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Joker (1975 DC) 2 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Ernie Chan, inks by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. "The Sad Saga of Willy the Weeper!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez; The Joker teams up with Willie the Weeper when Willie breaks him out of Arkham; The Joker then helps him steal platinum but is thwarted by Gordon. Superman ad. 1 page Joker text article "The Wildest Card, Part 2," about the history of the Joker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 4 FN- 5.5

Cover by Ernie Chan. Featuring: 18 page Joker story "A Gold Star for the Joker." Starring the Joker, Green Arrow [Oliver Queen], Black Canary [Dinah Lance] and Hector (Joker's Henchman). In this tale, the Joker kidnaps Dinah Lance and battles Green Arrow atop the Star City bridge. Written by Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 4 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Ernie Chan. Featuring: 18 page Joker story "A Gold Star for the Joker." Starring the Joker, Green Arrow [Oliver Queen], Black Canary [Dinah Lance] and Hector (Joker's Henchman). In this tale, the Joker kidnaps Dinah Lance and battles Green Arrow atop the Star City bridge. Written by Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 5 FN+ 6.5

Cover by Ernie Chan. Featuring: 18 page Joker story "The Joker Goes 'Wilde'!" In this tale, the Joker battles the Royal Flush Gang. Written by Martin Pasko, with art by Irv Novick and Tex Blaisdell. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 6 FN 6.0

Cover by Ernie Chan. "Sherlock Stalks the Joker!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Tex Blaisdell; The Joker's latest crime spree has him matching wits with Clive Sigerson, an actor convinced that he is his starring role - Sherlock Holmes! 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 7 FN+ 6.5

First 30-cent issue. Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). "Luthor - You're Driving Me Sane!," script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; An experiment gone wrong switches Lex Luthor's and the Joker's personality; featuring the Mountebank Malefactors (villains), Southpaw (villain), Hal Jordan/Green Lantern (cameo), Larry Ingles (first appearance), and Joe Malone (first appearance). Hostess Twinkies ad with Batman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Joker (1975 DC) 8 FN- 5.5

Cover by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). Featuring: 17 page Joker story "The Scarecrow's Fearsome Face-Off!" Characters: the Joker, the Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane], Southpaw (Joker's henchman), Tooth (Joker's henchman), Dr. Farr, Nightmare (Scarecrow's pet raven), Sonny November; Jerry (student). In this tale, when the Joker makes a robbery dressed as the Scarecrow, the real Scarecrow hunts him down to exact revenge. Written by Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Irv Novick and Tex Blaisdell. Cover price $0.30.

Joker (1975 DC) 9 FN- 5.5

Final issue. Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). "The Cat and the Clown!," script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Catwoman and Joker mix it up when each plots to kidnap the same movie star. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Joker Last Laugh (2001) 5 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Label #4672410003

Joker Last Laugh, Pt. 26 of 33. WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON AND SCOTT BEATTY; ART BY RON RANDALL; COVER BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND KLAUS JANSON In stores October 31. The heroes of the DCU fend off the Joker's happy li'l troopers, while a cure for the Joker's serum is desperately sought. And you know things have got to be bad when Harley Quinn is brought in as the last hope! The Joker starts making his final moves against Batman by going after those closest to him. Will Robin and Nightwing be able to survive against odds that have the whole world reeling? FC, 40 PG. (5 OF 6) Cover price $2.95.

Joker Lot of 8

Issues 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 of Joker (1975 DC). Most will grade in the GD/VG to FN range.

Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 1 FN+ 6.5

Vengeance for a Fallen Gladiator! - Written by Michael Fleisher. Art and Cover by José Luis García-López. The weirdest western hero now in his own magazine! Plus: Aquaman in 1-page Hostess Twinkies ad "That Dirty Beach" with pencils by Curt Swan; 1-page "And Now...We Interrupt This Comic to Bring You a Word from Your New Publisher..." by Jenette Kahn with art by Neal Adams; and Superman in 1-page public service announcement "Justice for All Includes Children #9" with pencils by Curt Swan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.30.

Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 9 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #1074497007

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It's a slow death for Jonah Hex in "The Carlotta Conspiracy!" El Papagayo appearance. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Ernie Chan and Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $0.35.

Jonny Quest (2024 Dynamite) 1K CGC 9.8 Samnee Foil Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover K.

Label #4490627002

Foil Cover. Written by Joe Casey. Art by Sebastian Piriz. Cover by Chris Samnee. YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN… OR CAN YOU? Get ready to climb aboard the Sea Quest and embark for adventure once more! Legendary boy explorer JONNY QUEST is back, along with his intrepid scientist dad Dr. Benton Quest, bodyguard 'Race' Bannon, adopted brother Hadji, and all the rest of the beloved cast from the classic animated series! Launching out of its issue #0 prelude story in Dynamite's 2024 Free Comic Book Day release, this action-packed new title begins where the show left off in 1964, but things quickly take a turn for the uncanny as they team returns from an experiment at sea to their home base in Palm Key, only to discover that the once-familiar landscape is now strangely, disquietingly different! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $29.99.

Jose Luis Garcia Lopez Una Vida Entre Superheroes SC (Spanish 2020 Universo Retro) 1-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing. Authorized biography of José Luis García López, known for his work at DC comics. Softcover, 6-3/4" x 9-1/2", 158 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Joshitabe (Japanese 2019 Propeller Prompt) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4700489012

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Japanese Doujinshi. Story, Art, and Cover by Matsuzaki Miyuki. Japanese Language.

Josie and the Pussycats (1963 1st Series) 16 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4727467007

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Dig We Must; The girls see Albert burying his guitar and try to find out what's going on; It turns out that crooks stashed their loot in Albert's guitar, and now they're after him. Lend Lease; Alexandra is trying to win Albert's love by lending him all kinds of expensive things. Scripts by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Friendship Li'l Jinx humor page by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Journey into Fear (1951 Superior) 3 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

The Broken Mirror; her dance was a vision of beauty, but its reflection was a nightmare of stark madness; you will long remember the adventure of the ballerina and the beast! Midnight Prowler; each night he made his way through the shadows; what was his ghostly mission? The Smallest Ghosts/The Vision/The Phantom Bride text story. The Wandering Corpse; is there no resting place for the roaming cadaver? Gypsy's Curse; screen star Greg Peters is shooting a picture in an authentic gypsy camp. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 18 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4250345005

"The Man Who Went Back!," art by Pete Tumlinson; A man is pursued through time by tax collectors. "Hate Is the Master" text story. "The Hidden Man!," art by Ed Moline; A mysterious sniper who has shot seven people in the city park turns out to be a monkey in the nearby zoo who somehow acquired a gun. "He Wouldn't Stay Dead!," art by Bill Walton; A man conducts rites that reincarnate his shrewish wife's spirit into a figurine, but the new person, whom he names 'Jolie', is a kind and supportive ideal wife. "The Swami!," art by Mort Lawrence; A crook forces his stepson to commit crimes for him but one victim is a swami who turns the man's greed against him. "The Worst Thirst," art by Ed Winiarski; Two brothers are incensed that their neighbors have put down a well that has dried up the well on their property so they lay pipe to divert the water back down to the well on their property. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 54 FR 1.0

Water saturation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "I Unleashed Monstro on the World!," art by Steve Ditko; A hypnotist brings a giant albino gorilla to America, but causes a near calamity when he finds that the beast is blind, and so immune to hypnosis. "Music Master' text story. "I Dared to Defy...the Idol's Curse!," art by Joe Sinnott; A mercenary tries to steal a sacred diamond from a mysterious idol, only to find that the idol is actually a trap set by aliens to collect a human sample for study. "My Other Face!," pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel; A space pilot in the year 2010 is convinced that his appearance is holding him back, and seeks out a new Martian beauty serum, which he is horrified to find turns him into a handsome Martian. "I Know the Gargoyle's Secret!," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Severin; A Frenchman fascinated with gargoyles joins the resistance in WWII. "I Am the Menace from the Purple Planet!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 57 GD 2.0

Oxidation. Water damage. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "Orogo!! The Nightmare from Outer Space!!", pencils by Don Heck and Jack Kirby (splash), inks by Don Heck; An alien robot arrives to hypnotically enslave the people of Earth, but is stopped when it cannot hypnotize one old man, a blind man. "The Earth-Crawlers!," art by Steve Ditko; An inventor with a nagging wife must prevent giant roots resulting from a witch doctor's curse from overrunning Africa. "The Metal Monster," art by Paul Reinman; An American engineer ignores the warnings of locals and builds a road through a Gypsy-inhabited wood. "The Martian Who Stole My Body!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A Martian criminal arrives on earth and switches bodies with a man, but the man's dog can still tell the difference between them, forcing the Martian to switch back. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 62 GD- 1.8

Centerfold detached.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Here Comes the Hulk!", a.k.a. I Was a Slave of the Living Hulk!", is a great 13-page scientist-versus-giant-monster story with art by Jack Kirby/Dick Ayers, but it is not the origin of the Incredible Hulk; But back in the 1960s that fact didn't keep a prominent comics dealer from advertising Journey into Mystery #62 to unsuspecting comic collectors as the "Hulk origin issue"; That prominent dealer was not, by the way, Lone Star Comics, nor was it our friends at Mile High Comics (who were still years away from selling their first comic)! "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "There Is a Brain Behind the Fangs!", art by Don Heck; A man is convinced that dogs are secretly planning to take over the world; His friend hypnotizes a dog and proves that it cannot understand complex questions. Neither suspects that the dog has been hypnotized by the cat. "I Can't Escape from the Creeping Things!", art by Steve Ditko; A greedy businessman tries to cut down an ancient tree and is attacked by its branches during the night. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 66 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4714757015

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of the Hulk!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Hulk returns from space and takes over a small town to get revenge on the human that defeated him. "The Black Ray," art by Paul Reinman; An imprisoned criminal scientist pretends to make a medical device which is in fact a time machine. "The Thing Behind the Wall!," art by Steve Ditko; A thief passes through a wall and is confronted by an evil entity that plans to invade Earth; He escapes, only to be arrested and jailed; He doesnt know if it was real, but is too afraid to touch the wall of his cell and find out. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1972 2nd series) 9 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4630413013

Cover by Russ Heath. Coffin of Hell!; The Communists of East Germany are baffled by the murders of several of their agents. I Can Hear You Think!, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Vic Carrabotta; After the first atomic bomb explodes children are born with the ability to read minds, which the government put to use as a tactical defense against the Communists. The New Tenants, art by Bill Everett ; A man works for a miser who cheats people on real estate deals until he gets so fed up with his boss selling run down dumps to kindly old folks that he kills him and shores up the floor support in the cellar with the man's body. Wilson's Woman, art by Doug Wildey; A scientist moves into a small town that proves his undoing when he builds a robot for a mate and the townspeople suspect that he has hypnotized the beautiful woman into remaining with the homely man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

JSA Classified (2005) 1B CGC 9.8 Hughes Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #2126886002

Adam Hughes Cover 1st Printing - Written by Geoff Johns, Art by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti, Covers by Conner, Palmiotti, and Adam Hughes. Spinning from the events of July's JSA #75, a highly anticipated new JSA series debuts with a story written by Geoff Johns (JSA, TEEN TITANS) with art by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti (TWO-STEP) that spotlights everyone's favorite female juggernaut: Power Girl! Readers have long wondered about Power Girl's origins. Is she a wizard's lost granddaughter? A refugee from the future? An orphan of Krypton? Now learn the unexpected answers in an adventure that acts as a prelude to this fall's massive crossover event that will affect the JSA for years to come! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti (50%) and Adam Hughes (50%). On sale July 20 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Edited by Stephen Wacker Cover price $2.50.

JSA Classified (2005) 1C CGC 9.8 Hughes Sketch Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #2125782002

2nd Printing - Adam Hughes Cover - Written by Geoff Johns Art by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti. Covers by Conner & Palmiotti and Adam Hughes. Spinning from the events of July's JSA #75, a highly anticipated new JSA series debuts with a story written by Geoff Johns (JSA, TEEN TITANS) with art by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti (TWO-STEP) that spotlights everyone's favorite female juggernaut: Power Girl! Readers have long wondered about Power Girl's origins. Is she a wizard's lost granddaughter? A refugee from the future? An orphan of Krypton? Now learn the unexpected answers in an adventure that acts as a prelude to this fall's massive crossover event that will affect the JSA for years to come! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti (50%) and Adam Hughes (50%). On sale July 20 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Edited by Stephen Wacker Cover price $2.50.

Judge Dredd (1983 Eagle/Quality) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Script by John Wagner, Art by Brian Bolland. In a world ravaged by Atomic War, one man will bring law to the lawless. He is judge, jury, and executioner. His name: Judge Dredd! Welcome to Mega-City One, population 800,000,000, a metropolis that sprawls the entire length of the eastern seaboard of the US. Finding it impossible to deal with crime in the old-fashioned ways of the 21st century, a tribunal founds the Academy of Law, a place where children are raised to become the ultimate in law enforcement. The greatest of these is Judge Dredd, a man for whom the law is absolute. Can one man's vision of justice reign in the chaos of human nature? Find out in this excellent series from Eagle/Quality Comics. This issue: The Coming of Judge Death. When a mysterious force is killing people at random, it's up to Dredd to find this criminal and deal with it Judge-Style! Also, The Forever Crimes! A rich dead woman holds the secrets to the biggest blackmailing ring in Mega-City One and it's up to Dredd to piece the clues together. And finally, Punks Rule! When street punks start dealing their own brand of justice, can Dredd teach them that only licensed judges have the right to determine law? Cover price $1.00.

Judge Dredd No Smoking Poster

High quality print on heavy stock. 8 1/2" X 11". NOTE: Poster displays light creasing and soiling where previously attached to wall.

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Judge Dredd The Darkest Judge HC (2023 Rebellion) SDCC Exclusive 1-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing. San Diego Comic Convention 2023 exclusive Hardcover edition with virgin cover art by Greg Capullo. Written by Kenneth Niemand, Mike Carroll, Emma Beeby, Karl Stock, Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton, Arthur Wyatt, Rob Williams, Honor Vincent, Gordon Rennie, James Peaty, and Liam Johnson. Art by Henry Flint, Leigh Gallagher, Gary Erskine, Neil Googe, Kieran McKeown, Russell M. Olson, D'Israeli, Kei Zama, Toby Willsmer, Staz Johnson, Boo Cook, Dan Cornwell, Nicolo Assirelli, Conor Boyle, and Steve Yeowell. Cover by Cliff Robinson. Back Cover by Leigh Gallagher. The latest JUDGE DREDD epic, featuring zombies infecting the whole 2000 AD multiverse. All of your favourite characters have been turned in to zombies, in this fast-paced standalone horror story! What if at the end of Judge Dredd: Judgement Day a different strategy was used in order to stop the zombie invasion? Instead of Judge Dredd executing Sabbat the Necromagus this plan involves dropping dimension-bombs to shift the whole zombie horde into a different reality. This means disaster for all the other characters published in the pages of 2000 AD as the zombies infect everyone from Rogue Trooper to Sinister Dexter, from Ace Trucking to The V.C.'s. There is now a whole multiverse of zombies that need killing, and only a few heroes left to take care of business! Hardcover, 130 pages, full color.

Judge Dredd The Darkest Judge HC (2023 Rebellion) SDCC Exclusive 1-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing. San Diego Comic Convention 2023 exclusive Hardcover edition with virgin cover art by Greg Capullo. Written by Kenneth Niemand, Mike Carroll, Emma Beeby, Karl Stock, Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton, Arthur Wyatt, Rob Williams, Honor Vincent, Gordon Rennie, James Peaty, and Liam Johnson. Art by Henry Flint, Leigh Gallagher, Gary Erskine, Neil Googe, Kieran McKeown, Russell M. Olson, D'Israeli, Kei Zama, Toby Willsmer, Staz Johnson, Boo Cook, Dan Cornwell, Nicolo Assirelli, Conor Boyle, and Steve Yeowell. Cover by Cliff Robinson. Back Cover by Leigh Gallagher. The latest JUDGE DREDD epic, featuring zombies infecting the whole 2000 AD multiverse. All of your favourite characters have been turned in to zombies, in this fast-paced standalone horror story! What if at the end of Judge Dredd: Judgement Day a different strategy was used in order to stop the zombie invasion? Instead of Judge Dredd executing Sabbat the Necromagus this plan involves dropping dimension-bombs to shift the whole zombie horde into a different reality. This means disaster for all the other characters published in the pages of 2000 AD as the zombies infect everyone from Rogue Trooper to Sinister Dexter, from Ace Trucking to The V.C.'s. There is now a whole multiverse of zombies that need killing, and only a few heroes left to take care of business! Hardcover, 130 pages, full color.

Judge Dredd The Darkest Judge HC (2023 Rebellion) SDCC Exclusive 1-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing. San Diego Comic Convention 2023 exclusive Hardcover edition with virgin cover art by Greg Capullo. Written by Kenneth Niemand, Mike Carroll, Emma Beeby, Karl Stock, Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton, Arthur Wyatt, Rob Williams, Honor Vincent, Gordon Rennie, James Peaty, and Liam Johnson. Art by Henry Flint, Leigh Gallagher, Gary Erskine, Neil Googe, Kieran McKeown, Russell M. Olson, D'Israeli, Kei Zama, Toby Willsmer, Staz Johnson, Boo Cook, Dan Cornwell, Nicolo Assirelli, Conor Boyle, and Steve Yeowell. Cover by Cliff Robinson. Back Cover by Leigh Gallagher. The latest JUDGE DREDD epic, featuring zombies infecting the whole 2000 AD multiverse. All of your favourite characters have been turned in to zombies, in this fast-paced standalone horror story! What if at the end of Judge Dredd: Judgement Day a different strategy was used in order to stop the zombie invasion? Instead of Judge Dredd executing Sabbat the Necromagus this plan involves dropping dimension-bombs to shift the whole zombie horde into a different reality. This means disaster for all the other characters published in the pages of 2000 AD as the zombies infect everyone from Rogue Trooper to Sinister Dexter, from Ace Trucking to The V.C.'s. There is now a whole multiverse of zombies that need killing, and only a few heroes left to take care of business! Hardcover, 130 pages, full color.

Judge Dredd The Darkest Judge HC (2023 Rebellion) SDCC Exclusive 1-1ST VF+ 8.5

1st printing. San Diego Comic Convention 2023 exclusive Hardcover edition with virgin cover art by Greg Capullo. Written by Kenneth Niemand, Mike Carroll, Emma Beeby, Karl Stock, Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton, Arthur Wyatt, Rob Williams, Honor Vincent, Gordon Rennie, James Peaty, and Liam Johnson. Art by Henry Flint, Leigh Gallagher, Gary Erskine, Neil Googe, Kieran McKeown, Russell M. Olson, D'Israeli, Kei Zama, Toby Willsmer, Staz Johnson, Boo Cook, Dan Cornwell, Nicolo Assirelli, Conor Boyle, and Steve Yeowell. Cover by Cliff Robinson. Back Cover by Leigh Gallagher. The latest JUDGE DREDD epic, featuring zombies infecting the whole 2000 AD multiverse. All of your favourite characters have been turned in to zombies, in this fast-paced standalone horror story! What if at the end of Judge Dredd: Judgement Day a different strategy was used in order to stop the zombie invasion? Instead of Judge Dredd executing Sabbat the Necromagus this plan involves dropping dimension-bombs to shift the whole zombie horde into a different reality. This means disaster for all the other characters published in the pages of 2000 AD as the zombies infect everyone from Rogue Trooper to Sinister Dexter, from Ace Trucking to The V.C.'s. There is now a whole multiverse of zombies that need killing, and only a few heroes left to take care of business! Hardcover, 130 pages, full color.

Judgment Day (2024 Archie) 1CKC CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Comic Kingdom Creative Edition.

Label #4699675006

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Comic Kingdom Creative Exclusive Virgin Cover by David Nakayama. Written by Aubrey Sitterson. Art by Meghan Hutchinson. In a world overrun with demons, Archie Andrews is on a quest to cleanse Riverdale of all wicked-kind. Harnessing the destructive power of a captive fiend, he will have to destroy corrupted and possessed versions of the people closest to him. Questioning his own morality and forced to make difficult sacrifices, are Archie's efforts truly good, or the work of pure evil? Traverse the most horrifying version of Riverdale yet in the first Archie Premium Event. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Jughead (1949 1st Series Archie) Annual 4 VG- 3.5

1/2" spine split from top. Cover oxidation.

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"All's Yell That Ends Yell," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Joe Edwards; After hearing Jughead scorn women once again, Betty decides to pull one of Reggie's pranks on him. "Just Desserts," inks by Terry Szenics; Moose overhears Reggie and Midge disparage a dessert and think they're talking about him. "Package Deal"; Moose strong-arms Jughead into helping him wrap Christmas presents. "Letter Alone," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Reggie tricks Jughead into reading a steamy love letter in front of the English class. "Legal, But Tender," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie and Reggie suspect Jughead of counterfeiting U.S. currency. "Trick or Treat," art by Samm Schwartz; Tired of wisecracks about their cooking, Betty and Veronica force Archie and Jughead to cook a meal on their own. "Door Frame," art by Bill Vigoda; Jughead invents an automatic garage door opener with one tiny side effect. "The Eyes Have It," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Jughead gets a black eye from running into a door and nobody will believe him. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 42 FR 1.0

Significant spine split. Staples added under tape (not manufacturing). Water damage.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lee Ames, Mort Leav, Alex Blum, Bob Hebberd, Rafael Astarita, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. When Sheena discovers the Leopard Men are controlled by Nazi agents, she actually smashes a swastika over one of them; The debut of Ghost Gallery, featuring the adventures of ghost-hunter Drew Murdoch; Agent ZX-5 battles fifth columnists, Nazi spies operating within the U.S. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Pee Wee; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; The Killer from Beyond; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 75 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1021324002

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Alex Blum, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A woman runs afoul of hostile natives while tracking her father's killer; Pirate queen Velvet thinks she's found the lost heir to the throne of France; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor meets legendary French swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac. Another classic Sheena cover by Joe Doolin. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Dutch Courage; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Sky Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 98 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4624905001

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted with alterations in Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) #15, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Hateful Herman"; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #14; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Sheena and the Deadly Water" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 102 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3796072009

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #19 and Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #85-1ST; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Plague House" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 110 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3796072011

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Jungle Girls (1988) #4, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #9; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Cornered" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 154 VG+ 4.5

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen; and "The Hawk" and "Long Bow" art by Robert Webb. "Totem Thunder" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Action (1972 Marvel) 5 VG/FN 5.0

Black Panther stories begin. Cover art by John Romita. The Monarch and the Man-Ape! (reprinted from Avengers 62), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by George Klein; When the Black Panther and his fellow Avengers return to Wakanda they are captured by M'Baku, who plans to kill the Black Panther. Ad for The Ultimate Fan Club! FOOM! Friends Of Ol' Marvel. Monsters Unleashed ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Jungle Action (1972 Marvel) 6 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0175900013

New Black Panther stories begin. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. The "Panther's Rage" saga starts here in Panther's Rage, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Klaus Janson; On his return to Wakanda, the Panther learns that one of the mountain villages is in revolt, led by a man calling himself Erik Killmonger (first appearance); The Panther confronts Killmonger at Warrior Falls, where the Panther is defeated and thrown from the top of the falls. Map of the Land of the Wakanda by Don McGregor. Double Danger! (reprinted from Lorna, the Jungle Girl 6, March 1954), script by Don Rico, art by Werner Roth; Lorna is impersonated by an imposter. Ad for FOOM! Friends of Ol' Marvel. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Jungle Action (1972 Marvel) 8 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3927201015

Last 20-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Black Panther stars in Panther's Rage part 3, "Malice by Crimson Moonlight," script by Don McGregor, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Klaus Janson; Malice attacks the palace in an effort to free Venomm; featuring Erik Killmonger, Mendinao (introduction), Kradada (introduction), Black Panther, Zatama, W'kabi, Taku, and Monica Lynn. Four-page back-up feature, "Black Panther Artistry," reprints previous art of the character, including panels by John Buscema/George Klein, Barry Windsor-Smith/Johnny Craig, Jack Kirby/Joe Sinnott, Herb Trimpe, and Buckler/Janson. Ad for The Ultimate Fan Club! FOOM! Friends Of Ol' Marvel. Map of the Land of Wakanda by Don McGregor. Central Wakanda's Palace Royal illustration. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Jungle Action (1972 Marvel) 20 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #16-31A15C3-002

Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dan Adkins. The Black Panther stars in the Panther versus the Klan part 2, "They Told Me a Myth I Wanted to Believe, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Billy Graham, inks by Bob McLeod; The Panther is taken by a group of Klansman and tied to a burning cross. Letter from comics editor and writer Ralph Macchio. Marvel Value Stamp. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1156872001

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Prey of the Slavers," art by Alex Blum (as Alex Boon); Kaänga rescues Ann from the slaver, Blacton, and tells her how he came to live in the jungle. Untitled story, art by Taylor Martin; The White Panther is dispatched by his father to help Dr. White recover curative gems and to protect the Whites from Zaroff, an unethical competitor. "The Slave Raiders," script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Henry Fletcher); In return for rescuing a witch doctor, Tabu is given a "six sense" and amazing powers which he uses to combat evil and injustice in the jungle. "Queen of the Lost Empire," art by C. A. Winter; Explorer Jon Dale discovers a lost city in the jungle, ruled by Queen Camilla; Daily human sacrifices are necessary for Camilla and her people to retain their immortality. Untitled story; Terry and his lancers are assigned to a fort, deep in the jungle, and are charged with interrupting the slave trade. Untitled story; Gunrunners sell guns to the natives in Wambi's jungle, which they then use to steal gold from local prospectors; Wambi reports the crimes to the local constabulary who defeat the natives. Untitled story; Cog bails out petty criminals Buck, Rex, and Slim to use as overseers of his safari; Cog drives the natives too hard and they rebel. Untitled story; Aging Simba saves the life of his rival, Slita and then barely manages to prevent being usurped by the younger Slita; Simba concedes his pride Slita and departs. Untitled story; Safari guide Buck Barton infiltrates a leopard cult to rescue his client. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 6 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Brittle. Full length spine split with tape, interior pages splitting.

Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Anitra rescues Kaänga from yet another attack by Sam Broot and his men, but when Kaänga refuses to become her king, she prepares to sacrifice him; Ann and Cheba arrive and prevent the execution and Anitra allows Kaänga to go free because of his love for Ann. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; Despite the Panther's warnings, a botanist pursues collecting a black orchid; He is followed by a gang of thugs who want to sell the flower; The plant is located and one of the thugs touches it and dies. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; The deaf hunchback, Caredodo, is persuaded by Count Knuten to assassinate Camilla; Caredodo follows her to the salt mines where she is attempting to discover the reason for the failure of salt deliveries. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy escorts immunologist Jill March into the jungle to eradicate sleeping sickness; They are captured and imprisoned in a village where the governor is using white slaves to manufacture illegal firearms. "The White Slave" text story by Bob Clark. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Eating strange jungle berries transforms a man, raised in the jungle by a python, into the Jungle Demon whose goal is to strip the jungle of all its diamonds and emeralds. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Golox, leader of the apes, decides that Simba has ruled the jungle too long. Golox confronts Simba and they begin to battle as a film crew arrives; During the confusion, Golox makes off with Gloria, the crew's actress. Untitled Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers story; Gloria, a general's daughter visits the fort and is taken captive by Arabs. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; A white boy, designated as the heir to the previous village leader, has his position usurped by Batau, who rules as a tyrant. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's animal friends help a village of pygmies recover their homes after they are driven out by a neighboring tribe. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 95 VG 4.0

Cover loose at one staple.

Untitled story, art by John Celardo; Prof. Northam, his daughter, Alice, and his assistant, Prof. Barton, discover valuable, ancient artifacts in the Gwaha country; They set up fake appearances by the Gwahas' gods to frighten the natives away, making it easier to seize the artifacts; An hallucinogenic drug, intended by Barton to drive Northram mad so that Barton could claim the discoveries as his alone, is smeared inside a pith helmet that is worn successively by Northram, Ann, and Barton. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; While fleeing a lion cult, Simba becomes covered in phosphorescent mud; The cultists believe him to be a ghost and call off their hunt. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Nolan and Billings, disguised as lancers, take a group of native men as slaves; Terry, escorting a newspaper reporter into the interior, frees the slaves and, with their help, take Nolan and Billings prisoner. Jungle Scrapbook!, art by Mike Peppe; Brief natural histories of several jungle animals. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; Wambi is captured a white woman hunter who wants to use his power to communicate with animals; That night, Sirdah the tiger prowls the camp and Wambi agrees to do anything Sirdah asks if he will free him. "Death on Film" text story. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; A pair of treasure hunters use mind control drugs on the jungle witch Serpina, in order for her to steal a sacred idol; Tabu discovers their plot and creates an illusion of the idol coming to life and threatening the hunters. Untitled story, pencils by Nick Cardy and Bob Lubbers, inks by Nick Cardy; Treasure hunters, working to get illicit gold out of the jungle, run afoul of the Jawalas, who capture them and torture them to death; Camilla returns the gold to the Jawalas. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 144 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4707747002

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. "Quest of the Dragon's Claw," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga, disguised, enters the kingship contest of the Bafwasendes in the place of the wounded Nyika; Despite the interference of the witch doctor, Nyika recovers in time to complete the contest on his own. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi frees a Cape buffalo from a tangled mass of vines; Later, Sirdah attempts to kill Wambi; He is stopped by the grateful Cape buffalo who learns of Wambi's plight from a macaw. Untitled story; Captain Terry Thunder and the lancer go upriver to deal with the murderous Barotes and their priestess. "The Big Top Battles a Storm" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; In an effort to loot a lost Egyptian temple, Reagan a safari guide, hypnotizes a scientist into believing that she is an ancient Egyptian queen; Camilla rescues the scientist and kills the guide. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Stories (1938-1954 Fiction House) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 4 #9 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4524711010

Junior Medics of America, The (1953 1359 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Junkwaffel TPB (1994 Fantagraphics) 2-1ST VG/FN 5.0

Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.