Stanley comic books issue 1

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - July 1956. Cover by Victor Olsen. Men's magazine featuring stories on crime, fitness, and pin-up girl pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 84 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

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Vintage men's interest magazine that focuses on adventure short fiction stories, true crime, war updates, and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stanley and his monster find a book that shows them "How to Build a Tree Fort." Story & pencils by Phil Foglio, inks by Chuck Fiala. Cover by Foglio and Michael Golden. Inking assist by Jim Aparo for the Joker dream sequence (2 pages) and by Dennis Janke for the Superman dream sequence (1 page). 2-page text piece by editor Paul Kupperberg on the history of Stanley and His Monster. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 23 - April 1956. Men's magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and girls! Illustration by Walter Popp. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 24 - June 1956. Cover by Milton Luros. Men's magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and girls! Illustration by Walter Popp. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $13.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%.

Volume 1, Issue 26 - October 1956. Cover by Clarence Doore. Men's magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and girls! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $46.00 View scan Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Edvard Moritz, Jon Blummer, Al Camy, Charles Nicholas, and Harry Lazarus. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring tales of ghouls, vampires and the undead. A mysterious suicide is only the start of a tale of horror. A monstrous boar-man stalks the high mountain passes. A car designer creates a pliable metal, but it is somehow alive. The Specter's Revenge; The Tomb of the Unseen; Numbered for Death; Mountain of Doom; Payment in Full; A Live Corpse for the Zombie; The Spirit in the Steel. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W.

NOTE: According to the Grand Comics Database, issues Vol. 1 #5 do not believe exist.

Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1957. Judy O'Day photo cover. This issue with a Tina Louise (Gilligan's Island) pictorial. Erotic short fiction stories by Jules Hillary, and Honore de Balzac, Satire by McCartney and Manfred M. Brutus, pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - April, 1957. Bettie Page cover plus centerfold and nine other photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W and color. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $86.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Stories and art by J. Philip Tarleton, Thomas Arnes, William Cornish, Dave Kingston, William Dunlappe, and Howard Cherna. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring posed photographs as illustrations (some of which must be seen to be truly appreciated). Professor Macready and his team of archaeologists find a woman's coffin and unwisely ignore the ancient curse burned into it. Peg discovers that those old legends about werewolves were all too real. Hapless models are lured into a maniac's torture dungeon. Love Is the Color of Blood; The Spell of the Witch; Howl, Wolf, Howl!; The Gory Terror of the Night!; The Unholy Six; Naked Slaves of the Master of Hell!; The Devil of Denham Swamp! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Written by Paul D. Storrie. Art by David Alvarez. Cover by David Alvarez and Jeff Balke. Oh no! Who's been stealing fruit from all the gardens in Arbordale? Was it the prankster Chester Chipmunk? Or maybe Baby Fang? Accusations fly until someone suggests that maybe it was the Ghost of Bunnyburrow Manor! Neighbors have claimed to have seen it flying around, but are ghosts even real? And if they are, why would they be stealing fruit? Stanley Squirrel offers to lead an expedition into the house to see if it really is haunted and find out just what's been going on. But as the gang creeps around the house looking for answers, what they find isn't what any of them were expecting! Jeff Balke (FANTASTIC FOUR, JOHN CARPENTER'S ASYLUM, DEADPOOH), Paul Storrie (ROBYN OF SHERWOOD, HARLEY QUINN & THE GOTHAM GIRLS) and Dave Alvarez (LOONEY TOONES, TMNT, GARFIELD) bring you STANLEY'S GHOST, a Halloween adventure from John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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By David Schwartz & Lance Martin. Cover price $1.50.

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Written by Austin Janowsky. Art and Cover by Juan Pablo Montenegro. Marcial Scoot! Imprint: Cool down from the summer heat with an uplifting 'Christmas in July' special! Jenny Rose is a bit of a loner. She's not into dolls, the latest cell phones or coolest games. She loves spending time with her family and learning about their traditions from her grandfather. He passes onto her a secret ritual that only one family member in a generation can do, bringing Stanley the Snowman to life! Stanley is a magical snowman, the embodiment of the holiday spirit and their family history. After months of preparation, the night finally arrives… but things don't go exactly as planned! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

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Written by Austin Janowsky. Art and Cover by Juan Pablo Montenegro. Marcial Scoot! Imprint: Cool down from the summer heat with an uplifting 'Christmas in July' special! Jenny Rose is a bit of a loner. She's not into dolls, the latest cell phones or coolest games. She loves spending time with her family and learning about their traditions from her grandfather. He passes onto her a secret ritual that only one family member in a generation can do, bringing Stanley the Snowman to life! Stanley is a magical snowman, the embodiment of the holiday spirit and their family history. After months of preparation, the night finally arrives… but things don't go exactly as planned! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

2nd Printing. Written by Austin Janowsky. Art and Cover by Juan Pablo Montenegro. Marcial Scoot! Imprint: Cool down from the summer heat with an uplifting 'Christmas in July' special! Jenny Rose is a bit of a loner. She's not into dolls, the latest cell phones or coolest games. She loves spending time with her family and learning about their traditions from her grandfather. He passes onto her a secret ritual that only one family member in a generation can do, bringing Stanley the Snowman to life! Stanley is a magical snowman, the embodiment of the holiday spirit and their family history. After months of preparation, the night finally arrives… but things don't go exactly as planned! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

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Weekly 4 page handout detailing attractions at The Stanley Theatre in Philadelphia. The theatre, named after Stanley V. Mastbaum, opened in 1914 and was the flagship of the Stanley Company theatre chain owned by the Mastbaum brothers.

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1st printing. Written by Hannah Tunniclife. Art and cover by Erica Harrison. Its a botanical burglary! Who is swiping precious and priceless plants from the Narlybone Gardens? Barnaby Moss, Head of Horticulture is flummoxed. Somebody is thieving very rare specimens from the wintergarden and they are worth a lot of money! The latest Detective Stanley mystery is curlier than a vine and full of twisty secrets. Join Detective Stanley and his pal, Parker Pine, to catch the botanical bandit! A perfect comic for young readers moving on from picture books, children who love comics, or anyone who likes a good mystery! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 3/4-in., 64 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

1st printing. Written by Hannah Tunnicliffe. Art and cover by Erica Harrison. Detective Stanley has barely sat down for his breakfast pancakes when he receives an invitation he cannot refuse. The Natural History Museum has been raided on the opening day of the Bleat Mondrian show and Stan has been called to investigate. The most perplexing thing about the case: Nothing has been stolen! But now Stanley finds himself in a tight spot even his powers of deduction could not detect. Can he get himself out of trouble and can he solve the mystery of The Natural History Museum? Softcover, 7-in. x 8-in., 64 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

1st printing.

Written by Austtni Janowsky. Art and cover by Juan Pablo Montenegro Marcial.

The Nonstop trade paperback is here just in time for Christmas!

Jenny Rose is a bit of a loner. Shes not into dolls, the latest cell phones or the coolest games. She loves spending time with her family and learning about their traditions from her grandfather. He teaches her a secret ritual that only one family member in a generation can do, bringing Stanley the Snowman to life! Stanley is a magical snowman, the embodiment of the holiday spirit and their family traditions. When Jenny's parents reveal a holiday surprise of their own it snowballs into an unexpected adventure!

Stanley is determined to save the day in a Christmas tale everyone in the family will enjoy.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 104 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

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Written by Jeff Balke and Paul D. Storrie. Art by S-bis and Jeff Balke. Cover by David Alvarez and Jeff Balke. Just as Halloween arrives, Chester Chipmunk claims to have solved the mystery of why a nearby woodland is known as the Forgotten Forest. His friends are sure that this is just another of his elaborate pranks. The thing is, his duck friend Billy Billington is going along with it and those two never agree! Reluctantly, Stanley Squirrel and his other friends agree to go along to learn the truth. Only what they find in the shadows under the leaves is far more weird and frightening than how the forest got its name! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $7.50.