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Comic books September 1962

  • Issue #131
    Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 131

    Painted cover art by George Wilson. Portrait of a baobob tree by Jesse Marsh. "The Canyon of No Return," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Seeking a cure for Muviro's illness, Tarzan leads Muviro and a hunting party into a lost valley of dinosaurs. "Back on the Plains" text story starring Mabu. "The Monkey Cage," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; N'Kima is captured by a Baluga hunter for sport: the tribe will watch the monkey killed by a civet cat; Boy and Dombie follow and, disguised as porcupines, rescue the little monkey. "The Truth Herb," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The Aba-Zulu wise man, Gathongo, administers a truth serum to the hypnotic stranger and learns that the tall men among the Tungelus prepare their own food; The stranger then attempts to escape but is stopped by Tavane. Article about the shrew. Portrait of Tarzan and a serval by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 46, Issue 9 - September, 1962. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #84
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 84
    • Paper: Off white
    • Cover Detached.
    • Label #23-472D785-007
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4140000001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #0794353028
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold coming loose at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearance of Thor and first appearance of Jane Foster (called "Jane Nelson") in "The Mighty Thor vs. the Executioner!"; Plot by Stan Lee, script by Larry Lieber, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Dr. Blake joins a medical mission to a South American country wracked with civil war. The leader of the communist faction - the Executioner - orders an attack on the doctors, and Blake must use the power of Thor to save his colleagues and defeat the communists; The Executioner in this story is not the same character who will appear in issue 103. "The Recipe" text story. "The Witching Hour!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A criminal flees to a foreign country, where people still believe in witches; He convinces a woman that he meets on the train to pretend to be a witch so that he can extort money from villagers as a fake witch hunter. "Somewhere Hides a...Thing!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dying man in the Arctic claims that he saw an alien land; His friends search for alien, but they dont realize that an iceberg is its disguised space ship, and think it was a hallucination. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $700 Journey Into Mystery #84 CGC 3.5 1962 2nd app Thor, 1st app Jane Foster
    $999 Journey Into Mystery #84 GCG 4.0 1st Appearance of Jane Foster Marvel 9/1962
    $3,000 Journey Into Mystery #84 CGC 7.0 Cream to OW 1962 - 1st Jane Foster, 2nd Thor
    6 days left Auction Journey into Mystery #84 Nice 1st App. Jane Foster 2nd Thor Marvel 1962 Pgx 4.0
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  • Sep 22 1962
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) Sep 22 1962
    Published 1962 (est.) by Fleetway.
  • Issue #34
    Timmy the Timid Ghost (1956-1966 Charlton) 34

    Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy offends Wilma the Witch when he doesn't fall for one of her practical jokes. So he accompanies her when she goes back to witch school, which is nothing like Hogwarts. When Miss Cassidy hits rock bottom, her cat Blackberry goes out in search of the rent. Plus cautionary tales about church and juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Fake Snakes and Rusty Witches; Imitation Fish; Blackberry in a Jam; Your Role in the Cold War: What You Do in Spare Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #1
    Treasure Chest Vol. 18 (1962) 1
  • Issue #2
    Treasure Chest Vol. 18 (1962) 2

    Edited by Richard J. Voelkel. Fearless Ferdy (art by Frank Borth), Heroine of Canada: Madeleine de Vercheres, part 1 (art by Dick Giordano), Sports Spectacular" The Miracle Braves (art by Giordano), the Story of Pope John XXIII (art by Joe Sinnott), and Chuck White (art by Fran Matera). This issue does NOT contain art by Reed Crandall, though Overstreet states that it does (unless the artist offered uncredited assistance). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Turok Son of Stone (1956-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 29

    Last Dell issue. Painted cover. Turok in "Terror In The Trees" in which Turok and Andar battle a tribe that lives in the trees and "The Pit Trap" in which Turok and Andar are forced to battle a dinosaur for a tribe's amusement. Issue also has backup feature "Young Earth - Coming of the Flesh Eaters," a one-page text feature "The Law," and one-page strips. Summary of Turok stories on inside front cover. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $11 TUROK SON OF STONE #29 (1962) - 3.0 GOOD/VERY GOOD (DELL)

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  • Issue #186
    Twist (1962 Dell) 186
    Published Sep 1962 by Dell.
    • Moisture damage.
    • Incomplete. Missing pages (affects art and story).
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4385871007
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    01-864-209 cover code. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #72
    Unexpected (1956 DC) 72
    Published Sep 1962 by DC.
    • .5" Spine split from top.

    Cover art by Bob Brown. The Creature of 1,000 Dooms, art by Lee Elias; A band of space explorers take a small creature aboard their ship as a pet, but it soon begins to absorb nearby objects, growing in size and taking on the dangerous properties of the things it absorbs. House ad for Batman Annual #3. House ad for Lois Lane Annual #1, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Cosmic King of Sports, art by Howard Purcell. Information about the many moons of the planets in our solar system. Space Ranger's Last Voyage, script by George Kashdan, art by Bob Brown. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    4 days left Auction TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #72 DC Silver Age SCI-FI VG 4.0

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  • Issue #18
    Unknown Worlds (1960) 18
    Published Sep 1962 by ACG.

    "The Witch Hunter of Salem!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Zev Zimmer"; art by Chic Stone); "I Saw It With My Own Eyes!" (script by Hughes as "Lafcadio Lee"); "The Greatest Pilot!" (art by Ogden Whitney; 2 pages); "The Celestial Jackpot!" (script by Brad Everson, art by Bill Walsh). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.12.

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    $14 Unknown Worlds #18 Sept 1962 ACG Horror

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  • Issue #1A
    Voyage to the Deep (1962-1964 Dell) 1A
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and entire back cover missing, interrupts art and story.

    Version with ad on back cover. Number on cover 12-892-211. Painted cover art. The Great Flood fact page, art by Sam Glanzman. "Voyage to the Deep," art by Sam Glanzman; The submarine Proteus has just finished its shakedown run and heads out to explore the Mariana trench; When they reach the trench they not only have to deal with giant sea creatures but an act of terrorism that threatens the entire world. Fire and Water fact page, art by Sam Glanzman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #264
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 264

    #264, 9/62, Vol 22/No 12, 12c. Number on cover: 10011-209. Back cover features pinup of front cover pictures. Donald Duck in "Master Wrecker," the Li'l Bad Wolf in "Apple Pie Guy," Gyro Gearloose in "Magic Rug Bug," Ludwig Von Drake in "Playpen Pickle," and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part one of "The Treasure of El Dorado." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "Thumper's Party." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #768
    Wide World (UK Edition 1898 George Newnes Ltd) Pulp 768


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    A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., approx. 76 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #128
    World's Finest (1941) 128
    Published Sep 1962 by DC.
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Staples added (not manufacturing).

    Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Power That Transformed Batman starring Superman and Batman, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Jim Mooney; Under the influence of a weird space meteor Batman becomes susceptible to kryptonite. Rules of Water Safety! starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Trial Of Aquaman starring Aquaman and Aqualad, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman is on trial for piracy and the death of Aqualad. The Too-Old Hero starring Green Arrow, script by Dave Wood, art by Lee Elias; Patrolman Charlie Donley is getting to old for his job and is moved to a desk job, until he saves Green Arrow and Speedy from some bank robbers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $26 World's Finest Comics #128-1962 vg Batman Superman Aquaman Green Arrow
    $31 World's Finest Comics #128-1962 fn- Batman Superman Aquaman Green Arrow
    $31 World's Finest Comics #128-1962 fn- Batman Superman
    $469 World's Finest Comics #128 CGC GRADED 9.4 - only 1 graded higher - 2nd HIGHEST
    3 days left Auction World's Finest #128 (9/62) CBCS 7.0 EXCEPTIONAL WHITE PAGES
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