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Comic books in 'War Bond'

  • Issue #59
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 59
    Published Apr 1943 by DC.
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap and two center wraps missing (affects Superman, Three Aces, Zatara and text stories). 6" Cumulative spine split in outer wrap. Outer wrap detached. Brittle.
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    Cover art by Jack Burnley. Cinderella -- a la Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. Fiddler's Fee starring The Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton), inks by Charles Paris. Sky Knights of Malta starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Missive for Mussolini starring Americommando, script by Jospeh Greene, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Batman (1940) 17
    Tags: Batman
    Published Jul 1943 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1161405011
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    • INCOMPLETE. Two center wraps missing, affects "Rogues' Pageant." Staples added.
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    Cover by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane). "The Batman's Biographer!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Boswell Browne wants to document the exploits of Batman and Robin for future generations, but when members of the underworld hear him bragging to some children that he knows many secrets of the Dynamic Duo, a nefarious criminal decides to use Browne's knowledge against our heroes. 2-page Professor Pipp story by Jack Farr. "The Penguin Goes A-Hunting," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Penguin attends a lecture by Gotham City's prison Warden Keyes, who talks about the city's most dangerous villains: the Scarecrow, the Joker and the Cat-Woman, but not Penguin. "Rogues' Pageant!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); At Alfred's urging, Bruce and Dick decide to take a short vacation after particularly strenuous battling against Gotham's underworld, they stop off in San Pablos, a city celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the courageous deeds of their forefathers. "Scrap Haul" text story by Allan Gerz. "Adventure of the Vitamin Vandals!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; While vacationing at Malibu Beach, Bruce and Dick become aware of several fishing vessels being robbed of their catches by a group of mysterious individuals who seem to disappear into thin air. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $800 Batman #17 (Jun-Jul 1943, D.C. Comics) CGC 1.0 FR | 4446921014
    $864 1943 D.C. Comics Batman 17 CGC 2.0. Classic Eagle Cover
    $1,399 Batman #17 CGC VG 4.0 Off White to White Penguin Appearance! DC Comics 1943
    $1,500 BATMAN #17 (1943) - GRADE 4.5 - DC GOLDEN AGE ICONIC JERRY ROBINSON COVER ART
    $2,750 Batman #17 CGC 6.0 D.C. Comics 1943 Classic Jerry Robin Cover Penguin Appearance
    $2,980 Batman #17 CGC 6.5 WHITE PAGES Classic Cover DC Comics 1943

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  • Vol. 6 #2
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 6 #2
    Published Aug 1945 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4288327005
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    Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Jack Hearne, Harold DeLay, Pam Robinson, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #58. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the B-29 Super Fortress bomber. Sergeant Spook helps Jerry when he gets mixed up with an eccentric portrait painter and a rich kid who looks just like him. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!" Cover (a War Bonds promotion) features portraits of various American WWII generals and admirals, including future President Dwight Eisenhower. Inside front cover features a message from those same military figures, again promoting War Bonds, a WWII funding drive. Dick Cole; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; Edison Bell: The Disappearing Act; Make Edison Bell's Professional Magician's Magic Box; Thorns of the Devil; Blue Bolt; Krisko and Jasper; Fearless Fellers; Sgt. Spook; Bluebolts and Nuts. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Catman Comics (1941) 19
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4575948002
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Detached. Tape on Cover and Interior Cover.
    • Label #0291454006
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Large piece out of page 1 and 2.
    • Label #4269154012
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    • Paper: Off white
    • 3 center wrap missing.
    • Label #4181514021
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    • Interior is complete, but brittle. Full length spine split through cover and major splitting to several wraps.
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $5,500 Holyoke - CATMAN COMICS (1943-46) #19 - Grade 3.0 - Comic Book
    $5,500 Catman Comics #19 CGC 4.0 (R) Continental 1943 Golden Age

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  • Issue #25
    Champ Comics (1940-1943 Harvey) 25
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, cover reinforced. From the Collection of Ruben Blades. Includes "Ruben Blades Collection" sticker on front of slab.
    • Label #4478969003
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    • 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust. Rust migration. Slight mold.
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    Cover by Pierce Rice and Arturo Cazeneuve. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bernie Krigstein, Jill Elgin, Frank Borth, Victor E. Pazmino, A. W. Nugent, Pierce Rice, Arturo Cazeneuve and Art Helfant. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. The Human Meteor's final appearance features art by Sam Glanzman. The Liberty Lads set out to stop a Nazi bomber from targeting America, in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Magic superhero Dr. Miracle battles Moroccan mystic Mitzah to aid the Allies in North Africa. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twin: Murder in a Blackout; Fingerprints of Death; Water..Water..Everywhere; Liberty Lads; Champ; Introducing Moppo the Marionette; Champ Chuckles; Billy Brains the Boy Marvel; Champ Confusers; Getting Mazie Married. Final issue of the series. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Exciting Comics (1940) 28

    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Richard Hughes and unknown. Art by Bob Oksner, Max Plaisted, Al Camy and unknown. In this issue: untitled The Black Terror story written by Richard Hughes; untitled Crash Carter, Air Cadet story with art by Bob Oksner; untitled The Liberator story written by Richard Hughes; untitled Larry North, U.S.N. story with art by Max Plaisted; and untitled The Crime Crushers story with art by Al Camy. Plus: untitled Maxie 1-pager (by Els Barthen). And: untitled Meet the Colonel 4-pager (by John Chaffin; last appearance of this feature). 56 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #35
    Exciting Comics (1940) 35
    • Brittle, spine splitting to several wraps. Cover and two center wraps detached at single center staple, staining throughout.
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    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Written by John Swenson, Gerald Devers, Walt Wilson and unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Maurice Gutwirth, Bob Oksner, Max Plaisted, Ed Moritz and unknown. Featuring The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime, in an untitled story with art by Ken Battefield and Ed Moritz. Plus: The American Eagle in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; Crash Carter, Air Cadet, in an untitled story with art by Bob Oksner; 1-page text story "Dust Storm" by John Swenson; The Liberator in an untitled story; 1-page text story "Haunted House" by Gerald Devers; Sergeant Bill King in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; 1-page text story "Good Cowpony" by Walt Wilson; and Larry North, U.S. Navy, in and untitled story with art by Max Plaisted. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,049 Exciting Comics 35 CGC 3.5 - Black Terror 1944 - Alex Schomburg War Cover
    $1,188 Exciting Comics #35 - Nedor Publications 1944 CGC 4.0
    $2,500 EXCITING COMICS #35 CGC VG/FN 5.0; CM-OW; classic Schomburg German war cover!

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  • Issue #40
    Exciting Comics (1940) 40

    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by Al Camy and unknown. In this issue: untitled The Black Terror story; untitled American Eagle story; untitled Kara, the Jungle Princess story (vs. Targala) with art by Al Camy; and The Crime Crushers in "Annabelle Finishing School" with art by Al Camy. Plus: 1-page text stories "For Free France" (by Kerry McRoberts - a house name), "Newspaper Route" (by John Easterly) and "Trail of the White Ghosts" (by Buck Chilton); untitled Sappy "Happy" Hyena 2-pager (with art by Don R. Christensen); and "The Midnight Snack" 1-pager (with art by Al Pross). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,170 Exciting Comics #40 CGC 7.5 w/ OW pages 1945! Nedor classic Schomburg VF K328
    $1,350 EXCITING COMICS #40 CGC FN 6.0; OW; Alex Schomburg WWII cvr!

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  • Issue #44
    Magic Comics (1939) 44
    • Brittle. Heavy water damage. Centerfold detached. Cover detached at one staple.

    Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The cover references Victory Bonds, a WWII war-bond program; Romance of Flying focuses on B-17 bombers, known as "Flying Fortresses." Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #4
    Target Comics (1940) Vol. 5 #4

    Cadet story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Target story, art by Bill Allison. Candid Charlie, art by B. Gordon Guth. Patrol Torpedo text story. Dan'l Flannel humor story. Bull's-Eye Bill; still home on leave. Chameleon story, art by James Wilcox. Targettoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #5
    Target Comics (1940) Vol. 6 #5
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing eight pages (affects Cadet, Bull's-Eye Bill, Quack-Quack, Dan'l Flannel, Chameleon and text stories). Original staples removed. Staples added (not manufacturing). Slight mold.
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    Classic WWII Tojo cover by Tom Gill. Cadet story, art by Walter Johnson; Kit Carter catches a murderous mink rancher. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Peg Leg Killer starring Target and the Targeteers, art by Walter Johnson. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Jack Hearne. Dan'l Flannel story. Friends At Last text story by Pam Robinson. Killer's Holiday starring Chameleon, script and art by Don Rico. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls candy, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $363 Target Vol 6 #5 July 1945 World War 2 War Bonds Tojo Cover Good Condition

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  • Issue #29
    Unusual Tales (1955 Charlton) 29

    Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Vince Alascia. Strange stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror that fit within the guidelines of the new Comics Code. Square Stanley hangs out with Gigi at her Beatnik parties, where she says things like "Isn't this the uttermost?...Take off, cube, and fly!", in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Baxter is eccentric anyway, but when he starts talking about a woman no one else can see, it seems he's finally lost it. A commuter boards a bus that suddenly takes off and flies, and he realizes he should have taken the local, not the express. Where Does It Go?; The Mirage; Who's Crazy?; Been There Before?; The Wanderers; Way Out, Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $170 1961 CHARLTON UNUSUAL TALES #29 & AMAZING FANTASY #12 LEE & DITKO AP RARE KEY UK

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