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Origins of Marvel Comics and Son of Origins TPB Set (1976 Fireside) SET-01 GD+ 2.5

Cover separating from "Origins of Marvel Comics". Water damage and tape residue.

Fireside Book Series - Includes 2 Volumes (varying printings) - Origins of Marvel Comics TPB (1974 Fireside) and Son of Origins of Marvel Comics TPB (1975 Fireside) - Includes a slipcase that holds both books.

Origins of Marvel Comics TPB (1974 Fireside): Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #1 & 55, Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #1 & 118, Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15, Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #72, Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #83 (Journey into Mystery) and 143, and Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #115. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Herb Trimpe . This volume in the amazing Marvel Origins series (Son of Origins TPB, Bring on the Bad Guys TPB, Superhero Women TPB) collects the origin tales of - the Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, and Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts. Softcover, 256 pages, full color.

Son of Origins of Marvel Comics TPB (1975 Fireside): Collects Uncanny X-Men #1, Tales of Suspense (Vol. 1) #39 & 97, Avengers (Vol. 1) #1, Daredevil (Vol.1) #1 & 47, Strange Tales (Vol. 1) #135, Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #13, & Silver Surfer (Vol. 1) #1. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, and John Buscema. This volume in the amazing Marvel Origins series (Origins of Marvel Comics TPB, Bring on the Bad Guys TPB, Superhero Women TPB) collects the origin tales of - the Uncanny X-Men, the Invincible Iron Man, the Mighty Avengers, Daredevil the Man Without Fear, Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., the enigmatic Watcher, and the Silver Surfer, Sentinel of the Spaceways. Softcover, 254 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

Other Worlds (1949-1953 Clark Publishing) 1st Series 11 GD/VG 3.0

May, 1951; Volume 3, No 3 / Issue 11. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Oui Magazine Lot of 7

MATURE READERS, export-restricted. Issues Vol. 3 #9; Vol. 6 #1, #5, #9, #10; Vol. 7 #5 of Oui (1972-2008 Playboy Productions) Magazine; plus Oui Album 2 Sepcial (1976 Playboy Productions) Magazine. Most will grade in the FN to FN+ range.

Oui Playboy Lot of 7

MATURE READERS, export-restricted. Issues Vol. 1 #1-3; Vol. 6 #3; Vol. 7 #11; Vol. 8 #2; and Vol. 9 #8 of Oui (1972-2008 Playboy Productions) Magazine. Most will grade in the FN range.

Our Army at War Lot of 6

Issues 223, 273, 274, 277, 290 and 297 of Our Army at War (1952). Most will grade in the GD to VG range, with 223 grading at PR (INCOMPLETE).

Our Army at War Lot of 7

Issues 41, 145, 147, 148, 155, 160 and 170 of Our Army at War (1952). Most will grade in the GD range, with #145 (INCOMPLETE) and #155 (Full spine split) grading at PR.

Our Army at War Lot of 8

Issues 147, 190, 195, 197-199, 201 and 211 of Our Army at War (1952). Most will grade in the GD to GD+ range.

Our Gang Comics (1943-1947 Dell) 29 CGC 2.5

Paper: White

Label #4384477003

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of this World (1956 Charlton) 7 FR 1.0

8" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. Evolutionary scientist Adam Marsh is transported back in time to the dawn of humanity and learns he's THAT Adam, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, robot parents raise a mutant child in a post-apocalyptic world. A wrongly-imprisoned man develops the ability to walk through walls so he can find the real criminal and prove his innocence. The House of Man; Journey to Paradise; The Most Terrible Fate; The Voice From Nowhere; Marty's World; Vanquishing Vibrations; Through the Walls; Cure-All; Lifetime; Operation: 2, 4-D; The Green Thumb; Too Many Have Tried; The Man Who Went Back. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear and spine split seals.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1950. 32 page illustrated color section contains reprints from Avon's comic book titles "Out of This World" & "Strange Worlds" with art by Joe Kubert and John Giunta. Science Fiction stories "The Planet-Smashers" by Ray Cummings, "Letter from the Stars" by A.E. Van Vogt, "Omega and the Wolf-Girl" by Lester del Ray, "The Puzzle of Priipiirii" by William Tenn, "The Shipwrecked Bogey Man" by Lloyd Williams, "Terror of the Mist-Maidens" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Discord Makers" by Mack Reynolds, and "Forbidden Fruit" by Kris Neville. Illustrations by Martin and William F. McWilliam. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white/color; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 VG 4.0

A pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content!

Dec 1950. Cover by James Bama. "Out of This World Adventures" Vol. 1 No. 2 is a pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content, including "The Corsairs from the Coalsack," written by John Michel with art by Joe Kubert, and Crom the Barbarian in "The Spider God of Akka," written by Gardner Fox, with art by John Giunta. This issue also includes over 100 pages of b&w illustrated pulp SF stories, including "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" by A. Bretram Chandler, plus six others. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in, partial b&w/color, 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Outcast (2014 Image) 1A CGC 9.4 SS Kirkman/Azaceta Azaceta

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back; Minor side/edge crack(s)

Signed by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta on 10/12/2014.

Label #1278659002

Written by Robert Kirkman. Art and Cover by Paul Azaceta and Elizabeth Breitweiser. NEW HORROR SERIES FROM THE WALKING DEAD CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN! Kyle Barnes has been plagued by demonic possession all his life and now he needs answers. Unfortunately, what he uncovers along the way could bring about the end of life on Earth as we know it. Cover price $2.99.

Outcast (2014 Image) 1A CBCS 9.4 Azaceta

Paper: White

Label #0004307-AA-002

Written by Robert Kirkman. Art and Cover by Paul Azaceta and Elizabeth Breitweiser. NEW HORROR SERIES FROM THE WALKING DEAD CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN! Kyle Barnes has been plagued by demonic possession all his life and now he needs answers. Unfortunately, what he uncovers along the way could bring about the end of life on Earth as we know it. Cover price $2.99.

Overstreet Price Guide (1970- ) 3S VG- 3.5 Softcover Variant

Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is a yearly publications which details the changes in the resale value of a comic over the last year. Overstreet has been running its publication for over 35 years and is regarding by many as one of the leading sources for backissue comic book pricing. The Third Edition (1973) features a cover portraying the covers of Batman #27, Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) #19, Four Color (1942 Series 2) #367 starring Donald Duck, and Green Lantern (1941-49 Golden Age) #18. All four covers are Christmas themed. 400 pages, square-bound softcover. Cover price $6.00.

Panelologist Lot of 9

Issues Vol. 1 #1-8 and Vol. 2 # 1-3 of Panelologist (1966) Jerry Bails fanzine. Most will grade in the GD range (hole punches in margins).

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3860162025

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #22-0465D05-084

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #22-0465D05-081

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #22-0465D05-080

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3987601004

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3987601005

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3924379017

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Peanuts (1963 Gold Key) 4 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4355835003

Peanuts (2012 Kaboom Volume 2) 7 CGC 9.8 SS Robbins

Paper: White

Signed by Peter Robbins on 11/23/19

Label #2547082001

Cover by Vicki Scott. (W) Charles M. Schulz, Nat Gertler, Vicki Scott. (A) Charles M. Schulz, Stephanie Gladden, Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock, Justin Thompson. Rock and Bowl! The Peanuts gang is headed to the bowling alley, and no one wants to win that coveted tournament trophy like Charlie Brown! If you're looking for laughs, this issue is a full strike! Ask your retailer about the Franklin 1st appearance variant cover! Cover price $3.99.

Pellucidar HC (1923 Grosset & Dunlap) 1-1ST VG- 3.5

1st Grosset and Dunlap printing. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Hardcover, 5" x 7-1/2", 328 pages, B&W.

Penguin (2023 DC) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4376819013

Written by Tom King. Art by Rafael De Latorre. Cover by Brian Bolland. TOM KING AND RAFAEL DE LATORRE'S ALL-NEW STORY OF THE ICONIC VILLAIN! REVENGE IS FOR THE BIRDS. After retiring to Metropolis following his death, Oswald Cobblepot finds himself forced back into the unpredictable and violent Gotham City underworld as a pawn of the United States intelligence community! Gotham's criminal element has been evolving since he was last in the city, with his bastard twin children ruling the Iceberg Lounge. And what of the man he framed for his death--Batman? Is the Penguin walking into a death sentence? From award-winning and bestselling writer Tom King (Batman, The Human Target) and artist Rafael de Latorre (Daredevil) comes a bloody, hard-boiled tale of redemption and revenge! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Penny for Your Soul Death (2013 Big Dog Ink) Volume 3 2GHOSTSHIP.B CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Ghost Ship Comics "Naughty" Edition

Label #3863064006

Ghost Ship Comics Exclusive "Naughty Edition" Virgin Cover by Jesse Wichmann - limited to 100. (W) Tom Hutchison (A) J. B. Neto Danica travels where demons fear to tread - Heaven!

Penthouse Comix (1994) 17 FN+ 6.5

November 1996. Milo Manara cover; Reprints Manaras Hidden Camera. Denz, Part 3; Testosterony; Bad Girl: Doles in the House!; Doctor Dare in the Phillipines, Part 3; The Sex Slaves of Mamasaki!; Young Captain Adventure, Part 12; Gotcha!; Milo Manaras Hidden Camera, Part 1; Sense of Modesty; Monkey Jank; Abducted by Aliens, Part 1. Written by Jan Strnad, John Nubbin, Keith Giffen, Milo Manara, Bob Fingerman, George Caragonne, and Eliot Brown. Art by Richard Corben, Sean Shaw, Alfonso Font, Bart Sears, Milo Manara, Bob Fingerman, and John Burns. 8-in. x 10 1/2-in. 80 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1716DF1-009

Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 77 FR/GD 1.5

1.5" Spine split from bottom. Oxidation and spine splitting to some interior wraps.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Dance Your Troubles Away," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Veronica wants Archie to learn the Charleston for the dance competition that night. Untitled Katy Keene story with Sis, art by Bill Woggon. Pep Puzzle Page. "In Days of Old"; Ferdie dreams that he's Hercules and he has to go to battle with Suzie who is the Queen of the Amazons. "So's Your Antenna"; Laurie's father gives her $300 for a portable radio for the lodge but Wilbur tells her that she could buy a TV for that amount so he convinces her to buy one and offers to do the installation himself. "Star Dirt" article; Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars. "Golden Earrings"; A gypsy warns Jughead that he'll have an accident that night before he's safe in bed. K.O. Kelly 1950 Pin-Up Calendar, pencils by Bill Woggon. "Home Swivet Home," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Hap builds a bird house to attract very rare swivet birds. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 137 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2117505020

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Go for Broke," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Veronica is upset that Archie keeps giving his money away to friends in need rather than spend it on her. "Presents of Mind," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie buys Veronica an expensive (for him) Christmas present and is very pleased with himself until Jughead reminds him there are others deserving of a Christmas gift from him besides Veronica. "Winter Carnival," pencils by George Frese (layouts) and Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee is incensed that Coach Kleats has no entries in the Inter-High School Carnival sports competition. "Solid Security," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After the disintegration of the South Side Social Club, Wilbur and Alec try to retrieve their half of the club treasury from Linda and Laurie. "Safe and Solid" one-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx has a unique way of testing whether a frozen pond is safe for skating. "Katy's Winter Vacation"; After taking a tumble on the slopes while learning to ski, Katy must deal with the problem of how to model with a cast on her ankle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 140 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2117505021

Cover art by Bob White. "Actions Speak Louder Than Words," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; The story of Archie and Reggie's attempts to get the money to go to a dance, all told without a single word of dialogue. "Missed By a Nose" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Leroy tells his dad that there was someone who wanted to see him. "Bed Made" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Jughead does the old joke where he tells Archie he has to "make his own bed." "It's a Ball" one-page story, script and art by Joe Harold; Shrimpy is pitching well now that the ball is broken in. "Double Rocket Trouble," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy dreams that she marries Randy and becomes "Queen of Outer Space," while K.O. and Gloria get revenge on the couple in a spaceship shaped like a boxing glove. "A New Hair-Do," script and art by Bill Woggon; Gloria demands to be picked over Katy Keene for a part, until she finds out what costume the part requires. "Nothing But the Tooth!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx comes up with a plan to get extra money from the Tooth Fairy. "Ignorance is Bliss!", script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob White; Veronica thinks Archie peeked at his birthday gift in advance; Reggie makes things worse by telling Archie she got him a bow tie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man (2017 2nd Series) 300FRANKIES.B CGC 9.8 Dell'Otto Frankie's Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Dell'Otto "Virgin" Variant Cover.

Label #1262485007

Frankie's Comics exclusive variant by Gabriele Dell'Otto. MOST WANTED Part 4 of 4 - Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art by Adam Kubert. An oversized anniversary epic, told the only way your pre-eminent pals in the Spidey-Office know how - in the Mighty Marvel Manner! For weeks, the Tinkerer has been launching a campaign against his do-gooder brother, the Mason, and Spidey's nearly met his maker more than once trying to stop their sibling rivalry! With a little help from a tech-heavy team of Marvel heroes, Spider-Man takes the fight directly to Tinkerer! But Tinkerer's got tech of his own…and it's out of this world! 52 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.

Peter Parker Spider-Man (1999) 1DF CGC 9.8 Romita Jr. DF Variant

Paper: White

Dynamic Forces Edition

Label #4387645004

Dynamic Forces Variant. Limited to 12,000 copies. John Romita Jr. Cover.

Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 8 CBCS 9.4 SS Larry Hama

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021. Direct Edition.

Label #21-21F617C-024

Cover by Joe Albelo. "Pigs Over Tokyo, or Kimono My House," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Tony Salmons, inks by Joe Albelo; Raymond Bear reports on Jacques Gooseteau's brush with terror, so Jonah calls Peter and the three interns into action, and they go to Japan, where they witness the emergence of Hog-zilla!; The monster goes on an eating binge, so the army sends in Mechano-Hog-Zilla, but the robot is defeated; Spider-Ham defeats the monster, but the director Cur-Asawa hires him, and our heroes head for home. "Silver Squirrel," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; The Watchdog introduces us to The Silver Squirrel, a reprehensible character who zaps everyone and everything by use of the Power Cosmic. After several zaps, The Watchdog gets fed up, and turns the Squirrel into a silver-plated water fountain. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Peyton Blue Woman of War (2023 M House Publishing) 1CINDERELLA.B NM 9.4

Cinderella Cosplay Nude Cover by Daniel Murillo. Story by Ruben Najera and Melinda Young. Art by Alfret Le, Ryan Kincaid, and Mateus Duarte. 28 pages, full color, adults only.

Peyton Blue Woman of War (2023 M House Publishing) 1ELSA.B.FOIL CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Snow Princess "Virgin" Foil Edition B.

Label #4392517007

Nude "Snow Princess Elsa" Cosplay Foil Edition Virgin Cover by Logan Cure. Story by Ruben Najera and Melinda Young. Art by Alfret Le, Ryan Kincaid, and Mateus Duarte. 28 pages, full color, adults only.

Peyton Blue Woman of War (2023 M House Publishing) 1GHOSTSPIDER.B.FOIL CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Rocha "Virgin" Foil Edition B.

Label #4392517010

Nude "Ghost-Spider" Cosplay Foil Edition Virgin Cover by Fernando Rocha. Story by Ruben Najera and Melinda Young. Art by Alfret Le, Ryan Kincaid, and Mateus Duarte. 28 pages, full color, adults only.

Phantom (1962 Gold Key/King/Charlton) 25 FN/VF 7.0

Cover by Sy Barry. Stories by Giovanni Fiorentini and Raymond Marais. Art by Senio Pratesi and Jeff Jones. These comic-book adventures of the seemingly immortal crime-fighter were published by comic-strip syndicate King Features itself. This issue features translated Phantom stories from Italy's Avventure Americane-L'Uomo Mascherato. The Phantom takes on deadly diamond hunters that have invaded the Bengali Jungle seeking its riches. Plus a comics history of the first battle of the Civil War, featuring early art by fantasy-art legend Jeffrey Catherine Jones. The Cold Fire Worshippers; Ghosts: Illusions or Reality; Fort Sumter: Where Burst the Flames of War!! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 2 #2 GD 2.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 21 #1 FN 6.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 23 #1 GD 2.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 29 #1 FN 6.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 36 #1 VG 4.0

Cover and interior oxidation.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 48 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 1 VG/FN 5.0

First and only 12-cent cover price. Cover art by Bill Draut. "When Ghosts Walk!", script by Mike Friedrich (p. 1 and top half of p2-3) and John Broome (bottom half of p2-3, 4-7), pencils by Bill Draut (p. 1 and top half of p2-3) and Carmine Infantino (bottom half of p2-3, 4-7), inks by Bill Draut (p. 1 and top half of p2-3) and Sy Barry (bottom half of p2-3, 4-7); When three friends die in a plane crash, the spirits seem to be haunting those they left behind, but the Phantom Stranger reveals that the ghostly appearances are really the work of an embezzler attempting to cover his tracks. "The Hermit's Ghost Dog" starring Doctor Terry Thirteen, Marie, Bart Harley, and Dirk the dog, script by Ed Herron, art by Leonard Starr. "Defeat the Dragon Curse...or Die!", script by Mike Friedrich, art by Bill Draut; When Dr. 13 and Marie Leeds visit their friends Harry and Rosemary in San Francisco during the Chinese New Year, they find that their friends have been killed; When the Phantom Stranger appears, he suggests that it is the curse of Ching Hi Fu; The Phantom Stranger works to capture the culprit, a man worshiping Ching Hi Fu, who has been trying to destroy modern buildings which he believes are an effrontery to his Chinese heritage. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 12 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4271517004

Cover art by Neal Adams. "Marry Me - Marry Death!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jim Aparo; When Jason Phillips marries a new bride following the death of his first wife (the source of his wealth), the Phantom Stranger haunts him to get him to admit and turn himself over for being responsible for his first wife's death; It's revealed that his first wife had a weak heart and needed to take nitro pills, and Jason allowed her to die; Eventually Jason snaps, and tries to kill the Stranger with an axe. "A Time to Die," script by Jack Oleck, art by Tony DeZuniga; Dr. Thirteen is called in to investigate the curse of the Black Friar who kills villagers at midnight; Told the story by his colleague Dr. Hall, Dr. Thirteen and his wife investigate the strange happenings. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Phoenix Omnibus HC (2022 Marvel) 1A-1ST VF 8.0

Russell Dauterman Cover

1st printing. Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #97-105, 107-108 and#125-138 and Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984 Marvel) - and material from X-Men Classic (1986-1995 Marvel) Classic X-Men #6, 8, 13, 18, 24 and 43; Bizarre Adventures (1981-1983 Magazine) #27, and What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #27.

Written by Chris Claremont, Jo Duffy, Bob Layton, and John Byrne. Art by Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, John Bolton, John Buscema, Mike Collins, Jerry Bingham, Sam Grainger, Frank Chiaramonte, Bob Layton, Dan Green, Klaus Janson, Joe Rubinstein, John Stuart, and Terry Austin. Cover by Russell Dauterman.

The cosmic cycle of life, death and rebirth begins as the Phoenix Force debuts!

When Marvel Girl sacrifices herself to save the X-Men, she rises again... as Phoenix! Jean Grey has somehow attained power beyond conception, but Cyclops and the X-Men can only watch as Phoenix is corrupted, absolutely. As the team faces the Shi'ar Empire, Hellfire Club and more, can Jean Grey be redeemed? Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne weave a galaxy-spanning tale of triumph and tragedy that changed everything for the X-Men, the Marvel Universe...and all of comics!

The full, original Dark Phoenix Saga is presented alongside bonus tales illuminating Jean Grey's defining story!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 688 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $100.00.

Phoenix Print by Natali Sanders

Signed by the artist. High quality print on heavy stock. 11" x 17".

Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and centerfold loose at one staple.

Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and Jack Oleck. Art by Graham Ingels, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. The life of pirate and war hero Jean LaFitte, who fought alongside Americans in the War of 1812 and the crucial Battle of New Orleans, with art by Reed Crandall. An evil captain withholds a keg of water from his crew, in a survivor story with a twist ending and art by George Evans. Graham Ingels illustrates the tale of a man who finds courage in a most unusual place. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Jean Lafitte; Rag Doll; Salvage; Breakers on the Shore; The Keg. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.