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Batman (1940) 234 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4511278002

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Batman stars in the story "Half an Evil" which is the first appearance of the Silver-Age Two Face. Script by Denny O' Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the story "Vengeance for a Cop." Script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. Reprint: 1964 story "Trail of the Talking Mask" which introduces the "new look" for Batman, symbolized by the addition of an oval around the bat-insignia. Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, and inks by Joe Giella. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis (misspelled "Razakis"). Adams cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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1st appearance of Bat-Mite. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Batman Meets Bat-Mite" starring Batman, Robin, and Bat-Mite (intro), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Preparing to go off on patrol, Batman and Robin find the Bat-Cave disturbed and meet the zany and humorous Bat-Mite, an admirer of Batman's from another dimension; Bat-Mite wants to join Batman and Robin in their fight against crime. Ad for Showcase #20. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Mystery of the Magic Sea!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; When an earthquake exposes a portion of an underground sea, a small town hopes it will be a boon to its tourism business; But a legend warns that if a person swims too deep in the water, he'll turn into a fish; Roy Raymond films the attempts of two townspeople to disprove the legend for Impossible but True. Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park ad starring Superman. "John Jones' Farewell to Earth" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jovians come to Earth searching for a criminal but they need Manhunter's help because their weakness is water and it's raining. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 8 CGC 5.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4474624012

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First appearance of Puppet Master and Alicia Masters in "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!" (making this the fourth issue in a row that has either "prisoners" or "captives" in the title!), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay. The Human Torch character profile. "The Hands of the Puppet Maker" Part 2; The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl; He then sends the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building. "The Lady and the Monster!" Part 3; While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm. "Face-to-face with the Puppet Master!" Part 4; The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Death of a Puppet! Part 5; The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearances of Galactus and the Silver Surfer (First cover appearance for both) in If This Be Doomsday!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Fantastic Four try to slow Galactus while the Watcher takes the Human Torch to find a weapon to defeat Galactus; Alicia Masters convinces Silver Surfer to help humanity. Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum (original X-Men figures), inks by Dave Cockrum. 1st appearance of the new X-Men in "Second Genesis," script by Chris Claremont (plot assist, uncredited) and Len Wein (plot, script), art by Dave Cockrum; The old X-Men are captured by Krakoa, the Living Island, and Professor X forms a new team to rescue them; First appearances of Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Thunderbird; 2nd full appearance of Wolverine after Incredible Hulk 181; Appearances of Cyclops, Iceman, the Angel, Marvel Girl, the Banshee, Sunfire, Havok, Lorna Dane, and Mr. Fantastic (of the Fantastic Four); Beast cameo; Continued in X-MEN #94. "Call Him... Cyclops!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; Explanation of Cyclops' powers. "I, the Iceman," script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; Explanation of Iceman's powers. "The Female of the Species!", script by Linda Fite, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Sam Grainger; Explanation of Marvel Girl's powers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Origin and 1st appearance of Zatanna. Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Smoking is for Squares! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Girl Who Split in Two!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; Separately investigating the mysterious arrival of 2 artifacts to the Midway City Museum, both Hawkman and Hawkgirl find a paralyzed girl in a magician's costume speaking jibberish. When they bring the twins together they merge into one being – Zatanna; She thanks them for their help and tells of them of her quest to find her father, the Golden Age hero Zatara. The Machine that Magnetized Men!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; Jan Kyll and his band of raiders travel from the year 11964 with a vehicle that emits magnetic rays to help them steal historical treasures. 36 pages, full color Cover price $0.12.

Horrific (1952) 3 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4183779001

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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Thompson L. Bennett and others. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. After concert pianist John's hands are severed in an accident, the mysterious Mr. Jones gives him a pair that plays beautifully - but they also compel him to kill. A strange world offers terrifying secrets. Notorious cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck is also the first of the influential "face" covers. Devil Claws; The Silent Clock; Death's Cargo; Forbidden World; The Thing from Out There. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 9 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4512820012

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Origin of the Justice League!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; The Justice League of America uses the occasion of its third anniversary to tell Snapper Carr and Green Arrow about the formation of the League, involving the discovery of strange meteors that nearly doomed them forever; featuring the origin and first case of the JLA. Letter to the editor from comic artist Joe Staton. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 20 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4554011019

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Giant-size issue. Doctor Doom stars in "This Man, This Demon!" Script by Larry Lieber and Roy Thomas, pencils by Lieber and Frank Giacoia, inks by Vince Colletta. Brief Fantastic Four appearance. The remainder of the issue contains Golden Age reprints: the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett ("The Sub-Mariner Meets a New Enemy...Fire!"); and, from Young Men 24, the Human Torch, Captain America ("Back From the Dead!"), and the Sub-Mariner. This issue also contains a one-page ad for a Starhawk story that never appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes. John Buscema cover pencils. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Direct Edition. Cover art by Sam Kieth. Maxx, script by Sam Kieth (plot) and William Messner-Loebs (script), pencils by Sam Kieth, inks by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair (finishes); Social worker Julie goes above and beyond the call of duty when she bails the Maxx out of jail yet again. Back cover features Kieth's art for the cover of #2. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

From The Collection of Ruben Blades

Label #4473658022

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"The Dark Tunnel," art by Gene Colan; An exterminator enters into a dark tunnel on one of his jobs and is taken captive by giant telepathic cockroaches who are waiting for mankind to destroy itself before they emerge and rule Earth. "The Doll of Doom" text story. "The Little Black Box!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely; A man finds a black box which grants him wishes when he tells a lie; When he gets the black box open, the spirit inside incinerates him to take his place. "The End of the World," art by Paul Reinman; A carnival swami predicts the world will end at midnight; His skeptic client scoffs at the prediction, but the man's words haunt his thoughts for the rest of the evening; When the clock begins to strike twelve, he is distracted by it, and doesn't see the vehicle that strikes and kills him. "The Horror on Channel 15," art by Pete Tumlinson; A man in a small Iowa town creates a monster for a TV show that comes to life and kills everyone in the town. "The Stroke of 12," art by Paul Reinman; An embalming assistant murders an undertaker for his money, but when he goes to the cemetery at midnight where he hid the money, the undertaker drags him into the grave with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Joe Kubert, Vince Alascia, and Sid Check. Cover by A. C Hollingsworth. Back cover by Sid Check. A pre-Code horror treasury featuring early art by Joe Kubert. Only a few copies are known to survive, making the rare book a highly sought-after item. An ancient native curse transforms a man into a beast; The heir of the Fortescu clan is stalked by a sea monster; Evil forces reverse the flow of time itself. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Sid Check on the back cover. The Strange Indian Curse!; The Flower of Death!; The Devil Keeps a Date; The Monster of the Sea! 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Don Heck and Dan Adkins. :It Walks Like a Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Dan Adkins; When a passing ship dumps a radioactive barrel into Namor's realm, he realizes the danger it poses and takes it far away from Atlantis to throw it into a deep crevasse; Little does he know that the radiation in the barrel has awakened an ancient monster who begins to menace both the surface world and the world beneath the waves alike. Turning Point!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia; Betty bemoans her loss of Bruce; Bruce, in disguise, bemoans his circumstances, then transforms into Hulk who flees his hotel room in typical Hulk fashion - through the wall; Outside, Hulk sees a 'flying saucer' and leaps to bring it down so the aliens can take him far from Earth; What he brings down is not a saucer but the mighty Silver Surfer! 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First appearance Loki and Heimdall, plus cameos of Odin, Balder, and Tyr, in "Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor; The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief. "The Clock" two-page text story. "Filbert's Frightful Future!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A greedy scientist builds a time machine to visit the future and make money, but he finds himself stranded in a void, since the future does not yet exist. "Off-Limits!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; This story casts the character of Rip Van Winkle as a humanoid alien who visits planet Earth in violation of galactic travel guidelines which have declared the planet off limits. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of the Growing Man in "The Growing Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; After winning the battle against the Trolls last issue, the Asgardians are celebrating their victory; Thor tells Odin that he had spent too much time away from Earth and that he wants to come back; Meanwhile, a museum expedition had discovered a small doll that had grown to the size of a human; Thor is called to help the cops in defeating this Growing Man, and he discovers that the Growing Man's master is actually Kang. Appearances by Sif, Odin, and Kang the Conqueror. Tales of Asgard: "The Battle Begins!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor and companions defeat the Jinni Devil. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by John Buscema. First appearance of Firelord in "The Coming of the Firelord!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott; Thor commands Mjolnir to return to him, and so it must; Hercules returns with the body of Holmes, and in drawing close, the spirit returns to his body; While Thor changes back to Blake to check on Krista, Firelord arrives on Earth, and at the selfsame hospital; Hercules and Firelord begin to battle, and Blake's cane is knocked out a window; Blake races to the ground and changes to Thor, and then he stops the battle, realizing who Firelord is - herald to Galactus; Firelord then summons Galactus, and Galactus plans to feast this day. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp #17 (Black Bolt by Jack Kirby). Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Harvey Biern, Warren King, Bob Montana, Joe Blair, and Ed Smalle. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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1st Printing. Direct Edition. "Madripoor Knights!" Guest-starring Captain America and Black Widow. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Cover by Jim Lee. In this classic flashback tale, during the second World War, a mysterious man by the name of Logan and a rookie Sentinel of Liberty must team up against the deadly Hand to save the life of a young girl. Meanwhile in the present, Wolverine, Jubilee, Psylocke, and Black Widow finish a caper that began nearly fifty years earlier. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists with 30th Anniversary Spider-Man in UPC Box. Cover price $1.00.