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Cover pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. The Way to Stop Superboy, script by Edmond Hamilton; Silver Smith tries to make Superboy afraid to use his powers. King of Counterfeits starring Green Arrow, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp. Sir Butch Goes into Business starring The Shining Knight, script by Otto Binder, art by Ruben Moreira. A Martian Adventure starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. The Day That Was Five Years Long starring Johnny Quick, script by Otto Binder, art by Dan Barry. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. After Mitzi's steering fails on a high mountain road, Mighty Mouse wonders if someone is trying to do away with her. Mighty Mouse discovers a spy satellite over Mouseville that is sending information back to the cats. Mighty Mouse tries to unwrap an ironically titled book. Mitzi's Rescue; Heckle and Jeckle: Trouble in Store; Silly Sidney; The Mysterious Earthquake; Heckle and Jeckle; Spy in the Sky; The Free Book. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Dan Parent. Futuristic teen tales starring Archie, Betty, Veronica and the Riverdale gang. "A Date with Destiny Jones!", script by Rich Margopoulos, pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Scott McRae; Archie and Reggie have a race on astro water skis to win a date with rock star Destiny Jones (who turns out to be Judgead's cousin); Naturally, Reggie sabotages Archie's skis, but Archie wins anyway. Ad for Archie 3000 #11. "Dancin' Fool," script by Kathleen Webb, art by Dan Parent; Veronica is excited about her new Danny Denz interactive dance hologram, but not so impressed when she meets the star singer in person. Archie Club News. "And Leave the Driving to Us," script by Rich Margopoulos, pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When Archie's air car is away for repairs, he rents a new one for his date with Veronica, but he doesn't know how to work the new controls. CapriSun ad with Archie and His Friends. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

Little Archie. Cover pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Mike Esposito. Happy Haunting," script and pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jim Amash; To become a member of the Good Ol' Gang, Ambrose must e Cover price $1.00.

Direct Edition. While in Greece, Barbie and Christie have an adventure of a lifetime. They meet a prince with a secret and share special friendship rings. By Lisa Trusiani, Anna-Maria Cool and Win Mortimer. Cover by Amanda Conner and Bob Downs. Cover price $1.25.

By Various and Jeff Schultz. "Star Struck" (script by Angelo DeCesare)??Betty & Veronica get a job as extras for the "Sunburn Squad" TV show, but when the snobby star calls them "nobodies," they're determined to steal the show! "Bead Work" (script by Kathleen Webb): Betty & Veronica find out that bracelets and necklaces and pearls and beads are a girl's best friends! "Ultimo, The Ultimate Teen" (script by George Gladir): A "summer funtasy" with Archie as the ultimate super-teen, ruling the beach... until the girls get tired of how "perfect" he is. "Life Without Archie" (script by George Gladir): Mr. Lodge turns Archie away hoping for a day of peace, but finds out a summer day with the girls can be just as exhausting! FC, 32pg. Cover price $1.99.

Cover pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "Go for the Gold," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Henry Scarpelli; The gang competes in the beach Olympics. "Hi, Archie fans! I'm Dan DeCarlo"; Dan DeCarlo tells readers how he does fashion pages for Betty and Veronica. Fashions by readers and Dan DeCarlo, who appears in the story. "Kinda Nutty," script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty adopts a pet squirrel who doesn't like Veronica; Veronica is jealous and adopts a squirrel of her own. "Together Beach Weather," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by James DeCarlo; Archie takes Veronica to the beach, but when Veronica doesn't want to do anything but work on her tan, he ends up spending most of the day with Betty playing volleyball and frisbee. "Wet and Wild," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood; It only rains when Betty and Veronica don't have their raincoats or umbrellas. "Board Game," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by James DeCarlo; After Veronica's father orders her to do her skateboarding outside, Smithers and Mr. Lodge take a shot at riding the skateboard themselves. "Burn, Baby, Burn," script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Rudy Lapick. Swimsuit Styles Through the Years, pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Henry Scarpelli. 56 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Cover by A. C. Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Art Gates, A. C. Hollingsworth, and Leo Morey. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines. Framed for murder and executed, a man returns as a fiery spirit of vengeance. A thief breaks into the wrong house, encountering ghouls who want his help robbing the dead. A boxer paid to throw a fight gets a ghostly visitation that changes his tune. Vampire's Roost; The Ghost of Fire; No Pockets on the Dead; The Man Who Died Twice; The Sea Ghost Returns; The Corpse in the Ring. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. The "last Nazi," an escaped war criminal, hijacks a plane to escape justice, and Skyman takes wing in pursuit. Sparky and Slap Happy battle escaped outlaws while on vacation at Mr. Hodgers' ranch in Texas. Charlie Chan tries to prove a man is innocent of killing his wife, despite the evidence suggesting otherwise. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; The Man Who Stole the Sixth Avenue L. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Black Cat in "Water-Skis Whipping" (art by Lee Elias), His Highness the Duke of Broadway in "Topsy Turvy Tavern" (art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), the Vagabond prince in "Death-Trap De Luxe" (art by Simon/Kirby), the Demon in "Too Cold For Crime." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

You'll be as shocked as the Blackhawks when you learn the identity of Killer Shark's new female partner! Featuring: 7 page Blackhawk story "Queen Killer Shark" written by Dave Wood and drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera; 8 page Blackhawk story "Queen Killer Shark Part 2" written by Dave Wood and drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera; 7 page Blackhawk World War II Combat Diary story "Chained Enemies" written by France Herron and drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Cover by Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff. Cover price $0.12.

68 pages Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Mission #3 of the Suicide Squad - never before released - "The Creature of Ghost Lake," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Dr. Duane is missing, apparently having created a formula that grows things to giant size; Headquarters fears that Dr. Duane has been captured by enemy agents, and orders Suicide Squad to investigate unofficially; The team books into a nearby resort so as to search surreptitiously; A giant monster seizes both Karin and a nuclear bomb being tested with a time device. The Atom Servant of Man public service announcement; Various scientists around the world demonstrate uses of radio-isotopes. The Menace of the Driver Ants! article. Robot Bombs Over London! article; Description of V-1 bombs and the German attacks on London. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by various. Art by Phil de Lara. Featuring comic and text stories including "Suit Yourself," "Raffle Ruffled," "Rocket Racket," "Spoilsport Strangers" and "Chess Chump"! Starring Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester Pussycat, Sylvester's Cousin Clovis, Howard Huge, Beep Beep the Road Runner, Beep Beep's Children, Wile E. Coyote and Jo-Jo the Friendly Gorilla! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle and unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Doreen, Mabel, Betty and Peggy. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Candy's Revenge" co-starring Ted Dawson, Trish Traynor, Tiny, Cornelia Clyde and Miss Trudso. And: Windy Breeze in 1-page story "Champ Liar" co-starring Chuck. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Barks. "Donald Duck and the Titanic Ants," script and art by Carl Barks; A Duckburg scientist's enlarged ants disrupt the Billionaires' Picnic; reprinted from Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series) #60. "Water Ski Race," script and art by Carl Barks; Donald competes in a water skiing contest; reprinted from Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series) #60. "Love Nest," script and art by Carl Barks; Storyboards for an unproduced Disney animated film. Donald's Moose Hunt unused cover sketch, pencils by Carl Barks. "The Master Glasser," script and art by Carl Barks; Donald attempts to repair a clock tower. Originally distributed sealed with a trading card insert. Trading card may or may not be present. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

WRITTEN BY ROBBIE BUSCH; ART BY ROBERT POPE AND DAVE HUNT; COVER BY C. MARTIN CROKER. It's a Spring Break Space-tacular! Space Ghost takes his crew down South to mingle with the kids for a TV special...only to find it's Zorak who's the toast of Florida. Party on, citizens! FC, 32 PG.$1.99 Cover price $1.99.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper investigates when someone is scribbling on all of Casper's animal friends, in a three-part story. Could the stranger selling scribbler-erasers be somehow involved? Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Scribbling Menace; Erasers for Sale; Trouble Erased; Spooky: Spooky Loins a Lesson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Chico Bento in "The Wishing Well" and "Guilty Conscience." 5 1/4" x 7 1/2", full color and 32 pages on newsprint.

Cover by Lynn Karp. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie agrees to take care of a pet hyena belonging to Angelpusss uncle; Starlet OHara and Fritzi are followed by a strange guy, so they give him the business; Teenster Tess takes in a stray cat, and her father doesnt like it one bit. Cookie; Teenster Tess; Starlet O'Hara in Hollywood; Jitterbuck: Jit's Better Judgment; Cookie: It's Gotta Be Fabulous! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Radio's famous coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Four untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Cookie Sale"; untitled Betty half-pager; untitled Randolph story; Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "Around Home"; and untitled Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Plus: Curiosity Corner 1-pager "Eyes" by Martin Naydel, and Play Ladder activity page by Naydel. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $329.50 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white From The Random House Archives. File Copy Label #0625681012 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. A new villain (Tiger Shark in his 1st appearance) decides to create a criminal empire underwater, so the Dynamic Duo create their own weapon of offense: the Sub-Batmarine! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Tiger Shark!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robot Town, U.S.A.!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "When Private Eyes Cross!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Fight of the Century!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: 2-page text piece "Nature's Playground" by David Kahn. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick MacKay, Victor Pazmino and Tom McNamara. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red track modern-day pirates who use a submarine as floating base. When Red is accused of murder, Don must find the evidence to prove him innocent. Don joins a round-the-world race. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie: The Log Jam Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Highwaymen of the Seas; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Public Enemy No. 1; The Sailor Who Hated the Sea; Richard Richard Private Dick: The Case of the Extra Mask; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Warriors of the Sea: Day of Battle; Don Winslow's Military Shorthand; Bell Bottom Bill; The Race 'Round the World. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ray Dirgo. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: "Weight and See" - the girls are impressed by the Flintstones' handsome new neighbor; "Derby Day" - Fred and Barney buy a racing dinosaur from a shady character so that they can enter the Big Bedrock Derby; "Little Supercaveman" - Bamm-Bamm foils a bank robbery; "Yaba-Daba-Do" - Fred writes a song and enlists Barney and the girls to record it with him, thinking that it will be a big hit; 1-page untitled Boners, Moaners, and Groaners! text piece; 1-pager "Feedback" - Fred can't sleep because of a sabertooth cat's yowling outside his window; "The Sleepwalker" - Fred's sleepwalking is getting out of hand; "Rich Man, Poor Man" - Fred and Barney daydream about making more money while they work at the quarry; and "Bug Off"! Characters in this issue: Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Rcck Strongarm; Betty Rubble; Barney Rubble; Martha Strongarm; Bamm-Bamm Rubble; Mr. Slate. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Art by Harvey Eisenberg and others. Funny-animal comics featuring Foxy the smart-aleck fox, his inventor pal Bobble, and assorted toons. Foxy helps Bobbles try out his latest invention, a "land submarine," but the buried treasure they find isn't what they think. Little Buck and Pinto set out to capture the legendary mountain lion Broken Tooth. A mechanical canary gives Pete an advantage over the Tweety-like Tweet. Some stories may be the work of Joe Barbera, half of the legendary Hanna-Barbera animation team. Foxy Fagan; Little Buck; Pete and Tweet; The Gossipy Goose. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

25c cover-priced giant. Ray Dirgo cover featuring a gaggle of Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. Contains 16 children's activity pages printed in black-and-white. This comic has a cover title and indicia that reads: "Hanna-Barbera Summer Picnic Vol. 1 No. 3, Summer 1971, but the indicia goes on to say that it is the 7th edition of the bi-monthly Hanna-Barbera Parade (despite being numbered 3). As the cover logo reads Hanna-Barbera Summer Picnic, we believe the comic is most appropriately listed under that title. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Fred Rhoads. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features Gabby Gob, a spin-off of George Baker's Sad Sack featuring a wacky sailor. Gabby tries to keep up with the latest in technology. Plus military comedy with Sarge and the Sad Sack gang. One or the Other; Age of Electronics; Sea Garbage; Target; Shore Patrol; Big Fortune; Wild Party; Naval Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"Niagara Nightmare!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Lubbgers and Ricardo Villamonte. Cover by Bob Lubbers and Bob McLeod. The Fly performs the most daring, death-defying feat yet when he tries to save the life of a disabled child going over the Niagara Falls. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Niagara Nightmare!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Lubbgers and Ricardo Villamonte. Cover by Bob Lubbers and Bob McLeod. The Fly performs the most daring, death-defying feat yet when he tries to save the life of a disabled child going over the Niagara Falls. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey and friends are trapped by a cave-in during a nature hike. Humphrey gets a motorcycle, but he's not sure he likes it. Humphrey gets caught up in the race between a rabbit and a talking turtle. Also featuring a vintage ad for Nabisco featuring a two-page comic story, "The Adventures of the Spoonmen." The Belligerent Mutter Bike; Little Max and the Indians; Bumped Off; Talking Turtle; Let's Play Handies; Cave Man; Little Max: The Unluckily Cat; Hector the Director; Rumpus; The Night Riders; Ski-Daddle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart CGC 5.0 $170.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) From the top-rated Katy Keene CGC registry set. Label #3901592017 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Bill Woggon cover and art. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch and Solid decide to make extra money by mining for uranium; Natch makes trouble for Pops when he switches the old family cars engine for one of his racing engines; Solid Jackson thinks hes part dog after a mix-up at the lab. Thar's Loot in Them Thar Hills!; The Older Set; Solid Jackson; Love's Old, Sweet Song; Moronica; Betsy and Cleopatra; Motor Trouble!; In Real Life; Tom; Dog Bones. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 14, 1983. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Tarzan (script by Don Kraar, art by Gray Morrow), Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), Mutt & Jeff, Cicero's Cat, Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Dick Tracy (by Dick Locher and Max Collins), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), The Phantom (script by Lee Falk, art by Sy Barry), Brenda Starr Reporter (by Dale Messick, Ramona Fradon, and Sutter), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Alley Oop (by Dave Graue), Henry (by Don Trachte), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), Frank and Ernest (art by Thaves), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Speedwalker Private Eye, Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), They'll Do It Every Time, Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), and The Small Society (by Brickman). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Black Book Bluff," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bill Vigoda; Veronica threatens to break up with Archie unless he shows the gang the little black book where he's been writing down all their secrets. "The Big Black & Blue Belt," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to get his black belt in karate, but his efforts at self-defense don't have much impact on Moose. "Moon, June, Ruin!", script by Frank Doyle, art by Bill Vigoda; Archie is writing a song, which leads to his friends trying to figure out who he's writing it for, not to mention a lot of puns and mockery of his songwriting skills. Archie Annual ad. "Hikes and Likes!", script and art by Joe Edwards; After the President calls for the youth of America to be more physically active, Li'l Jinx prepares to go on a fifty mile hike, which she thinks would be six times around the block. Archie Club News. "Daddy's Girl," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Josie accuses her father of raising her as a tomboy because he always wanted a boy. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story; Sherwood challenges Binky to a duel, but their fathers stop them by getting into a fight themselves. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; A pretty girl named Karen causes friction with her tennis skills. Jerry the Jitterbug and Peg humor pages by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled story; Binky tries to convince Allergy that it isn't right to take cookies without permission, but the lesson doesn't work. Careful Living!, art by Bob Oksner; When Binky reads a batch of accident statistics he becomes overly cautious and nearly ruins a date with Peggy. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sergio Aragones art. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda and unknown. Archie in: "The Town Crier"; "A Run for Your Money"; and "Sock It to Me"! Plus: The Archies in "It's in the Bag, Dad!" And: Li'l Jinx in 1-page story "The Yanks Are Coming"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Henery Hawk, Tweety and Silverster, and Little Pancho Panilla. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A famous actress has an unwelcome reunion with her old college flame, who is now her director; A man believed dead pretends to be a ghost to find out if his girlfriend is the one who tried to kill him; A woman who wears glasses takes them off at a dance, and winds up with a guy who looks like Alfred E. Neuman. I Carried a Torch; Not Interested!; Ghostly Lover; Eyes of Romance; The Faraway Kiss; False Heart, False Face! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.