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Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 5 #8 GD 2.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"You Can't Kid Lefty Feep" novelette by Robert Bloch.

Volume 5, Issue 8 - August 1943. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Chariots of Death" by Don Wilcox, and "The Star Shepherd" by William Brengle. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 212 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Football Thrills (1951) 2 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Spine split seal.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Edd Ashe, and Ed Jon Smalle. Famous true tales from football's first century. American football player and coach Don Hutson. The life of football legend Bronko Nagurski. A biography of kicker Charlie Brickley. Plus one-pagers with puzzles and quizzes about football. Casual Kazamaier of Princeton; The Texas Quarterback Alvin "Bo" McMillin; Nevers Vs. Notre Dame; The Gentle Giant: The Story of Bronko Nagurski; Red Grange's Quarterback Quiz; Don Hutson, the Alabama Antelope; Educated Toe: The Story of Charlie Brickley; Red Grange's Pigskin Puzzlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Cowboy (1950 Ziff Davis) 4 VG- 3.5

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Ross Andru, Leonard Starr, and John Celardo. Baby-faced gunslinger Kid Cowboy fights for justice in the Old West with his sidekick, Red Feather. Kid Cowboy mounts a desperate plan to keep outlaw Blackie Gordon from crossing the border, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A US Cavalry colonel goes rogue, and when Kid Cowboy and Red Feather try to stop him, they face the firing squad. Plus the story of Buffalo Bill Cody, and one-pagers with early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. Heroes of the West: Buffalo Bill Cody; The Colonel's Code; The Old Chisholm Trail; Thundering Herds; Red Feather: Eagle of Doom!; Cameron's Cowboys; "Windwagon" Thomas; Branding Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Santa Claus Parade (1951 Ziff Davis/St. John) 0 GD/VG 3.0

1" cumulative spine split. 1/2" cover to cover edge tear. Water damage.

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Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky, Jim Miele, Vic Martin, and Lou Myers, plus a poem by Clement C. Moore. A 100-page giant of Christmas stories from Ziff-Davis. The story of how Santa's elves accidentally made the reindeer fly. Gertrude the cow reveals how she jumped over the moon, and what happened afterward. A woman who refuses a Prince's proposal is cursed to become a cuckoo clock. A history of the life of Saint Nicholas and how it translated into the legend of Santa Claus. Plus the stories behind the Christmas carols Silent Night and Jingle Bells. And how to say "Merry Christmas" in other languages. They Bear Gifts in Other Lands; Jingle and Bell, the Eskimo Twins; How to Draw Your Own Santa Claus; The Miracle of the Snowman; Benny Brown Bear's Christmas Sleep!; How the Reindeer Came to Fly; Crystal the Snowflake; The Story of Silent Night; Santa's (Snapshot) Album: All-Reindeer Team; Pampas and Poncho: A Christmas Dream; How to Draw Santa's Little Helper: the Elf; The Fir Tree; How to Draw Your Own Reindeer; Jingle Bells; Christmas Morning at the North Pole; The Golden Fish; The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon!; The Greedy Dog; The Cuckoo Clock Princess; The Raven and the Jackal; The Furry Fishermen; The Man Who Tried to Please Everybody; The Funny Nest; The Little Red Hen; Christmas Night at the North Pole; Boswell the Brat; Alley the Cat and Li'l Arthur; The Mouse Who Played Santa Claus; The Sparrow Who Came for Christmas; The Legend of St. Nicholas; Merry Christmas in Other Lands; Christmas Morning at Santa's House. 116 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.