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Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75PLAT.U CGC 9.6 Platinum Unbagged Variant

Paper: White

Manufactured With "4290" Printed on Back Cover. Poly-Bagged Platinum Edition

Label #2032180018

This is the Platinum Edition DOES NOT include the black polybag with bleeding silver "S" on polybag. Dan Jurgens story. Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding art. The "Death" of Superman. Cover price $2.50.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75U CBCS 8.5 Black Memorial Unbagged Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Collector's Edition.

Label #23-2A9AEDB-008

This is an unbagged version of Superman 75 Black Bag Memorial Edtion. 1st printing. Doomsday! Part 7 of 7. "Doomsday!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Here it is, the issue that rocked the DC Universe. An unstoppable force named Doomsday crash landed on Earth and has cut a swath of death and destruction across the country, all the way to Metropolis. Even the Justice League, the world's premiere super-team, was powerless before this creature's might. Now one man stands defiantly in Doomsday's way and vows that the creature's insanity stops here. Superman fights his strongest opponent to the death in the streets of Metropolis. NOTE: The event of "The Death of Superman" was so huge that it was reported on by the national media. - Odinson, Lonestar Comics Archivist Cover price $2.50.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 77 CGC 9.8 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #1289670013

1st printing. Funeral for a Friend. Part 8 of 8. "The End!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Story continued from Superman: The Man of Steel #21. The Kents were the first to find the infant Kal-el when he arrived on Earth. They took him in and raised him as their own. This issue explores a father's grief. It's never easy when a parent outlives their child. It gets even worse when this grief causes Jonathan Kent to have a heart attack. Plus, Lex Luthor's epitaph to his fallen enemy. Cover price $1.25.

Superman Adventures (1996) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4428711004

Lex Luthor creates his own 'man of steel' to take on Superman in "Men of Steel." Script by Paul Dini, pencils by Rick Burchett, inks by Terry Austin. Wraparound cover with silver ink by Bruce Timm. Cover price $1.75.

Superman II Original One Sheet

High quality print on poster stock. Poster is folded as originally issued. 27" x 40". NOTE: Poster displays moderate denting and some creasing (mostly along the folds) as well as a small spot of sticker residue in the margin.

Superman Lot of 10

Issues 423 of Superman (1939 1st Series); 424, 425, and 434 of Adventures of Superman (1987); 1 of Adventures of Superman (1987) Annual; 583, 584, 587, and 591 of Action Comics (1938 DC); and 1 of Action Comics (1938 DC) Annual. Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

Superman Son of Kal-El (2021 DC) 1A CBCS 9.8 Timms

Paper: White

Label #22-0BB4026-021

Written by Tom Taylor. Art and Cover by John Timms. Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. Hes traveled the galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father, Clark Kent, could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legions history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. Its time for the son to wear the cape of his father and bear the symbol of hope that has told the world who Superman really is. Join writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and artist John Timms (Infinite Frontier) as they usher in a whole new era for the House of El! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Superman Son of Kal-El (2021 DC) 1B CBCS 9.8 Lee Variant

Paper: White

InHyuk Lee Variant.

Label #21-469957C-004

Written by Tom Taylor. Art by John Timms. Cover by Inhyuk Lee. Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. Hes traveled the galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father, Clark Kent, could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legions history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. Its time for the son to wear the cape of his father and bear the symbol of hope that has told the world who Superman really is. Join writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and artist John Timms (Infinite Frontier) as they usher in a whole new era for the House of El! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Superman The Man of Steel (1991) 17 VF 8.0

Not even Superman may be able to rescue the orphaned Keith, who's uncovered the amazing secret of the subterranean denizens of Metropolis's underworld. Also: Doomsday is coming...a first glimpse at a new character who will have a chilling effect on the life of Superman! Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Jon Bogdanove and Bob McLeod. Cover by Bogdanove and Dennis Janke. Cover price $1.25.

Superman The Man of Steel (1991) 17 VG+ 4.5

Not even Superman may be able to rescue the orphaned Keith, who's uncovered the amazing secret of the subterranean denizens of Metropolis's underworld. Also: Doomsday is coming...a first glimpse at a new character who will have a chilling effect on the life of Superman! Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Jon Bogdanove and Bob McLeod. Cover by Bogdanove and Dennis Janke. Cover price $1.25.

Superman The Man of Steel (1991) 18REP.4TH CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Fourth Printing

Label #4428711003

Roman Numeral IV for fourth printing, next to Issue # Cover price $1.25.

Superman The Man of Steel (1991) 19D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1289670016

First Printing. Direct Edition. Written by Louise Simonson, with art and cover by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke. Part 6 of the critical 7-part series 'Doomsday' that leads to a pivotal event in the life of the Man of Steel, continued from Action Comics (1938 DC) #684. The fight to the death intensifies as Doomsday and Superman hit Metropolis - hard! Concludes in Superman (1987) #75. Cover price $1.25.

Superman Unchained (2013 DC) 1F CGC 9.8 SS Snyder/ Lee/ Adams Adams 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Scott Snyder, Jim Lee and Neal Adams on 7/19/13 Adams Variant Cover

Label #1189092004

Limited 1 for 50 Variant Cover by Neal Adams. (W) Scott Snyder. (A) Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen, Scott Williams. When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor-even though he's still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn't stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There's a mystery hidden where even Superman can't see it-Can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light? Don't miss the debut of this red-hot new series from two of comics' brightest superstars: SCOTT SNYDER and JIM LEE! This debut issue also includes a bonus two-sided, tipped-in poster that is part of the reading experience and can be easily removed for display! Plus: a 4-page interview with Scott Snyder and Jim Lee! Cover price $4.99.

Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (1976 DC/Marvel Treasury) 1 VG/FN 5.0

Very first Marvel/DC cross-over. Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (1976) Treasury. Is this the Battle of the Century or the greatest superhero team-up of all time. The unthinkable has happened, the diabolical Lex Luthor has combined his unparalleled genius with the mad Doctor Octopus, and Spidey and the Man of Steel are too busy fighting each other to stop them. Can to of the biggest icons in comics history come to an understanding in time to stop these dastardly villains? Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Also, included is a breakdown on how this legendary cover was conceived. 100 pages, full color. Cover price $2.00.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 70 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4389610005

1st Silver Age appearance of Catwoman (see next issue for 2nd appearance & Detective Comics for #369 for 3rd appearance). Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Catwoman's Black Magic! [Part I], script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When the Penguin escapes from prison, Lois tries to track him down but she is kidnapped by Catwoman instead, who hypnotizes her into acting as the villainess's double. House ad for Plastic Man #1. The Catwoman Gets the Bird! (Part II), script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The Penguin confronts Lois, thinking she's Catwoman, but Superman, Batman, and Robin show up to take the Penguin back to prison. Superman's Cat-astrophe! (Part III); Catwoman takes Lois's place and tricks Superman into taking her to her lair, where she uses Circe's magic wand to turn him into a cat. Magic Photo Kit featuring Batman and Robin, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. House ad for Justice League of America #48. GI Joe Club ad, art by Irv Novick. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 106 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. I Am Curious (Black)!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Vince Colletta; In order to do a story on the African-American community in Metropolis, Lois uses a Kryptonian machine to make herself appear African-American. Martha G. Kimball--Wonder Women of History article by Julius Schwartz, art by John Giunta. Where Do You Plant a Thorn?, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Mr. Orchid tries to kill Thorn for the 100. Direct Currents ad, art by Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 134 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-13E527A-009

1st appearance of Darkseid (cameo). Cover art by Neal Adams. The Mountain of Judgement!, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and Al Plastino (some Superman heads), inks by Vince Colletta; Superman defuses a bomb that was intended to destroy the Hairies, Jimmy, and the Newsboys. The Whiz Wagons Are Coming!, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 135 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #20-3A1FD4E-010

2nd appearance of Darkseid (cameo). Cover art by Neal Adams. Snoopy with Sopwith Camel plane--model ad from Monogram. Evil Factory!, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and Al Plastino (Superman heads), inks by Vince Colletta; Superman leads Jimmy and the Newsboy Legion to The Project where the original Newsboy Legion work as scientists to crack the DNA code and create clones; Meanwhile, minions of Darkseid, Mokkari and Simyan, dispatch their own clone of Jimmy to The Project complex. The Hairies -- Super-Race -- Or Man's Second Chance article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 138 CBCS 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #7300889-AB-001

Partial photo cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Neal Adams. The Big Boom!!, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and Murphy Anderson (some Superman, Jimmy Olsen, and Perry White heads), inks by Vince Colletta; The cast escapes from the clone from the previous story and prevents Simyan and Mokkari from unleashing more clones on The Project. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Lot of 13

Issues 149, 150 and 153-163 of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954). Most will grade in the VF- to VF range, with 155 and 163 grading at VG.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Lot of 15

Issues 149-163 of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954). Most will grade in the VF range.

Supermassive (2022 Image) 1A CBCS 9.8 Manna

Paper: White

Label #22-0E237D8-081

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Cover by Francesco Manna and Igor Monti. THE SUPERHERO CROSSOVER EVENT OF 2022! 2021's hottest new superhero RADIANT BLACK launches into his first ever crossover event with the Image Comics debut of INFERNO GIRL RED and the first appearance of ROGUE SUN! The future of Image's superhero universe is here! Power Rangers: Shattered Grid architects KYLE HIGGINS & RYAN PARROTT, MAT GROOM & FRANCESCO MANNA from Marvel's Ultraman, and colorist extraordinaire IGOR MONTI unite for a one-shot, extra-length crossover event so big it can only be called-SUPERMASSIVE. 56 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 13 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2121493005

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Esposito. A Separate War, script by Tony Isabella (plot, script) and Val Mayerik (plot), pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Dan Green; The war becomes worse when Ron--an anthropologist--begins to take on a warrior's demeanor, and Hydron lords over the people of Cairo; But The Mummy, Ron, The Asp, Olddan, and Zephyr combine their skills to escape from the ancient Lord of Waters. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Supreme (1993) 1A CGC 9.8 Murray

Paper: White

Label #1289670019

Silver foil title. Regular Ed. Returning to Earth after 50 years away, Supreme doesn't get the warmest of receptions from Youngblood in "Second Coming." Written by Rob Liefeld & Brian Murray. Pencils by Murray, inks by Liefeld. Plus: Infiniti stars in the 6-page "Strange Interlude" by Eric Stephenson, Richard Horie, Danny Miki & Norm Rapmund. Cover price $1.95.

Supreme (1993) 1A CBCS 9.6 Murray

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFFC92-018

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Silver foil title. Regular Ed. Returning to Earth after 50 years away, Supreme doesn't get the warmest of receptions from Youngblood in "Second Coming." Written by Rob Liefeld & Brian Murray. Pencils by Murray, inks by Liefeld. Plus: Infiniti stars in the 6-page "Strange Interlude" by Eric Stephenson, Richard Horie, Danny Miki & Norm Rapmund. Cover price $1.95.

Supreme (1993) 1B CBCS 9.6 Murray Gold foil Title Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Gold Variant

Label #19-2A68684-050

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Gold foil Title. Returning to Earth after 50 years away, Supreme doesn't get the warmest of receptions from Youngblood in "Second Coming." Written by Rob Liefeld & Brian Murray. Pencils by Murray, inks by Liefeld. Plus: Infiniti stars in the 6-page "Strange Interlude" by Eric Stephenson, Richard Horie, Danny Miki & Norm Rapmund. Cover price $1.95.

Supreme Power (2003) 14 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4427772010

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Pencils & Cover by GARY FRANK "THE SQUADRON" PART 2 (OF 5) It's high noon as Hyperion, Nighthawk and The Blur have a long-overdue showdown with the super-powered serial killer that has been terrorizing the nation. Find out here if the newly formed squadron makes it out of this fight alive! 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY ...$2.99 UPC: 5960605457-01411 Cover price $2.99.

Suspira The Great Working (1997) 1A CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2B9A632-035

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Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 21D CBCS 8.0 SS Tom Yeates Direct Variant

Paper: White

Direct Edition. Witnessed Signature: Tom Yeates on 9/16/2023.

Label #24-1579810-004

Direct Edition. Cover art by Tom Yeates. The Anatomy Lesson, script by Alan Moore, art by Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben; General Sunderland hires Jason Woodrue to examine Swamp Thing and determine how Alec Holland became the monster, but Woodrue discovers that Swamp Thing only thinks that he was Alec Holland; When Sunderland fires Woodrue, the scientist allows Swamp Thing to take revenge on Sunderland for the both of them; new origin for Swamp Thing. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 37 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4216016021

"Growth Patterns!" Written by Alan Moore, with art by Rick Veitch and John Totleben. Cover by Stephen Bissette and Totleben. New "Growth Patterns" and other strange abilities emerge in Swamp Thing as he fights for survival. NOTE: 1st appearance of John Constantine, Hellblazer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (2011 5th Series) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-408931A-072

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Written by SCOTT SNYDER. Art by MARCO RUDY, MICHEL LACOMBE and SEAN PARSONS. Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE. All across the world, those with a primal connection to the forces of life and death can feel that something is very wrong. The war between The Green andThe Other has begun, and the knights of decay walk the Earth unchecked - but without Alec Holland, the Green has no champion strong enough to fight back! Cover price $2.99.

Swamp Thing Lot of 10

Issues 1, 31, 40, 41, 44-46, 59, 63 and 64 of Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range.

Sweet Tooth (2009 DC/Vertigo) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3984290015

Story, Art and cover by Jeff Lemire. From out of the deep woods and the mind of acclaimed indie cartoonist Jeff Lemire (THE NOBODY, The Essex County Trilogy) comes a new Vertigo monthly ongoing series like no other! After being raised in total isolation, Gus - a boy born with deer-like antlers - is left to survive in an American landscape devastated a decade earlier by an inexplicable pandemic. Even more remarkable is that Gus is part of a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid children who have emerged in its wake, all apparently immune to the infection. Enter Jepperd, a violent, hulking drifter who soon takes in Gus and promises to lead him to 'The Preserve,' a fabled safe-haven for hybrid children. Along the way they'll have to contend with science militias, deadly scavengers, rival bounty hunters, and hybrid worshipping cultists as they fight to make it to safety and solve the mysteries of this deadly new frontier. This bizarre and haunting new series is boldly written and illustrated by Eisner-nominated creator Jeff Lemire and elegantly colored by fellow Eisner nominee Jose Villarubia. A little boy with antlers, a big man with guns, a world without hope32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.00.

Sword Master (2019 Marvel) 1E CBCS 9.4 Remenar Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #22-0833E94-008

2nd Printing. Written by Shuizhu and Greg Pak. Art by Gunji and Ario Anindito. Cover by Valentina Remenar. MIGHTY MARVEL MARTIAL ARTS DOUBLE TROUBLE! ALL NEW ONGOING SERIES! You saw him tear through Fire Goblins in WAR OF THE REALMS with his big, damn magic sword! Now learn the mysterious origins of LIN LIE, A.K.A. SWORD MASTER, Marvel's newest Chinese superhero, in the English language debut of the original series written by Shuizhu and drawn by Gunji! Haunted by dreams of demons, Lin Lie hunts for his missing archeologist father - and for the secret of the black sword he left behind. And in a brand new story written by Greg Pak (NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS), Sword Master teams up with SHANG-CHI! What happens when an undisciplined, untrained kid with a magic sword tangles with the one and only, undisputed MASTER OF KUNG FU? (Spoiler alert: they will indeed drive each other crazy, with huge ramifications for the Marvel Universe!) 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Sword of the Atom Lot of 6

Issues 1-4 of Sword of the Atom (1983); and 1 and 2 of Sword of the Atom Special (1984). Most will grade in the FN range with a couple grading closer to VF.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 31 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Pieces of margin cut out of back page, does not affect panel egde.

Cover by Jack Davis. "Survival...or Death!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Two men aboard a cargo ship are bored until they get the idea to build a rat trap and ask the Captain to have a barrel built with a platform in the middle of it and a run off down the center. "The Thing In the 'Glades!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson; A man's wife dies in childbirth giving him a deformed retarded son with stunted legs, and he becomes a hermit in his cabin in the Glades. "Soft!" text story. "Kamen's Kalamity!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels (draws himself), Johnny Craig (draws himself), and Jack Davis (draws himself); Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein tell this auto-biographical tale of hiring Jack Kamen to draw horror stories, first telling Kamen that his work is too sweet. "Buried Treasure!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); In 1667 Germany a fat Duke lords it over his starving peasants, but when he imposes a tax on the peasants for "dirtying his carriage' with the blood of a young child he rode down in the street, Johann conceives the plot of stealing some of the Duke's jewels in order to pay the tax. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 37 FR/GD 1.5

1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Piece missing from cover.

Cover by Jack Davis. "Dead Right!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A doctor rigs up an elaborate hoax to convince his heart specialist friend that his theory of awareness immediately after death could be true by pretending to poison him but really only administering an anesthetic. "Pleasant Screams!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A high school teacher narrates his experiences as the main character in the dream of a sadistic student. "Solid" text story. "Strop! You're Killing Me!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Bill Elder; When Clem retires as Fire Chief, that leaves old Dan Harper on the job.....until the Mayor appoints a younger man as Chief, and, from the beginning, Dan and Chief Miller never see eye-to-eye about anything. "The Rover Boys!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; A doctor gets his revenge on the five members of the medical board who revoked his license to practice medicine by transferring their brains into the bodies of dogs, and using their reasoning abilities to make money as a novelty act. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 38 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4405338002

Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 38 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of GI Joe (1988) 1N CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4418459004

Newsstand Edition. Featuring material original presented in GI Joe (1982 Marvel) #1 - "Operation: Lady Doomsday!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe and Bob McLeod. Re-presenting the saga of America's greatest heroes! G.I. Joe - the ultimate weapon of democracy! Featuring a 2-page diagram of "The Pit," the G.I. Joe Command Center. Plus, "Hot Potato!" Written by Hama. Art by Don Perlin and Jack Abel. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $2.25.

Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Oxidation. Water spotting. Tape on interior cover.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Myron Fass, Lawrence Dresser, and A.C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A jealous architect schemes to feed his secretary and her new fiancee to his personal pet monster. A mad scientist can implant the personalities of dead people into the living, but maybe he shouldn't have started with Jack the Ripper. A henpecked horticulturist schemes to create his own little shop of horrors. The Thing in the Pool; The Hand of Jao Tze; The Rippers Return; Love from a Plant. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 6 GD- 1.8

3" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Oxidation.

Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. This issue may have been used as an example in the anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent (p. 161). Nebbish Edgar buys a genie who will fulfill his wishes from a man at a strange old shop...but there's always a catch. A zombie wants to know why her husband is late for their undead rendezvous. A jar of beet juice turns out to be human bean juice. The Treacherous Genie; Test of Terror; The Fiend of Flames; Weirdest Suicide Pact; Special on Beet Soup; Brief Stop at Lambeau. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 9 GD+ 2.5

1/2" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached.

Cover by Jack Sparling. Stories and art by George Olesen, Ben Brown, David Gantz and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A hit man relaxes in a steam room after his latest job, but as the heat increases, he realizes he's not in his favorite sauna - or even New York - anymore. Dr. Jonathan Weir crash-lands in Africa, where a local tribe entrusts him with the mystical artifact known as The Purple Claw, giving him the power to battle evil. In his debut adventures, he faces Dr. Gool's army of the undead, and gangster's moll Brima Stone, who has the powers of witchcraft. The Son of Satan; It Came from the Bottom of the World!; Too Much Steam; The Power of the Purple Claw; Purple Claw: The Devil Is a Dame. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 39 CBCS 1.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Cover Reattached With 1 Piece Of Archival Tape on Interior. Moderate Amount of Archival Tape on Interior Cover.

Label #24-0DA8E5D-001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. First appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man Is Born!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists; While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander. "The Treasure" text story. "The Last Rocket!", art by Gene Colan; When the sun starts dying humanity goes into space, except for two nature lovers; Just as the last rocket leaves a new sun flares to life, and the two remaining humans, Adam and Eve, rename the planet Earth. "Gundar!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A shipwrecked man finds cursed Viking ghosts on an island, and his descent from the captain that cursed them releases them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 40 GD+ 2.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. Second appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man versus Gargantus!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns) (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck; Introduction and origin of Gargantus. "Wrong Number" text story. "Work of Art!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; An unsuccessful artist tries to force a new painter to show him how to paint lifelike pictures; The painter is a sorcerer, and traps the artist in one of his paintings, the secret to his realism. "Prophet of Doom!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man from the future arrives in the present day in order to set himself up as ruler; He attempts to extort 100 million dollars from the Secretary General of the United Nations only to be shocked when the Secretary reveals that he too is from the future and that there are agents planted in every era in order to apprehend criminals who may attempt to alter the course of events. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 47 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. "Iron Man Battles the Melter!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Don Heck; A former competitor of Tony Stark becomes the Melter and sabotages one of his plants. Iron Man tries to defend it but must flee before the Melter; He defeats him by constructing an aluminum suit that he cannot melt. "The Green Man" text story. "Shock!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A radar operator turns off Earth's defenses when alien raiders offer him the most beautiful woman in the universe. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 50 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #1295384004

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. The first appearance of the Mandarin is in the Iron Man story, "The Hands of the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime; Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle. "Them!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A man frantically tries to convince passersby that he is being chased by storybook characters; He is arrested by the police, but disappears from his jail cell, as he himself is a fictional character created by Larry Lieber. "Journey's End!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud; the cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 62 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4397776001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Origin of the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man is a prisoner of the Mandarin, who proceeds to relate his origin. "Break-Out in Cell Block 10!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Captain America breaks up a prison riot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 63 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Captain America) and Don Heck (Iron-Man), inks by Sol Brodsky (Captain America) and Dick Ayers (Iron-Man). "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man stops industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be one of his employees. Captain America's origin is told for the first time in the Silver Age in "The Origin of Captain America!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); While the Nazi war machine marches on, President Roosevelt institutes a top-secret program, "Project Rebirth"; In a secret lab, scientist Dr. Erskine gives army 4F reject and volunteer Steve Rogers the "super-soldier serum," which turns him into a virtual superman; But a Nazi spy who got past security murders Erskine before he can create an army of men like Rogers, and is killed when he runs headlong into some electrical machinery; Rogers becomes the costumed Captain America, as a symbol of freedom; Bucky Barnes appearance; Franklin D. Roosevelt cameo; This is a re-telling of "Meet Captain America" from Captain America Comics #1, March 1941. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 63 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seal. Staple rust.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Captain America) and Don Heck (Iron-Man), inks by Sol Brodsky (Captain America) and Dick Ayers (Iron-Man). "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man stops industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be one of his employees. Captain America's origin is told for the first time in the Silver Age in "The Origin of Captain America!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); While the Nazi war machine marches on, President Roosevelt institutes a top-secret program, "Project Rebirth"; In a secret lab, scientist Dr. Erskine gives army 4F reject and volunteer Steve Rogers the "super-soldier serum," which turns him into a virtual superman; But a Nazi spy who got past security murders Erskine before he can create an army of men like Rogers, and is killed when he runs headlong into some electrical machinery; Rogers becomes the costumed Captain America, as a symbol of freedom; Bucky Barnes appearance; Franklin D. Roosevelt cameo; This is a re-telling of "Meet Captain America" from Captain America Comics #1, March 1941. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.