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John Wayne Adventure Comics (1949-1955 Toby Press) 2 VG- 3.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming detached at one staple.

John Wayne photo cover. The Battle of the Giants starring Wayne, pencils by Gil Kane; boxer Gib Horns will take on all comers; hell pay $100 a round to anybody who stays three rounds with him. Horses of the Old West. The Vanishing Stagecoach. A Man Called Bat text story by Ern Stanley. Draw!, art by Frank Frazetta (two pages). The Blue Lightnin' Twins starring Wayne. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Sorority Secrets (1954) 1 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split (taped). Staple replace and reinforced with tape.

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"The Secret!"; Rich and spoiled college girl Marcia Bascomb has been grounded by her young, substitute sorority housemother Scotty until her schoolwork improves; When Marcia discovers Scotty and her fiance petting in the housemother's room, she vengefully threatens to expose Scotty's apparent moral lapse to the college authorities; With Scotty at her mercy, Marcia defiantly breaks curfew and, with a laugh, dares Scotty to report her. "To Win Your Love," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; Suzanne and Warren are outstanding Westover College swimmers; Their romance is frustrated by Suzanne's competence, spirit, and pride however, and Warren's notions about traditional gender roles. "The Wrong One," art by David Gantz; Lois Mason attends her mother's alma mater and reluctantly joins her mother's beloved sorority; Much has changed since Mrs. Mason's participation and, unknown to her, the sorority has become a snobbish, controlling clique; When Lois dates Hank (one of the sorority's 'wrong ones'), the housemother threatens to write to Mrs. Mason. "The Faint Heart," pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; Bess accepts a bet from Greta to wrangle a kiss from bashful, handsome Paul; To that end, Bess maneuvers her way into his company and the two begin casually seeing one another. "Kid Sister"; Marsha Cooper meets and dates Ralph Munson, a stranger in town looking for a job; Marsha's glamorous sister Eve captures Ralph's interest and the two begin dating. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 13 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Cover cleaned. 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Oxidation. Heavy water damage.

Cover by Al Gordon. Stories and art by Al Gordon, H.L. Larsen, Medio Iorio and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A woman's ghost rises from the grave to visit her still-living husband, only to learn he's met someone else. A man realizes that demon-possessed children are behind a series of horrible murders - but could his own son be one of them? A vampire travels to the American West, where no one has ever heard of vampires or how to kill them, in the amusing horror-Western hybrid The Vampire Goes West. A Womans Revenge; Ghost with a Torch; Disaster Included; The Little Children; The Vampire Goes West. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.