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  • Item #61807465
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    Target Comics (1940) Vol. 2 #6 GD+ 2.5

    1" Spine split from top. Cover detached.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover art by Bob Wood. Episode of the Eight-Ball Game starring Target, script and art by Bob Wood. Concealed in the stratosphere... starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. 15,000--and Out! starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. Only a second to go, my friends, then--- starring Cadet, script by Art Gates, art by George Harrison. Treasure Island [Part 5]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. Scene: A small mid-western city... starring Chameleon, script and art by Bob Davis. S-t-r-i-k-e t-o-n-i-g-h-t! starring White Streak, script by Ray Gill, art by Emil Gershwin. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60998830
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    Teen-Age Diary Secrets (1949 St. John Publishing) 6 FR 1.0

    5.5" Cumulative spine split to cover with spine splitting to several interior wraps. Cover detached.

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    Starts Apr 5

    Cover photo by Bruno Bernard. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vic Herman, and Dana Dutch. Young love with a whiff of scandal, in early romance comics from St. John that featured frequent art by Matt Baker. Joyce toys with the affections of boys like Jackie to increase her popularity, in a story with art by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. In another Baker story, Sybil sets her sights on handsome new student Fred, even though he has a reputation as a "woman-hater." Lucy gets a job at the drugstore so she can earn the money for a prom dress, but that doesn't leave her much time for dating Jim. I Played Kiss and Run; Prom Trouble; Dusty Dawn; A Lie Nearly Ruined My Romance; My Wrong Approach for Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Teen-Age Romances (1949 St. John) 42 CGC 7.0

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 7.0.

    Paper: White

    Label #4528767001

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    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Frank Borth. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Wedding-dress designer Laurie wonders if she'll ever get to wear a bridal veil herself, and then she meets handsome client Carlos, in a story with art by the legendary Everett Raymond Kinstler. Struggling actress Nora meets Greg, who wants her to give up her career, but when she learns Greg is a director, she suspects the worst. Laura falls for handsome cowboy Rocky while visiting a dude ranch, but Rocky isn't who he appears to be. Cover by Baker. The Bridal Veil; Hollywood Heartache; Heartbreak Falls; Rehearsal for Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Teen-Age Romances (1949 St. John) 45 FR 1.0 (R)

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    RESTORATION. Staple replaced. 6.5" Cumulative spine split. Tape on interior cover and under staple.

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    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Delivery boy Will meets Lee at a fancy party, but their economic classes may keep them apart, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Helen carries out a summer-long plan to win Dick's attention. Department store clerk Lucille is torn between co-worker Barry and manager Clay, and the office politics aren't helping. This Business of Love; Love Me, Love My Boss; Farm Boy; I Scorned Love; I Played Hard-to-Get; Coal Town Girl. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61557481
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    Terrors of the Jungle (1952) 10 GD 2.0

    3" Cumulative spine split.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle warrior Nagra protects a film crew in the jungle from coordinated attacks by savage beasts. A skeptical woman wants to disprove Rulah's existence, and winds up being saved by her instead. A jungle wizard named Loki makes animals and people slaves to his will, but Rulah bows to no one. Lively action-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Nagra Jungle Queen: Jungle Justice; Private Lives of Jungle Folk; Rulah: The Bloodthirsty Stone; Fate in the Jungle; Rulah: The Golden Lake. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61557797
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    Published Aug 1949 by St. John.

    Texan (1948 St. John) 5 GD/VG 3.0

    1/2" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Howard Larsen, Bert N. Dean, and Bill Walsh. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. Female rancher and action girl Buckskin Belle offers to teach her handsome but clueless neighbor the ways of the West, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A Texas Ranger battles outlaws who are trying to drive homesteaders off their land. Mustang Jack helps Linda when rustlers target her ranch. Also featuring a vintage full-color comics ad for "The Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen" including images of the young movie star. Cover by Baker. Winner's Draw; Buckskin Belle: Peril on the Prairie; The Bold Buckeroo; The Texan; Mustang Jack: High Stakes-Low Bid; Shot in the Dark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61805440
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    Thing (1952 Charlton) 3 FR/GD 1.5

    4" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Albert Tyler. "The Clutch of Doom," art by Bob Forgione; Galvin manor has been cursed by the previous owner; Anyone digging for the treasure hidden in the cellar will be attacked by Henry Galvin's skeleton hand. "Ghost Town Ghost," pencils by John Belfi , inks by Dick Giordano; Western outlaw Dude Fenley and his gang murder the prospector Old Cady and take off with his gold by kidnapping a train. "The Marching Dead Men," art by Bob Forgione; Two US-American pilots are forced to land in Mongolia, behind enemy Korean lines; They join a march of living dead, led by a shaman, returning to their home soil. "What Was It! The Adventure of Two Ghostbreakers" text story. "Crypt of the Vampire," art by Martin; Rumanian castle Zangra is still inhabited by its vampire baron. "Mirror, Mirror, On My Wall," art by Albert Tyler; James Garth is not only an antiques dealer, but also the middleman of a dope-smuggling ring; He employs the services of a demon to get back at all those who betrayed him financially. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62323373
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    Published Sep 1953 by St. John.

    Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 1 GD 2.0

    Cover-to-cover worm holes. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62119392
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    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 17 #2 VG 4.0 (R)

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    Starts Apr 5

    Aug 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Eando Binder, Manly Wade Wellman, Ray Cummings, Nelson S. Bond, Henry Kuttner, Gerald Evans, and Oscar J. Friend. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #61847630
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    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 38 #2 CGC 7.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4393821009

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    June, 1951. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Jack Vance, H.B. Fyfe, Carter Sprague, William Campbell Gault, Roger Dee, and Charles L. Harness. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61808684
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    Published Mar 1951 by DC.

    Tomahawk (1950) 4 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Feb 24

    Cover art by Bruno Premiani. Tomahawk Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. Tomahawk Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. Chief Hot Foot humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Sequoyah humor page by Mort Drucker. The Legend of the Red Quarry--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Leonard Starr. The Indian War Over a Dead Cow! non-fiction by Al McLean. The Northwest Indians--Indian Album by Al McLean. How to Make a Tote Pole--Indian Album by Al McLean. They Speak with Their Hands text article by David Kahn, art by Raymond Perry. The Flying Frontiersman starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277513
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    Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 12 VG- 3.5

    Striking horror cover

    Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A scientist's evolving machine turns him into an advanced being, until he takes it too far. The series continues its trend of offbeat horror stories with a Western version of the classic Don Quixote. A man murders his brother....too bad they were Siamese twins. Evolution; Terror; The Story of the Witch/The Hand Behind the Head; Don Coyote: A Boo of the Month; Tale of Cain; Blind Alley; Terror Tricks; Gambling Fever. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 13B FR 1.0 White Border Variant

    Full length spine split. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. On Earth in the far future, a mysterious plague threatens to undo Utopia. A scientist's assistant tries unusual means to win the love of his boss's daughter. Space explorers enter a strange realm of space that causes their instruments and engine to go awry. The Plague; Honeymoon; Chilly Chamber Music Songs from the Spook Box!; What Dyou Know, Joe; Out There; Jam Session; Stories Behind the Stars; Germ Sequence. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61808775
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    True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (1949 McCombs/Harvey) 6 GD 2.0

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    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, John Sink, and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Carol discovers that her man-crazy friend Arlene has set her sights on her boyfriend, handsome Steve. Nona dreams of a man who will take her away from her puritanical grandparents so she can enjoy life. Debbie is so obsessed with new clothes that she risks losing her beau, Chet. Man Chaser; I Had Wedding Day Jitters; What Men Like About Girls; Am I Duty Bound To Marry?; I Was Reckless; My Bashful Heart!; Clothes Crazy; How To Plan a Party. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370813
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    Published Nov 1953 by Atlas.

    Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 14 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by unknown. Art by Ed Winiarski, Russ Heath, Dick Ayers, Mort Lawrence, Joe Sinnott and unknown. "For the Birds!" with art by Ed Winiarski - When Professor Gorey realizes that there is a valuable market in interplanetary birds, he begins stealing eggs from other worlds, hatching them, and selling the rare birds. However, on one trip to a new planet, he finds a giant bird taller than a skyscraper, who mistakes his spaceship for its egg and sits down on it, crushing the ship and the professor. Also in this issue: "The Victims of Vonntor!" with art by Russ Heath - A man with eight arms kills people and avoids being arrested for the crimes because when he is fingerprinted he shows the police a different set of hands; 2-page text story "The Dreadful Formula"; "The Hidden Martians" with pencils by Dick Ayers - A man charged with detecting hidden Martians is unaware that his girlfriend is one; "The Horselaugh" with art by Mort Lawrence; and "Find a Pin and Pick It Up!" with art by Joe Sinnott - A man fashions a voodoo doll to kill his partner and winds up killing himself. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370814
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    Published Feb 1954 by Atlas.

    Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 17 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by unknown. Art by Mort Lawrence, Paul Reinman, George Roussos, Chuck Winter, Gene Colan, Tony DiPreta? and unknown. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "I Live with Corpses!" with art by Mort Lawrence; "The New World" with art by Paul Reinman; "The Replacement!" with pencils by George Roussos; "Tomorrow I Die!" with art by Chuck Winter; "From Out of the Night" with art by Gene Colan; and 2-page text story "Beware of the Black Panther" with illo by Tony DiPreta?, reprinted from Adventures into Terror (1951) #5 (original title: "Black Vengeance"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370815
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    Published Jun 1954 by Atlas.

    Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 21 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5

    Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Benulis, Tony DiPreta, John Tartaglione, Tony Mortellaro, Doug Wildey and Jack Abel. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "When Walks the Zombie" with art by Bill Benulis and Jack Abel; 2-page text story "Accidental Death"; "The Torturer" with art by Tony DiPreta; "Tomb for Two!" with art by John Tartaglione; "Fair Exchange!" with art by Tony Mortellaro; and "Bored to Death" with art by Doug Wildey. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370816
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    Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 34 VG- 3.5

    Water spotting.

    Starts Mar 17

    Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Jack Katz, Bob Powell, Ed Winiarski, Robert Q. Sale and John Forte. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "Look to the Sky!" by Paul S. Newman and Jack Katz; 2-page text story "The Magician"; "The Man Who Could Do Anything!" with art by Bob Powell; "The Seven Years!" with art by Ed Winiarski; "The Thing in the Box" by Paul S. Newman and Robert Q. Sale; and "He Saved the World!" with art by John Forte. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Uncle Charlie's Fables (1952) 5 0.3

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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Hy Mankin, Dick Rockwell, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell and Charles Biro. Singular comics talent Charles Biro, a legend in hardboiled comics fiction, here reinvents himself as "Uncle Charlie," providing fairy tales for an audience of children - all of whom are featured in a black-and-white photo at the start of each issue. Peter Pester tries to help protect the kingdom of Gladiola from the wrath of Carboni the Plunderer. Two children have an adventure on a raft and save their town from a flood. A gypsy woman and the town blacksmith find love, but neither of their communities approve. Trouble by the Bushels; Two Who Built a Dream; The Blacksmith and the Gypsies; The Dog Who Lost His Bark; The Sleepy King. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277515
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    Published 1953 by Visual Editions.

    Unseen, The (1952) 11 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover oxidation. Water damage. Extra staple holes.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Jack Katz. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "The Sealed Coffin!"; "The Songs of Saint-Saens"; "Fright Cry"; "A Father's Phantom" art by Rocco Mastroserio; "The Wolf Dancer!" art by Art Saaf; "Revenge at Glamis Castle"; "Interlude for Death"; and "Two Deaths to Die!". "Appointment with Death: You Can't Always Be Sure of a Hitch-Hiker on a Dark, Snowy Night..." illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277516
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    Unseen, The (1952) 12 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Nick Cardy. Nick Cardy cover. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "Edge of Darkness" art by Mike Roy; "The Screaming Skulls" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #13 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2018 IDW) #5-1ST; "Weird Facts: The Towers of Silence, The Bloodiest Place in the World"; "The Beast Within"; "The Helmsman" art by George Tuska, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #6; "Grip on Life" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Thing in the Well" art by Gene Fawcette; and "The Thing From the Dark" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #31. "The Murder Room: Policewoman Janet Kendrick Is Cornered by a Maniacal Killer!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62413127
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    Published 1953 by Visual Editions.

    Unseen, The (1952) 12 GD/VG 3.0

    1" Spine split from bottom. Cover loose at both staples. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Mar 3

    Cover by Nick Cardy. Nick Cardy cover. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "Edge of Darkness" art by Mike Roy; "The Screaming Skulls" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #13 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2018 IDW) #5-1ST; "Weird Facts: The Towers of Silence, The Bloodiest Place in the World"; "The Beast Within"; "The Helmsman" art by George Tuska, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #6; "Grip on Life" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Thing in the Well" art by Gene Fawcette; and "The Thing From the Dark" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #31. "The Murder Room: Policewoman Janet Kendrick Is Cornered by a Maniacal Killer!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62413128
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    Published Jun 1942 by Timely.

    USA Comics (1941) 5 GD- 1.8 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Staples replaced. Archival tape on interior cover. 3.5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Centerfold detached at one staple. Oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    "Hitler and Hirohito's Hunting Trip," pencils by Ernie Hart, inks by Ernie Hart and George Klein; Hitler and Mussolini need to find a way to hide Germany's difficulties from a visiting Hirohito, so they whisk him off to a castle in the Black Forest; The Victory Boys are nearby, and Maxie is chosen to go hunting for some food for them. "Murder, Unlimited," pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Klein; Satan sends the Black Widow to collect the soul of Karl Koodamore, a man who arranges murders for money; After one of Koodamore's henchmen kills an actor on stage the Black Widow appears, killing one henchman, driving another to suicide, and tricking Koodamore into driving off a cliff. Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty ad. "Hills of Horror"; When young Jonah's father dies in an earthquake in Shanghai, Jonah leaves the city to start afresh; He runs into a drifter named Budd Powers, and the two decide to stick together. "The Dog-Nappers," pencils by Malcolm Kildale; Butch Brogan, a hobo, finds a book of Shakespeare and feels inspired by it, although his fellow hobos mock him. "Sandai and the Atom Smasher"; The Blue Blade heads to the Pacific coast as a result of the Japanese joining the war; Once there, he saves an inventor and his daughter from Japanese spies who were trying to steal his atomic smashing machine. "Dead Man's Warning" text story. "Terror In the Sky!", script by Melville Henry, art by Jack Alderman; Lon Crag sees some other kids reading Captain America Comics at school and wishes he could be that kind of hero. Krazy Komics #2 ad. "Encounter With a Giant," pencils by Ed Winiarski; Bobby disobeys his mother by going into the forest where he meets Gypo, a giant who tries to scare him. "Fish Face Friday"; Corporal Jeff Dix's furlough is cut short and he is deployed to Panama. "The Origin of El Gaucho," pencils by Vince Alascia; Don Caldwell, an exchange student in South America, comes to love his new home and studies the legend of their protector El Gaucho, who died many years ago. Marvel Mystery Comics ad. Terry-Toons Comics ad. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62177864
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    Published Jul 1943 by Timely.

    USA Comics (1941) 9 CGC 3.5

    Hitler and hypodermic needle cover

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well

    Label #4515592001

    Starts Apr 5
  • Item #62184024
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    Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 27 GD 2.0

    Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD #1. "Silver Threads Among the Mold!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Cedric wants to marry a model named Christine; he makes a statue of her. "People Who Live in Brass Hearses," script by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines, art by Jack Davis; The children ran up to the hearse as Mr. Byrd drove by, yelling things at him as he made his way to the general store; They couldn't understand why a man, who was NOT an undertaker, would drive such a contraption. "Treasure!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Strictly from Hunger!", art by George Evans; The posse stands before the mouth of the dark cave, where they had trailed a creature that had killed ten of their own, stripping their flesh from their bones. "A Grim Fairy Tale!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A tiny kingdom is overrun with rats. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62413129
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    Published Feb 1951 by Marvel.

    Venus (1948 Marvel) 12 VG- 3.5

    Starts Apr 5

    "Trapped in the Land of Terror." The evil dictator of Cassarobia kidnaps Venus, and she defeats him with love. "The Lost World!" Venus faces green sea monsters. Also includes: "The Strange Rocket!" and "The Isle of No Return." Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61809662
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    Published Mar 1945 by Vic Verity.

    Vic Verity Magazine (1945) 3 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Feb 24
  • Item #62370819
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    Published Jan 1953 by Ajax.

    Voodoo (1952 Ajax/Farrell) 5 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. Three men spend the night in a haunted lighthouse. A wife's hatred of her husband's undertaking job drives her murderously insane. A woman poisons her lover's wife, resulting in madness and revenge from the beyond the grave. Corpses of the Jury; Death Light?; Man-Killer; Ghoul for a Day; The Spiteful Spirit. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370820
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    Published 1952 by Ajax.

    Voodoo (1952 Ajax/Farrell) 6 FR 1.0

    6.5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Mar 17

    Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. Explorers encounter a strange feathered serpent in an ancient Aztec temple. A ghoul and a woman executed for murder seem to be the perfect couple. A witch who learns how to see the future soon wishes she hadn't. The Weird Dead; Ghoul's Bride; Mrs. Garrity's Shadow; Killer Lady; She Wanted to Know... The Black Future. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370821
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    Published Mar 1953 by Ajax.

    Voodoo (1952 Ajax/Farrell) 7 GD- 1.8

    Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

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    Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A man discovers a man-eating flower on a desert island and uses it to commit murder. Sue finds an old painting in an antique store that looks eerily like her, and it begins to exert a strange hold over her. A plague of locusts turns out to have alien origins. Devil Flower; Voodoo Canvas; Dealing with the Devil; Deadly Timing!; Goodbye...World! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Voodoo (1952 Ajax/Farrell) 14 FR 1.0

    Full length spine split (taped). Centerfold detached. Tape on interior cover and under staples. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. Jerry learns the horrifying truth about Jessica's many husbands. In another classic story, a cheating wife and her lover have their heads shrunk while they're still alive. When undertakers go on strike, zombies rise to take over. Another strange cover by an unknown artist features a beauty contest with Death as the judge. Witch or Widow; Heads of Horror; Morgue Bait; Assignment Terror!; Corpses…Coast to Coast. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370823
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    Published Jun 1954 by Ajax.

    Voodoo (1952 Ajax/Farrell) 15 FR/GD 1.5

    6 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at both staples, centerfold detached at one. Cover oxidation. Corner piece nearly detached.

    Starts Apr 5

    Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. An executioner who collects victims' heads meets an ironic fate. A couple discovers a mad scientist's army of giant rats. A frozen cavewoman revived by science goes on a murderous rampage when she gets a glimpse of the modern world. Doomed; Dead Man's Pajamas; Nightmare Island; Witch Magic; Hammer of Evil. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62444260
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 22 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4481630004

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Carl Buettner. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Osborne, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Earl Duvall, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2, #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey adopts transplanted native Thursday. Bucky Bug arrives in Junkville and meets June. Donald drives through the drive-thru restaurant - literally. Plus a Message to the Boys and Girls of America and vintage PSAs for Defense Stamps. Horse Sense; On The Spot; Wheels of Progress; Their Appetites Were Whetted; The Miracle Master; High Tide; Respect Your Elders; Pedro; Out to Get Him!; This Means YOU!; Some Dope; Well Equipped; A Narrow Escape; Mickey Mouse Movies; A Recordbreaking Jump; Hollywood Chatter; Caught in the Rain; Special Delivery; An Education for Thursday; Thar She Blows!; Pluto at the Zoo; Funny Films; It's All in the Game. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61268665
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 25 GD 2.0

    Tracing indentations on cover. Interior pencil and crayon markings.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Osborne, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Earl Duvall, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey and Goofy investigate strange goings-on at The Bar None Ranch. In a text story adapting the Disney cartoon Private Pluto, Pluto is pestered by two rambunctious chipmunks, Chip 'n' Dale. The comic book preceded the cartoon, making this the first-ever appearance of Chip 'n' Dale. On the Rebound!; The Good Samaritan!; A Drink on the House; The Tide Turns!; Not a Thought for Goofy; Double Trouble; The Vanishing Recruit; One Man Patrol; Success!; Goofys Addled Auto; Mickey Mouse at the Bar None Ranch; Hollywood Chatter; A Tire-Some Situation; Something New Afoot; Arms for the Army; First Line of Defense; Law-Abiding Goofy; Private Pluto; Mickey Mouse Movies; A New Idea; Such Restraint. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61809628
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 41 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage. Interior pen and pencil markings.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Professor Dustibones enlists Mickey for a journey to a land of prehistoric creatures. In a story by Barks, Donald builds a suit of armor to attack his nephews' snow fort, and the combat just escalates from there. In a story by Kelly, Gremlin Gus makes mischief in the kitchen. Plus the Hollywood Chatter column discusses the fifteenth anniversary of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon. The Duck in the Iron Pants; Bucky Bug; Clearer Visibility; Tokens for Tokyo; 'Sno Use; Handwriting in the Snow; Slim Pickin's; Gremlin Gus; Mickey Mouse: In the Land of Long Ago; Hollywood Chatter; Gilt-Edged Security; Stuffy's Picnic; Table Manners; Mush, Boy, Mush!; A Difficulty Ironed Out; Aerial Combat; Sink or Swim; Let's Make Valentines; Hey, Rube!; Winter Sports; The Invisible Man; It's a Gift; Getting Down to Earth; Horse Sense; All Snow and a Yard Wide; School's Out; Patriot Satisfies Wanderlust; Insomnia 'Nipped' in the Bud; Pass The Ammunition; Fair and Warmer. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61809637
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 49 VG- 3.5

    1" Spine split from top.

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    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Dick Moores, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Veve Risto, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 5 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey helps refugee children escape WWII. In a story by Barks, Donald becomes a tightrope walker and decides to cross Niagara Falls on a wire. Dumbo the elephant helps the Seven Dwarfs when they encounter a Giant. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; The Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo; Mickey Mouse; Joe's Gems; Convertible Contraption for Cans OR Cultivating!; Slight Reduction; Up a Tree; Poor Fish; High But Not Dry; Mickey Mouse and the War Orphans. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62465134
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 99 VG+ 4.5

    Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Starts Feb 24

    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Harvey Eisenberg, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey gets into a fight with the turkey he bought for Thanksgiving. In a story by Barks, Donald competes with his nephews on a radio quiz show. Goofy catches sight of a Goofy-looking forefather in the caveman exhibit at the museum. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Honey Harvester; Thanksgiving Guaranteed; Mickey Mouse: Thanksgiving Dinner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62465135
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 99 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

    Starts Mar 10

    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Harvey Eisenberg, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey gets into a fight with the turkey he bought for Thanksgiving. In a story by Barks, Donald competes with his nephews on a radio quiz show. Goofy catches sight of a Goofy-looking forefather in the caveman exhibit at the museum. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Honey Harvester; Thanksgiving Guaranteed; Mickey Mouse: Thanksgiving Dinner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62361982
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 108 CGC 8.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4495153004

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Manuel Gonzales, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey, Goofy and Donald meet the seven ghosts that haunt Colonel Bassett's house. In a story by Barks, Donald enters a frog in a jumping contest against Snake Eyes McViper. Bucky Bug and Bo search for the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Bongo's Best Show; Mickey Mouse in the House of Seven Haunts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62465136
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 135 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Feb 24

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 137 FN 6.0

    Starts Apr 5

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 142 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Feb 24

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62384024
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    Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) 12 CGC 3.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4491131004

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    Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. This issue was cited in the text (page 277) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. The Trigger Happy Trio winds up on the wrong end of Al Capone and his baseball bat. The true story of the first escape from Alcatraz. On the American frontier, the Harpe brothers make a reputation as the Sawney Beans of America, with robbery, murder, and perhaps even cannibalism. The Trigger Happy Trio!; The Battle of the Rock!; The Horrible Harpes; Wild Bill Hickok; The Butchers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62349962
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    Published Aug 1952 by Atlas.

    War Comics (1950 Atlas) 11 CGC 1.5

    Violent flamethrower cover

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4538532001

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  • Item #62370824
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    Published Jan 1953 by Atlas.

    War Comics (1950 Atlas) 15 GD 2.0

    Water damage. Cover-to-cover worm hole.

    Starts Mar 17

    "Shoot Anything That Moves" (art by Dave Berg), "Unarmed," "Army Policy" (art by Jerry Robinson), "The Last Stand," and a two-page text story, "General Harte Gets a Purple Heart." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62371279
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    Published Jun 1944 by Dell.

    War Heroes (1942-1945 Dell) 8 VG/FN 5.0

    Staple rust/migration.

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by Albert Delacorte. Cover by Burris Jenkins. Stories by Burris Jenkins, Jim Chambers, and Tom Hickey. Adventure war tales featuring such historical figures as Private Saul, a convoy gunner, and Eddie Borycz—these are real-life War Heroes! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61557386
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    Web of Mystery (1951) 18 GD 2.0

    3" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    "The Moon Was Red," "Out of Blackness They Come," "Corpses on Cue," and "Evil Twangs the Devil's Harp." Cover by Ken Rice. Stories by Lou Cameron, Dick Beck, Jim McLaughlin, and Ken Rice. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370825
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    Published 1954 by Ace Comics.

    Web of Mystery (1951) 21 GD 2.0

    Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Mar 17

    Stories by Dick Ayers, Ken Rice, Chic Stone, Mike Sekowsky, and Vince Alascia. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370826
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    Published 1954 by Ace Comics.

    Web of Mystery (1951) 27 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Mar 17

    Cover by Jim McLaughlin. Stories by Lou Cameron, Sy Grudko, and Richard Case. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277517
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    Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 3 GD 2.0

    Decapitation cover

    Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A surgeon's lifelong rival beats him to a prestigious position, so he cuts off his hand, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Paul inherits his uncle's castle, and also his family legacy of monster-making. A subway worker discovers giant ants beneath the city. While the Iron Was Hot; Hand of Fate; Your Name on It; The Disbeliever; The Castle of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.