Comic books published by Ace Comics, graded by CGC

Baffling Mysteries (1952) 8 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3886194006

The Bride's Borrowed Time, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Husband becomes curious about the lifelike male dolls kept by his beautiful young wife -- and why one of them talked to him; Lucretia is a witch dabbling with the secrets of the "Australian bush country head-hunters." Baffling Mysteries #7; One spring day in 1912, Richard Wentworth an American business man, checked in at a well-known hotel in London ...; The ghost of a burning man warns Wentworth that the hotel is on fire. Jungle Idol's Vengeful Rage; Professional hunters in northern India stalk a black panther guided by Ra-La, goddess of destruction; Stealing Ra-La's ruby eyes, the hunters flee to London. At the Sound of Airi's Drum, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Yama's Fiery Fury, art by Chic Stone; Explorers in Sumatra encounter a race of belligerent lava-men. They can be rendered harmless by contact with water, of course. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1999686023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $180.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4433221004

Kill, My Minions of Death!, art by Lou Cameron; Thanks to "years of experiments plus a knowledge of black magic", Ivan Buloff controls an army of flying severed hands that kill on his command; He even blackmails the helpless German government. Duel of the Spectres, pencils by Dick Beck, inks by George Klein; Jeff Pearson and his wife travel to Scotland to inherit the family castle; Pearson is confronted by the ghosts of his dead brothers, including a vampire. Evil Cult of the Juggernaut, pencils by Dick Beck; Writing a book about native lore, Paul Reynolds discovers the cult of the juggernaut in India; The evil high priest Rashonu exploits his followers to amass riches. Master of the Undead, art by Al Hartley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $289.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1972704006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.67) will be charged at checkout.

6 of Me on the Prowl, art by Ken Rice; An evil sculptress and a mad doctor create six clones of ex-G.I. Barney Phelps; As the clones commit crimes, the real Phelps is desperate to stop them. 12 Hours to Doom, art by Lou Cameron; Businessman Arthur Matlin discovers a magic sundial which summons Chronos, the spirit of time;p With the help of Chronos, Matlin can travel some hours ahead into the future; He uses this ability to commit crimes. The Ghost in the Portrait, art by Ken Rice; A young couple free the ghost of an evil ancestor; He takes revenge on the bones of the people who sentenced him to death; Then he commands the man to murder his wife, as he did with his wife. Crimson Wraith from the North, art by Sy Grudko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $274.50 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #0124701009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.24) will be charged at checkout.

6 of Me on the Prowl, art by Ken Rice; An evil sculptress and a mad doctor create six clones of ex-G.I. Barney Phelps; As the clones commit crimes, the real Phelps is desperate to stop them. 12 Hours to Doom, art by Lou Cameron; Businessman Arthur Matlin discovers a magic sundial which summons Chronos, the spirit of time;p With the help of Chronos, Matlin can travel some hours ahead into the future; He uses this ability to commit crimes. The Ghost in the Portrait, art by Ken Rice; A young couple free the ghost of an evil ancestor; He takes revenge on the bones of the people who sentenced him to death; Then he commands the man to murder his wife, as he did with his wife. Crimson Wraith from the North, art by Sy Grudko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $237.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4482079003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.11) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

The Maze Master, art by Lou Cameron; Victor Rarlo is a sadist who loves puzzles and lets people perish in his fiendish mazes; Being challenged by a strange mystic, Rarlo travels into psychedelic mind-mazes and gets irreversibly caught in the maze of his own mind. Tune of the Zombie Queen, art by Louis Zansky; Washed-up dancers Ferdie and Doris take over a stage act from a genuine voodoo queen in New Orleans; They have to pay a price though--and turn into zombies. Hostage of the Unearthly, art by Ken Rice; Demons from the "half-world" invade our "earth-plane" through a pathway opened by radiation experiments. When Voodoo Drums Rumble, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $170.00 Paper: White Label #4569550007

Cover art by Ken Rice. Daughters of Doom, art by Louis Zansky; Student Dan Revere works as a graveyard keeper to earn his college money; He meets a female vampire who looks like his fiancée Anne. The Winged Spectres of Dismal Swamp, art by Lou Cameron; Gregg Damion crashes his car in the swamps and is rescued by a giant, heat-radiating moth; Finding overnight shelter, he meets swamp dweller Igor and his mysterious daughter Siri. Valley of the Macabre, art by Chic Stone. Ancient Curse of the Medusa, pencils by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $425.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2031122006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. The Terror of Dread Isle, art by Louis Zansky; Off the coast of Scotland lies Dread Isle; There live "fog creatures" with the ability of shapeshifting. I Walked at Midnight, art by Al Eadeh; Two vampires live in a cemetery; One day this hunting ground cannot provide nourishment for both of them. The Lyre of Doom. Treasure of the Dead, art by Gene Colan; On the deathbed of his father, Ralph Sandon promises to return a pirate treasure the father stole. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $289.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0358251007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. The Terror of Dread Isle, art by Louis Zansky; Off the coast of Scotland lies Dread Isle; There live "fog creatures" with the ability of shapeshifting. I Walked at Midnight, art by Al Eadeh; Two vampires live in a cemetery; One day this hunting ground cannot provide nourishment for both of them. The Lyre of Doom. Treasure of the Dead, art by Gene Colan; On the deathbed of his father, Ralph Sandon promises to return a pirate treasure the father stole. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,172.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4301298016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($35.16) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Doomsmoke, art by Ken Rice; Pipe collector Ira Krim is fascinated by a skull-shaped pipe in a curio shop; Despite all warnings, he is compelled to own the pipe, even if it means his doom. Legend of the Long 3rd Finger, art by Louis Zansky; With his terrible first marriage behind him, a man starts a life with a new family; He is called to the deathbed of his first wife, who lets the man know that his first-born was born with a long 3rd finger, a sure sign that he is cursed to be a werewolf. Candles for the Undead, art by Jim McLaughlin. The Face In the Fog, art by Martin Marty Rose. 36 pages Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,060.00 Paper: Cream to off white Spine of cover completely split and cover detached. Label #2058231002

Cover art by Dave Berg. Untitled Magno and Davey story. "The Terror of the Deep" starring Unknown Soldier. Untitled story; Enraged that his fellow student cadets made fun of him because of his wolf-like features, Adolf Krimetz nursed hate, vengeance and rebellion at his fate...until years later, he had the opportunity to exact his revenge on his tormentors, who had become generals in the U.S. armed forces; Turning himself into a wolf from the waist up, Krimetz used his superior strength, agility and fierceness to strike at his foes until Lash Lightning stepped into the picture. "Senor Colt's Payday" text story by Brant House. Untitled Captain Courageous story, art by Harry Sahle; Man-eating locusts attack. Untitled Blitz Buster story; The foul schemes of Hitler's fifth columnists. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $895.00 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle Label #4414264001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.85) will be charged at checkout.

The 4 Favorites Give Uncle Sam a Hand public service announcement to buy War Bonds and to salvage old paper, metal and rubber. "The Corpses That Wouldn't Stay Dead"; Lash Lightning vs. Dr. Diablo; Lightning Girl appears. "Master of the Roto-Dynamo"; Magno and Davey vs. The Clown. "Pay Dirt Gamble" text story starring Jess Cattlee by Ralph Powers. Untitled story starring Captain Courageous and the Unknown Soldier; vs. General Hakura. Untitled Captain Courageous story; Flood waters roar in the Mississippi. Untitled story featuring Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub. Untitled Murphy's Mess Boy story, script by Lou Ferstadt (as Looey) and Harvey Kurtzman (as Kurtzman). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $3,021.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4136437001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.63) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Louis Ferstadt. Untitled Magno and Davey story, art by Louis Ferstadt; the Clown uncovers a diabolical scheme. Untitled story, art by L. B. Cole; Satan, in the form of Hitler, competes with the Unknown Solder to claim the soul of slain Private George Smith. "One-Man Stampede" text story by Cliff Howe. Untitled story starring Lash Lightning, Lightning Girl and The Maestro, art by Louis Ferstadt. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $425.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2121661001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.75) will be charged at checkout.

Rudy Palais cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'The Adventure of the Watchmaker of Doom...'" art by Rudy Palais; "The Unknown Soldier"; "Lash Lightning"; and "Captain Courageous" art by Rudy Palais. "Hangnoose Heritage" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted in Four Favorites (1941) #28. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4313681009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

Rudy Palais cover. "Unknown Soldier" feature replaced by "The Unknown". In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey" art by Rudy Palais; "The Unknown"; "Lash Lightning with Lightning Girl, 'The Riddle of the 13 Red Points!'" art by George Mabuchi (as 'George Gregg'); and "Captain Courageous" art by Rudy Palais. "Conquest of the Big Muddy" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted from Super Mystery Comics Vol. 5 (1945) #3. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $349.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1571707002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout.

Rudy Palais cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey" art by Rudy Palais; "The Unknown" art by Rudy Palais, reprinted with CCA alterations as "The Haunted Three" in Web of Mystery (1951) #28; "Lash Lightning and Lightning Girl" art by Warren Kremer (as 'Doc'); and "Captain Courageous". "Pay Dirt Paradise" text story by Ralph Powers, reprinted from Super Mystery Comics Vol. 5 (1945) #4, and reprinted in Super Mystery Comics Vol. 5 (1945) #5 and in Super Mystery Comics Vol. 6 (1946) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,199.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4156565001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($65.97) will be charged at checkout.

Rudy Palais cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'The Music Box Murders'" and "The Unknown" art by Rudy Palais; "Hap Hazard"; and "Captain Courageous" art by by Rudy Palais. ".45 Venom" text story by Cliff Howe. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $355.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4260249020

"The Vampire's Weird Duel," "Gargoyles' Revenge," "The Mad Beast of Monaco," and "Tribe of the Terrible Trees." Stories by Richard Case, Louis Zansky, Lou Cameron, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Jim McLaughlin. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4465805002

Cover by Lou Cameron. Stories by Jim McLaughlin, Lou Cameron, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Louis Zansky, and Mike Sekowsky. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $2,436.75 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3846523002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($73.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lou Cameron. Stories by Jim McLaughlin, Lou Cameron, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Louis Zansky, and Mike Sekowsky. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $170.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4568491001

Cover by Jim McLaughlin. Stories by Jim McLaughlin, Charles Nicholas, Lin Streeter, and Charles Nicholas. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $769.99 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4555612025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jim McLaughlin. Stories by Lou Cameron, Sy Grudko, and Richard Case. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.