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Action Comics (1938 DC) 293 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent!", script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; Red Kryptonite causes Clark and Superman to be split into two separate beings, but Superman tries to take steps to prevent them from being reunited when the effect wears off. Ad for the Atom. One-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Secret Origin of Supergirl's Super-Horse!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; Comet telepathically tells Supergirl how he was originally human, and loved by the sorceress Circe, until a jealous rival caused him to be changed into a horse. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

All American Men of War (1952) 90 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4264410008

Johnny Cloud in "Wingmate of Doom," "The 24 Hour Ace," and "Target Destroyed--Maybe!" Edited by Robert Kanigher. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Jerry Grandenetti, Bob Haney, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Hank Chapman, and Henry Boltinoff. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Statement of ownership--average copies sold, 205,000. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Fantasy (1962 Marvel) 15 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4749619010

Origin and 1st Appearance of Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (11pgs). 1st appearance of Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Spider-Man!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider; When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result; He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again. "The Bell-Ringer!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; On a small Mediterranean island of fisherfolk, Old Pedros is the town bell-ringer; One day the volcano atop the island begins to erupt; The villagers evacuate and put out to sea; Old Pedros, though, stays at the church; "The bells must be rung," he tells himself. "Man in the Mummy Case!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A fugitive accepts a mummy's help to escape the police, only to find himself an ancient Egyptian slave. Stan Lee's editorial explaining title change. "There Are Martians Among Us!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The discovery of a crashed flying saucer frightens a small town, especially when the townspeople realize that the Martians are among them; A month goes by with the aliens still at large. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Fantasy (1962 Marvel) 15 CGC 0.5

Paper: Cream to off white

CGC Grader Notes: heavy creasing to cover, heavy tears to cover, heavy tape stains to cover

Label #4271154001

Origin and 1st Appearance of Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (11pgs). 1st appearance of Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Spider-Man!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider; When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result; He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again. "The Bell-Ringer!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; On a small Mediterranean island of fisherfolk, Old Pedros is the town bell-ringer; One day the volcano atop the island begins to erupt; The villagers evacuate and put out to sea; Old Pedros, though, stays at the church; "The bells must be rung," he tells himself. "Man in the Mummy Case!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A fugitive accepts a mummy's help to escape the police, only to find himself an ancient Egyptian slave. Stan Lee's editorial explaining title change. "There Are Martians Among Us!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The discovery of a crashed flying saucer frightens a small town, especially when the townspeople realize that the Martians are among them; A month goes by with the aliens still at large. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4626929017

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Master of the Plant World!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a series of mysterious robberies occur which involve strange highly intelligent plants, Ray Palmer decides to investigate as the Atom when he learns about the strange circumstances from Jean Loring; As the Atom, Ray follows Jean as she goes on fact finding about the type of plants that are used, and decides to wait out in a greenhouse to keep a secret eye on Jean; When Jean nods off, Atom notices a group of Dryads that suddenly spring out of the flowers and fly away on petals. Atom follows after them and learns that they are under the control of a criminal called the Plant Master, who intends to use his mutated plants to try and take over the world; Trying to stop the Planet Master, the Atom is trapped in a Venus fly trap while the Planet Master leaves with the Dryads to initiate his plan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Batman (1940) 148 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Alien Force Twins," script by Jerry Coleman, art by Jim Mooney; Alien bandits create electrical twins of Batman and Robin to fend them off when the Caped Crusaders attempt to enter a strange city that appears out of nowhere. Your Pass to New Worlds! public service announcement about libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Half-page Lefty Looie story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Boy Who Was Robin," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A young cousin of Bruce's wreaks havoc by pretending to be Robin, even going so far as to hiring a crook/actor to play the role of Batman! Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. A letter from Tom Fagan of Rutland, Vermont about the Rutland Halloween Parade and its Batman float. "The Joker's Greatest Triumph," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker unmasks Batman but doesn't reveal his identity. Later, he unmasks the Caped Crusader again, only to reveal a robot beneath the cowl. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 42 CGC 4.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4579125003

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Menace of the Dragonfly Raiders," script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; Hawkman and Hawkgirl return to Thanagar, where Byth has escaped from prison and replicated his powers in the others of his gang; The Hawks use police techniques they learned on Earth to capture the criminals. Your Pass to New Worlds! public service announcement about libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Letters to the editor from writers Don Thompson and Jerry Bails. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 44 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4598790016

Cover pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Jack Adler. "Earth's Impossible Day!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; The Hawks celebrate Impossible Day, a holiday on their home planet, by stopping crimes in ways that are seemingly impossible. "The Men Who Moved the World!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; The Hawks fight three aliens who are trying to move the Earth out of its orbit. Letter to the editor from writer Don Thompson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

CARtoons (1961 Petersen) Magazine 6210 VG 4.0

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 304 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Return of Clayface" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Matt Hagen breaks jail again and uses his powers as Clayface to impersonate wealthy men in order to gain information for future crimes, which brings him into renewed conflict with Batman and Robin; However, Clayface's powers are limited by time and in order to keep working, Hagen takes a sample of the mysterious pool and starts investigating the element with a scientist he had kidnapped; Batman obsesses over Clayface and his investigation leads him to the criminal's secret hideout, where he learns of the chemical sample; Batman incorporates the chemical sample into a freezing gun and with the weapon he is able to stop Clayface. Strange Laws humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Father of Fingerprints article. "The Crime College" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Prof Proxon teaches classes in crime and supplies strange futuristic weapons to his students. Your Pass to New Worlds! public service announcement on libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Warden Willis and Casey the Cop half-page humor by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 3 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4749619007

First 12-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. First appearance of the Miracle Man in "The Menace of the Miracle Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; The Miracle Man performs his super-villain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing. Johnny Storm the Human Torch! Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. Chapter II "The Monster Lives!"; Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue. Chapter III "The Flame that Died!"; Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue and Invisible Girl stowes away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen. Chapter IV "In the Shadow of Defeat!"; The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man. Chapter V "The Final Challenge!" This issue features the first appearances of the FF costumes and the Fantasticar. First FF letters page; letter to the editor from comics artist Alan Weiss. (For the original, unused Kirby/Dick Ayers cover to this issue, see Fantastic Four 224.) 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 3 PR 0.5

Interior complete. Mold. 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Heavy water damage.

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First 12-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. First appearance of the Miracle Man in "The Menace of the Miracle Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; The Miracle Man performs his super-villain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing. Johnny Storm the Human Torch! Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. Chapter II "The Monster Lives!"; Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue. Chapter III "The Flame that Died!"; Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue and Invisible Girl stowes away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen. Chapter IV "In the Shadow of Defeat!"; The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man. Chapter V "The Final Challenge!" This issue features the first appearances of the FF costumes and the Fantasticar. First FF letters page; letter to the editor from comics artist Alan Weiss. (For the original, unused Kirby/Dick Ayers cover to this issue, see Fantastic Four 224.) 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 6 CGC 5.5 Restored SS Stan Lee

Extensive professional restoration

Paper: White

Signed by Stan Lee on 03/17/2008. Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #0900957006

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Dr. Doom and the Sub-Mariner team up (first Marvel villian team-up and second Silver Age Sub-Mariner appearance) in "Captives of the Deadly Duo!" Part 1, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Doctor Doom presents himself to Sub-Mariner and offers him an alliance against the Fantastic Four and all mankind. When Super-Menaces Unite Part 2; Dr. Doom gives a "Grabber" to Sub-Mariner and Human Torch discovers that Invisible Girl hides a photo of the Sub-Mariner in a book. Part 3 When Friends Fall Out!; The Sub-Mariner plants the "Grabber" in the Baxter Building and it is lifted into space by Doctor Doom. Part 4 Trapped!; The Baxter Building is set on a collision course with the Sun and the Sub-Mariner discovers that Doctor Doom has betrayed him. Part 5 The End... or the Beginning?; Doctor Doom is flung out into space and the Baxter Building is returned to its foundation. First mention of "unstable molecules." 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 7 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4544637001

Cover art by Jack Kirby. First appearance of Kurrgo in "Prisoners of Kurrgo, Master of Planet X! Part 1 It Came From the Skies!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Kurrgo sends a robot to take the Fantastic Four to Planet X. Part 2 Outlawed; The robot from Planet X puts on a "hostility ray" to make people riot against the Fantastic Four. Part 3 "Bound for Planet X!"; The robot grants the Fantastic Four asylum on Planet X. Part 4 "Twenty Four Hours till Zero!"; Kurrgo orders the Fantastic Four to save his people from Planet X' destruction. Part 5 "The End of Planet X!"; Kurrgo perishes on Planet X, but his people gets away from its destruction. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 8 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First appearance of Puppet Master and Alicia Masters in "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!" (making this the fourth issue in a row that has either "prisoners" or "captives" in the title!), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay. The Human Torch character profile. "The Hands of the Puppet Maker" Part 2; The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl; He then sends the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building. "The Lady and the Monster!" Part 3; While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm. "Face-to-face with the Puppet Master!" Part 4; The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Death of a Puppet! Part 5; The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 14 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4713880012

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Man Who Conquered Sound!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Green Lantern stops in the tiny country of Modora to get a stamp for Pieface's collection but instead learns of Sonar's plans to take over the world. My Brother, Green Lantern!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; When Hal disguises his power ring as his fraternity ring it accidentally gets switched with his brother Jim Jordan's fraternity ring. Letter to the editor from editor E. Nelson Bridwell. Cover price $0.12.

High School Confidential Diary (1960) 11 VG- 3.5

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Teen love drama that showcases the social mores and concerns of its time and place, often featuring early art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Diane is tempted by the man who's broken her heart before. Beth's blonde sister Amy gets all the boys she wants, including the one Beth herself secretly longs for, Tom. A comics treatise on wearing perfume offers some curious advice ("Delicate scents should be used by blondes...while brunettes can use heavier, more exotic perfumes!"). Plus a vintage ad for a contest to visit the set of legendary B-movie producer American International's "Off on a Comet" - a movie that was never actually made. I Wanted Him for Myself; The Personal Essence; Bundles of Love; Those Lovely Lies; Unlovely. Final issue under this title; series continues as Confidential Diary (1962) #12. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4749619008

The first appearance and origin of the Incredible Hulk in "The Coming of the Hulk." Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman. 1st app. Rick Jones, General Ross, and Betty Ross. It's the height of the Cold War and the government is about to test their new Gamma Bomb. Unfortunately, a carefree and oblivious teenager named Rick Jones wanders out onto the test area. Dr. Bruce Banner, the creator of the Gamma Bomb, rushes out to warn the young man away. However, the bomb explodes and as Banner pushes the teenager to safety he is caught in the heart of a Gamma maelstrom. The gamma-rays that bombard Banner's thin frame transform his physiology. Now, whenever Banner becomes angry he transforms into the man-brute known as the Incredible Hulk. Feared by the public and hunted by the army, the Hulk becomes one of the most tragic figures in Marvel's history. General "Thunderbolt" Ross will not rest until the Hulk is destroyed. The creature's only allies are Rick Jones and Betty Ross, Thunderbolt's daughter and Banner's one true love. Thus begins the epic saga of the world's mightiest mortal. NOTE: Notice that the Hulk was colored grey for the first few issues of his series. In an interview, Stan Lee (creator) said very simply that the reason for this was that grey was the easiest color for the copiers of the time to print. When the technology got better the Hulk became green, and according to Stan, for no better reason than they didn't have a green hero in their stable yet. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 2 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3813688002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the green Hulk and the Toad Men in "The Terror of the Toad Men," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; The Toad Men are above Earth, in search of its brightest scientist; Rick and Bruce explore an underground cave where they hope to imprison Hulk each night; The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship; Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth; Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forget about the Toad Men. Fantastic Four ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 76B GD/VG 3.0 Black Circle Variant

Cover coming detached at one staple. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

This is the "Black Circle" variant edition with the price circle blacked out and 12 cents printed below it. "The Genie With the Light Brown Hair!" with pencils by Jack Kirby; "Mind Over Matter (art by Don Heck?); "Follow the Leader" with pencils by Kirby; "Escape to Nowhere!" with script by Stan Lee and art by Steve Ditko; and a two-page text story, "Tricky Travel." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 11 GD 2.0

3" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. One Hour to Doomsday!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; The League chases the Lord of Time into the future, but when they try to return, they find themselves unable to go anywhere earlier than 2062. Letter to the editor from E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 14 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4715513014

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. The Menace of the 'Atom' Bomb!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; The Justice League unanimously elects the Atom for membership, but nobody remembers who he is; Green Lantern's Power Ring tells them about the Atom, and they go to investigate in Ivy Town; However, the Atom also gets amnesia, the work of Mister Memory and his de-memorizer, who has captured the entire Justice League, leaving Atom the only one who can save them. Letter to the editor from Jerry Bails. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1962-1963 Gold Key) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #0912234009

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Ludwig Von Drake (1961-1962 Dell) 2 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736273014

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, Don Christensen, Steve Steere, and John Liggera. The first comic adventures of Professor Ludwig Von Drake, a character created by Disney Studios for the Disney's groundbreaking weekly TV program Walt Disneys Wonderful World of Color. Von Drake has an unorthodox solution to finding a lost coin in Uncle Scrooge's money bin. Von Drake matches wits with a computer. Visiting aliens take Von Drake for a ride in their flying saucer. Book Learnin; The Medium-Rare Coin; Battle of the Brains; The Lost Chord; The Chipmunk Charade; April May and June: School Circus Stars; Strain in Spain; A Lesson in Space; The Ultrasonic Solo; Fit to Be Tied; The Book Look; Private Pool. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 77 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Staple rust.

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Adam Strange stars in "Ray-Gun in the Sky!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson). Star Rovers back-up story: "Where was I born--Venus? Mars? Jupiter?" (art by Sid Greene). Infantino/Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 37 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3785045001

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 1st appearance of the Metal Men in The Flaming Doom! (Part I), script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; In prehistoric times, a flying manta ray survives a "radioactive storm" and is encased in ice; Today, it breaks free and soars over the coast, zapping lighthouses, jets, and the Chrysler Building with laser-eyes. Ad for Justice League of America 10 and Aquaman 2. Part II The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men are going into battle, but Tina will stay "out of harm's way"; Oh, no, she won't, and spins Doc in a cocoon until he relents; Boarding a "rocket disc," they find the flying manta at the bridge. The Magic Metal article; Uses of cobalt throughout history. Metal Facts and Fancies article. Part III The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Lead forms a shield to block the creature's blasting eyebeams; Gold stretches and grabs while Iron anchors him, but they're pulled aloft to crash into the ocean; Col. Casper radios to call it off, they failed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 38 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached.

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2nd appearance of the Metal Men. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Nightmare Menace! starring the Metal Men, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men battle a robot built by a foreign power and designed to cause their powers to malfunction. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 96 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4726568004

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The New Boy of Steel!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by George Papp; A Kryptonite ray of Lex Luthor's has an unexpected affect when it is altered by a photographer's flash into a beam that transfers Superboy's powers to Pete Ross, who is standing beside him at the time; Using his new powers, Pete Ross takes a time trip three days into the future and sees a headline on the Daily Planet building in Metropolis indicating that Lex Luthor will destroy Superboy in that time; Thus, Pete takes a Superboy costume from one of Clark's robots, acts arrogantly towards his former friend, and takes on the identity of Superboy so that he will suffer whatever fate is in store for the Boy of Steel. A Weather Guide Superboy's Workshop activity page. Charlie Cannonball humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Superman comic ad. Little Pete humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Cora the Car Hop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Action Comics, Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Sweethearts (1954-1973 Charlton) 66 GD/VG 3.0

Three center wraps detached at one staple.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Sweethearts was Charlton's continuation of the first monthly romance title, lasting from the romance boom of the '50s until the early '70s. Newlywed Doris accompanies hubby Cleve everywhere, even to sports games and things she'd rather skip, and wonders why he feels smothered. Peg and Bud meet for numerous dates, but circumstances keep interrupting them just when things are heating up. Ruth loves sailor Sam, but her friends think she can do better, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Plus a vintage ad for color stills of popular stars of the day, including Troy Donahue, Sandra Dee, Pat Boone and other teen heartthrobs of the '50s. Together My Love; Sunshine Rain; Kiss Love Goodbye; Martha Marsden Meditates; The Wrong Love. 32 pages, Full Color.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 28 VG- 3.5

Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Titan, the Amphibian from Atlantis!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Russ Heath; John Cartwright, an auto executive, pretends to betray the human race to the invaders from Atlantis. "Special Sale" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Back From the Dead!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A fugitive hides on Easter Island and finds a scroll that awakens the stone heads; They turn out to be aliens, and take him with them as a zoo specimen. "The Dummy," pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Joe Sinnott; Ventriloquist the Great Gregory and his wooden puppet Herman are both wooden aliens from Uranus! "The Secret of the Black Planet," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man escapes from a prison planet only to mistake a native creature on another world for a rocket ship and ends up about to be devoured. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 31 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4742157005

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Monster in the Iron Mask!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A seemingly invincible alien attacks Earth, but a magician realizes that he is using misdirection to keep from facing his one weakness: gas. "Time Machine" text story. "The Man Who Found Shangri-La!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A thief uses his brother to find Shangri-La; He sees a ruin full of savages and flees into the mountains to die, while his brother finds paradise, since in Shangri-La everyone gets what they deserve. "The Crackpot," art by Don Heck; An unsuccessful inventor finally gives up, throwing his final invention away; A boy accidentally uses the gun to disintegrate three communist agents without even noticing. "The Missing Link!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Scientists find a seemingly primitive man, but they discover that he is really from a future where nuclear war has destroyed civilization. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 31 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4735814022

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Monster in the Iron Mask!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A seemingly invincible alien attacks Earth, but a magician realizes that he is using misdirection to keep from facing his one weakness: gas. "Time Machine" text story. "The Man Who Found Shangri-La!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A thief uses his brother to find Shangri-La; He sees a ruin full of savages and flees into the mountains to die, while his brother finds paradise, since in Shangri-La everyone gets what they deserve. "The Crackpot," art by Don Heck; An unsuccessful inventor finally gives up, throwing his final invention away; A boy accidentally uses the gun to disintegrate three communist agents without even noticing. "The Missing Link!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Scientists find a seemingly primitive man, but they discover that he is really from a future where nuclear war has destroyed civilization. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 36 CGC 2.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Cover.

Label #4391183001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "Meet Mr. Meek! The Most Dangerous Man in the World!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; A formula from an old book seems to give a man an uncontrollable power to turn objects into gold, but his friend figures out that it is actually an alien trick. "The Green Hat" text story. "The Final Weapon," art by Paul Reinman; A billionaire pretends to have invented an ultimate bomb to force the nations of the world to disarm. "The Gorilla from Outer Space!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A ventriloquist makes it seem that a gorilla is talking, and finds out that the gorilla really is a sentient alien. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 27 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Missing front cover.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Man in the Ant Hill!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall..., art by Don Heck; Bill Carter purchases a mirror for his wife's birthday; It turns out to be cursed and she falls under the control of an undead sorceror until the mirror is broken. The Talking Horse, art by Bob Forgione; The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. Dead Planet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A warrior race conquers world after world, but on one of them there seems to be life but their warrior can find none and dies of loneliness. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tasmanian Devil and His Tasty Friends (1962) 1 VG- 3.5

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 84 FR 1.0

5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Brittle.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearance of Thor and first appearance of Jane Foster (called "Jane Nelson") in "The Mighty Thor vs. the Executioner!"; Plot by Stan Lee, script by Larry Lieber, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Dr. Blake joins a medical mission to a South American country wracked with civil war. The leader of the communist faction - the Executioner - orders an attack on the doctors, and Blake must use the power of Thor to save his colleagues and defeat the communists; The Executioner in this story is not the same character who will appear in issue 103. "The Recipe" text story. "The Witching Hour!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A criminal flees to a foreign country, where people still believe in witches; He convinces a woman that he meets on the train to pretend to be a witch so that he can extort money from villagers as a fake witch hunter. "Somewhere Hides a...Thing!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dying man in the Arctic claims that he saw an alien land; His friends search for alien, but they dont realize that an iceberg is its disguised space ship, and think it was a hallucination. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 85 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2095636018

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First appearance Loki and Heimdall, plus cameos of Odin, Balder, and Tyr, in "Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor; The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief. "The Clock" two-page text story. "Filbert's Frightful Future!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A greedy scientist builds a time machine to visit the future and make money, but he finds himself stranded in a void, since the future does not yet exist. "Off-Limits!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; This story casts the character of Rip Van Winkle as a humanoid alien who visits planet Earth in violation of galactic travel guidelines which have declared the planet off limits. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 86 VG/FN 5.0

Moisture damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First full appearance of Odin and the Tomorrow Man in "On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Zarrko of the year 2262 goes back in time and steals a cobalt bomb in 1962, but Thor chases him forward in time and defeats him; Jane Foster (Nelson) cameo. "Weather Man" two-page text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Humans, Keep Out!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; Humans are distressed to discover that the Venusians believe them to be hostile and have built robots to destroy any expedition that lands. "The Changeling!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An ugly king threatens a sorcerer with death unless he makes the king "the most handsome male" so the sorcerer turns him into a swan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 87 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Prisoner of the Reds!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In order to solve the mystery of a rash of defecting American scientists, Dr. Blake uses himself as bait and is abducted by communists. "The Comic" two-page text story. "I Know the Secret of the Sea-Monster!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Paul Reinman; A sea serpent is sighted and causes panic, drawing a military response culminating in a nuclear strike. "The Man on the Endless Stairway," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A fugitive runs up a staircase to hide from police, but when he runs back down the staircase descends into hell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.