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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 206 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Spine seal. Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Key to Success public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Impossible Creatures starring Superboy, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Superboy must prove strange creatures are genuine. The Haunted Island! starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Kite -- Toy and War Weapon article. The Junior Newsreelers starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All American Men of War (1952) 14 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

"Pigeon Boss," "Booby Trap Island," "Battle Carnival" (art by Russ Heath), and "The Soldier and the Tiger!" Full-page ad for Our Fighting Forces 1. Edited by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert Kanigher. Cover by Irv Novick. Stories by Ed Herron, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Irwin Hasen, Ed Herron, George Papp, Causin, Russ Heath, and Sam Burlockoff. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 27 VG- 3.5

"The Man with the Gun" (art by Paul Reinman), "Men in Hiding" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Battle Brady" (art by Mort Lawrence), and "Monte Cassino," plus a two-page text story, "Storm Flight." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Fears (1953) 5 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4712909001

"My Coffin Must Wait"; Seth is informed that his wife Martha is dying; He vows to fulfill her last wish, driving her through a blizzard, defeating some bank robbers who want to hijack his car, and crashing through a police roadblock to reach town; Seth says he promised Martha she'd have her photograph taken one last time, and he gets Mr. Townsend to do it just before she dies. "Caught in the Graft"; Corrupt city official Sam is caught and sentenced to prison; Since he suffers from claustrophobia, Sam can't tolerate confinement; Working in the prison morgue, Sam learns the bodies are subsequently sent to the city morgue, a building constructed under his crooked supervision; Sam climbs into a coffin and escapes from prison. "Ghost Gift" text story; Dan finds his war comrade Don in Africa, now in possession of a valuable jewel mine. "Stretching Things," script by Bruce Hamilton, art by Steve Ditko; Dawson suffers from brittle bone syndrome, but Dr. Doyle invents "muiclac" to cure him; He discovers this makes him "elastic" and murders Doyle to keep his secret. "Escape from Hell!"; Criminal Richard Benton dies and goes to Hell; He's sentenced by Satan to drag a boulder around for eternity; Benton struggles to climb a mountain to freedom, plagued by demons and hindered by the boulder, only to learn "there is no escape from Hell!" "Temple of the Beast"; In Siam, American tourists Sam and Anne buy "the hand of Sivak," a local god; The vendor later buys it back from Sam but the hand comes alive and strangles him; Anne recovers the hand and mails it to the USA. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 17 FR 1.0

Water damage. Staple rust.

"He Took It with Him," art by Paul Hodge. "Machine Age!," art by Sid Check; Following an atomic war, the human survivors live underground, building machines to do their work for them. "The Thing that Walked!," art by Robert Q. Sale. "Sweet Death" text story. "The Death of Danny!," art by Harry Anderson; A man's TV programs come through in 3-D, which he takes advantage of to acquire possessions until he takes a woman from "The Monster Takes A Bride." "Midnight on Black Mountain," art by Mort Lawrence; A woman with a terminal illness falls in love with a man named Walter who is indifferent to her; She offers him everything but he says he would never marry a witch. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 20 FR 1.0

Water damage. Mold.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Quick-Change!", art by Pete Tumlinson; A guy in love with an evil woman tries to woo her with an amulet which changes him into legendary creatures but she steals it to commit robberies; After one success she realizes that she doesn't know any more legendary creatures so she rushes into the library with police right behind her. "The Man in Black!" text story. "After Man...What?", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Bob Powell; A man discovers that Starlings have actually come from the moon and are planning on displacing humans on Earth. "Hector!", art by John Tartaglione; A woman who has a robot servant for a husband is the envy of all the other neighborhood women. "The Messenger!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Abel; A warehouse employee from the future gets the foreman taken away as a mental case after he shows him impossible products. "The Crazy Car!", art by Bill Everett; When a stranger approaches Karl Baxter on the street and invites him to take a test drive in his car: a car that runs on no fuel of any kind, Karl decides to kill the old man and figure out a way to duplicate the engine in the car so that he can make a fortune....or so HE thinks! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) 76 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4697724013

Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Facts about Indian wampum (money made from shells). The Fight Over Death Gorge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Bandits rob a town, then hijack a railroad train to make their getaway. Silver Gets Through, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Apaches attack Fort Mills. Silver (without the Lone Ranger) must carry a message to get help at Fort Hammer. The Flood, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; A flood on the Little Missouri River forces Young Hawk and Little Buck to take refuge on an island; After that island is submerged they float downstream to another island where they find a baby who has been lost in the storm. Promo for Dell giant comic "The Lone Ranger's Western Treasury" #2. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Tales (1949) 65 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple. 1" spine split from the top. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

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Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 46 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Staple rust.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 47 #6 FN- 5.5

Water spotting.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 15 VG+ 4.5

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "The Magic of the HooDoo Man" text story. "Teeth For Two"; Albert gets inspired by "The Three Musketeers" to rescue beautiful maidens in distress, and expects Pogo to be his valet; He ends up saving Miz Beaver from Beauregard brushing flour off her. "The Deaf Trail"; Bun Rabbit, Beauregard, Pogo and Churchy go visiting Bun's hard-of-hearing uncle. Beauregard tries to entertain the uncle with a tall tale from the seven seas. "The Semi-Mental Gentlemints"; Howland wants to enter Churchy in a stupidity contest at the county fair. Untitled story; Pogo receives a letter from Walt Kelly advising the cast to act more refined...of course to no avail. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 3 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Wally Wood, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and Howard Larsen. Reprints from Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) #1. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. No mere gun moll, redheaded Evelyn Ellis builds her gang of hoods into a ruthless mob; The violent rise and fall of Big Jim Colosimo, leader of the Chicago Outfit; Gangster Sandy Quirk decides to take over a dance studio. Evelyn Ellis—Queen of the Gangsters!; King of the Convicts!; Big Jim Colosimo; Sandy Quirk Trips the Light Fantastic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 4 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Bill Molno, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and George Roussos. Reprints from various Avon pre-Code crime comics. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. Escaped convicts leave a trail of violence across Arkansas; The story of Irene Schroeder, known variously as the Keystone Hellcat, Trigger Woman, Iron Irene and Tiger Girl; A Simon Templar Saint story reworked as a Michael Strong detective story. Blood on Arkansas; Killer!; Irene Schroeder; She Murdered For Money; The Diamond of Death; Juanita Spinelli--Duchess of Crime. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Captain Steve Savage (1954-56 2nd Series) #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 120 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Miswrap.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Casey Ruggles takes shelter in a stable during a snowstorm, unaware that a pair of killers is hiding out in the same stable. The Kids disrupt the sparring session between The Captain and The Inspector with a boxing monkey. One of the backup strips is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Peanuts; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Casey Ruggles. Final issue under this title; series continues as Nancy and Sluggo (1955-1963 St. John/Dell/Gold Key) #121. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 62 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4697724012

Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. "Tarzan Meets Ambush in Kor-Ul-Gryph," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Dr. MacWhirtle go to Pal-ul-don to collect gryf eggs; Tarzan is captured by the warriors of Jalur who are planning war with Alur; In his escape, Tarzan takes the king of Jalur with him and heads for Alur. "Tarzan and Boy and the White Crocodile," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan kills a white crocodile that had been threatening a baboon troops. "Victory Over Fear" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Nagopa and his men attempt an assassination of Tavane. Jungle Friends illustration by Jesse Marsh. Veldt animals illustration by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.