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Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 2 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4636894001

Cover art by C. C. Beck. World of the Microscope, art by George Tuska; Sivana uses his latest discovery to shrink Captain Marvel and Beautia. Invasion From Mars, art by George Tuska; The Spider Men from Mars invade the Earth. The Curse of the Scorpion text story. The Pirate's Treasure, script by Rod Reed, art by George Tuska; Captain Marvel fights sea pirates. The Arson Fiend, script by Rod Reed, art by George Tuska; Captain Marvel stops an arsonist. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 27 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #19-1951E10-003

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Marc Swayze, Bert Whitman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck Shop, Bert Whitman and unknown. Now on Earth, Mr. Mind uses his cosmic brain ray to command worms to eat away at the foundations of skyscrapers, causing them to collapse. Captain Marvel eventually discovers the villain hiding under his nose and decides to stop Mr. Mind once and for all by crushing him underfoot in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 6: Mr. Mind on Earth" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Makes a Movie Hit" with story by Otto Binder (Los Angeles city story); "The Pledge of the Gremlins" by Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop; and "The Arabian Nights of Today" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Little Sneezer in "De Code in de Dose!" by Bert Whitman; Captain Kid in an untitled 2-pager; and 2-page text story "The Bases Were Loaded" by Gary Brown. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 31 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Pencil on cover.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Rod Reed and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Captain Marvel discovers Mr. Mind's South Pacific headquarters but the villain has left multiple booby traps behind, one of which changes him back to Billy Batson and delivers him to the crocodile men of Planetoid Punkus in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 10: The Booby Traps of Mr. Mind!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel in Buffalo!" with story by Rod Reed (Buffalo, N.Y. city story); "Captain Marvel Enforces the Law of Gravity!" with story by Otto Binder; and "Captain Marvel Fights His Own Conscience!" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 2-pager. And: 2-page text story "Canteen Spy" by Rod Reed. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 32 GD/VG 3.0

Chew. Water damage.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. On Planetoid Punkus, Billy observes Mr. Mind's latest invention, a mammoth cannon called Great Big Bertha which is aimed at Earth and can fire shells that are a mile long. Billy escapes so that Captain Marvel can try to stop the cannon from being fired, but he is too late in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 11: The Firing of Great Big Bertha" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Deep in the Heart of Dallas" with art by C.C. Beck (appearances by Mayor Rodgers, Love Field, SMU, the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News, and the Cotton Bowl); "The Military Misfit!" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "The Glass-Blower of Greenpoint!" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: 2-page text story "Name, Rank and Serial No." with script by Jess Benton. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 47 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4644960002

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and George Marko. Art by C.C. Beck, George Marko and Pete Costanza. Superhero action with the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel and Dr. Moss shrink down in size and enter an anthill, where they encounter the super-powered "Marvel Ant" and a plot to overthrow the queen. The Jinx sells a bridge to Simp Simon and thinks he's made a tidy profit, until he sees how much the Simp makes panhandling at the bridge. Captain Marvel battles a great flood. Plus a PSA for WWII paper rationing, and a vintage ad for the Captain Marvel Club. The Marvel Ant; Dopey Danny Dee; Sergeant Sandy; Whipper-Snappers; The Voice; Simp Simon and the Jinx; The Second Deluge; The Mountain Marvel Feud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 53 CGC 1.0

Paper: Off white to white

Coupon cut out back cover. Tape on cover.

Label #3870190006

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Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Meets Uncle Marvel's Rival" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Ebenezer Batson and Uncle Marvel appearances); "The Incredible Calculator" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza (Billy as Colonel Marvel). Plus: 2-page text story "Bloody Hill" by Ray Tender. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 71 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #1126960019

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel and his Three Lieutenant Marvels star in "The Adventure in Time!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (Sivana appearance; final appearance of the Three Lieutenant Marvels). Captain Marvel also stars in "Captain Marvel Traps a Sleepwalker" by Bill Woolfolk, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza, and "The End of the World" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Inward Struggle" by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Satellite Prison" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 17 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4198563011

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Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel, Jr. meets 115-year-old Freddy Freeman in 2044, and learns he retired from superhero work in 2019. Freddy Freeman tries to help another disabled boy win the rodeo by secretly being his "good luck charm." Axis spies use model planes, in a story curiously predicting drone warfare. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. Another stunning cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future; Opportunity Knoxx; The Shangri-La Saboteurs; Rubbernose Randolph; There's No Such Thing as Waste Paper; Cowpoke Joe; The Model Plane Menace! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 17 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2120671002

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Anti-war protesters are secretly Axis agents, in a story billed as "The Most Daring Capt. Midnight Story Ever!" Midnight's dopey sidekick Sergeant Twilight sees students rehearsing for a play, and thinks he's back in the time of Julius Caesar. Axis spies want to sabotage Captain Midnight's latest invention, a plane that's lighter than air. Terrific cover may be the work of Mac Raboy. The Americans Who Forgot; Red Skye: Thunder Sea; Sergeant Twilight Meets Great Caesar's Ghost!; Johnny Blair, in the Air; The Wolf of the Wasps; The Plane That Wouldn't Stay Down. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jackie Robinson (1950) 3 FR 1.0

5.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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"Jackie Robinson Breaks into the Majors." This story retells the origin of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American to break into the Major Leagues. Also includes: "Jackie Robinson Battles the Teen-Age Terror"; "Jackie Robinson Rides the Whirlwind"; "Wee Willie Keeler"; and "It Happened in Brooklyn." Written by sportswriter Charles Dexter. Photo cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 18 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4652009009

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. While taking an art class at the beach, Mary encounters a talking sea serpent and quickly gets wrapped up in its story. Freshman Freddy's professor is so absent-minded, he's the one who shows up for a test in his underwear. Mary tries to manage a pet shop full of mischievous animals. Plus a plethora of comics-format ads, including Bubbles and Yanks for Yanks Bubble Gum, and Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. And a vintage ad for Captain Marvel t-shirts. The Talking Sea Serpent!; Memory Test; Two of a Kind; The Absent-Minded Professor; Antics of a Pet Shop!; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; The Sinister Tropical Snow! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 19 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Staples replaced. Centerfold detached.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Jack Binder and others. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary encounters a witch in the Enchanted Forest - and magic is one of her few vulnerabilities. A Freshman Freddy comedy intersects with a Mary Marvel adventure, thanks to a Fawcett printing error. Mary investigates the Mountain Mystery. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck and Pete Costanza. The Mountain Mystery!; The Swimming Lesson; Freshman Freddy: Troubled Waters; The Good Will Court!; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Accidents Will Happen; The Enchanted Forest!; Vita Min. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 29 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4521721004

\Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Iron Heel of the Huns!, art by Mac Raboy; Freddy Freeman is air-lifted into the heart of Nazi Germany, who, as Captain Marvel Jr., is to attempt to free the founder of an anti-Nazi movement who is being held in a secure, well-guarded prison. Untitled Bulletman story; The Flying Detectives come face to face with The Bee, who uses concentrated bee venom as a murder weapon. The Fumes of Fear starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Hoodoo Hannigan: Chapter 1: Lightning Over Luaca text story by Joseph P. Millard. Untitled El Carim story. Untitled Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall story, art by Ralph Carlson; Oil found on the Indian land and the murder of a government agent brings Buck and Mike to investigate. Untitled Companions Three story. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Soldier Comics (1952-1953 Fawcett) 5 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4697726001

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spy Smasher (1941 Fawcett) 11 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4649717002

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and others. One of Fawcett's most popular superheroes, Spy Smasher fights saboteurs, fifth columnists, Quislings and collaborators during WWII. In South America, Spy Smasher realizes that Vasquez has been kidnapped and replaced by an Axis imposter. Spy Smasher investigates "haunted" defense plants, where he sees strange ghostly shapes and machines moving of their own accord. A mysterious soldier of fortune with no homeland begins to work for the Axis, in a story that features a Nazi-punching two-page opening spread. The Phantom Machines!; Menace over South America!; The Demlins; The Man Without a Flag!; Dead Mans Vengeance; The Battle-Scarred Cloak! Final issue of the series; Spy Smasher's adventures continued in Whiz Comics, where he became Crime Smasher after the war, and had a one-issue series under that title. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 1 FR 1.0

Full length spine split with covers detached.

Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by George Evans, Bernard Baily and Shelly Moldoff. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: After two hundred years the Duke of Allister rises newly born from his casket at Carnoc Castle. Now immortal, he seeks to lead a second life. But the forces of witchcraft which granted him his gift return to haunt the Duke in "The Curse of Carnoc Castle" with art by George Evans. Plus: Karl Danner steals the coat of a dying man and uses the ticket he finds in its pockets to escape aboard a ferry. Unfortunately he has chosen the ferry of the dead and is doomed to ride along in "Stand-in for Death" with art by Bernard Baily. And: Beautiful Carlotta marries undertaker Hiram for his money. Things get dangerous when she finds out that her husband made a pact with the devil in person in "The Coffin-Maker!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "Doctor MacCready's Little Men" written by Al Schutzer, and an ad for Worlds Beyond. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 3 FR 1.0

Full length spine split (taped).

Edited by Roy Ald, Al Jetter and Will Lieberson. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Powell, Bernard Baily and Shelly Moldoff. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: When landlord Semple Ridgedon finds a society of murderers lodging in one of his buildings, he tears the place down and rebuilds it in a modern way. But the evil ghosts appear anew and confront Ridgedon with his promise to join them in their cult of murder in "The Cult of the 13 Ghosts" with art by Bob Powell. Plus: Trapped in a mirror world, two men face a flesh-eating monster. The horror subsides when the magical mirror is smashed from the outside in "Beware the Jabberwock" with art by Bernard Baily. And: On behalf of his friend Hans Buloff, Lawrence Avery, "famous investigator of psychic phenomena," looks into the strange happenings at Buloff mansion. Avery encounters Buloff's vampire bride and her creepy butler. The investigator manages to foil all evil plans in "Quest of the Vampire!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "Ditworth's Little Friend" written by John Martin, and an ad for Down with Crime. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 10 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from top with interior splitting and tearing.

Edited by Will Lieberson, V.A. Provisiero and Al Jetter. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Bob McCarty, Leonard Frank and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: When Professor Niles unearths the remains of a Neanderthal man, the whole town suddenly regresses into inexplicable caveman behavior in "Let the Past Lie Buried!" with pencils by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: An adventurous photographer wants to take pictures of a mysterious, forbidden place called City of the Dead amidst a desert. He forces his entry by poisoning himself, but takes too high a dose and actually belongs in the realm of the dead in "The City of the Dead!" with art by Bob McCarty. Also: Engineer Roger Ellis is able to see striking doom in form of a black phantom. With a sorcerer's help he captures the phantom and imprisons it. But the horrible creature can free itself and strikes again in "Phantom of Disaster!" with story by Bill Woolfolk. And: Art painter Leo Main is threatened by his landlady Mrs. Tyran. He paints a murder scene involving her and an ominous fat man. The fat man becomes reality, though, and starts developing a will of his own in "The Fat Man!" with art by Leonard Frank. Plus: 2-page text story "The Mills Grind Fine" written by John Martin, and ads for Strange Stories from Another World and Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 10 GD 2.0

Edited by Will Lieberson, V.A. Provisiero and Al Jetter. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Bob McCarty, Leonard Frank and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: When Professor Niles unearths the remains of a Neanderthal man, the whole town suddenly regresses into inexplicable caveman behavior in "Let the Past Lie Buried!" with pencils by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: An adventurous photographer wants to take pictures of a mysterious, forbidden place called City of the Dead amidst a desert. He forces his entry by poisoning himself, but takes too high a dose and actually belongs in the realm of the dead in "The City of the Dead!" with art by Bob McCarty. Also: Engineer Roger Ellis is able to see striking doom in form of a black phantom. With a sorcerer's help he captures the phantom and imprisons it. But the horrible creature can free itself and strikes again in "Phantom of Disaster!" with story by Bill Woolfolk. And: Art painter Leo Main is threatened by his landlady Mrs. Tyran. He paints a murder scene involving her and an ominous fat man. The fat man becomes reality, though, and starts developing a will of his own in "The Fat Man!" with art by Leonard Frank. Plus: 2-page text story "The Mills Grind Fine" written by John Martin, and ads for Strange Stories from Another World and Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 11 GD 2.0

1 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached. Oxidation.

Edited by Will Lieberson and V.A. Provisiero. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Leonard Frank, Bob Powell and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Actor Raymond Lawrence is cheating on the many women he dates. When one of them commits suicide, her former boyfriend swears revenge and builds a female robot...with the mission to search and destroy in "Lover"! Plus: Psychiatrist helps man overcome his delusion of turning into a bat in "And Then What????" with art by Bob McCarty. Also: Host character Dr. Death actively stars in this story as a satanic magician fulfilling wishes -- with a catch, of course -- in "The Bags of Trouble" with pencils by Leonard Frank. And: The age-old witch Mudga is cursed with the ability that anything that comes in contact with her is killed instantly. She's trying to live a reclusive life, but townsfolk just won't leave her be in "Touch of Death" with art by Bob Powell. Plus: 2-page text story "Vendetta" written by John Martin, and ads for Terror Tales and Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 13 FR 1.0

Centerfold detached. Lateral spine tears. Water damage.

Edited by Will Lieberson and V.A. Provisiero. Cover by Sheldon (Shelly) Moldoff. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Bud Thompson and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: A family curse haunts castle Tolchime. Oscar Tolchime, the last descendant, is trapped there and has to face the vengeful spirit of Lady Constance, who was put to death there 400 years before, in "The Tapestry of Tolchime" with art by Bob McCarty. Plus: Movie actor Jackson Blair makes his way to fame with the help of a witch's magic potion. When Blair breaks his promise to marry her in return, she makes his head disappear. In a final confrontation, Madame Dazong dies and Blair gets equipped with a new, horrible head in "The Man Who Lost His Head!" by Bill Woolfolk and Bud Thompson. Also: We accompany Warren Hopkins on his journey from his deathbed to the pearly gates. In between he takes over his body once more, giving his family a scare when he rises as a zombie from the grave in "Where Do We Go from Here?" And: Newspaper reporter Allen Drake is assigned to cover a scientific discovery: Professor van Bohm shows him proof of an alien invasion...and dies moments after. Drake has to run for his life, but everywhere he turns, the aliens are already in control in "The Formless Shadows" with inks by Thompson. Plus: 2-page text story "Dark Angel" written by John Martin, and 1-page stories "The Haunted Treasure" and "The Mystery of the Poltergeist"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 18 VG/FN 5.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Molno, John Belfi, Steve Ditko, Shelly Moldoff and Sy Moskowitz. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! Includes EC swipe of Haunt of Fear #5, injury to eye panel. In this issue: Xanadu, the misshapen youngest brother of four, plots and schemes his way to the throne. Having disposed of his brothers, Xanadu is faced with their ghostly revenge in "The Last Earl!" with art by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster) and John Belfi. Plus: An evil man is marrying women for money and killing them afterwards. One of them, though, returns from the grave and surprises her former husband in "Bridegroom, Come Back!" with art by Steve Ditko. Also: Graverobber Charley Deffer takes over the job of the cemetery caretaker, because the dead themselves have chosen him in "Caretaker of the Dead" with art by Shelly Moldoff, reprinted from Beware Terror Tales (1952) #1. And: A jeep crashes in the jungle and a party of four is led before the Grand Kabah, the master of death. All fail their test in this realm between life and afterlife in "Valley of Shadow" with art by Sy Moskowitz. Plus: 2-page text story "The Land of No Place"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 20 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Sy Moskowitz. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, Steve Kirkel, Bill Molno, Ray Osrin, Bernard Baily and unknown. No one knows when Dr. Death may strike in these blood-curdling tales of terror! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Medieval Italy: misshapen hunchback Fernando wants to win the people's affection by building them a magnificent monument. But the construction has its flaws in "The Monument" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Plus: A group of adventurers find the treasure of Ulysses. Cursed as it is, the men have to relive the perils of the Odyssey and get decimated one by one in "The Curse of the Odyssey" with art by Steve Kirkel. Also: Victor Manson can retrieve his wife from Death's realm -- and trick the devil -- in "Quest of the Beyond!!" with art by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster) and Ray Osrin. And: Karl Danner steals the coat of a dying man and uses the ticket he finds in its pockets to escape aboard a ferry. Unfortunately he has chosen the ferry of the dead and is doomed to ride along in "Stand-in for Death" with art by Bernard Baily, reprinted from issue #1. Plus: 2-page text story "The Simbis of Zimbabwe," and 1-page story "Facts About Witches and Witchcraft"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 21 VG+ 4.5

Interior tearing.

Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by unknown. Art by Chic Stone, Sy Moskowitz, Steve Kirkel and George Evans. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: A hitchhiker-hating man feels suddenly compelled to give a stranger a ride. Sitting in the seat next to him is Death in person in "The Hitchhiker" with art by Chic Stone. Plus: People get waylaid and murdered for their money inside the carnival attraction "Tunnel of Terror" with art by Sy Moskowitz. Also: A vein of gold tells us how prospector after prospector dies when finding it. Because they all forget to look out for the rattlesnakes in "I Am the Gold!" with art by Steve Kirkel. And: After two hundred years the Duke of Allister rises newly born from his casket at Carnoc Castle. Now immortal, he seeks to lead a second life. But the forces of witchcraft which granted him his gift return to haunt the Duke in "The Curse of Carnoc Castle" with art by George Evans, reprinted from issue #1. Plus: 2-page text story "The Quiet One" written by John Martin, reprinted from Unknown World (1952) #1. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 19 CGC 7.5 Promise

Paper: Cream to off white

The Promise Collection.

Label #1974334007

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. "The Black Magician," art by C.C. Beck; A mysterious character, who hears Billy's broadcast in which he states that the stories of witchcraft and black magic have come out of the back country from time to time and are mostly pure imagination, decides to make a believer out of the young broadcaster! "The Evil Guides" starring Golden Arrow, art by Golden Arrow. "The Antarctic's Tropics" starring Lance O'Casey. "Spy Smasher's Shakedown Cruise," art by Charles Sultan. "Patriots for Gain" starring Dan Dare. "The Gunman and the Boy" text story, art by Carl Formes (La Rac Semrof). Untitled Dr. Voodoo story, art by Mac Raboy; After fighting off a pirate ship, Hal and Nero leave the Spanish ship to continue looking for the Golden Flask. "To Shrink a Giant" starring Ibis the Invincible. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 23 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art and story. Interior tape under staples.

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Cover pencils by C. C. Beck. "The Bal Masque," art by C. C. Beck; Billy and Whitey return from their adventure in Guatemala (where they battled the Mayan monkey-god) and receive a note from Mr. Morris to meet him in Washington D.C. in regards to a secret mission; They are instructed to meet the radio station owner at a masked ball, and he introduces the pair to the ambassador and his daughter. "The Man Who Bet the Ranch on Golden Arrow." "Crack Shot" text story, art by Joseph J. Millard. "Hunt for the Sea Raider," art by Lance O'Casey. "Schtinker's Mosquito Murders" starring Spy Smasher, art by Charles Sultan. Untitled Chubby story, script and art by Tom McNamara. "Battle on the Sea" staring Dr. Voodoo, art by George Tuska; Hal and Nero catch up to and board Svenson's ship; They make their way to the cabin where Anita is being held and then are set upon by the pirates. "Sacrifice to the Angry God," art by Ibis the Invincible. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 42 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3839078004

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Emil Gershwin, Clem Weisbecker, Louis Cazeneuve and unknown. Captain Marvel returns in the Time Chair in "One Thousand Years from Now: Part 2" with art by C.C. Beck (continued from the previous issue). Plus: 2-page text story "Bottoms Up" by Ray Tender; Ibis the Invincible in "The Black Sorceror"; Little Albert 1-pager; "Spy Smasher Battles the Brazen Colossus of Japan" by Otto Binder and Emil Gershwin; Lance O'Casey in "Ape Island" with art by Clem Weisbecker; and "Golden Arrow Defeats Death in Lost Canyon!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 44 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Tape on interior cover and interior.

Label #2058567003

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Dick Briefer, Emil Gershwin, Clem Weisbecker and unknown. Featuring "The Life Story of Captain Marvel" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Grizzly Bear Mystery" with art by Harry Parkhurst; "Jack the Second (Modern Giant Killer)" with art by Dick Briefer; "Spy Smasher Joins the Junior Spy Smashers" with art by Emil Gershwin; Hedda and Tails 1-pager by Victor Pazmino; Lance O'Casey in "Dukwadl, Maker of Zombies" with art by Clem Weisbecker; 2-page text story "The Fox Hole" by Nathaniel Nitkin; and Ibis the Invincible in "The City of Skeletons"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 51 GD+ 2.5

Two wraps detached at single center staple. Tape on interior page.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Al Carreno, and Alex Blum. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but one of the contestants is the daughter of a wizard, who threatens an ugliness curse if she loses. Lance O'Casey and Mike investigate a supposed sea serpent, and find a secret Axis super-weapon. A hobo is transformed by Ibis's magical Ibistick into a second Ibis. Captain Marvel: The Beauty Contest; Golden Arrow: The Iron Horse; Spy Smasher: Mystery of Spy Island; Lance O'Casey: The Deadly Seadragon; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: Bobo the Hobo. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 2 0.3

INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, interrupts art and story.

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Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Pierce Rice, James Wilcox, and Ken Battefield. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet, nicknamed "the Crimson Knight," meets three of his greatest foes in quick succession, including: Dr. Death, whose strange musical compositions bring death to those who play them; The Ghost, a living skeleton out of the Scooby-Doo school of villainy; and jewel thief the Horned Hood, who looks like a bad Batman knockoff (though Bats was only a year old himself at the time). All three were future members of the "Death Battalion" (as well as Jon Morris's 2013 book The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains). Atomic-powered superkid Atom Blake reveals his latest superpower - splitting into two identical Atom Blakes - before flying off to Mercury in search of his father, and being captured by Mercury's gigantic insects. Wealthy playboy Allan Lanier is so inspired by the film Hunchback of Notre Dame, that he dresses as the Hunchback to fight crime, surely one of the stranger superhero identities. Mr. Scarlet: Melodious Death; Mr. Scarlet Meets the Ghost; Mr. Scarlet: The Horned Hood; Atom Blake: The Worlds of Time, Part 1; Jim Dolan; The Man Who Forgot; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback: The Underworld Trembles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.