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  • Item #60836382
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    Published Jul 1958 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 242 FR 1.0

    1st app. and origin Braniac, Kandor

    1" cumulative spine split. Writing and drawing on interior cover and pages. Cover detached at one staple and loose at other.

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Origin and first appearance of Brainiac, and the first mention of the shrunken city of Kandor in "The Super-Duel in Space," script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet; Superman gets inside Brainiacs ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. Untitled Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Traffic Cop of 2058, A.D." starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Safari From Space," art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill vs. Xov. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58214210
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    Birds Eye Kids Go Fishing (1958 Timely) 0A VG+ 4.5

    Starts Jul 6

    Original Crayon pack still attached to cover. Timely Illustrated Features giveaway done for Birds Eye frozen foods. 20 pages, full color.

  • Item #60952875
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    Dream of Love (1958 I.W. Reprint) 8 CGC 9.8

    Top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #4379248002

    Starts Jul 6
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    House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 14 VG- 3.5

    Water spotting.

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    "The Curse of the Fire God," "The Swami of Broadway," "The Fantastic Wishing Well" (art by Mort Meskin?), and "The Man Who Stole Air." Ruben Moreira cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60836760
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    Published May 1958 by Dell.

    Rex Allen (1951-1959 Dell) 28 CBCS 7.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #22-0FB9CEE-021

    Starts Jun 10

    Photo cover. Showdown at Shawnee Wells starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sandy Riggs, and Marshall Clay Bassett, art by Russ Manning. The Protege text story, art by Sparky Moore. The Washout--Tales of the Roaring West starring Clem Hardy. The Big Change starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sheriff Trem Todd, Mr. Brown, Biff Yancy, and Bo Yancy, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60999435
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    Spin and Marty (1958-1959 Dell) 6-15CENT CGC 7.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4405576008

    Starts Jul 6

    15ยข Price Variant. "The Hermit of Thunder Lake" and "The Lost Canyon Mine." Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    Spin and Marty (1958-1959 Dell) 7 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4405576009

    Starts Jul 6

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60274854
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    Superman (1939 1st Series) 123 VG 4.0

    1st app. 'Super-Girl'
    Pre-Supergirl try-out cover and story
    Starts Jul 6

    Curt Swan cover. Otto Binder (writer) and Dick Sprang (artist) present the classic three-part tale, "The Three Magic Wishes." Jimmy Olsen gets his hands on a wish-granting totem, and wishes a 'Super-Girl' into existence (much to the chagrin of Lois Lane), a full nine months before Kara Zor-el's first appearance in Action Comics #252. Also in this issue, due to Jimmy's magic totem, Superman loses his powers and is transported back through space and time to arrange the wedding of his, in Supe's own words, "future dad and mom...(choke!)" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.