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  • Item #60759757
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    Batman (1940) #46 CGC 2.0
    Tags: Batman
    Published May 1948 by DC.

    Batman (1940) 46 CGC 2.0 Restored

    Restored: B1

    Paper: Off white

    Restoration Includes: Small of Color Touch on Cover.

    Label #4290048002

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. "Guileful Greetings!" or "The Joker Sends Regards!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When Joker breaks out of jail the underworld throws a party for his escape complete with giant greeting cards; Drawing inspiration, the Joker commits a series of crimes where he sends Batman cryptic greeting cards giving the caped crusader clues as to what he intends rob. Wheaties ad with Leo Johnson. "Big House Chaplain!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Gene McDonald; Batman infilitrates the Gotham Prison to break down a large network of criminals working from inside. Western Comics ad. "Clean Up" text story by Kit Marlin, art by Raymond Perry. Gang Busters comic ad. "The Batman That History Forgot!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Gene McDonald; Professor Carter Nichols wants to learn about a man named Batman in the 15th Century and he sends Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson back in time; The Dynamic Duo meet with Leonardo da Vinci and they help him fight back the oppression caused by a cruel ruler. One-page Nervous Norman story by Phil Berube. Half-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #3 GD/VG 3.0
    Published May 1948 by Fox Feature Syndicate.

    Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) 3 GD/VG 3.0

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    Starts Jul 6

    In order of appearance: "Dutch Schultz, Beast of Evil" reprinted as "Beast of Evil" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #6; "John Lord, Ohio's Murdering Fagin" art by Don Rico; "Gang Leaders, John Wegler"; "Joseph Medley, Lady Killer" retitled and reprinted as "The Strangler" in Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20 and Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #11; and "Gang Leaders, The Car Barn Gang" reprinted in Crimes By Women (1948) #3. "With Love and Murder, A True Crime Story" text story reprinted in Spectacular Stories Magazine (1950) #3 and retitled and reprinted as "The Poisonous Heart, A True Crime Story" in Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20 and Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #11. Indicia states "MURDER, INCORPORATED". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series #Vol. 40 #4 VG 4.0
    Published May 1948 by Weird Tales.

    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #4 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6

    May 1948. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "City of Lost People", Harold Lawlor, C. Hall Thompson, August Derleth "Saunder's Little Friend", Ray Bradbury "Black Ferris", Roger S. Vreeland, Stanton A. Coblentz, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Peter Phillips, and Davis Grubbs -as (Dave Grubbs) "One Foot in the Grave". Illustrations by John Giunta, Lee Brown Coye, Boris Dolgov, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.