Comic books December 1953

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A series of 3-D kids' stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. The most significant item in 3-D Dolly is a reprint of the very first Richie Rich story, from Little Dot #1, reformatted to 3-D. May or may not include 3-D glasses. Kid Trouble; Circus Sideshow; 3-D Blinkey; Man of Iron; Richie Rich: The Dancing Lessons. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories in this pre-Comics Code issue: "Vampire Spider", "The Labyrinth of Daboor," "The Road to Death," "The Impostor," and "I am a Zombie." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Robert McCarty, Dick Beck, George Klein, Pete Riss, Ken Bald, Bernard Sachs, Jack Abel, William Weltman, and Lin Streeter. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. The One Who Was Dead, art by Paul Reinman; A man uses life restore serum to revive Cleopatra, but it also works on the Asp that she used to commit suicide, and it bites him. The Trap text story. He Kidnapped a Rocket; A criminal hijacks a rocket, but unknown to him, its destination is a space prison colony. The Hunter; A hunter winds up on a planet where animals are the masters and place humans in zoos. Halfway Home!, art by Chuck Winter; A scientist aboard a rocket without enough fuel to reach Earth wants to use a device to reduce the weight of the crew by half; when he tests it on a monkey, it shrinks the monkey to half-size. Look Out for the Martians, art by John Forte; A man realizes that he is actually a Martian that has been incubated into a human infant and only becomes aware of his identity once maturity has been reached. Human agents called 'scanners' attempt to neutralize him, but fail. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover by Irv Novick and Joe Giella. Stories by David Kahn, Carmine Infantino, Henry Boltinoff, Harry Harrison, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Irwin Hasen, Nat Barnett, Gene Colan, Bernard Sachs, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, and Joe Giella. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 9 - December, 1953. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - December 1953. Men's interest Magazine focusing on Hunting and Animal stories and articles. This issue features "Monster Marlin of Tahiti" and "Africa - Bird Hunter's Paradise". 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, Text, with B&W images through out Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 52, Issue 4 - December, 1953. Cove by Van Dongen. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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(A-1 Comics #97) Cover by Fred Meagher. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #97. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Ghost Rider intervenes when a farm foreman tries to take over Liz Nelson's farm by brute force; Straight Arrow intervenes in a man's hunt for the hermit he believes killed his family. The Hunter and the Hunted; The Horns of Horror; When the Pack Rat Strikes; The Sting of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A scientist tries to convince future Earth of the folly of shooting convicted criminals into space. A prisoner gets a chance to escape his cruel captors, or so he thinks. A dark spoof of the movie High Noon, an experiment in the Mad-style humor that resulted in Harvey's short-lived comic Flip. Supreme Penalty; Low Noon; Torture; Regent 3! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Steve Ditko, Harry Lazarus, Bob McCarty, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 27 on cover; listed as Vol. 4, issue #3 in indicia. A man encounters transforming Cat People, similar to but less subtle than the earlier film of that title. A visiting American hears ghostly bagpipes and sees spectral dancers in an old Scottish castle. A strange skull sends three people into the distant past, in one of the first published stories by comics legend Steve Ditko (and completed by fellow legend Jack Kirby). The Cat People; A Hole in His Head; The Nightmare; The Merry Ghosts of Campbell Castle; Ghost Pictures; Murder?; Don't Call on the Dead! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 98, Number 2 - December 1953. Christmas cover by John Cullen Murphy. 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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May or may not contain 3-D glasses. For consignment items, please check individual item notes to see whether the copy offered still has the 3-D glasses intact. "The Man From the World of D," "The Menace of the Living Dolls," and "Iron Hat McGinty and his Destruction Gang." Pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko (tied for third published work with Strange Fantasy 9). Kirby cover pencils, Mort Meskin cover inks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover by John Parker. Art by Bob Jenney. The Cisco Kid rode the range as the Robin Hood of the Old West with his corpulent sidekick Pancho, earning a permanent place in 20th-century pop culture. Cisco and Pancho rescue the prospector Pop Hammer from an ambush. A lost pair of spectacles at the scene leads Cisco to the attacker. Cisco and Pancho set out to help Dorrie deal with her eccentric uncle's latest invention: a sail-powered wagon, a literal "prairie schooner." Plus background on Cisco, Pancho, and Diablo the horse. Double Dynamite; The Prairie Schooner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Red Rover, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 115, with 12/53 date). Hazarding lashing winds, high seas and severe storms, the Red Rover stalks his prey. Here is an adventure-packed, suspense-filled tale of ruthless pirates and their plotting to capture cargo ships. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "Cinderella," script by Charles Perrault (adapted from his original story), art by Peter Costanza; Cinderella is a drudge in her stepmother's household but attends the Prince's ball through the agency of her Fairy Godmother; The Prince falls in love with her; At midnight, she loses her glass slipper while fleeing the palace, but the Prince tries the slipper on every maiden in the land until he discovers the woman he loves. "Jack and Jill," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about two children climbing a hill to draw a pail of water. Article about the panda, art by William A. Walsh. Cinderella pinup on back cover by Peter Costanza. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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(C) Bill Everett (A) Al Hartley, Joe Maneely, Ed Winiarski, Dave Berg. Parody/satire of Frankenstein, Three Musketeers, Tom Corbett Space Cadet and others. FC, 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $2,999.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, piece re-attached to cover with glue. (TOP EDGE OF COVER TRIMMED). COVER TRIMMED. Label #1252580003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A cheating wife and a murderous husband plot to out-murder each other with a fire and a wild horse. Brothers who owe a huge debt to mobsters prove to be even worse at murder than they were at gambling. When jealous stunt fliers fall for the same woman, the opportunities for them to murder each other are plentiful. Famous hanging-corpse cover by Johnny Craig was cited in illustration #10 of the famous anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Fire Trap!; The Welchers; Rope!; Double Jeopardy; Plane Murder. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $70.00 View scans 1.5" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming loose at one staple. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Mel Keefer and Fred Kida. Tales of adventure from Toby Press. Treasure hunters resort to kidnapping and murder to force Native diver "Fiji Joe" to dive for pearls in the White Octopus's waters, where none have returned. A tale of crime and corruption on the docks. Captain Comet is captured by space pirates who want the plans for the solar system's new shipping lanes, featuring terrific art by comics and fantasy legends Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. Plus a vintage Popsicle ad in comics form featuring Major Mars ("America's #1 Space Soldier") and an offer for a "Real Rocket Water Pistol." The White Octopus; Death on the Waterfront; Famous Battles: Hastings 1066 A.D.; Life on the Ocean Waves; The Vicious Space Pirates!; One Night in Singapore.... 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marty Elkin. Tales of love and heartbreak from the golden era of romance comics. A woman is heartbroken when she sees her beau necking with a beautiful redhead. Desperate for love, a girl makes a hasty and ill-advised choice in a suitor. A woman wants to be respected for her intellect, but many men find her intimidating. Terror Stalks the Lonely Heart; Love Hungry; Deep Water; Smart Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $74.95 or Best Offer View scan Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION- piecefill, color touch. Cover detached and reattached to first wrap with tape. Tears to interior pages sealed with tape Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken W. Fitch and Don Heck. Violent, pre-Code tales of gunplay, outlaws and horsemanship in the Wild West. The discovery of a lost gold mine leads to double-crosses and triple-crosses. Newly elected sheriff Bart is actually the secret head of the outlaw gang that's been terrorizing the town. Mark single-handedly takes on the outlaw gang that shot up Silver City. Featuring art and a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Fools Gold; Outlaw Nightmare; Bloody Sheriff; Alone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Droopy" written by Carl Barks. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Know Your Community! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Millionaire Island starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. The Dummy With a Mind of It's Own starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Human War Machine starring Robotman, art by Joe Certa. Mystery of the Seaman Smuggler text article by Jack Miller. Pow-Wow Goes Hollywood starring Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman, art by Leonard Starr (Craig Delich). 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Bradbury. Donald Duck is featured in "Money on Moon" and "Paint the House"! Also: 1-pagers "Equal Parts," "Face Names" and "Cannon Shot"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Dick Ayers, and Lou Morales. Eh! was Charlton's attempt at a one-word-title humor and satire comic, inspired by the success of EC's Mad. A parody of Buck Rogers. Another parody focuses on medical soap operas like the long-forgotten Young Dr. Malone. Young vampire Elmer just can't make himself act like other vampires, but he doesn't fit into the human world either. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including cars, razors, and smoking remedies. The Shave of Champions; Young Dr. Baloney!; The House of Whacks!; Awakening; Eh-h!?! A Puzzle Page; Buck Hodges in the 26th Century!; That's How T.V. Was Born!!; Stop Smoking!; Motorists... Stop! Look! Listen! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Catwoman Julie Newmar cover!

Vol. 3, No. 12. December 1953. Digest-sized men's interest magazine with articles and glamour photos. This issue with a Julie Newmar (using her real first name and her mother's maiden name) cover and pictorial; and an article on the fight scene in "From Here to Eternity". 5.25" x 7.5". 130 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $89.00 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

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Volume 10, Issue 3 - December, 1953. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. This issue with a full-page Bettie Page photo. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,750.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #4319174002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager, Colton Waugh and Harold LeDoux. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Seminal sci-fi strip Buck Rogers returns to Famous Funnies, ushering in the first of a series of iconic Buck Rogers covers by fantasy and comics legend Frazetta that ran during the title's last years. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of wartime action. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; The Terrible Titans; The Smoke Eating Marine; The River Secret; Star Scout in Star Act; The Best Automobile Sticker. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling.

Volume 14, Issue 6 - December, 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Nov-Dec 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by William P. McGivern, Frank M. Robinson, Robert Sheckley, Rog Phillips, Robert Bloch, Ralph Robin, Wallace West and Richard Burr, and Bill Peters. Cover by Vernon Kramer. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.50 View scans Spine split 20%.

Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart Very Good $53.00 View scans Corner Damage. Denting. Soiling.

Volume 6, Issue 6 - December 1953. Irving Winer cover. Pin up photos. 8.5" x 11.5". 54 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover of Jock Mahoney. Stories and art by Tony Sgroi, Nat Edson and August Lenox. The Range Rider and his sidekick Dick patrol the West; based on the classic 1951-1953 TV series. Range Rider and Dick are escorting a gold shipment when the Blount Gang strikes. He tracks them to a nearby gypsy encampment, where the outlaws capture the nomads and try to disguise themselves as part of the camp. After a homesteader is murdered, Range Rider uses his tracking skills to follow the killer. Indian Watch; A Twisted Trail; Thieves Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 21 - December 23, 1953. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $633.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4378748015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ken Landau, Charles Nicholas, Walter Davoren and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A gypsy witch gives a womanizer a potion that will make the beautiful Roxanne fall in love with him forever, but the potions power lasts even after death; A demonic creature demands the sacrifice of beautiful women in ancient Egypt, but one man has had enough; A man meets a beautiful woman in the Arctic wilderness and learns the truth about the wolf pack thats been stalking him. Love Me Forever!; King of the Zombies; Charars Prey; The Drakko; The Werewolf's Fangs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RIN-TIN-TIN, No. 523." Rin Tin Tin photo cover. Rinty Finds a Friend, art by Sparky Moore; When one of his best friends is murdered, J. B. Mooney sends Red and Rinty to the site of the murder to investigate. Bound in Red, art by Sparky Moore; Thieves break into J. B. Mooney's study and steal a red-bound confidential report on his employees to use for blackmail; Mooney suspects his former personnel manager, Brad Pearson, of ringleading the crime and Red and Rinty investigate. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 552." Cover art by Mort Walker. Key to the Safe; Beetle accidentally drops the key to the Captain's safe in the back of a garbage track; He races to the dump, only to be detained by the police twice, once for speeding and later for looking like a vagrant after digging through the trash to find the key. Roughing It; A Senator comes to inspect the camp after receiving complaints that the troops have been living in the woods for two months. Beetle's Furlough; Beetle returns to his home town for a furlough; He is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but gets some salt and pepper in his eyes and can't see. All scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Rudolph Dirks, Russell Patterson, Elizabeth Woodward, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi wants Phil to be the target for a game of "William Tell." After Phil insults hypnotist Professor Svengoo, Svengoo makes Phil think he's a goldfish. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fourth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Other backup strips include golf strip Divot Diggers and comedy adventure Abbie an' Slats. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Divot Diggers; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips; Mamie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Muffatti. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. A series of 3-D funny-animal stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the 1950s. Bozo Bear sets a "human trap" for lunch, and uses a female mannequin as bait. Willie Wildcat wants Buddy Beaver and his wife for breakfast, but they're too wily for him. Plus a story that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. May or may not contain 3-D glasses. How to Use Your Magic 3-D Specs; Helpful Hank: A Night's Rest; Stinky; Bozo Bear; Jumpin' Jack; Buddy Beaver. 32 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. Lincoln Logs ad. "The Helicopter Gang," art by Nicholas Firfires; Bankrobbers use an helicopter to get away, but Gene captures one of them. "The Boss of the One Chance," art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene picks up a runaway Chinese kid, and runs into a crooked politician. "The Chase" text story, art by Nicholas Firfires. "The Broken Metate," art by Tony Sgroi; Panhandle Pete and the kids are going on a trip to the lost mines of San Saba. Taming a Raw Frontier article, art by August Lenox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $345.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Centerfold re-attached with tape. Tape on interior cover. Label #3711285021

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $340.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4383814018

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $950.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1488647015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, part of the horror-comics craze of the 1950s. The heir to a haunted castle seeks the one weapon that can destroy its malevolent spirit. Jungle hero Jo-Jo and his mate Tanee encounter the slithery menace of Janeece, the Queen of the Cobras, and her venomous cohorts. A murderer's bride kills him in self-defense, but then faces justice from her own tribe. Terrible Encounter; Gems of Death; The Case of the Shrunken Heads; The Last Man Alive; Jo-Jo: The Cobra Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 0.5 $50.00 View scan Paper: Off white Centerfold Missing, Affects Story. Incomplete. Label #21-4123596-018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.