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Negro Americans The Early Years, 1st Printing, Painted Cover on stiff paper, no coming next ad. (HRN 166, with Spring 1969 date). Cover price $0.25.

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May, 1941. Photo magazine featuring girls in lingerie and dance outfits. 10-1/4" x 13-1/2", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $80.00 Book includes a numbered slip from Ken Krueger. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Trevor Von Eeden and Joe Orlando. News and information on comics coming from Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Warren, Harvey, Continuity, Archie, and Visual Publications. Includes plot synopses. Media news. Rocket's Blast ad. Founded by Jerry Bails. Published by Street Enterprises. Dec. 1976. 60 cents. 32 pgs. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Trevor Von Eeden and Joe Orlando. News and information on comics coming from Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Warren, Harvey, Continuity, Archie, and Visual Publications. Includes plot synopses. Media news. Rocket's Blast ad. Founded by Jerry Bails. Published by Street Enterprises. Dec. 1976. 60 cents. 32 pgs. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.60.

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Stories by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sheldon Moldoff. Cover by Ogden Whitney. The crew of an atomic-powered submarine roams the seas, battling threats to American naval supremacy. Commander Bill Battle, Doc Blake, Champ Ruggles, and Tony Gardello become The Atomic Commandos, sea-going adventurers assigned to battle a secret new threat to American security. Hostile flying saucers attacking the U.S. turn out to originate from neither outer space nor Soviet Russia, but from the undersea kingdom of Atlantis! Produced in 3-D Truevision, says the cover, with no glasses needed. This turns out to mean the panels are shaped like little TV screens against a black background, with no 3-D effects. Atomic Sub; What Do You Know About Torpedoes?; Nothing Ever Happens! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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H-Bomb Cover. Adventures with the "Atomic Commandos" featuring Commander Bill Battle, "Doc" Blake, "Champ" Ruggles, and Tony Gardello. Issue features a two-part story "Journey to the Moon" and "Death of the H-Bomb" in which the sub is retro-fitted for outer space and the Atomic Commandos head to the moon. Stories introduce the Junior Atomic Commando M. Jonathan Flint to the team. Issue also has "Untold Sagas of the War," "A Day in the Life of an Atomic Commando," and a one-page text stories "Escape From Corregidor" and "There's No Telling What You'll Find." Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ken Landau and Paul Gattuso. Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. The crew of an atomic-powered submarine, The Atomic Commandos roam the seas battling threats to American naval supremacy. A rival placed in charge of the Atomic Commando unit is just part of a Soviet plot to take down the American empire once and for all with a fleet of flying saucers. But the Commandos still have a few tricks up their sleeves…. Lively submarine-vs.-flying saucer battle cover. D-Day for the World!; Submarine Stampede!; Pitfalls for Spies!; Peaceful Pigboat!; Spying Daughter; Atomic Commando: Typical Tuesday! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Two Weeks with Love" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #76; "Out of Her Class"; "Uncertain Heart" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #38; and "Behind His Proposal" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #90. "For a More Glamorous You: The Art of Being Feminine, Your Most Glamorous Self, For Lovelier Legs..." text article reprinted as "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #18 and as "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #79, partially reprinted from "For Beauty's Sake..." in Revealing Romances (1949) #5 and from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #65, and partially reprinted in "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #59, "Enhance Your Appearance..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 33 (1954) #3, and "Bring Out Your Best..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "In Love with a Stranger"; "Love Was His Game" reprinted from Revealing Romances (1949) #5; "Heartbreak Proposal"; and "In Spite of His Warning" art by Ann Brewster, reprinted from Revealing Romances (1949) #1. "For A More Glamorous You: "Why Some Girls Get the Brush-Off, The Way to a Wolf's Heart..." text article reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #32, "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #8, and "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #17, reprinted as "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #35, and partially reprinted as "Why Some Girls Get the Brush-Off..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #4. Indicia states "Volume XXX, Number 5, #180". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. The Thing in the Temple, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins; setting: Island city of Bal-Sagoth in Vilayet Sea; Conan & Fafnir slay demons and flee from Bal-Sagoth as a volcano destroys the island; They are picked up in the Sea by Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story, The Gods of Bal-Sagoth by Robert E. Howard; Fafnir appearance. Letter to the editor from Ted White (editor of Amazing, Fantastic). Kane cover pencils, John Romita Sr. cover inks. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by John Romita (layout) and John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]. The Hour of the Griffin, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]; setting: City of Makkalet; The Living Tarim dies, Prince Yezdigerd storms Makkalet, Conan & Chumballa Bey save Queen Melissandra, King Eannatum dies. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Pablo Marcos. Conan battles King Kull as Red Sonja, Belit, and Brule the Spear-Slayer look on in Of Once and Future Kings!; setting: Temple of Ibis & Palace of King Kull; Conan kills unnamed Stygian wizard and returns King Kull back to his time. Script by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Spider-Man and the Fly! 36 pgs. Cover price $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Bud Parke. Stories by Daniel Keyes. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of scandal in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. Ignoring her brother's warnings, Nan joins the Tigers street gang to be close to Hal, and finds herself at the center of a gang war. Fran visits her friend Barbara in Greenwich Village and soon gets swept up in a world of artists, beatniks and free love. Working woman Stella regrets her ill-advised fling with handsome Freddie, and her husband Max never suspects. Gorgeous painted cover by Bud Parke. I Joined A Teen-Age Gang; I Can Never Marry; My Tragic Affair; I Took My Sisters Husband; Passion Made Me A Thief. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $160.00 Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Amateur piece fill, edges reinforced with paper, color touch and TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing). Corner margin pieces torn out. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.80) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Al Ulmer. Art by Al Ulmer, Jill Elgin, Paul Reinman and Rudy Palais. Gunfights, outlaws and frontier justice in the Old West. A Tale of the Silent Spaces thats as violent as any pre-Code crime or horror comic; The Texas Ranger rescues a woman from a forest fire and discovers someone wanted her dead; Frontier scout Kit West learns that a visiting European prince may not be what he seems. The Flaming Fingers of Death!; Prince of Pioneers; Break the Bank; Tales of the Silent Spaces: Triple Cross; Swing Your Partner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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(C) Sol Brodsky (A) Al Hartley, Joe Maneely, Ed Winiarski, Dave Berg. Parody/satire of King Arthur, Dracula, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Ray Osrin, Carl Memling, Albert Tyler and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Mr. and Mrs. Chase encounter espionage in postwar, divided Berlin, in one of several stories (and cover) this issue with art most likely by Bill Molno, ghosting for an ailing Joe Shuster. Crime kingpin Al has a habit of crumpling up paper when under pressure, which proves to be his downfall. Killers make a profit by ramming and hijacking cargo trucks on the highway. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: The $64,000 Question; Road Pirates; The Key to the Car; Finale for Fingers; Scene of the Crime; How Clever Are You? There was no issue #22; the series resumed with #23 the following year, under the Comics Code. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Claude Moore, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Each story starts with a little gravestone, showing the date and method of the criminal's death. Narrated by a ghost cop, Officer Common Sense. Bespectacled killer Danny Iamascia is even more dangerous with his glasses off - to his fellow hoods and himself. The story of notorious German serial killer Peter Kurten, known as The Vampire of Dusseldorf. Bootlegger Charles "Vannie" Higgins, called "Brooklyn's Last Irish Boss" is notorious for his escapes from the law. The Crimson Story of Vannie Higgins; Danny Iamascia, Dutch Schultz's Triggerman; Gyp Artist; Small Fry Killer; Butcher of Dusseldorf; Fingerprints Can't Be Changed!; The Feud of Happy McNulty and Fancy Campbell. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alex Toth. Stories and art by Ben Brown, Bill Finger and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. All the stories in this issue attempt to simulate a 3-D effect (without glasses) through the use of page-wide panels with curved borders, a process called "Deep Dimension" in the promotional copy. A trick motorcycle rider decides to use his skill sets for stealing jewelry. An article on the Food and Drug Safety Dept., written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger! A gang decides to attempt a modern-day train robbery after their femme-fatale member cases the station. Death on Wheels; The Show-Off; Are You Being Poisoned?; Murder in the Bathtub; The Gang War Murders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Dick Briefer, Gil Kane, and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. In 1860s England, a man claims to be the missing heir Roger Tichborne, but something's not quite right. Yonnie Licavoli and his family become crimelords in the Prohibition-era Midwest. That story features art by Bob Powell of Sheena fame; other stories include art by Dick Briefer and comics legend Gil Kane. Wanted - Roger Tichborne; The Bootblack; Yonnie Is Always at Home; The Manuscript; The Imperfect Crime!; Ice Box Madden; Too Many Rudolphs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Sale, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Edd Ashe, Dan Tay, Ann Brewster, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The FBI plants a trap for notorious outlaw John Dillinger outside a Chicago movie theater. Arsonist Charles Bohme sets fires not for money, but because of a special kind of crazy. A story that dares the reader to figure out who poisoned a movie star on the eve of her wedding at a party full of suspects. Also featuring several lurid text stories of the True Detective type, plus a special introduction by Mr. Crime. Who'll Buy My Wares?; The Trigger Happy Cop Killer; Lesson for Today: 7 Crooks + $2,500,000 = Robbery, Murder and the Chair; The True Story of John Dillinger; This'll Kill You!; The Fire Fiend; Crime of the Friendly Enemy; The Slayer of Smithfield; Whodunnit. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Mike Roy, Sam Burlockoff, Rudy Palais, George A. Marko, Arne Arntzen, Jack Alderman, Red Woodbury, Harley M. Griffiths and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The Schroeder gang robs and kills its way across 1920s America, led by bereted blonde Irene, featuring some classic bad-girl art by Fred Guardineer. Mr. Crime narrates the story of killers Steve and Tony, featuring a lurid image of an electric chair high atop the pile of their victims' bodies. The true story of violent criminal Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a photo of the Lev Gleason creative staff: Bob Wood, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Thug's Throne; Fingers of Death; The Tri-State Terror; Mad Dog Vincent Coll; Triple Death and the Trail of Terror; The Terror Down Under; The Horrible Halzingers; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais, Bob Moore, Jack Alderman, Walter Johnson and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The Fleagle brothers like to rob banks together, but superstitions may turn them against each other. Bespectacled killer Danny Iamascia is even more dangerous with his glasses off - to his fellow hoods and himself, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. A masked robber terrorizes the Massachusetts town of Belmont, so citizens organize a neighborhood patrol. The Kill-Crazy Fleagle Brothers; Danny Iamascia, Dutch Schultz's Triggerman; On the Level; Arkansas Killer; The Chicken-hearted Killer; Jail Didn't Save Them; The Belmont Bandit; Whodunnit: The Invisible Killer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta, Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner tries to prove an accident in a steelworks was murder and winds up in a barrel, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A man leaping from a building flashes back on the events that led him there. A story that dares the reader to solve a murder at a costume party in the Mephisto Club during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Chip Gardner: The Payroll Bonus Murders; Fall Guy; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; Rabbit's Foot; Who Dunnit?: The Death of the Grand Demon! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Tony DiPreta, Al McWilliams and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner is hunted through the Florida swamps by a larceny and kidnapping gang, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. An ex-con's search for the hidden loot from a robbery leads to a shootout in a carnival funhouse. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered an eccentric millionaire with a bomb hidden in a toy boat. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Chip Gardner: The Ostrich Murder Case; Loot!; Laff It Off; Our Police Hall of Fame; Go Home and Wait for Death!; Who Dunnit?: Murder by Parcel Post! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $250.00 Moisture damage. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Annual. 100 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $120.00 2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.60) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Joe Orlando. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Richard Smith. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A private eye investigating a woman's disappearance finds a vital clue in a mystery novel, but fails to notice the title, "Fall Guy For Murder," adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #18. In a noirish story, a chance encounter on the street gets Ben involved with the dangerous lives of Myra and her sister. Another historic moment occurs in Mother's Day (adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #21), when writer Al Feldstein uses the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Vivid cover by Joe Orlando definitely would not have passed muster with the new Comics Code. Fall Guy For Murder; The Sisters; Fools Gold; Farewell To Arms; Mothers Day 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Maxwell Williams. Art by Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A movie stand-in plots to permanently replace a famous movie star, in a story adapted from "Cut!" which originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #9. Condemned man Arnold tells the priest who's come for last rites why and how he murdered his wife. Norman and Sally conspire to kill Norman's wife in Pieces of Hate (adapted from "In Each and Every Package" in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #22, written by Al Feldstein using the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Ax-wielding maniac cover by Reed Crandall is actually kind of tame for EC. Motive; Fair Trade; Clean Sweep; Screenplay For Murder; Pieces Of Hate. Final issue of the series; a third issue was planned, but not printed until the modern era, in EC Picto-Fiction HC Set (2006 Gemstone) #1. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm battles mad scientist Dr. Zarno, who has discovered how to turn people into radiation-powered zombies. Chinese scientist Dr. Foo helps Don Grady solve crimes, in his debut. Plus a classic anti-marijuana story. Lance Storm: The Nightmare Monster; Jerry Jasper; The Fantastic Dr. Foo; Queenie Starr. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $90.00 Includes Torpedo Comics certificate for the William Anselmo Pera collection. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Earl Lonsbury. Stories and art by Earl Lonsbury and others. The WWII superhero formerly known as Spy Smasher starts a postwar career as a hardboiled private eye named Crime Smasher. Hired to deliver a mysterious package, Crime Smasher discovers a dead body and tries to figure out the meaning of the three-legged rabbit statue. Crime Smasher goes after a mob boss and his army of goons, facing a sinister trap by two thugs dressed as women. A Death Row inmate's last request is that Crime Smasher prove that his innocence by catching the real killer. The Trapping of Public Enemy No. 1; Sherlock the Monk; The Last Request; The Unlucky Rabbits Foot; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Lumber Camp Mystery! Only issue of the series; the Spy Smasher character did not return until revived by DC in the famous "Earth-S" crossover in Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) in the 1970s. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Tony Tallarico, Ray McClelland, Pierre Charpentier, John C. Mitchell, Bill Fraccio, William Grew and H. C. Kiefer. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. The ol' "injury-to-the-eye motif" returns, as Dan Turner seeks a killer who fires poison darts into his female victims' eyes! This story also features a deadly Punch & Judy show, hilarious Dan Turner tough-guy dialogue, and a villainous puppet-master who resembles Marvel's Puppet Master. Gail Ford goes undercover at a costume party to catch a wealthy man's killer, in a story with plentiful action-girl art. Sally the Sleuth and "The Chief" are mystified when an executed killer seemingly returns from the dead...for revenge. Gail Ford, Girl Friday; Ray Hale: Murder at First Base; Sally the Sleuth: Back From the Dead; Steve Wilder: Stuck With Murder; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: The Poisoned Puppet. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #7, while the numbering continues with Secret Mysteries (1954) #16. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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When a Marilyn Monroe impersonator disappears, Crossfire investigates in "The 24th Annual Death of Marilyn Monroe." Script by Mark Evanier and art by Dan Spiegle. Dave Stevens cover. Cover price $1.50.

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Dave Stevens cover. With Jay in jail and blamed for the murder of a police officer, Rainbow tries to find the real killer in "This Isn't Elvis." Script by Mark Evanier and art by Dan Spiegle. Issue also has "Text Page" by Mark Evanier. Cover price $1.25.

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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 Myron Fass. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and Myron Fass. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. On a fog-shrouded night, an odd little man approaches a stranger and begins talking. His tale reveals the truth behind the strange deaths of rival magicians Mord and The Great Gobbo. Sinister Secret. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Imogene Williams photo cover. "Dangerous Love!"; Bettys father Mike runs a logging camp and zealously prevents the workers from approaching Betty; However, she and newcomer Larry fall in love, but when her father threatens to kill him, Betty tells Larry she doesnt care for him. "Heart Sick" poem by Lizabeth Wall. "Love Thief"; Nurse Celia works with Dr. Peter in a malaria control station in the Philippines; Peters wife Elaine is also there: she hates the living conditions but says her husband is her life; Celia and Peter have an affair and Elaine finds out. "Platter Patter" record reviews. "Your Handwriting" article by Ellyn Lee. "Thrill Hungry!"; Although she has an engineering degree, Barbaras father and foreman Red wont allow her to enter a tunnel they are digging; Barbara has herself appointed a city building inspector and goes into the tunnel. Darling Romance #4 ad. "Cinema Chatter" movie reviews. "The Darling Bandbox" article by Miss Darling; Helpful fashion and household hints. "Second Fiddle Wife"; Petroleum engineer Dale and his wife Meg are transferred to Tampico, Mexico; Meg dislikes the accommodations and complains: Dale says hes not leaving but Meg is free to go. "Hello Darling" poem by May Richstone. "What's on Your Heart?" advice column by Laura Brown. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Golden Rule public service announcement starring Bob Hope, script by Jack Schiff, art by Mort Drucker. "Captives of the Alien Zoo!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are mistaken for two-legged animals by alien hunters, are captured and are placed on display in an alien zoo; The Dynamic Duo manage to escape the alien zoo and they are able to locate the authorities of the alien planet, who inform them that the hunters that captured them are in fact criminals who use exotic animals for their crimes; Batman and Robin help the authorities of this world to capture the criminals and later they are sent back to Earth on a special spaceship. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Four-Legged Sleuth article. "The Death of John Jones, Detective" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; A criminal steals the idol head of Diabolu unaware that once it's opened it will release an ancient evil at each full moon; Jones is apparently killed by the first monster. Manhunter vows to hunt down each monster until he finally finds the idol head. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "The Secret of the Waiting Graves," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman discovers the secret of Juan and Dolores Muerto and their secret of immortality. "Drop Out... or Drop Dead!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Robin discovers the truth behind the fake cops and demonstrators that created the riot at Hudson University. Crime-Writing Clues! article. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Paint a Picture of Peril!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman encounters a wealthy man who hires a gang to steal works of art he cannot buy which remind him of a lost love. "The Hollow Man," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Batgirl tries to track a killer who targets redheads. Letter to the editor from writer Alan Brennert. Statement of ownership - average print run 459,000; average paid circulation 221,267. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 400 VG+ 4.5

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Cover by Neal Adams. Milestone issue featuring 1st appearance of Man-Bat in "Challenge of the Man-Bat!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Zoologist Kirk Langstrom is working late at the Gotham Natural History Museum putting together a bat habitat; he aims to perfect a serum that can endow people with enhanced auditory abilities via a specialized bat gland extract; Elsewhere in the city, a group of thieves known as the Blackout Gang break into a vault; Back at the museum, Kirk Langstrom is pleased with his progress and decides to test his new formula upon himself; he mutates into Man-Bat. "A Burial for Batgirl!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta; Barbara Gordon has come to Hudson University to help with a Edgar Allen Poe festival; She discovers a murder and captures Hank Osher, who appears to be the murderer; Batgirl begins to believe that Hank has been framed and investigates further, which leads to her being captured and bricked into a wall. Letter to the editor from writer Alan Brennert. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "The House That Haunted Batman!," script by Len Wein and Marv Wolfman, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Robin goes missing and Batman finds a house that wasn't there yesterday; Strange things happen around Batman until he meets the owner of the house; Cameos by Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Hawkman. "Batgirl vs. the Phantom Bullfighter!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano; In order to aquire the manuscript "Of Fighting Bulls and Men" for the Gotham Library, Barbara Gordon must travel to Madrid, Spain. There she is the guest of Don Alvarado, owner of the manuscript, who takes her to see its subject: a bull fighter named El Grandos. Science in Crime Detection article. 1971 Batman calendar (also works for the years 2010, 2021, 2027, 2038, 2049, and others). Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "A Vow from the Grave!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman captures Kano Wiggins and also helps solve the murder of a circus side-show performer. "Battle of the Three M's," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano; When a popular fashion model Mamie Acheson is injured and has to select one of three models (Maxi, Midi or Midi) to act as her replacement while her leg heals, it causes quite a stir in the fashion world; Batgirl soon finds herself involved after a suspicious visit from a member of a fashion company to her library seeking to get certain books. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox and J. D. Triem. Boys' adventure with military cadet and sportsman Dick Cole, who appeared in Blue Bolt, 4Most and Target Comics before getting his own series. A new student from a different academy promises to give star athlete Dick Cole a run for his money. Teen athlete Rip Rory executes The Decoy Gambit on the opposing team. On April Fool's Day, Dick Cole deals with prankster Obie Winters and his efforts to outdo himself. Dick Cole; Rip Rory; River Rat; Dick Cole: April Fool's Day At Farr! Final issue under this title; series continues as Sport Thrills (1950 Star) #11. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dick Tracy and the Tiger Lily Gang (1949 Whitman BLB) #1460, Chester Gould