Comic books March 1954, graded by CGC

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The Man Who Wasn't, art by Mort Lawrence; When a scientist invents life in a test tube he is erased from existence by God. Haunted House text story. The Dwarf of Horrormoor; A duke plays a trick on his dwarf jester by replacing all of the furniture in his room with smaller versions so as to make the dwarf appear normal size when he wakes. The Thieves, art by Matt Fox; When Earth is warned that the aliens heading for them are thieves they have no idea that their intent is to steal the sun. The Invaders!, pencils by Ross Andru. Half-Human!, art by Robert Q. Sale; The manufacturer of androids unknowingly marries one and only finds out when he deploys gas to dissolve a group of rebellious androids that plot to depose humanity. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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"Bigger and Bitter"; Betty is going to give Archie a professional photo of herself for his birthday; Veronica finds out and goes to the same photographer and has a much larger photo made of herself. "Snooty Cuties!"; Veronica invites Archie to a party she's hosting for some high-class girls. "Wiser Adviser"; Archie gets mad when Betty knows more than he does. "On the Other Foot"; Reggie reads that a shoe store has a case of shoes only for the right foot; Betty remembers that Jughead bought a grab bag box at an auction that only had left foot shoes. "Plots to You" text story. "The Hic Parade," art by Joe Edwards; Betty tries to cure Veronica of the hiccups. Archie Giant Series ad. "One of Those Daze"; No matter what Reggie says to Moose about Midge, he gets beaten up. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Dick Wood, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson and Chuck Cuidera. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Plan of Death" by Dick Wood, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Blackhawks Wanted for Murder" with art by Dillin and Cuidera; and "The Sky Sleds" with art by Dillin and Cuidera. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #37 (with a page cut and content changes). And: 1-page text story "The Obvious Clue," reprinted (and retitled) from Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) #35. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Origin of the Batcave starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris. Start the Day Off Right public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Puzzle of the Blind Artist! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, script by Jack Miller, art by Ruben Moreira. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mission to Mystery! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Robot Detective article by Jack Miller (as Jack Mason). The Riddle of the Doomed Magicians! starring Mysto Magician Detective, script by George Kashdan, art by Leonard Starr. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. A killer attempts a bank robbery, and manages to get into the vault...but can he get out? A nurse falls for her invalid patient's husband, and an evil idea begins to form. Temperance-minded Zacharias beats his new son-in-law for drinking, but his daughter gets an ironic revenge. Dream of Death!; The Dirty Trick; Death Signs His Name ; Shadows of Death; The Shakes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Williams. Stories and art by Hal Seeger and Bill Williams. GI Jane is part of the WACs (Women's Army Corps), allowing her cartoonists, Hal Seeger and Bill Williams, to combine military humor with plentiful good-girl art. Jane gets jealous when Tom's "sick friend" appears to be a beautiful woman. Jane wants to date other men than Tom, but the other soldiers don't want to incur the wrath of superior officer Tom. PX (post exchange) Pete, a Sad Sack-like grunt, has insomnia on maneuvers, but when he gets a rest cure, he only dreams of Sarge and being on maneuvers. Miss-Understanding; Such Brass; Patti: The Dream Man in the Nightmare; That G.I. Desire; PX Pete: Night Maneuvers; Jill Jones, WAC: The Brush-Off; The Sarge. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about the toucan, the sloth, the manatee, the rhea, and the armadillo. Roundup in Rio, pencils by John Lehti; Gerry, Rocky and Lassie fly to Rio de Janeiro for a Mardi Gras holiday; A pickpocket, cornered by Lassie, gets away with the help of Diavolo. Diavolos's master, Gorey, has plans for a big hotel robbery. Lassie and the Forest of Flame, pencils by John Lehti; Back at the homestead Lassie alerts our friends to a cloud of smoke; Using the bulldozer they quickly get to the neighboring estancia which is threatened by a forest fire. Lassie Finds a New Friend, pencils by John Lehti; On a hunting trip our friends encounter a young indian, Timbu, sole survivor of the Taquari tribe, and bring him back to the homestead. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. E.C. Fan-Addict Club ad. "Little Orphan Melvin!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy; Little Orphan Annie comic strip parody. "The Raven," script by Edgar Allan Poe, art by Bill Elder; An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven." Ad for Panic magazine. "Bop Jokes!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Five gags using Bop terms. "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 3) text story. "Hah! Noon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Marshall Kane dithers about leaving town, beats up another marshall, and kills some accomplices of Miller before subduing Miller without violence; Parody of the Gary Cooper film "High Noon." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. E.C. Fan-Addict Club ad. "Little Orphan Melvin!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy; Little Orphan Annie comic strip parody. "The Raven," script by Edgar Allan Poe, art by Bill Elder; An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven." Ad for Panic magazine. "Bop Jokes!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Five gags using Bop terms. "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 3) text story. "Hah! Noon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Marshall Kane dithers about leaving town, beats up another marshall, and kills some accomplices of Miller before subduing Miller without violence; Parody of the Gary Cooper film "High Noon." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Voice from the Grave; A woman buries her husbands alive for their money until the ghost of the first victim digs up the latest and they get their revenge upon her. The Cannibals; A son is eaten by his father who has converted to the cannibal way of life. The Gamble!; A gambler's idiot son can spell out the names of winning ponies but refuses to do so after a few wins. Appointment with Death; A 25-year-old with a brain tumor is given small odds of surviving surgery to remove it and has a hallucination of encountering Death. Down Down Down; A professor and his assistant become the victims of mermen who open up their bathysphere in order to get a better look at them. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Lonely Dungeon, pencils by Tony DiPreta. Peril from the Cave text story. Into the Fourth Dimension, art by Gene Colan. Up!, art by Vince Colletta. The Graveyard!, art by Dick Ayers. Missing Persons!, art by Werner Roth. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Abandon Ship, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Flying Crackerbox, script by Joseph Daffron, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Blue and the Gray, script by Ed (France) Herron, art by Frank Giacoia. TNT Mail, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ric Estrada and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Mary gets a little too involved with professional escort or "gigolo" Tom, in a story with art by Baker. Dancer Nancy falls for George, the head of her ballet troupe, but he expects her to give up her career when they marry. Redheaded Claudia pressures her lawyer husband Clint to get involved in city politics, and soon Clint is consorting with corrupt political bosses and crimelords. Sordid cover by Baker. I Hired a Gigolo; I Danced into His Heart; Old Man's Sweetheart; This Business of Love; A Wife's Worst Sin. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. The Big Lift, script by France Herron, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Sy Barry. The Last Weapon, script by France Herron, art by Jim McArdle. Gen. Hunger, art by Howard Sherman. War Under the Sphinx, script by France Herron, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Private War and General Little humor one-page stories by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Vince Alascia. Edited by Al Fago. "Beautiful Night for Murder!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Ferdy Costigan murders his domineering wife and puts the blame on a serial killer on the loose. "Moment of Decision," art by Dick Giordano; Tim Fenwick is a robber and murderer on the run; Loaded with two heavy bags of money, Fenwick has a choice: Pay off his cruel creditor Ozzy or turn himself in to the police? "Quick Exit," art by Art Cappello; Guy stealing the box office of a circus has to hide inside a lion's cage. "The Witch of Winchlozick" text story. "Surprise Ending," art by Dick Giordano; A murder plan goes wrong; The wrong person is killed, but the killer won't live long, either. "Dead Man's Revenge," art by Tony Tallarico; Two rivals for a woman's love kill each other at sea. "10 Cent's Worth of Doom!", script by Carl Memling, art by Stan Campbell; A holdup murderer feels haunted by a special dime his victim was carrying; He gets hectic, nervous and finally loses his head. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Last Stop, art by Gene Colan; When a gangster carries out a mob hit, he unintentionally catches his wife and children in the crossfire. Guinea Pig, art by Jack Katz; When a scientist rockets his assistant into space, aliens capture the craft and inject the man with a serum that increases his strength and drives him mad. The Busybody text story. A Grave Mistake, art by Tony DiPreta. To the Stars, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; In 1980, men build a colony on the moon. It Could Be You, art by Vic Carrabotta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superboy's Advisor!, art by John Sikela; After a cyclotron explodes while Superboy is flying it into space, the poor lad can't remember a thing! The Demon Reporter! starring Alex Jones of the Smallville Herald, art by John Sikela. Start the Day Off Right! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Paging Young Mr. America article. The Amazing Elephant Boy from Smallville!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. "Library of Horror," art by Steve Ditko; Horror writer Ken Rolland searches for inspiration by dabbling with black magic; A kill will offer him trips to the Netherworld. "Die Laughing!", art by Steve Ditko; A group of boys enter a haunted house for their initiation into a college frat. "The Witch Fish" text story. "A-Tisket A-Casket," art by Anthony Tallarico; Two explorers discover an Egyptian sarcophagus and a surprise inside. "Avery and the Goblins," art by Steve Ditko; Avery Calhoun, an old prospector, enters a castle full of cannibal goblins hoarding a treasure. "Poor Fish!", script by Carl Memling; A pickpocket hides in an aquarium. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"V-Vampires" (art by Wally Wood, story from Mad 3), "The Monster From the Fourth Dimension" (art by Bernard Krigstein, story from Weird Science # &), "Frank Luke" (art by George Evans, story from Frontline Combat # 13), and "Mr. Biddy, Killer" (art by Graham Ingels, story from Crime SuspenStories 5). Stories redrawn to 3-D format. Original stories not necessarily by the artists here. Series continues as Three Dimensional Tales From the Crypt. Harvey Kurtzman cover. NOTE: This issue was originally distributed with 3-D glasses, but available copies may or may not still have them; see individual item notes for details. Cover price $0.25.

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"V-Vampires" (art by Wally Wood, story from Mad 3), "The Monster From the Fourth Dimension" (art by Bernard Krigstein, story from Weird Science # &), "Frank Luke" (art by George Evans, story from Frontline Combat # 13), and "Mr. Biddy, Killer" (art by Graham Ingels, story from Crime SuspenStories 5). Stories redrawn to 3-D format. Original stories not necessarily by the artists here. Series continues as Three Dimensional Tales From the Crypt. Harvey Kurtzman cover. NOTE: This issue was originally distributed with 3-D glasses, but available copies may or may not still have them; see individual item notes for details. Cover price $0.25.

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Series continued from Three Dimensional E.C. Classics. Unless otherwise noted, this comic will not come with the original 3-D glasses. "The Trophy" (art by Jack Davis, story from Tales From the Crypt # 25), "The Strange Couple" (art by Bill Elder, story from Vault of Horror # 14), "Bats in My Belfry" (art by Johnny Craig, story from Tales From the Crypt # 24), and "The Thing From the Grave" (art by Joe Orlando, story from Tales From the Crypt # 22). Stories redrawn to 3-D format. Original stories not necessarily by the artists here. Al Feldstein cover. 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Al Eadeh, John Forte, Bob Powell, Ed Winiarski, and Vince Colletta. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue of the series (continues from Weird Fantasy and Weird Science). Cover art by Wallace Wood. "The Children," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wallace Wood; Colonists on a new world have their children taken from them by the government. "Fish Story," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (underwater world panels); The fish life forms on a distant strange blue planet are faced with their fading sun soon going nova and exploding, only to leave their planet without life-sustaining oxygen; Then they see an alien vessel approaching and fill it with water and drown the crew inside. "Ninth Wonder" text story. "The Flying Machine," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Bernie Krigstein; When Emperor Yuan discovers that a villager has learned how to create a flying machine he has him killed so the secret won't fall into the wrong hands. "Fair Trade, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; After a nuclear holocaust, a tribe sells Manhattan Island to aliens. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $400.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4022353011

First issue of the series (continues from Weird Fantasy and Weird Science). Cover art by Wallace Wood. "The Children," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wallace Wood; Colonists on a new world have their children taken from them by the government. "Fish Story," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (underwater world panels); The fish life forms on a distant strange blue planet are faced with their fading sun soon going nova and exploding, only to leave their planet without life-sustaining oxygen; Then they see an alien vessel approaching and fill it with water and drown the crew inside. "Ninth Wonder" text story. "The Flying Machine," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Bernie Krigstein; When Emperor Yuan discovers that a villager has learned how to create a flying machine he has him killed so the secret won't fall into the wrong hands. "Fair Trade, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; After a nuclear holocaust, a tribe sells Manhattan Island to aliens. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Jor-El's Last Will starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jor-El's last will shows that Earth is doomed to explode like Krypton did; The location of Superman's secret mountain retreat is discovered by the world. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Junior Ghost Patrol starring Tomahawk, script by Dave Wood, art by Nick Cardy. The Matador with a Bow starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Sudden Death Valley starring Two-Gun Percy, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Seven Hills of Rome featuring Danger Trail, script by Dave Wood. Amazing Creatures of the Amazon text article by Jack Miller [as Jack Mabley]. Start the Day Off Right public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Wanted to Die With Batman, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye; A dying man vows to take Batman with him, because Batman sent his father to the electric chair. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. Written by Joe Gill, Don Rico and unknown. Art by Carl Burgos, John Romita, Sr. and Bill Everett. In this issue: The Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Toro (Thomas Raymond) and the Vulture (Isidoro Scarlotti) in a story by Joe Gill and Carl Burgos; Captain America and Bucky in "Captain America Turns Traitor!" by Don Rico and John Romita, Sr.; the Sub-Mariner in a story with art by Bill Everett; and "Pursuit" text story. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. Written by Joe Gill, Don Rico and unknown. Art by Carl Burgos, John Romita, Sr. and Bill Everett. In this issue: The Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Toro (Thomas Raymond) and the Vulture (Isidoro Scarlotti) in a story by Joe Gill and Carl Burgos; Captain America and Bucky in "Captain America Turns Traitor!" by Don Rico and John Romita, Sr.; the Sub-Mariner in a story with art by Bill Everett; and "Pursuit" text story. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.