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Romantic Adventures (1949) 11 VG 4.0

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by W. G. Hargis and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Norma falls for Jules while the two are translating a 13th-century love story; Two people who were jilted at the altar manage to find their way to each other; Advice on how to know if hes not the right guy. Knight of Love; The Kiss Test; Flight into Romance; Meant for Each Other; Men You Shouldn't Marry; Lesson in Heartbreak; The Romance of Little Miss Mouse; Love Charms; Women Who Never Wed; The Guilty Heart; Lost Love Letter; Look Before You Love!; How He Proposed. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 21 VG 4.0

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Bill Walsh, Ken Bald, Gus Ricca and Leonard Starr. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jessie gets a job in a defense plant and meets fellow welder Harry, but hes all business; Dale gets a job after a newspaper editor mistakes her name for a mans, only to find herself in the middle of a dangerous crime expose; Redhead Ann learns a man has bought the cherished seaside house shes always wanted. Welded Hearts; Office Romance; Lover's Masquerade; Heart on Trial; Real Cute Sport; Wooed By a Westerner; Search for Celia. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 0 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine rebuild, piece-fill, tear seals. TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Michael J. Becker, Gerald McCann, Goldfarb Baer, Tex Blaisdell, Sid Check, Joe Kubert, Mort Lawrence, and Howard Larsen. Reprints of Murderous Gangsters #3, Prison Break #3 and Police Lineup #3. Lurid pre-Code tales about mobsters, bank robbers and other bad guys and gals from the golden age of crime. A murdered detective sets out to ID his killer before he dies; Leech McCoy has a yen for arson and a name like a Dick Tracy villain; Redheaded Lina Foyle and her boyfriend go on a crime spree. Killer Bait; Blind Mans Bluff; Brothers in Crime; Jed Hawkins—Cold Blooded Killer; The Imperfect Crime; Nick Marek—Shakedown Racketeer; Killers on the Loose; Sonny Terhune Machine-Gun Madman; Lina Foyle Gunmoll; Clevelands Butcher of Death; Two-Dollar Murder; Death Comes Laughing; Killer at Large; Louie Gruber Czar of the Underworld; The Unseen Murderer; Death Danced the Samba; Mystery of the Headless Corpse; Leech McCoy the Incendiary Killer! 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 3 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Wally Wood, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and Howard Larsen. Reprints from Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) #1. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. No mere gun moll, redheaded Evelyn Ellis builds her gang of hoods into a ruthless mob; The violent rise and fall of Big Jim Colosimo, leader of the Chicago Outfit; Gangster Sandy Quirk decides to take over a dance studio. Evelyn Ellis—Queen of the Gangsters!; King of the Convicts!; Big Jim Colosimo; Sandy Quirk Trips the Light Fantastic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 4 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Bill Molno, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and George Roussos. Reprints from various Avon pre-Code crime comics. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. Escaped convicts leave a trail of violence across Arkansas; The story of Irene Schroeder, known variously as the Keystone Hellcat, Trigger Woman, Iron Irene and Tiger Girl; A Simon Templar Saint story reworked as a Michael Strong detective story. Blood on Arkansas; Killer!; Irene Schroeder; She Murdered For Money; The Diamond of Death; Juanita Spinelli--Duchess of Crime. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Captain Steve Savage (1954-56 2nd Series) #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Soldiers of Fortune (1951) 10 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4697725025

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney and Charles Nicholas. Tales of adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Captain Crossbones matches blades with Spanish pirate Tigre Del Mar; A gung-ho colonel wages a battle of wills with his medic son during the (then-current) Korean War; Ace Carter is called back into active duty as Korea heats up. The Colonel and the Coward; Born Leader; Combat Ace; Captain Crossbones; Dare-Devil of the Air; Covering Force; Seeing-Eye Pilot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sonic the Hedgehog (1993 Archie) 103 FN- 5.5

by Mike Gallagher & Jim Valentino "Freedom Fighters of the Galaxy" Part One: A tribute to the Guardians of the Galaxy, brought to you by the team that most recently brought us their exploits, writer Mike Gallagher and artist Jim Valentino! In an alternate future, Sonic comes back to Mobius after being in space for a thousand years to find the planet in worse shape than when he left it. Teaming up with the decedents of the original Freedom Fighters, our heroes combat an evil so great, they wish the original Robotnik was back! Plus: The return of the Downunda Freedom Fighters, squaring off against the Bunyip in a tale recalling the early days of the Sonic comic series by Mike Gallagher, Dave Manak, and Harvo. FC, 32pg $1.99 Cover price $1.99.

Sonic the Hedgehog (1993 Archie) 106 FN 6.0

by Bollers, Lim, Eklund & Pepoy "Crouching Hedgehog, Hidden Dragon" Part One: Princess Sally, Knothole Village's first ambassador, is sent on her first mission as an envoy of peace to the rest of Mobius. Sonic and the Freedom Fighters join her on her trek to The Hidden City of the Ancients. Before talks can commence, however, the Ancients ask the FF to help with a small problem they're having: A Fire-Breathing Dragon! PLUS: Knuckles in Part One of "Reunification" (by Ken Penders): A mysterious echidna appears on the Floating Island. Rather than finding Knuckles, they find a place inhabited by The Dark Legion. Who is this echidna and what does it have to do with Knuckles? Featuring a pulse-pounding cover by fan-favorite SPAZ! FC, 32pg $1.99 Cover price $1.99.

Spellbound (1952 Atlas) 28 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other, small margin piece torn from first page.

Cover art by Bill Everett. When Time Stood Still!, art by John Romita. The Forbidden Garden, art by John Forte. The Strange Guests, art by Bill Everett. The Old Man of the Sea, pencils by Gene Colan. The Birds text story. Farewell to the Sun!, art by Werner Roth. This Is the Forest Primeval, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spellbound (1952 Atlas) 31 GD- 1.8

Heavy water damage.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Betrayer, art by George Roussos. Space Tune text story. Oh, Perfect Crime, art by Howard O'Donnell. He Won't Open the Door, inks by Jack Abel. The Man Who Didn't Belong, art by Robert Q. Sale. They Dare Not Come, art by Bill Everett. Man in a Trance, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spicy Adult Stories (1991 Aircel) 4 VF 8.0

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Reprinted stories from the 1930's, from titles including: "Snappy", "Stolen Sweets", and "Tattle Tales". Primarily prose with occasional illustrations. 6.5" x 10.5". 32 pages. Black and white. Adult. Cover price $2.50.

Sport Thrills (1958 Accepted Reprint) 12 VF- 7.5

Accepted Reprint Edition. Cover by L. B. Cole. True-life tales of sporting greats, reprinted from Star Publications. MVP, All-Star and cultural icon, Joe DiMaggio is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. (This issue was published before his marriage to Marilyn Monroe.) Yogi Berra comes to be regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, as well as a widely quoted armchair philosopher. Also featuring biographies of Phil Rizzuto, Tommy Henrich, Red Grange, Bill Tilden and Christy Matthewson. Fear to Fight; Christy Matthewson; Red Grange, the Galloping Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stirring Science Stories (1941-1942 Albing Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #3 FR 1.0

5" Cumulative spine split.

Vol. 1, No. 3 - June 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 20 FN 6.0

Wally Wood cover (reprinting U.S. Paratroopers 1). Behind Enemy Lines! starring Sgt. Dana; The paratroopers save a bridge and take out a power station. Dangerous Mission!; Sgt Dana and his team of three go on a mission to rescue an atomic scientist from a Korean prisoner of war camp. Parachute Open! text story starring the Royal Air Force. Medal Of Honor!; a soldier posthumously receives a medal of honor, but is actually alive to receive it later. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 22 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine split seal. TRIMMED. Water damage.

Art by Louis Ravielli, Vince Alascia, Mel Keefer, and Gene Fawcette. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Strange Worlds, formerly a science fiction title, continues in the Comics Code era as a war comic, reprinting stories from US Marines in Action (1952) #2. A Marine task force undertakes an impossible mission to the Korean shore; A mismatched duo finds unexpected danger on a mission behind enemy lines; A reckless pilot endangers his unit to win a contest with his brother, also a hotshot pilot. Also featuring another fine cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Operation Boomerang; Candidate For A Firing Squad; The Picture of Doom; Glory Sky-Ace; Death Trap; Submarine Fighters. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Summer Sketch (Japanese 2023 Aoiro Clip) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4705404002

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Takehana Note. Japanese Language.

Suzie Comics (1945) 71 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

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Suzie Comics (1945) 82 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Suzie Comics (1945) 96 PR 0.5

Interior complete. Full length spine split. Cover oxidation. Brittle.

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Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (1961-1962 Archie) 1 VG- 3.5

Cover art by Orlando Busino. Centerfold has a cut out Werewolf mask. Only 10-cent issue. Humorous monster stories: Hugo the Werewolf; Hugo is granted his wish to be turned human, but hates it. Ads For Monsters. Movie Monsters. Travel to Transylvania. The Ogre's Ode starring Red Martian Man, Invisible Man, Phantom of the Opera, Wolfman, and Wombat Man. Tut-Tut the Mummy. Scripts by George Gladir, art by Orlando Busino. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1989) 23 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4646301020

"Search and Destroy" – Script by Dean Clarrain. Art by Chris Allan, Brian Thomas, and Barry Grossman. Cover art: Unknown. The Turtles stop would-be thieves from using a bazooka on an armored car. In Dimension X, Krang is rescued by a mutant turtle named Slash. 32 pgs. Full color. $1.25 cover price. Cover price $1.25.

Television Puppet Show (1950) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Sparky Smith in "The Sapture of Jesse Jim," Spotty the Pup in "Dream World" and "Big Business," Speedy Rabbit in "Carnival Daze," Illustrated text stories: "Snow White and the Magic Mirror," "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse," and "Puss in Boots." Back cover ad for Treasure Chest of the Worlds Best Comics that includes Captain America. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Adventure Stories (1975) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Cover art by Ernie Colon. Action-oriented comics and stories. "Tigerman and the Flesh Peddlers," script by John Albano, art by Ernie Colon; Tiger-Man stumbles onto a white slavery ring. "The Sting of Death," script by John Albano, art by Leo Summers; Six people survive a plane crash only to find that they are trapped by savages. "Kromag, the Killer," script by Gabriel Levy and Jack Sparling, art by Jack Sparling; Kromag battles a mastodon, a snake, a tyrannosaur and a sabre-tooth tiger to keep his people safe. "Films of Alistair MacLean" article by Ric Meyers. "Lawrence of Arabia," script by Jeff Rovin, art by Frank Thorne; Mr. Price travels to the Middle East to do a story on Lawrence of Arabia. Movie stills from the George Pal "Doc Savage" movie starring Ron Ely. "Escape from Nine by 1," script and art by Russ Heath; A soldier escapes from a German prisoner of war camp. Part of the short-lived Atlas line from former Marvel publisher Martin Goodman. Magazine format. 68 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Unknown Worlds (1960) 15 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4687376022

"The Bravest Man in the World!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Kurato Osaki"; art by Ogden Whitney), "The Bird That Knew," and "The Man Who Brought Release!" (art by Beck/Hamilton). Kurt Schaffenberger cover. Cover price $0.12.

Unknown Worlds (1960) 24 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4687374009

"Builder of Destruction!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Zev Zimmer," art by Ogden Whitney), "The Strange Student," and "An Agent in the Unknown!" (script by Hughes as "Ace Aquila," art by Paul Reinman). Cover price $0.12.

US Marines in Action (1952) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4697725005

Art by Louis Ravielli, Vincent Alascia and Gene Fawcette. One of Avons many combat titles during the Korean War, this one focusing on the Marines. A Marine task force undertakes an impossible mission to the Korean shore; A mismatched duo finds unexpected danger on a mission behind enemy lines; A reckless pilot endangers his unit to win a contest with his brother, also a hotshot pilot. Also featuring another photo-realistic contents page by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. Killer Patrol; Candidate for a Firing Squad; Death in Korea; Glory Sky-Ace; The Counter-Agents; Submarine Fighters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vampire Macabre Nosferatu Special (2022 Asylum Press) 1PARRILLO.A NM 9.4

"Transylvania" Edition Variant Cover by Lucio Parrillo - limited to 250 copies. Written by Frank Forte, Tim Vigil. Art by Frank Forte & Various. Asylum Press brings you a horrific blood thirsty collection of all-new Vampire tales. Featuring an international cast of artistic talent. Frank Forte delivers another installment of our favorite vampire queen NOSFERAZIXX! Frank Forte and Edu menna revive ZEPHIRA: THE NIGHT KILLER for another round of post-apocalyptic vampiric action. And lastly, Tim Vigil (Faust, Gothic Nights) gives us 'Feline Fatale' A seductive female Vampire wakes up from her coffin and prepares to walk the night, she is interrupted by a prowling black cat. A must for all vampire fans! 32 pages, full color.

Vampire Macabre Nosferatu Special (2022 Asylum Press) 1PARRILLO.B NM 9.4

"Transylvania Night" Edition Variant Cover by Lucio Parrillo - limited to 75 copies. Written by Frank Forte, Tim Vigil. Art by Frank Forte & Various. Asylum Press brings you a horrific blood thirsty collection of all-new Vampire tales. Featuring an international cast of artistic talent. Frank Forte delivers another installment of our favorite vampire queen NOSFERAZIXX! Frank Forte and Edu menna revive ZEPHIRA: THE NIGHT KILLER for another round of post-apocalyptic vampiric action. And lastly, Tim Vigil (Faust, Gothic Nights) gives us 'Feline Fatale' A seductive female Vampire wakes up from her coffin and prepares to walk the night, she is interrupted by a prowling black cat. A must for all vampire fans! 32 pages, full color.

Voodoo (1952 Ajax/Farrell) 5 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2039114001

Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. Three men spend the night in a haunted lighthouse. A wife's hatred of her husband's undertaking job drives her murderously insane. A woman poisons her lover's wife, resulting in madness and revenge from the beyond the grave. Corpses of the Jury; Death Light?; Man-Killer; Ghoul for a Day; The Spiteful Spirit. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 37 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2116731021

Wilbur Comics (1944) 40 FR 1.0

6" spine split from the top. Cover oxidation.

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Katy Keene by Bill Woggon. Cover price $0.10.

Wilbur Comics (1944) 44 FR/GD 1.5

3" cumulative spine split. Water damage.

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Katy Keene by Bill Woggon. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Bill Hickok (1949 Avon) 15 FR/GD 1.5

Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Wild Bill Hickok and the Cherokee Rebellion!, pencils by Art Peddy, inks by Vince Alascia. Ambush text story. Red Cloud Devil of the Plains, art by Howard Larsen. The Cheyenne Campaign starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Jimmy Thompson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

World of Fantasy (1956) 16 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Nightmare Planet, art by Joe Sinnott; Earth is terrified by the approach of a giant planet, but a military expedition finds that time moves more slowly on this planet, so they will not notice Earth. Bird Talk text story. Arise, Oh Geni..., art by Steve Ditko; A man with hay fever releases a hostile genie with plans of conquest from a lamp, but the genie contracts hay fever from his liberator. Worlds Within Worlds!; A scientist is convinced that there are microscopic worlds inside microbes. Beware the Future!, art by Al Williamson. Prison 2000 A.D., pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Zap Comix (1968 Apex Novelties) #3, 6th Printing CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Sixth Printing.

Label #4623701003

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6th printing, $2.50 cover price. Rick Griffin cover. Art and stories by Griffin, Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, S. Clay Wilson, and a Wonder Warthog story by Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.50.

Zap Comix (1968 Apex Novelties) #5, 5th Printing CGC 9.4 5th Printing

Paper: White

Fifth Printing.

Label #4623701006

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5th printing - Special Business Executive Issue! Robert Williams cover. Art and stories by Robert Williams, Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Charles Crumb, and Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 5th printings have a $2.50 cover price Cover price $2.50.

Zap Comix (1968 Apex Novelties) #6, 5th Printing CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Fifth Printing.

Label #4623701002

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5th printing. Gilbert Shelton cover. Art and stories by Robert Williams, Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Charles Crumb, and Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 5th Printings have a $2.50 Cover Price Cover price $2.50.

Zap Comix (1968 Apex Novelties) #9, 1st Printing VF+ 8.5

1st printing - S. Clay Wilson cover. Art and stories by Robert Williams, Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Charles Crumb, and Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.00.

Zombie Tramp (2013-2014 Action Lab) 3rd Series 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4691899014

(W/A/CA) Dan Mendoza We're back for volume two, and picking up right where we left off, where does Janey, our former Hollywood call girl turned undead heroine, go from here? What fetish fashion will she wear?? And more importantly, why is it called the Taint Train of Terror? All aboard to find out! Cover price $2.99.

Zombie Tramp Halloween Special (2016) 1F CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

McKay Risque Variant.

Label #20-2C945F1-091

Limited to 2500 copies. Written by Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin. Art by Marco Maccagni, Brian Hess, Bill McKay and Celor. Cover by Bill McKay. Zombie Tramp returns to celebrate the darkest holiday of the year, and she's bringing a murderer's row of friends and creators with her! It's an all-new, double-sized Hallow's Eve romp stuffed with twisted tales, murderous tricks, and tainted treats! 60 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $5.99.