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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952) #9-14. Written by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ken Bald. Introduction by Timothy Truman. Chased by a wax sculpture of Adolf Hitler, cursed by a snake goddess, and forced to marry an oozing swamp monster-life has never been easy for the residents of Forbidden Worlds! Issues #9 through #14 of this wonderfully bizarre 1950s anthology are collected in a deluxe hardcover, which features a new introduction from Timothy Truman (King Conan, Hawkman) and contributions from golden age creators King Ward, Harry Lazarus, Charlie Sultan, Jon Blummer, and others. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $130.00 View scans 1.5" cumulative spine split/chew, cover coming loose at staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Mort Meskin and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s Frozen in a block of ice, the Frankenstein Monster becomes a theater exhibit, until an accident sets him free once more. A master gardener conceals the sinister secret behind his champion roses. Plane crash survivors in the Himalayas discover a hidden paradise. Frozen Alive; Fatal Fever; So Red My Roses; Checkmate; Flight Unknown. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Anthology comic which features spooky and suspenseful stories relating to ghosts and other mysteries from the beyond. This issue features "Command from the Grave," "The King of the Dead," "Fowler's Light," and "A Castle to Keep." Issue also has "The Disappointed Ghost" one-page text feature and a one-page "Strange Happenings" feature. Story and art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Antholog comic which features spooky and suspenseful stories relating to ghosts and other mysteries from the beyond. This issue reprints stories from issue number 16, "Command from the Grave," "The King of the Dead," "Fowler's Light," and "A Castle is to Keep." Issue also has "The Disappointed Ghost" one-page text feature. Story and art credits: Unknown. October 1973. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.60

15¢ cover price. Across the centuries a spirit reaches out from its tomb! Featuring: 7 page story "Don't Kill The Dead" drawn by Oscar Novelle; 6 page story "The Night Caller" drawn by Jack Sparling; 6 page story "The Farmer In The Well" drawn by John Celardo; 6 page story "The Bridgekeeper" drawn by Luis Dominguez. Painted cover by George Wilson. Cover price $0.15.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.50.

By Roman Dirge & Various Continuing the exploration of everyone's favorite Disney attraction, in this issue the 'Mystery of The Manse' story continues with William Gracey arriving in New Orleans and buying some property to build his dream home. There will be a story about the caretaker's dog by Chris Reilly and Crab Scrambly. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart PGX 8.5 $224.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

First 15 cent issue. Cover by Neal Adams. Featuring: 11 page story "Sir Greeley's Revenge!" written by Otto Binder and drawn by Frank Springer; 1 page Page 13 filler written by Joe Orlando and drawn by Sergio Aragones; 10 page story "The Siren of Satan" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Berni Wrightson; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler by Sergio Aragones. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 10 page story "The Long Arm of the Law" written by David Michelinie (as Barry Jameson) and drawn by Irwin Hasen & Danny Bulanadi; 5 page story "Slave of the Pharaoh" written by Bill Kelley and drawn by Ernie Patricio; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler by Dave Manak; 8 page story "The Man Who Died Tomorrow" written by Carl Wessler and drawn by Lee Elias. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Jack Sparling. "Act III Eternity," script by George Kashdan, art by Jess Jodloman; A small town of psychopaths lure out to pasture actors to perform the role of a vampire being pursued which ends in the actor being staked for real. 2 Abel's Fables cartoon pages by Sergio Aragonés. "A New Kid on the Block," script by Maxene Fabe, art by Rico Rival; A young Egyptian boy attempts to befriend a local by showing him a fancy dagger that his uncle has warned him carries a curse upon it; The local kid wants to pawn it for cash, and the Egyptian reluctantly agrees, but the pawnshop owner cheats them. "The Ghost-Writer," script by Bill Riley, art by Gerry Talaoc; A writer who has been using another man to ghost write for him decides to murder him because he doesn't need him anymore; He pumps several bullets into him, but the man doesn't die, and he admits that he has been dead several years; He is a literal ghost writer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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"Do Do That Voodoo!" Howard saves Bev from an evil voodoo cult. "Heavy Business in a Mediocre Motel!" Bev breaks up with Howard. "The Linoleum Lizard!" Private eye Howard searches for a missing person. Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dave Simons. Cover by John Pound. Cover price $1.25.

Cover by John Romita. The Man Who Said "No, art by Angelo Torres; A man refuses to give money to a scientist to help complete a cellular shrinking serum. The Rag Doll!, art by George Roussos; A father resents his daughter's doll because it was given to her by the man's estranged father, but it turns out that the doll contains the grandfather's fortune. The Old Man's Secret!, art by John Giunta; A man crosses the mountains of Tibet in order to gain the secret of immortality, but makes a mistake when he thinks he has completed his search. The Thing in the Jungle!, art by Bernard Baily; An explorer discovers alien invaders hiding in the jungle. Inside the Mummy Case, art by Joe Orlando; An undead mummy attempts to slay a museum guard by using telepathic suggestion to get him to open a booby-trapped section of the mummy case. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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WRITTEN BY DAVID S. GOYER AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY LEONARD KIRK AND KEITH CHAMPAGNE; COVER BY RAGS MORALES In stores January 8. The JSA's trip through time concludes! Hawkgirl and the JSA of today battle alongside the heroes of ancient Egypt to stop Vandal Savage's reign of terror. But the war will look mild compared to Captain Marvel's shocking realizations about Teth-Adam! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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"The Sack of Gotham." The country experiences a blackout, thanks to living constellations. Black Canary battles Gorilla Grodd. Script by Len Strazewski, pencils by Grant Miehm, inks by Miehm. Cover by Tom Lyle. Cover price $1.00.

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(W) Jolly Blackburn (A) Various This multiple award-winning comic magazine features the hilarious misadventures of a group of gamers (the Knights) and their friends, along with useful D&D, HackMaster, and other articles for gamers, from a gamer's perspective. It's a slice of (fantasy) life in strips, articles, reviews and features, and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture! Cover price $4.99.

Cover by Bob White. "Boys Will Be Boys!", art by Bob White; Ronnie is upset because Archie thinks she dresses too sophisticated to fit in with his life. "The Luggage Caper!", pencils by Bob White, inks by Marty Epp; Archie comes up with a way to keep Veronica's luggage from being roughly handled on the plane. "The Decoys," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bill Vigoda; Mr. Lodge buys a priceless antique cup and has three exact duplicates made, figuring that Archie will smash one of the duplicates, making it safe to display the real one. Archie Annual ad. "Take Your Pick!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx asks for the right to pick her own birthday present. Archie Club ad. "Cover Girl!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; It's such a scorching hot day that the boys don't pay any attention to Josie and Pepper. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

(W/A/CA) Roman Dirge When a film crew from Ghosty Toasty TV show turns up at Lenore's mansion in search of 'ghosts and ghouls' they get more than they bargained for, much, much more! This issue marks the beginning of the end for one of Lenore's main characters; with the start of a four-issue story-arc that will culminate in a fight-to-the-death between two of the comic's most beloved characters, but who will stand victorious and who will die, never to live again? Cover price $3.99.

Stories by unknown. Art by Leonard Starr, Burton Geller, Frank Bolle and unknown. In this issue: Cobat in "Secret Assignment #5: The Case of the Black Light" with art by Leonard Starr and Frank Bolle; Solve-A-Crime feature "Riddle of the Whirring Death"; an untitled El Kuraan story; 2-page text story "Letter from Uncle Sam" by Carl G. Hodges; The Prankster in an untitled story; an untitled Saunders of State story; Dinky Dibbs and Static in an untitled story with art by Burton Geller; and an untitled Hey Taxi story. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $3.30

Add to cart Very Good $3.30

Multi-part adventure stories: The gang pursues a stolen antique called the Maltese Pigeon; Archie, Betty and Veronica encounter thieves after they get locked in a museum. Stories and art by Frank Doyle, Stan Goldberg, and Jon D'Agostino, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Goldberg. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Limited 1 for 5 Variant Cover B by Mike Mignola. Mike Mignola (W/Variant cover), John Arcudi (W), Tonci Zonjic (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Dave Johnson (Cover) When a tribe of phantom Indians start scalping policemen, Hellboy's crime-fighting hero Lobster Johnson and his allies arrive to take on these foes and their gangster cronies! Cover price $3.50.

Art by Wally Wood and Alvin Hollingsworth. Cover by Wally Wood. Adventure tales featuring Sax Rohmers influential (and decidedly un-PC) supervillain with the great moustache, Dr. Fu Manchu. The evil genius plots to start an uprising by stealing the Mask of El Mokanna; Sir Denis Nayland Smith tries to save Shan Greville from the enticements of Fus daughter, Fah Lo See; Manchu becomes a modern-day pirate. Featuring a terrific contents page illustrated by Wally Wood on the inside front cover. Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu; Flash Harper: Operation Blackout. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Black Globe!" Story, art and cover by Vicente Segrelles. NBM presents the first English translations of the Le Mercenaire sword and sorcery series, originally published in Europe. The Mercenary's old enemy Claust returns from the dead with a new scheme for revenge. Nan-Tay the warrior joins The Mercenary to prevent Claust from securing a legendary sphere that creates a deadly ray of light. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. Cover price $9.95. Cover price $9.95.

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Cover title says "Mickey Mouse and Goofy." Mickey Mouse in "The Mummy Case Mystery" in which Mickey and Goofy investigate mysterious happenings at a museum. Issue also has Chip 'N' Dale in "The Jumbo-Munks" and one-page text story "A Lucky Kick-Off." No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

(W) Byron Erickson, Maya Astrup. (A) Paco Rodriguez, Euclides Miyaura. The celebration of 70 years of Walt Disney's Comics continues here with some of the greatest Mickey Mouse stories ever told! Modern Mickey master Byron Erickson, the creator that fans have been clamoring for, gives us two stories, 'Catch as Cat Can' and 'Pocketful of Miracles,' both printed here for the first time in the United States! Featuring a brand-new cover by celebrated Mickey Mouse artist Paco Rodriguez! Cover price $3.99.

Mickey Mouse and the Pharoah's Curse Mini Comic. Wheaties 1950-51 32-page promotional comic, 6-7/8 x 3-1/8, Issue #B-1. An original set of 8 mini comics cost 15c plus one Wheaties box top. Four sets of 8 were made, Series A, B, C and D.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans 6" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Loffredo, Bruce Hamilton, and Sal Trapani. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. Tad inherits an old castle that is supposed to be cursed, and is confronted by a immortal old man with an exposed brain. Lifelong rivals decide to settle things once and for all with a strange knife-duel inside a locked fortress in the Mexican desert. Starving prisoners in a dungeon devise a fearsome revenge against their cruel jailer. Mummy/bondage cover by Bernard Baily. The Immortal Brain!; Wall of Coahuila; The Chase!; The Magnet!; Hunger! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.49

Vol. 2 # 8; Quasimodo's Monster Magazine on cover. The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Jaws, Star Trek, and more. Comic parody, "Star Wrecked vs. Spaced-Out 1999-1/2" (script by Flash Kiernan, art by Buck Tallarico). Magazine format; black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $39.00 View scans	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $39.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $37.00 View scans	Add to cart CGC 9.6 $175.75 View scans Paper: White Label #0700328016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart FN 6.0 $45.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

The Greatest Fright-Film Stars of All Time! Sinister Sixth Issue Spectacular with: Boris Karloff; Christopher Lee - The Mummy Stalks Again; William Castle - The Father of Rosemary's Baby; Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. Plus more monsters, creatures and beasts than you can shake a claw at! Cover price $1.00.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin (alterations), inks by George Klein and Marie Severin (alterations). I Defied Gomdulla--The Living Pharaoh!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An ancient alien robot disguised as an Egyptian mummy-god is reactivated, and forms a cult until it is foiled by a policeman and his own high priest. When the Space Beasts Attack!!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien armada lands on Earth with weapons that seem to disintegrate anything; Humanity is helpless before the aliens, until a farmer realizes that the aliens never fire at humans and spreads the word. The Maiden and the…Monster!, script by Stan Lee; An aquarium attendant tells the origin of a monstrous sea creature on display. House ad for X-Men #71, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $65.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Gil Kane reprint with part Neal Adams inks (as "Crusty Bunkers") Cover price $1.25.

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Anne Rice aka Ramses the Damned Cover price $2.50.

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James Patterson, Alex Irvine (w) ? Christopher Mitten, Ron Randall (a) ? Darwyn Cooke (c) Author James Patterson unravels the mystery behind the boy king's tragic and untimely death. We also witness the triumph and demise of Howard Carter, Tut's 20th-century discoverer of his tomb, as all things come to light in this concluding issue. 32 pages Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing. Written by James Patterson and Alexander Irvine. Art by Christopher Mitten and Ron Randall. Cover by Dave Dorman. The Murder of King Tut adapts best-selling author James Patterson's New York Times bestselling novel in this exciting new series. As we visit the Egyptian landscapes back in the time of the Boy King (with art by Christopher Mitten), we also follow the trials and tribulations of his discoverer, Howard Carter, as he searches tomb after tomb looking for what most other archeologists are certain doesn't exist, the Tomb of Tutankhamen and the clues to his controversial and mysterious death (art by Ron Randall)! Hardcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

"The Man Who Beat the Devil," pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; A down and out man makes a deal with the Devil; By selling his soul he will became super rich; After 20 years his soul will belong to the Devil; The man manages to create a clause that he can only die by drowning. "The Coach of Darkness" text story. "Pandora's Bucks," art by Mannie Banks; A spineless grandson tries to use a novelty trunk filled with horrors to frighten his wealthy grandmother to death. "They Never Return," art by Jay Disbrow (as Jayson); Dr. Wakesly succeeds in bringing an animal back to life! "Curse of the Idol's Eye" text story. "Old Mother Lubbard!", art by Hy Fleishman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $270.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1571995036 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"The House of Evil!" (art by Angelo Torres), "The Little Black Box" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Drawings of Doom!" (art by Ted Galindo), "The Man With Two Lives," "When the World Vanished!" (art by Gray Morrow), "The Pyramid's Secret" (art by John Forte), asnd a two-page text story, "The Wishing Stone." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Inside the Mummy Case, art by Joe Orlando. The Lizard, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo. What World Is This?, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Strange Seeds!, art by Ed Winiarski. All In The Mind text story. I'll Get You Later, art by Davy Berg. Four Empty Chairs!, art by Marvin Stein. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Dr. Spektor in "The Mummy's Soul" with the mummy Ra-Ka-Tep appearance and "A Weird New World for Joe Matucha." Jesse Santos art. Painted front cover. # on cover 90285-308 August. #3 8/73 20c Cover price $0.20.

Whitman edition. Dr. Spektor in "The Mummy's Soul" with the mummy Ra-Ka-Tep appearance and "A Weird New World for Joe Matucha." Jesse Santos art. Painted front cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Tutankhamun: The Assassinated Pharaoh!" Story and art by Lucien De Gieter. Thanks to a magical decoction, Papyrus travels back a century to meet the future Pharaoh, Tutankhamun, and his wife Ankhsenamon. Papyrus witnesses Tutankhamun's murder and the sombre going-ons that follow his death. In danger, Papyrus is once again rescued by Theti-Cheri, his friend and the Pharaoh's daughter. But before he returns to his own era, Papyrus discovers who has been looting the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $8.49

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $8.49

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Limited Edition Subscribers issue. Black and White.

1st printing. The Phantom Detective, an enigma to his enemies, is a friend to all law-abiding folks. In Robert Wallace's "The Pharaoh's Mark" grisly murder and baffling mystery stalk a museum! Could it be the curse of ancient Egypt? Follow the Phantom on one of the most exciting cases in his career! Softcover, 130 pages, Text (With B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

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Add to cart CGC 9.4 $69.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4465301025 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Spy" Hostess snack cakes ad starring Superman. "Images of the Dead," script by Arnold Drake (idea) and Paul Levitz, art by Gerry Talaoc; When Anne Craton's cab is hijacked by a bank robber, the Phantom Stranger tries to stop their getaway; However, Anne is shot before the police arrive to take the crook away; Later, Anne's husband, artist Alan Cranton is offered $20,000 to create a forgery of a pharaoh's sarcophagus; Alan refuses initially, even though he wishes to make enough money so that Anne doesn't have to drive a taxi anymore; However, he soon learns that Anne is in the hospital, and so he takes the job to pay for her medical treatment, in spite of warnings from the Phantom Stranger. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing.

By Ron Goulart, Mike Collins, and Art Nichols. Cover by Joel Naprstek.

Since 1936, he has been thrilling his newspaper audiences worldwide.

Now welcome the comics return of the first costumed adventure hero, The Phantom! Deep in the jungle of Bengalla pirates steal a priceless treasure for a greedy art collector. Meanwhile, in London, Diana Walker and her disturbed friend Naida are kidnapped and locked up tight in a twisted sanitarium.

Two menacing crimes for the Phantom to solve! Two evil-strewn paths for the Phantom to walk! And one final, ultra-danger filled conclusion!

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $5.95.

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"The Scarab's Sting!" Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Trevor Von Eeden and Frank Springer. In a friendly bout of sparring, Iron Fist shows Luke Cage one must be graceful and able to turn an opponent's strengths against him. However, we all know Power Man is second to none when it comes to good 'ole fashion fisticuffs. Plus, witness the awesome power of the Living Monolith unleashed. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Scarab's Sting!" Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Trevor Von Eeden and Frank Springer. In a friendly bout of sparring Iron Fist shows Luke Cages that one must be graceful and able turn an opponent's strength against him. Howerver, we all know that Power Man is second to none when it comes to good ole' faschion fidsticuffs. Plus, witness the awesome power of the Living Monolith unleashed. Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. It is believed these variants were distributed only in regions near U.S. military bases. Cover price $0.35.