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Comic books August 1947, graded by CGC

  • Item #60360269
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more
    • Label #4240359005

    Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Irving Novick and unknown. Archie heads to the gym to bulk up after he makes plans to go to the beach with Veronica and her muscular cousin in "Musclebound Madness"! Plus: Archie gets stuck babysitting Veronica's triplet cousins in "Three's a Crowd"; Archie brings a mouse to school, with the expected results; a dog gets in the way of Archie's entries in the newspaper beauty contest in "Photo-Finish"; Betty and Veronica go to the beach and fight over men; and Archie tries to water the lawn in "Water, Water, Everywhere"! Also: Archie (Hollywood report) celebrity news and gossip, including a piece about Ronald Reagan's marriage to Jane Wyman, in the 2-page "Hollywood Tattle Tale"! And: "Archie Puzzle Page" (two of them)! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60051715
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1991799021

    Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Irving Novick and unknown. Archie heads to the gym to bulk up after he makes plans to go to the beach with Veronica and her muscular cousin in "Musclebound Madness"! Plus: Archie gets stuck babysitting Veronica's triplet cousins in "Three's a Crowd"; Archie brings a mouse to school, with the expected results; a dog gets in the way of Archie's entries in the newspaper beauty contest in "Photo-Finish"; Betty and Veronica go to the beach and fight over men; and Archie tries to water the lawn in "Water, Water, Everywhere"! Also: Archie (Hollywood report) celebrity news and gossip, including a piece about Ronald Reagan's marriage to Jane Wyman, in the 2-page "Hollywood Tattle Tale"! And: "Archie Puzzle Page" (two of them)! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #55304628
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3877366001
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    Featuring the origin of Tiger Girl; as well as art by Jack Kamen and Matt Baker. Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Lily Renee, Robert Webb, John Forte and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl's origin is retold, as she's trapped by bounty hunters who know she's actually an Indian princess; An opera star plans to frame the woman who spurned him for his own suicide; Good-girl art aplenty as Senorita Rio must free a dictator's widow from a South American prison. "Reverse bondage" cover featuring Tiger Girl rescuing a bound male captive, her sidekick Abdola. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Jungle Terror; Hateful Herman; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #53156806
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    $469.00
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    • CGC Qualified
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing on back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Last page missing, does not affect the story. INCOMPLETE.
    • Label #1125825006
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    Alex Schomburg cover. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61594772
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    Published Aug 1947 by DC.
    • Restored: A3
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced, cleaned. The DC Universe Collection.
    • Label #4441069003

    Flash stars in "Stone Age Menace," written by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Lee Elias, inks by Joe Kubert. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Case of the Extra Ghost" by John B. Wentworth and Carmine Infantino; Johnny Thunder in "The Black Canary" written by Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; Coward text story by John Broome (as John Osgood); and Hawkman in "The Valley of the Purple Pilgrim" by Kanigher and Kubert. Cover pencils by Elias, inks by Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60246249
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    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK IN THE GHOST OF THE GROTTO, No. 159." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto; While the ducks are running a kelp-gathering boat in the West Indies, they are told of the mystery of an armored man who appears every fifty years to kidnap a small boy; This time, the armored man kidnaps Dewey, and the ducks fight to free him from the armored man's stronghold in a grotto in a coral reef, beneath a rotten old galleon guarded by an enormous octopus. Adventure Down Under; Donald is hypnotized into believing he is a kangaroo and buys airplane tickets to Australia for himself and the nephews; In Australia the ducks try to trap Mournful Mary, the "queen of the kangaroos," and this leads to Donald's falling into the hands of savage aborigines. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #54118998
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    • Paper: Off white
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    • Label #3744157013
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  • Item #61002503
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    • Label #4409354002

    Stories by unknown. Art by Frank Carin, Morris Weiss and unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "Who's Got the Patient?"; "Running a Fever"; "The Dress Mess"; and one more story, all credited with art by Frank Carin. Also in this issue: title page; Georgie in "The Shocking Stocking Story"; 2-page text story "Class Night"; and Ruffy Ropes "Versus the Iron Man" with art by Morris Weiss. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #62085202
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    Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Charles Sultan, Lily Renee, Matt Baker, and Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Paul encounters female pirate Hong Kong Hattie and her pet leopard on Crusoe Island; Professor Broussard travels back in time to the era of King Richard to prevent a murder; Art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker as Glory Forbes investigates bogus mink coats. Firehair; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; Crusoe Island; The Santa Fe Trail; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59234992
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    Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Gus Schrotter, Joey Cavallo, Anthony Cataldo and George Tuska. Superior takes over publishing of the humor and adventure anthology from Chesler / Dynamic. This issue features unpublished stories left over from the Chesler era. Diminutive, Shadow-like superhero Black Dwarf investigates after two of his agents find a shooting victim on the street. This story features the slang wordplay the strip was noted for, with lines like "He's cold cuts already, and his leather is empty!" The Gay Desperado follows stories of the "flaming hoss" and finds sinister doings afoot. Lady Satan's magical powers appear to be no match for the walking dead. The Black Dwarf and Lady Satan were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado; Prehistoric Pete: Pete's Toll Bridge; Calling All Cars; Lady Satan; Sky Chief; Escapade Behind an Eight Ball; Lucky Coyne. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    A Night at the Fights! starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. Can Ya Tie That? starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. Shocking Shopping! starring Rusty. Quiet Saturday Afternoon text story. Where's Skidsy's Hair? starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. The Big Breeze! starring Powerhouse Pepper, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Psychology for Skidsy starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 61 CGC 7.0

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    Label #0992225016

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Oliver Buchanan, Edmond Good, Chuck Stanley, and Ralph Mayo. Ad for Standard Comics. Ad for Dick Tracy tommy gun. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Oliver Buchanan, Edmond Good, Chuck Stanley, and Ralph Mayo. Ad for Standard Comics. Ad for Dick Tracy tommy gun. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60822353
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    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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