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Action Comics (1938 DC) 177 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4356436009

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Anti-Superman Weapon, art by Al Plastino. I Rode With the Outlaw Cameleers starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Children from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Five Bandannas for Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Darkness (1952) 8 FR 1.0

Interior complete. Full length spine split. Covers detached. Oxidation.

Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "Mark of Evil" art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; "Creepy Crossword Puzzle" activity page; "Death's Bridal Gown"; "The House That Jackdaw Built" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Fatal Strands"; and "The Twisted Hands" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST. "The Beast Wasn't Hungry: Stolen Diamonds Bring a Strange Reward in the Wilds of Africa!" illustrated text story by R. S. Fenton. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Darkness (1952) 9 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. 1" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at both staples. Oxidation. Water damage.

Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "The Hands of Don José" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #6, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Weird Maze" activity page; "The Three Monkeys"; "Phantom of Flushing"; "Flowers on Deborah's Grave"; "Ghost of Raynham Hall"; and "Nothing Can Save Her" reprinted in Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #8, Haunted Love (2016 IDW) #1, and Haunted Love: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2017 IDW) #1-1ST. "Call for Claws: Old Bates Knew a Magic Word, but He Used It Once Too Often!" illustrated text story by Lewis Island. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Darkness (1952) 11 FR/GD 1.5

Heavy tape on exterior and interior of cover. Staples added (not manufacturing).

In order of appearance: "Mission From the Grave" art by Mike Sekowsky; "Rider in the Storm" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #4 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #2-1ST; "The Finger of Guilt" art by John Celardo, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #16; "Trophies of Doom" art by Nick Cardy, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) #2, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #8, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #3-1ST; "The Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz; and "The Bread of Madness". "Call of the Werewolf: Jody Had a Date with the Dentist, But a Nightmare Preceded It..." illustrated text story by Jim Hendryx. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Darkness (1952) 12 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMMED. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Contains a lingerie panel in "Serpent of Doom", story page two, panel four. In order of appearance: "Serpent of Doom" reprinted in Snake Tales: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2016 IDW) #1-1ST; "The Spectral Sergeant"; "Horror's Scrapbook: The Breeder of Crime, Ship of the Dead..."; "The Living-Dead of Kulatum" art by Gene Fawcette; "Weird Maze" activity page reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #27; "Conspiracy with Death"; "The Last Dance"; "The Gypsy Curse"; and "Nightmare Island" art by Gene Fawcette. "Shanghai Ship: A Bucko Mate Learns an Important Fact About Kidnapping Sailors..." illustrated text story by John Marvin. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Darkness (1952) 13 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Staples replaced. TRIMMED. Centerfold detached. Tape on interior cover and under staples. Oxidation.

Contains cannibalism story "The Feast of the Ghouls", referenced by T. E. Murphy in "For the Kiddies to Read", Reader's Digest, June 1954. In order of appearance: "Feast of the Ghouls" art by Mike Sekowsky; "The Haunted Hotel" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #18 and #21; "Paid in Full"; "Satan's Pawn"; "Escape From Terrorland: Can You Get Through This Labyrinth?" activity page; "The Monster in the Maze" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) #2, Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #3, and Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #24; "Let's Go Mad"; "When Hell Broke Loose"; and "The Unbeliever" art by Mike Sekowsky, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #21. "The Lonely Place: There Was Something in the Old Family Homestead That Terrified Him..." illustrated text story by John Marvin. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (1952) 8 VG- 3.5

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Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. G-Man Jr. starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Lili and her aunt hire Dean and Jerry to help guard a map which will take them to the secret of eternal youth. How Safe Is Your Driving public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. G-Man Jr. Part 2. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. G-Man Jr. Part 3. Honey in Hollywood humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Meet Ozzie and Harriet--Twisting the Dial article, art by Raymond Perry. Untitled Rusty story. 44 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (1952) 9 GD 2.0

Cover and first wrap detached.

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Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Honey in Hollywood untitled 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Twisting the Dial text piece "Meet Red Buttons"; and Hubie untitled back-up story. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (1952) 12 GD 2.0

Cover and first wrap detached at one staple.

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"The Terror of Tornado Town!" Rex saves a town from a tornado, manhandles (so to speak) a runaway horse cart, and rescues people during a flood. Also includes: "The Million Dollar Gorilla!" (starring Detective Chimp); "Mountain Fury" (starring Rex); and "Dogs That Fight Darkness." Script by Robert Kanigher and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Irwin Hasen, inks by Sy Barry and Joe Giella. Cover by Kane and Barry. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Western (1951) 73 GD/VG 3.0

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Edited by Julius Schwartz. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Written by Robert Kanigher and Ed Herron. Art by Gil Kane, Jerry Grandenetti, Irwin Hasen, Mort Drucker, Joe Giella, Bernard Sachs and Sy Barry. Can the Trigger Twins still retain the secret of their dual identity despite the presence of eyewitnesses? Find out in "Canyon of Death!" by Robert Kanigher, Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Also in this issue: Strong Bow in "The Legend of the Sun-Makers!" by Ed Herron and Jerry Grandenetti; Foley of the Fighting 5th in "The Vanishing Raiders!" by Ed Herron, Irwin Hasen and Bernard Sachs; and Johnny Thunder in "Battle of the War Bonnet!" by Robert Kanigher, Mort Drucker and Sy Barry. Plus: Western Menu half-pager; 2-page article "The Pillroller"; and 1-pager "On the Trail!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

All-Famous Police Cases (1952-1954 A Star Comic) 11 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4126020016

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Twins try to outdo each other in crime and murder. Poisoner Cordelia Botkin uses a deadly box of candy on her romantic rival, and accidentally sets a legal standard for the prosecution of interstate crimes. A superstitious hood consults a fortune teller to learn the path forward, but her predictions are dark indeed. The Twin Killers; The Poison Parcel; Murder for Money; I Predict Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) 6 FR 1.0

7" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation.

Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Al Tyler, John Belfi, and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines really gets into gear with this issue. In fact, this issue was used for an illustration in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent (illo #12, with caption, "Children are first shocked and then desensitized by all this brutality."). A mad scientist builds a robot and programs it to think, then is surprised when it attacks him with a yen for taking over the world. In one of the more original "poetic justice" horror stories, a man murdered in a paper pulper returns from the grave to avenge his murder through paper products. Hugo seeks revenge on those who have slighted him. Plus a grisly article about real-life decapitations and what happens after. The Thing from Beyond; Almost Human; The Paper Ghost; Life After Death?; The Phantom of the Moor. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 119 FR 1.0

Full length spine split with covers detached. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. Official indicia title for issues #117- 119 was Blue Bolt Weird Tales. Jeff Barton purchases a mysterious wooden chest at auction that, unknown to him, is all that binds a group of demons. American hero Jock MacReady discovers the nefarious plans of scientist Helmut Stefan during a cabaret performance in the American zone of occupied Germany. Jungle hero Jo-Jo and his mate Tanee discover a lost city in the Congo, but two inhabitants are already there. Demons of Docar; The Image; Die a Weird Death; Ghostly Tiger; Jo-Jo: Weird City. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) #120. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 143 GD 2.0

2 1/2" cumulative spine tear.

Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Horror Hunt" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Man in the Moon" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Doc Quartz appearance); "The Vengeful Vine" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Dexter Knox appearance); and "The Human Hawks" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Fishy Fish Yarn"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Poison Planet" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 148 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Sivana Saves Captain Marvel" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (appearances by Sivana, King Zurk and Mr. Grunbock); "Captain Marvel Battles the World" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "Captain Marvel Meets the Impossible Ghost" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Dexter Knox appearance). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Message from Across the Seas!" by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Space Parade" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 118 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #19-34DC4AC-004

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. An ancestor of Freddy Freeman summons Captain Marvel Jr. to the past to rescue Robin Hood and his Merry Men from the Earl of Nottingham. Prof. Edgewise's latest invention is a gigantic vacuum cleaner which, like most Edgewise inventions, lacks a kill switch. Sucker Sam is the laziest crook ever. Getting His Goat; The Hammer of Hate; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Super Stupid Salesman; The Lazy Genie; In the Days of Robin Hood; The Lost Space Ship; The Great Vacuum. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Complete Love Magazine (1951-1956 Ace Magazine) Vol. 28 #1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure.

Label #4637828006

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "My Secret Fling"; "They Called Me Cheat"; "Glamour Mother"; and "Heartbreak House". "For a More Glamorous You: Eye Savers..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #43 and from "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #6, and reprinted as "For Beauty's Sake..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 9 #5 VG

Corner Damage. Two full-length dents. Scuffing.

Volume 9, Issue 5 - April, 1953. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 16 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4153731025

Specters Stalk the Bloody Tower; England, 1940, height of the "blitz"; A German collaborator is brought to justice and hanged by the ghosts of the London Tower. The Clock of Doom Strikes Loud!; A "selfish man" dies and meets Fate, leading him to the afterlife; The man tries to cheat his demise by entering three doors back into life, labeled "Money," "Power" and "Love". The Black Curse of Rhan Giva, art by Louis Zansky; After the death of Mr. Wingate, his indian servant tries to get control over his lovely daughter; He traps her in a magic doll house. Havoc on the Midway; A circus stage hand makes pact with the devil; He gets the magician's act, the strongman's girl and inherits the whole operation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

House of Terror (1953 3-D) 1N VG- 3.5 Without 3D Glasses

Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust.

Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Les Zakarin and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code horror from St. John featuring nice art by comics legend Joe Kubert and Enrico Bagnoli. St. John was a pioneer in 3-D comics during the original 3-D craze of the 1950s. Aspiring painter Henry makes a deal with the devil after he purchases a cursed painting, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. In another Kubert story, robbers commit murder while fleeing police, then are pursued by the murdered man's spirit. A violinist falls under the spell of a cursed Stradivarius. Picture of Evil; The Violin of Death; The Curse of Khar; The Devil's Chair. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 5 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. 8" cumulative spine split. 5" spine split through all wraps due to oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bill Everett. "Fright," script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A cruel asylum keeper is drugged by his assistant as he and the asylum keeper's wife wish to marry. "The Big Shoes" text story. "Zombie!," art by Tony DiPreta; In a Haitian village, a criminal named Blackie becomes afraid for his life when a man named Larson he framed for a crime has learned how to raise the dead and control the reanimated corpses as zombies; After a close brush with death when fighting off the zombie, Blackie decides to go and learn how to raise a zombie himself. "Condemned!," art by Carl Hubbell. "Innocent Bystander," art by Dick Briefer; A woman buys an antique statue that murders her in her sleep. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 6 CGC 0.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4316970003

Cover by Bill Everett. "Death!," script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; When a scientist reanimates the body of a murder victim he has freshly killed in order to learn what death is like, his victim shows him by strangling him. "The Experiment" text story, art by Paul Reinman. "Wings of the Vampire!," script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Winiarski; A European village inspector thinks he is safe from the town vampire by locking himself inside the jail, but it turns out that is the vampire's hideout. "The Perfect Specimen!," art by Tony DiPreta; When a recruiting station tests what appears to be the perfect recruit they are surprised the x-ray results reveal him to be a robot. "The Man Who Went Back," script by Carl Wessler, art by Sam Kweskin; An escaped killer, due to be hanged, gets on a bus that moves forward in time so that the passengers age rapidly. "Till Death Do Us Part!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mort Lawrence; A man who murders his wives for their money hooks up with a woman who just murders her husbands for kicks. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 8 GD- 1.8

2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Tough Guy," script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A muscleman gets pistol whipped and winds up in the hospital; He overhears a conversation between two doctors about a serum that toughens the body so he decides to take it and turn to crime with his powerful body. "Indoor Sport!," art by Sam Kweskin; A female ghost acquires pictures of men from potential suitors and throws darts into them to inflict pain and death upon the men in revenge for a man who once jilted her. "Willie Brown Is Out to Get Me!," script by Stan Lee, art by Al Luster; People tell a thug that Willie Brown is after him, which terrifies him, since he shot Willie Brown a week ago and he is now a zombie. "Time Reversal" text story. "He Who Hesitates...," art by Al Eadeh; A hesitant professor finally decides to kill the romeo who's moving in on his wife, but as usual, he waits a little too long and the other man pushes him off the cliff instead so that he can marry the professor's wife. "The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!," art by Fred Kida; A thief attacks a man who always carries a box around on his shoulder with a blackjack and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 9 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Bill Everett. "The Only Man In the World" (Part 1), art by Jerry Robinson; Aliens from dimension X stop time and then destroy humanity. "I Made a Monster," art by John Forte; When a jilted scientist is building a Frankenstein monster to kill for him, he decides to test it by using the type of lipstick his love interest wears as a kill trigger in order to pay her back for spurning him. "Last Verdict" text story. "The Hungry Animal!," art by Ed Goldfarb; Synopsis: When two robbers murder a retired sea captain in his seashore house, they decide to kill his pet as well, lest it begin to howl before they have time to get far enough away from the scene of the crime. "The Black Box!," art by Mac Pakula; A shoplifter regrets stealing and opening a black box from a "monster sale." "My Brother's Killer!," art by Paul Reinman; A brother decides to murder his brother for an inheritance, but when the train they are traveling crashes, he decides to merely leave him to perish in the fire. When the will is read, it is revealed that the dead man was the only person who knew the location of the mine wherein the fortune was kept. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 10 GD- 1.8

2" spine split from bottom. Water damage.

Cover by Carl Burgos. "The Wrong World" [The Only Man in the World, Part 2], art by Jerry Robinson; The professor from the first story in the previous issue rebuilds the cyclotron that he destroyed in order to activate it and restore time to the moment just before humanity was wiped out. "Jack and Jill Went up the Hill!," art by Larry Woromay; A woman named Jill murders her stepbrother Jack while mountain climbing, and the tether between them drags her down as well. "Witch-Girl" text story. "Now You See It...," art by Sam Kweskin; When his wife threatens to leave him for the manager, the magician really does saw his wife in half. "The Assassin of Paris," art by Charles A. Winter; A thief picks the wrong mark when he targets a mindreader. "Vacation for Vincent," pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 11 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming detached at one staple. Oxidation.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Hidden Vampires," art by Tony DiPreta; When a village has been sucked nearly dry of blood by undetected vampires, a vampire stalker arrives with his helpers, a black box filled with hungry mosquitoes. "The Art of Death!!" text story. "The New Look," art by Dan Loprino; The Devil grants the wish of an ugly man to have a new handsome face by grafting it onto the back of his head. "If the Coat Fits," script by Jack Oleck, art by Russ Heath; A man leaves a coat with a pawn shop owner that transports the wearer into another dimension and replaces them with a shadow person. "Meet the Dead," art by Don Perlin; A medium gets a couple of her spirit contacts to frame another medium as a fake who is draining away clients from her. "The Other Face," art by George Tuska; A plastic surgeon wants a man's wife so knocks him out and exchanges faces with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Laugh Comics (1946 Archie 1st Series) 60 GD+ 2.5

.5" Spine split from top.

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"Cheaper By the Cousin"; Archie's hopes of an evening alone with Veronica are hampered by her young cousin. "A Fish in Time"; While the others eagerly anticipate going through the tunnel of love at the amusement park, Jughead would rather go fishing. "Weak-End Trip"; As a joke, the boys intimate they are going to play around on Betty and Veronica once they leave Riverdale for a lakeside vacation. "Number Please," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Suzie tries to call Ferdie, but gets the butcher shop instead. Untitled story, script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Cassie Bill; Katy and K.O.'s afternoon of fishing is spoiled by Katy's stalker. Katy's Fashions page, art by Cassie Bill. "Mock Rock," art by Harry Lucey; Veronica mistakes a giant sea turtle for a rock and sets her picnic lunch on its shell. "Wasted Effort," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; Ginger tries to help Patsy with her diet. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 83 VG- 3.5

Only one staple (manufacturing).

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. While visiting Pa Potter, Billy, Mary and Freddy discover an old treasure map and go in search of lost treasure. This Goonies-style adventure takes a left turn with the appearance of the Scarlet Skull and his army of zombies, something only the Marvels can handle. Headline Harry's hand-grenade joke gets him assigned to the underworld beat. The Flying Skull; FBI Triumphs; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Handy Hand Grenade; Wilbur the Waiter; Rubbernose Randolph; The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 84 VG 4.0

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In a multi-part adventure, the Sivana family plots three different death traps for each of the three members of the Marvel Family in their human identities. This triple death-trap is the Golden Age swan song of the younger Sivanas, who don't appear again until the 1970s. The Triple Trap of Terror, Chapter One: The Sinister Sivana Scheme; Chapter Two: The Boiling Menace; Chapter Three: The Avalanche Terror; Chapter Four: Rulers of Land, Sea and Air; Jungle Fate; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Haunted House; Wilbur the Waiter; Dizzy Daisy; Rubbernose Randolph; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Victim of Circumstances. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Operation Peril (1950) 14 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Cover by Edvard Moritz and Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Charles M. Quinlan, Paul Gattuso, Lin Streeter, Al Camy, Tom Hickey and Dick Beck. Tales of war and combat from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The climactic Battle of Soissons during World War I; An airman rescues a Korean child from the front; The true story of early American naval commander Captain Oliver Hazard Perry, the man who said "We have met the enemy and they are ours. Everybodys War; Famous Battles: Soissons; Change of Mind; The Bayonets; The One-Man Navy; Leadership; Great American Sea Heroes: Captain Oliver Hazard Perry. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Shadows (1952) 10 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from bottom.

Cover art by George Roussos. Destroy My Enemy, art by Nick Cardy; Meek Elmer Grimes commands a murderous pirate-genie in a bottle; Fulfilling a death contract the genie turns on his master. 'Til Death Do Us Part, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Peppe; The husband of a dominating wife is sent over to inquire about the rich neighbors. Harvest of Hate text story by Irving Werstein, pencils by John Celardo. Revenge of the Little People, inks by John Celardo; The circus midget "Major" Martin marries the lovely trapeze artist Lila, but is betrayed by her and killed for his money; Lila is haunted by apparitions of ghost midgets, who sabotage her act and let her drop to certain death. The Corpse That Lived!, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Mike Peppe; A woman is buried with her jewels; When grave robbers open the coffin, the lady stirs again. She recovers and lives happily ever after. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Shadows (1952) 10 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (affects "'Til Death Do Us Part" and text stories).

Cover art by George Roussos. Destroy My Enemy, art by Nick Cardy; Meek Elmer Grimes commands a murderous pirate-genie in a bottle; Fulfilling a death contract the genie turns on his master. 'Til Death Do Us Part, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Peppe; The husband of a dominating wife is sent over to inquire about the rich neighbors. Harvest of Hate text story by Irving Werstein, pencils by John Celardo. Revenge of the Little People, inks by John Celardo; The circus midget "Major" Martin marries the lovely trapeze artist Lila, but is betrayed by her and killed for his money; Lila is haunted by apparitions of ghost midgets, who sabotage her act and let her drop to certain death. The Corpse That Lived!, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Mike Peppe; A woman is buried with her jewels; When grave robbers open the coffin, the lady stirs again. She recovers and lives happily ever after. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 9 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1969238005

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Zombie Vengeance"; An aviator crashes in Haiti. He finds a house of zombies who welcome him in; He and a zombie woman escape the other zombies and their zombie dogs. "Death Thumbs a Ride"; A man learns that his wife is having an affair; He kills her and her lover and buries them in the basement. "Was It a Dream?" text story by Charles James. "You Can't Cheat a Ghost"; Three criminals search for pirate gold; One fools the others into thinking he's the ghost of the pirate. "Night of Horror"; A writer of horror books has writer's block; He goes to a movie to steal an idea; He falls asleep and when he wakes he's alone in the theater so he runs a movie. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 82 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Lois Lane Joins the WACs! starring Superman, Lois Lane, Sgt. Gloria Mulvaney, Perry White, and Judy Masters, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Unemployed Superman starring Superman, Mr. Mxyztplk, Lois Lane, and Perry White, art by Al Plastino. The Hurricane Hunters text article by John Marlowe. The Super-Reporter of Metropolis starring Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman single-handedly puts out an issue of the Dailey Planet. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3747544024

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Underworld Crime (1952) 6 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4377745014

Stories and art by Steve Kirkel and others. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Wealthy socialite and jewelry dealer Wayne is a member of high society, but no one suspects he's also a fence for illegal goods and a powerful figure in the underworld. The Harvey brothers tire of truck hijacking, and Al Harvey learned to fly solo during the war, so they begin stealing cargo planes right off the runway. When he recognizes fugitive bank robber Slats Pawling, law-abiding citizen Tom must deal with the consequences of reporting him to the police. Enough Rope; The Fence; Nervous Jervis; Pert Pamela; The Sky Pirates; Sykes the Psychiatrist; Quiz; Gangland Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Web of Mystery (1951) 16 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust. Water damage.

Stories by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Bill Discount. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Fantasy (1951 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 19 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4467000019

Cover art by Joe Orlando. Al Williamson is profiled on inside front cover (includes a photo of the artist). "King of the Grey Spaces!" script by Ray Bradbury (original) and Al Feldstein (adaptation), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; A group of boys watch the launching of a rocket ship, and two of them wish that they were older and could make the trip themselves; They apply for the Interplanetary Patrol and await their decision once they turn 21, but soon Chris gets a surprise that will change his life forever; adaptation of "R Is For Rocket" by Ray Bradbury. "Hot-Rod!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; Amos and Sally are driving by a lake when a strangely garbed man jumps up on the running board of their car and drops a package in the back seat; Later, Amos looks at the package, postmarked May 15, 2053, and discovers something called a trans-dimensional transporter inside; Thinking it to be some sort of gadget to soup up his hot-rod, Amos installs the device, traveling into the future. "Cleanser" text story. "Brain-Child!", script by Al Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel; Colonel Dane is selected to pilot a brand-new spaceship, powered by an electronic brain, which enables this vessel to be a virtual one-man war rocket; While it seems the rocketship could operate itself with no human pilot, the drawback is the ship is void of emotion: it cannot hate, it doesn't know love and it cannot create. "Time For a Change!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 9 #3 GD 2.0

3.5" Cumulative spine split.

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - December, 1953. Painted cover by Billy DeVorss. Men's interest magazine focused on lingerie pictorials with humorous captions. 8.5 x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.