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Crack Comics (1940) 41 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. 1 1/2" spine split from the bottom.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Volto From Mars ad, art by Frank Robbins. Everywhere at Once!, art by Ed Dobrotka; Captain Triumph has to rescue Lance, Kim and Biff when their sailboat gets caught in a storm; But Lance is unconscious and can't summon him; Then they get caught in the Sargasso Sea. Homer's Odyssey starring Beezy, art by Bernard Dibble. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. In the grip of the Butcher... starring Hack O'Hara. Big Model Airplane Meet Today, script and art by Al Stahl; Inkie gets a job test piloting model planes. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

GI Sweethearts (1953) 38 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple

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Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 12 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split/tear. Cover oxidation.

Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Sultan, Gene Colan, John Forte, Chuck Cuidera, W.G. Hargis and unknown. She learned that money could not buy the kisses of the man she worshipped! Read..."Love Me as I Am!" starring Lola Cameron, Kip Landsdale, Uncle Rupert Cameron, Dr. Lake, Mr. Devers, Don and Cookie. Also featuring: "They Called Me a Tough Gal!" starring Sue Allen, Larry Mills, Mrs. Allen and Biff Dudley; "Vengeance in Her Heart!" starring Betty Harcourt, Bob Maynard, Julia Wiley and Alice Rogers; and "Honeymoon House" starring Linda Clayton, Danny Reed, Sandra and Edward Oliver. Plus: Advice on Love Problems letters page by Marilyn Minton. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 124 VG 4.0

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Cover by Ric Estrada & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Ric Estrada, Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta and unknown. Love and heartbreak meet in..."Love Stop," a 24-page tale! Also featuring the 5-page tale "The Girl Voted Most Likely to Succeed"! Plus: Jewelry in 1-page Dates 'n' Mates filler! And: Letters page Telling It the Way It Is...to Lynn Farrell. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 136 FN 6.0

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Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Katz, George Tuska?, Gene Colan, Win Mortimer, Vince Colletta and unknown. Sheila and Don are competing race car drivers. Sheila gets Don to fall for her, but he wants her to quit racing in "Smashup!" Plus: Anne and Betty are both dating Eric, although neither is very interested in him. Eric tries to tell each of them that he is seeing someone else, but they both string him along as a joke. When Anne and Betty discover they are both seeing the same person, they decide to show up together at Eric's apartment to see the look on his face. The joke is on them when Jane opens the door, introducing herself as Eric's fiancee in "The Pretenders"! Also: Carole invites her cousin, Jean, to the city to visit for a few weeks. Jean remembers Carole's penchant for stealing boyfriends, but Jean doesn't expect that to be a problem since she doesn't currently have a boyfriend. That starts to change when she meets a policeman who helps her when she gets lost on the way to Carole's house in the retitled? reprint story "Stolen Love"! And: As a teenager, Donna hangs out with wild Jackie 'The Rebel' and starts to get a bad reputation in town. She eventually stops seeing Jackie, but her reputation follows her. Many boys seem to be interested at first, but drop her soon after. After years of this, Donna and her mother wonder what keeps the old reputation alive. Donna finds out when she catches her best friend Cynthia telling her latest boyfriend about her past. But Dave realizes Cynthia is sabotaging Donna out of jealousy and tells Donna what matters is that she stopped seeing Jackie in the retitled reprint story "A Friend In Need!" Plus: Gale doesn't want to get involved with another man after she breaks up with Tad, but Bob is persistent. Gale clings to the love letters that Tad had sent to her while he was in the army, but the letters had actually been written for Tad by Bob while they were serving overseas together in the retitled? reprint story "With All My Heart"! Also: 1-page text story "Let's Get Married"; 2-page quiz "Are You Lovable To Men?"; and letters page Telling It the Way It Is...to Lynn Farrell. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 137 VG 4.0

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Cover by Jay Scott Pike & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta and unknown. When Shelly meets Steve, he wants her to change her hairstyle, her wardrobe, and her interests. She decides she really loves him, but she's shocked when she realizes he's made her into a copy of his previous girlfriend in "Don't Make Me Over!" Plus: Ellen tries to help Bob get back together with his estranged girlfriend, but falls in love with him herself in "Man on My Mind!" Also: Shirley unsuccessfully tries to get Walter to notice her, until her friend Rita suggests she try witchcraft. The girls cast a spell, and soon after, Walter calls Shirley for a date, but is black magic really responsible? Find out in "Love Potion"! And: Brenda's older sister June always attracts Brenda's boyfriends away, but she doesn't like it when one day the tables are turned in the retitled reprint story "How to Get a Man!" Plus: Lois is determined to get ahead in life but her boyfriend Vic doesn't share her drive in the retitled reprint story "Winter of Love"! Also: 1-page filler "The Supermagic Diet - Lose 7 Pounds in 7 Days"! And: Letters page Telling It the Way It Is. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Hit Comics (1940 Quality) 29 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Barry the Magician, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. Exhibit "A"; During the course of the case Foster was working on, Doc Vaughn discloses to Ah Choo Foster's true identity as the Great Defender. Making Things Hot For the Japs starring Her Highness. Murder In Hollywood starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Back In the U.S.A. starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daniel Goon For Sheriff starring Woopy. In the Clutches of Prof. Twerp, art by Paul Gustavson; Bill is kidnapped by the pint-sized scientist Professor Twerp, who attempts to discover Bill's powers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marmaduke Mouse (1946 Quality) 34 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Full length spine split. Brittle.

Smash Comics (1939 Quality) 58 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Midnight story; Doc Wackey invents a hypnosis machine that goes out of control and hypnotizes everybody except Gabby. Rookie Rankin story. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Bill Quackenbush. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Typhoon starring The Marksman. Googoo Labelle starring Daffy. The Jester story; Trigger and Pilbeam decide it'll be easier to commit crimes if one of them is disguised as the Jester. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.