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Battle of the Planets (1979 Gold Key) 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #22-390C32D-001

Comic book based on the Japanese sci-fi cartoon which aired in the United States in syndicated television in the late 1970s. G-Force in "Operation: Decoy" in which the team's enemy Zoltar captures 7-Zark-7 and "Undersea Threat" in which G-Force battles a giant undersea robot turtle. Based on the classic syndicated cartoon by Sandy Frank. Featuring G-Force. Art by Winslow Mortimer. Cover price $0.40.

Battle of the Planets (1979 Gold Key) 5 FN/VF 7.0

Comic book based on the Japanese sci-fi cartoon which aired in the United States in syndicated television in the late 1970s. G-Force in "The Hidden Enemy" in which Zoltar tries to trap the team while they are relaxing at the Mr. Galaxy Contest and "The Vulture Menace" in which G-Force fights back against Zoltar who is using a giant vulture-like ship. No story/art credits given. Based on the classic syndicated cartoon by Sandy Frank. Featuring G-Force. Cover price $0.40.

Green Hornet (1967 Gold Key) 1 FN 6.0

Number on cover is 10202-702. Photo cover of Van Williams as the Green Hornet and Bruce Lee as Kato. Intro with photo. Ring of Terror, script by Paul Newman, art by Dan Spiegle; The Green Hornet takes on criminals who use a drug to make upstanding citizens cooperate in their crimes with no memory of what they have done, including no less than Frank Scanlon! Photo of Bruce Lee as "Britt's houseboy" and a comic drawing of The Green Hornet's "crime-fighting aide" by Dan Spiegel, with brief textual description of the character(s). Photo of Wende Wagner as Lenore "Casey" Case, with brief textual description of the character. A back-cover black and white TV series photo of the Green Hornet and Kato crouching in front of the Black Beauty, with color borders. Based on the classic TV series. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Jonny Quest (1964 Gold Key) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Adaptation of "The Mystery of the Lizard Men," the first episode of the Jonny Quest cartoon series. P inup on back cover, cast of characters on inside front cover, and feature on the Sargasso Sea on inside back cover. Number on cover 10139-412. No month listed. Cover price $0.12.

King Kong (1968 Movie Comics Gold Key Comic-Sized) 809 VG+ 4.5

Water damage.

Comic book-sized giant edition. Painted cover by George Wilson. #30036-809 on cover. Adaptation of the classic 1930s movie "King Kong." Back cover features a pinup of front cover illustration. Story and picture summaries on inside covers. "King Kong," script by Gary Poole, pencils by Giovanni Ticci, inks by Alberto Giolitti; A film crew voyages to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a gigantic gorilla who falls for their female blonde star. 68 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Phantom (1962 Gold Key/King/Charlton) 25 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4467775017

Cover by Sy Barry. Stories by Giovanni Fiorentini and Raymond Marais. Art by Senio Pratesi and Jeff Jones. These comic-book adventures of the seemingly immortal crime-fighter were published by comic-strip syndicate King Features itself. This issue features translated Phantom stories from Italy's Avventure Americane-L'Uomo Mascherato. The Phantom takes on deadly diamond hunters that have invaded the Bengali Jungle seeking its riches. Plus a comics history of the first battle of the Civil War, featuring early art by fantasy-art legend Jeffrey Catherine Jones. The Cold Fire Worshippers; Ghosts: Illusions or Reality; Fort Sumter: Where Burst the Flames of War!! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Star Trek (1967 Gold Key) 1 VG- 3.5

Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Photo cover of Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, & George Takei. Photo of U.S.S. Enterprise inside front cover. Note: There is ONLY one version of this issue. It has a photo of William Shatner on the back cover. There is no version of this issue with an ad on the back. "The Planet of No Return," script by Dick Wood, art by Nevio Zeccara; An expedition team discovers its secret too late... K-G, Planet of Death!; The planet K-G is a plant dominated planet that sends out spores that change mammals into plants; They also eat mammals; The crew beams down five crewmen and you never know who will make it because no one wears red. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Star Trek (1967 Gold Key) 1 GD 2.0

2 1/2" spine split from top.

Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Photo cover of Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, & George Takei. Photo of U.S.S. Enterprise inside front cover. Note: There is ONLY one version of this issue. It has a photo of William Shatner on the back cover. There is no version of this issue with an ad on the back. "The Planet of No Return," script by Dick Wood, art by Nevio Zeccara; An expedition team discovers its secret too late... K-G, Planet of Death!; The planet K-G is a plant dominated planet that sends out spores that change mammals into plants; They also eat mammals; The crew beams down five crewmen and you never know who will make it because no one wears red. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Walt Disney Comics Digest (1968 Gold Key) 44 NM- 9.2

Gold Key edition with 50c cover price. NOTE: There is a 69c cover-priced Whitman variant of this issue. Donald at His Duckiest. Classic multi-part Carl Barks stories: Donald Duck and the Mummys Ring, Luck of the North, Donald Duck in Ancient Persia, and The Pixilated Parrot. 4.75. x 6.5. 128 pages. Cover price $0.50.