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Shattered Comics exclusive variant by Matt Dimasi. Written by Percy Benjamin, Victor Lavalle. Art by Cory Smith, Geoff Shaw. SABRETOOTH WAR BEGINS HERE! THE MOST VIOLENT WOLVERINE STORY EVER TOLD!Get ready for the showdown to end all showdowns - WOLVERINE VS. SABRETOOTH! It's been years since these heavy hitters have crossed paths in the Marvel Universe, but as Krakoa falls, so rises SABRETOOTH - and he's out for revenge! They threw VICTOR CREED in the PIT, but he's free and, wielding an army of Sabretooths, will prove once and for all why he is LOGAN's ultimate nemesis. Co-written by literary powerhouses Benjamin Percy (WOLVERINE, GHOST RIDER) and Victor LaValle (The Changeling, SABRETOOTH) and drawn by artistic dynamos Cory Smith (CONAN, GHOST RIDER) and Geoff Shaw (WEAPONS OF VENGEANCE, WOLVERINE: PATCH), don't miss the inaugural issue in this multi-shipping saga leading up to the landmark issue #50! 32 pages, full color. Rated Parental Advisory

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #31. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Dick Cole takes up ornithology, the study of birds, and encounters Joan Lake and the sinister Professor Beake. Lem the Grem uses gremlin magic to help a factory worker retool the plant for greater efficiency, over the owner's objections. Kit Carter, The Cadet, helps Ginny Dawn and Lulu Scott track "The Isotope Bandit," in a strip with art by early female comics artist Nina Albright. Dick Cole; Lem the Grem; The Magic Eyes; Edison Bell; Sea-Scope; The Cadet. 48 pages, Full Color.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and L. B. Cole. Sometimes listed as 4Most #36. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Kit and Dan are trapped underground after a geology lesson goes tragically wrong. Lem the Grem decides to take a beach vacation, but can't help using gremlin magic to help his fellow beachgoers, whether they like it or not. Model-turned-detective Toni Gayle tries to solve a murder in the frozen North. Another terrific cover by L. B. Cole. Toni Gayle: The Eskimo Murder; The Cadet; Log Thief's Brand; Lem the Grem. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. The Mad Lama starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Candid Comic Camera one-pager, art by Bob Kane. 68 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Million-Dollar Marathon starring Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), pencils by Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by George Roussos. The Bard of Banditry starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, art by Mort Meskin. Storm over the Bering starring Congo Bill, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. Schickelgruber's Nightmare starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. The Riddle of the Tired Thespians starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 60 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. His Lordship, Clark Kent! starring Superman, art by John Sikela. Pirate Seas! starring Congo Bill, script by George Kashdan, art by Fred Ray. Doctor of Danger! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Snowed Out! starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Penthouse Pirates! starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. Tootsie Roll ad starring Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. His Lordship, Clark Kent! starring Superman, art by John Sikela. Pirate Seas! starring Congo Bill, script by George Kashdan, art by Fred Ray. Doctor of Danger! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Snowed Out! starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Penthouse Pirates! starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. Tootsie Roll ad starring Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Mother Goose Crimes starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The King of the Gorillas starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Danger is Where You Make It starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Sleepyside's Meanest Thief starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Girl Sheriff of Benton City starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. It starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Interplanetary Restaurant starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Mission of Mystery starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. A Horse for Vigilante starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Oldest Man in Metropolis!", script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Al Plastino, inks by Al Plastino; When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old; Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman. Introducing the Girl of Steel ad for Supergirl. "Congorilla, Outlaw!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. "The Giant Amoeba of Space!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy and the Planeteers battle a giant space amoeba. 36 Pages, Full Color.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Al Plastino. Origin and 1st appearance of Supergirl in "The Supergirl from Krypton!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl; She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning; Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth. Intro new Metallo "The Menace of Metallo!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium; When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. 2/3-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Congo Bill Dies at Dawn!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color.

Sandman, Farmer Doode (by Bernard Baily), Rusty and His Pals, Barry O'Neill, Steve Conrad Adventurer (by Jack Lehti), Federal Men (script by Jerry Siegel), Cotton Carver and the Flying Men, Socko Strong, Anchors Aweigh, and the Hourman (by Baily). Two-page text story, "The Red Metal" by Gardner Fox. Full-page ad for All Star Comics # 1. Quarter-page ad for Batman # 1. 68 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Great Train Robbery, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; The Hourman and the Minute Men tackle the strange facts surrounding a $10,000 train robbery, and discover that one of the train clerks in an inside man for gangster, Nick Remos. Legion of the Masked starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Kosta Strikes starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. In Emeralda starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Manhunt On the Sun Limited starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. Mango's Murder starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Orchids of Doom starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Mystery of the Men with the Staring Eyes, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Astral Avenger becomes entangled in a sinister case involving a mysterious robed figure that uses his "Living Death" to create an army of mindless robotic slaves. The Brazilian Vipers starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Little Men Who Weren't There starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. Manhunter Behind Bars starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Bears of Barok starring Cotton Carver, art by Jack Lehti. The Unseen Man starring The Sandman, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Stan Kaye. The Weight Before Christmas, script by Don Cameron, art by Al Wenzel; Regan used to be the Santa for Lacy's but he's lost to much weight, so Superboy has to get him to up to snuff in a week; Or a crooked Santa will take his place and set the store up for robbery. The Case of the Good Luck Crooks starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. D-Day in Davy Jones' Locker starring Aquaman, art by John Daly. The Man Who Refused to Die starring Shining Knight, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Roamin' Roman starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. Full-page ad for Western Comics # 1. 52 pages, Full Color.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Prisoner of the Super-Heroes, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth. The Manhunt On Land!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; The Shark and The Wizard escape from jail; The Shark decides to operate on land but Aquaman captures him anyway. The Underwater Archers! starring Green Arrow, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Lee Elias; this is part two of the Aquaman story. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Legion of Super-Heroes.

Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "The Hands of Don José" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #6, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Weird Maze" activity page; "The Three Monkeys"; "Phantom of Flushing"; "Flowers on Deborah's Grave"; "Ghost of Raynham Hall"; and "Nothing Can Save Her" reprinted in Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #8, Haunted Love (2016 IDW) #1, and Haunted Love: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2017 IDW) #1-1ST. "Call for Claws: Old Bates Knew a Magic Word, but He Used It Once Too Often!" illustrated text story by Lewis Island. 36 pages. Full color.

"Tracy Took a Drink!" (art by George Tuska), "Vampire by Night," "He's Trying to Kill Me" (art by Ed Win), "Headache" (script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely), "They'll Never Get Me" (art by Pete Tumlinson), and a two-page text story, "The Plantmen."

First issue of the series (despite numbering). "The Monster Awakes" (art by Russ Heath), "The Unknown Partner," "The Ant World," and "The Man Who Looked at Death." Heath cover.

Cover art by Edvard Moritz. She Dared the Unknown, art by Edvard Moritz; In the seventeenth century, Scarlett Dalton finds a weird figurine that is possessed by a spirit who gives her supernatural powers, but she is betrayed by her frightened fiance and burned as a witch. The Spirit of Frankenstein, Part 1, art by Charlie Sultan. The Blonde Witch of the Swamp, art by Edvard Moritz. The Ghostly Crew, art by Jon Blummer. Strange Spirits, pencils by South Sea. The Spectral Singer, art by John Celardo. 52 pgs.

Adventures of Dick Tracy (19343 Whitman BLB) #4055, 7" x 9 1/2", Big Big Book, Chester Gould

This series is titled "Adventures of the Fly" from issue 1 to issue 30. Edited by John Goldwater. Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, George Tuska, and Bill Draut. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains, including arch foe Spider Spry. Includes origin story. Includes an adventure starring The Shield as well. 36 pages, full color. $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Desperate Dilemma of Dippy Drake! starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; A timid pickpocket who wants to reform is hired by a mobster to pick the pocket of the District Attorney, who is carrying the evidence needed to convict him. Who Is the Atom?, script by Joe Greene, art by Joe Gallagher; Bertram Beazle, Mary's newspaper editor, assigns her to find out who the Atom really is, but she mistakenly hires two thugs to bait the trap for the Mighty Mite. The Man Who Spoke in Whispers! starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joe Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier [signed as Stan Josephs]. Courier Duty starring Red, White and Blue, art by Joe Gallagher. Prison Camp Invaders starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Harlequin, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irwin Hasen; A program sponsor persuades Alan Scott to use Green Lantern over radio station WXYZ to plug his chain of department stores; A suitable villain must be found for the Emerald Crusader in the script, so it's decided to use a comic heroine, the Harlequin! Adventure in Castle Villon starring The Black Pirate, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Ventriloquism starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle). Out of This World starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Frank Harry. Meet Blade Landow starring Hop Harrigan, art by Howard Purcell. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Double-Crossing Decoy, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irwin Hasen; Green Lantern uses Molly Mayne as a decoy to lure the Harlequin out of hiding, who ends up saving the Emerald Crusader's life. No Mail starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle). Scourge of the Golden Slaves starring The Black Pirate, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Cyrus P. Greenback starring Hop Harrigan, art by Howard Purcell. The Village That Time Forgot starring Dr. Mid-Nite, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10.

The Justice Society of America travels 500 years into the future in "The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Everett E. Hibbard plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Cliff Young), the Atom (art by Ben Flinton), Starman (art by Jack Burnley), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Flash and Green Lantern cameos. New Sandman costume. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "The Ghost Plane." Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color.

Fall 1945. The Justice Society of America battle robots (robot cover) from outer space in "Vampires of the Void!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher and Martin Naydel, plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), the Atom (art by Gallagher), Green Lantern (art by Stan Aschmeier and Naydel), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier and Naydel), Flash (art by Gallagher and Naydel), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "Hurricane Orders" by Jim Robinson. Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Cover art by Gallagher and Naydel. 52 Pages, Full Color.

The Justice Society of America confront "The Man Who Knows Too Much!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Mart Naydel plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), the Atom (art by Jon Chester Kozlak), the Flash (art by Naydel), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Green Lantern (art by Kozlak), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "Johnny Clung Fast" by Jim Robinson. Naydel cover. 52 Pages, Full Color.

The Justice Society of America stars in "Invaders From the World Below!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Johnny Peril back-up story, "The Ice Queen." One-page public service announcement, "Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!" Two-page article, "Feathered Pilots." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color.

The Justice Society of America embark on a hunt through the centuries in "The Gun That Dropped Through Time!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Back-up story, "The Race of Wheel and Keel." Two-page article, "Little Known Facts About Little Known Islands." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color.

First issue of the series (continues from Official True Crime Cases(1947)). Cover by Syd Shores. Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Honor among thieves? Ha! Read the amazing true story of Wilbur Underhill, craven killer who learned his lesson the hard way...the deadly way...in "Killing Was His Business!" Also in this issue: John Wesley Hardin in "Guns Talked in Abilene!"; "One of These Circus Performers Is a Killer!"; 2-page text story "Born to Hang"; "He Lived with Danger!"; and "The Mighty Manhunt!" 48 pages, full color.

Stories and art by Jack Lane, Ron Rogan, Dan Doyle, Sy Barry and Louis Ferstadt (credited as Larry Page). A collection of adventure and humor comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A team of scientists in the Arctic discovers the lost city ruled by the wicked Merciless the Sorceress; Alerted by his black sidekick Speed, Red Robbins battles Diamond Dunn, a crooked numbers-runner who is swindling people in Harlem; An illustrated article featuring aviation advances of the future, including airborne runways, detachable passenger cabins, and submersible planes. Merciless the Sorceress; Red Robbins; The Poil Necklace; The Flying Future; Red Kamphor; O'Brine Twins: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing. 32 pages, Full Color.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. The Three Dimwits enter the drawing room of All-Flash Comics, and, after looking over the story already drawn for issue #14, decide to re-do it themselves. The Three Dimwits try tio find a suitable villain for the Flash to tangle with, and decide on a Professor Feend. Little do they know that it is actually the Thinker, who has invented a time machine and is bringing back ancient dinosaurs to cause havoc while his gang commits robberies! Hop Harrigan text story by Evelyn Gaines. Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. Simp O'dill humor page by Sol Hess. The Red Cross War Fund public service announcement with the Justice Society of America, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 Pages, Full Color.

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All-Story Love Tales

All-Story Love Tales

All-Story Love Tales

Volume 1, Issue 9 - September, 1930. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W.

Cover art by Sam Glanzman. Untitled story, script and art by Sam Glanzman; Aman and Zona head for the island of Martinez where an earthquake had occurred after strange ships were reported there; Unknown to them, the Great Question knows they are heading there and seeks to beat them to that location so that he can use a new type of weapon on Aman called the energy dome. Untitled story, script and art by John F. Kolb; Minimidget and Ritty agree to help Tom O'Brien, who has been charged with the murder of Biff Conners; Minimidget smells all the makings of a frame-up as it seems that Tom was given a package to deliver (which was empty) to the office, found Conners dead, and then was promptly arrested for murder. "The Case of Insane Mystic Knights of Bagdad," script and art by Frank Thomas; Dr. Hypno is kidnapped at gunpoint and taken to see the Great Sultan, who has sedated an actress whom he wishes to have for a wife: providing the good doctor will perform brain surgery on her to insure that she will marry the Sultan. Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; Reef Kinkaid and Ahkmed are out sailing when they are suddenly attacked by a submarine, all over sealed orders from a foreign government discovered by Reef and sent off to Washington D.C. "Uncle Trouble" text story by Duke Carey, art by Sam Glanzman; Captain Renken informs Aman that the Chief has ordered Police to guard Miss Henderson, whom they suspect is to be kidnapped in order to hinder Aman's war on crime. Untitled Dash Dartwell, The Human Meteor story, art by Henry Taylor; Young Dash Dartwell, a scrub track athlete for Dravrah University, agrees to take Metalo-Tablets, invented by Professor Moss, a bio-chemistry teacher at the college, to see what effects it would have on the human body. Untitled story, art by Martin Filchock; Mighty-Man had been engaging a criminal for some time called the Witch, whom he always let go so that he could round up the minions who did her bidding. Untitled story, script and art by Lew Glanzman; The Shark looks into a strange situation: since the death of Dr. Snipe, there have been a number of ships and boats sailing into port without their men or cargos; He encounters a strange masked man whose weapon emits a gas that eats away the flesh of a person. Untitled Album of Famous Animals story, art by Roy Humphries. "Origin of T.N.T.", art by Dan Gormley; Hearing that a boy has been kidnapped, T.N.T., armed with his Atom Gun, heads out to retrieve the boy and round up his kidnappers. "An Amazing Man... Michel Nostradams" one-page story, script and art by Joseph A. Kaliff; Illustrated biography of Nostradamus and some of his predictions. 68 pgs., full color.

October 1928. Cover art by Frank R. Paul, from "To the Moon by Proxy" by J. Schlossel. Stories by Edward Elmer Smith ("The Skylark of Space" part 3), Clare Winger Harris ("The Menace of Mars"), and more. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. 8" x 11"; black and white with color cover.

December 1928. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Jack Williamson ("The Metal Man"), and more. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. 8" x 11"; black and white with color cover.

Amazing Stories volume 4 number 11 published in February 1930. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white.

Volume 9, Issue 4 - August, 1934. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W.

April 1937. Cover and illustrations by Leo Morey. Science fiction stories by Walter Rose, Neil R. Jones, Eando Binder, and "Shifting Seas" by Stanley G. Weinbaum. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages

June 1937. Cover and illustrations by Leo Morey. Science fiction stories by Walter Rose, Joseph Wm. Skidmore, Miles J. Breuer, George H. Scheer, and Edmond Schueler. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages