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    Street and Smith's Unknown (1939-1941 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 2 #4 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6
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    Super Comics (1938-1949 Western/Dell) 67 FN- 5.5

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    Stories by Chester Gould, Herc Ficklen, Dale Messick, Bob Jenney, Martin Branner, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, George Clark, Carl Ed, Stanley Link, Jim Chambers, and Harold Gray. Strips include Dick Tracy, You're in the Army Now, Brenda Starr, 'Cloudy' Williams, Winnie Winkle, Moon Mullins, Smitty, Our Neighbors the Ripples, Harold Teen, Tiny Tim, Clyde Beatty, and Little Orphan Annie. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Super Duck Comics (1945) 19 CBCS 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    HAS COA

    Label #22-0CB58FD-025

    Starts Jun 10
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    Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 37 GD 2.0

    3" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. "The Three Who Defied Death!" starring Superboy and Lana Lang, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan; Superboy helps three brothers complete dangerous jobs to pay for their mother's operation, and trips up a crook at the same time. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Clark Kent, Prisoner!" starring Superboy and Lana Lang, art by John Sikela; Clark Kent is kidnapped and held prisoner by a gang of crooks whom he believes have discovered his Superboy identity. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Varsity Vic humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Sport Snaps half-page about hockey by Martin Naydel. "Thaddeus Lang, Genius!" starring Superboy, Jonathan Kent, Thaddeus Lang, Prof. Lang, Mrs. Lang, and Martha Kent, pencils by Curt Swan; After the Langs leave town to tend to Sarah's ailing sister, Prof. Lang's half-brother Thaddeus blows into town and proceeds to swindle all the Smallvillians he can find, until Superboy intervenes in his schemes. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 38 VG- 3.5

    1.25" Spine split from top.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. "The Impossible Illusions!" starring Superboy and Zazar, art by John Sikela; A magician's reputation is endangered when a crook uses one of his tricks to pull an escape, but Superboy finds a way to help the magician and catch the crook at the same time. "Through the Eyes of Superboy!" starring Superboy, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent, script by Otto Binder, pencils by John Sikela; A crook deceives Superboy into wearing a badge fixed with a camera that relays a picture of his current location, threatening to expose his secret identity. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Willy humor page by Phil Berube. Block Buster puzzle half-page by Martin Naydel. Movie Mirth humor half-page by Harry Lampert. "The Ghost Ship of Kwajalein" article by Howard Dewey. Steam Boat - Superboy's Workshop. "Public Chimp Number One!" starring Superboy, Bongo, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent, pencils by Curt Swan; A trained chimpanzee TV star runs away, and Superboy tries to find him. Unfortunately, a gangster is also interested. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #56719589
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    Published Apr 1949 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 57 CBCS 4.0

    Paper: White

    Label #22-0F351BF-003

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Menace of the Machine Men, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Aliens appear to land in the woods outside Northville and invade the city with giant robots. Every Man a Superman, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is thrown into the future where everyone has super powers, and he meets a woman who looks just like Lois Lane. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Beethoven bio. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Son of Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman adopts an orphan boy and builds up his strength and confidence. Full-page ad for Superboy #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60722907
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    Published Jun 1949 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 58 GD 2.0

    3" cumulative spine split (taped). Cover and interior oxidation with chipping. Staples added (not manufacturing).

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Al Plastino. Tiny Trix, the Bantam Bandit, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Tiny Trix tries to get out of jail by claiming he's a juvenile. Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois' doctor advises her to try to transfer her love for Superman to a normal human, but her attempt to fall in love with Clark fails. Shorty humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Casey the Cop humor page by Boltinoff. The Case of the Second Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An earth scientist rockets his child to another planet where he grows up with super powers; He comes to Earth seeking Superman's help against the criminal scientist Bantor. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60596732
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    Published Oct 1953 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 84 CGC 0.5 Restored

    Restored: C1

    Paper: Off white

    Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover. 7th Wrap Missing

    Label #4358958006

    Starts May 6

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60596712
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    Published Jan 1955 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 94 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4358958010

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Three Dooms For Metropolis starring Superman and The Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Men Without a World starring Superman and three Blanthians (aliens from Blanth), script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Night Climbers text story. Clark Kent's Hillbilly Bride, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Clark is set to marry a mountain girl named Marybelle. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60696125
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    Published Jul 1955 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 98 CGC 2.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4376221004

    Starts May 6

    Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman's Secret Life starring Superman, Rags Stephens, and Harry Chadwick, script by France Herron, art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent, Outlaw, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman battles The Big Guy. Club For Adventurers text story by Joe Mallon. The Amazing Superman Newsreel, art by Al Plastino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591689
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    Published Sep 1955 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 100 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Near complete spine split (partially taped) with splitting to first wrap. Centerfold detached.

    Starts Apr 22

    Win Mortimer cover shows covers to issues 1, 25, 50, and 75. The Toy Superman Contest starring Superman and Red Anson, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superman--Substitute Teacher, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally gets called upon to be a substitute teacher in order to protect his secret identity. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Clue From Krypton starring Superman, Jor-El, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Floyd Fowler, and Lois Lane, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60696122
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    Published Nov 1955 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 101 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4376221005

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Al Plastino. Luthor's Amazing Rebus starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meek Man's Club starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Rainbow Doom, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally turns Lois Lane into glass. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #55263976
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    Supersnipe Comics Vol. 1 (1942) 10 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 29

    Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, Robert McKay, Bruce Elliott, Jack Binder. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Wing Woo Woo, Little Nemo, Rex King, and Ulysses Q. Wacky. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Supersnipe Comics Vol. 3 (1946) 11 GD+ 2.5

    Starts Apr 29

    Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Supersnipe in "Catastrophe at the Carnival," plus Bobby Crusoe (chapter four), Ulysses Q. Wacky in "Streamlined Time," Dotty, and a two-page Supersnipe's Diary text story. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 39 PR 0.5

    INTERIOR IS COMPLETE. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Cover and interior oxidation. Cover-to-cover edge tear.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover by Jack Davis. "Undertaking Palor," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Some boys peeping through an undertaker's basement window overhear a plot between the town druggist and undertaker to poison citizens to profit from their funeral costs. "The Craving Grave," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story is told by a grave; It speaks of spending lonely years of being laughed at by the other graves, because they have children (corpses) while the narrator remains barren. "Fire!" text story. "The Sleeping Beauty!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; In this grim fairy tale, the REAL reason sleeping beauty spends all that time sleeping during the daytime hours turns out to be...aw, you guessed it. "Shadow of Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; The shadow of a corner newspaper dealer detaches itself from his body one evening and seizes the shadow of an axe in order to assault an unscrupulous competitor who is attempting to ruin him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60526805
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    Target Comics (1940) Vol. 2 #1 PR 0.5 (R)

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    Interior is complete. All three edges TRIMMED, spine severely damaged (book removed from a bound volume). Front cover detached and adhered to a wooden slat. Staples added (not manufacturing). Three hole punch.

    Starts Apr 22

    Calling the Chameleon starring Target, script and art by Bob Wood. The Radio Ray starring Calling 2-R, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. The Factory Plague starring White Streak, script and art by Carl Burgos. The Phony Indians starring Bull's-Eye Bill, script by B. Holmes, art by L. Kenner. Pencils of Fire starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. The Three Mutineers--Fantastic Feature Films, script and art by Tarpe Mills. The Fatherland Federation starring Chameleon, script and art by Bob Davis. Droon's Plot Against Spacehawk starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60526759
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    Target Comics (1940) Vol. 2 #2 FR 1.0 (R)

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    Interior is complete. All three edges TRIMMED, spine severely damaged (book removed from a bound volume). Staples added (not manufacturing). Three hole punch.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover art by Bob Wood. Here you are, Uncle Sam... starring Target, script and art by Bob Wood. Washington, D. C. The Chameleon, master of disguise, and Slim, are on the track of another office... starring Chameleon, script and art by Bob Davis. Congressman Lawes Killed in Auto Accident starring White Streak, script by Ray Gill, art by Carl Burgos. Treasure Island [Part 1]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. Map For a Traitor starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. Map For a Traitor starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. Boystate has been mobilized... starring Calling 2-R, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. The Master Plan of Droon starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60800364
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    Published Dec 1955 by EC.

    Terror Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 7.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4378731004

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by John Larner, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein (credited as Alfred E. Neuman). Art by Reed Crandall, Joe Orlando, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring horror tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A carnival barker plots to get away with murder by faking his own death, but he fakes it a little too well. Villagers learn the horrifying secret of the basket that Vincent always carries on his shoulder. A gorilla's paw purchased in a strange little shop grants wishes, but at a terrible price. Some stories are credited to Alfred E. Neuman, a name soon to be irrevocably connected to MAD Magazine. Lush cover by Reed Crandall. The Sucker; Sure-Fire Scheme; Rest In Peace; The Basket; The Gorillas Paw. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60136841
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    Three Dimension Adventures Superman 3-D (1953 DC) 1953A FR/GD 1.5 3D Glasses Included

    Chew. Includes 3-D glasses.

    Starts May 6

    Copy with original 3-D glasses. Three Dimension Adventures (of Superman) 1953 original edition. Stories include "The Man Who Stole the Sun," "The Origin of Superman," and "The Man Who Bossed Superman!" NOTE: There is a 1990s era reprint edition of this comic. 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60632004
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    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 32 #1 GD 2.0

    Starts Apr 22

    April 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur Leo Zagat, Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Arthur J. Burks, George O, Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Kenneth Putnam, and Matt Lee. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #60743510
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    Tillie the Toiler Large Feature Comic (1941) 30 GD/VG 3.0

    3" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 29

    Large Feature Comic: Tillie the Toiler (1941). This comic was published by Dell Publishing Co. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591692
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    Published May 1946 by EC.

    Tiny Tot Comics (1946) 2 VG+ 4.5

    Writing on activity page.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover by Burton Geller. Stories and art by Ruth Geller and Burton Geller. Kids' funny-animal comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Dunny the Flying Donkey recalls how Mr. Pelican taught her to fly with her ears, Dumbo-style. Peter and Pinky visit Chocolate Land, the best of all the food-related lands. Wooden puppet Clippity Clop tries to help carpenter Mr. Jiggles build a house. Dunny the Flying Donkey; Peter and Pinky in Chocolate Land; Vegetable Village; Smoky the Snake; Pepe and His Burro; Lets Make a Basket!; The Talking Teddy; Cinderella; Clippety Clop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #55263994
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    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 7 GD+ 2.5

    Miscut/wrapped. Second half of book folded.

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom must protect the experimental XP-80 plane from saboteur Doctor Goliath, in a story that contains an impressive splash page of a train explosion, and another scene of Tom lassoing a plane in flight (!). Miserly Uncle Amos decides the Fumble family's pet pig would be a cheap source of bacon, but luckily he's a lousy shot, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Outlaws trap Jane and Pop Johnson in a burning cabin, but luckily, she's got her Tom Mix Straight Shooter telegraph set. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a page praising "Clean, High-Grade" Tom Mix Comics, and emphasizing that they have no "blood-curdling horror, gangster heros, glorification of war " or "cheap, badly drawn illustrations, to debase young readers' conceptions of form and proportion." (!) An early salvo in the comics culture wars. Action-packed cover by Fred Meagher has a little bit of everything. The Train That Vanished from the Face of the Earth; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Great Straight Shooters: Teddy Roosevelt; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Teepee of the Plains Indians; Tom Mix and the Cry for Help! 32 pages, Full Color.

  • Item #60632128
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    Published Nov 1950 by DC.

    Tomahawk (1950) 2 GD- 1.8

    4" Spine split from bottom (taped). Cover detached and glued to first wrap.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover art by Fred Ray. Four Boys against the Frontier starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. Frontier Editor starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Legend of the Five Chiefs--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Leonard Starr. Texas Trailblazer, art by Frank Frazetta. The Second Son of Chief War Winner starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591694
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    Published Jul 1951 by DC.

    Tomahawk (1950) 6 VG- 3.5

    Cover loose at one staple. Water damage

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover art by Bruno Premiani. Tomahawk -- King of the Aztecs, art by Bruno Premiani. The Victory of Flying Cloud starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Legend of the Blue Jays--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Leonard Starr. Readin', Writin' and Redskins starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58532983
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    Uncanny Stories (1941 Manvis Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

    Tape on interior cover.

    Starts Jul 6

    Vol. 1 #1 - April 1941. Novels: "Coming of the Giant Germs" by Ray Cummings, "Beyond Hell" by R. DeWitt Miller. Short stories: "Man From the Wrong Time-Track" by Denis Plimmer, "Speed Will be My Bride" by David H. Keller, "Meet My Brother - Mr. Ghost" by Wayne Overholser. Novelette: "The Earth-Stealers" by Frederic Kummer. 7-in. x 10-in. 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #58516133
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    Published Nov 1950 by Marvel.

    Venus (1948 Marvel) 11 CBCS 4.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #22-478CA56-011

    Starts Jul 6

    "The End of the World!" Venus manages to help a scientist with his love life and save the Earth from falling into the Sun. "Beyond the 3rd Dimension." A scientist dies, taking the secrets of dimensional travel with him. Also includes: "The Plot!" and "Perilous Patrol." With this issue, the title changes format, with "Stories of the Supernatural" appearing on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60617212
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 24 GD+ 2.5

    Lateral spine tear.

    Starts Apr 22

    68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 28 GD+ 2.5

    Tape on interior cover under staples. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 22

    68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60617215
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 47 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Full length spine split, back cover missing.

    Starts Apr 22

    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Walt Disney's Pluto the Pup (1938 Whitman BLB) 1467 VG 4.0

    Writing on interior cover.

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    Starts Apr 22

    Walt Disney's Pluto the Pup (1938 Whitman BLB) #1467, (Disney), Gottfredson

  • Item #59395126
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    Weird Comics (1940) 13 CBCS 2.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #23-211F269-003

    Starts Jul 6

    Edited by Victor Fox. Stories and art by Louis Cazeneuve, James J. Royal, Bert Whitman, Spencer Allen, and Robert Webb. An anthology of science fiction, horror and adventure comics from Fox. This is as pulpy as it gets. Miss Tilbury, the pretty co-worker who always belittles The Dart's civilian identity, is abducted by the criminals who have taken her cousin Roland; The Beast escapes prison and steals a powerful new gas weapon, and only the Eagle and Buddy can stop him; Marga and Ted seek vanished explorers and find a lost plateau in the jungle, where she kills an attacking panther using just her teeth. Dart; Sorceress of Zoom; Dr. Mortal; Eagle; Buffalo War; Marga the Panther Woman; Dynamo; Blast Bennett. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Fantasy (1951 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 22 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Missing back cover.

    Starts Apr 22

    Final issue of the series (becomes Weird Science-Fantasy with issue #23). Cover art by Joe Orlando. "The Silent Towns," script by Ray Bradbury and Al Feldstein (adaptation), art by Reed Crandall; Walter surveys a little white silent town on the edge of a dead Martian sea, wondering what happened to all of its inhabitants; He suddenly hears a phone ringing, but he is too late to answer it; After this happens twice, he succeeds in answering a phone and finds a Miss Selsor on the other end, and he meets her, only to find that she is fat and ugly; An adaptation of a Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles story. "The Freaks," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; The freaks at a circus side show are sick and tired of the stares of the crowds, their snickers, their groans of disgust...and one decides to quit. But when the freak is found dead in his tent, the circus owners go in search for a replacement. "Public Service!" text story. "The Fossil," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Joe Orlando; Astronauts land on a deserted planet and begin hunting for archaeological evidence of the former inhabitants; They find a huge skeleton of a creature that apparently walked on all fours, but are baffled by its nature. "Derelict Ship," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Bernie Krigstein; Captain Vance Kaye is the commanding officer of an exploratory spaceship; He's obsessed with searching every derelict ship his crew discovers, but nobody knows why. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 3 CGC 3.5

    Decapitation cover

    Paper: Off white to white

    Slab: See item notes

    Minor side edge crack(s), less than 1".

    Label #4270380001

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A surgeon's lifelong rival beats him to a prestigious position, so he cuts off his hand, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Paul inherits his uncle's castle, and also his family legacy of monster-making. A subway worker discovers giant ants beneath the city. While the Iron Was Hot; Hand of Fate; Your Name on It; The Disbeliever; The Castle of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #6 GD/VG 3.0

    First page detached and taped in place.

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 34, Issue 6 - December 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #6 GD/VG 3.0

    2" spine split from top.

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 39, Issue 6 - July, 1946. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Manley Wade Wellman "Shonokin Town", Seabury Quinn, Ray Bradbury "The Night", Allison V. Harding, Jim Kjelgaard, Charles King, Harold Lawlor, E. L. Wright, Stanton Coblentz, and P Schuyler Miller. Illustrations by A. R. Tilburne, Boris Dolgov, Matt Fox, Irwin J. Weill, Lee Brown Coye, and Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #11A GD/VG 3.0

    3" Cumulative spine split.

    Starts Jul 6

    May 1947. Note: The May 1947 issue and July 1947 erroneously have the same volume and issue number. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "The Place with Many Windows", Seabury Quinn, Carl Jacobi, William Tenn, Ray Cummings, Harold Lawler, Manly Banister, and Walter Harwood. Illustrations by Andrew Brosnatch, Lee Brown Coye, Irwin J. Weill, Boris Dolgov, Fred Humiston, M. N. Beale, and John Giunta. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #1 VG 4.0

    .5" Spine split from bottom.

    Starts Jul 6

    November, 1947. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert Bloch "The Cheaters, Allison V. Harding, Bert David Ross, Stephen Grendon, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Carl Jacobi, Seabury Quinn, and George Whitley. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Lee Brown Coye, and Boris Dolgov. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #3 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 40, Issue 3 - March, 1948. 25th Anniversary Issue. Cover by Lee Brown Coye. Horror and supernatural stories by Edmond Hamilton "The Might-Have-Been", Allison V. Harding, H. Russell Wakefield, Manly Wade Wellman, Carl Jacobi, August Derleth "The La Prello Paper", Ray Bradbury "The October Game", Robert Bloch "Catnip", Clark Ashton Smith, Theodore Sturgeon "The Professor's Tidy Bear", Seabury Quinn, Algernon Blackwood, and H. P. Lovecraft (verse). Illustrations by Lee Brown Coye, E. J. Beaumont, Boris Dolgov, and John Guinta. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #4 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6

    May 1948. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "City of Lost People", Harold Lawlor, C. Hall Thompson, August Derleth "Saunder's Little Friend", Ray Bradbury "Black Ferris", Roger S. Vreeland, Stanton A. Coblentz, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Peter Phillips, and Davis Grubbs -as (Dave Grubbs) "One Foot in the Grave". Illustrations by John Giunta, Lee Brown Coye, Boris Dolgov, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #3 GD/VG 3.0

    3" cumulative spine split.

    Starts Jul 6

    March 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by August Derleth "The Testament of Claiborne Boyd", Theodore Sturgeon "The Martian and the Moron", Robert Bloch "The Strange Island of Dr. Nork", Allison V. Harding, Arthur J. Burks, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Thorp McClusky. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Vincent Napoli, Boris Dolgov, and Lee Brown Coye. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #5 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jul 6

    July 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Fredric Brown "Come and Go Mad", Ewen Whyte, H. Russell Wakefield, Stephen Grendon, Russell Branch, Stanton A. Coblentz, Frietz Lieber "In the X-Ray", Harold Lawlor, Robert Bloch "Floral Tribute", and Seabury Quinn. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, and Matt Fox. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #6 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Sept 1949. Cover by Michael Lebonski. Horror and supernatural stories by Theodore Sturgeon "One Foot and the Grave", Allison V. Harding, Gardner F. Fox, Ewen Whyte, August Derleth "The Slayers and the Slain", Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Seabury Quinn, Malcolm Kenneth Murchie, and Dorothy Quick. Illustrations by Lee Brown Coye, Vincent Napoli, and John Giunta. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 42 #1 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover detached, tape stains.

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 42, Issue 1 - November, 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "The Underbody", Arthur J. Burks, Seabury Quinn, H. Russell Wakefield, Ewen Whyte, August Derleth "Twilight Play", Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Malcolm Kenneth Murchie, Yves Theriault, Emil Petaja, and Malcolm M. Ferguson. Illustrations by Vincent Napoli, lee Brown Coye, Boris Dolgov, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 42 #5 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    July 1950. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Arthur J. Burks "Shallajai", Robert Bloch "The Weird Tailor", Eric Frank Russell, Seabury Quinn, H. Russell Wakefield, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, August Derleth "The Closing Door", Margaret St. Clair, and Cleve Cartmill. Illustrations by Charles A. Kennedy, Vincent Napoli, Matt Fox, Fred Humiston, and John N. Anderson. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales of the Future (1952) 6 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4257046005

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published 1954 by Marvel/Atlas.

    Wild Western (1948) 35 VG 4.0

    Water spotting and residue.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled Kid Colt story, art by Jack Keller. Untitled Arrowhead story, art by Joe Sinnott. Higher Target text story. Untitled Two-Gun Kid story, art by Joe Maneely. The Killers starring Black Rider, art by Syd Shores. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Wings Comics (1940) 11 FR 1.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    Spine and staples reinforced with paper tape on interior of cover and centerfold. Staples removed. Spine sewn. Oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Al Gabriele, Al Walker, Gene Fawcette, Leonard Frank, Frank Schwarz, Witmer Williams, E.J. Smalle and Joe Doolin. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Greasemonkey Griffin goes after a Nazi general he accidentally allowed to escape; In South America, a dancer's map leads F-4 to an ancient temple and a Nazi death-trap; Clipper Kirk faces The Wolf Squadron. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; F4 of the Air Intelligence; Suicide Smith; The Phantom Falcons; Wing Tips; Derelict; Coffins From the Clouds; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Wings Comics (1940) 11 PR 0.5 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Color touch, piece fill, and spine rebuild. Interior is complete. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Al Gabriele, Al Walker, Gene Fawcette, Leonard Frank, Frank Schwarz, Witmer Williams, E.J. Smalle and Joe Doolin. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Greasemonkey Griffin goes after a Nazi general he accidentally allowed to escape; In South America, a dancer's map leads F-4 to an ancient temple and a Nazi death-trap; Clipper Kirk faces The Wolf Squadron. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; F4 of the Air Intelligence; Suicide Smith; The Phantom Falcons; Wing Tips; Derelict; Coffins From the Clouds; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Wings Comics (1940) 35 GD+ 2.5 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION- tear seal. 3/4" spine split, 1" tear to right edge of front cover.

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Dana E. Dutch. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Joe Doolin, Lily Renee, Art Saaf, Mort Leav, Rafael Astarita, Robert Webb and Graham Ingels. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nice Lily Renee art as Agent Jane Martin joins forces with Resistance fighters in the Balkans; Greasemonkey Griffin stumbles across a German squadron while failing his flight test; Suicide Smith and beautiful British agent Hinda are picked up by an enemy sub after crashing in the ocean. Also featuring model airplane tips and aircraft drawings submitted by readers. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Sky Blood for the Bearcats; Suicide Mission; Greasemonkey Griffin. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.