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America's Greatest Comics (1941 Fawcett) 8 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine split seal. Corner margin piece cut from last page, staining throughout interior, tape.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by C.C. Beck and Otto Binder. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Captain Marvel meets the multi-armed inhabitants of Mars, and teaches them to play baseball. When the aptly named Judge Lynch snaps and begins taking the law into his own hands, Bulletman and Bulletgirl must stop him. Captain Marvel Jr. battles Mr. Morpheus, who uses his power to control dreams to steal US defense secrets for the Nazis. Captain Marvel Plays Baseball on Mars; The Adventures of Silent Sims; Captain Midnight: The Race Around the World!; Bulletman: Meets Judge Lynch!; Flowers of Death; Spy Smasher: The Filming of Spy Smashers Fall!; Golden Arrow: The Feud That Fizzled!; Captain Marvel Jr.: Beware Mr. Morpheus. Final issue of the series. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 31 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Pencil on cover.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Rod Reed and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Captain Marvel discovers Mr. Mind's South Pacific headquarters but the villain has left multiple booby traps behind, one of which changes him back to Billy Batson and delivers him to the crocodile men of Planetoid Punkus in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 10: The Booby Traps of Mr. Mind!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel in Buffalo!" with story by Rod Reed (Buffalo, N.Y. city story); "Captain Marvel Enforces the Law of Gravity!" with story by Otto Binder; and "Captain Marvel Fights His Own Conscience!" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 2-pager. And: 2-page text story "Canteen Spy" by Rod Reed. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 53 CGC 1.0

Paper: Off white to white

Coupon cut out back cover. Tape on cover.

Label #3870190006

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Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Meets Uncle Marvel's Rival" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Ebenezer Batson and Uncle Marvel appearances); "The Incredible Calculator" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza (Billy as Colonel Marvel). Plus: 2-page text story "Bloody Hill" by Ray Tender. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 3 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at single center staple. Tape. Includes Winters Collection certificate of authenticity.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Joe Millard. Art by Al Carreno and Sheldon Moldoff. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr.'s old foe Captain Nazi is stymied by the Boys of America. The Nazi Pied Piper from the previous issue returns. Captain Marvel Jr. meets the real Paul Bunyan, and learns the truth about the old legends. Plus a PSA for War Stamps and Bonds featuring six Fawcett superheroes, including Captain Marvel. The Return of the Pied Piper of Himmler; Case of the Terrible Teeth; The Trolls; The Mysterious Code; Captain Marvel Jr.; The Stars of the Comics Can Bang the Axis. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 49 CGC 0.5

Paper: Off white to white

2/3rds of page 17 missing.

Label #4600775001

Stories and art by Dan Barry and Leonard Frank. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Ivan Shark plunders a gold shipment destined to feed the starving refugees of Europe, and holds a yachtful of people for ransom, in a story with art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Captain Midnight's experimental rocket to the moon has a stowaway, an escaped convict (still wearing his striped suit under the space helmet) named Killer Jordan. Femme fatale Delicia woos and abducts Captain Midnight's dopey sidekick Sgt. Twilight, but Twilight maintains his cluelessness even while tied up in a bag. Marauders of the Deep; Pilot Pete; Dija Ever--?; Trip to the Moon; Whipper-Snappers; Sgt. Twilight Meets the Dawn; Freddy Freshman; Red Skye: Rio Round-Up; Captain Midnight Fights For Freedom; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Eddie Stanky (1951) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4659527004

Stories and art by Eddie Stanky and Charles Dexter. Fawcett continues its early-'50s baseball one-shots with a look at the life of another pioneering baseball great, Eddie Stanky. He plays second baseman and shortstop for teams such as the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and '50s. Despite breaking a leg in a game in 1948, he goes on to play in three World Series. Includes a short message written by Eddie Stanky himself. Eddie Stanky, Baseball Hero; To My Fans Everywhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rod Cameron Western (1950 Fawcett) 12 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In a three-part, issue-length story, outlaws want to keep settlers from claiming the new homestead territory that just opened up. When Rod Cameron stops them, they decide to set a trap for Rod, using the settlers as bait. A reporter interviews Sam the Sheriff and accuses him of "rubberizing the truth." The Carbine Runners, Chapter 1: Passage To Nowhere; Chapter 2: Sealed Doom; Sam the Sheriff: The Fatal Report; The Weaner; Hoghead Harry; Ambling Andy; Chapter 3: Passport to Justice; Poor Bill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 10 GD 2.0

Edited by Will Lieberson, V.A. Provisiero and Al Jetter. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Bob McCarty, Leonard Frank and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: When Professor Niles unearths the remains of a Neanderthal man, the whole town suddenly regresses into inexplicable caveman behavior in "Let the Past Lie Buried!" with pencils by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: An adventurous photographer wants to take pictures of a mysterious, forbidden place called City of the Dead amidst a desert. He forces his entry by poisoning himself, but takes too high a dose and actually belongs in the realm of the dead in "The City of the Dead!" with art by Bob McCarty. Also: Engineer Roger Ellis is able to see striking doom in form of a black phantom. With a sorcerer's help he captures the phantom and imprisons it. But the horrible creature can free itself and strikes again in "Phantom of Disaster!" with story by Bill Woolfolk. And: Art painter Leo Main is threatened by his landlady Mrs. Tyran. He paints a murder scene involving her and an ominous fat man. The fat man becomes reality, though, and starts developing a will of his own in "The Fat Man!" with art by Leonard Frank. Plus: 2-page text story "The Mills Grind Fine" written by John Martin, and ads for Strange Stories from Another World and Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 13 FR 1.0

Centerfold detached. Lateral spine tears. Water damage.

Edited by Will Lieberson and V.A. Provisiero. Cover by Sheldon (Shelly) Moldoff. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Bud Thompson and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: A family curse haunts castle Tolchime. Oscar Tolchime, the last descendant, is trapped there and has to face the vengeful spirit of Lady Constance, who was put to death there 400 years before, in "The Tapestry of Tolchime" with art by Bob McCarty. Plus: Movie actor Jackson Blair makes his way to fame with the help of a witch's magic potion. When Blair breaks his promise to marry her in return, she makes his head disappear. In a final confrontation, Madame Dazong dies and Blair gets equipped with a new, horrible head in "The Man Who Lost His Head!" by Bill Woolfolk and Bud Thompson. Also: We accompany Warren Hopkins on his journey from his deathbed to the pearly gates. In between he takes over his body once more, giving his family a scare when he rises as a zombie from the grave in "Where Do We Go from Here?" And: Newspaper reporter Allen Drake is assigned to cover a scientific discovery: Professor van Bohm shows him proof of an alien invasion...and dies moments after. Drake has to run for his life, but everywhere he turns, the aliens are already in control in "The Formless Shadows" with inks by Thompson. Plus: 2-page text story "Dark Angel" written by John Martin, and 1-page stories "The Haunted Treasure" and "The Mystery of the Poltergeist"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.