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Ace-High Magazine (1937-1939 Popular Publications) Vol. 80 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 24 CGC Coverless

Paper: Off white to white

Coverless. Centerfold Missing.

Label #4723167020

Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Pep Morgan story, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Magician Murder starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 9 Front Cover Only

FRONT COVER ONLY.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. The Mad Lama starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Candid Comic Camera one-pager, art by Bob Kane. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 198 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover. Brittle.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. The Super-Carnival from Space starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; An alien circus tries to force Superboy to join. The Daredevil of the Seven Seas starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Mechanical Fortune Teller starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Wanted for Murder: Green Arrow, art by George Papp; Green Arrow goes to the backward European nation of Entonia to rescue a girl. Full page ad for DC comic Hopalong Cassidy. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 12 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation

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"The Vampire Vision," "Sold to Satan," "When Witches Walked," "Diary Doom," and "Spirit of Frankenstein." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Edvard Moritz, Lin Streeter, John Celardo, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 14 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Cover art by Ogden Whitney. Land of the Zombies, art by Edvard Moritz. The Haunted Morgue, art by Emil Gershwin. Double Doom, art by Charlie Sultan. The Face In the Moonstone, pencils by Charlie Sultan; Scientist Van and his fiancee Lorna travel to an old abbey in France on a scientific expedition, where they encounter Lilith, the ancient Queen of Darkness. The Werewolf Strikes, script by Charles Spain Verral, art by Bill Ely. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 22 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Spain Verral, King Ward, Lin Streeter, Jerry Grandenetti, Carl Kiefer, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 3 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Photograph cover of Bob Hope. A Very Merry Mix-up!; Bob and Mrs. Peabody get involved in a bathing beauty contest at the beach. Wheaties ad with Phil Rizzuto. Video Laffs humor page by Harry Lampert. It Happens in Hollywood text article. A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America! with Superman, Batman, and Robin. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (1952) 13 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4736272018

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Teen Teasers activity half-pager by Martin Naydel; Honey in Hollywood untitled 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; "Block Buster" activity half-pager by Naydel; Twisting the Dial profile on Robert Q. Lewis; and Willy untitled back-up story. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great (1936-1937 Manvis Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 CGC 0.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4734105001

Vol. 1, No. 1 - October 1936. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Mighty Mouse (1952-1955 St. John) 9 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

The world's mightiest mouse combines funny-animal antics with superhero adventure as he fights for mice everywhere. Mighty Mouse tries to defend an undersea kingdom from the Sponge Monster, but his punches have no effect against the squishy menace. During an experimental rocket launch, Timmy gets caught on a tail-fin, and Mighty Mouse must race the out-of-control rocket to save him. Mighty Mouse Faces a Challenge; Sky Riding; The Sponge Monster; The Green Planet; The Runaway Rocket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 3 #11 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. First page missing, interrupts art and story. Cover detached. Oxidation.

Stories and art by Dick Wood, Frank Giacoia, Tony DiPreta, and Art Helfant. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #34. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #11 in indicia. Airboy meets action girl Bonnie Easter, and immediately helps her out of a tight spot. When teen Rickie wins a model airplane contest, the Heap ill-advisedly follows him to New York City, which reacts predictably to the monster in their midst. Flying Fool takes on the Timberland Arson Racket. The Airboy story and cover feature possible art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry, while the Heap storyline may be the work of mystery novelist Patricia Highsmith, who worked in comics at this time. Airboy: The Easter Egg; Skinny McGinty; The Heap; Alfie and Ralphie; Flying Fool; The Captain's Curse; Baron Buckskin; Iron Ace. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 34 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Building Racket, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen (signed as Martin Nodell); An investigation by the Green Lantern into the faulty construction of buildings by the Blake Construction Company reveals that the company is just a dummy corporation designed to protect the real one: the Livingston Company, supposedly above reproach. Twink's Secret, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Defense Bond Manipulators, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone; The Atom discovers that men who sold Al Pratt phony defense bonds and who had kidnapped Mary Jane are actually foreign spies. Hunt for the Red Tornado's Identity, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Terror of the Man-Made Meteors starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. Sargon's Challenge starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Dr. Kwack starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 45 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Full length spine split to first wrap.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Headstrong Heiress!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Harry Tschida; The daughter of Apex Broadcasting Company's executive manager, trying to play up top both Alan Scott and Green Lantern, has herself kidnapped as a joke. The Gallant Gambler! starring The Atom, art by Joe Gallagher. Capt. Edwin C. Musick--Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation by Joe L. Blummer. Gunnery Practice starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mystery in the Mining Shaft starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier [signed as Stan Josephs]. Sheldon Mayer Meets the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Black Magic against White Magic starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Nazi Protection Racket starring Red, White and Blue, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 49 0.3

COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects art and story.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Goitrude, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Jon Chester Kozlak; The story of Doiby's faithful cab is related and how Green Lantern became involved in the case of a fraudulent talent agency. The Cowboy and the Atom, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Introducing Hippity starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Clock Strikes Twelve starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Hitler Hates the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Nazi Spy Ring starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Sheldon Moldoff. China starring Red, White and Blue, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 40 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Ray Gill and unknown. Archie attempts his first shave in "The Close Shave"! Plus, Archie in: "The Renting Agent"; "The Love Call"; "The Heat's On"; "Monkey Business"; and "Prisoner of Love"! Plus: Jughead's first official solo strip in ARCHIE in "The Leather Pusher"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 42 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Ray Gill, Sam Schwartz and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "The Good Rumor Man"; "Ignorance Is Bliss"; "Fortune's Folly"; "Through the Looking Glass"; and "The Handwriting On the Wall"! Plus: Jughead in "Cupid's Boy"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 18 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split through cover and all wraps. Oxidation. Water damage.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Jack the Ripper, art by Tony DiPreta; An American hears stories of a new murder attributed to Jack the Ripper, who has been dead for 20 years, and figures the English are perpetuating a hoax and goes to England to prove that he is really dead. Laughter of the Cat God text story. Vampire at the Window, script by Stan Lee, art by Hy Rosen; A man seeks help from a private detective when he spies a vampire lurking outside of his window, but the private detective turns out to be one as well. Man with a Tail, art by Larry Woromay; A man born with a tail meets a woman with a tail at a carnival freak show and is happy that he is no longer alone, but she strangles him; Her tail reflects feline characteristics while his is that of a rodent. The Sweet Old Ladies, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. The Last Kkrul, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 41 GD 2.0

Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple. 1" spine split from the bottom.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Locked Room!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Mort Drucker; An Indian mystic needs half a million dollars to build a temple so he bets an American businessman that he can use the power of his mind to move chess pieces in a locked room thousands of miles away. "The Search" text story. "The Inventors!", art by Bill Benulis; Machines take over and make slaves out of humanity. "Wings in the Night!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A destitute man who feeds the park birds gets in trouble when the birds begin stealing for him. "The Rag Doll!", art by John Tartaglione; A child with a new baby sister feels neglected so she pours her love into a rag doll pretending that it is her baby. "The Living Proof," script by Carl Wessler, art by Pete Tumlinson; A newspaper editor refuses to believe his reporter's story about meeting men from Mars so the reporter becomes one of them in order to convince the man and take his daughter away to Mars with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 69 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. Coupon cut. Includes facsimile copy of front cover.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Be Yourself -- Your Best Self! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Batman Expose!", script by Walter B. Gibson, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne gets involved with a company that is producing a Batman film; When he realizes that the movie is the target of criminal gang, Bruce infiltrates the film studio as the actor who would play Batman. -page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Buttons of Doom!", script by Walter B. Gibson, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A criminal called the "Blaze" hits the streets of Gotham City; His methods baffle authorities; He attacks his victims to steal buttons from their clothes before he burns them to death using a flamethrower; Batman and Robin intervene. Captain Tootsie stars in a one-page Tootsie Roll ad, "The Radar Rescue." 2-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Time Detective article by Raymond Perry. 3/4-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The King of the Cats!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The King of the Cats begins operating in Gotham City using the same methods as Catwoman; Batman and Robin realize he is trying to convince Selina Kyle into going back to her life of crime. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 24 GD/VG 3.0

Guerrilla Hell-Hole, art by Gene Colan. Action on Suribachi, art by Hy Rosen. Wild Blue Yonder! text story. Thick of Combat!!, art by Tony Mortellaro. The Croaker!, art by Vernon Henkel. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Battlefront (1952 Standard) 5 VG- 3.5

1.5" Spine split from bottom.

Toth art. Note: This issue was published by Standard. An Atlas #5 also exists. Cover price $0.10.

Big Shot Comics (1940) 58 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing second wrap and centerfold, interrupts art and story. Cover detached.

Stories and art by Ray Krank, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. When Fawn is abducted by Nazi spies, Skyman gets out his new jet-powered plane, Feather, which can hover in midair. Sparky, Hedy and Slap Happy vacation at Mr. Hodgers' ranch in Texas, and try to help him raise the money for his mortgage before Mr. Gold seizes the property. Charlie Chan tells the story of when he went after The Gentleman Thief. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Skyman Rides the Whirlwind. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blazing Six-Guns (1952) 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4329854017

Jesse James stars in "King of the Bandits!" (art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; 7 pages). Wild Bill Hickok stars in "Payoff in Lead!" Kit Carson stars in "Guns of Death!" (art by Geral McCann?; 6 pages). And "The Saga of Frank Carplin--Sixgun Killer!" (pencils by Larsen, inks by Alascia). Cover and inside front cover by Kinstler. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Beetle (1955 Charlton) 19 PR 0.5

REMAINDERED COPY. Cover oxidation.

All reprints. In order of appearance: "Blue Beetle, Mystery of the Tolling Bell, The Bell Which Refused to Stop Ringing" reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #38; "Minit Mystery"; "Blue Beetle, Anonymous Atom!" reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #55; "Rocket Kelly, Atom World of Selura"reprinted from Bouncer, The (1944) #10"; and "Imagine That!". "Fight For Life" text story. Indicia states: "THE BLUE BEETLE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 1 FR/GD 1.5

1" Spine split from top.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Bob Powell. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Hornswogglers try to swindle the B-Bar-B ranch out of its water rights and payroll; Windy Wales experiments with rockets; Bank robbers encounter the masked alter ego of Bobby Benson, the Lemonade Kid. Trail of the Rocket; Roundup Racketeer; Lightning Trap; The Running of Redmane; Crooks in Cactus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Commandos (1942-1949 1st Series) 8 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Staples replaced. Back cover detached at one staple. Near full length spine split to cover. Tape.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Brooklyn's Dream, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn gets hit on the head and dreams he wins WW II single-handedly. Love Comes to Private 'awkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; the Commandos play matchmaker. A Spy In the Ointment starring Drafty and Tim. Nuggets of the North, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. Kitchen Unit starring Jitters Jeep, script and art by Jack Farr. Tootsie Roll back cover ad, Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Commandos (1942-1949 1st Series) 36 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Scarce issue. Land From Out of Space; Percy builds the Commandos an atomic powered flying car, just in time to help some Martians return home. Captain Tootsie Saves the Day ad, art by C. C. Beck. The Kid Who Owned A Forest; Brooklyn inherits a forest which is threatened by fire. The Engine in War And Peace article, art by Raymond Perry. Jungle Manhunt; the Commandos chase a wanted criminal and his pet Leopard through Africa. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Buccaneers (1950 Quality) 22 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces missing, interrupts art and story.

Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall and unknown. Lady Dolores is captured by the pirate Captain Snuff, but Captain Daring sails to her rescue in "Pirates Beware!" also starring Sir Mark Drayton, Lord Virells and Patch. Plus: Black Roger's victories against the Barbary Pirates earn the hero the praise of the English authorities in an untitled story also starring Barty and Hourma. Also featuring untitled tales of The Spanish Main and Eric Falcon, Soldier of Fortune. And: Captain Daring in 1-page text story "The Sunrise Gun"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Buffalo Bill Picture Stories (1949) 2 GD+ 2.5

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Final issue of the series. Buffalo Bill in "The Pool of Mystery" (art by Doug Wildey), "Shaggy's Lore of the West" (art by Wildey), Cal Colt in "Whipsawed" (art by Dick Rockwell), and Don Quickshot in "Don Quickshot's Last Stand" (art by Bob Powell). Wildey cover. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 1 GD+ 2.5

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Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Gil Fox?, Paul Gustavson? and unknown. Candy stars in four untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Dudley, Mrs. Jones and Jitters' sister. And: Flatfoot Burns in "Lamp Sale" co-starring Fatty De Light and Wimpy. Also: Juke Jenkins in 1-page untitled story; Candy in 2-page text story "Candy and the Camera"; and Jonesy in 1-page untitled story. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Candy stars in four untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones and John (art by Paul Gustavson). And: Rims in an untitled story co-starring Horace, Rim's mother and Uncle Mike. Also: Juke Jenkins in 1-page untitled story. Plus: Candy in 2-page text story "Candid Candy"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 9 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Moisture damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle and unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Rims in an untitled story co-starring Rims' mother, Emerson Griggs and Mr. Bulgo. And: Candy in 1-page text story "Skiing is Believing" co-starring Ted Dawson, Tim O'Connor, Cuthbert Bagatelle and Sonia Jorgesen. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 13 GD+ 2.5

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Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Marylin King, Rita King, Jitters' sister and Bugs' dad. Also: 1-page text story "Swing Ding" starring Gingy Baker, Art, Lucia Arkins and Billy Woodrow. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 21 GD/VG 3.0

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy has a crush on a famous handsome romance author. When she tries to win his heart, heartbreak and hilarity ensue in an untitled story co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor, Tim O'Connor, Tina, Stanton Meredith and Sandra Carlton. Plus: Candy stars in three more untitled stories. Also: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Donna Durant, Mr. Durant and Mrs. Durant. And: Will Bragg in "One-Man Band" co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Swenson and Inspector Flanagan. Plus: Candy in 2-page text story "Candy's Surprise" co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor, Tim O'Connor, Trish Traynor, Tina, Herbie and Cornelia Clyde. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 26 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in five untitled stories. Plus: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Carl Swenson and Inspector Frank Flanagan. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Cornelia's Cousin" co-starring Ted Dawson and Cornelia Clyde. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 34 GD 2.0

Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in: "A Passion for Fashion"; "Cave-Man Tactics"; "Earn While You Learn"; "So Nice on Ice"; and an untitled story. Plus: Will Bragg in "Tossin' the Bull!" co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan and Fire Chief Carl Swenson. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Exciting Interviews" co-starring Ted Dawson, Miss Kramer, Stewart Blair and Lana Lowry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 36 VG 4.0

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in five untitled stories. Plus: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan and Luke. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Candy-Coated Caper" co-starring Ted Dawson and Porky Pickler. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 38 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

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Stories by Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle and unknown. Candy in an untitled story co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor and Tim O'Connor. Candy also stars in two untitled reprint stories. Plus: 1-page untitled Jonesy story starring Marvin and Marvin's dad; Ezra in an untitled reprint story co-starring Rollo Grant, Dean Dilsbury, Myrna Moore, Emily Smoehauser and Mrs. Harris; 1-page reprint text story "Look Closely" starring Skip Adair, Wilma Payson, Teenie Morton, Patsy Winters and Sophie Conrad; and Lala Palooza in 1-page untitled story co-starring Vincent Doolittle. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Easy (1947 Better Publications) 11 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached. Only one staple (manufacturing). Oxidation.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 80 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3916797006

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. The story of how Billy Batson first became Captain Marvel in "A Twice-Told Tale" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (appearances by Shazam and Sivana). Plus: Captain Marvel and a surrealist artist visit the land from which the artist's paintings are derived in "Captain Marvel in the Land of Surrealism!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: "Captain Marvel's Inferiority Complex" and "Captain Marvel Meets the Weatherman," both written by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid..."On the Griddle" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Duel in Space" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Midnight and the Moon Woman (1943 Whitman BLB) 1452 VG 4.0

Sticker on interior cover.

Captain Midnight and the Moon Woman (1943 Whitman BLB) #1452

Cindy Comics (1947) 32 CGC 2.5

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4579637005

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Classics Illustrated 032 Lorna Doone (1946) 1 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Lorna Doone, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 32, 12/46). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 044 Mysteries of Paris (1947) 1A GD/VG 3.0

Cover loose at both staples. Tape on interior cover.

Mysteries of Paris, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover, printed on normal paper. Used in "Seduction of the Innocent." (HRN 44, 12/47). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 057 The Song of Hiawatha (1949) 5 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Trimmed

RESTORATION. Trimmed.

The Song of Hiawatha, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 134). Cover price $0.15.

Comics on Parade (1938) 76 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4726568009

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Ed Dodd. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Sluggo uses his little dog to send Nancy a message. Nancy meets the new kid who moved in next door, in a multi-page original story. Nancy; Stamp Tips; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub (1954) 4 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742157004

Stories by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Ken Landau. Cover by Ogden Whitney. The crew of an atomic-powered submarine, The Atomic Commandos roam the seas battling threats to American naval supremacy. The Commandos are assigned to protect a scientist with a revolutionary new discovery, but they must contend with sleeping gas that works underwater, manned torpedoes, a gigantic super-sub, and other enemy weapons. Piercing the Iron Curtain!; Can't Stand Those Pigboats!; Sunken Treasure!; Brother, You've Done a Good Job!; A Day in the Life of an Atomic Commando: Doc Blake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 50 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation. Cover to cover puncture.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais, Bob Moore, Jack Alderman, Walter Johnson and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The Fleagle brothers like to rob banks together, but superstitions may turn them against each other. Bespectacled killer Danny Iamascia is even more dangerous with his glasses off - to his fellow hoods and himself, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. A masked robber terrorizes the Massachusetts town of Belmont, so citizens organize a neighborhood patrol. The Kill-Crazy Fleagle Brothers; Danny Iamascia, Dutch Schultz's Triggerman; On the Level; Arkansas Killer; The Chicken-hearted Killer; Jail Didn't Save Them; The Belmont Bandit; Whodunnit: The Invisible Killer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 55 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and centerfold loose at single center staple.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Bob Moore, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The true story of mobster Louis Lepke Buchalter, the gangster who created the Murder, Inc. killer-for-hire operation during the 1930s. Gerald Chapman, known as The Gentleman Bandit, became the first Public Enemy Number One. Bootlegger Annie French raises her son Don to be a killer. Leo Lepke Buchalter; Gerald Chapman, "Cop Killer"; Crime Quiz; Money's Worth of Murder; Shoe-Box Annie; On The Level; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.