Comic books 1953, graded by CGC

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Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Their clothes are lost while Bud and Lou are in the jungle, searching for the Fountain of Youth. Book collector Bibly O'Phile hires detectives Bud and Lou to find out who stole a rare book from his collection. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to carry a crate across town for a woman. The Tropics; Crate Adventure; Booked for Larceny; All That Glitters; Gag Bag; Comedy Column; Rhapsody in Black and Blue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. The Terrible Truant! starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Hunter of the Seven Seas! starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Stand-in for 100 Convicts! starring Johnny Quick, art by Hy Mankin. Around the World in Eighty Arrows starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. The stories include a space-opera, a tale of explorers battling the dangers of the jungle, and a quest to discover the strange mountain creature known as the Snowman. Plus a story that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Breaking the Time Barrier!; Jungle Drum; Three-D Blinkey; The Hidden Depths; The Snowman; Sand. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. NOTE: Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; may or may not still have them included. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "Mark of Evil" art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; "Creepy Crossword Puzzle" activity page; "Death's Bridal Gown"; "The House That Jackdaw Built" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Fatal Strands"; and "The Twisted Hands" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST. "The Beast Wasn't Hungry: Stolen Diamonds Bring a Strange Reward in the Wilds of Africa!" illustrated text story by R. S. Fenton. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $335.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4568491007

Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "The Hands of Don José" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #6, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Weird Maze" activity page; "The Three Monkeys"; "Phantom of Flushing"; "Flowers on Deborah's Grave"; "Ghost of Raynham Hall"; and "Nothing Can Save Her" reprinted in Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #8, Haunted Love (2016 IDW) #1, and Haunted Love: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2017 IDW) #1-1ST. "Call for Claws: Old Bates Knew a Magic Word, but He Used It Once Too Often!" illustrated text story by Lewis Island. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $229.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Spine of cover completely split & cover detached. Label #2100312003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Contains cannibalism story "The Feast of the Ghouls", referenced by T. E. Murphy in "For the Kiddies to Read", Reader's Digest, June 1954. In order of appearance: "Feast of the Ghouls" art by Mike Sekowsky; "The Haunted Hotel" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #18 and #21; "Paid in Full"; "Satan's Pawn"; "Escape From Terrorland: Can You Get Through This Labyrinth?" activity page; "The Monster in the Maze" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) #2, Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #3, and Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #24; "Let's Go Mad"; "When Hell Broke Loose"; and "The Unbeliever" art by Mike Sekowsky, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #21. "The Lonely Place: There Was Something in the Old Family Homestead That Terrified Him..." illustrated text story by John Marvin. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Russ Heath, Paul Reinman, Stan Lee, Joe Maneely, Paul S. Newman, Chuck Winter, Bill Benulis, and Jack Abel. Weird tales of horror and suspense—prepare yourself for Adventures into Terror! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Shrunken Head" (art by Bill Benulis), "Once a Horse Thief," "Before the Dawn of Time" (art by Russ Heath), "The Hanging Man," "The Bear Facts of Life!" (art by Mac Pakula), and a two-page text story, "Iron Maiden." Cover price $0.10.

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"The Shrunken Head" (art by Bill Benulis), "Once a Horse Thief," "Before the Dawn of Time" (art by Russ Heath), "The Hanging Man," "The Bear Facts of Life!" (art by Mac Pakula), and a two-page text story, "Iron Maiden." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Bob Jenney and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #108. No issue # on cover; Vol. 10, issue #1 in indicia. Airboy helps an aviation pioneer who's being blackmailed over a 30-year-old crash that might have been an accident or murder. In Scandinavia, The Heap helps a man try to save his village from a disastrous civil engineering scheme. The story of circus pioneer Hachaliah Bailey's first elephant. Airboy; The Heap; 10¢ a Look; The Spanish Stab; The Finger of Asia; Bits from the Blue; The Rabbit of the Baselines. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder and others. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #109. No issue # on cover; Vol. 10, issue #2 in indicia. Airboy is captured by his old foe Keller and forced to participate in visually impressive aerial battles between Flying Dragon Ships. Only The Heap can help after a casino collapses into a sinkhole, trapping the hapless gamblers. A famed rabbit hunter runs afoul of native spiritual traditions in Haiti and meets a horrifying fate. Airboy; The Heap; Rabbit at the Door; Seven Bullets; The Bear Slayer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover by Irv Novick. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, Joe Giella, Bill Woolfolk, Gene Colan, Henry Boltinoff, Ed Herron, Jerry Grandenetti, Sy Barry, Ed Herron, and Bernard Sachs. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover by Irv Novick and Joe Giella. Stories by David Kahn, Carmine Infantino, Henry Boltinoff, Harry Harrison, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Irwin Hasen, Nat Barnett, Gene Colan, Bernard Sachs, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, and Joe Giella. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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100 page giant. Cover by George Frese. "Uncover Girl," script by Frank Doyle, art by George Frese; Veronica refuses to give Betty a picture of herself for the yearbook, since all the pictures have her wearing out-of-date fashions. "Twin Killing," art by Samm Schwartz; As a welcoming gesture to two new girls who just transferred to Riverdale High, Veronica and Betty agree to set them up with one time only dates with Archie and Reggie. "Wrong Track," pencils by George Frese; Dateless, Betty agrees to babysit for her Aunt Lucy. "Dyeing For A Date," script and art by Joe Edwards; Betty helps Reggie play a prank on Veronica so she won't go to the dance with Archie. "Shop, Look And Listen," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Mr. Weatherbee assigns Archie and Reggie to rehabilitate his desk. "Gals Are Too Clever" text story. "For Better Or Verse," script and art by Joe Edwards; Archie pays Jughead to write a love poem, and then gives it to Veronica claiming he wrote it. "Big Fad Mamas," art by Samm Schwartz; In order to embarrass the girls out of the fad fashions they've taken to wearing, Archie and Reggie dress up in clothing from the Gay '90s. "Ugly Rumor," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tells Veronica he saw Archie escorting another woman. "With Mallet Toward None," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica insists on teaching Archie and Reggie croquet, but the collateral damage is too much for Mr. Lodge. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Bill Vigoda. "Beach Nuts"; Archie and the gang are at the beach on a windy day; Archie sets up a cabana fro Veronica which blows away so Archie nails it down to some wood; They start playing canasta but the wind blows the cards away so they decide to finish play in the cabana but it gets washed out to see with them still in it when the tide comes up. "All Balled Up"; It's the first day of spring and the guys are interested in is baseball rather than girls. Archie Fun Page; Indian war paint designs, how to make Indian rattles, coloring activity and connect the dots. "The Net Wit"; A lepidopterist is in town searching for a rare butterfly and takes the gang with him to try and catch one. "Hoops My Dear"; Mr. Lodge has a very important meeting with Mr. Richbuck with millions on the line and Archie keep disturbing Mr Lodge. "Out in Front"; Archie and Reggie are waiting in line for the school supplies store to open and Reggie hits a guy who he thinks is cutting in line. "Fountain of Youth"; The new fountain that Mr. Weatherbee got school funds for is broken in half on the day that the superintendent is coming to do an inspection. "Gun Fun" public service announcement; Jughead gives Archie gun safety tips. "Fair Game or Fowl"; Jughead is followed by a duck after he feeds him at the pond; The duck then follows Betty into school and goes into Mr. Weatherbee's office. "The More the Merrier"; Mr. Lodge is planning a Founders Day Celebration but when Betty overhears the plans she thinks he's planning a surprise birthday party for Veronica so she invites everyone over to his house. "Babes in the Woods"; Archie gets himself invited on a hike by Veronica but Reggie sabotages his plans and takes her instead. "Never Count on a Dame!" text story. "Angle With a Mangle"; Moose and Midge break up so Archie tries to get Moose to go out with Betty to keep her from getting in between him and Veronica. "Face Your Face"; A TV trivia show takes Jughead's picture and tells him to watch the program to see if his picture comes up. "It's a Snap"; Jughead takes up photography and Archie, Veronica and Mr. Weatherbee pose for the pictures. "Safe on First"; Betty buys a book on how to get to first base with a man and uses it on Archie. "How Now Brown Cow"; Mr. Weatherbee sends Archie to pick up a scow to get rid of garbage and he comes back with a cow. "Leery Theory"; Mr. Weatherbee encourages Coach Kleats to use Archie as a pitcher in the baseball game even though he isn't very good. "Study Buddy"; Archie crams for a test that he has to pass in order to get an increase in his allowance. "Caught with His Plans Down!"; Archie's father says he can't go play gold tomorrow because he has too much to do around the house. 116 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Russ Heath. "The Iron Head," art by Sid Greene; English soldiers in the Middle Ages are surprised to enter an enemy castle and find that a revolt has slain their opponents for them. "The Brain," art by Sam Kweskin; A polymath who is made aware that he does not have long to live pays off his large debts by selling his brain to several different universities. "The Fly and the Spider" text story. "The Man Who Dug Deep," art by Sol Brodsky. "The Strange Power," pencils by Louis Zansky. "Man Against Werewolf," art by Howie Post; A pack of vampires are living amongst the villagers under the pretense of protecting them from a non-existent werewolf menace. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Age Before Beauty, art by Sid Lawrence; A 45 year old man lands on a planet and marries a woman who is 21. No Evidence!, art by Louis Ravielli; A communist spy who steals state secrets by swallowing them and then getting his stomach pumped swallows a concentrated atomic energy capsule which burns a gaping hole through his belly. The End of the World!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien pacifist attempts to disguise himself as an earthling and warn the president of impending alien attack, but fails. Death Where is thy Sting, art by Don Perlin. The Hidden Planet!, art by Robert Q. Sale. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Kenneth Rice, Jim McLaughlin, Lou Cameron and unknown. Only a strong America can prevent...atomic war! In this issue: "Arctic Assault" with art by Kenneth Rice; "Old-Timers Die Hard" with art by Jim McLaughlin; 2-page text story "Weapon of Horror!"; "Operation Satellite" with art by Lou Cameron; and "Peril at Ploesti"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and André LeBlanc. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Art and his gang kidnap the adult daughter of a wealthy Vegas casino owner, but she turns out to be smarter and more formidable than they expected. Private eye Vic Flint investigates a murder, and gets set up as a fall guy for his trouble. Crooks set their sights on a lavish party for millionaires aboard the yacht Sea Nymph. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Las Vegas Loot; Lou Erskines One Man War; The Kidnapped Sea Nymph; The Crown Prince of Frisco; Vic Flint: The Case of the Jumping Beans; The Police Always Win; Piracy on Route One; Easy-Money Kid; The Tailor-Made Crime Wave; First Offense; The Body on Demand. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, and Ralph Mayo. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. A farmhand named Joe goes to the big city - Chicago - where he falls in with the Mob and becomes a hired killer. A cop goes undercover as a night watchman to get the goods on a robbery gang. Armored-car hijackers count on a thick fog to disguise their watery escape. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Killer from Hicksville; Foremost Fugitive; A Dangerous Job; Hard-Luck Lefty; Escape by Water; Every Crooks a Loser; When Ex-Cons Meet! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Doom Comes in Emerald Green, art by Ken Rice; Professor Montross sets up a magical slide show projecting scenes from history through the emerald of doom; He shouldn't have killed the projector's owner, because the show reveals his crime--in front of an assembly of policemen, of all things. The Witch's Vengeful Return, art by Louis Zansky; The soul of old witch Hepzibah is awakened in her descendant Nora; Nora goes on a vengeance spree, killing all descendants of those who burned Hepzibah at the stake 300 year earlier. Strands of the Faceless Horror, art by Lou Cameron; Harold Carpenter acquires a magical rug in India; The genie of the rug kills Carpenter's rival and weaves his soul into the fabric of the rug. Wings of Wickedness, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Syd Shores cover. Referenced in Parade of Pleasure. Plus color and B/W illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

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Four untitled Battle Brady stories. Scripts by Hank Chapman; art by Syd Shores (1 story) and Norman Steinberg (2 stories), plus one uncredited. Two-page text story, "Captain Hart Climbs Hinto Hill." Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Four untitled Battle Brady stories. Scripts by Hank Chapman; art by Syd Shores (1 story) and Norman Steinberg (2 stories), plus one uncredited. Two-page text story, "Captain Hart Climbs Hinto Hill." Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. Written by Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Dave Berg, Joe Sinnott, Mike Sekowsky, Cal Massey and unknown. Combat Kelly stars in an untitled story (cover has the title as "Death Trap on the Imjin!") by Hank Chapman and Dave Berg. Plus: "The King!" with art by Joe Sinnott; "The Outsider!" with pencils by Mike Sekowsky; "3 Day Pass" with art by Cal Massey; and 2-page text story "The Marine Sinks a Sub"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. Written by Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Dave Berg, Joe Sinnott, Mike Sekowsky, Cal Massey and unknown. Combat Kelly stars in an untitled story (cover has the title as "Death Trap on the Imjin!") by Hank Chapman and Dave Berg. Plus: "The King!" with art by Joe Sinnott; "The Outsider!" with pencils by Mike Sekowsky; "3 Day Pass" with art by Cal Massey; and 2-page text story "The Marine Sinks a Sub"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Roy Krenkel and Harry Harrison. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Martin Smith, Paul S. Newman, Leo Hagler, Richard Kahn, Al Gordon, Jesse Merlan and Harry Harrison. Pre-Code horror comics from Trojan Magazines. Sometimes listed as Beware (1953 Trojan) #14. A human is abducted by aliens for their gladiatorial games, but even his victory may hold disaster. Edward hates cats, but they seem to follow him everywhere - and what is their connection to the mysterious beautiful woman? According to the Table of Contents, the last story has the charming title Give Me Back My Head. It is described thusly: "Strange and horrifying are the mysterious happenings in the looming darkness of the jungle. Sorcery or not, Dr. Carter learned a terrible lesson when his greedy eyes rested on the jeweled crown of the Ugarnos." No improving on that. Also, a severed hand avenges its owner's murder. The Uninvited; The Clutching Hand; Death Trap; Revenge of the Dead; Give Me Back My Head. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #14 March on cover (actual #2 in series). Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Belfi. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Al Tyler, John Belfi, and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code horror comics from Trojan Magazines. Kent ill-advisedly decides to investigate reports of a ghost rider haunting the forest. A French socialite creeps out his guests because of his fascination with snake-worshipping cults. A dead composer's last work drives its performer to commit murder. Plus an article about real-life examples of items rising into or falling from the sky. When Werewolves Die; Galloping Ghosts; Slithering Terror; Into Thin Air...; Music of the Demons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Al Tyler, John Belfi, and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines really gets into gear with this issue. In fact, this issue was used for an illustration in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent (illo #12, with caption, "Children are first shocked and then desensitized by all this brutality."). A mad scientist builds a robot and programs it to think, then is surprised when it attacks him with a yen for taking over the world. In one of the more original "poetic justice" horror stories, a man murdered in a paper pulper returns from the grave to avenge his murder through paper products. Hugo seeks revenge on those who have slighted him. Plus a grisly article about real-life decapitations and what happens after. The Thing from Beyond; Almost Human; The Paper Ghost; Life After Death?; The Phantom of the Moor. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Al Tyler, John Belfi, and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines really gets into gear with this issue. In fact, this issue was used for an illustration in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent (illo #12, with caption, "Children are first shocked and then desensitized by all this brutality."). A mad scientist builds a robot and programs it to think, then is surprised when it attacks him with a yen for taking over the world. In one of the more original "poetic justice" horror stories, a man murdered in a paper pulper returns from the grave to avenge his murder through paper products. Hugo seeks revenge on those who have slighted him. Plus a grisly article about real-life decapitations and what happens after. The Thing from Beyond; Almost Human; The Paper Ghost; Life After Death?; The Phantom of the Moor. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, and Maurice Gutwirth. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Lighthouse keeper Lester encounters an underwater alien with a hunger for shipwrecked sailors. Alan seeks his war buddy Ted, who's vanished in India, encountering strange mysteries and ancient magic in his quest. A Nazi war criminal is pursued by the ghosts of those who died in his concentration camp. Horror at the Lighthouse!; The Tattooed Heart!; The House of Death; Strange Friendship; Search into the Unknown! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Chess master Roger engages Death in a chess game during a near-death experience, but after he's revived, Death wants to continue the game. A train engineer gets a job offer to conduct the train to Hell, a one-way trip for most. Scientist Hiram creates a machine that can transport the souls of the elderly into the bodies of the freshly dead, and it just gets worse from there. The Man Who Defeated Death!; Dripping Terror; Last Express!; Tempest in a Teapot; The Walking Cadaver. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Mell Lazarus, Robert Bernstein and Ernest Schroeder. Medieval adventure featuring the wandering knight errant known as the Black Knight. The Black Knight battles an army to prevent a woman from being burned at the stake as a human sacrifice. The Black Knight searches for his missing friend, the Sheriff of Blisford, but he's vanished as if he never existed. Plus an early cartoon by Mell Lazarus, creator of the Momma and Miss Peach comic strips. Human Sacrifice; Old Liz; The Invitation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Chuck Cuidera and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Dungeon of Fear" with inks by Chuck Cuidera; "The City of Mindless Men"; and "The Space Mirror"! Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "Diplomatic Courier"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin. Stories by Dick Wood, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson and Chuck Cuidera. Read about the origin of the Blackhawks in the super-story "The Man Who Could Defeat Blackhawk" with art by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Blackhawk is also featured in: A flying saucer assault in "Lost Horizon of Terror" with art by Dillin and Cuidera; "The Red Tiger" by Dick Wood, Dillin and Cuidera; and 1-page text story "The Human Reptile," reprinted from Modern Comics (1945) #101. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #39 (with a page cut and a panel re-lettered). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $469.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #0111922002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.07) will be charged at checkout.

Remaindered copies of several different issues from the 40's and 50's were rebound with leftover covers from Blazing Comics #5. This issue's interior is a copy of Web of Evil (1952) #2. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $725.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2105285018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a US regiment in Korea is suddenly gripped by inexplicable fear. The world seems topsy-turvy when Captain Marvel Jr. confesses to murdering his cop friend Jim, and is sentenced to the electric chair. Prof. Edgewise thinks he's figured out the location of Atlantis, and with Captain Marvel Jr.'s help, learns that it's still occupied. The Hunted; The Regiment That Was Afraid to Fight; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Big Businessman; Guilty of Murder; The Fourth Dimensional Elephant; The City In the Maelstrom. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a US regiment in Korea is suddenly gripped by inexplicable fear. The world seems topsy-turvy when Captain Marvel Jr. confesses to murdering his cop friend Jim, and is sentenced to the electric chair. Prof. Edgewise thinks he's figured out the location of Atlantis, and with Captain Marvel Jr.'s help, learns that it's still occupied. The Hunted; The Regiment That Was Afraid to Fight; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Big Businessman; Guilty of Murder; The Fourth Dimensional Elephant; The City In the Maelstrom. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,495.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white File Copy. Label #0009636007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Al Avison, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Abe Simon and Moe Marcus. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Scientists create a ravenous bacteria and realize they can control its actions. Archaeologists encounter deadly ants and living mummies in a pyramid. A doctor learns how to read the minds of others, but the first person he tries it on turns out to be a murderous lunatic. Nightmare of Doom; Vengeful Corpse; The Place!; The Living Mummies; True Tales Of The Tomb; Mind Over Matter; Web of Doom! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Steve Kirkel, Henry Kiefer and Vince Napoli. Tales of pre-Code horror from Youthful Magazines. A horror story based on the classic Rudyard Kipling story "The Mark of the Beast." Another story is based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, his first to see print, in which the survivor of a brutal family feud is undone by fate and an untamed horse. An artist makes a deal with the devil, and receives a disembodied hand that will do anything he asks, even draw...or kill. The Mark of the Beast; The Curse of Metzengerstein; The Creeping Hand; The House of Greed. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $399.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4548078004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Fox. Stories and art by Harry Harrison and Steve Kirkel. Tales of pre-Code horror from Youthful Magazines. A horror story based on the classic Sir Walter Scott story, "The Strange Case of Wandering Willie." Two other stories are adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe classics. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," a killer's guilt drives him to madness, or maybe it's the other way around. In a story based on Poe's "MS Found In a Bottle," a shipwrecked sailor is taken aboard a ghost ship. Cover art by noted artist Matt Fox, better known for his covers of pulp magazines such as Weird Tales. Strange Case of Wandering Willie; The Secret of Life and Death; The Tell-Tale Heart; Doomsday Ship; The Evil Eye. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Mr. Chase introduces a tale of intrigue with the following: "You readers may think that because this is a comic book, all these stories are dreamed up by haggard looking writers pounding fiction out of a typewriter until the wee hours of the morning...Well, you're right!" An insurance investigator arranges a pardon for a convicted bank robber, in hopes of finding the loot he stashed away before he was caught. Ex-con Frankie gets a job at a munitions plant and falls in with a plan to rob the place of its payroll. Bondage cover by Lou Morales. So... You Want to Be a Detective???; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Alias Gregori; Full Pardon!; The Thirteenth Victim; Radio Patrol: Steal a Million; Killer, Come Home. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase take a second honeymoon at a remote resort, and quickly stumble on a corpse and a murder plot. Police investigate a locked-room mystery after jewel thieves steal the Harriman necklace, and all the clues lead to Gabbo the monkey. Escaped killer Brady hijacks a boat to freedom, but a rough storm and a savvy female navigator make short work of him. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Vacation from Violence; Behind Locked Doors; Kill the Witness!; The Breath of Death; Stormy Crossing; Inside Job; Radio Patrol: Death Car; Eye Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $195.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Tape on interior cover. Label #1974355006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by William Zeller. Stories and art by Richard Kahn, Mo Marcus, Robert Leslie Bellem, Bill Fraccio, Art Gates, Jack Miller, Ray McClelland and Mike Esposito. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm's arch enemy Professor Zarno sets his sights on the British Crown Jewels during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (a hot topic at the time). To solve a murder at the United Nations, Chinese-American scientist Dr. Foo employs his natural deductive skills, and perhaps even his supernatural skills. Wax figures confuse the clues in a case for Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (the most famous sleuth in the pages of Crime Mysteries). Bondage-themed cover by William Zeller is an homage to (or swipe from) an early Jack Kirby cover, for Champion Comics (1939-1940 Worth Publishing) #10. Lance Storm: Death Stalks the Crown; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Murder in Wax; Kitty Vale: Picture of Death; Murder is a Skin Game; The Fantastic Dr. Foo: Prayer of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Tony Tallarico, Ray McClelland, Pierre Charpentier, John C. Mitchell, Bill Fraccio, William Grew and H. C. Kiefer. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. The ol' "injury-to-the-eye motif" returns, as Dan Turner seeks a killer who fires poison darts into his female victims' eyes! This story also features a deadly Punch & Judy show, hilarious Dan Turner tough-guy dialogue, and a villainous puppet-master who resembles Marvel's Puppet Master. Gail Ford goes undercover at a costume party to catch a wealthy man's killer, in a story with plentiful action-girl art. Sally the Sleuth and "The Chief" are mystified when an executed killer seemingly returns from the dead...for revenge. Gail Ford, Girl Friday; Ray Hale: Murder at First Base; Sally the Sleuth: Back From the Dead; Steve Wilder: Stuck With Murder; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: The Poisoned Puppet. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #7, while the numbering continues with Secret Mysteries (1954) #16. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $2,499.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, piece re-attached to cover with glue. (TOP EDGE OF COVER TRIMMED). COVER TRIMMED. Label #1252580003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($74.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A cheating wife and a murderous husband plot to out-murder each other with a fire and a wild horse. Brothers who owe a huge debt to mobsters prove to be even worse at murder than they were at gambling. When jealous stunt fliers fall for the same woman, the opportunities for them to murder each other are plentiful. Famous hanging-corpse cover by Johnny Craig was cited in illustration #10 of the famous anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Fire Trap!; The Welchers; Rope!; Double Jeopardy; Plane Murder. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Hy Fleishman. "The Note of Death," art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Norman Conway is made mayor on the promise to buy a haunted house from mobster Jake Lomax and turn it into a school; The witch Mary appears on the scene and starts fires. "Food For Thought!", art by John D'Agostino; Phil Stewart crashes his plane into the jungle and is rescued by mystery woman Kadira; She flees from her cannibal tribe and follows Stewart to the US to be his wife. "Grave Information" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Vampires Bite," art by Hy Fleishman; Doctor Ralph Bowan keeps a menagerie of freaks - a vampire, a ghoul and a witch - in his house, encased in big formaldehyde vats; When Bowan finds out that his wife Lily is cheating on him with his assistant Alan, he kills them and integrates them into his collection. "Sea of Ghosts," pencils by Harry Harrison; Captain Caleb Firth is a slave trader; He murders a cargo of Chinese workers to escape the coast guard; But one of them returns from the dead and comes for revenge. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.