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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) comic books 1941-1943

  • Issue #65
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 65
    • 2.5" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple, Cover detached at both. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Mystery of the Undersea Terror, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); When communications with the S.S. Aurora are interrupted, Starman is called in to investigate, and he comes face-to-face with the dread League of the Octopus......and the man behind them: the Light! Outlaws of the Sahara starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Black Ray starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. The House Without Stairs starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Deserted City starring Cotton Carver, art by Jack Lehti. The Sandman at Sea starring The Sandman, art by Paul Norris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,395 ADVENTURE COMICS #65 CGC VG 4.0; CM-OW; Jack Burnley Starman cvr/art!

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  • Issue #66
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 66
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4151670013
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Cover detached at one staple and coming loose/torn at the other. 2" cumulative spine split, spine roll.
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    Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Case of the Camera Curse, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman must face a man who uses a forbidden voodoo formula, combined with the properties of photo-electric cells, to capture the souls of men and control the will of anyone whose image he captures in his camera! The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Creig Flessel; 1st appearance and origin the Shining Knight. Counterfeit Coal starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. Trouble in Tibet starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Danger from Train to Plane starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Comet-Ray starring The Sandman, art by Paul Norris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #73
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 73
    • Restored: A3
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced.
    • Label #4195160001

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Case of the Murders in Outer Space, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley [backgrounds]; When Hetty Taylor died during the Gold Rush in California, his will specifically excluded any relative who lived or died in the state; now the Starman must figure out the causes for the mysterious deaths of some of those relatives. The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge starring the Manhunter, script and art by Jack Kirby. Adventure in the Past starring Steve Conrad, Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Golden Quest starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Criminal Quiz starring The Hourman and Minute Man Martin, art by Bernard Baily. Bells of Madness starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #80
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 80
    • Paper: Off white
    • Pedigree: Rockford
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Rockford. Includes Rockford Collection certificate of authenticity.
    • Label #0055926017

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Man Who Couldn't Sleep, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; The Sandman is able to assist a new criminal who suffers from the lack of sleep and has taken up crime only because he hasn't had a wink of sleep in 40 years, and needs something to occupy the long nights! The Time-Machine Crime starring Starman, pencils by Jack Burnley and Mort Meskin (page 10 panels 3-7, page 11), inks by Jack Burnley and George Roussos (page 10 panels 3-7, page 11). Adventure of the Desperate Dragons starring The Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Enigma of the Absent-Minded Artists starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. Man Trap Island starring Manhunter, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. The Case of the Sponsored Crooks starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #83
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 83
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #0045434003

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Lady and the Champ, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; Fighter Jimmy Maddox's fight manager decides to double cross his boxer when he meets the champ in the ring, but the Sandman's advice to Maddox's sweetheart saves the day. Wish Upon a Star! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. Checkmate to Chivalry starring The Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Case of the Haunted Opera starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. Justice Was Taken For a Joy Ride starring Manhunter, art by Pierce Rice. The Riddles in Rhyme starringHourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $595 ADVENTURE COMICS #83 CGC FN- 5.5; OW; Simon & Kirby boxing cover!

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  • Issue #85
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 85
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. Cover detached at single center staple and taped to first wrap. Staple added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jack, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Hounded by dreams of the Sandman, when Gentleman Jack Jarvis is released from prison he swears that he will one day live in a suite of cells, come and go as he pleases with guards waiting on him hand and foot......but the Sandman will suffer in a solitary cell and made to die slowly! The Constellations of Crime! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. The Scrap For Scrap starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Way Down Yonder in the Corn Field starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Mystery of the Monster Bird starring Manhunter, script by Jack Kirby, art by Pierce Rice. The School For Heroes starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #87
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 87
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4348179022

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. I Hated the Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Silas Pettigrew hated sleep because he couldn't stay awake, and he hated the Sandman because he was a symbol of sleep; But when Silas is falsely accused of murdering a Policeman, the Sandman steps into the picture. The West Goes Ghost starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. The Troubles of a Taxidermist starring Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Crime Paints a Picture! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. The Man From Yesterday, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Pierce Rice. You Never Can Beat the Dutch starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.