaceship from Land of the Giants, the Moonbus from 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the car/plane/boat from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

James Hudnall script; John Ridgway cover & art Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Alex Toth. The first in a series of three books reprinting 400 pages of Alex Toth's output from1952-1954. These are the years when he discovered his distinctive style and approach. This volume features the work from 1952, and includes war, horror, romance, and science fiction stories. History and overview by comics historian Greg Theakston. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W. Cover price $25.00.

September 1927. Front cover art by Frank R. Paul, from "The Malignant Flower." Stories by H. G. Wells ("The War of the Worlds"), H.P. Lovecraft ("The Colour Out of Space"), Otis Adelbert Kline ("The Radio Ghost"), Miles J. Breuer, M.D. ("The Stone Cat"), and many more. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with color cover, 96 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Tragic Magic," pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Marty Epp; Zappy and Daisey summon a mod genie from a Tiffany lamp. Bendix ad with Archie. "The Space Cleanup Man," pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Rudy Lapick; A space sanitation man saves the Earth from an evil villain. Ad for Archie Annual #20. "Vain Brain," script and pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Captain Sprocket battles a criminal computer. "Space Chase," pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Rudy Lapick; An Earthman flees to the planet Blotto to escape a $5 fine for littering; He finds the pig-like aliens arrest him for trespassing and put him in an arena to fight three animal opponents. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Master of the Plant World!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a series of mysterious robberies occur which involve strange highly intelligent plants, Ray Palmer decides to investigate as the Atom when he learns about the strange circumstances from Jean Loring; As the Atom, Ray follows Jean as she goes on fact finding about the type of plants that are used, and decides to wait out in a greenhouse to keep a secret eye on Jean; When Jean nods off, Atom notices a group of Dryads that suddenly spring out of the flowers and fly away on petals. Atom follows after them and learns that they are under the control of a criminal called the Plant Master, who intends to use his mutated plants to try and take over the world; Trying to stop the Planet Master, the Atom is trapped in a Venus fly trap while the Planet Master leaves with the Dryads to initiate his plan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

The Monster Maker, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; The creations of horror story writer Carl Bascom come alive in a parallel world; If he destroys the manuscript, his fictitious monsters die. They Strangle by Night, art by Louis Zansky; In Donnerwald, Germany, puppet maker Hans Basserman can bring his dolls to life; They turn out to be evil and go on a killing spree. Conjurer for the Foul Fiend, art by Ken Rice; Aging stage magician Willis Duncazy makes a pact with the devil; Magical powers, youth and a beautiful assistant are his for one year. The Werewolf Strikes!; Professor Drago is a werewolf, but working on a formula to keep his human form. But time runs out and Drago gets cornered. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and Art by Various. Pop Tate's Chok'lit Shoppe turns into a little shop of horticulture when Betty and Veronica give him a plant; it just so happens to be a hungry one! Then, Betty and Veronica relive their first steps via Betty's parents' handheld video and Veronica's parents' professionally produced video! Next, both Veronica and Archie offer up accounts of the same event, each from their unique points of view! Plus, puzzles, games, pin-ups, and more! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Bill Walton, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 19 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #1 in indicia. A simpleton's magic gem reveals people's true nature. A man meets his fiancee's strange family, who live in a secluded mansion on Dead Man's Isle. A greenhouse worker creates a gigantic meat-eating plant, in a story reminiscent of the later film "Little Shop of Horrors." Sammy's Wonderful Glass!; Dead Man's Isle; The Monster; Return from the Grave; The Swindle; The Man Eater!; This'll Kill You! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

John Buscema reprint; Solomon Kane reprint; Conan newspaper reprints Cover price $2.25.