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  • Item #46746816
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    Booklet prepared by the Army for the War and Navy Departments. It was intended for use by servicemen sent to China, "this gallant ally," to aid in their fight against "her enemy and ours--the Japanese." Illustrations by Milton Caniff. 4.25-in. x 5.25-in. NOTE: This is the later version of this booklet that does not contain the "How to Spot a Jap" mini-comic. There is an earlier version featuring the mini-comic; both versions have the same cover.

  • Item #61273526
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    Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "The Great Two-Gun Fiasco"; Spoof western; Albert and Pogo ride to the aid of Soft Shell, using Beauregard and Barnstable as horses; A shootout occurs at Porkypine's hideaway. "How Come That Showboat?"; Churchy and Toadie cheat Pogo out of his lunch, after which Pogo joins Albert in a showboat cabaret performance. "The End of the Rainbow"; Mose, posing as Pogo, tells Rackety Coon Chile about the gold at the end of the rainbow; Albert and Howland are listening in, and when Pogo and Churchy fire rockets and flares, are convinced they see a rainbow. Untitled one-page story; The beetles use Beauregard's head for a springboard. Untitled one-page story; Albert prepares to steal Pogo's freshly caught fish. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57102066
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    Published Sep 1942 by Quality.
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    Cover by Gill Fox. "The Brain of Cyrus Smythe" starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole; Cyrus Smythe was a super-powered villain who was killed in 1642 by a monster of his own creation, and left in a vat of chemicals that allowed his body to die but the brain to remain alive. "The Runt's Revenge," script and art by George E. Brenner; #711 (Daniel Dyce) vs. The Runt. "The Flute of Destruction," script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carrol); The Human Bomb faces his first costumed super villain who is a master of physics and who plays a destructive flute. "The Tire Thieves" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "The Laughing Gas Crimes," art by Alex Kotzky; Professor Hooker invents a laughing gas that is stolen by his lab assistant; Soon, Manhunter is on the trail and he discovers the antidote to the gas: onions! "Killer Kane" one-page Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Origin of the Spirit," script and art by Will Eisner; The Spirit vs. Dr. Cobra. "The Monster of the Swamps," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Chic Carter vs. The Swamp Monster. "The White Gardenias," script by S. M. Iger, art by Lee J. Ames; Firebrand must battle a local hate group that is attempting to halt the activities of a U.S. Senator that promises to expose the group. "The Murder of Malcom Munsey" starring The Mouthpiece, script and art by Fred Guardineer. "The Spy Ring Murder," art by Arthur Peddy: The Phantom Lady vs. Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #49242480
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    Published Sep 1942 by Quality.
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    Cover by Gill Fox. "The Brain of Cyrus Smythe" starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole; Cyrus Smythe was a super-powered villain who was killed in 1642 by a monster of his own creation, and left in a vat of chemicals that allowed his body to die but the brain to remain alive. "The Runt's Revenge," script and art by George E. Brenner; #711 (Daniel Dyce) vs. The Runt. "The Flute of Destruction," script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carrol); The Human Bomb faces his first costumed super villain who is a master of physics and who plays a destructive flute. "The Tire Thieves" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "The Laughing Gas Crimes," art by Alex Kotzky; Professor Hooker invents a laughing gas that is stolen by his lab assistant; Soon, Manhunter is on the trail and he discovers the antidote to the gas: onions! "Killer Kane" one-page Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Origin of the Spirit," script and art by Will Eisner; The Spirit vs. Dr. Cobra. "The Monster of the Swamps," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Chic Carter vs. The Swamp Monster. "The White Gardenias," script by S. M. Iger, art by Lee J. Ames; Firebrand must battle a local hate group that is attempting to halt the activities of a U.S. Senator that promises to expose the group. "The Murder of Malcom Munsey" starring The Mouthpiece, script and art by Fred Guardineer. "The Spy Ring Murder," art by Arthur Peddy: The Phantom Lady vs. Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57102049
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    Published Sep 1942 by Quality.
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    Cover by Gill Fox. "The Brain of Cyrus Smythe" starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole; Cyrus Smythe was a super-powered villain who was killed in 1642 by a monster of his own creation, and left in a vat of chemicals that allowed his body to die but the brain to remain alive. "The Runt's Revenge," script and art by George E. Brenner; #711 (Daniel Dyce) vs. The Runt. "The Flute of Destruction," script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carrol); The Human Bomb faces his first costumed super villain who is a master of physics and who plays a destructive flute. "The Tire Thieves" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "The Laughing Gas Crimes," art by Alex Kotzky; Professor Hooker invents a laughing gas that is stolen by his lab assistant; Soon, Manhunter is on the trail and he discovers the antidote to the gas: onions! "Killer Kane" one-page Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Origin of the Spirit," script and art by Will Eisner; The Spirit vs. Dr. Cobra. "The Monster of the Swamps," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Chic Carter vs. The Swamp Monster. "The White Gardenias," script by S. M. Iger, art by Lee J. Ames; Firebrand must battle a local hate group that is attempting to halt the activities of a U.S. Senator that promises to expose the group. "The Murder of Malcom Munsey" starring The Mouthpiece, script and art by Fred Guardineer. "The Spy Ring Murder," art by Arthur Peddy: The Phantom Lady vs. Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60111526
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    Published Jan 1943 by Quality.
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    Cover by Gill Fox. "The Weather Weapon" starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole; Boreas, the north wind, is "controlled" by a machine in the possession of Don Snitzel and some Fifth Columnists in order control the weather; The wind is useless on Woozy, who shrugged off all attacks. "The Slaughter Symphony," The Manhunter gets the goat of Sergeant Clancy when he rounds up the murderous maestro Orsky. "Introducing Hustace Throckmorton," script and art by Paul Gustavson; After giving Hustace Throckmorton an emergency blood transfusion, Roy notices that the little man now exhibits powers similar to the Human Bomb... except he has explosive feet, not hands! "Mr. Midnight" starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. "The Vengeance of Dr. Jason" starring Chic Carter, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "Vulture Smith" text story starring Dick Mace. "Crossword Puzzle Duel" one-page Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Death of 711," script and art by George E. Brenner; 711, becoming more sloppy and allowing more and more inmates to discover his identity, faces racketeer Oscar Jones. "The School For Spies!" starring Phantom Lady, art by Joe Kubert; Melinda is taken prisoner by Torpe, a foreign spy. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61844910
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    Published Oct 1943 by Quality.
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    Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). Destiny story. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Phantom Lady story, art by Rudy Palais. The Murdering Rhymester starring Manhunter. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Jun 1947 by Quality.
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    Cover art by Jack Cole. The Gag Man starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns story. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, art by Lou Fine. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Manhunter story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60325542
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    Published Jan 1949 by Quality.
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    Cover art by Jack Cole. Phffffttt! starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Dewey Drip story, script and art by Joe Devlin. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Candy O'Connor--A Modern Annie Oakley starring Candy, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Lou Fine. Magician text story starring Plastic Man. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59609007
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    Published Nov 1951 by Quality.
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    Reed Crandall/Nick Cuidera cover. Ken Shannon, Private Eye in "Blood on the Chinese Fan," Inspector Denver in "The Case of the Zombie Fire-Bugs" (art by W.G. Hargis), T-Man in "the Atomic Witch Doctor," and "Noblesse Oblige!" One page filler, "The Imperfect Crime," and a two page text story, "Tricks to all Trades." Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Oct 1953 by Quality.

    Thunder in Thailand starring T-Man. The Dying Sculptures starring Inspector Denver. The Death Drivers starring Ken Shannon. Tricks To All Trades text story. The Haunted Cop. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $6,899.00
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    • Restored: B3
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    Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Hal Forrest, Fontaine Fox, Walter Berndt, Al Smith, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, A. W. Brewerton, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. This issue features the first comic-book appearance of comic-strip detective Dick Tracy. Tracy takes the blame after killer Boris Arson escapes from prison. In another beloved strip, Terry and the Pirates, Pat and Terry face the mysterious villain known only as The Skull. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Toonerville Folks; Little Stanley; Smitty; Herby; Gasoline Alley; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Cicero's Cat; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Bertie on a Bust; Mutt and Jeff; Tailspin Tommy; How to Fly; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Red Magic Tricks, Puzzles and Games; Terry and the Pirates; Pam; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61627456
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    Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Sheldon Mayer, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Al Smith, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Bob Moore, Carl Pfeufer, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tracy temporarily becomes Chief of Police in small-town Homeville to reduce crime. But his arrival coincides with that of gangsters Cut and Muscle Famon, and their equally deadly mother, Maw Famon. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, Sept. 22 - Oct. 13, 1935. Pat, Terry and Connie are prisoners of the Dragon Lady when an American destroyer comes looking for her hideout. She promises to kill them if the hideout is discovered, and ties them to stakes for good measure. Scribbly meets a cartoonist he admires when he accidentally beans him in the head with a baseball. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Mutt and Jeff, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Ginger; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Let's Draw Cartoons; Bertie's Picnic; Life's Little Tragedies; Scribbly; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; Death Masquerade; Zipper; Uncle Bill; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Mutt and Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Real Magic; Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire; Tad of the Tanbark; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60759374
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    Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, J. R. Williams; William Ferguson, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Alice Harvey, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Al Posen, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tired of pretending to be a girly-girl to get Smilin' Jack's attention, Red switches back to her pilot gear and flies away, but not before leaving Mary something to remember her by. Even if Pat survives his deadly checkers game with pirate Captain Blaze, they still have to face the Dragon Lady's wrath. Skeezix and Uncle Avery try to make it home before their truck finally gives out. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Dick Tracy and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Sister Susie; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Out Our Way; Let's Draw Cartoons; Billy the Kid Chapter I – The Kid's Boyhood; Dill and Daffy; Life's Little Tragedies; Apple Mary; This Curious World; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Zipper; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Spooky; Simp O'Dill; The Nebbs; Real Magic; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57864784
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    Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Walter Berndt, J. R. Williams; William Ferguson, Garrett Price, Alice Harvey, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Stookie Allen, Al Posen, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Lips Manlis may have reformed, but his old gang is still up to their usual business, like arson. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, May 31 - June 21, 1936. The Dragon Lady escapes Cap'n Blaze, but her wrath means Terry and Pat aren't safe yet. Skeezix tries to adjust to his new life in Bunker Prep School. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Smilin' Jack, and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Sister Susie; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jinglet; Gasoline Alley; Out Our Way; Let's Draw Cartoons; Huck Wyatt: Rustler's Cave; Soldiers of Fortune: The Big Leaguer; Apple Mary; This Curious World; White Boy in Skull Valley; Zipper; A Strain on the Family Tie; Spooky; Simp O'Dill; The Nebbs; Real Magic; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61360672
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    Stories and art by Hal Forrest, Reynold Brown, Edwina Dumm, Fontaine Fox, Percy Crosby, Al Smith, J. R. Williams, William Ferguson, Jack Warren, Chet Smith, Clyde Lewis, Paul Webb, Gene Byrnes, Jim Gary, Stookie Allen, Bob Moore, Carl Pfeufer, Sam Merwin, Ed Cronin, A. W. Nugent, and Stan Randall. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. A Texas Ranger comes out of retirement to infiltrate an outlaw gang, in an adaptation of the Western movie Two Gun Justice. Four Tailspin Tommy Sunday pages, featuring uncredited inks by soon-to-be-famous Hollywood movie poster artist Reynold Brown. Mutt's latest invention must be kept at a constant temperature, but he ill-advisedly has Jeff keep an eye on it. Sailor Shark Egan faces Red Mack, Buccaneer Baron of the South Seas. Toonerville Folks; Tim McCoy: Two Gun Justice; Mutt and Jeff; Loco Luke; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Time Out!; Herky; Tippie; The Mountain Boys; Chimpsey's Cartoon Circus; Ted Starr, Racket Buster; Daisybelle; Tailspin Tommy; G-Men on the Job; Out Our Way; Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire; Soldiers of Fortune: Bert Hall; Apple Mary; This Curious World; Son of the Minute Men; Real Magic; Tad of the Tanbark; Shark Egan; Toby and the Soaring Sofa. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60045748
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    Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Bob Jenney, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Jon Small, Gus Edson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After a mysterious female pilot saves his life, Smilin' Jack tries to learn the identity of the "Phantom Girl." Connie and Big Stoop set out to spend their reward money, but they find more trouble after a road collision with the Baron De Plexus. Don Winslow manages to convince Captain X that he is an enemy agent before the attack on the Panama Canal. Also featuring popular strips Terry and the Pirates, Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Mosquito Boat Raid; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Return of Robin Hood; Cyclone; Don Winslow; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; The Owl; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60667528
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    L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Honey Bunn in No Holds Barred" art by Jay Disbrow; "Toni Gay in The Case of the Fortunate Fiddle" reprinted from Guns Against Gangsters Vol. 1 (1948) #2; "Eve Adams"; and "Midge Martin, Girl Reporter, Smuggle Trouble". "Love Match" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Norman Nodel and Manny Stallman. Archie-style teen comedy, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Toni and Butch try horseback riding to improve posture. Honey joins the school baseball team, and proves an even better player than Lefty. Eve gets mixed up with art thieves while vacationing in Italy. Also featuring a hilarious gorilla cover by L. B. Cole. The Showoff Showdown; White Walled Romance; Masquerade Mele; Villains Villa. 32 pages, Full Color.

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    Cover by Maurice del Bourgo. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Don Rico, Maurice Gutwirth, Maurice Whitman, Ezra Jackson, and George Gregg. Mystery, horror and suspense from L.B. Cole's Narrative comics. Bonnie the bagpipe player gets a gig in a blues club, but when the place gets robbed, she springs into action as only a piper can. A patchwork quilt reveals a story of piracy and combat on the high seas. Artist Don Rico retells the legends of Pandora and Siegfried in beautiful one-pagers. Cover by Maurice del Bourgo features caricatures of the Axis leadership pummeled by a hero made of Allied flags, and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Patches: Shanghaied, Warpath; Lightfingers Louie; Pandora; Peace Of Mind; Heroes Of Legend; Jerry Jr.; Red Wings; One Came Back; Bonnie Blows the Blues; Trial by Fire. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,499.00
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    Cover by Hugh Joseph Ward. "Murder on the Sound Stage" starring Dan Turner by Robert Leslie Bellem, "Vengeance of the Severed Hands" by C. A. M. Donne, "Pair of Tramps" by Mort Lansing, "Wrong Number" by Robert A. Garron, "Nailed with Silver" starring Jeff Dargan by E. Hoffmann Price, "Sweet and Hot" by Allan K. Echols, and comic strip "Coded in Earnest" starring Sob Sister Sue by Rex Hayden Maxon. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white newsprint pages with color cover. Cover price $0.15.

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    Untitled stories starring Power Nelson, Dr. Dekkar (art by H. Cardwell), Jupiter, Master Magician (art Greig Chapian), Black Owl (pencils by Pete Riss, inks by Jack Binder), Ted O'Neil, Jaxon of the Jungle (art by Tarpe Mills a.k.a. Edgar Allen, Jr.), Buck Brady (art by William Rowland), and Storm Curtis (script and art by Dick Briefer a.k.a. Richard Norman). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Untitled stories starring Black Owl (script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon, Al Avison, and Al Gabriele), Dr. Frost (script by Richard Steele, art by Ben Thompson), Ted O'Neil, Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Mac Raboy), Captain Gallant (art by Grieg Chapian), Twist Turner (art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth), Great Voodini (art by Jon Smalle), and Power Nelson. New Adventures of Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer (as Frank N. Stein). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Untitled stories starring Black Owl (script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder), Dr. Frost (art by Ben Thompson), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Charles Sultan), and Power Nelson (art by Paul Norris as Roy Paul). Surprise Attack starring Ted O'Neil, art by Maurice Gutwirth. America's Fighting Twins starring Yank and Doodle, art by Paul Norris. The Frankenstein Monster Again Meets Bulldog Denny, script and art by Dick Briefer. Task No. 7 starring Twist Turner, art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Nov 1941 by Feature.
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    Cover art by Jack Binder. Untitled stories starring Dr. Frost (art by Ben Thompson), Spike Mason (art by Reade Conrad), Yank and Doodle (art by Paul Norris), Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen), Ted O'Neil, Power Nelson (art by Paul Norris). Black John Pegleg starring Black Owl, art by Jack Binder. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Jack Binder. Untitled stories starring Yank and Doodle (art by Jack Binder), Black Owl (script by Michael Binder, art by Jack Binder), General and the Corporal (art by Ken Browne), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen), and Buck Sanders (art by Munson Paddock). The Commandos! starring Ted O'Neil. The Mystery of the Attempted Suicide starring Dr. Frost, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Frankenstein Is Subdued, script and art by Dick Briefer. A Dott In Time Solves the Crime starring Homer Q. Dott. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Untitled stories starring Who-Zoo, Ted O'Neil of the Commandos, Ted O'Neil of the Commandos, Buck Sanders and His Pals (art by Munson Paddock), Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), The General and the Corporal (script and art by Ken Browne), and The Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen). The Limping Man starring Yank and Doodle, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Terrible Midge starring Black Owl, art by Jack Binder. Meets the Brain starring Dr. Frost. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Untitled stories starring Ted O'Neil, Buck Sanders (art by Munson Paddock), Who-Zoo, The Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Dick Briefer), and Dr. Frost. Black Owl Joins Yank and Doodle. Now It's Mr. Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer. Mystery of Myrtle the Turtle featuring Airmale, script and art by Fred Morgan. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Adventure of the Zombie Bodyguard starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Puzzle of the Persecuted Scientist starring Flying Fist and Bingo, script and art by Fred Morgan. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Worldbeater (script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich), and Yank and Doodle and Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Criminal Justice starring Boom Boom Brannigan. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Willy Wolf, and Prince Ra. Dress Rehearsal For Death starring Yank & Doodle & Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    The Double Takes the Trouble starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. His Own Story of His Childhood starring Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer. Little Looie starring Zar, art by Robert Baldwin. Yank and Doodle and Black Owl. Untitled stories starring Caveman Frolics and Sir Prize (art by Charles Voight). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Medium Well Done starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer) and Jason. Mystery Hill text story by Dorothy Davis. The Spook's Nooks, or, The Ghost's Ghost starring Sir Prize starring Charles Voight. The Bank Robber's Holiday starring Yank & Doodle & Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Will Eisner cover. Digest-sized magazine (mixture of text, articles, cartoons, and comics) that was published for the Army by Will Eisner as part of the company he founded, American Visuals Corporation. The magazine was dedicated to seeing to it that soldiers were reminded, in an entertaining manner, to maintain and perform preventive maintenance on all military gear, be it transport, electronic equipment or weapons. Stars Joe Dope, Half-Mast McCanick, and Connie Rodd. 5" x 7 1/4", color, 44 pages.

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    Published Apr 1955 by EC.
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    Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. Classic cover by Jack Kamen. Case No. 101 Male Session 1: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 1: Ellen Lyman; The Man From Vienna; Case No. 103 Male Session 1: Mark Stone. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. In lieu of mail, a letter to the reader from the editors, pointing out that insane people don't see psychiatrists, and stating the plan to cover each person over a series of issues as they go through therapy. Ellen feels a great weight has been lifted after the doc points out that her problems stem from her flawed relationship with her parents and a strange accident when she was a little girl. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Case No. 101 Male Session 2: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 2: Ellen Lyman; Your Doodles Give You Away; Case No. 103 Male Session 2: Mark Stone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. In lieu of mail, a letter to the reader from the editors, pointing out that insane people don't see psychiatrists, and stating the plan to cover each person over a series of issues as they go through therapy. Ellen feels a great weight has been lifted after the doc points out that her problems stem from her flawed relationship with her parents and a strange accident when she was a little girl. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Case No. 101 Male Session 2: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 2: Ellen Lyman; Your Doodles Give You Away; Case No. 103 Male Session 2: Mark Stone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Art Gates. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Al McLean and Art Gates. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. The real-life story of Norman "Red" Ryan, who led a double life as a reformed ex-con and radio host, while still running an armed-robbery gang. A woman offers to marry any man who will give her $1,000 for an operation to save her mother's life. In 1924, Felix Sloper is dubbed the "Lone Wolf" for his daring bank robberies in California. Plus an article warning readers about scam-artist tricks. Graduation for Murder; The Saga of Red Ryan; Love for Sale; Hi Lights; Massacre at Canon City Prison; Confessions and a Shave; The Man Who Wanted to Hang; The Luck of Felix Sloper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Orestes Calpini. Stories and art by Orestes Calpini and others. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch is captured and enslaved by monkeys who wear human clothing, years before Planet of the Apes. Banjo the Elephant tries to tell a sign painter how to do his job, with predictable results. Tanker the Sailor is trapped on a giant clock, and the movement of the hands could send him to his doom. Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Dumb Bunny and Officer Hippo; Punch the Painter; Banjo the Elephant; Billy Boy and Fancy Horse; Zulu and Tanker the Sailor; Little Horse Feather; Starry Eyes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Sultan, Joe Beck, and Art Pinajian. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. The true-crime tale of forger Arthur Wick's rise and fall is chronicled in an early story by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. The Young Americans investigate after a million dollars is stolen from a charity for Chinese disaster victims. A suicide attempt leads Rocketman and Rocketgirl to face the Fantastic Brain Destroyers. Fun cover by Gus Ricca. Master Key: Baroness Nohart; Punch & Cutey; Young Americans: China Relief Mission Money; Flashing Knives; Happy Landing; Sky Chief; Manhunters! Case 1: Master Forgers; The Mystery Truck; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers and Bernard Sachs. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key uses his X-ray vision to seek an emerald stolen from an antiques dealer and clear a reformed ex-convict. Captain Glory investigates after skeletal horsemen with the touch of death attack a mine. Rocketman bequeaths his flying suit to young Billy Wood after Billy's father disappears in the jungle, and Rocketboy is born. Wicked cover by Gus Ricca. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Captain Glory; Sacrifice; Happy Landing; Hale the Magician; Handy Andy; Yankee Boy: Gambler's Payoff; Rocketboy. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Al Plastino and Paul Gattuso. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key investigates when a sinister scandal threatens to destroy America's diplomatic relations with another country. Boxer Punch O'Malley uses an opponent's superstitions to his advantage. In the modern West, Jim Collins is hunted for a crime he didn't commit, so he fights for justice as the Gay Desperado. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Devil's Decoy; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Crime on the Run; Mock Murder: Gay Desperado; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Fred Schwab. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman investigates a gang with a strange M.O.: faking pedestrian accidents and then blackmailing the drivers. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to catch master con man and forger "Baldy" Shaw. Kid Dropper's trail of murder earns him the nickname Manhattan's Mad Mobster, in a violent pre-Code crime story. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Rocketman; Master Key; Alibi for Murder: The Clues Could Pin the Girl's Ears Back; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Mirth Parade; Crime on the Run; Registered for Ransom; Capt'n Courage; Racket Buster; Punch & Cutey; Joe Dokes. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl search for Mr. X, who is hypnotizing teens into becoming juvenile delinquents and holdup gangs. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to detect bank robbers inside Zip's Ice Cream Parlor. Johnny on the Spot stumbles on a crooked plot at the horse races; to solve it, he must take the jockey spot himself. Pre-Code action-girl cover featuring Rocketgirl is quite risque for its time. Rocketman; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Laughing At Life; Crime on the Run; Pipp Boys: Three Knights in a Daze; Whiz Crackers; Jungle Town Show Boat; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Dorothy Aldis, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, H. Armstrong Roberts and Morris Gollub. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Jack Spratt, There Was an Old Woman, and Georgie Porgie. A baby squirrel has his say. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Raggedy Ann; The Sand Pile; Two Little Foxes; The Raggedy Way; Animal Mother Goose; One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes; Billy and Bonny Bee; Baby Squirrel Speaks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Old King Cole, Little Miss Muffet and Peter Piper. Egbert Elephant and Tuffy Tiger meet a penguin whose name is Donot Inflate. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Hip-Hip-Hippo!; Raggedy Ann; Maximilian Hopp; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Animal Mother Goose; The Raggedy Way; The Dwarfs Hill; Billy and Bonny Bee; Oink! Oink! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including The Man in the Moon and Davy, Davy Dumpling. Raggedy Ann and Andy help the Calico Dragon when four loonies attack. Donot Inflate, the penguin, tells a tall tale about Antarctic explorers. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. The Nose Cold; Raggedy Ann: The Dragons Wings; None-Such Animals: The Orkle; The Story of Chicken Greedy; The Raggedy Way; Egbert Elephant; Animal Mother Goose; How the Sea Became Salt; Billy and Bonny Bee; The Door to the Childrens Zoo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    • File Copy. Piece(s) missing, may include corners/pegs.
    • Label #1260465003
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    Cover by George Kerr and Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), Lou Myers, W.J. Enright, Oskar Lebeck, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Riddle Me, Ree and Goosey, Goosey Gander. Clementina seems to be an ordinary barnyard pig, until the day she sprouts wings and flies away. Billy and Bonny Bee help Mr. Carpenter Ant build a house for Mr. Spittlebug. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Clementina, the Flying Pig; None-Such Animals: The Snups; Raggedy Ann; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Out of the Rainy Day Box; The Magic Slippers; The Cobbler and the Brownies; Animal Mother Goose; The Raggedy Way; Billy and Bonny Bee; The Baby. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Maxwell Elkan, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Joe Doolin, Al Walker, Sam Savitt, and Art Saaf. Sometimes listed as Rangers of Freedom Comics #7 (the title on the cover). Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Morgan and the rangers battle enemy forces in the jungles of Malaysia; Tex Rainger and Jackie help a woman get her father's gold mine back; The Phantom Falcons - Tom, Akeley, Dale, Jerry, and Parker - fight the Luftwaffe from their underground base in Switzerland. Rangers of Freedom II; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons; Ghost of Bataan; Glory Forbes Vigilante; Rocky Hall, Jungle Stalker; Tex Rainger; The Sea Devil. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.