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Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 131 #1 VG/FN 5.0

Volume 131, Issue 1 - July, 1956. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Baby Huey the Baby Giant (1956 Harvey) 1 GD 2.0

1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple.

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Cover pencils by Marty Taras. Stories by unknown. Art by Marty Taras and unknown. Baby Huey stars in: "Wishful Thinking"; "Quite a Movie"; "Penny Wise"; and untitled 1-pager. Also in this issue: Herman and Katnip in "Herman's Fairy God-Mouse"; untitled Buzzy 2-pager; 1-page text story "Trick Dog"; 1-page text story "Dog Eat Dog"; and 1-page text story "Rodeo Rider"! Characters in this issue: Baby Huey; Huey's mama; Matilda; Huey's papa; the Fox; Herman; Katnip; Buzzy the Crow. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 100 CGC 3.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4652009002

This is the hard-to-find and much sought after 100th issue. The three Batman and Robin stories in this issue are all new and not reprints. Cover pencils by Bob Kane, Dick Sprang, and Win Mortimer, inks by Bob Kane, Dick Sprang, Win Mortimer, Jerry Robinson, and Charles Paris. "Batmantown, U.S.A.", pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; When the city of Plainville decides to change its name to Batmantown in order to attract residents, Batman figures that it will draw the criminal element instead. Pioneers of 1976! public service announcement with Binky. "The Hunters of Gotham City," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; An accident at the docks in Gotham City allows several animals to escape into the city, but Batman discovers that they were released on purpose: for jewel smuggling! 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Detectives with Electric Eyes article by Jack Miller. "The Great Batman Contest," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman initiates a contest wherein boys submit their inventons in order to win a scholarship, while Batman hopes to find an invention that will serve him well in his crime fighting. 2/3-page O'Malley of the 4th Precinct story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 9 FR 1.0

7" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation.

Cover by Irv Novick. "Three Arrows Against Doom!", script by Bob Haney, art by Russ Heath; Robin Hood, disguised as an old trader, tells the story of three different arrows that saved him from trouble. "Peril of the Burning Sea," script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; During a fishing expedition, Jon and the crew come across a burning face above the water, shooting flames at their vessel!; Captain Olaf and the rest of the crew dub it a fire-troll, but Jon isn't so sure. The First Commandos article by Ross Andru; A brief story about Vikings and their raids. Medieval Games of War article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; How medieval knights trained for combat. "The Tale of the Falcon and the Stallion," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; Slasher the falcon and Tana the stallion are debating with the forest creatures which of them are more important to the Silent Knight's fight against evil; Slasher's hawk eyes were able to spot an enemy from a mile away, but Tana's hooves have sped his master through many harrowing situations. Facts about the flags of Spain, Alaska and Louisiana. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dell Giant Marge's Little Lulu and Her Friends (1956 Dell) 4 VG/FN 5.0

Tripp art. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Dell Giant Picnic Party (1955-1957 Dell) 7A VG/FN 5.0

Ad back cover. Square bound, heavier cover stock, Disney characters, June 1956NOTE: Rarely found in high grade, almost never found in near mint (due to size and weight). 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Frontier Fighters (1955) 5 FR 1.0

Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Mold.

Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 119 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4441494002

Cover by Gene Colan and Joe Giella. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz, John Broome, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, Al McLean and Joe Giella. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong pulls a fast one on some outlaws, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. An outlaw is working both sides of the street, in a story by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. Plus fun facts from Old West history, written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. And a history of the cowboy hat. The Dream Sheriff of Twin Rivers!; Cowboy's Best Friend: The Ten Gallon Hat; Indian Tribal Names!; The Attack of the Tornado Raiders!; The Fighting Village; The Two-Faced Outlaw! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Story Romances (1953) 17 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 12 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Changeling," art by John Forte; The mayor and three children devise a scheme to cheat an old man out of his property. "The Secret of the Graveyard!", art by Herb Familton; Two hunters find out that the elephant's graveyard is a cave with a quicksand floor. "Pouf!" text story. "The Blank!", art by Angelo Torres; A man from the future comes back in time to prevent a scientist from conducting an experiment that will have the unforeseen consequence of sterilizing the soil. "What the Mirror Revealed!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A man invents a time mirror to display the past events of the person who looks into it; He pretends to be selfish so that a girl who is infatuated with him will profess her love to the self-sacrificing, but poor man he has challenged to look into the mirror. "They Can't Resist!", art by Manny Stallman; An alien from Ganymede gives a disk to a man hoping his curiosity will cause him to trigger a release of gas from the disk when he looks at it which will allow the aliens to invade easily, but the man tosses the disk into the river as he is blind. "Fear Follows Fenton," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mac Pakula; When a detective falls into a coma, the fugitive that he has been assigned to apprehend finds that he cannot elude the man; The police chief is happy when the fugitive is delivered over to him and then shocked to find the detective just recovering from his coma. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 48 GD+ 2.5

The Deserted Lighthouse, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. The Man Who Stole a Skyscraper, art by Manny Stallman. The Men In Space, art by Bill Walton. I've Got To Hide, art by Mort Meskin. Muscle Man text story. Medicine Man, art by Ed Winiarski. The Last of Mr. Grimm, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

World of Mystery (1956) 3 GD/VG 3.0

"The Bugs" (art by Angelo Torres), "Who is Raymas?" (art by Jack Davis), "The Mystery Man" (art by Steve Ditko), "I Received Letters From Nowhere," "The Man Who Failed," and "Nobody," plus a two-page text story, "Three Wishes." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.