Comic books in 'Convict'

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WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores March 5. "Chill in the Oven" Part 1. Loop Hughes (last seen in the Eisner Award-winning story arc "Hang Up on the Hang Low") has been doing time in prison for murder. Sure, it was self-defense, but when all you can afford is a court-appointed mouthpiece, that argument tends to fall on deaf ears right before the judge kicks you up the river. Forced to learn the ins and outs of prison politics ? where a sideways glance can get you a shiv in the back ? it's all Loop can do to keep his bones from being broken ? never mind his spirit. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $300.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. Cover detached at single center staple and taped to first wrap. Staple added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jack, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Hounded by dreams of the Sandman, when Gentleman Jack Jarvis is released from prison he swears that he will one day live in a suite of cells, come and go as he pleases with guards waiting on him hand and foot......but the Sandman will suffer in a solitary cell and made to die slowly! The Constellations of Crime! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. The Scrap For Scrap starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Way Down Yonder in the Corn Field starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Mystery of the Monster Bird starring Manhunter, script by Jack Kirby, art by Pierce Rice. The School For Heroes starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Lex Luthor and Clark Kent: Cell-Mates!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Lex Luthor frames Clark Kent after Clark's father, as a member of the parole board, refuses to parole Luthor. Clark ends up having to share a cell with Luthor. The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Bouncing Boy tells a group of applicants how he got his powers and gained acceptance into the Legion. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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To execute a daring escape, Captain Jack must dress in drag. Also, the backup story Love and Bananas. Stories, art and cover by Mike Kazaleh. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $100.00 View scans Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Final issue. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Written by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Vernon Henkel, E.J. Smalle and Carl Hubbell. True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: The rugged, inside story of what really happens during a..."Prison Break" by Carl Wessler and Jay Scott Pike; 2-page text story "The Midnight Chase"; "One of the Gang" with art by Vernon Henkel; "Manhunter" with art by E.J. Smalle; and "Secret Agent" by Wessler and Carl Hubbell. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $200.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4301798005	Add to cart VG 4.0 $30.00 View scans	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $17.75 View scan Staple rust. Chew to bottom of spine.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $59.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $55.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $45.00 or Best Offer View scan Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $18.00 View scan Interior pen markings and margin pieces missing, does not affect art or story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

"A Day in the Life Of" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. The wondrous wall-crawler is on cloud nine after Gwen Stacy's return from London. Gwen wants to resume their life together...and so does Peter in a very big way! But the amazing one needs to boost his bank account first. So the Daily Bugle sends him on an assignment to cover a prison riot at the city jail. Once the web-slinger quells the riot (and takes pictures), he surprisingly bumps into the host of the Tonight Show! Is Spider-Man primed for late night? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Johnny Carson, and Ed McMahon. (Note: This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales #80.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $2,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0962931008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover, affects text story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Edd Ashe, Al Tyler, Bob Forgione and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. A comics biography of notorious bank robber Willie Sutton, who supposedly said he robbed banks "because that's where the money is." Also, a short text piece on the forty-year long career of Sutton. Ex-GI McKay, in Paris on the GI Bill, gets involved in a scheme to smuggle stolen diamonds into the US. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Willie Suttons Worst Enemy - Himself; Willie Suttons Career in Crime; Diamonds Can Kill! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $375.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1482262022 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $189.95 or Best Offer View scans Full-length spine split. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and André LeBlanc. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Art and his gang kidnap the adult daughter of a wealthy Vegas casino owner, but she turns out to be smarter and more formidable than they expected. Private eye Vic Flint investigates a murder, and gets set up as a fall guy for his trouble. Crooks set their sights on a lavish party for millionaires aboard the yacht Sea Nymph. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Las Vegas Loot; Lou Erskines One Man War; The Kidnapped Sea Nymph; The Crown Prince of Frisco; Vic Flint: The Case of the Jumping Beans; The Police Always Win; Piracy on Route One; Easy-Money Kid; The Tailor-Made Crime Wave; First Offense; The Body on Demand. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by Eddie Campbell and Michael Evans. Art by Eddie Campbell, Ed Hillyer and Pete Mullins. Cover by Eddie Campbell and Pete Mullins. The acclaimed series by artist Eddie Campbell, featuring the latter-day adventures of the immortal Greek gods. One Man Show continues, as the Eyeball Kid tries to pull himself up from rock bottom and face his enemies, Hermes and the Telchines. The Away Team; Seeing Straight; High Noon; plus an Alec story and a Montague Hale one-pager. 36 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Stories by Eddie Campbell and Wes Kublick. Art by Eddie Campbell and Ed Hillyer. Cover by Eddie Campbell and Pete Mullins. The acclaimed series by artist Eddie Campbell, featuring the latter-day adventures of the immortal Greek gods. One Man Show concludes, as the Eyeball Kid reduces the number of his enemies significantly. Potatoes of the Night; All the World´s a Stage; Avenging Angel with Dirty Faces; plus an Alec story and a Montague Hale one-pager. 36 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY SCOTT PETERSON; ART BY TIM LEVINS AND TERRY BEATTY; COVER BY BOB SMITH AND BEATTY. Gotham's toughest father-daughter team takes center stage in a special issue starring Commissioner Gordon and Batgirl! Keeping it all in the family, our heroes must track down a pair of criminal siblings who have escaped from jail and are now somewhere in Gotham City. FC, 32 PG." Cover price $1.99.

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Criminals, Part 2 of 2. Batman finds his undercover prison search suddenly derailed. The warden's life is now in the inmates' bargaining chip, and the only way the Dark Knight can save him is by allowing himself to be unmasked. Written by Steven Grant, with art and cover by Mike Zeck. Deluxe format. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans 1.75" Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Everett Raymond Kinstler cover and interior cover. Behind Prison Bars was of the many one-shot crime comics Avon Publications cranked out between 1951 and 1952, this one under Avon's Realistic imprint. Stories include "Murder at Newgate Prison" (pencils by Golden Age Green Lantern creator Martin Nodel, inks by Vincent Alascia); "The Gorilla Killer" (art by Harry Lazarus); "Charlie Lupetti and his Bullet-Proof Gang;" and "Death Trap" (art by Becker - we're not sure who this 'Becker' is - and Alascia). Two one page text stories, "Death by the River" and "The Witnesses." (For other Avon crime one-shots, see Famous Gangsters, Murderous Gangsters, Parole Breakers, Police Line-Up, Prison Break, and Gangsters and Gun Molls.) Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. While in prison, Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen learn where Iron Jaw's loot is stashed. Rocky X discovers the presence of invisible alien scouts on Earth, but a mad scientist has already begun negotiating with them. A con man tries to scam an elderly couple by posing as a doctor. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Horselaugh on Iron Jaw; Rocky X: The Invisible Men; Slugger Passes the Test; This'll Gag Ya!; The Fleece. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $325.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #06A8C5-010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Gill Fox. The Great Yaho; The Condor must battle a giant golem of the Yaqui Indian tribe. The Brain Bandits starring Space Legion, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Lightning Murders starring Madam Fatal, script and art by Art Pinajian. The Shark and the Mermazons starring Red Torpedo, script by Henry Kiefer [as Roy Larken], art by Kiefer. Bringing Down Rocco Flint starring Alias the Spider, script and art by Paul Gustavson. The Volcano Crooks starring Lee Preston of the Red Cross, art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Lena Pry story, script by Monte Barret, art by Russell E. Ross. Ray of Death starring Wizard Wells, script by Harry Francis Campbell. Robbers From Hades, script and art by George E. Brenner; The Devil's "Robbers From Hades" inject their victims with a treatment that generates unbearable heat, and even kidnaps O'Brien. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Vince Fodera. Stories and art by Mickey Spillane, Sam Burlockoff and Les Zakarin. Pre-Code crime comics from Timor, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. The debut of private eye Mike Danger is scripted by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane, who used him as a prototype for his later bestselling creation Mike Hammer. Red Kelly, Chief Investigator of the Missing Persons Bureau, takes his first case. Meet Mike Danger, Private Detective!; The Case of the Man Who Wasn't!; The Revolver's Revenge; The Bad Penny!; The Flash Bandit! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Bob Moore, Fred Kida, Bob Fujitani, Bert Bushell and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Escaped convict Clay Fogelman tortures the hapless couple whose home he's using as a hideout. Johnny Socks Lazia rises to be the supreme gang boss in Kansas City of the late 1920s, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. A story that dares the reader to figure out which of four boarders in a boardinghouse killed the owner's beautiful daughter. Also featuring purported letters from mothers of children, approving the content of Crime Does Not Pay comics. Clay Fogelman, Meanest Man of Crime; The Rise and Fall of Johnny "Socks" Lazia, King of the Alky Rackets; On the Level; Killers' Payoff; The Electric Chair and the Murderess; This'll Kill You; Whodunnit: Who Murdered Beautiful Mary Lawson? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover text quoted in Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent". In order of appearance: "Yvonne Ravenal, The Parisian Panther"; "Gladys Behmer Plans Murder"; "Daughter of the Devil, Rosa Harte"; "Gang Leaders, Owney Madden"; "Gang Leaders, Big Bill Lingley and Freddie Muehfeldt" reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #3; and "Don Wan". "White-Hot Murder" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $699.95 or Best Offer View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover, first wrap and centerfold are detached. Pencil markings. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $474.95 or Best Offer View scans 3.5" cumulative spine split, lateral spine tears, heavy water damage, residue, centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Clara Dixon uses her skill at the bow and arrow to aid her brother, a corrupt cattle dealer in the Old West; Wanda Bailey is tracked by cops and gangsters alike after she kills a fellow crook and takes a fortune in jewels for herself; Embezzler Myra Teggert gets in a tight spot when her boss's wife thinks she's having an affair with him. Bow-and-Arrow Killer!; Fingers of Death; Poppy in the Jungle; The Imperfect Alibi! 36 pages, Full Color. In order of app: "Bow-and-Arrow Killer!"; "Fingers of Death" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; and "The Imperfect Alibi of Myra Teggert!!". "Poppy in the Jungle" text story. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $540.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Centerfold detached. Label #1399169005

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. In his final appearance in Daredevil Comics, supervillain The Claw is seemingly killed off, but you know how it is with supervillains. Island natives proclaim Droopy a rain god and curse him with constant rain, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean visits the domed city of the future, in a story by Archie creator Bob Montana. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster and the Collegiate Killer; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Minotaur Press (W) Greg Rucka (P) Matthew Clark (I) Ray Snyder It's the debut issue of the new hard-boiled crime comic written by Greg Rucka (Whiteout, Queen & Country, Detective Comics) and penciled by Matthew Clark (Wonder Woman, Fuzzy Dice). The Felon's just done five hard years for the State, and now she's back on the street with a simple To-Do List: get haircut; grab a shower; eat a burger; and, oh yeah, nail the SOBs who took her money and left her to take the fall. It's not about right or wrong-it's all about the crime. FC, 32pg $2.95 Cover price $2.95.