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Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 18 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

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"The Halls of Horror," "The Undying Brain," "Dream of Death" (art by John Belfi), "The Zombie Summons," and "Spook-Buster's Doom." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Emil Gershwin, Al Camy, Edvard Moritz, John Belfi, George Wilhelms, Paul Gattuso, Paul Cooper, and Richard Case. 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) 25 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Interior soiling.

"The Were-Tiger of Assam," "The Zombie's Eyes," "The Spectral Pirate," and "Assault From the Unknown." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Sultan, Lin Streeter, Al Camy, Ed Moritz, and Paul Gattuso. 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.

Apache (1951) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4697726013

Art by Maurice Whitman and Pete Morisi. Western tales focusing on the Apache tribe. Geronimo's band captures a vengeful Navajo boy during a raid; Apaches hide out in a deserted mine while fleeing U.S. soldiers; Apaches fall into a Comanche trap, but the survivor is aided by an enslaved woman. Geronimo, Red Wolf of the Badlands; The Golden Skeletons; Scalp Hunt! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 66 CGC Cover Only

Paper: White

Cover only.

Label #4168189014

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Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. "The Joker's Comedy of Errors!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker is obsessed with recreating some of historys most famous blunders; He tries to force Batman into making mistakes. -page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Movie Stars Who Died Twice!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin investigate the case of film stars who start dying in the same way as their respective characters died in the movies. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and his Vacation-Time Pals" by Bill Schreiber. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. Script Sleuths article by Barbara Fairbanks, art by Raymond Perry. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Batman II and Robin, Junior!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Robin becomes disobeys Batman's orders; He is saved by the Dark Knight, and once they're back at the Batcave, Bruce scolds Robin for disobeying him. Sweet Land of Liberty public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and his Vacation-Time Pals" by Bill Schreiber. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dell Giant Vacation Parade (1950-1954 Dell) 2 FN- 5.5

No # on cover, yellow cover, Disney characters in marching band. #2, 1951, 25c. Giant size comic featuring Donald Duck in "Captures the Range Rustlers," Li'l Bad Wolf in "The Pygmy Pigs," Mickey Mouse in "Ram's Head Ramblers," and Chip ?N' Dale, the Ugly Duckling, Little Hiawatha, Grandma Duck, Guz & Jaq in untitled stories. Comic also has one-page gag strips and games and puzzles. Wraparound cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 112 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Hi-School Romance (1949) 11 GD+ 2.5

1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Ann and Sid fall for each other, but he's due to be assigned overseas with the military any day now. Mark and Jane's plans for the future are derailed when Mark's father is accused of embezzlement. Redheaded Dusty falls for the rough-and-tumble sailor who runs her late father's fishing business. I Promised Too Much!; Backstairs Love; Color Clues!; A Game of Hearts!; Hi-School Hi-Spots; Thrill-Hungry; My Most Romantic Moment; Raw Deal; Cupid Scores High; No Thought of Tomorrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Intimate Confessions (1951 Realistic) 2 GD 2.0

Cover coming detached at one staple. Water damage.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Walter Johnson, Louis Zansky, Louis Ravielli and Norman Nodel. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks and a title that suggests more than the stories themselves. Dancer Dora falls for her mothers boyfriend, but she cant reveal her true age without ruining their stage act; Carole realizes that the modeling agency she joined is actually an escort service; A woman learns that her boyfriend is only using her as bait for his robberies. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from Avon paperback #456. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Too Young To Love!; Doomed to Silence; Two Wayward Girls!; Born For Trouble! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 16 FR/GD 1.5

1"cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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Cover by Christopher Rule. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Christopher Rule, Robert S. Pious?, Dick Briefer, Maurice Del Bourgo and Art Peddy & Vince Alascia. Featuring: "I Loved the Wrong Man!"; "The Secret of Gladys Greer!"; "I Was Afraid To Love!"; and "When Tragedy Strikes!" Plus: 2-page text story "It All Came True"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 40 #6 VG 4.0

Mysterious Adventures (1951) 1 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation.

cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. Psychic investigator Channing Wells learns Dayla is being stalked by a vampire, and he suspects her fiance knows more than he's telling. A professor ignores all warnings, and thaws out the strange lizard-like monster his associate Janet found frozen in the Arctic tundra. An artist is compelled to paint a face he's never seen, and then things get weirder when he reads his own obituary in the newspaper. Soldier of the Dead; A Portrait of Death; Revenge of the Voodoo Dead; The Horrible Fangs of Professor Prome!; Curse of the DMedici. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mysterious Adventures (1951) 5 FR 1.0

Only one staple (manufacturing). Full length spine split with covers detached. Cover oxidation.

Bondage cover by Bill Fraccio. "Ghouls Feast at Midnight," art by A. C. Hollingsworth; A father and his son are under suspicion to be grave-robbing ghouls. "The Pool of Eternity," art by Lou Cameron; Adventurer David Murstone crashes in the jungle and is severely injured; Jivaro goddess Konocry saves his life by letting him drink from the "Pool of Eternity" and thus giving him immortality; The Jivaro tribe disagrees with her action and tortures the couple. "Terror of the Sleeping Monster!", art by Bill Fraccio; Sculptor Lawrence Matthews is endowed with a magic chisel; In his dreams a strange man called Maroff commands him to sculpt his image; Maroff is a vampire who comes alive again to wreak vengeance on the townspeople. "Strange Grotto of Death" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Horror of the Walking Dead," art by John D'Agostino; The young woman Kathy pleads with her dead mother to help her against the cruel woman her father married recently; Rosamund, the new stepmother is found dead—mysteriously shot through the head. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Operation Peril (1950) 4 FR 1.0

6" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Brittle.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, Ken Bald, and Leonard Starr. Tales of adventure and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Tom and Peggy use their time machine to counter an alien invasion from Saturn; Typhoon Tyler tries to stop Captain Cobra from stealing native gold in the tropics; The true story of outlaw and stagecoach robber Black Bart. Terrific Ogden Whitney astronauts-vs.-aliens cover. Adventure Among the Stars; Piranhas River Peril; Typhoon Tyler; Case of the Headless Coachman; Treasure Tale; Famous Western Outlaws: Black Bart; The Cunning Carpenter; Cunning in Korea; The Ghostly Cavalry! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Redskin (1950) 3 GD 2.0

3" Cumulative spine split.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 8 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from bottom. Heavy cover and interior oxidation. Water damage.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art by Bob Oksner and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Win Mortimer. Scientist Ralph Gain invents a machine that can evolve animal subjects. His hoodlum friend, Johnny Farrel, accidentally kills him and uses the machine on himself, running up the evolutionary ladder until he finds himself devolved into a gorilla's form. Written by John Broome. Art by Alex Toth and Bernard Sachs. In the far future, E-semex conceives a plan to defeat the Vegan invaders by warning people in the past. Written by John Broome (as Robert Starr). Art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley. In the year 8685, mankind is ruled by a supreme machine that provides for their every need. After a meeting with a Neo girl, Athon discovers that the rule of the Machine is not so benevolent and works to destroy it. Written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. Quizzes related to astronomy, geology, and physics. Written by Mann Rubin (as Manny Rubin). Art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A hoax goes awry and Bruce Karson accidentally journeys to Venus, only to be accused of staging a hoax on his return. Ad for Mystery in Space #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.