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Suspense (1950) 9 GD 2.0

Interior tearing. Cover and interior oxidation. Lateral spine tear.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Back From The Dead; A man sends forth his ghost-soul to strangle the man who's testimony put him behind bars. The Weatherman; A man chooses suicide as a means to escape the predictions of a tiny clockface figure that accurately predicted the stock market so as to gain him wealth. Ghost Of Hate text story. Step Into My Parlor!, art by Don Rico. The Little Men, art by Dick Rockwell. Norman's Nightmare, script by Hank Chapman, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 2 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover art by Nina Albright. Journey to Igoor, art by L. B. Cole. Manhattan Episode, art by Marc Borgatta. Death in the Fourth Dimension starring the Mask, script by Jack Grogan, art by Jack Alderman. The Pendulum of Doom. Guerilla Child. Vampire Moon, art by John Giunta. The Sword of Kismet. Bushida At Daybreak, script by Larry Allen, art by Don Rico. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 4 FR 1.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. 4" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Interior tearing. Slightly brittle.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. The Devil to Pay starring Grey Mask, art by Don Rico. Tombstone. Invitation to Horror, art by Jack Alderman. Morning on the Moor text story. Murder Will Out text story. Adventure Into Yesterday, art by L. B. Cole. Worthless Wiggins story, art by Wes Morris [as Wes Sirrom]. A Parisian Nightmare. The Roads We Take, art by G. H. Appel. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 5 FR/GD 1.5

5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Killer Take All starring Mr. Nobody; Noel Gruen was committing murder--no sooner had he put his smoking gun down when he was aware of someone else in the room. Satan story, art by Geo. H. Appel. Three Shall Die, art by Jack Alderman. Moment of Reason starring Mr. Nobody. Shady Business starring Sherry Filpe. Buried Alive, art by Snibbe. Whispering Wax, art by Don Rico. Khaaron story, art by L. B. Cole. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 6 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Pretty Pearls, Pretty Pearls starring Mr. Nobody. Satan story. Doctor of Doom starring Dr. Burton Millburn. A Slight Case of Ghost-Breaking text story starring Nat Greene. Sherry the Girl Detective story. The Return of the Hunted starring The Grey Mask. Rain on the Brain. The Man Who Murdered Himself. A Crime That Nobody Saw. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 7 GD 2.0

Water damage. Staple added (not manufacturing). Marker on cover.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Bedlam story, art by John Giunta. Mr. Nobody's Clue Corner, art by L. B. Cole. Curse of the Copperhead, art by George H. Appel. The Sands of Time. Sherry Flippe, art by Tony Di Preta. Murder Is On The Air; from The Private Files of the Grey Mask. Caligstranno the Great. License for Murder, art by Rudy Palais. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 8 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine rebuild and staple replaced. TRIMMED. Oxidation.

Classic L.B. Cole spider cover. 1000 to 1 starring Mr. Nobody. Sherry Flippe, art by Tony DiPreta. Class Reunion. Satan, art by G. H. Appel. Candidate for a Coffin. The Face of Death, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Grey Mask and the Dove, art by Bob Fujitani [as Bob Fuje]. Murder in the Hurricane: Chapter One text story by Julia Gwin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 9 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces torn out, interrupts art and story. 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming detached at both staples.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Maurice Del Bourgos, Ezra Jackson, George H. Appel, Maurice Gutwirth, Bill Woolfolk, Lou Ferstadt, Nina Albright, Gerald Altman, Julia Gwin and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime and horror comics. Mr. Nobody is a shadowy, trench-coat-wearing narrator of horror and suspense tales, in the vein of the Crypt Keeper. A gangster forces a doctor to operate on his injured son, but the doctor is in a moral quandary over whether to turn the boy in to the police. The arch-fiend Satan abducts a bride and tries to coerce her into marrying him instead. Thieves steal an ancient Chinese idol and soon come to regret it. Mr. Nobody: My Son Has Returned; Sentence of Death; Satan; Mr. Nobody: Idol of Theft; Murder In the Hurricane; Mr. Nobody: Diamond of Death; Journey into Hell; Mr. Nobody: The Girl With the Blue Hair; Inspector Marsh's Crime Clues. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 10 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from top.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. The Doublecrossing Coffin starring Mr. Nobody, art by Nina Albright. Murder at the Rodeo, pencils by Maurice Whitman, inks by Ezra Jackson. Satan story, art by G. H. Appel. Nose for Murder text story. Sherry Flippe, art by Tony DiPreta. The Emerald of Pashko starring Mr. Nobody, art by H. L. Larsen. Snare of the Spider starring Mr. Nobody, art by L. B. Cole. A Matter of Text, art by Rudy Palais. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense Comics (1943) 12 GD- 1.8

3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Terror of the Wolf Brothers starring Mr. Nobody. Rita Thaxter starring Sun and the Satellite. Kiss and Kill starring Madame Nobody. Lame John starring The Subconscious Rules Crime. Gribbitts Rivets Inc. starring Sherry Fuppe. Satan Favors. Dr. Bernice Long starring Grey Mask. Something Personal. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 4 FN 6.0

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"Monster on the Moors." The lord and lady of a castle take in Matt Cable and Abby Arcane after a plane crash. They intend to use Matt in an experiment to cure their son of being a werewolf. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 4 VG+ 4.5

"Monster on the Moors." The lord and lady of a castle take in Matt Cable and Abby Arcane after a plane crash. They intend to use Matt in an experiment to cure their son of being a werewolf. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 5 FN- 5.5

"The Last of the Ravenwind Witches." Swamp Thing stows away on a ship, befriends a woman and her brother in Divinity, Main, and learns that they have been accused of being witches. Swamp Thing discovers that he can re-grow limbs. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 8 FN 6.0

"The Lurker in Tunnel 13." People in the town of Perdition (where mines have been restored by sorcery) have been disappearing, but a dying old man warns Swamp Thing not to go there. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 21D VF 8.0 Direct Variant

Direct Edition. Cover art by Tom Yeates. The Anatomy Lesson, script by Alan Moore, art by Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben; General Sunderland hires Jason Woodrue to examine Swamp Thing and determine how Alec Holland became the monster, but Woodrue discovers that Swamp Thing only thinks that he was Alec Holland; When Sunderland fires Woodrue, the scientist allows Swamp Thing to take revenge on Sunderland for the both of them; new origin for Swamp Thing. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 21N FN+ 6.5 Newsstand Variant

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Tom Yeates. The Anatomy Lesson, script by Alan Moore, art by Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben; General Sunderland hires Jason Woodrue to examine Swamp Thing and determine how Alec Holland became the monster, but Woodrue discovers that Swamp Thing only thinks that he was Alec Holland; When Sunderland fires Woodrue, the scientist allows Swamp Thing to take revenge on Sunderland for the both of them; new origin for Swamp Thing. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 35 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4762967011

"The Nuke-Face Papers: Part 1 of 2!" Written by Alan Moore. Art by Stephen Bissette and John Totleben. Is the world headed toward nuclear annihilation? Can the Swamp Thing do anything about it? Plus, who is this dangerous new foe whose very touch burns? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 37 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4735809002

Direct Edition. 1st appearance of John Constantine, Hellblazer. "Growth Patterns!" Written by Alan Moore, with art by Rick Veitch and John Totleben. Cover by Stephen Bissette and Totleben. New "Growth Patterns" and other strange abilities emerge in Swamp Thing as he fights for survival. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 37 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4145636014

Direct Edition. 1st appearance of John Constantine, Hellblazer. "Growth Patterns!" Written by Alan Moore, with art by Rick Veitch and John Totleben. Cover by Stephen Bissette and Totleben. New "Growth Patterns" and other strange abilities emerge in Swamp Thing as he fights for survival. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 44N CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4512527002

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Newsstand Edition. Cover by Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben. Bogeymen, script by Alan Moore, art by Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben, and Ron Randall; a serial killer obsessed with numbers, eye color and the bogeyman tracks one of his victims to the Louisiana swamps, where he dumps their bodies; he encounters Swamp Thing; Swamp Thing visits Abby by going through the plug hole of her bathroom sink; Constantine happens upon Batman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing Autograph Lot of 9

Issues 109, 110 (signed by Tom Mandrake and Kim DeMulder, no certification is included), 112, 113 (signed by Nancy Collins), 114 (signed by Tom Mandrake and Kim DeMulder no certification is included), 116, 118 (signed by Nancy Collins and Kim DeMulder, no certification is included), 119, 120 of Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Swamp Thing Lot of 10

Issues 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 of Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN- to VF range.

Swamp Thing Lot of 10

Issues 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 of Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN/VF range.

Swamp Thing Lot of 10

Issues 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 of Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series). Most will grade in the VG/FN to VF range.

Swamp Thing Lot of 6

Issues 4, 5, 7, 11, 14, and 24 of Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG range with #24 grading GD.

Sweethearts (1948-1954 Fawcett) 101 VG- 3.5

"A Stranger on the Road" (art by Bob Powell), "My Kind of Man," and "Bitter Betrayal." Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Sweethearts (1954-1973 Charlton) 36 GD/VG 3.0

Chew.

Cover pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Shattered Dream," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; After her father goes bankrupt and has a nervous breakdown, Claire gives up her college plans and is hired for "bench work" at a factory by foreman Sam; Claires boyfriend Tom dumps her; Claire meets Frank at a party of her former, upper-class friends, and is ashamed to admit shes a factory worker. "My Two Selves"; Beth is considered a "bookworm" by her crush, study partner Rick, but other boys like Nat and Burt find her attractive and fun when she lets her hair down; Rick discovers he likes the "new" Beth in a romantic way, but she wants to be loved for her true self. "The Love Bug" text story. "Mask For Love," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Boxer Shane meets upper-class Lauren when he rescues her from her wrecked car, but their personalities clash; Lauren is repulsed when she attends a boxing match and thinks Shane is a dumb thug. "I Knew You Wouldn't Call," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Engineering student Paul and Jane have a summer romance; He returns to school in the fall but promises to call her. "Course of True Love," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Lawyer Ray returns from military service and is reunited with his sweetheart Sally; Wealthy widow Jane becomes Rays most important client and monopolizes his time; Sally and her mother leave to help Aunt Mary run the family farm after her uncle has a stroke. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sweethearts (1954-1973 Charlton) 76 VG 4.0

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Sal Gentile and Dick Giordano. Sweethearts was Charlton's continuation of the first monthly romance title, lasting from the romance boom of the '50s until the early '70s. Cal and Margo want to get married, but her parents take her on a cruise to Europe first, to see if that changes how they feel. Hildy and Jack have a Grease-style summertime romance at camp, but she's puzzled by his behavior back in the real world. Helen falls for handsome, two-fisted truck driver Bruce when he punches out a guy for making a pass at her. Test of Love; Just for Laughs; Woman Chaser; Sweet Second Thoughts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Sweethearts (1954-1973 Charlton) 89 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sal Gentile, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Jon D'Agostino. Sweethearts was Charlton's continuation of the first monthly romance title, lasting from the romance boom of the '50s until the early '70s. Cindy's life is changed twice, once when she rescues an injured dog, and then again when she meets its grateful owner, handsome Tom. Barbara marries Rob just so he won't be drafted, but doesn't know how to tell him she really loves him, in a story reflective of its era, 1966. Becky starts a pen-pal romance with Roger by masquerading as her older sister Sally, but doesn't know what to do when he wants to meet in person. Boy Meets Girl; I Married a Draft Dodger; Let's Be Friends; The Love of a Ronin; P.S. I Love You. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Sweethearts (1954-1973 Charlton) 120 GD- 1.8

2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Edited by Sal Gentile. Cover by Art Cappello? Stories by unknown. Art by Leandro Sesarego, Pete Morisi and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. 'Till Derek came along, she had never heard of a rock festival...she tried to change because she loves him so, but she's still..."From Another World"! Also featuring: "Good-Bye, Paradise"; "How to Heal a Broken Heart"; and the 1-page stories "Heartbreak" and "Lesson in Love"! Plus: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Sweethearts (1954-1973 Charlton) 132 VG- 3.5

Edited by George Wildman. Cover by Frank Bolle. Stories by unknown. Art by Frank Bolle, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and unknown. That poor fool Dennis doesn't even suspect that Gail is just using him to further her own career! See how they make out in..."A Real Career"! Also featuring: "Stay Happy" and "Not For Me"! Plus: pin-up of Dave Madden! And: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Swing with Scooter (1966 DC) 13 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4767441012

Cover pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Tex Blaisdell. Odd Jobs by Oddballs!, pencils by Joe Orlando; The gang agrees to paint Major Otis's house while he is away on vacation, but things don't work out as planned. Scooter's Hip Humor page by Sergio Aragones. House ad for Superman #207, art by Neal Adams. Scooter's Hip History; Scooter and the gang in various scenarios from American history. Oh, Happy, Happy, Here's Cap'n Clappy! starring Scooter, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Tex Blaisdell. Buy Me, Give Me, Buy Me! starring Penny and Cookie. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Swing with Scooter (1966 DC) 24 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4753243002

Cover art by Henry Scarpelli. Halloween --It's A Scream!; The gang attends a Halloween party at Malibu's house where the ghosts and monsters are real. Weird, Wild Wheels!, script by John Albano, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Scooter buys a strange car from the thief who stole it. She Takes the Cake! starring Aunt Hatta. Aunt Hatta Tells It Like It Is! dating advice. The Vanishing Ghost! starring Malibu. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Symbiote Spider-Man (2019 Marvel) 1C2E2 CGC 9.6 C2E2 Previews B&W Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Convention Edition.

Label #4560634001

C2E2 Previews Exclusive variant by Ron Lim. Written by Peter David. Art by Greg Land and Iban Coello. Everyone knows that Spider-Man's infamous black suit would someday become the wicked web-slinger called Venom - but what happened BEFORE Peter Parker discovered the black suit's sinister secret? Find out in this dynamic tale from comics legends PETER DAVID and GREG LAND! Set during the original 'Black Suit Saga,' this is an all-new tale that pits the wall-crawling wonder against that most mystifying of menaces…MYSTERIO! 36 pages, full color. Rated T

Taarna TPB (2019 Heavy Metal) 1A-1ST CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4713810007

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Alex Ross Cover - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Taarna (2017 Heavy Metal) #1-5.

Written by Alex De Campi. Art by Esau Escorzi and Isaac Escorza. Cover by Alex Ross.

Heavy Metal's legendary character finally gets her own ongoing series courtesy of writer Alex de Campi (No Mercy, Semiauto Magic) and artist Stephane Roux (Power Girl) delivering another tale of the immortal warrior's quest to avenge injustice. Alex Ross provides two beautiful cover selections, launching this character into her greatest adventure - Comics!

Softcover, 122 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 23 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Pages missing, interrupts art and story. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Large lateral spine breaks.

Cover by Al Feldstein. "Reflection of Death!", script and art by Al Feldstein; Carl and Al are driving down a dark, lonely road when suddenly headlights appear in front of them, and there is a crash; Al awakens with torn clothes and a smell, asking a driver on the road for a lift to town, but the man screams and drives off. "Last Respects!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Tony loves and secretly marries Anna, a wealthy, but underage girl; When her Uncle discovers this, he threatens to annul the marriage, which drives Anna to her sickbed. "Precautions" text story. "Seance!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Alan Bitsby sets out to prove that a medium is faking by asking him to raise the spirit of his 'departed' wife. "Voodoo Death!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; Jay and Bill witness a forbidden voodoo ceremony; Jay is captured and later meets up with Bill and they leave Haiti. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 36 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing the last for pages (affects entirety of "The Handler" story).

Cover by Jack Davis. EC Artist of the Month article about George Evans (with photo) by Al Feldstein. "Fare Tonight, Followed By Increasing Clottyness...", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A cab driver has a dream that he is pursued by a Dr. Mueller into a basement filled with vampire-occupied caskets. "Curiosity Killed...", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; A woman is convinced that her friend down the hall has been murdered by her husband and that he is disposing of her remains bit by bit via carrier pigeon to a local kennel. "Tight Squeeze" text story. "How Green Was My Alley," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A bigamist is decapitated by his two athletic wives when they find they've been deceived; The golfer putts with his eyes and the bowler uses his severed head. "The Handler," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A mortician avenges himself against perceived slights upon the closed-casket victims of his parlor by violating their bodies until a corpse who isn't quite dead yet overhears his gruesome doings and begs the dead to rise from their graves and stop this horrid man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 17 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4724847017

1992-99 RC/Gemstone reprint series. This series can easily be confused with the original series (10c cover priced), the 1990-91 Gladstone reprint series, or 1991-92 Russ Cochran reprint series. Cover by Jack Davis. "Lower Berth!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; The Crypt Keeper relates his origin story of the meeting between his parents, a 4000 year old female Egyptian mummy and a two-headed corpse. "This Trick'll Kill You!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by George Evans, inks by Jack Kamen; A magician and his wife are visiting India looking for new acts to perform when he spies a girl with a trick rope that rises into the air when she plays a pipe and can be climbed upon. "The Funeral," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. "None But The Lonely Heart!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Tales from the Crypt Annual TPB (1994-1999 Gemstone) 1-1ST VF 8.0

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Crypt of Terror (1950) #1-5 and Tales from the Crypt (1950-1955 E.C. Comics) #1-5. Softcover, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Tales of GI Joe (1988) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #3841893009

Featuring material original presented in GI Joe (1982 Marvel) #2 - "Panic at the North Pole!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Don Perlin and Jack Abel. Cover by Herb Trimpe. An American research station annihilated! A Russian base destroyed! Can the Joes get to the bottom of this mystery before the bombs start to drop? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Tales of Science Fiction the Envoy (2023 Storm King) 1 CGC 9.2 JSA Carpenter/King

Paper: White

John Carpenter & Sandy King Authenticated Autographs.

Label #4735183008

Written by David Schow. Art by Andres Esparza. Cover by Cat Staggs. Two cutting-edge scientists, friends and rivals since college, race to be the first to make alien contact. One finds a golden entity that offers to cure the worst Earthbound diseases. Simultaneously the other has discovered a creature that could be an alien or even a ghost. Is it two-in-one extraterrestrial contact… or something more monstrous? 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 18 GD/VG 3.0

1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Kraa the Unhuman," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An American teacher investigates the mysterious statues made by one tribe in Africa, and finds that they worship a native mutated into a monster by a Soviet atomic test; The teacher soothes the man's pain with ointment, but before the American can get him to a hospital he dies protecting his helper from a python. "The Money Tree" text story. "The Mysterious Mr. P!", art by Don Heck; A mysterious but famous clarinetist is trapped by communists and pressed to become a propaganda mouthpiece. "Enter... the Robot!", art by Steve Ditko; A mine foreman is concerned that a new robot may take his job, so he scrambles the wires in its control panel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 23 FR/GD 1.5

4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "I Entered the Dimension of Doom!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A teenager uncovers a plot of two-dimensional beings to invade Earth by posing as a construction crew to dig a hole in the street that acts as a passageway between dimensions and thwarts their designs. "The Wish" text story. "The Creature from the Black Bog!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A retired couple exploring the Everglades comes upon an alien who has been mired in the bog after landing to affect repairs and was making his way back to the ship. "Going Down!", art by Paul Reinman; A greedy elevator operator fakes an accident to get a rich customer to give him a big tip, but the elevator falls forever as the suddenly sinister passenger promises hell get his reward. "The Changeling," art by Jack Kirby; A teenager in the future desires to return to Earth despite scientist's warning that over thousands of years humans are no longer adapted to life on Earth. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 26 GD 2.0

Cover coming loose at one staple.

First 12-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "It Crawls by Night!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A farmer develops a plant that grows so quickly at night that it becomes a menace to all objects around it by crushing and tossing them; The farmer feels he is done for as he runs to hide behind a meteorite that fell from the sky earlier in the day, but as the plant touches the rock, it begins to shrivel and die. "Music Master" text story. "Never Trust a Martian," art by Don Heck; Communist spies plan to fake a Martian invasion, but they are abducted and killed by the real Martians, afraid that their cover will be blown. "Seven Long Years," art by Paul Reinman; A racketeer breaks a mirror and gives up crime for seven years, only to break another mirror in his first robbery and be caught and sentenced to seven years. "The Face!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A thief steals a ruby from an Indian Lama's temple and finds himself cursed to see the Lama's face everywhere he goes; He tries to get out of the country by train, but still finds himself pursued by the face. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 29 GD- 1.8

3.5" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "The Martian Who Stole a City!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A Martian steals a city piece by piece, until a young boy figures out that it is vulnerable to light. "Mystery Mansion" text story. "Nothing Can Save Us!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Trapped on a small planet a group of space pilots almost kill a space dragon out of fear until they realize that it protects the planet from runaway asteroids. "It Was Only a Simple Barber Shop... or Was It??!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Muggsy Bogar is a crook on the run. A mysterious figure instructs him to hide in a nearby barbershop; He goes in and the barber hides him forever. "The Thing in the Locked Room!", art by Don Heck; Prince Zemu takes a strange painting as part of his booty, only to discover it saps his life and youth from him. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 30 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An amusement park owner hires an engineer to design frightening rides and works him to death; The engineer's ghost returns and takes the park owner on a deadly roller coaster ride. "Trouble Bubble" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Creature from Krangro," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien commander is sent to Earth to prove his courage by capturing three humans, but he accidentally takes statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. "The Man Who Couldn't Grow Old!", art by Don Heck; An evil duke seeks the secret of eternal youth, and an old man in Egypt turns him into a mummy. "Inside the Fallout Shelter!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A selfish man builds a bomb shelter only for himself, but when a false alarm panics him he finds himself locked in for a month without a can opener to open his food. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 42 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Interior spine taped. Cover detached.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. "Trapped by the Red Barbarian," script by Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns) (script), art by Don Heck; A Soviet spymaster sends a master of disguise to steal the design of Tony Stark's latest weapon; The Actor steals the plans and learns Iron Man's secret identity, but Iron Man regains the plans and tricks the communists into killing their own agent. "Discovery" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Speak of the Haunted House!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Two friends make a bet about the existence of ghosts in a haunted house; The doubting friend thinks he saw no ghosts, but the house itself is a ghost. "Escape into Space," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A convict believes that he escaped his captors on a strange planet, but the plan all along was for him to serve his sentence there, thinking that he is free. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 47 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. "Iron Man Battles the Melter!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Don Heck; A former competitor of Tony Stark becomes the Melter and sabotages one of his plants. Iron Man tries to defend it but must flee before the Melter; He defeats him by constructing an aluminum suit that he cannot melt. "The Green Man" text story. "Shock!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A radar operator turns off Earth's defenses when alien raiders offer him the most beautiful woman in the universe. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 50 FR/GD 1.5

Centerfold detached. Interior tape.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. The first appearance of the Mandarin is in the Iron Man story, "The Hands of the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime; Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle. "Them!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A man frantically tries to convince passersby that he is being chased by storybook characters; He is arrested by the police, but disappears from his jail cell, as he himself is a fictional character created by Larry Lieber. "Journey's End!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud; the cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 51 GD 2.0

Heavy water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. First appearance of the Scarecrow in "The Sinister Scarecrow!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A contortionist becomes the Scarecrow and steals some plans from Tony Stark to sell them to Cuba; Iron Man follows the Scarecrow and steals back the plans. "The Recipe" text story. "The Green Thing!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A psychic alien plant lands on Earth and torments a human to prove its power, but it is eaten by a crow. "The Primitive!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A space explorer finally gives up his quest to find a more advanced species, not knowing that the primitives he found were more advanced, until they invented the cobalt bomb. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.