Comic books in 'Handgun'

Ken Shannon stars in "The Vampire Mob," "Dead Man's Alley," and "Dee Dee Can't Be Dead!" Angles O'Day back-up. Cover price $0.10.

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Written and Illustrated by Ken Steacy. 24 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Kent Blake in "The Death Trap," "Merchants of Death," and "The Man Withour a Face." Back-up stories: "He Laid Down His Life" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "The Chosen Few," and a two-page text story, "The Secret." Cover price $0.10.

"Terror in Tibet," "The Stolen Plans," "The Man Who Had To Die," and "Under the Red Flag!" 32 pages, full color, 7.25-in. x 10.25-in., newsprint. Cover price $0.10.

Stories include "Condemned to Death," "The Man With Two Faces," "Destination: Death" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Final Decision" (art by George Tuska) and "Dangerous Vacation." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Kent Blake in "Passage to Peril," "The Unseen Death," and an untitled story. Back-up story, "One is a Traitor." Two-page text story, "Out-of-Date Spies." Cover price $0.10.

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"The Caverns of Death," "Operation Killer," and "Attack at Dawn." Back-up story, "Under Cover of Darkness" (art by Jimmy Infantino--same as Carmine?). Two-page text story, "Smudge on the Spy." Infantino cover. Cover price $0.10.

Three Kent Blake stories, plus "The Butcher of Wulfhausen" back-up. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition of U.S. comic. Secret service adventure espionage stories. 7-1/4 in. x 10-3/8 in.; full color; 32 pages. No date (1950s?). Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

"Bleeding Kansas, Part 1." The first part of this 12-issue series establishes how the Kents (Superman's adoptive family) move to Kansas, where Luther Reid murders Silas Kent. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Timothy Truman, inks by Michael Bair. Cover by Truman. Cover price $2.50.

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"Bleeding Kansas, Part 3." Jeb assists in burning down the Kent business. Meanwhile, Nathaniel meets Bill Hickock's gorgeous girlfriend. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Timothy Truman, inks by Michael Bair. Cover by Truman. Cover price $2.50.

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"Bleeding Kansas, Part 4." Teamed up with outlaws who are against freeing the slaves, Jebediah shoots Nathaniel during an argument over a black family. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Timothy Truman, inks by Michael Bair. Cover price $2.50.

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"Brother Versus Brother, Part 1." Union man Nathaniel Kent, having been shot by Confederate soldier Jebediah, seeks revenge. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Timothy Truman, inks by Michael Bair. Cover price $2.50.

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"Brother Versus Brother, Part 2." Jebediah Kent kills his father's murderer and helps soldiers burn Lawrence, Kansas. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Timothy Truman, inks by Michael Bair. Cover price $2.50.

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"Brother Versus Brother, Part 3." Jebediah runs into Jesse James while Nathaniel meets John Wilkes Booth. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Timothy Truman, inks by Michael Bair. Cover price $2.50.

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"Brother Versus Brother, Conclusion." Mary feels pressured to leave, due to her Native American heritage. Nathaniel works as a spy for the North. Features brief appearance by Jonah Hex. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Timothy Truman, inks by Michael Bair. Cover by Truman. Cover price $2.50.

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"To the Stars by Hard Ways, Part 1." Nathaniel looks for Mary, who has run into some trouble relating to the prejudice surrounding her Native American heritage. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Tom Mandrake, inks by Michael Bair. Cover by Mandrake. Cover price $2.50.

"To the Stars by Hard Ways, Finale." In this final issue, Jebediah gets killed trying to save Nathaniel. Jeb stands redeemed. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Tom Mandrake, inks by Mandrake. Cover by Mandrake. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Mart Bailey, Frank Engli, and Jack Ryan. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #0 or A1 Comics #1 (there is no issue number, but it appears to be the first issue published). Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. Kerry seeks escaped convict Fingers, who has taken an unfortunate young farm couple hostage and torments them to get what he wants. Streamer Kelly battles a (female) villain called The Joker. Johnny Devildog is a gung-ho United States Marine during World War II. Kerry Drake; Johnny Devildog; Rocky the Stone-Age Kid; Streamer Kelly; Facts on Firemen Tools. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from March 8 - June 11, 1944. Kerry takes on bootlegger Frisco Cicero and her vicious girl-gang, but lovely Satin isn't sure she wants any part of it. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from June 23 - Oct. 8, 1944. Beret-wearing bibliophile Dr. Zero has a collection of deadly poisons, and that's bad news for the boxer called the Squirrel. Also featuring an early defense of crime comics as a "deterrent" to crime, as Mrs. Jones complains to Kerry about the violence in comics, a hot topic of discussion at the time. Crime and the Critics; Kerry Drake. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, and Buford Tune. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Aug. 1 - Oct. 28, 1945. Kerry gets mixed up with a movie star whose exact double is a wanted gangster. Dotty Dripple makes Horace clean the cellar, and he takes the opportunity to escape. Kerry Drake Stalks Angel-Puss; Poor Genie: The Guardian with the Baggy Pants!; Flossie; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; Dotty Dripple; The Droopy Genius; The Mystery of the Stolen Trophy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Paul McCarthy and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Oct. 31, 1945 - Feb. 6, 1946. Kerry takes on a marijuana ring headed by the rotund Meatball and his cohorts, Mossy and Cozy Caresse. Snoopy (the detective, not the dog) tracks down a fugitive who dresses in drag to elude the cops. Plus a Man in Black story. Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win; Kerry Drake; The Man in Black; Snoopy; Sally and the Gang; Killer's Challenge; The Eye That Never Blinked. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Feb. - May, 1946. Stick-up man deluxe Kid Gloves and Ecstasy Martin abduct a diamond salesman. Plus a Man in Black story and a gun safety promo starring Kerry Drake. Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win; Kerry Drake; Kid Gloves; The Man in Black; The Case of the Matching Slipper; The Case of the Strange Suicide. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $125.00 View scans Interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May 26 - Aug. 8, 1946. Corrupt bodybuilder Torso Steel targets wealthy Algernon Wedmore and his burlesque dancer girlfriend, GeeGee String. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Aug. - Nov., 1946. An inventor of novelties is murdered by his partner, the aptly named Bullseye, and Kerry is on the case. Old West gunfighter Kitty Carson, the ruff ridin' gal sheriff, takes on The Gentleman Gambler. Plus a Kerry Drake PSA on how to protect your car from theft. Kerry Drake: Bullseye's Murder Syndicate; Trapping a Killer; Bullseye's Desperate Gamble; Scent of Death; Kitty Carson: The Gentleman Gambler; Crime Can't Win. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $80.00 View scans Interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Feb. - May 1947. Obsessive-compulsive killer Vixen Vargo feels about the letter "V" the way Little Dot feels about little dots. Old West gunfighter Kitty Carson, the ruff ridin' gal sheriff, contends with bandits and a lynch mob. Plus a page of mini-pinups featuring Joe Palooka and Humphrey, Babe Ruth, the Green Hornet and Kerry Drake. Kerry Drake: Murder in a Sealed Room; The Strange Case of Vixen, the Monogram Maniac; Kitty Carson; Murder Plot; The Case of the False Clue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. Detective Kerry Drake poses as a hired gun to get the goods on drug smugglers and meets beautiful Southern belle Julep Frost. Female sheriff Kitty Carson decides to prove to some young cowhands the she has the skills to be sheriff. The Hidden Clue; Kerry Drake: The Case of the Secret Treasury Agent; Kitty Carson; Ghost Town; Murder Suspect. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Sept. 1947 - Jan. 1948. Undercover private detective Julep Frost learns that crooked disc jockey D.D.T. is as deadly as his name. The reader is invited to solve the Murder of Warren Chalmers before the detectives can. Kerry Drake: Murder on the Record; The Green Goods Swindle; The Case of the Blue Toe; How Good a Detective Are You?; The Auto Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Sept. 1947 - Jan. 1948. Payola turns to die-ola when crooked disc jockey D.D.T. gets involved. The reader is invited to solve a crime before the detectives can. Dynamic bursting-through-the-page cover also features a rogues' gallery of Kerry's foes in the series thus far. Kerry Drake: Death Rides the Air Waves; Calling All Sleuths; Business Fraud; Jackie Page: The Case of the Closed Sash; The Case of Fingers, the Strangler; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Jan. - Apr. 1948. The aptly-named Highbrow has a scheme to drive Algie Wedmore mad to get his riches. The reader is invited to solve a crime before the detectives can. A small piece of wire helps Jackie Paige solve a murder. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Blackmailer's Secret Weapon; Beware of These Rackets; The Case of No Face the Killer; Jackie Paige: The Case of the Twisted Wire; The Detective Solves a Very Knotty Problem; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Jan. - Apr. 1948. The reader is invited to solve The Street Robbery of Mr. Turnbull before the detectives can. Plus a PSA on the dangers of everyday swindles. Kerry Drake: The Blackmailer's Trap; Jackie Page: The Case of the Broken Hedera Helix; Beware of these Rackets; The Case of the Female Bootlegger; "Nature Boy" and the Bloody T-Shirt!; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. Kerry closes in on the auto theft ring of perfumed killer Profile Preen just as he's using a blonde beauty for target practice. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Jackie Page solves the murder of a mystic. Bondage cover. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Perfumed Killer; Jackie Page: The Case of the Left-Handed Coat; Live Bait For the Pickerel; The Case of Dr. Zero; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from July 1948 - Nov. 1948. Jackpot Jones enacts is scheme to do away with his wealthy wife Messy Bessy, assisted by his paramour, Patty Larceny. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Frozen Clue; The Jewel Thieves; Jackie Page: The Case of the Dirty Gun; Death in the Tropics; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Nov. 1948 - Jan. 1949. Gourmand gangster Feedbag loves crime, but not as much as he loves a good meal. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Plus how to do magic tricks, and a PSA on the dangers of crooked auto mechanics. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Million Dollar Lipstick!; Tricks to Mystify Your Friends; The Perfect Murder!; Jackie Page: The Case of the Second Key; Revenge Meant Death!; Beware of These Rackets; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Feb. - May 1949. Western star Skipalong Hotspurs and Cricket McCall are threatened by the hairy, hairy hitman, Wooly Wilde. Plus a look at forensic science of the 1950s. Bondage cover. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Mystery Mine!; Science in Investigation; Death Collects Insurance; With the F.B.I.; Murder Is the Payoff! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Those of you who collect the often rare "blood-on-cover" issues, here is one such with bullets flying and a nice puddle of blood!

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May - August 1949. Female private eye Julep Frost puts Kerry on the track of frozen-faced killer Deadpan. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Murder Syndicate; The Punch Board Caper; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Tom Hickey, Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May - August 1949. Kerry and Julep find themselves face-to-frozen-face with Deadpan. A crime quiz features cameos by The Mangler and Pagan Lee (from the Rip Kirby comic strip). Kerry Drake: The Case of the Empty Grave; The Punch Board Racket; Crime Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Dec. 1949 - March 9, 1950. Just when Kerry thinks he's seen it all, here comes YoYo, who not only loves the stringed toy but can use it...to kill. Plus a comics puzzle featuring famous sleuths of detective fiction. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Lonely Hearts Murder; Calling All Sleuths. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Dan Parent. Art by Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski and Glenn Whitmore. Cover by Phil Jimenez and Matt Herms. Kevin became a semi-celebrity after coming to the aid of a robbery victim, and it got Veronica's wheels turning: of course, Kevin would make the PERFECT superhero! With her unlimited resources and limited common sense, Veronica built a secret lair into her mansion, where they could monitor crime and send Kevin out to fight it as THE EQUALIZER! The only piece of the puzzle left is Kevin-he still has to decide if he wants anything to do with her crazy schemes! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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story JIM MAHFOOD art & cover JIM MAHFOOD All-new material here, including the exciting stories 'Echo Chambers' and 'Brian and Rod Shred the Battle of the Bands'. Great stories, beautiful artwork, all in a full color package! Highly recommended. Oversized 7.25-in. x 10.75-in. ? 48 pages ? FC ? Cover price $5.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Mark Millar. Art and Cover by John Romita. KICK-ASS IS BACK-ready to wipe out the city's criminal lowlives, destroy its gangs, and save its communities from decay. But there's a new face beneath the old mask, a new figure wearing that famous green and yellow spandex. Who is this new vigilante superhero? Who can fill Dave Lizewski's shoes? WHO IS THE NEW KICK-ASS? Find out in the first issue of this new, ongoing monthly series. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Mark Millar. Art and Cover by John Romita. Patience is sucked deeper into the criminal underworld. Faced with a new horde of enemies, she must fight to keep her superhero activity and her identity safe. But what happens when the bad guys work out who's wearing the mask? The violence cuts way too close to home in the latest installment of MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA JR.'s incredible KICK-ASS series, with a connecting HIT-GIRL #5 cover from ÖZGÜR YILDIRIM. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Mark Millar. Art by John Romita Jr. Cover by Denys Cowan. KICK-ASS IS BACK. It's the violent climax of JOHN ROMITA JR and MARK MILLAR's first Patience arc, and our hero's taking no prisoners. Patience is facing off with the ganglords in a final, bloody showdown-fighting for the survival of her family, and of her neighborhood. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.