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Ghost Rider (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 7 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4376669001

(A-1 Comics #51) Cover by Dick Ayers. Art by Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #51. Adventures of the original Ghost Rider, a Western marshal who uses special effects to make outlaws think he's an otherworldly avenger. With this issue, the series takes on horror elements to fit with the horror trend in 1950s comics. A cursed Native tomb seems to be guarded by a winged serpent whose bite means death; The Ghost Rider seeks the truth about zombie gunfighters that are murdering ranchers in a small town, so he creates some zombies of his own; In Tales of the Ghost Rider, a rancher battles a white wolf that he soon learns is actually a werewolf. The Haunted Tomb!; The League of the Living Dead!; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Bloody Fangs of Fear!; The Murder in Wax! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Picture Novelettes (1946) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

From The Collection of Jon Berk

Label #1485503002

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Story by Allen Saunders. Art by Ken Ernst and Paul McCarthy. An early precursor to romance comics. The bulk of the issue is taken up with a collection of a Mary Worth strip from 1944. Mary's new tenant, Senora Lisa De Leon, keeps her face hidden under a veil while she undergoes a mysterious treatment from Dr. Karen Ward. But how will the new love of her life feel when her procedure is done? Also featuring pinup photos of movie stars John Hodiak and Alan Ladd, and a one-page Gertie O'Grady gag strip. Romantic John Hodiak; Mary Worth: Doctor Ward's Secret; Gertie O'Grady; Romantic Alan Ladd. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Ace (1952 ME) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.

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Art by Fred Guardineer. Cover by Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #61. A collection of Space Ace sci-fi adventures by Fred Guardineer that originally appeared in Manhunt! (1947). A strange black box from outer space takes over the minds of everyone on Mars, except for Space Ace and Jak Tal. A joke handshake buzzer proves essential in helping Space Ace and Jak Tal defeat an alien invasion. Jak Tal pretends to split with Space Ace's team so he can infiltrate the Invisible Pirate gang. Fun cover by Dick Ayers. The Thing in the Box; The Men From Deep Space; The Harp of Death; The Adventure of the Invisible Pirates. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thunda (1952) 1 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seals and staples replaced. Cover MARRIED.

Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Frank Frazetta. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #47. A jungle lord fights to survive in a valley that time forgot, with art by legendary artist Frank Frazetta during his early years. Military pilot Roger Drum crash-lands in a lost African valley of ape-men and prehistoric monsters. To survive, he becomes the warrior Thun'da, a Tarzan-like figure. Now he must survive wild animals and the empire of queen Pha. This issue has the distinction of being the only original comic Frazetta illustrated from cover to cover. King of the Lost Lands; The Monsters from the Mists; When the Earth Shook; Gods of the Jungle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thunda (1952) 2 VG- 3.5 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Water spotting. Staple rust.

Art by Bob Powell. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #56. A jungle lord fights to survive in a valley that time forgot. Kuviroo abducts a woman from the outside world, hoping to pass her off as a great white goddess; Berber slavers capture Pha and Thun'da, but luckily Muka the elephant is close by; Thun'da and Pha meet Cave Girl, just before they are all taken captive by the apemen of Kor. The White Goddess of Kotangu!; The Diamond Death; Jungle Killers!; The Ape God of Kor. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.