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Action Comics (1938 DC) 236 VG+ 4.5

Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's New Uniform," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor disguises himself and approaches Superman; He tricks Superman into surrendering his costume to him for experimental purposes; As a substitute, he provides Superman with a bright yellow and purple replacement costume. The costume is fitted with an anti-Kryptonite belt; While Superman fights crime in his new costume, Luthor sheds his disguise and dons Superman's original red and blue garb. "The Man Who Talked to Animals" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. "Space Chump #1," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 245 VG+ 4.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Shrinking Superman!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois accidentally releases from Kandor the criminal Zak-Kul, who traps Superman in Kandor and takes over his life; Lois marries Zak-Kul thinking him Kal-El, but he tries to kill Lois because she keeps asking him Kal-El's secret id. "The Interplanetary Scarecrow," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. -page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Secret of the Super Animals," script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4585539006

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"The Man Who Tampered With Infinity." A mad scientist uses an "infinity machine" to teleport monsters from other dimensions. "The Human Pets." An alien boy collects "animals." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Marvin Stein. Cover by Kirby and Stein. Cover price $0.10.

Dell Giant Tarzan's Jungle Annual (1952-1958 Dell) 7A CGC 4.5 Juicy Fruit Ad Back Cover

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162019

Version with Juicy Fruit Gum ad on back cover. The Baboon Tarzan's Jungle World illustration by Jesse Marsh. "War in the Desert," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and his family, along with the wounded pilot, Johnny Ball, find themselves in a lost city in the desert as that city goes to war. "Tarzan and the Great Animal Trainer," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by John Ushler; Kobo trains one zebra to pull a cart and another for Boy to ride. Help Build a Ladder activity page, art by Tony DiPaola. "Moonbeam and Shadow," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; When a storm causes their burrow to be flooded, a mongoose family must go adventuring before finding a new home. Birds of Tarzan's Jungle filler page. "Tarzan and the Axe Man of Jalur," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan assist Kandor of Jalur in his quest for a rhinoceros horn that will entitle Kandor the Jaluran throne. "Jane and Kimbo's Machine," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Jane arranges for a couple to become weavers. Jungle Thanksgiving. "Boy Braves a Siege by Lions," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Boy and Dombie rescue a lost boy from leopards and lions. "Tarzan and the Bridge to Life," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mike Arens; Tarzan rescues Nogoni and Ila from their pursuers who plan to kill Nogoni and enslave Ila. Jungle Scarecrow filler page. "Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary," art by Tony DiPaola. The Klipspringer Tarzan's Jungle World illustration by Jesse Marsh. Tarzan and Monkey illustration by Jesse Marsh. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 252 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple, cover fully detached.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Creature from the Green Lagoon" starring Batman and Robin, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; A film producer friend of Batman's on Skull Island sends for the Dynamic Duo and shows them a set he has built for a movie in production...a wall to keep out a creature that is wrecking his production equipment and preventing the movie from being completed for some unknown reason. "The Menace of the Super Weapons" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; Manunter is helpless to stop Waldo Wilson's super weapons. "Danger Trail" text story. Warden Willis two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Undersea City" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy encounters Horace Wakely. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 253 FR/GD 1.5

5" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

1st Appearance of the Terrible Trio. Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture" starring Batman and Robin, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; A weird trio hijacks artifacts from a world tour of historical artifacts exhibit. A sharp witted Batman figures out the trio's lair and overcomes them. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Do You Know What's Behind a Law? public service announcement, art by Bob Brown. "The Fossil Man" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Thor Dakar. Warden Willis two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Bureau of Destroyed Money text article. "The Super Reporter!" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; Gangster Harry Moran starts his own paper in order to drive legitimate papers off the newsstands. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 258 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Prisoners of the Giant Robots" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman battles a gang of robot criminals, including Robot Thor; baddies Bartok and Gus also star. Wanted: A Pal! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Don Cameron. "Mr. Disaster" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy battles Mr. Lee and Mr. Wood. Detective With the Electric Eye text article. Casey the Cop half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Jinxed Ship" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; While on vacation, Detective Jones books passage on a tramp steamer where he uncovers a plot to convince the crew that the new captain is a jinx. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 260 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Mystery of the Space Olympics" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Xeo and Tog from Venus ask Batman and Robin to participate in an interplanetary Olympics, but they are accused of conspiring with the Venusians to cheat. Lost—A Free Education! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. "The Fantastic Forest!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Finch. The Bullet From Car 1021 article. Jail Jests humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Casey the Cop half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "John Jones' Super-Secret" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Manhunter helps a patrolman regain his confidence. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 261 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Amazing Dr. Double X!" (1st appearance) starring Batman and Robin, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Dr. X develops a formula to create an energy duplicate of himself; Unfortunately his doppelganger is pure evil. Casey the Cop half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Modern Sorcerer" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Judson Ware. Warden Willis two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Midget Manhunter!" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jones battles an unnamed criminal with a shrinking ray; Inspired by the science fiction movie, The Incredible Shrinking Man. Batman Word Hunt activity page, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Tales (1958 I.W. Reprint) 1 FN 6.0

Cover oxidation.

Reprints "City of the Living Dead" 1 (Avon, 1952). Cover art by Carl Burgos. "City of the Living Dead!", art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Yucatan, Mexico. A group of explorers discovers mystic Quetana, fabled "City of the Living Dead"; Centuries ago, murderous pirates were banned there by Quetzal, Aztec god of justice, destined to live in agony forever. "The Glistening Death," pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; A man hides out at his uncle's swampland mansion and discovers he is a slave to a glistening meat-eating alien creature that takes the form of a beautiful woman. "Terror of the Skeleton Men" text story. "The Witches Come at Midnight!", pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; Witches, along with their master Satan himself, converge every night at midnight at the old Rainey farm terrorizing the family; One night when young Joel is attacked by the monsters, his pet rooster "Peter" arrives and scares off the creatures who think he's Chanticleer, the fabled rooster. "Death Has Many Tongues," art by Harry Lazarus; Slave trader Captain Death is captured by the native tribe he uses to prey on; The witch doctor curses him with the heads of the slain growing out of his body; Death tries to cut them off, but the pain drives him insane. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) 42 VG+ 4.5

Water damage.

Painted cover art by Kelly Freas. "What If You Did What They Told You On TV?", script by Dee Caruso and Bill Levine, art by Bob Clarke; How doing the things that tv commercials suggest will not get the results you expect. "MAD's 1958 Pigskin Preview," script by Tom Koch, art by George Woodbridge; Parody of magazine college football season previews, along with fake definitions of football terms. "A Nameless Story," script and art by Don Martin; A boy saves a bird from a hunter...then eats the bird. "Big Cars," script and art by Dave Berg; Solutions to parking and congestion problems caused by big cars. "I'm Five!", script by Milton Schafer and Danny Kaye, art by Wally Wood; Song lyrics as performed by Danny Kaye, with illustrations. "Not-So-Far-From-Wrong Spelling Errors," script by Julius Rothenberg, art by George Woodbridge. "Not-So-Far-From-Wrong Spelling Errors," script by Julius Rothenberg, art by George Woodbridge; Parodies of children's books but on adult subjects, written and illustrated in the style of Golden Books. "Sick Sick Sick," script and art by Jules Feiffer. "Credits For The Common Man," script by Paul Laikin, art by Wally Wood; Everyday occupations with credits for all the people who helped in the background, in the style of movie credits. "Baseball Report," script by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, art by Mort Drucker; Wally interviews the official team heckler for the San Francisco Giants. "Scenes We Never Got To See," script by Albert Meglin, art by Wally Wood; The supposed final frame cut from famous movie scenes. Parody of Miss Clairol hair coloring ad, art by Kelly Freas. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

MGM's Mouse Musketeers (1957-1960 Dell) 11 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736273015

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 30 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Spine split seal. Two hole punches, slightly interrupts art.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Son of Superman; Jimmy and Superman attend a father/son picnic; script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Cub Who Cried Wolf, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Superman doesn't believe Jimmy's cries for help. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superman's Greatest Enemy, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Ray Burnley; Superman apparently transfers his powers to Jimmy. Wanted: A Pal! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1957 Charlton) 16 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and others. More tales of ghosts and the supernatural from Charlton. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. An astronaut returns to Earth after two years in space and finds a very different world. In another Ditko story, a deep-sea diver discovers a sense of tranquility when he's under the surface. Frank is starting to believe his new TV set is alive, and out to get him. The Man from Time; The Green Peace; The Night Was Strange; Try This Trip; The Star-Seekers; Impossible, But…. Final issue under this title; series continues as Outer Space Vol. 1 (1958 Charlton) #17. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.