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Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 7 GD 2.0

1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached with first wrap detached at one staple. Water spotting.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Vince Fodera, S. Finocchiaro, Sal Trapani and Eugene Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A woman helps her daughter take action against her inattentive husband, starting with dinner. A circus performer is a little too involved with her cats. In a story without dialogue, a man encounters a witch in a haunted house. Mothers Advice; More Deadly Than the Male; Reaching for the Moon; Spawn of the Cat; Sssshhh. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 2(13) FR 1.0

8.5" Cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tears. Cover/centerfold detached. Tape.

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Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood and Al Feldstein. NOTE: There are two issues in this series numbered 13. The issue pictured here, dated July/Aug 1950, although numbered 13, is the actual #2 in the series. The one dated July/Aug 1952 is issue # 13 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A scientist who's jealous of a rival's new job and bride uses a strange new invention to get even, in a Harvey Kurtzman story. A blind person is the only one immune to an invading alien's hypnotic powers, with art by Harry Harrison and Wally Wood. Feldstein and Gaines examine the real-life "flying saucer" phenomenon that swept America in the 1950s. Classic cover by Al Feldstein. The Flying Saucer Invasion; The Meteor Monster; Experiment; The Micro Race!; Sands of Time; The Man Who Raced Time. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 9 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill and staples replaced. 3" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Wally Wood and George Olesen. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Comics fan Freddy encounters a Martian in the woods near his home. Space explorers discover a derelict spacecraft full of human skeletons and a terrifying secret, with art by Wally Wood. In another Wood story, refugees from a war on Earth head into space to start society anew. Classic Wally Wood aliens vs. jet fighters cover was actually Woods first cover for EC. The Gray Cloud of Death!; The Martian Monster; Perchance to Sleep; The Invaders; The Slave of Evil! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 18 GD 2.0

2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Jerry De Fuccio, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Space travelers discover the strange truth about a gigantic planet, with art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel. Martians take the shape of long-lost loved ones in an adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury Martian story, Mars is Heaven, with art by Wally Wood. Plus an EC editorial urging readers to support the beleaguered publisher, and a note about Ray Bradbury adaptations. Classic atom bomb/flying saucer cover by Wally Wood. Mars Is Heaven!; Snap Ending!; Fever; The Parallel!; Disassembled! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 12 #1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

All 3 edges of cover trimmed.

Label #4387827004

Volume 12, Issue 1 - July 1928. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 29 #5 GD 2.0

Mold.

Volume 29, Issue 5 - May 1937. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 32 #6 VG 4.0

Volume 32, Issue 6 - December 1938. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #6 CGC 5.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: small amount of glue on cover.

Label #4426080006

Volume 34, Issue 6 - December 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 35 #3 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4426188013

Volume 35, Issue 3 - May 1938. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 35 #5 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Volume 35, Issue 5 - September 1940. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 36 #4 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Volume 36, Issue 4 - March 1942. Cover by Hannes Bok. Part 1 of the Serialize Novel Herbert West: Reanimator: I, From the Dark by H. P. Lovecraft, the novelettes Hell on Earth by Robert Bloch, Tibetan Vengeance by Stafford Aylmer, short stories Child's Play by Alice Mary Schnirring, Death of the Kraken by David H. Keller, M.D., Here, Daemos! by August Derleth, The March of the Trees by Frank Owen, The Rat Master by Greye La Spina, The Superfluous Phantom by Malcolm Jameson, and The Treasure of Red-Ash Desert by Stanton A. Coblentz. Finally, the poems Garden at Lu by Gerald Chan Sieg, Hunger by Page Cooper, and The Wood-Wife by Leah Bodine Drake. Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #11A GD/VG 3.0

May 1947. Note: The May 1947 issue and July 1947 erroneously have the same volume and issue number. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "The Place with Many Windows", Seabury Quinn, Carl Jacobi, William Tenn, Ray Cummings, Harold Lawler, Manly Banister, and Walter Harwood. Illustrations by Andrew Brosnatch, Lee Brown Coye, Irwin J. Weill, Boris Dolgov, Fred Humiston, M. N. Beale, and John Giunta. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #1 VG 4.0

November, 1947. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert Bloch "The Cheaters, Allison V. Harding, Bert David Ross, Stephen Grendon, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Carl Jacobi, Seabury Quinn, and George Whitley. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Lee Brown Coye, and Boris Dolgov. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #4 VG 4.0

May 1948. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "City of Lost People", Harold Lawlor, C. Hall Thompson, August Derleth "Saunder's Little Friend", Ray Bradbury "Black Ferris", Roger S. Vreeland, Stanton A. Coblentz, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Peter Phillips, and Davis Grubbs -as (Dave Grubbs) "One Foot in the Grave". Illustrations by John Giunta, Lee Brown Coye, Boris Dolgov, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #5 VG 4.0

Water damage.

July 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Fredric Brown "Come and Go Mad", Ewen Whyte, H. Russell Wakefield, Stephen Grendon, Russell Branch, Stanton A. Coblentz, Frietz Lieber "In the X-Ray", Harold Lawlor, Robert Bloch "Floral Tribute", and Seabury Quinn. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, and Matt Fox. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #5 GD 2.0

3" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

July 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Fredric Brown "Come and Go Mad", Ewen Whyte, H. Russell Wakefield, Stephen Grendon, Russell Branch, Stanton A. Coblentz, Frietz Lieber "In the X-Ray", Harold Lawlor, Robert Bloch "Floral Tribute", and Seabury Quinn. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, and Matt Fox. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 42 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Volume 42, Issue 1 - November, 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "The Underbody", Arthur J. Burks, Seabury Quinn, H. Russell Wakefield, Ewen Whyte, August Derleth "Twilight Play", Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Malcolm Kenneth Murchie, Yves Theriault, Emil Petaja, and Malcolm M. Ferguson. Illustrations by Vincent Napoli, lee Brown Coye, Boris Dolgov, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 42 #5 VG/FN 5.0

July 1950. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Arthur J. Burks "Shallajai", Robert Bloch "The Weird Tailor", Eric Frank Russell, Seabury Quinn, H. Russell Wakefield, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, August Derleth "The Closing Door", Margaret St. Clair, and Cleve Cartmill. Illustrations by Charles A. Kennedy, Vincent Napoli, Matt Fox, Fred Humiston, and John N. Anderson. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales of the Future (1952) 3 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split to cover and several interior wraps. Water damage/staining on cover that bleeds through to first pages. Brittle.

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Cover by Basil Wolverton. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Ed Smalle and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Stranded on Mars, astronaut Bob encounters a giant living hand with eyes. A scientist's new discovery accidentally animates a suit of armor. A hallucinogenic substance transports a scientist to a nightmare planet. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Stories and a classic horror cover by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Monster on Mars; The Slave Pits of Uranus; Jumpin' Jupiter; Frontiers of Tomorrow; The Desert Castle; Nightmare World. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Tales of the Future (1952) 5 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Water spotting.

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Cover by Basil Wolverton. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, Hy Fleishman and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. After being abducted by aliens, a man returns to Earth to find civilization destroyed. During a mountain-climbing trip, a man plots revenge against the friend who's sleeping with his wife. A woman decides to free herself from her domineering sister once and for all. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Stories and a classic alien cover by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Man from the Moon; The Worm Turns; Else Youll Be Dead; Jumpin' Jupiter; Worst Enemy; Under Her Thumb; Torture! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Western Hearts (1949) 1 GD 2.0

Water damage. 1" cumulative spine split.

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Photo cover of western film actors Whip Wilson and Reno Browne. Contains western romance stories. In order of appearance: "Western Hearts"; "Romance Rides the Range" art by John Severin and Bill Elder; "Recipes for Romance"; "Love Laughs at Six-Guns"; "I Married Danger"; and "The Man My Father Hated!". Comic advertisement for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. Illustrated text stories: "Foreman of Her Heart: A Ranch Girl Rides to Romance and Happiness!" by Sally Devries; and "With Love From Nancy: Who Was the Man That Broke This Ranch Girl's Heart?" by Alice L. Barry, illustrations by Dan Loprino. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

White Princess of the Jungle (1951) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808014

Art by Louis Ravielli and Charles Sultan. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. In the tradition of Sheena and Tarzan, redheaded, blue-eyed jungle queen Taanda rides a trained zebra and fights for the people of her adopted tribe, the Tauruti. White hunters enter Taandas jungle and soon regret it; The native tribes are threatened by strange swamp beasts; Slavers target Taandas tribe, but before she can save them, she must wrestle an enraged gorilla. Also featuring a dramatic contents page by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. Death at the Animal Pit!; Terror-Fangs at Tauruti Kraal!; The Trek of the Swamp Beasts!; Tenderfoot Mary; Capt'n Courage. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

White Princess of the Jungle (1951) 2 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808015

Everett Raymond Kinstler art in two stories, "Jungle Vengeance" and "Death Wears the Jungle Crown," plus inside front cover. Other stories include "The Witch Doctor Murder Cult" and "The Strange Mission to Ormuz." Origin of Malu, Slave Girl Princess is reprinted. Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

White Princess of the Jungle (1951) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808016

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Gene Fawcette. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. In the tradition of Sheena and Tarzan, redheaded, blue-eyed jungle queen Taanda rides a trained zebra and fights for the people of her adopted tribe, the Tauruti. Soviet forces invade Taandas jungle home; Taanda fights to save her people from an invading army of monster-sized ants; Scientists find danger while tracking the elusive blue gorilla. Also featuring a classic contents page by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. The Army of Terror!; Black Death; The Ant Invasion!; The Story behind the Cover… The Leopard Men!; The Blue Gorilla! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 3(4) CGC 0.5

Paper: Off white

2 center wrap missing.

Label #4302549005

Cover is correctly labeled "Number 3", but indicia says #4. Cover by C. C. Beck. "Beautia for President, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy receives a news tip from an eccentric professor, not knowing the man is actually Sivana, who rockets with Billy to the planet Venus; Captain Marvel is captured as Sivana and Beautia head back to Earth, where the evil scientist plans on using a paralyzing gas over America, making every man, woman, and child his slave. "The Murderous Mex Kane" starring Golden Arrow, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza. "The Mask's Anti-Aircraft Gun" starring Spy Smasher, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck. "Death Pass" text story. "The Return of King Senwosri" starring Ibis the Invincible, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; introduction of King Senwosri. "Gem of Doom" starring Dan Dare, script by Bill Parker, art by Greg Duncan. "The Fountain of Youth" starring Scoop Smith, script by Bill Parker, art by Greg Duncan. "The Island of Knife Scarr" starring Lance O'Casey, script by Bill Parker. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 55 FN/VF 7.0

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Al Carreno. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Capt. Marvel suspects Gideon Snoope's genealogy research is bogus, but then he learns about his many Marvel ancestors throughout history. Smoky Gulch gets its first telephone, and it helps Golden Arrow get the drop on a clueless outlaw who can't figure out where the sounds are coming from. Ibis uses the Ibistick against a deadly demon-monkey whose icy breath can kill, sent by his old foes Trug and Thorne. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Ibis, Anyone Can Be a Magician. Captain Marvel and His Family Tree; Golden Arrow: The Magic Bird of the Old West; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher Blacks Out the Blackout Brigands; Horace Hotstuff; Ibis the Invincible: The Murderous Ice Monkey. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wings Comics (1940) 26 GD- 1.8

Water damage.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Nick Cardy, George Appel, Maxwell Elkan, Rudy Palais, Joe Doolin, Arthur Peddy, Gene Fawcette, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Calhoun goes into basic training for the Air Cadets; Greasemonkey Griffin accidentally launches a fighter and flushes out a Nazi spy-plane; Action nurse Jane Martin goes undercover in Algiers to subdue a Nazi flying ace. Skull Squad; Calhoun of the Air Cadets; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Scalps for a Tomahawk; Phantom Flight; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wings Comics (1940) 30 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Cover detached and taped to first wrap. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by George Appel, Bob Lubbers, Joe Doolin, Gene Fawcette, Saul Rosen, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nazi spies steal a plane design, unaware it was dreamed up by Greasemonkey Griffin; The Skull Squad tests a flying fortress against an experimental Nazi super-bomber; Agent Jane Martin tries to convince a captured Nazi air ace that he's in a German hospital so he'll spill his secrets. Also featuring model airplane tips and aircraft drawings submitted by readers. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Crash Dive for the Jackpot; Graveyard Flight; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wings Comics (1940) 32 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached and taped to first wrap. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Dana E. Dutch and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by George Appel, Bob Lubbers, Joe Doolin, Gene Fawcette, Lily Renee, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Air mechanic Greasemonkey Griffin takes on the infamous gremlins that plague WWII aircraft; Clipper Kirk witnesses the first flight of the airborne Allied super-bomber pictured on the cover; Lovely Lily Renee good-girl art as Agent Jane Martin sets out to smuggle spy photos across the Middle East. Also featuring model airplane tips and aircraft drawings submitted by readers. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Dorniers Beware!; The Talking Gun; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wings Comics (1940) 45 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Gus Schrotter, Alex Blum, Lily Renee, Ruth Atkinson, Lee Elias, Ruben Moreira, and Arnold Hicks. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nice Lily Renee good-girl art as Agent Jane Martin goes undercover as a gypsy dancer; Greasemonkey Griffin accidentally takes Professor Poppen J. Ipswitch's dangerous invention for a ride; Clipper Kirk must protect a conference of world leaders (Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, and Chiang Kai-Shek appear) from a top-secret Nazi supercarrier. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; The Hero of Djebel Bou Arada; Thunder In the Alps; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wings Comics (1940) 61 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Howard Larsen, Alex Blum, Lee Elias and Ed Waldman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin is captured by Nazis in a Romanian village and put on a torture rack; Clipper Kirk is shot down during a bombing raid over Tokyo; Greasemonkey Griffin dreams that he's a superhero. You Can't Keep a Good Man Down; Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Greasemonkey Griffin; Captain Wings. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 8 #1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4421594014

Volume 8, Issue 1 - August 1952. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue with a two-page pictorial of Bettie Page as a French Maid! 8.5 x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Witches Tales (1951 Harvey) 4 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Only one staple (manufacturing).

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Stories and art by Bob Powell and Rudy Palais. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. Strange, inhuman creatures have evolved from the people who lived in the catacombs beneath Paris. A guide to performing magic tricks. A jilted woman studies witchcraft to get revenge on the man who preferred money to her. The Sewer Monsters; The Yellow Menace; Witches Tricks; Death by Witchcraft; Bells of Doom; The Midget Men; Ghosts of Famous Pirates: The Ripper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Witches Tales (1951 Harvey) 5 CBCS 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-445FE22-015

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A photo clerk uses black magic on the subjects of the photos he develops. Evil caterpillar-creatures populate a remote inn. A washer-woman discovers her legacy of witchcraft from a Salem ancestor: magic gloves. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. The Spell of the Black Gloves; Share My Coffin; The Clinging Phantom; Curse of the Caterpillar. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women in Love (1949-50 Fox) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4481535002

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Art by Wally Wood and others. Women find love threatened by the sins of the past. A woman chooses between two men and later wonders if she picked the right one; The one person a woman respects above all others turns out to be tragically flawed; A woman plays a dangerous game with human hearts. Plus love advice to readers. Did I Love the Wrong Man?; My Clay Idol; Sweetheart's Corner; Let's Talk It Over; I Thought I Was Smart. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with A Feature Presentation (Fox, 1950 series) #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 25 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Siege of the Rykornians," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Wonder Woman, Etta and the Holliday Girls face the terror of a strange plant people, and it isn't until the Amazon Princess and Paula develop a machine capable of destroying the alien plants that the Earth is once again safe. Wonder Women of History: four-page Dolly Madison bio, art by Paul Reinman. "Who'll Adopt Teasy?", script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Wonder Woman and Myrna visit an orphanage where Myrna adopts Teasy; Meanwhile, Mryna's husband has invented a secret formula, and gives it to her to put in the family safe. Ton o' Fun cartoon by Harry Lampert. Two-page text story, "Keeper of the Snakes" by Charles King. "The Judgment of Goddess Vultura," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); After Wonder Woman shuts down a cure-all cult, led by the Purple Priestess, the villainess goes on to kidnap the daughter of the Zarikan King, then captures the Amazon Princess and brainwashes her. Back cover Red Ryder/Daisy Air Rifle ad (art by Fred Harmon). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 53 FR 1.0

Water saturation. Staple rust, rust migration. Mold.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Crime Master of Time," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Tibro comes from the future to steal a hydrogen bomb and sends Steve and Wonder Woman to the past so they can't stop him. "The Wonder Woman Nobody Knows," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A magazine reporter follows Wonder Woman around all day for a story that might save her job. Wonder Women of History: two-page Martha G. Kimball bio by Julius Schwartz, art by John Giunta. "Fashions of the Far East" text article. "The Secret Treasure At Rainbow's End," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman helps revive a ghost town. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Happy Hobby Time!" 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonderworld Comics (1939) 15 CBCS 1.5 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Off white

Amateur Conservation includes: Centerfold reinforced with glue. Cover and 2 center wraps detached. Front and back cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of tape on cover.

Label #23-3E84026-005

Cover pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Lou Fine. The Valley of Terror starring Flame, Dr. Belos, and Vulture Men. Rango the Witch Doctor starring Yarko. Shorty Shortcake story. Mutiny On Devil's Island starring Patty O'Day and The Nazis, art by Claire Moe. Clue of the Broken Buddha starring Dr. Fung. Guardian Angels Under Stormy Skies text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). The Castle of Professor Z starring Tex Maxon the Phantom Rider. Masquerade of Swing starring Don Quixote. Spark Stevens story. K-51 Spies At War story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 66 GD+ 2.5

1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Superman, Ex-Crimebuster, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman adopts a criminal identity in order to unmask a gang leader. How Safe Is Your Driving? public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Green Arrow Joins the Foreign Legion, art by George Papp. The Australian Code Mystery--A Special Spy Thriller, script by David Vern, art by Alex Toth. House ad for Tomahawk #19. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Yankee Doodle Fleet starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. Primitive Pastimes text article. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Proving Ground For Crime starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

World's Finest (1941) 73 GD 2.0

2" spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Batman and Superman, Swamis Inc. starring Superman and Batman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Batman poses as a Swami in a circus to lure out a superstitious criminal, and Superman helps him by making his predictions come true. The Yankee Schoolmaster starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani. The Hercules Arrow starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Worlds of Fear (1952) 3 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Cover cleaned. Interior wraps detached at staples (staples only affixed in back cover). Pages anchored with glue on interior.

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Stories and art by George Evans and Martin Smith. Pre-Code tales of horror from Fawcett, a publisher not normally noted for grue. A human accidentally discovers the world of the Gkmloooms, a sinister mutant race living beneath the ruins of Hiroshima, in a story with art by EC legend George Evans. A mad scientist revives an executed murderer, but the killer still depends on the doctor's formula to stay undead. Ghostly hands play an eerie piano. Frost and Scorpion, the captains of the rival pirate ships the Sea Beast and the Black Avenger, continue their battle from beyond the grave. Truly eerie cover image, probably by Sheldon Moldoff. The Metamorphosis of the Gkmloooms; The Strangler; The Room; Captain Frost's Phantom Vessel. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 47 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4467060004

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel's long-lost uncle turns up, and he's a Popeye-like sailor, but something isn't quite right. Working as circus hands, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate a murder, aided by the only witness to the crime: Susie the Spelling Elephant. Commando Yank finds postwar intrigue in Havana, as a beautiful woman is targeted by mysterious figures. Mary Marvel Meets Sinbad the Sailor; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Spirit of Things; Witless Witmore; Giggle Gags; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Elephant Who Could Spell; Richard Richard, Private Dick: Sink or Swim; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; The Phantom Eagle: The Parcel From Mexico; Penny Graves: Spy Train; Dippy Detours; Commando Yank: Scoop At Sea. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Yogi Berra (1951) 0 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: See item notes

Significant front/back scuff(s).

Label #4445153005

Stories and art by Yogi Berra, Kurt Schaffenberger and Charles Dexter. Fawcett continues its early-'50s baseball one-shots with a look at the life of another pioneering baseball great, Yogi Berra. As a catcher for the New York Yankees, Larry Berra helps the team win a record-setting number of World Series championships. A second-generation American, Berra earns the nickname "Yogi" due to his supposed resemblance to an Indian yoga practitioner, and wins fame for his witty "Yogi-isms." The art is by longtime Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Includes a short message written by Berra himself. Dear Fans; Yogi Berra. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Young Folks Natural History HC (c.1893 Hurst & Co.) Mother Goose Series 1-1ST GD 2.0 1st Printing

Cover and interior oxidation.

1st printing. Part of Hurst & Co's 1893-1898 Mother Goose series. Features black and white engravings of nature and wild life. Hardcover, quarter-cloth over illustrated boards. 8" x 10 1/4", 204 pages, text with B&W engravings.

Youthful Romances (1949 Pix-Parade) 12 GD+ 2.5

Water damage. Cover detached.

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Stories and art by Stephen Kirkel, Harry Harrison, Bob Bache and Henry Kiefer. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Colleen loves her manager Ray, but he doesn't notice her, until he gets a hint from a song by real-life music legend Tony Bennett, in a surprise cameo. Plus a profile and photo of Tony Bennett. If you're a Tony Bennett fan, this is the comic for you! Government secretary Patty is torn between boss Ted and contractor Jim, until she suspects that one of them is swindling Uncle Sam. In an unconventional story, the romance between Mary and George goes awry when a mayoral candidate accuses her father of racketeering. Cover features a photo of a young Tony Bennett. Cold, Cold Heart; I was a Washington Secretary; Tony Bennett - The Golden Tone; Racketeers Daughter; Strikeout for Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted Feature Book (1937 David McKay Publishing) 1 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. first wrap is fully split at spine.

Stories by Romer Grey and Stephen Slesinger. Art by Allen Dean. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue (technically the third, but the first numbered) reprinted King of the Royal Mounted comic strips from 1936.  Canadian Mountie Dave King was based on a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. Yukon outlaws set fire to King's cabin to distract him while they ambush a dogsled team, killing the men escorting a gold shipment. 9-in. x 12-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.