Auctions: comic books 1938-1955
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Item #59923373
Published Mar 1944 by Fiction House.Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 51 GD+ 2.5
Cover detached at single center staple. Miswrap.
Starts Jun 3 Cover art by Joe Doolin. "The Golden Lion of Genghis Khan," art by Jim Mooney; Seeking radium for medical purposes, Gordon enters the Khafu country with Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso; The queen of the Khafus captures Ann and plans to kill her by exposing her to radium, but Kaänga comes to Ann's rescue and the queen suffers the fate she had planned for Ann. Untitled story; During a native lion hunt, Simba's cub is killed; In the village, the old chief dies and the witch doctor Dwando assumes his place. Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira; Tabu comes across a conquistador who has been drinking from a fountain of youth for hundreds of years; However, he is overdue for a drink so he and Tabu hurry through the jungle and barely make it in time to save the Don's life. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A brain-damaged British flyer kidnaps the daughter of scientists who are visiting Wambi's jungle to collect snake venom; Wambi and his jungle friends rescue the girl and the scientists agree to treat the flyer. "Elephant Code" text story. Untitled story, art by George Appel; An old friend of Fantomah's father leads her to a treasure cached by her father in her youth. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Ben Aouli kidnaps the sheik's daughter and Terry and Andy ride to her rescue. "The Golden Death," art by George Tuska; The B'jutis' witch doctor gives tribal treasures to white treasure hunters and blames the boy, N'gat; Camilla captures the thieves and clears N'gat's name. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60535100
Published Nov 1946 by Com/Magazine Enterprises.Koko and Kola (1946) 2 PR 0.5
Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.
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Item #60535122
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 75 PR 0.5
INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.
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Item #60932595
Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 1 GD- 1.8
1" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage. Lateral spine tear.
Starts Jul 6 Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #58747486
Published Aug 1951 by Red Circle.Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0
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Item #60005015
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1938 by Postal Publications.Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #1 PR 0.5
INCOMPLETE. Piece missing from interior (affects "Survival" story). Cover glued to interior along spine.
Starts Jul 6 Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #60591414
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Nov 1938 by Postal Publications.Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0
Tape on inside of cover. 6" Cumulative spine split.
Starts Jul 6 Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.
Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #59062158
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1939 by Postal Publications.Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #4 FR 1.0
Slices in back cover.
Starts Jul 6 April 1939. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by John Taine and Harl Vincent. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #58005205
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1939 by Postal Publications.Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #5 VG 4.0
Starts Jul 6 Aug 1939. Cover by John W. Scott. Science Fiction stories by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr, R. DeWitt Miller, Lloyd Arthur Esbach. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. NOTE: Title becomes Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp with Vol. 1 #6 Cover price $0.15.
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Item #56558956
Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 VG 4.0
1.5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
Starts Jul 6 "temptress of the time flow" a novel by Gardner F. Fox (DC Comics writer),"The Cataaaa" a short story by A. E. Van Vogt, and "Race to the Moon" an article by Forrest J. Ackerman.
November 1950. Formerly Marvel Stories. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction Stories: "Trin" by Arthur J. Burks, "Temptress of the Time Flow" by Gardner F. Fox, "Overlord of Earth" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "Firebrand!" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Cataaaa" by A. E. Van Vogt, "The Guinea Pig" by Cedric Walker, "The Day They Landed" by Paul Chadwick, plus other editorial features. Illustrations by F.R. Paul and V. Napoli. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/4-in, 134 Pages, B&W. NOTE: See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series; Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp; and Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp for earlier issues. Cover price $0.25.
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Item #57339636
Published Apr 1941 by Western Fiction Publishing Co..Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp Vol. 2 #3 GD/VG 3.0
2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.
Starts Jul 6 Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #60850500
Published Jun 1950 by Marvel/Atlas.Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 96 CBCS 5.0
Paper: White
Label #16-B38B2A3-007
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Syd Shores. The Return of the Monster, pencils by Gene Colan; A contemporary continuation of the Frankenstein story. The Deadly Dwarf!, art by Vern Henkel. House ad for Suspense #3. The Mask of the Mind!; No one suspects that the handsome and kind Dr. Hill is secretly a grave robber who disguises himself with a hideous mask to do his evil work. Don't Shake Hands with the Devil, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Satan sends an emissary to a horror story publisher so that he will read the scroll of suffering and be transported to Hell as a living man. The Case of the Cat text story. The Witch's Son! The Terror That Creeps, art byWerner Roth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60836458
Published Jun 1951 by Marvel/Atlas.Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 101 GD 2.0 (R)
Restored (see item notes)
RESTORATION. Color touch, TRIMMED. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.
Starts Jul 6 The Man Who Died Twice!; Fate teaches a lesson to a man who denies him by giving him another chance to avoid being a passenger on a doomed airliner, but when he decides to drive instead of fly, the plane crashes into his car. The Spider!, script by Hank Chapman; A boy feeds his giant spider the neighbor's animals, and then the neighbor. When the spider bites the boy, he transforms into a giant spider. The Train to Nowhere text story. The Voice of Doom, art by Gene Colan; A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him; A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. The Hidden Men, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60776240
Published Jun 1952 by Marvel/Atlas.Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 14 VG 4.0
Residue on interior cover.
Starts Jul 6 "name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60776241
Miss America Comics (1944) 1 PR 0.5
INCOMPLETE. 3 pages missing with unattached low quality reproduction pages for readability (affects "Baron Shinto the Gouger" and "The Mystery of the Monster Men" stories). Back cover coupon cut. Tape and tearing on interior pages. Pencil marks on cover.
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Item #57823138
Tags: Holyoke One-Shots (part 4)Mr. Miracle (1944) Holyoke One-shot 4 CBCS 4.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #21-31C4038-012
Starts Jun 10 Stories and art by Irwin Hasen, R. Johnson, Lee Lawrence and George Storm. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #4. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. The Blue Streak battles Nazi agents to free an explorer from an Antarctic avalanche. Cat-Man must elude a series of traps to enter a spy stronghold and discover the identities of enemy agents. Secret Agent Z-2 faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career. The Flying Trio; Blue Streak; Secret Agent Z-2; Bob Preston; Cat Man; Jane Drake; Alec and the Reign of Yang; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60736838
Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 17 CGC 8.5
One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #2139595013
Starts Jul 6 "The Last Mile of Space" (cover/story art by Murphy Anderson), "The Man in the Moon," "The Thought Pirate," and "The Magnetic Duel" (art by Anderson). Carmen Infantino art? Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #59062162
Operator #5 (1934-1939 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #1 GD/VG 3.0
1.5" Tear in cover.
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Item #59099182
Published May 1951 by Clark Publishing Company.Other Worlds (1949-1953 Clark Publishing) 1st Series 11 GD/VG 3.0
Starts Jul 6 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.
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Item #60865516
Our Gang Comics (1943-1947 Dell) 29 CGC 2.5
Paper: White
Label #4384477003
Starts Jun 3 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #58532969
Published Dec 1950 by Avon Publications.Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 VG 4.0
This item's grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 3.0.
Starts Jul 6 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.
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Item #60044010
Tags: ArchiePublished Mar 1947 by Archie Publications.Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #22-1716DF1-009
Starts Jun 10 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.
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Item #59062163
Published May 1938 by Standard Publishing.Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 23 #1 GD 2.0
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Item #59061906
Published Nov 1939 by Standard Publishing.Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 29 #1 FN 6.0
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Item #59062165
Published Jul 1941 by Standard Publishing.Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 36 #1 VG 4.0
Cover and interior oxidation.
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Item #60776242
Published Aug 1946 by Standard Publishing.Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 48 #1 GD/VG 3.0
Water damage.
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Item #60820304
Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp UK Edition 3 GD 2.0
Cover detached.
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Item #61001107
Published Jan 1947 by Fiction House.Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 46 CBCS 7.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #22-1E25133-008
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa free alien prisoners and try to lead a revolt against the Volta; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Mercury might look like, as well as a Space Pirates' Hideout; The Star Pirate and a rival pirate captain vie for an heiress's ransom. Space-girl-to-the-rescue cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Mercury; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Message from the Dead; Space Pirates' Hideout; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #58210585
Published Feb 1940 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0
7" cumulative spine split, cover tear, edge chipping, chew.
Starts Jul 6 Spring 1940. Stories by John Murray Reynolds "Goddess of the Moon", Nelson S. Bond "Dictator of Time", Ray Cummings, Ed Earl Repp, Carl Selwyn, Ross Rocklynne, Alexander M. Phillips, and Ray Cummings -as (Ray King). Illustrations by Leo Morey, Fawcette, and Will Edwards. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Item #56760662
Published May 1940 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #3 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 Summer 1940. Cover by Stanley Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Space-Liner X-87", Ross Rocklynne "The Forbidden Dream", Carl Selwyn "Exiles of the Three Red Moons", John Russell Fearn "The Cosmic Juggernaut", Neil R. Jones "The Dark Swordsmen of Saturn", Sam Carson, Frederick A. Kummer Jr., and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Will Edwards, Leo Morey, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Item #59161094
Published Aug 1940 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #4 VG 4.0
Starts Jul 6 Fall 1940. Cover by Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Revolt in the Ice Kingdom", Nelson S. Bond "The Ultimate Salient", Ed Earl Repp, John Russell Fearn as- (Thornton Ayre), Robert Moore Williams, Donald A. Wollheim, Neil R. Jones, and Carl Selwyn. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, D.L., and Leo Morey. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Item #59062166
Published Nov 1940 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #5 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 Winter 1940. Stories by Ray Cummings "Phantom of the Seven Stars", Eando (Otto) Binder "One Thousand Miles Below", Nelson S. Bond, John Russell Fearn -as (Thornton Ayre), Leigh Brackett, Nelson S. Bond -as (George Danzell), Ross Rocklynne, and D.L. James. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, Ed Smalle, Lynch, Hannes Bok, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Item #60005021
Published Aug 1941 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #8 GD/VG 3.0
1" spine split from bottom of comic. Water damage.
Starts Jul 6 Fall 1941. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Eando (Otto) Binder "Vassals of the Master-World", Nelson S. Bond, Wilbur S. Peacock, Henry Andrew Ackermann, R.R. Winterbotham, Raymond Z. Gallun, Henry Haase, and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Don Lynch, Hannes Bok, Hall, Leo Morey, and Angus Dun. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Item #58282250
Published Mar 1946 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #3 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 Here with an all-time classic! "Lorelei of the Red Mist" a novelette of suspense and intrigue on Venus by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradury! Plus "The Million Year Picnic," another classic short story from Ray Bradbury.
March-May 1946. Cover by C. Martin. Stories: "Lorelei of the Red Mist" by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury, "Captives of the Weir-Wind" by Ross Rocklynne, "The Shadow-Gods" by Vaseleos Garson, "The Pumpkin Eater" by Carlton Smith, "Space-Lane of No-Return" by George A. Whittington, "Prisoner of the Brain-Mistress" by Bryce Walton, and "The Million Year Picnic" by Ray Bradbury. Illustrations by Moore, Doolin, Leidenfrost, C. Martin, Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.
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Item #58532981
Published Jun 1948 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #11 VG 4.0 (R)
Restored (see item notes)
RESTORATION. Spine split seal. 1" unsealed spine split from top.
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Allen Anderson. "Pillar of Fire" by Ray Bradbury and other stories by Henry T. Simmons, J. W. Pelkie, Gardner F. Fox, Damon Knight, William Brittain, Bjarne Kirchhoff, John & Dorothy de Courey, and J. Haravey Haggard. Illustrations by Alden McWilliams, Donel, Meilink, Vincent Napoli, Martin, Hardison. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Item #58282258
Published Jul 1951 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 VG/FN 5.0
Starts Jul 6 an issue jampacked with great writers including Poul Anderson-N, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mac Reynolds, and James Blish.
Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Ross Rocklynne, J. T. McIntosh, Dave Dryfoos, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and James Blish. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Earl Mayan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.
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Item #58747505
Published May 1952 by Fiction House.Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #6 GD 2.0
Early published work by Philip K Dick
7" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.
Starts Jul 6 May 1952. Cover by Allen Anderson. "War-Maid of Mars" by Poul Anderson. Other stories by J. T. McIntosh, Bryce Walton, Robert Moore Williams, Peter Phillips, Lloyd Palmer, Bolling Branham, and John McGreevey. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Kelly Freas. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.
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Item #60836429
Published Nov 1949 by Better Publications.Popular Detective (1934-1953 Beacon/Better) Pulp Vol. 37 #3 VG 4.0
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Item #60836430
Published Apr 1941 by Trojan Publishing.Private Detective Stories (1937-1950 Trojan Publishing) Pulp Vol. 8 #5 VG 4.0
Cover oxidation.
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Item #60842856
Published 1951 by American Comics Group.Romantic Adventures (1949) 15 CBCS 5.5
Paper: White
Label #0005262-AA-002
Starts Jun 3 Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman dedicates herself to helping humankind, but allows no time for love; A girl is led astray by communists, in a story clearly inspired by the Cold War red scares; Castaways on a desert island find love. Do-Good Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #57840789
Published Mar 1939 by Columbia Publications.Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG/FN 5.0
Minor edge chipping.
Starts Jul 6 Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1939. Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. This issue features "Under the White Star" by Edmond Hamilton. 7-in. x 10-in., 132 pages, Text) Cover price $0.15.
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Item #60970484
Published Oct 1945 by Avon Publications.Sea Hound (1945 Avon) 2 GD/VG 3.0
Centerfold detached at one staple. Lateral spine tears. Cover oxidation.
Starts Jun 3 Cover by Jon J. Blummer. Sometimes listed as Captain Silver's Log of the Sea Hound #2. Seagoing adventures with Captain Silver and his sidekick Jerry in the Caribbean and South America, based on the 1942 - 1948 radio show. While the duo tracks Nazi agents throughout the Western hemisphere, the show educated young listeners about the various nations of Latin America. The crew of the Sea Hound undertakes a special mission for the Brazilian government; The true story of Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellano, whose exploration of the Amazon inspired the plot of the fourth Indiana Jones movie. Crew of the Sea Hound; Log of the Sea Hound; At the Mouth of the Amazon; Jerry's Discoveries in Brazil; How Flecha Got His Name; Conquistador of Spain; A Letter From Captain Silver to You; What a Bird. Series continues as Sea Hound (1949 Capt. Silver) #3. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #61022217
Tags: Wonder WomanSensation Comics (1942) 49 CGC 5.0
Paper: Light tan to off white
Label #0126423010
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery of Lake Iceberg starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter. Phooey to Love starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, art by Frank Harry. Tale of the Tattooed Eye starring Mr Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Declaration of Independence starring Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. Meet Piccolo Pete--Who's Who In Zooville. Tale of a Tomcat starring Wildcat; Stretch decides he can be a super-hero too and puts on a costume as the Tomcat, to no great avail. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842847
Tags: Wonder WomanSensation Comics (1942) 102 CBCS 5.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #0006921-AA-005
Starts Jun 10 Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Queen of the South Seas starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Trevor is taken captive by a descendant of Helen of Troy. The Circus Queen Mystery starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Port of Missing Space Ships starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella. Love's Where the Heart Is--Romance, Inc., art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #61014335
Published Aug 1952 by National Periodical Publ.Sensation Mystery (1952) 110 CGC 3.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4348396009
Starts Jul 6 Formerly Sensation Comics. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Nightmare Island!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Test pilot Larry Mangrum pushes his plane through the speed barrier at 1500 miles-per-hour; He crash-lands in another dimension—An island populated by giant frog beings, where he meets two other missing pilots. Vengeance of the Invisible Men!, art by Murphy Anderson; Robert Marley comes into possession of magic glasses, which make him see the invisible "Trogs"; The trogs are causing deadly accidents all over the country and try to wipe out the human race. The Vampire Myth article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Horror in the Lake!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Peril has to fight a horde of evil and weird caterpillar monsters. He can outrun and finally outfox them by using explosives he finds in a shack. Beware the Black Cat!, art by Morris Waldinger; Account of superstitions about black cats. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #61014342
Published Feb 1953 by National Periodical Publ.Sensation Mystery (1952) 113 CGC 3.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4348396006
Starts Jul 6 Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. The End of Death, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Frank Giacoia; A criminal tries to convince Johnny Peril that he is being haunted by Death himself. The Sea Girl!, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs; Jim Spencer is marooned on an enchanted island; He lives in the company of an undine, a dryad and a sylph; Spencer falls in love with Celia, the mermaid. Lantern in the Rain!, script by Jack Miller, art by Irwin Hasen; Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train? The Man Who Sold His Soul article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; Account of a strange story happening in Lima, Peru, in 1715. Legacy of Horror!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; Ralph Edgerton inherits millions from a distant relative, but has to spend time in a haunted house. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60932671
Published May 1942 by Street & Smith.Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 41 #6 VG 4.0
1" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.
Starts Jul 6 Volume 41, Issue 6 - May 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60776131
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1943 by Street & Smith.Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #1 GD+ 2.5
Centerfold detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation.
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Item #60897902
Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1943 by Street & Smith.Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #5 CGC 9.6 Edgar Church (Mile High)
Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.6.
Paper: White
Edgar Church (Mile High)
Label #4006147001
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Item #61014387
Published 1950 by Fiction House.Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) 8 CGC 7.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #1971631004
Starts Jul 6 Art by Robert Webb. Cover by Robert Webb. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. Sheena battles cannibals who have lured crocodiles into doing their dirty work; Traders see dollar signs when a scientist stumbles on an undiscovered tomb of the pharaohs; Sheena battles killer leopards and the cult that worships them. The Congo Colossus; Death Trap of the River Demons; Lair of the Leopard Goddess. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.