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Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) 11 GD- 1.8

4" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple, coming loose at second. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Art Gates, Leo Morey, Edvard Moritz and Jay Disbrow. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines. Archaeologists exploring the lost Mayan "Temple of Eternal Life" accidentally awaken the dead, who want to pick up where they left off with the human sacrifices. A scientist receives a TV message from outer space that turns out to be commands to begin an alien invasion. A writer reveals the supernatural truth behind his latest story. Plus an article about real-life burial practices and death rituals around the world. Ghostly Sacrifice; Cry: Danger; His Own Funeral; Dead and Gone; Dwellers in Darkness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Beyond (1950 Ace) 27 CBCS 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

1 piece of tape on cover, 6 pieces on interior cover and 1 piece on 1st page.

Label #22-478CA56-003

Haunt of the Howling Head, art by Ken Rice; Kip Hunter has been to Borneo and brought along a box full of preserved severed heads; Being responsible for the deaths of these people, the heads come to life and hunt Hunter down. Fangs of the Fiend, art by Lou Cameron; A dentist extracts all his rival's teeth and replaces them with dog's teeth--turning the man into a werewolf. Catastrophe, Inc., art by Jim McLaughlin. Strange Potion of Dr. Lorch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 22 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405340004

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Manny Stallman. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A disfigured man knows he must eventually show his face to the woman he loves. A fugitive criminal forces a scientist to use his reincarnation machine on him. Scientists discover a subterranean society and its sinister lottery. The Ugly Duckling; A Model Girl; Reincarnation; Lottery; Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box; The Satchel; The Skeptic! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Dark Mysteries (1951) 17 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-02CEBFB-007

Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 207 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Welcome, Amigo public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Batman the Magician starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Secret of the Flying Saucers! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Beware the Sea Serpent! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Meet a Killer text article by Jack Miller (as Joseph Macready). Conquerors of Crime starring Mysto Magician Detective, art by Leonard Starr. 40 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 26 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates, Sam Citron, Charles Nicholas and Bob Forgione. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A boxer faces death in the ring; A faceless fiend sets out to murder the descendants of an ancient noble family; Uranium hunters in Sumatra find the connection between a beautiful native woman and a deadly tree. The Champ; Death Through the Ages; The Specters of Carteret Castle; Report from the Beyond!; Tree of Terror! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 31 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Kenneth Landau, Sheldon Moldoff, Art Gates, and Lin Streeter. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A strange visitor brings death to the corrupt nobles who hunted common folk for sport; A hideous stone idol opens a gateway to the dimension of the dead; An obsessed artist sculpts a self-portrait thats a little too lifelike. Circle of the Doomed!; No Escape!; The Horrors of Mu!; Danny and the Demon!; Masquerade. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Foxhole (1954) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597001

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jo Albistur, Bill Walton, John Prentice, and Bill Draut. Gritty war comics "produced by veterans" (as the tagline proclaims) from Mainline, the publisher founded by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An American soldier captured during the Korean War is subjected to brainwashing techniques by the enemy. A soldier writes a letter home to his mother, but the visuals in the story provide a stark counterpoint to his reassuring lies about a trip to the beach. American soldiers stationed in Britain woo two beautiful women during the London Blitz. Cover by Jack Kirby is based on a painting by acclaimed artist Joseph Hirsch. Brain Wash; Casualty; A Day at the Beach; Fox-Hole Joe; Operation Foul-Up; Eight Ball Hero; Fruit Salad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Foxhole (1954) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597002

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Hy Fleishman, and Bill Draut. Gritty war comics "produced by veterans" (as the tagline proclaims) from Mainline, the publisher founded by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. In a suspenseful Kirby tale, a soldier slowly approaches a seemingly deserted Korean farmhouse. A Korean spy tries to lure American soldiers into a trap, but he makes one crucial mistake. Sarge and his men know they must fight their way out of the Hotbox. Booby Trap; Action; Walkie-Talkie; Hot Box; Dishonorable Discharge; Yellow; Replacement. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945) 28 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4393003006

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. A mad scientist creates a female monster, but he has a sinister motive; Explorers discover a floating crystal sphere that is the tool of an alien race; Tourists on Java visit an island supposed to be haunted by a mountainous monster. Also featuring a full-page, full-color ad for a "Mystery Fish-Bowl" and other toys from "Uncle Bernie's Toy Shop." The She-Monster; Alladine's Flashlight; Crystal Ball; Ghost Pilot; The Monster. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945) 30 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4393003007

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s A mad sculptor decides to make a statue by encasing the Frankenstein Monster in molten bronze. A computer scientist builds an intelligent supercomputer, and is surprised when it runs amuck and builds a robot army. A mad doctor ill-advisedly enlists the Frankenstein Monster to secure fresh bodies for his experiments. Frankenstein; Tiger Fangs; Electronic Brain; The Hitchhiker; Half Alive; The Mark of the Skull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945) 31 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. The Monster has a connection to a cursed tree that brings death to all who touch it; A test pilot's new plane goes so fast he enters a new dimension; Three brothers trap the Monster and try to destroy him, but he gets his revenge. The Tree of Death; Buried Gold; Into the Fourth Dimension; Premonition of Death; T. V. Ghost; Three-Fold Horror and Revenge! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ghost Comics (1951 Fiction House) 11 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4400403006

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Lords of the Upper Air, art by John Belcastro [as "Johnny Bell"]; A group of mountain climbers in the Himalayan stumble upon a tribe of snowmen with supernatural powers. Grab-Bag, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A group of girls is being haunted by the ghost of a mysterious evil woman, whose stylish accessories came into the girls possession. The Witch's Doll, script by Marilyn Mercer, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti and Will Eisner; Dr. Drew hunts down the missing explorer Leander Miles, who is torturing the actress Jennie Paris--by means of an African "kaffir" witch doll. This black magic works like voodoo. Untitled story, art by George Evans; a magic bottle containing a miniature ship arrives at the house of an old acquaintance. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 24 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4390315003

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes...--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A blob story that features a cuckolded moonshine-swilling mountain man as the vengeful blob creature that is created when his wife and her lover shove him into a still to drown and be dissolved with a bag of lye. ...Only Sin Deep--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen; A heartless young woman pawns her beauty for 1000.00 to a shopkeeper she assumes is a crank. The Secret--Haunt of Fear, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans. Head-Room!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: Used in Senate Investigative Report, page 8. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 25 CGC 4.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of color Touch on Cover, Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover.

Label #4405338004

Cover art by Graham Ingels. The New Arrival--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; This story is told by a mansion; The occupant is a lunatic old woman who lost her mind when her husband was killed in WWI and kept her new born infant uneducated and in shackles for 40 years. Indisposed!--The Vault of Horror!, art by George Evans; A man uses his new garbage disposal to eliminate the remains of his wife's body, but his plumber friend who installed it doesn't have experience and connects it to the water intake. Out Cold--Haunt of Fear, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; The old witch tells us a story with two endings; The first ending relates what would have happened to the protagonist if he had pursued a relationship with a new office girl who turns out to be a ghoul using human meat to feed her mother's cats, but the old witch tells us that's not what actually happened. The Light In His Life!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 27 GD/VG 3.0

RESTORATION. Color touch. Staple rust, rust migration. Staple added (not manufacturing).

Cover art by Graham Ingels. About Face--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; A father thinks he has twins, a beautiful girl and a deformed girl. Game Washed Out!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; A man in a Puritan colony kills his wife and dumps her body with a weight attached into a pond in order to solicit another man's wife to run away with him. Silent Treatment--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, art by Jack Kamen. Swamped--The Crypt of Terror, art by Reed Crandall. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. NOTE: An editorial urges readers to write to the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, which had started investigating the comic industry. Cover price $0.10.

Superhombre (Argentinian 1949 Editorial Muchnik) Superman 229 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes

Chipping to top left corner of slab (back side). Argentina.

Label #4337623012

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Argentinian Series. Stories by Jerry Coleman and Edmond Hamilton. Contains stories from Superman #87 and Batman #83. Spanish language. Full color.

Terrifying Tales (1953) 15 GD 2.0

RESTORATION. Minor color touch. 2.5" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover detached at only staple (manufacturing). Cover oxidation.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess learns the strange story of the mysterious Leatherman, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah battles crocodiles and a gorilla holding an unconscious blonde in its arms, featuring some fun action-girl art. Tarzan-like Zago battles the queen of the lions. One more top-notch action-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Grim Secret; The First Americans!; Rulah: The Ghoul of Galhalla; The Rangers Best Shot; Zago, Jungle Prince: Queen of Simba Land! Final issue of ther series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Terrifying Tales (1953) 15 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white

Label #4405338008

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess learns the strange story of the mysterious Leatherman, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah battles crocodiles and a gorilla holding an unconscious blonde in its arms, featuring some fun action-girl art. Tarzan-like Zago battles the queen of the lions. One more top-notch action-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Grim Secret; The First Americans!; Rulah: The Ghoul of Galhalla; The Rangers Best Shot; Zago, Jungle Prince: Queen of Simba Land! Final issue of ther series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tip Top Comics (1936) 186 GD- 1.8

Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 23 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4278554019

Stories and art by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lola is contemptuous of her friends' make-do marriage plans, and sets out to find a wealthy husband. Nurse Ginny falls for Carl, the handsome doctor she works for, but hypochondriac Sandra wants Carl's attention for herself. Helen enjoys walking in the rain and brooding over her loneliness, but that's how she meets handsome Tod, who comes to her aid when she twists her ankle. Plus a romantic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in comics form. Fast Track for Love; A Savage in Love; Romance; The Price I Paid; None But the Lonely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 64 FN- 5.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. "The 3-D Terror," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A monster leaps out of the screen at a 3-D movie theatre. "The Doom Dolls," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman agrees to participate in a parade in her honor, not realizing it's actually being organized by gangland. Hopalong Cassidy ad. The Bridal Bouquet filler page. Facts on Furs text article. Brides to Be filler page. "Wonder Woman's Last Hour," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Though Master projects Wonder Woman into a world of illusion where her powers don't work. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.