Gil comic books issue 8
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Issue #8
$4.30
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Painted cover art by Stan Campbell. Synopsis of the book, art by Gerald McCann. "Blizzard Rescue," art by John Tartaglione; Carl Gillam flies his plane in Alaska to save an injured miner. "Wings of Myth - Wings of Man," art by H. L. Kihl; recounts mankind's legends and early attempts at flight. "Leonardo's Dream of Flight"; a summary of Leonardo's designs for flying machines. "First in the Sky," art by Graham Ingels; the story of French balloon inventors. "From Gliders to Gasoline"; man's experiments with gliders. "The Great Almost," art by Gerald McCann; the quest for powered flight. "The First to Fly"; The Wright Brothers design and build the first airplane. "What Makes an Airplane Fly?"; an introduction to the physics of flight. "Pioneer Pilots" featuring Alberto Santos-Dumont, Louis Blériot, Henri Farman, Charles Willard, and Glenn Curtiss. "A New Weapon"; the development of fighter planes in World War I. "The Red Knight of Germany," pencils by George Evans, inks by Reed Crandall; the story of the Red Baron. "Between the Wars"; aviation development between the wars. "A Deadly Weapon," art by Sam Glanzman; advancements in airplanes as weapons during World War II. "Brick Wall in the Sky," art by John Tartaglione; Jet fighters and the sound barrier are discussed. "Flight of the Future"; final words on flight. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #8
Published Jan 1954 by Gillmore Publ..Auction opens October 3- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover detached and taped to interior.
- Paper: Off white
- Label #0309082005
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, S. Finocchiaro, Sal Trapani and Eugene Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man has a nightmare that an earthquake releases demons from Hell. A witch gives an unhappily married man some variety by transforming him into different creatures. A man with a bad heart finds a miracle cure, but there's a terrible catch. I Killed Mary; Premonition; The Witches Curse; Bum Ticker; The One That Got Away, Come and Get Me! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$550 Weird Mysteries #8 CGC 4.5 Off-White to White Pages Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Final Issue. Fanzine published by Gil Gaier of Torrance, CA. 8.5" x 11", 56 pages, B&W Cover price $2.00.
