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Jet Powers (1950) 4 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

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Art by Bob Powell, Wally Wood and Al Williamson. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #39. Science hero Jet Powers uses advanced tech to battle supervillains, in sci-fi stories that have gained a cult following for their Bob Powell art. In the aftermath of the Dust Doom from issue #3, humankind is prey to greedy opportunists and their napalm attacks; A pilot shot down over Korea discovers that he cannot be killed; Space Ace is lured into a trap on Titan by Flor, queen of the space pirates, in a story with art by EC legends Al Williamson and Wally Wood. Cool space-battle cover by Bob Powell. The Rain of Terror!; The First Man in History Who Could Not Die!; Space Ace: Death in Deep Space!; The Fleets of Fear! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 51 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4447825003

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. A frightened boy is accused of murder; Red Hawk and his friends must avoid hostile Apaches to report buffalo activity to their tribe; Straight Arrow follows a fleeing outlaw all the way to New York City. Cool wolf cover by Fred Meagher. The Mystery of the Frightened Boy!; Smoke Signals; Red Hawk: Message for the Chief; Straight Arrow Goes East!; Fangs of Justice! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strong Man (1955) 2 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Water spotting. Staple rust with migration.

Art by Bob Powell and others. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #132. An orphaned acrobat is raised by circus folk to become a strongman performer, using his abilities for crimefighting whenever the need arises. Strong Man battles a runaway tiger and investigates a series of suspicious accidents at a friend's circus. Strong Man tracks the criminal mastermind called The Big Man. Strong Man must escape an exploding bridge while seeking a missing locomotive. Hard-Luck Harrigan; Muscle Building - How To Start; The Big Man; Muscle Building; The Stolen Locomotive. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.