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Black Rider (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 20 0.3

First page covered in plastic tape wrap. Comic is complete other than being coverless.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Syd Shores. Stories by unknown. Art by Syd Shores and George Tuska. The Wild West lives again! The Black Rider stars in three stories with art by Syd Shores: "You Die at Dawn!"; "Nothing Can Stop the Black Rider!" (title from cover); and an untitled story. Plus: Two-Gun Kid in an untitled back-up story with art by George Tuska. And: 2-page text story "New Sheriff in Town" (with a Kid Colt illo by Jack Keller). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hedy De Vine Comics (1947 Marvel) 26 FR 1.0

2" spine split from the bottom. Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Slight mold.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "Not in the Script!"; "Hedy Says No!"; "Double Trouble!"; and "The Sleeping Beauty!" Also in this issue: Giggles 'n Grins strips; 2-page text story "Ice Carnival"; Millie the Model in "Millie in the Movies!"; Tessie the Typist in "Movie Madness!"; and untitled Stamp News article by Kent B. Stiles. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Justice Comics (1948) 2 VG 4.0

Only one staple (manufacturing).

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Funny numbering on this title. Two versions of #7-9 exist with different dates. #8 on cover; however, this is the 2nd issue in the series. Dated Winter 1948. Cover by Syd Shores and Vince Alascia. Stories by unknown. Art by Syd Shores, Frank Sieminsky, Vince Alascia and unknown. F.B.I. in action! In this issue: "All That Money Won't Buy!" with art by Syd Shores and Vince Alascia; "The Case of the Strangler's Hands!" with art by Frank Sieminsky; untitled Unsolved Mysteries 1-pager; "Sharpshooter in Skirts!" (cover story); 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; 2-page text story "Reverse Justice"; "The Bully and the Beast!"; and "The Deadly Double Cross!" Plus: Six Giggles 'n Grins! cartoons by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Man Comics (1949) 17 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4697724007

Man Comics (1949) 18 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #4697724006

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 123 GD/VG 3.0

1.5" Spine split from bottom. Cover and first two wraps detached at one staple.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Correa, Mannie Banks, Louis Ravielli, Vic Carrabotta and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "The Lonely Road" with art by Bob Correa; "The Vampire's Victim" with art by Mannie Banks; "George!" with art by Louis Ravielli; "Defense Witness"; "No Way Out" with art by Vic Carrabotta; and 2-page text story "The Mark of Guilt"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 128 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Harry Anderson. Emily, art by Pete Tumlinson; An alien marries a homely Earth girl who is treated cruelly by those around her and gives her a ring that will protect her when the rest of his invasion force lands. The Search! text story. When a Vampire Dies; Villagers kill a vampire who was appointed for their district and he is replaced by a vampire not content to feed merely upon the blood of animals. The Man Who Meddled!; A researcher looking to accelerate the life span of mice succeeds, but because he was exposed to the process as well, his son is dead from old age two weeks after his birth, and he is aging rapidly too. Walking Horror, art by Tom Cooke. Oh, Baby!, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 14 VG- 3.5

"name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 10 VG- 3.5

Signed by artists Joe Sinnott and Russ Heath (interior), does not include certificate of authenticity. 1" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Russ Heath. Bluebeard, art by Tony Di Preta; A man who calls himself Bluebeard murders and robs the guests of his inn, but when a thief carrying a bottle of Nitro becomes his latest victim, Bluebeard decides to dispose of the bottle outside. Death Notice!; An obit writer who finds that he has the power to cause the deaths he writes about has the tables turned on him when the ghosts of his victims print an edition of the paper that says he dies in a train wreck. They Called Her a Witch!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Peasants call an old woman a witch, a man gives her the benefit of the doubt, but it turns out the peasants were right. Doom Island text story. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, art by Joe Sinnott; A man who invents a camera that can photograph the future is terrified when he sets it to a week in advance and produces a...blank photo. Detour!, art by Myron Fass; A man at a train crossing is killed and places a curse on motorists every year that one person must take his place. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 18 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4684693004

Mystic #18 features a memorable Bill Everett horror cover for "The Russian Devil!" The cover depicts skeletal communist party official literally dragging the corpse of an unfortunate citizen from his grave. "Get up, Ivan!" shouts the commie, "You can't escape us by dying! We're not through with you yet!" Fortunately, this story was written by a red-blooded American comic creator so the commie villain comes to a bad--and eternal--end. In Old Baghdad; A woman brought to the city as a slave schemes to become the wife of the Sultan but she is unaware of the the custom of that country to throw the Sultan's wife to the lions when he dies. The Drowning Man, art by Carrabotta; A thief cast overboard mistakes the back of a whale for a raft. The Perfect Mold text story. Tom-Tom!; Natives skin a cruel plantation owner and use him for their drums. Charley's Crime, art by Jack Abel; A thief comes back as a ghost to rob a bank but the ghost of the guard he killed stops him. The Russian Devil; The communist overseer of a labor camp is glad when he is told by his doctor that he has not long to live because he has spent his whole life killing and is weary; Death wants an assistant however and refuses to allow him to rest in peace. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Nellie the Nurse (1945 Marvel/Atlas) 15 GD 2.0

Water damage.

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Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "The New Nurse!"; "The Roguish Rajah!"; "A Hair-Raising Tale"; and "For the Love of Muscle"! Also in this issue: Tessie the Typist in "Tessie Takes the Stand"; two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman; 2-page text story "A Mystery for Melissa"; and Rusty in "The Hungry Burglar"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.