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Love Confessions (1949 Quality) 44 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4266328016

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Stories by unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Sam Citron and unknown. Featuring "My Sweetheart Was Girl Crazy" starring Bob Darrow, Fran Newton, Joyce Newton and Sally and "I Betrayed My Boyfriend" starring Earl Mason, Kay Winters, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Winters and Tom Mason. Also featuring the reprint stories "No Wedding Bells for Me" (art by Gene Colan) starring Johnny Webster, Myra Evans, Sam Delson, Sandy Evans and Tad Winters and "Too Much Temptation" (pencils by Sam Citron) starring Dick Burton, Grant Lemle, Laurie Durand and Sunny Gordon. Plus: 1-page text story "I Rebelled" starring Eddie, Judy, Madeline Ross and Mrs. Maxwell. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 39 FR/GD 1.5

Back cover ripped in half laterally.

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Cover by Vince Colletta (possibly his first cover art). Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta, J. Makowski?, Paul Reinman, Christopher Rule? and unknown. Featuring: "A Wedding Ring for Wendy!"; "My Love, My Love"; "Small Talk!"; and "The Right Thing To Do"! Plus: 2-page text story "A Chance On Love"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 42 GD+ 2.5

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee? Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta, Charles F. Miller and unknown. Frank and Lil have both given up show business to get married, but now each one is afraid the other wants to go back because marriage just isn't enough in "Girl Marries Boy!" (Note: Sequel to "Girl Meets Boy" from the previous issue.) Plus: Rita is crushed when Don breaks up with her, but finally realizes that she can love again when Herb comes into her life in "You Alone"! Also: Helen thinks she prefers the macho Mike, but his domineering ways soon cause her to take another look at gentle Joe, who thinks more about what she wants in "Helen's He-Man"! And: A newly married girl resents her mother-in-law's constant presence, but she soon realizes that she needs the older woman's help because she knows nothing about running a household in "The Three of Us!" Plus: 2-page retitled reprint text story "Interlude"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 45 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4332886022

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Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Jay Scott Pike, Matt Baker, Al Hartley and unknown. He'll never know how much she loved him! "Always a Bridesmaid!" will leave a glow in your heart! Also featuring: "My Prince Charming!"; "Heart and Soul"; and "Love on the Rebound!" Plus: 2-page text story "I Found My Love!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Lovers (1949 Atlas) 39 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0361580009

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Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Ogden Whitney, Christopher Rule and unknown. He was all she had ever wanted...but he could never be hers! Don't miss..."The Man for Mary Wilson!" with art by Jay Scott Pike. Also in this issue: "Cora" with art by Ogden Whitney; "Good-Time Gal!" with art by Christopher Rule; "The Truth Can Hurt"; and 2-page text story "Love to the Highest Bidder"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) 17 GD 2.0

Humor magazine with this issues' contents printed upside down. The cover says "Turn insides downside-up, the cover turns upside-down. What fun, gang! People see you reading with the cover upside-down and think you're crazy!" Ad for Panic magazine. "Bringing Back Father!", art by Bill Elder and Bernie Krigstein; Jiggie cannot take Maggs's abuse any longer so when he has his serious moments he hires some goons to beat her into submission. "What's My Shine!", art by Jack Davis; How the Senate Subcomittee hearings would go if they were run like a TV game show; Loosely based on "What's My Line?" Ad for Piracy magazine. "Meet Miss Potgold," art by Basil Wolverton; A collection of drawings of grotesque women entered in the Miss Potgold of 1955 contest. "Julius Caesar!", art by Wally Wood; MAD writer points out standard lampoon shtick elements during a portion of Julius Caesar story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Magic Comics (1939) 78 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Dave Breger, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Joe Musial's Jan and Aloysius follows the adventures of a girl and her parrot; Henry is a precocious child who rarely speaks but still finds trouble. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Private Breger; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dollar-A-Dither. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Magic Comics (1939) 81 GD 2.0

3 interior wraps detached.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Buz Sawyer's adventures are created by influential cartoonist Roy Crane; Heroes on Wings profiles WWII flying ace Major Thomas B. McGuire. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 19 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Jack Binder. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvel family faces a giant that has been slumbering under the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation for generations. Construction on a tunnel under the West River awakens a sleeping triton that attacks the workers, and Mary Marvel dives into action. The original Captain Marvel gets involved in the cutthroat world of midget auto racing when he offers to help a boy win the race for his elderly inventor father. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Classic cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. The Monster Menace; Judge Smudge; Lazy Lee; Peewee Pete; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Correspondence School Genius; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Mary Marvel: The Triton and the Tunnel; Coffin of Concrete; Ice-Capades; Captain Marvel: The Midget Auto Race. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 53 VG 4.0

1" spine split from bottom.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bud Thompson (credited as Bernard Thompson), Pete Riss, Bill Woolfolk, Sheldon Moldoff, Art Helfant, George Marko, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. Professor Mason's ray enlarges the Earth and every object on it, but people are now tiny figures in relation. The citizens of a flower-rich valley agree to allow an exterminator (in a cropduster) eliminate all insects, but only Mary Marvel realizes this will upset the ecosystem and kill the flowers and plants as well. The hermit Ezra Bitterstone blames humanity for mistreating him and begins to take revenge with his deadly inventions. The Man Who Changed the World; Fence Buster; Mary Marvel: The Evil Exterminator; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Good Rumor Factory; Judge Smudge; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Big Alarm; Rubbernose Randolph; Oh, Doctor; Dopey Danny Dee; The World Hater. 48 pages, 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.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 89 FR/GD 1.5

Portion of back cover missing. Centerfold detached. Water damage. Puncture damage.

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Death's Direction text story by John Martin. Fights the Dark Curse; the Marvel family faces Sterling Morris. If The Shoe Fits starring Headline Harry, scrip and art by Howard Boughner. Then There Were None Ch. 1: One By One, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The tenants of Mrs. Wagner's rooming house are disappearing, until only Billy Batson and Freddy Freeman are left. Then There Were None Ch. 2: Then There Are None; Billy and Freddy discover that everybody else in the boarding house has been replaced with robots. Then There Were None Ch. 3: Robots Robots Robots; Billy and Freddy rescue the rest of the members of Mrs. Wagner's boarding house from Lem Blucher and his robot replacements. Last app. of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., Mary Marvel, Prof. Edgewise, Mrs. Wagner, Red O'Reilly, Leroy Marks, & Jim Bellows until Shazam! #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 6 CGC 1.5 Qualified

Paper: Light tan to off white

Cover & centerfold married. Spine of cover completely split & cover detached. Tape on 1st wrap.

Label #2017487001

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch must combat a forest fire in order to prevent the Midtown's Bank from being the scene of the theft of incendiary bomb plans. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel must save a young woman, who has been kidnapped for the $500,000 necklace that she is supposed to be wearing. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; After helping to clear up up the subway disaster, Namor is put on trial for his life and sentenced to death, but is saved by the actions of Betty Dean. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; The Raider takes a hand is trying to discover why Sam Marvin wants to cheat Pete Williams out of his spread, and discovers the land is being used to send rustled beef through. The Shrinking Spy text story, script by Andrew McWhiney, art by Frank Thomas. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog orders his complete staff of Operators to locate cities all across the nation that are having problem with dope-running aso that Electro can be sent to them to clean them up. Ferret Mystery Detective untitled story, script by Stockbridge Winslow, art by Irwin Hasen; The Ferret investigates the death of the owner of large cosmetic factory, and discovers that the brother of the deceased has been falsely accused. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Coming across a dying man, Ka-Zar learns of a new threat in the jungle, a man named Fenton who lusts to kill. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 64 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4522212003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Bogus Bridge Groom starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Island of Ghosts starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. The Story of Miss Bluebeard starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Pop's text story. Twenty-One Inches from Death starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Al Avison. The Rejected Suitor starring Angle, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carmine Infantino. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #4 CGC 4.0

Paper: White

Label #4392596013

April 1939. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by John Taine and Harl Vincent. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 6 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary solves a kissing mystery. Trained animals commit crimes, but who is doing the training? Mary encounters a teen gang and tries to get them to straighten out their act. Mary Marvel Solves the Box Riddle!; Dizzy Daisy; Vita Min Has a Flood of Energy; Mary Marvel and the Kiss Craze; Drums of Haiti; Mary Marvel and the Animal Crooks; Freddy Freshman; The Fighting Fury; Mary Marvel and the Kid Gang; The Flying Carpet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 10 GD/VG 3.0

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

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary meets a man with the ability to talk to animals, but they aren't admissible as witnesses when he's on trial for murder. A scientist invents a serum that can change bad people into good, but unfortunately, it has the reverse effect on good people, and Mary's taken a dose. Dr. Whirro creates chaos with his camera, which can show people images of their future. The Man Who Talks to Animals!; Vita Min: Horse Sense; Freckles Jackpot; The Ghost of Finnegans Heights; Reversed Impulses; Dizzy Daisy; Freddy Freshman Rides Again; Mary Marvel Meets Dr. Whirro!; The Birdmobile. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 54 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached with cover coming detached. Oxidation. Chew.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, Charlie Tomsey, Dick MacKay and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sivana's latest invention causes Captain Marvel, Jr. to disappear. "International policeman" Radar investigates trouble on the Russo-Chinese border. Private "dick" (detective) Richard Richard investigates a mummy case, in a humorous story by Dick MacKay. Radar; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Sinister Snake; Richard Richard, Private Dick; Bulletman: Leave Us Face It; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. XXVI: Life of the Hunted; Captain Marvel, Jr. Disappears. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 59 GD+ 2.5

3.5" cumulative spine split. Cover coming detached at both staples. Oxidation.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Captain Marvel, Jr. meets the Upside Downies, who walk on their hands and eat with their feet. "International policeman" Radar battles a rival "international police" organization in the African nation of Liberia. A luggage mix-up puts the Terrible Tiara in the bag of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl, but gangsters want it too. Radar: The World Gauleiters; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Adventure of the Terrible Tiara; Bulletman: The Animal Secret; Sam the Sheriff; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 31; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Upside Downies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 84 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Bud Thompson and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sivana Jr's latest invention is a "human magnet" that draws Capt. Marvel Jr. irresistibly into the mad scientist's grasp. Nyoka sets out to capture wild animals for a circus act, but someone doesn't want the circus to succeed, and sabotages her traps. Bulletman and Bulletgirl investigate after a Hollywood actress is murdered on stage during a film premiere. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Radar Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Human Magnet; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: Bring 'Em Back Alive; Bulletman: The Hollywood Murder; Vacuum Bloobstutter's Goofy Golf; Whipper-Snappers; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Poor Fish; Radar: The Food Train Menace. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 97 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple. Interior tearing. Tape on interior cover.

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Doubting Thomas Doubter, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Thomas Doubter temporarily gains Captain Marvel, Jr.'s powers. Wheaties comic-style ad wioth Vern Stephens. Nature's Murderer! starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl; After the death of his father, young Steve Hagen inherits the entire estate, overseen in trust by his Uncle Michael; However, greedy Michael suggests to the lad that a hunting trip in the jungle would be just the thing to lift the boy's spirits, the Uncle believing that "accidents" do happen in the jungle. The Babe Ruth Story Tootsie Roll ad with Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. Dressed to Kill! starring Bulletman, art by Bill Ward. Employment Escapade starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. Suspected starring Tom Mix, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan. Two Comix Cards featuring Monte Hale. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 102 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Plague of the Locusts starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Two Comix Cards featuring Captain Marvel, Jr. Sportsmen starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. The Jealous Jungle Companion starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. The Strange Hostage, art by Bill Ward; Bulletman is forced by criminals to allow them to carry out their crimes so that Bulletgirl, who has been kidnapped, is not harmed. Safety First starring Bart and Art. The Justice Killer starring Tom Mix, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan; Tom Mix is visiting Judge Jody in his courtroom when the Judge sentences Big Bletcher to the gallows; Big Bletcher decides that if he has to die he is going to kill the judge also and tries to strangle him to death. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 123 VG 4.0

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Ward and others. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. Overstreet notes a "lower print run" for this issue. When a canny crook steals the winged shoes of Mercury himself, Captain Marvel, Jr. must track him down and get them back, or Mercury can't return to Olympus. Nyoka discovers that bad guys are using a tropical island to store their ammunition. Ozzie takes up bowling, but he's not that great at the aiming part. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Flying Desperado; Muscle Hedd; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Ammunition Isle; Ozzie: The Briny Deep; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Gooney Bird. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 124 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Light That Failed, art by Bill Ward; Captain Marvel, Jr. starring Mancat. Bushwhacked, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan; Someone is stealing horses one at a time and Tom Mix thinks that Husky and Gingo are behind it; While out trying to find out what is going on, Tony is stolen and Tom left knocked out; Husky and Gingo find him and decide to get payback for Tom putting them in jail. The Knights of the Jungle starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Maddening Mystery text story by Rod Reed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 129 VG 4.0

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters a race of mer-people, who, in grand comics tradition, wish to stay hidden from the surface world. Jungle queen Nyoka is captured by a pygmy tribe that hates outsiders, ever since their chief's ritual diamond necklace was stolen by an explorer. Western hero Tom Mix warns a rancher to move his herds out of the path of a flood, but the rancher has a hidden agenda. Captain Marvel Jr. and The Underwater Mountain Mystery; Willer the Driller: A Vacuum Bloobstutter Story; Ozzie: The Hot Rod Race of the Century; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl and the String of Pygmies; Muscle Hedd: A Big Creep!; Tom Mix: The Storm of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Mind of Mars HC (1929 Grosset & Dunlap) 1N-1ST VG 4.0

1st Grosset & Dunlap printing. Dust jacket not included. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Hardcover, 5" x 7-1/2", B&W Text only, 312 pages.

Men in Action (1952 1st Series Atlas) 5 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4597191003

Mickey Mouse and the Desert Palace (1948 Whitman BLB) 1451 VG- 3.5

Mickey Mouse and the Desert Palace (1948 Whitman BLB) #1451

Mickey Mouse and the Stolen Jewels (1949 Whitman BLB) 1464 VG+ 4.5

Writing on interior cover.

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Mickey Mouse and the Stolen Jewels (1949 Whitman BLB) #1464

Mickey Mouse Magazine (1935-1940 Western) Vol. 5 #8 VG- 3.5

Mickey Mouse on the Cave-Man Island (1944 Whitman BLB) 1499 FN- 5.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Minor color touch.

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Mickey Mouse on the Cave-Man Island (1944 Whitman BLB) #1499

Mickey Mouse The Mail Pilot (1933 Whitman BLB) NN.SC PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story.

Mickey Mouse the Mail Pilot (1933 Whitman BLB). Softcover Edition with no number on the spine or back cover. 3 3/8" x 4 1/8", 320 pages

Mike Barnett Man Against Crime (1951 Fawcett) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4167177006

Stories and art by Pete Riss and John Martin. Mike Barnett, who did not carry a gun, was one of the first private-eye heroes on the brand-new medium of television. Baseball fans sometimes yell "kill the umpire," but when someone actually does it, Mike learns the umpire was up to some shady business. A search for counterfeit coins in the slums of Cairo leads Mike to the sinister, fez-wearing crimelord Dr. Dionysos. But the secret lies in finding the gold Dionysos is using to make his copies. Like many great private eyes, Mike narrates his stories in first-person. Kill the Umpire!; Doc Sorebones; Color Blind; The Mint of Dr. Dionysos; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: College Cutups; Dizzy Daisy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Miss Fury Comics (1942) 4 CGC 5.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

Centerfold Missing.

Label #4355722001

52 pages. Book-length untitled story by Tarpe Mills. Cover price $0.10.

Mister Mystery (1951) 19 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover by Eugene E. Hughes. Stories and art by Ed Robbins, John Bulthuis, and Ed Smalle. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A man who loves all forest creatures is befriended by the spirits of the wood, but his boss, a hunter, isn't so lucky. A killer swears that he'll never go to the chair and escapes prison, but the cops aren't the only ones looking for him. A scientist creates a formula that gives him plant-like capabilities and battles a gangster, 20 years before Dr. Alec Holland created his bio-restorative formula. The Man with the Green Thumb; The Killer; What's in a Name?; The Man Who Beat the Chair; The Wedding Eve. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Comics (1945) 48 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Untitled story, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera; WWII is over, but the Blackhawks vote to remain together and fight peacetime menaces. Untitled story, script and art by Gill Fox; Choo Choo and Cherry are accused of stealing a pearl necklace while at a costume party. Untitled story, script and art by Al Stahl; A giant iceberg threatens the Central City Bridge and harbor. One-page Johnny Doughboy story by Bernard Dibble. Untitled story, script and art by Al Stahl; Dogtag is sent on a mission to protect an Indian tribe from a gang of mobsters. "Living Dead" text story. Untitled story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Will Bragg goes deep sea fishing after boasting that he's the best angler in town. Untitled story, script and art by Harry Sahle; Myrna gives Ezra the brush off and along comes Sandra. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Comics (1945) 99 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4334190001

Cover inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk, Zorak, and Telga; Torchy (script and art by Gill Fox), and Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle). The Big Blowhard starring Will Bragg, art by Jack Cole. No Clue of Danger text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Comics (Canadian 1949-1950 Bell Features) 94 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Modern Comics #94. Canadian Edition.

Label #4434569003

Canadian Edition. Reprints cover and material from Modern Comics (1945) #95. Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk and King Earthquake, Torchy (script and art by Gill Fox), and Ezra. Moronic Hall starring Will Bragg. Blackhawk's Challenge text story starring Blackhawk. 34 Pages, Full Color.

More Fun Comics (1935) 53 CBCS 9.0 Restored

Moderate professional restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Moderate/Extensive Professional Restoration Includes: Color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, tear seals to cover and interior, cover and centerfold reinforced, cover and interior cleaned, staples cleaned. Gerber 8.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Spectre Strikes," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; After murdering Corrigan, Benson and his thugs decide to kill the witness, Clarice, but before they can do this, a wraith-like Corrigan appears before them to exact justice. "Biff's Disguise," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. "The Mine Sweepers," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "The Rocket Ship," starring King Carter, art by Paul Lauretta. "Submarine Pirates," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Murder in the Ring," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. "The Search for Half Breed Charlie," starring Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol, art by John Lehti. "The Fall of Billy Evans," starring Bulldog Martin, art by Bart Tumey. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0247162004

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher). No issue number; bucking bronco on cover. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Jeff takes Mutt to the top of the Empire State Building to win a bet. Mutt and Jeff are chased by an enraged bull. Jeff invents the riding lawnmower by attaching a manual lawnmower to the back of his car. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, about the silent adventures of Mutt's pet feline. Plus a bio of cartoonist Bud Fisher, and a "managing editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 7 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2068090015

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, John M. Jenks, Martin Naydel and Art Helfant. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff considers entering politics. Cicero's Cat takes a flight on a kite. Jeff invents electric underwear. Plus a vintage ad for Picture Stories from the Bible, one of the first publications from Entertaining Comics, soon to be known as legendary publisher EC. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; We Were All Kids Once!; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Flying Colors. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 9 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4535227011

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff and Mutt buy a car together, but Jeff wants to divide it. The new pet in the house is a panda, but luckily Cicero's Cat speaks Chinese. Jeff buys a raccoon and a kangaroo, so he can raise fur coats with pockets in them. Plus a vintage ad for Picture Stories from the Bible, one of the first publications from Educational Comics, soon to be known as legendary publisher EC. Also featuring an "editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Hop Harrigan. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 20 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Bob Longhorn, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff isn't sure he wants to be a sidewalk Santa for Christmas, so Mutt takes the job himself. Cicero's Cat gets mistaken for a deadbeat dad-kitty, even though she's a girl. Mutt creates a revolving doggy-door for Cicero's Cat. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Captain Narsty," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; The Return of Robin Hood. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff Big Book (1926) 2N GD 2.0

Water damage, interior page tears.

Cupples & Leon by Bud Fisher, thick book, hardcover with NO dust jacket, contains 3 previous issues rebound, 1929. 10 1/4" x 10 1/4", b&w, 140 pages.

My Greatest Adventure (1955) 1 FR 1.0

6" cumulative spine split, cover and centerfold detached.

"I Was King of Dagger Island," "I Hunted a Flying Saucer," "Trapped by a Twister," and "My Cargo Was Death." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

My Greatest Adventure (1955) 3 GD 2.0

Cover to cover side edge tear.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

My Story (1949) 6 FR 1.0

Large missing pieces. Cover detached. Moisture damage.

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Women reveal tales of love and loss. A woman gets a chance at stardom, but soon thinks of the man she left behind; A woman develops a reputation as a man-eater; A couple finds love, but the female half refuses to introduce him to her father. Plus love advice to readers. What Price Hollywood?; I Was A She-Wolf; Revenge In My Heart; I Was Ashamed Of My Dad. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Men Comics (1939) 15 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2027845002

Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Paul Ludwig, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A fragment of a destroyed planet crashes to Earth and forms its own mini-planet, complete with alien life, in a Rex Dexter story that features the very creation of the Earth rendered by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle tracks rooftop murderers Gimp and Moody, not realizing his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, is already on their trail; Wing Turner tracks jewel thieves in his final appearance before moving to The Flame comics. The Murders of Gimp and Moody; The Jewel Robbery; The Jewel Robbery; The Mummy's Curse; Billy Bounce; The Crojax Murders; The Murder of Sir James Boyce; The Strike of the Sinister Skull; The Siberian Sub Base; Ghost Murder At Stock Manor; The Murder of Jonathan Graham; The Bride of Baal. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 11 CGC 3.0 Big Apple

Paper: Light tan to off white

Big Apple.

Label #1465808005

Death and Tommy Norton, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita; A boy's toy soldier shoots his aunt when she attempts to murder him. Dangerous Love text story. Horror in the City, pencils by Werner Roth; A man meets a woman who tells him of a war beneath the Earth between the Clabs and the Paladorns; He is separated from her but she returns later, reveals herself as a Paladorn, and kills him in order to silence him. Not Flesh and Blood!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Myron Fass; Howard Walton hires a mechanic, Karl Luger, to build a robot to murder his business partner. The Black Gloves, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; A man named Mr. Gamin wears black gloves in order to cover up the fanged mouths centered in his palms. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.