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  • Item #62370795
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    Published Aug 1952 by Ace Magazines.

    Space Action (1952) 3 GD/VG 3.0

    Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5

    Final issue. Stories by unknown. Art by Lou Cameron, Jim McLaughlin, Bill Molno, Mike Sekowsky and unknown. Unusual interplanetary adventures! In this issue: "Mission into Time!" with art by Lou Cameron; "Flight from Destruction" with art by Jim McLaughlin; "Beware the Human Meteorites" with art by Bill Molno; and "The Dictator of Japetus" with pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Plus... "Earth Base to Scout XP39! Stop kidding us! We know you're not being attacked! Our scientists say there's no life on Ishtar!" Don't miss the 2-page text story "Hypnotic World of Ishtar"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61554636
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    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 11 VG+ 4.5

    Staple rust and light interior pencil markings.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover art by Steve Ditko. "Interplanetary Safari!", pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Dick Giordano; Ron Adams, Interplanetary "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Explorer, demands a half-million dollars to build a spaceship and go to the planet Xarto; There he hopes to capture a giant, carnivorous plant that is worth a great deal of money. "You Are the Jury," art by Steve Ditko; Ogu is an alien assigned a guard post in space; He notes a small planet, Earth in actuality, and goes there to investigate; He runs across a circus. "Moment of Decision" one-page story, art by Steve Ditko. "Machines versus Mars" text story. "Dead Reckoning!", art by Steve Ditko; Airman Andor is a police officer in space; He goes to a disturbance call; An elderly man is angry at his maid for attempting to steal his treasure map; She is a young and attractive blonde woman named Kyt. "Case of the Sweating Swami" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. "Legions of Atlantis," art by Seymour Moskowitz; The Navy submarine R-93 dives; Something goes wrong and it goes too deep; Captain Small, Huey, and Robert Crane are rescued by fishmen from the city of Atlantis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62225149
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    Space Patrol (1952 Ziff Davis) 1 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4364308006

    Starts Apr 5

    Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein and others. The short-lived tie-in to the fondly remembered early sci-fi TV series. Tonga, Lady of the Diamonds, and her minion Major Gorla scheme against Earth, in a story with art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Tonga tries to prevent Buzz and Hap from revealing her role in the conspiracy by having the witnesses killed, but they track the assassin to the forbidden planetoid of Vesta. In another Krigstein story, Commander Buzz Corry investigates the mysterious disappearance of space freighters loaded with tellerium. The Lady of Diamonds; Outlaws of Vesta; Push Button Tyrant; Space Pirates. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62199113
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    Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 80

    Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 80 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

    Starts Feb 24

    Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Captain and the Kids' Arctic adventure continues from the previous issue, as the Kids trick the adults into breaking into a prospector's cabin, a prank that could prove fatal. Notorious bandit Wild Bill Hickup faces Russian wannabe-gunslinger Stanislaus Krabbolowlsky in a final showdown, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62420623
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    Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 106 VG+ 4.5

    Water spotting.

    Starts Feb 24

    Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. After the destruction of the town, Sheriff Casey Ruggles realizes the Whisperer is still at large. But it's up to Brutus the grizzly bear to deal out the Whisperer's punishment. Hans and Fritz trick the Captain into thinking they've stowed away on a hot-air balloon, and a high-speed air chase follows. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62424199
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    Speed Comics (1939-1947 Brookwood/Harvey) 41 FR 1.0

    6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and anchored with tape. Two center wraps detached at one staple.

    Starts Feb 24

    Cover art by Rudy Palais. Cub Reporters starring Captain Freedom and Heist Hogan. The God of Steel starring Shock Gibson, art by Bob Fujitani; Shock is called into action by reports of Indian troops committing mutiny over the appearance of Vishnu the Destroyer. The Human Airplane text story with Captain Freedom. A Pack of Trouble--King Size, art by Rudy Palais. Biff Bannon's Furlough, script and art by Art Helfant. The Sacred Tooth of Buddha, art by Arturo Cazeneuve. Treachery At the Top of the World starring the Girl Commandoes and General Yashimoto, art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61223208
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    Spider (1933-1943 Popular Publications^) Pulp Vol. 16 #1 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    All 3 edges of cover trimmed.

    Label #4426080013

    Starts Apr 5

    Oct 1938. Cover by John Howitt. Spider Story by Grant Stockbridge "The Spider at Bay". "Never Bet on a Corpse" by J. Lane Linklater and "The Witness From Hell" by Arthur Leo Zagat. Crime-fighting article by Moran Tudury. Illustrations by J. Fleming Gould. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61802619
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    Published 1945 by Quality.

    Spirit (1944 Quality) 2NN GD+ 2.5

    Cover coming loose at one staple and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust.

    Starts Apr 5

    No number, (issue 2), "Crime Doesn't Pay" on cover. Cover art by Lou Fine. Framed, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine. Circus Daze, pencils by Lou Fine. On Guard, Crime, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine. Reserved, One Electric Chair, pencils by Lou Fine. Death After Death, script by Bill Woolfolk. Brummagem Vs. Pettigrew, pencils by Lou Fine. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62424196
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    Spirit (1952 Fiction House) 2 PR 0.5

    Full length spine split with some splitting to all interior wraps (partially taped). Heavy oxidation. Slight brittleness.

    Starts Feb 24

    Stories by Jules Feiffer and Will Eisner. Art by Will Eisner and others. Reprints of the later years of the Spirit strip, when Will Eisner's crimefighter was being run by other cartoonists in his studio. This issue includes Spirit strips #568, 573, 599, and 609. Rzl is sent from Mars to counteract the anti-Martian propaganda spread by Earth science fiction; P'Gell returns, as the new bride of a shipping magnate, with a boat sharing her name; Cooler claims his statue of the Buddha will protect him from all harm. The Amazing Affair of the First Man on the Mars; Contraband Queen; The Case of the Baleful Buddah; The $50,000 Flim-Flam. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61093199
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Nov 3 1940 VG- 3.5

    Missing corner piece.

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    Starts Apr 5

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

  • Item #62193329
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Mar 2 1941 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #3876938005

    Starts Apr 5

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

  • Item #62424181
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Mar 23 1941 VG- 3.5

    Chipping.

    Starts Feb 24

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

  • Item #62424174
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Jul 6 1941 FR 1.0

    1.5" Cover to cover tear. Heavy soiling. Heavy oxidation. Brittle.

    Starts Feb 24

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

  • Item #62282451
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Dec 14 1941 CGC 6.5

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 6.5.

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #3876938004

    Starts Apr 5

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

  • Item #62193341
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Feb 22 1942 CGC 6.5

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 6.5.

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #3876938002

    Starts Apr 5

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

  • Item #62282456
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Jul 12 1942 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #3876938003

    Starts Apr 5

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

  • Item #62181698
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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Mar 7 1943 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Brittle.

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    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

  • Item #62294523
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    Published Oct 1954 by Star.

    Spook (1954) 30 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #0361436008

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and George Peltz. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A female reporter is the only witness as a long-dead mummy revives and goes in search of his ancient bride. A night watchman at a museum is dragged into a painting that is actually the door into an evil dimension. A writer's latest manuscript holds the potential to destroy all evil in the world. Another top-notch cover by L. B. Cole. Swamp Spirit; The Vengeful Phantom; The Mummy; The Ghost Who Cried; Picture a Nightmare; Maniac; The Insider. Final issue of the series. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62432367
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    Sports Action (1950) 3 CGC 8.5

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 8.5.

    Paper: Off white

    Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

    Label #3740571011

    Starts Apr 5

    Hack Wilson cover by Joe Maneely. Marcel Cerdan, Great Fighter...Grand Guy! Hack Wilson, art by Mike Becker. The Gladiator! Man O' War, art by Bill Everett. A Pair Of Mitts text story, art by Joan. Herman Sandow, pencils by Gene Colan. Al Lassman, pencils by Gene Colan. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62175968
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    Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC #3-204) 7 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4508088002

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Rookie Ranger, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Killer Squad, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. The Dud, art by Jim McArdle. I Was a Leatherneck Sniper, art by Bob Brown. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jeb Manton text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61552687
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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Sept 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by William Morrison, Louis Tucker, Owen Fox Jerome, and Frank Johnson. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #61109280
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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 14 #3 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4416200002

    Starts Feb 24

    Earle Bergey cover. "the star of life" a complete novel by Edmond Hamilton, and "friends" a short story by Murray Leinster.

    Volume 14, Issue 3 - Winter, 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Nathan Schachner and Arthur Leo Zagat, Murray Leinster, and George Whitley. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #62424588
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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 21 #3 GD/VG 3.0

    2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Cover taped to interior at spine.

    Starts Feb 24

    Volume 21, Issue 3 - July, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Dr. Edward E. Smith, Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett, Jack Vance, Ray Bradbury, Walt Sheldon, Frank Belknap, and William Morrison. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. Isaac Asimov letter to the editor. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 164 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #62132773
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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4498304001

    Starts Jul 5

    Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61221877
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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4426188004

    Starts Apr 5

    Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #62421131
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    Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated (1949) 3 VG- 3.5

    Starts Feb 24

    Cover art by Henry Kiefer. "She," script by H. Rider Haggard (as Sir Rider Haggard) and Dick Davis (adaptation), art by Vincent Napoli; L.H. Holly and Leo Vincey venture into Africa and find the lost kingdom Kor, ruled by Ayesha, a woman rendered immortal by a supernatural Flame of Life. Biography of author H. Rider Haggard. "The Dark Continent" article; Information about Africa. "The Civilization of Ancient Egypt" article; Information about Egypt, particularly concerning the construction of the pyramids. Holly and Vincey illustration on back cover by Henry Kiefer. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370796
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    Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 13 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Fraternity of Doom"; A man returns to college for a fraternity reunion; He tells the passenger next to him about a curse that has killed a fraternity member each year. "Death Takes Four"; A veteran with an injured face schemes to inherit his aunt and uncle's money and marry his second cousin; He pretends to be crazy and kills his aunt and uncle, and his cousin accidentally dies. "Terror Town" text story by John Martin. "Grim Awakening"; A defense contractor who makes defective equipment kills an inspector who plans to report him; His nephew dies because of the shoddy work. "Graveyard Terror"; A village idiot frees the monk of revenge from his grave; A padre goes to send the monk back to Satan; He succeeds by driving a cross into the monk's grave. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277508
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    Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) 21 GD/VG 3.0

    Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Steve Kirkel, inks by Ray Osrin. Edited by Al Fago. "Who Will He Be?", art by Bill Molno; An Arabian tyrant uses sleep-deprivation to torture his opponents and find out about assassination plots about him. "The Well of Fear!", pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Ray Osrin; Bankrobbers Logan and Sellis get trapped in an old well and can't get out; They mistrust each other and won't help the other to escape. "Surprise Package," script by Carl Memling, art by Dick Giordano; Gustav Perrin steals a miniature atom bomb, but loses it to a suicidal stranger who jumps off a building with it. "Sam the Seer" text story. "This Bite is Sweet!", pencils by Bill Molno; Peter North is a vampire; He settles down in a village in the Pyrenees and terrorizes the good people; When he meets the lovely Monique, North is torn between love and blood lust. "The Mark of the Ripper!", art by Sy Moskowitz; Police detective Baird has to bring down the "Ripper," a knife-wielding maniac on the loose. "No Questions Asked"; Dr. Hurtt needs fresh cadavers for his anatomy sessions; When he gets blackmailed he decides to commit a murder and thus kill two birds with one stone. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 31 0.3

    Comic is complete other than being coverless. Unattached low quality reproduction cover included.

    Starts Feb 24

    Cover art by Harry Anderson. The Man Who Played With Blocks, art by Sid Greene; A toy maker gets ahold of wood leftovers from coffin construction and builds toy blocks from them. The Living Legend text story. The Bum, art by Bill Benulis; A bum involved in a train wreck regrets when he takes the clothes off a prosperous man and leaves him to die. The Money Tree, art by J. T.; A professor is killed by a gangster. The First Man, art by Bill Savage. The Strange Ones, art by Art Peddy. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62432028
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    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 33 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #2010016002

    Starts Apr 5

    "A Giant There Was!" with art by Pete Tomlinson; "The Schemers!" with art by Paul Reinman; "Step Lively, Please"; "The Spy"; "What Is It?"; and a two-page text story, "Haunted Man." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62119176
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    Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 3 #3 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, interrupts art and story. Cover glued at top staple. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Classic Harvey Kurtzman World War II bondage cover features a giant Japanese army robot; this cover is also Harvey Kurtzman's first. In order of appearance: "Bonds for Victory or Bonds for Slavery" art by Louis Ferstadt; "Magno and Davey"; "Mr. Risk, The Race Against Death!" art by Harvey Kurtzman; "Doctor Nemesis" and "The Sword" art by Earl Da Voren; "Buckskin"; "Hap Hazard"; and "Paul Revere, Jr." art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Cold-Country Justice" text story by Brant House, reprinted in Super Mystery Comics Vol. 4 (1944) #5 and in Four Favorites (1941) #18. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61802521
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    Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 5 #6 GD- 1.8

    3.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover coming loose at both staples. Oxidation and water spotting. Heavily taped on interior.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Warren Kramer as 'DOC'. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'Case of the Careening Coupe'" art by Rudy Palais; "Harry the Hack, 'In Right There's Might...'"; "Mr. Risk, 'Riddle of the Revolutionary Portrait'" art by Warren Kramer as 'DOC'; and "Chuck". "Ticket to the Badlands" text story by Cliff Howe. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62429562
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    Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 6 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #3867036012

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Al Plastino. The Hobby Robber starring Superboy and Humpty Dumpty, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. Superboy Storekeeper!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; Clark takes over the general store when Pa turns his ankle. Razor Blade Radio--Superboy's Workshop activity page. The Man Who Captured Geronimo (biography of John Clum). Give Your Town a Present public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer. The Man from Menlo Park (bio on Thomas Edison). The Hercules of Smallville! starring Superboy, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 16 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #2006276003

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by John Sikela, Win Mortimer, and Al Plastino, inks by Ed Dobrotka, Mortimer, and Al Plastino. The Strange Costumes of Superboy, pencils by John Sikela; Lana promises to eat Superboy's cape if he can prove he's not Clark Kent. The Worst Circus on Earth!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; Superboy brings a run-down circus to Smallville and then has to help spruce the acts up. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. A Sappy Story text story by B. Fairbanks. Remote Control Magnetic Derrick--Superboy's Workshop activity page. Superboy on Mars!, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Superboy and Marsboy switch places to see who has an easier life. Old Folks Are People, Too! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 27 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

    Label #4219102003

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Pied Piper of Smallville, art by John Sikela; A clarinet playing bum seems to have hypnotized the kids of Smallville into following him into the most dangerous places. Mission of the Planet of Ice popsicle ad, art by Sam Glankoff. The Movie Star of Tomorrow!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Superboy is snatched into the future to make a movie of his life. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How Uncle Sam Got His Name article. How to Spend a Summer Week! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Improve Your Batting Average!--Superboy's Workshop. Clark Kent, Runaway!, script by William Woolfolk, art by John Sikela; When Pa Kent insists that Clark do chores rather than meet his friends, he runs away from home, but it's all a ruse because Clark realizes that his parents have been replaced by impostors trying to uncover his Superboy identity. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62162286
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    Published Jul 1942 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 17 CGC 3.0 Restored

    Restored: B3

    Paper: Off white to white

    Restoration Includes: Color Touch, Pieces Added, Tear Seals, Reinforced.

    Label #3739689001

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover art by Fred Ray, features Hitler and Hirohito. Man Or Superman?, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Lois suspects that Clark Kent is Superman. The Human Bomb, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus which makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the Police. G-Man humor two-pager by Ray McGill. Muscles For Sale, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable. Rollin' Stone humor two-pager by Ray McGill. When Titans Clash, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful. Full-page ad for Action Comics # 43/World's Finest # 6. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370804
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    Published Jun 1944 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 28 GD- 1.8

    4" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Residue on interior pages.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Lambs Versus Wolfingham!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Shuster]; Wilbur Wolfingham shows up in the Eden farming community, which has been beset by drought, tornados, and insect infestation. The Golden Galleons!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster]; Superman enters the fray when a criminal smashes the model ship that Jimmy Tuttle has made in conjunction with the Daily Planet's model-building contest. Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper Into War Weapons! public service announcement. Hank the Yank humor page by Ray Houlihan. Lois Lane Girl Reporter back up series begins. Stand-In For Hercules! starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Apr 1946 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 39 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #2095668021

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Jack Burnley. The Big Superman Broadcast, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by George Roussos; 1st Superman radio show. The Monster of China Deep starring Superman, Captain Spears, and Lois Lane, pencils by Ira Yarbrough. Picture Frame text story by Whitney Ellsworth [as Fred Whitby]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Sam Citron. Swindle In Sweethearts starring Superman, Wilbur Wolfingham, and Lois Lane, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Oct 1947 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 48 FR 1.0

    INCOMPLETE. Interior coupon cut, does not interrupt art or story. Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Man Who Stole the Sun!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela; Luthor uses a giant space ship to cut off sunlight from the Earth. Autograph, Please!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela; When the Daily Planet mounts an autograph contest, Superman helps Johnny Terrill collect signatures from around the globe and across time to give him the confidence to walk again. Flip Flop the Clown humor page by Phil Berube. Comeback of a Clown text story by Tex Blane. The Rarest Secret in the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos. A Wheaties ad features baseball's George Kurowski (St. Louis Cardinals). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Sep 1955 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 100 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

    Label #0988302003

    Starts Apr 5

    Win Mortimer cover shows covers to issues 1, 25, 50, and 75. The Toy Superman Contest starring Superman and Red Anson, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superman--Substitute Teacher, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally gets called upon to be a substitute teacher in order to protect his secret identity. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Clue From Krypton starring Superman, Jor-El, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Floyd Fowler, and Lois Lane, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61801841
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    Supersnipe Comics Vol. 2 (1945) 3 FN+ 6.5

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Ulysses Q. Wacky, Wing Woo Woo, and Koppy McFad. Commodore Stephen Decatur biography, script and art by Charles Wessell. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Supersnipe Comics Vol. 2 (1945) 4 FN+ 6.5

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Wing Woo Woo. Sealtest Presents--Rudy Valee: Stories of Famous People, script and art by Michael J. Becker. 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Supersnipe Comics Vol. 2 (1945) 9 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4485887018

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Dotty. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62242035
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    Supersnipe Comics Vol. 2 (1945) 10 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4485887022

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Dotty. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62432363
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    Published Dec 1949 by Marvel/Atlas.

    Suspense (1950) 1 CGC 2.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4212130022

    Starts Feb 24

    Photo cover. The Graveyard Ghouls! Buy Magazines with the Circular Seal publisher ad. The Corpse Came Back!, art by Bob Powell. Casey Crime Photographer publisher ad. The Curse of the Coin text story. The Bride Vanishes! Man Comics #1 publisher ad. Here Comes the Hangman! Alone with Murder! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Jul 1951 by Marvel/Atlas.

    Suspense (1950) 9 GD/VG 3.0

    Moisture damage. Interior tearing.

    Starts Mar 17

    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Back From The Dead; A man sends forth his ghost-soul to strangle the man who's testimony put him behind bars. The Weatherman; A man chooses suicide as a means to escape the predictions of a tiny clockface figure that accurately predicted the stock market so as to gain him wealth. Ghost Of Hate text story. Step Into My Parlor!, art by Don Rico. The Little Men, art by Dick Rockwell. Norman's Nightmare, script by Hank Chapman, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 3 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Small amount of dried glue on spine of cover.

    Label #4481122021

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Myron Fass, Mel Keefer, and Ben Brown. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A deadly snake gets hold of a mad scientist's giantification formula, and soon menaces the city. A strange clock transports a man into the distant past, where Satanists appeal to him to sacrifice his wife. An evil pharaoh doll comes to life and commands the toys of the world to rise up in revolt against humanity. The Big Snake; The Devils Closet; The Toy Army; Trespasser from Beyond. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 11 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 5

    Cover pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. The Giant from the Tomb--A Purple Claw Mystery, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. Death Flower--A Purple Claw Mystery, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; a man-eating plant terrorizes the Florida Everglades. Sparks of Life cartoon by Chas. Kuhn. The Final Horror--A Purple Claw Mystery, art by Ben Brown. Just What the Doctor Ordered text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 11 GD 2.0

    1" Cumulative spline split. Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. The Giant from the Tomb--A Purple Claw Mystery, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. Death Flower--A Purple Claw Mystery, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; a man-eating plant terrorizes the Florida Everglades. Sparks of Life cartoon by Chas. Kuhn. The Final Horror--A Purple Claw Mystery, art by Ben Brown. Just What the Doctor Ordered text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 12 VG+ 4.5

    Torture scenes

    Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Ellis Eringer, Sal Trapani, Medio Iorio and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Professor Lenox's charm school for girls turns out to be abducting women and replacing them with slaves of Satan. Tuscan peasant Alberto betrays the witch who aided him, but he forgot that witches often have covens. The corpse at a funeral thinks back on how each of his pallbearers led him to his untimely death. Welcome to My School; Fate of Alberto; Highway Rubout; The Pallbearers; Poison-Quill at Midnight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.