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Love Romances (1949) 75 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4332886025

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Ann Brewster, Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano?, Matt Baker, John Tartaglione and Jay Scott Pike. Julie turns down dates unless she is asked well in advance to ensure the men don't take her for granted. However, her tactic of being hard to get backfires when Mark starts working with her but doesn't want to ask her out due to her reputation in "Hard To Get"! Plus: The story of a romance that might be your own: they could have been happy if not for..."The Girl Who Came Between Us!" Also featuring: "Is Second Fiddle Better Than Nothing?"; "He's Rough, But I Love Him!"; and "My Parents Don't Like Him!" And: 2-page text story "The Coincidence"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 82 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4332886001

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Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Matt Baker, John Forte, Al Hartley, Jay Scott Pike, John Tartaglione, Vince Colletta and unknown. After they broke up, she knew she could never find happiness again! For she wanted..."His Lips...or None!" Plus: Anne must decide if she is in love with Whit or his money in "The Girl who had Everything!" Also featuring: "Office Romance!"; "Waiting at the Church!"; and "Better Late Than Never!" And: 2-page reprint text story "Second Chance"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 84 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4332886002

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Cover by Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Matt Baker, Don Heck, Jay Scott Pike, Paul Reinman, Tom Scheuer?, Vince Colletta and unknown. Artist Tony dates both Kathy and her rich friend Susan, and decides to marry Susan. But she realizes that Kathy is really a better match for Tony and unselfishly gives him up in "We Both Loved Tony!" Plus: Norma Crane has grown up believing she is homely and unattractive, but Charles Raymond sees the pretty girl underneath when he hires her as a model and supervises her makeover in "I Was an Ugly Duckling!" Also: Tom and Julie are disappointed when their parents refuse to let them marry at seventeen and insist that they finish college first, but eventually they come to see the wisdom of the decision in "They Called It Puppy Love"! And: Connie agrees to marry Paul but she is mystified as to why he says they must have the ceremony within a week in "My Wedding Day!" Plus: Anne falls for Steve, the big man on campus, even though they have nothing in common, but he soon tires of her and moves on. Some time later, after she meets Keith, she realizes what was missing from her previous relationship in "I Loved and Lost!" Also: 2-page reprint text story "The Right Man For Me"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 92 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1995704010

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Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Giordano, Matt Baker, Vince Colletta and unknown. When Frank breaks up with Jill, she's sure she will never love anyone ever again, until she meets Ralph in "A Teen-Ager's Tears"! Plus: Betty is in love with Ken, the artist she works for, but is sure that he would never love her because of all the beautiful models he dates in "The Beauty of Betty Storm"! Also: Laura is determined to marry a rich man to escape from poverty. Fortunately, the man she falls in love with, who appears to be a struggling writer, is really a best-selling author who waited to be sure she wouldn't just be marrying him for his money in "The Man I'll Marry"! And: 2-page reprint? text story "I'll Be Waiting"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Tales (1949) 39 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #3995650010

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4 romance stories. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0361580009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Ogden Whitney, Christopher Rule and unknown. He was all she had ever wanted...but he could never be hers! Don't miss..."The Man for Mary Wilson!" with art by Jay Scott Pike. Also in this issue: "Cora" with art by Ogden Whitney; "Good-Time Gal!" with art by Christopher Rule; "The Truth Can Hurt"; and 2-page text story "Love to the Highest Bidder"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $105.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4098280009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz, Robert Martinott, and Eloise Taylor. From the publisher of Crime Does Not Pay, Lover's Lane offered somewhat edgier, more lurid tales than other romance comics of the era. After her sweetheart is killed in the war, June goes to work in an aircraft factory and faces too much attention from her fellow workers. Sheila resists her friends' efforts to set her up with a guy, but Jerry is very charming. Carey thinks artist Sandy should focus on his straight job, but Bohemian Evelyn and her Greenwich Village pals encourage him to follow his dreams. The Odds On Love; Dont Let Me Love; Scheming Hearts; Greenwich Village Romance; Love Problems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $99.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4205653005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye. Stories by Henry Boltinoff, Morris Waldinger and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Bill Ely, Henry Boltinoff, Morris Waldinger and Martin Naydel. Brand-new adventures of TV and radio's favorite! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Man Who Killed Daredevils!" with art by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "Miss District Attorney!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "Death Thumbs a Ride!", an exposé of a hitch-hiking racket that may save your life, with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: A Casebook Mystery "The Case of the Superfluous Suspects!" with art by Bill Ely; Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; "Reindeer Blood" 1-pager by Morris Waldinger; Quizzlers "Who" Quiz by Martin Naydel; "Dead Aim!" half-pager by Waldinger; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $95.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3732314013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

"A Boy, a Girl, and My Broken Heart" (art by John Romita Sr.), "I Dream of Romance!" (art by Romita), and "Must I Live Without Love?" (pencils by John Buscema). Romita cover. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $49.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0287301012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.47) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Reprints. Cover by Win Mortimer. Edited by Roy Thomas. (Original edits by Roy Thomas and Stan Lee.) Stories by Joy Jackson, Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jim Mooney & Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), John Buscema & Dick Ayers and Don Heck & John Romita, Sr. Being married to Duane Cochran -- the biggest rock star in the world -- it's a life that should have been hers! Don't miss..."Once Upon a Time...In My Heart!" Also featuring "Happy Ending!" and "Why Did I Lose You, My Love?" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $255.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0037450001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Buddy loves this cover. One of Adam Strange's best covers poses!

Adam Strange stars in "The Planet That Came to a Standstill!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Justice League of America guest appearance. Letter to the editor from writer--and MyComicShop owner--Buddy Saunders! Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $142.00 Paper: White Includes COA from The Dallas Stephens Collection. Label #0072202007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.26) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Adam Strange stars in "The Super-Brain of Adam-Strange!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Hawkman back-up story: "The Amazing Thefts of the I.Q. Gang!" (art by Murphy Anderson). Letter to editor Julie Schwartz from comic artist Joe Kubert. Anderson cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $55.00 Paper: White Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #0289274024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Direct Edition. First U.S. appearances of Psylocke and Meggan in "Why Do We Do These Things We Do?!" Mojo captures Betsy (giving her new eyes and the name Psylocke), then Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Karma's siblings and the Bratpack; the New Mutants meet Captain Britain; Cypher merges with Warlock. Characters: Cannonball, Cypher, Karma, Magik, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, Warlock, Wolfsbane; GS: Captain Britain, Psylocke (Betsy Braddock; O; first U.S. appearance), Bratpack; V: Mojo, Spiral; GA: Meggan (first U.S. appearance); OC: Leong and Nga Xui Manh. Script by Chris Claremont, with art and cover by Alan Davis. Notes: This story occurs between New Mutants (1983 1st Series) #44 & #45; Spiral, Mojo and the Bratpack (Butch, Darla and Alfie) appear here following the Longshot limited series; a sequel to this story appears in Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual #10. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $49.00 Paper: White Label #1259424022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.47) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

AN EYE FOR AN EYE Part 2 - Written by Ethan Sacks. Art and Cover by Marco Checchetto. HAWKEYE makes his first move toward his final mission… But WHO is he after, and WHAT have they done to warrant such a hunt? Clint better be careful if he wants to stay one step ahead of the marshal on his tail-a FAN-FAVORITE villain you won't want to miss in the Wastelands of OLD MAN HAWKEYE! 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $33.00 Paper: White Variant Edition Label #1267561021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.99) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Written by Ethan Sacks. Art by Marco Checchetto. Cover by Olivier Coipel. AN EYE FOR AN EYE Part 3 - HAWKEYE's got a big task ahead of him... ...and it'll take him back to the carnival - but this time it's ARCADE'S MURDERWORLD! If Clint can sneak through this deadly locale, he'll be faced with a foe - and a decision - that will forever alter the course of his destiny. 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $79.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4111902025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.37) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover art by Gene Colan and John Romita. The Movement... Or My Heart!, script by Joy Jackson, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Frank McLaughlin. He Doesn't Know I Love Him!, art by John Romita. I Failed At Love!, script by Steve Englehart (as Anne Spencer), pencils by Syd Shores. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $55.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3705370005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover art by Neal Adams. "Marry Me - Marry Death!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jim Aparo; When Jason Phillips marries a new bride following the death of his first wife (the source of his wealth), the Phantom Stranger haunts him to get him to admit and turn himself over for being responsible for his first wife's death; It's revealed that his first wife had a weak heart and needed to take nitro pills, and Jason allowed her to die; Eventually Jason snaps, and tries to kill the Stranger with an axe. "A Time to Die," script by Jack Oleck, art by Tony DeZuniga; Dr. Thirteen is called in to investigate the curse of the Black Friar who kills villagers at midnight; Told the story by his colleague Dr. Hall, Dr. Thirteen and his wife investigate the strange happenings. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $89.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4360407004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "A Child Shall Lead Them!", script by Robert Kanigher (plot) and Len Wein (script), art by Jim Aparo; The Phantom Stranger has come to an Asian village whose current Lama has been slain by Kasmet, the evil magician; However, this was framed on a small boy named Song; The Stranger works with Song to try and expose Kasmet as the guilty party. "The Power," script by Mark Hanerfeld, art by Jack Sparling; Dr. Thirteen tells a tale of the unexplained of how a magician is forced to show his assistant how to do his magic levitation spell; Finally learning the secret, the man tries to use this power to lift money out of a bank truck. "A Far Away Place," script by John Albano, art by Jack Sparling; George Wheemy meets a man who wants to take Mr. Letterman, who has been sick, on a long trip, but finds that Mr. Letterman died on the day of the intended "trip." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) 113 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4332887018

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Downwind flies to South America with Fat Stuff and his wife. Terry and Connie lead the assault to free the Dragon Lady from Axis soldiers. Maw cautions Paw not to put down Polly's new boyfriend, as that will just drive her into his arms. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Another War Bonds cover, this one featuring a letter signed by General Eisenhower and Admiral Nimitz, among others. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Manhandling Murphy; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $36.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #2011236009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.08) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Photo cover features Sean Scully. Art by Dan Spiegle. Cover number is #01-654-207. Dell Movie Classics presented comics based on Hollywood films (not all of them classics). This issue is based on the 1962 adaptation of the classic Mark Twain story that was presented on TV's Wonderful World of Disney. A bored prince trades places with a lookalike street kid, and they both learn something in the process. The original film, starring Guy Williams of Disneys Zorro TV series, was made for TV in the US, but released to movie theaters overseas. The Prince and the Pauper; The Difference; The Tower. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $75.00 Paper: Off white Label #2090966009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Not for Love Alone"; "Her Foolish Temptation"; "Marriage on Her Mind"; and "Careless with Her Kisses". "The Charm Corner: How to Be Graceful, Date Quiz, Things That Attract a Boy..." text article reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #27. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $26.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3850053011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.78) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Eyes Only for Him" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #56; "He Loved Us Both" art by Alice Kirkpatrick; "Honeymoon Deferred" art by Ann Brewster, reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #43; and "Afraid of Marriage" reprinted from Real Life Secrets (1949) #1 and Glamorous Romances (1949) #55. "The Charm Corner: Make the Most of Make-Up, For Beautiful Nails..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #60. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $75.00 Paper: White Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4074249020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Written by Zac Gorman. Art by CJ Cannon and Marc Ellerby. Cover by CJ Cannon. Rick and Morty team up to save a summer camp from an evil real estate developer in this cameo-packed homage to cheesy 1980s camp comedies, 'Mortballs!' Unfortunately for Morty, his idyllic summertime adventure begins to unravel when reality itself starts coming apart at the seams! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $235.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4060099007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.05) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover art by John Prentice. "Love Me...", art by Dick Rockwell; Lingerie shop owner Lynden falls in love with Tyler but later thinks her roommate Ginny has stolen him away; Tyler shows up and says Ginny was lying: he only cares for Lynden. "Jealousy Was My Undoing," art by Al McWilliams; Newlyweds Dorothy and Pierre host Pierres old friends Bill and his wife Kitty; Dorothy learns Kitty used to be Pierres dance contest partner and is jealous; Bill and Kitty are later killed in a plane crash. "You'll Come Back," art by John Prentice; Dance team Eddie and Nora audition for a Broadway show but star Delilah insists that only Eddie be hired; When Eddie refuses, Delilah takes them both, but splits up the act. "I Had To Choose"; Business executive Pam is too busy for her friend David, so she asks her assistant Madge to keep him company; Madge sets up Pam with a blind date: David. "I Found My Heart In The Past" text story. "Take Me As I Am"; Office worker Helen meets wealthy Royce at a skating rink; She conceals her working class background from him, pretending to live at the mansion where her mother is employed as a cook. "Unwelcome"; Toms widowed father John returns from Europe with a new wife, Wilma, and her teen-aged daughter, Martha; Tom makes friends with Martha, who grew up in a concentration camp, but he spreads nasty rumors about Wilma. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $65.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4148166013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

"Summer... The Lake..."; Two years after a summer romance, Ellen and Chris meet again; Although they are each engaged to someone else, they wonder if they are making a mistake. "No Wonder You Laughed"; High school student Jane has a crush on college student Don, the brother of her friend Freddie; Don also falls for Jane, but they cant marry until hes able to support them. Jane presses him to elope; he agrees, even though it will mean he has to work part-time and theyll have to live in a shabby apartment. "My Love - But with Strings," script and art by Dick Briefer; Hank and Marion are in love, but hes with the District Attorneys office and her older brother Jimmy is "mixed up in the numbers racket!"; Marion asks him to help Jimmy for her sake. "No More Junes" text story. "Love Has Four Faces"; Doris and her brother Ned are very close; When Doris starts dating Scott, he resents her spending so much time with Ned and this angers Doris. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $60.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #3988243009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Photo cover by L. Willinger. "The Widow and the Veep" one-page story, art by Mort Leav; At the age of 70, widowed U.S. Vice-President Alben Barkley marries 37-year-old widow Jane Hadley. "Love Was Not Enough," art by Jack Sparling; Alice boasts to her friends and family about her new husband Jeffs stellar career as a reporter but he tells her to curb her enthusiasm; When the district attorney asks Jeff to help investigate gangster Big Jim, Alice brags to a friend and Jeff is fired from the newspaper for violating confidentiality. "Second Wife," pencils by Max Elkan; After his wife Nelda dies in a car accident, Michael weds Loretta on the rebound; However, Michael constantly compares Loretta to Nelda, unfavorably; Loretta decides to leave him. "The Turning Point," art by Mort Leav; Actress Laura marries screenwriter Mark; He is unhappy in his work and suffers a nervous breakdown; Laura and Mark go to his family farm in Wisconsin to recover. "The Kiss I Couldn't Forget!", art by Frank Borth; Eva refuses to marry her hometown sweetheart Alex until she discovers if she has the talent to become a writer; She moves to New York and is hired as an advertising copy writer in Martins agency. "I Was a Selfish Wife!"; Sue convinces her husband, boxer Pat, to accept a fight with Tiger Madison because she wants the money for a trip to visit her family; Pat knows he isnt ready to face Madison, but accepts the bout anyway. "Second Chance at Love!", art by George Appel; Marie is divorced and has a five-year-old son; She falls in love with engineer Ralph, but Johnny doesnt want a "new daddy," and so Marie says she cant see Ralph any more. "Falling Out of Love" Problems of the Newlywed article. Cary Grant and Betsy Drake photo on back cover. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $56.00 Paper: Off white Label #4103113019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.68) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Stories and art by Bob Oksner, Ogden Whitney, Bill Molno, Bernard Sachs, and Alice Kirkpatrick. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Newlywed Joan wonders why her husband Bob is spending time with pretty new neighbor Myra, in a story that may feature early art by DC comics legend Carmine Infantino. City girl Margie falls for handsome fisherman Gil, but he can't give up the sea, in a story with art by Ogden Whitney. Betsy marries Rip, clarinet player for a hot jazz band, but struggles with the challenges of life on the road - including scheming, beautiful singer Celestine. Plus strange marriage customs. Green Eyes of Jealousy; True Love Pays Dividends; Beyond the Restless Waters; Wedding Belles; Trust Your Love; Crescendo of Love; Too Young to Marry!; Marriage Can Be Fun!; Strange Marriage Customs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $95.00 Paper: Off white Label #3988243001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky, Marvin Townsend, Sid Greene, Sam Citron, Vince Alascia, Bernard Sachs, and Alice Kirkpatrick. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Rising radio star Connie wonders if she still has room for husband Brad in her celebrity life in New York. Anne is tormented because she and husband Paul have to struggle financially and can't have nice things. Nurse Marcia falls for handsome patient Alan without realizing he's wealthy, but his parents are so upset they actually call her a "gold digger." Plus marriage customs around the world, and the true love story of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia. Particularly nice painted cover by an unknown artist. Celebrity Wife; Because You Love Me; I Fought for Love; Portrait of Love; The Big Day; A Man to Admire; Wedding Daze; His Ray of Light!; The Bitter Test!; What's Your Problem?; Happy Marriage Customs; Those "Other Women" Blues. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $99.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4103113020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Stories and art by Stan Drake, Tex Blaisdell, Ralph Mayo, Mike Sekowsky, Marvin Townsend, Emil Gershwin, Frank Giacoia, Sam Citron, Bernard Sachs, and Alice Kirkpatrick. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Tommy and Marilyn get married on a whim while they're still just fun-loving kids, but an impoverished married life forces them to grow up in a hurry. Jane marries Clark after a chance meeting and a whirlwind courtship, only to learn that he's a clown - an actual circus clown - and she hates clowns. Gail marries Steve, but feels she must compete with the memory of Steve's first wife, Eleanor. My Hearts Decision; I Married a Clown!; I Lied for Love; The Bride Grows Up!; Forgive Me, Darling; Substitute Wife; Cooking with Gas; Wife in Name Only. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $66.00 Paper: Off white Label #4103113021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.98) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Ben Brown, and David Gantz. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Bored housewife Martha is swept off her feet when she rents a spare room to famed artist Morgan, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Jim Mooney. Alice admires husband Steve for becoming a small-town doctor instead of getting a big practice, but in day-to-day life she finds being a doctor's wife almost too challenging. Jilted by Roger, Betty marries his best friend Stan, but what will she do when Roger wants her back? My Guilty Love; Doctor's Wife!; How to Keep Your Husband Happy; My Sister Kate; My Own Worst Enemy; His Best Friend's Wife. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $165.00 Paper: Off white From The Collection of Jon Berk Label #1485503002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Story by Allen Saunders. Art by Ken Ernst and Paul McCarthy. An early precursor to romance comics. The bulk of the issue is taken up with a collection of a Mary Worth strip from 1944. Mary's new tenant, Senora Lisa De Leon, keeps her face hidden under a veil while she undergoes a mysterious treatment from Dr. Karen Ward. But how will the new love of her life feel when her procedure is done? Also featuring pinup photos of movie stars John Hodiak and Alan Ladd, and a one-page Gertie O'Grady gag strip. Romantic John Hodiak; Mary Worth: Doctor Ward's Secret; Gertie O'Grady; Romantic Alan Ladd. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $42.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4148166014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.26) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Stories and art by Howard Boughner, Marc Swayze and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. In a story full of '50s phobia over "juvenile delinquents," Eileen falls in with a rough crowd when she has a falling-out with steady Stan. Soon she's in the back of a convertible full of dope-smoking teens, who are taking her for a forced elopement to Joey. Kathy loves pulling pranks on her friends, but when she enlists in the Army as a joke, she risks losing Steve, the man she loves. Lois starts her life over in a new town with Eddie, but then she runs into Sue, who comes from her hometown and knows the secret she's been trying to forget. I Was a Member of a Teen-Age Thrill Gang; Dizzy Daisy; Deserter; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; Brake on Love; The Secret. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $45.00 Paper: Off white Label #4035344007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.35) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Gloria is torn between joy that Dan is proposing to her, and guilt that her disabled sister Patti loves Dan too. Beth looks down on the "wild" teens at the beach, whom she considers juvenile delinquents, but then she sees handsome Andrew dancing on the sand. Bookish Gail doesn't care about boys, until she meets Bill. Two Loves Had I; Divorce Prone; The Trouble With Love; Hidden Beauty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) 103 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4148166015

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Cover by Hal Grauer and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Hal Grauer, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Nora falls for artist Greg, but her father and the first mate of her father's boat don't like him, so they arrange to take him on the next outing. A wealthy woman wonders how she can tell if a man is truly interested in her. Rich Little Me!; A Stranger's Kisses; The Dress; Take Me as I Am, Darling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $99.00 Paper: White Label #1261436024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Fiona Staples. The multiple Eisner Award-winning series returns with a spacefaring adventure about fake news and genuine terror. Get ready for the most shocking, most impactful chapters of SAGA yet. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $75.00 Paper: White Label #1272454005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Fiona Staples. Tabloid reporters Upsher and Doff have uncovered the scoop of the century, but what will it cost Hazel and her family? 28 pages, full color. Rated M. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $65.00 Paper: White Label #4205655022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Direct Edition. Cover art by John Byrne. Battle? Why? starring She-Hulk and Xemnu, script and art by John Byrne; opening sequence with John Byrne drawing in another artist's style; Renee Witterstaetter appears and tells John to start the story over and use his art style. What's Xemnu With You? starring She-Hulk, Weezi Mason, Big Enilwen, U.S. Archer, Al the Alien, Retread, Poppa Wheelie, Wideload Annie, and Xemnu, script and art by John Byrne; She-Hulk vs. Xemnu. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $78.00 Paper: White Label #3865051025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.34) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Stories and art by David Crowe, Doug Dlin, and Yoshihiro Maruyama. An American fanzine focusing on Japanese pop culture, presented by manga publisher Antarctic Press. More Kamen Rider; Godzilla vs. The Destroyer; Super Sentai/Power Rangers; news and features on anime and manga series. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.95.

Shock Suspenstories (1952) 10 CGC 3.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Label #4276242010

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Cover art by Jack Kamen. The Sacrifice, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman manipulates a man into killing her husband by pretending to be in love with him, while she and her lover work out a scheme whereby he claims to be a witness to the killing and blackmails the two of them into letting him sleep with the woman. ...so shall ye reap!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A young man sitting in the electric chair reflects on the events of his youth while his parents are sitting at home do the same. Operation! text story by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. Home Run!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Astronauts are approaching Mars when one of their number admits to them that he is really a Martian who designed the rocket in order to return home after his crashed. Sweetie-Pie, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; Philip, a reporter, is put on a story involving people who have been involved in car wrecks and the bodies displaying evidence of puncture marks on their throats and all blood drained from their bodies. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $95.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s) Label #0339739014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Painted cover art by Victor Kalin. The Curse of the MacIntyres, art by Don Heck; After Rachel's father dies, Rachel moves in with her cousin's family who are all afflicted with a mental illness that her father was trying to create an antidote for. The Strange Case of Patience Worth text story by Wes Craven. A Night to Remember--A Day to Forget!, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Vince Colletta; The ghost of Neil Anders tries to drive two lovers apart. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $175.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0261970014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Painted cover art by Jerome Podwil, border cover art by Tony DeZuniga. To Wed the Devil, script by Joe Orlando (plot) and Len Wein (script), art by Tony DeZuniga; Mistress Sarah's father forces her to leave her true love and marry a man whom he owes a lot of money; Sarah's true love rescues here from her demon worshipping husband. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $200.00 Paper: White Slab: See item notes Label #1616969034 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Written by Ian Flynn. Art by Tracy Yardley. Cover by Tyson Hesse. SONIC'S RACING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE! After defeating the evil Dr. Eggman's latest plot, Sonic is racing around the world to shut down the robotic Badnik forces that are still attacking villages. But it's a big job for one person-even Sonic the Hedgehog! Fortunately, he'll have some help from his best friend: Tails! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,250.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #4311668004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($37.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Mad scientist Dr. Cabot uses his new shrinking serum on his wife and his assistant after learning that they've been having an affair. An experimental vessel probes beneath the Earth's crust for the most dangerous element ever discovered, in a story with art by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Quentin's new invention is a chemical treatment that will grow hair anywhere, but that's not always a good thing. Another legendary (and hilarious) cover by Ditko. Too Much to Swallow; The Unknown Element; Devolution; Saucers from Saturn; The Morning After; The Alien Raider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spectacular Feature Magazine Samson and Delilah (1950) 11 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4323905005

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Cover by Lee Ames. Bible stories in comics form from Fox Feature. Numbering continues from My Confessions (1949) #10. Biblical hero Samson is a champion during a time of war, but he is betrayed by his love for Delilah, who knows his secret weakness: His hair cannot be cut. Likely inspired by the Hollywood film of the previous year; no connection to the superhero named Samson that appeared from the same publisher a decade previously. Also featuring a text story based on Daniel in the Lion's Den. Samson And Delilah; Daniel And The Lions. Followed by Spectacular Features Magazine (1950) #12. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spicy Tales (1988) 11 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4006999012

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Classic tales of pre-code adventure and passion. Cover art by Bruce Timm. Girl Snatchers starring Gail Ford, script and art by Ray McClelland. After-Hours Killing starring Ray Hale, script and art by Newton H. Alfred [as Douglas March]. Trapped!! starring Polly of the Plains, script and art by Joseph Sokoli. Doomed!! starring Polly of the Plains, script and art by Joseph Sokoli. Diana Daw story, script by Clayton Maxwell, art by Max Plaisted. Hidden Corpse--Conclusion starring Sally the Sleuth, script and art by Adolphe Barreaux. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $101.00 Paper: White Label #3882704013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.03) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

by HADEN BLACKMAN; cover by TOM FOWLER Two Jedi, one hundred clone troopers, and thousands of dead Gungans! On one of the moons of Naboo, General Obi-Wan Kenobi and his troops make a horrifying discovery: the entire population of Gungan settlers has been wiped out in a genocidal chemical attack by a power-mad Separatist commander. Worse, Anakin discovers that the commander's next target is Naboo itself, the home of his beloved Padmé! Hopelessly out- numbered by Separatist forces, the soldiers of the Republic have but one hope for success ? but that hope seems shattered when General Kenobi is captured in battle! New worlds, new villains, and new heroes, as the epic saga of the Clone Wars unfolds! On sale February 19 FC, 32pg . . . $2.99 Cover price $2.99.