Nickel Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books
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Issue #3
Auction opens March 2- Comic is complete other than being coverless. Interior tears.
Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle and Sven Elven. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. Bulletman has a showdown with Blackmask. On the run from the slaver Ali-Bekr, the Jungle Twins stumble into the Valley of the Giants. Aided by his raven Hugin and his Golden Hand of Abraxas, Warlock the Wizard tracks down the villain Firebug, who sets fire to old tenement homes. Bulletman; Jungle Twins; Over Salted; Warlock the Wizard. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.
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Issue #8
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle, Rafael Astarita, Gus Ricca and Harry Anderson. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. Bulletman investigates sabotage at the State Fair. Red Gaucho dares to enter the Domain of Don Bacco, in his final appearance before moving to Master Comics, with the rest of the Nickel Comics lineup. Captain Venture faces the Gonga Invaders, in a story with some groovy, otherworldly Basil Wolverton-style art by Rafael Astarita. Bulletman; White Rajah; Hot Ice; Jim Dolan; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Red Gaucho: The Domain of Don Bacco. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.
