Comic books in 'Pick', graded by CBCS

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. The Wax Men, art by Joe Sinnott; A man has dinner every night with wax figures around the table and refers to them as his family. Enough Rope text story. The Body Snatchers, art by Al Luster; Corpses rise to take revenge upon a doctor who deals with ghouls in order to procure bodies for his medical school. Juggernaut, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Gene Colan; A priest convinces followers to sacrifice themselves under the wheels of a heavy cart so that he can steal their belongings. Tennis Anyone?; A tennis player with poor form beats an expert with a racket consisting of strings of human intestine. The Last Man, art by Russ Heath; A bank robber shoots a clerk, and when he is slugged in the head by a police officer, he finds himself lost in a guilt induced fantasy where aliens have kidnapped all of Earth's population except for him and the clerk and the clerk dies in his arms from the bullet wound. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Honey Holmes, art by Bob Oksner; Jerry accidentally buys the deed to a uranium mine. Honey Holmes Part 2. Do You Know Your Neighbors? public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Swell Report Card starring Varsity Vic, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. Honey Holmes Part 3. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo 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. Ex-villains Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen get into a mountain-climbing race with Iron Jaw to win a fortune. A talented artist acquires an unscrupulous "friend" who plots to steal his work and arranges a scaffolding accident. Rocky X and the Rocketeers succeed in bringing the Kallaxians to the surface of their planet, but now they must battle the dinosaurs who roam the surface. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 'Invisible Helmet'." Crimebuster: The End of an Artist; Little Wise Guys: The Amazing Mr. Santa Claus; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Sniffer Takes the High Road; Rocky X: Horror on Kallaxyn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. On Planetoid Punkus, Billy observes Mr. Mind's latest invention, a mammoth cannon called Great Big Bertha which is aimed at Earth and can fire shells that are a mile long. Billy escapes so that Captain Marvel can try to stop the cannon from being fired, but he is too late in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 11: The Firing of Great Big Bertha" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Deep in the Heart of Dallas" with art by C.C. Beck (appearances by Mayor Rodgers, Love Field, SMU, the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News, and the Cotton Bowl); "The Military Misfit!" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "The Glass-Blower of Greenpoint!" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: 2-page text story "Name, Rank and Serial No." with script by Jess Benton. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Four Color (1942-1962 Series 2) #456 and Uncle Scrooge (1954 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) #9, 13-14, 29 and 65. Story and art by Carl Barks. A collection of Carl Barks adventures that were adapted to the popular DuckTales cartoon show. The first volume features 'Back to the Klondike,' 'Land Beneath the Ground,' 'Micro-Ducks from Outer Space,' 'Lemming With the Locket,' 'Lost Crown of Genghis Khan,' and 'Hound of the Whiskervilles.' Includes previously unpublished Barks cover design. Softcover, full color. Cover price $10.95.

He's wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses indoors: Has Kermit gone greaser? Dr. Bunsen Honeydew civilizes the savage Animal! The rats dig up the entire theater to find the elusive treasure of Peg Leg Wilson! Plus: hypnotists, Pigs in Space, the Swedish Chef, catapulting penguins and exploding chickens! 96 PGS./All Ages Cover price $5.99.

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Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck, cover and four stories by Don Rosa. Full color, 8-1/2 x 11 inches square bound, cardstock cover, white matt interior paper stock. Cover price $9.95.

by Fred Perry New look! New beginning! New characters! New adventures! Everything is all-new starting with this issue! If you've ever thought about reading Gold Digger, this is the jumping-on point you've been waiting for! A wonder of the ancient world is discovered in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California - an entire city, buried and chained to the very bedrock of the desert's floor, straining eternally to return to the skies it once called home. Professor Gina Diggers - archaeologist, super-scientist, and adventurer - is all too delighted to share this discovery with her students from Georgia State University. It means an expedition of extraordinary magnitude and all on a scholarship's dime - or at least that's what Elroy and Kylie, two of Professor Diggers's brightest and most adventurous (i.e., stupid) students believe when they sneak off to explore on their own. When the twin thrill-seekers scramble back to camp with the Phantom Emperor of the chained citadel hot on their heels, it's up to Professor Diggers to prevent its seven tongues from completing a curse that will call forth the umbral horror of the First Age of Chaos. Thankfully, the odds are abruptly evened by the sudden appearance of a were-cheetah-Gina's little sister Britanny, fresh from a three-year world shopping mall expedition! Cover price $2.99.

Free Comic Book Day 2009 Edition. by Fred Perry New look! New beginning! New characters! New adventures! Everything is all-new starting with this issue! If you've ever thought about reading Gold Digger, this is the jumping-on point you've been waiting for! A wonder of the ancient world is discovered in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California - an entire city, buried and chained to the very bedrock of the desert's floor, straining eternally to return to the skies it once called home. Professor Gina Diggers - archaeologist, super-scientist, and adventurer - is all too delighted to share this discovery with her students from Georgia State University. It means an expedition of extraordinary magnitude and all on a scholarship's dime - or at least that's what Elroy and Kylie, two of Professor Diggers's brightest and most adventurous (i.e., stupid) students believe when they sneak off to explore on their own. When the twin thrill-seekers scramble back to camp with the Phantom Emperor of the chained citadel hot on their heels, it's up to Professor Diggers to prevent its seven tongues from completing a curse that will call forth the umbral horror of the First Age of Chaos. Thankfully, the odds are abruptly evened by the sudden appearance of a were-cheetah-Gina's little sister Britanny, fresh from a three-year world shopping mall expedition!

An expedition into the Hidden Pyramid of Puerto Rico ends in disaster for the explorer group known as Team Elite, and only Dana Dane, the team's land navigation specialist, makes it back to tell the world of the awful curse she and her friends have unleashed upon the world. A horde of psionic beasts, driven insane millions of years ago, are free to share their madness with every human on Earth! Gina's going to have to call her dad for help on this one! Cover price $2.99.

Volume 35 - 1st printing. "Tom and Jerry: Showtime Funtime...!" The Mouse Musketeers take on M'sieur Poosycat in a snowball duel. Tom and Jerry get gifts for each other, but not the ones they expected. More winter-themed kids comics featuring Tom and Jerry, as well as Spike and Tyke, Mooseface McElk, Barney Bear, Benny Burro, and Droopy. Softcover, 4 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 128 pages. full color. All Ages Cover price $0.69.

Phoenix Comic Con Exclusive "Nice" Edition Limited to 500 Copies by Eric Basaldua and Nei Ruffino. (W) Raven Gregory (A) V. Kenneth Marion As the race to recruit the false bloods on earth begins to heat up, Baba Yaga and the Sea Witch join forces in order to unleash a powerful being who could not only tip the balance in the battle between the forces of good and evil but may very well threaten all life on Earth. It is a being known only as...HELIOS. Featuring the very first appearance of a brand new villain whose existence will change the Grimm Universe forever.

Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Heathcliff and Iggy are going to a special night and costume contest at a movie theater. But all is not as advertised at the theater in "Fright Day at the Bijou." Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. And in "Aces High," Heathcliff and Iggy learn the value of teamwork. Script by George Gladir and art by Angelo DeCesare & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.75.

Talking magpies Heckle and Jeckle are known for their identical appearance, their distinctive chatter, and their mischievous schemes. Dimwit wants to go on a round-the-world cruise, so Heckle and Jeckle arrange to give him one - without ever leaving his house. Gandy Goose catches a mess of fish in a No Fishing zone, then hitches a ride with the wrong sheriff. Round the World; Dimwit: Tough Stuff; Were in the Army; Dimwit: Big Catch; The Spy; Clint Cobbler; Dimwit; Super Salesman; Championship Game; Gandy Goose. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

By Ralf Paul. This fourth issue of Helden is a very special one, and a key issue for you to find out what Helden is all about. After Tanis, the elfish Druid, joins the party to find his father, the adventurers enter one of the most feared realms of Madira ?? Tuattha! They say the Tuatthian barbarians are like wild animals. But Benwick and his friends learned in the arenas of Nagamor to fight against every creature creeping among this unpleasant planet. Reaching the Thuatthiuan fort "Vatan" a bloody war is breaking loose. See Benwick draw his favorite weapon... and use it! Plus, this issue contains a giant six-sheet fold-out action scene within the story, which allusively gives an impression of the size and power of the morning star! FC, 32pgs. Cover price $3.95.

History of Natural Gas (1960) was released by the Educational Service Bureau of the American Gas Association. An interesting promotional comic telling the history of natural gas development together with interesting related facts. Standard 7x10 comic size, 16-pages, full color, newsprint cover and interior.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. "The Phantom's Return!," pencils by Curt Swan; Special effects engineer Raymond Danner is supposed to die at the hands of a rival. "The Second Life of General Marcellus!," art by Nick Cardy; Newspaper reporter Mark Ransom is convinced to be the reincarnation of Roman general Marcellus. "The Isle of the Ageless!," art by Leonard Starr; A millionaire is going to be robbed of his money; His secretary stages a hustle involving a treasure map, a fountain of youth, a hidden island plus natives let in on the plot, special make-up effects and false diamonds. "The Ghost of Devil Mountain!," art by Ruben Moreira; Two mountaineers try to climb the haunted Mount Taroo; One of them goes insane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "The Tomb of Ramfis," art by John Prentice; Professor Daniels uses an incantation from an ancient Egyptian scroll to travel back in time and exonerate himself from charges of fraud, unwittingly creating a historical paradox. -page Robbie the Robot story by Irwin Hasen. "The Saragossa Ghost" article. "The Second Man in the Moon," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Inventor Hank Larkin is fated to always come in second-best in everything he attempts. 2/3 Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Secret of the Magic Shirt," art by Bill Ely; During a shipwreck, Elmo Burns' life is saved by a sea captain who gives him a legendary shirt that has been passed down since medieval times; Later, Elmo gives up the shirt, sacrificing himself to save the life of the girl he loves. "Winter Sports Champions of the World" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira; highlights of the 1956 Winter Olympics. -page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "I Battled the Creatures of Mount Olympus," art by Ruben Moreira; On an archaeological expedition in Greece, Professor Holder encounters living monsters from mythology. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1 page House of Mystery introduction, script by Len Wein, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Orlando. "Silent Snow, Scarlet Snow," script by David Michelinie (as Barry Jameson), pencils by Nestor Redondo (layouts) and Edgar Bercasio (pencils), inks by Edgar Bercasio; Frank Egan and his co-workers at an Artic weather station are attacked by a vampire. "Forever Young," script by J. M. DeMatteis, art by E. R. Cruz; Edith Du Prey trades her immortal soul for regained youth. "Legend of the Lost," script by Jack Oleck, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Bob Layton; Jurok and his spacemen arrive on Earth in a search for gold. Cain's Game Room cartoon page by Dave Manak. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Michael Kaluta cover. Cover price $0.50.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Art Helfant. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Knobby's latest discovery is a half-pint boxing sensation. But danger lurks behind the door, and the spinsterly Nicely sisters are trying to ruin Knobby's happiness. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. The Strange Mix-Up; Joe and Jerry Dangle Above Death!; Rumpus; Little Max: High Shine; Humphrey: Chop Fooey; Humphrey Battles the Raging River. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rex W. Lindsey. "Moby Jughead," script by Terry Collins, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rudy Lapick; Overnight, Jughead begins to gain weight; Nobody can come to an answer until Dilton finally figures out the cause. "Artistic Type!" one-page story, script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Collins, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Jughead takes Hot Dog to the Riverdale Artistic Dog Show. "This Year...Take Home a Club Med Vacation" ad with Archie. "Recycling With Veronica" public service announcement. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Marge Buell, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George Clarke, Lou Hanlon, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Ed Anthony, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Bob Dunn, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar continue their adventures in the land of Dementor; Brick Bradford has adventures deep beneath the Earth's surface. Also features early art by Little Lulu creator Marge Buell. Brick Bradford; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; The G-Man; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Ace Drummond; Ted Towers, Animal Master; King of the Royal Mounted; King Kojo: A Package For His Majesty; Sis Sez; Sentinel Louie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

by Jolly Blackburn & Various Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic on the subject of games ever! Though B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, and Sara may play different characters in different games, their personalities always shine through. KoDT also features articles for gamers from a gamer's perspective. b&w, 112pg$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "Trouble on the Double" Part I, script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; While Mr. Weatherbee is away the Vice Principal enacts strict policies and prevents Dilton from delivering his project to the science fair. Sunkist Fun Fruits ad with Archie and his friends. Archie's Club News. "Style Guile" half-page Sabrina story, script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Trouble on the Double" Part II starring Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Vice Principal Howitzer, Waldo Weatherbee, Dilton Doiley, Superintendent Herkimer Hassle, and Mr. Svenson, script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. "It's in the Bag!" activity page. Statement Of Ownership; Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 153,696; Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date 152,244. "Ski the World," script and pencils by Kathleen Webb, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica takes the gang skiing in Hawaii, Japan and Tanzania. A Public Service Message from Archie Comics about AIDS awareness. "Raiders of the Fruity Pebbles" cereal ad with The Flintstones. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Dot visits her uncles Baro and Windy and learns about the weather. Little Lotta's new factory job is supposed to help her lose weight; too bad she's assembling banana splits. Even space aliens aren't sure what to make of Dot's dot obsession. Aunt Bender; Uncle Baro; Uncle Windy; Did It Now!; Little Lotta: Part-Time Panic; Little Lotta: The Tryout; Beware of Earthlings. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

36 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.

Stories and art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Lucky Star roams the Old West, battling outlaws and owlhoots with his sidearm and his rope. A wolf pack threatens a family. A renegade fur trapper brings danger to Lucky and his sidekicks. Plus an illustrated guide to Famous Ranch Brands of the Old West. Danger Trail; Thunder Writes a Note; Wolf Pack; America, Land of Opportunity; Poncho: The Bears and the Bees; Trapper's Treachery; Vamos: Piggy-Back Ride. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

Pre-code horror. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Ghastly Ghost, art by Jack Abel; The twin brothers Mike and Stan are in love with Sue; Sue chooses Stan and Mike kills himself. Invasion, art by Tony Mortellaro; Little Barbara and the neighbor kids are playing "invasion"; They tell the grown-ups that a creature named "Brecko" will rise out of the rose bushes on Saturday to dominate the world. Now I'll Tell One, art by Charles Stern; Prospector Sandy Beard discovers an underground city populated by giant talking insects. The Case for Comic Books article. Patrol; Soldier is badly wounded in the field and is getting medical attendance by his buddy. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

# on cover: 10209-004 April. Cover price $0.15.

Sam Singer cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Marmaduke Monk"; "Nutty Squirrel"; "Pete the Peke"; "Tuffy Bear"; "Funny Bunny and Woo Woo Wolf"; and "An Aesop's Fable...The Vulture and the Fox" art by Sam Singer. "A Day at the Carnival" text story by Joe Blair. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte gets trapped in a mine cave-in caused by outlaws who want to steal the mine payroll. Monte suspects that a developer's plan to build a canal from Texas to Chicago is a swindle, and gets trapped in a gas chamber when he tries to prove it. Gabby Hayes invents the bullet-proof vest, but can't figure out how to protect his head or other important parts of his body. Disaster Strikes Unannounced; Bronko Betsy; Gabby Hayes: Headless Horseman of the Prairies; Blood of the Renegade; The Great Canal; Gray Hawk: Mountain Getaway; Gun Hints; Jawbone Jeffers: The Mountain Movers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. Tales of horror from Dell, inspired by the classic Universal Monster The Mummy. Ahmed is a powerful mage in the service of the pharaoh, but his betrayal leads to his return, centuries later, as The Mummy. Plus a one-pager featuring fun facts about the pyramids. Some copies feature a one-pager about Ramses instead of a back cover ad. Terrific painted cover by an unknown artist. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino and Diann Payne. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Charlton presents the misadventures of the popular TV/radio show character and her long-suffering father, Vern. Margie and Vern get fancy new furniture from a relative, then have to hide it when Vern's boss visits, so he can ask for a raise. Margie convinces Vern to wear shorts because they're the latest fashion, but he's not really the shorts type. Dim-witted Harvey decides to become a juggler and practices on the roof of his apartment building. Fashion and story pages feature Margie in reader-designed fashions that acknowledge the designer by name, even on the cover. Plus beauty hints and Margie paper dolls. The "Beauty Hints" feature includes the topics "Do You Want To Be Popular?" and "Do You Wear Specs?" Fooling the Boss; Shorts Subject; Help From Dad; Beauty Hints; Harvey's Career; My Little Margie's Cut-Out Dolls; Beautiful Dummy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. In 1890s Alaska, Dutch has a profitable sideline in long-frozen brontosaurus steaks, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a coat is able to teleport its wearers to a parallel universe. The galaxy learns the secret of peaceful Planetoid X. The Angry Things; This Was an Unexplored World; And Life Goes On; The Garden of Time; The Watchers; Freight Car Prisoner; Element X; The Talking Dog; Madman at Large; The Cheapest Steak in Nome; Simba; Second Hand; The King of Planetoid X. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Limited 1 for 3 Variant Cover by Mark Sparacio (W) Ian Ng (A) Mark Sparacio This exciting 56-page double feature issue contains two full-length stories, and continues the story from Omega Paradox #1! Valerius' crew tracked the Eye of Ancev to the Temple of Neak Prei, but fell victim to the Eretradium mercenaries who got there first! Can the team survive being split apart and the sudden appearance of a couple of strangers? Twice as many pages! Twice as many thrills! For less than twice the price! Cover price $6.00.

The story of Orc Stain continues, as the agents of the great Orc Tzar finally catch up to One-Eye. Thousands of other one eyed orcs have been gathered to an arena by the mysterious Beard, who is hellbent on finding which of them is the key to unlocking the god organ. Cover price $3.99.

Promotional comic for P.F. shoes printed by BF Goodrich in 1962. Lone issue, titled "Magic Shoe, and the Adventure Book". Standard newspaper stock; 6 pages; FC.

"The Blind" The Phantom confronts slavery in modern-day Africa as he attempts to free a group of prisoners enslaved to work a plantation. Written by Mark Verheiden, with art by Luke McDonnell. Cover by McDonnell. New Format. Cover price $1.50.