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  • Item #60607262
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    Published 1946 by Fox.

    All Your Comics (1946 Fox) 1 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4275950002

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Jack Lane, Ron Rogan, Dan Doyle, Sy Barry and Louis Ferstadt (credited as Larry Page). A collection of adventure and humor comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A team of scientists in the Arctic discovers the lost city ruled by the wicked Merciless the Sorceress; Alerted by his black sidekick Speed, Red Robbins battles Diamond Dunn, a crooked numbers-runner who is swindling people in Harlem; An illustrated article featuring aviation advances of the future, including airborne runways, detachable passenger cabins, and submersible planes. Merciless the Sorceress; Red Robbins; The Poil Necklace; The Flying Future; Red Kamphor; O'Brine Twins: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 20 #4 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 20, Issue 4 - July, 1946. Cover by Walter Parke. Science fiction stories by Richard Shaver and Bob McKenna, Rog Phillips, Ray Bradbury, Gardner F. Fox, Leroy Yerxa, Henry S. Whitehead, and Robert Moore Williams. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Malcolm Smith and Ned Hadley, Enoch Sharp, Clifford McClish, William Gray, Robert Fuqua, and Julian S. Krupa. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 178 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60274875
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    Published 1946 by EC.

    Animal Fables (1946) 6 FR/GD 1.5

    Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

    Starts Apr 6

    Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the funniest animals of all: Freddy Firefly tale; Hector the Inspector in "Case of the Missing Mummy!"; Korky Kangaroo tale; "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"; 2-page text story "The Circus Parade"; and Danny Demon tale. Plus: Fat and Slat 1-pager by Ed Wheelan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60564014
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    Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 52 0.3

    First 2 wraps detached at single center staple. Oxidation. Unattached low quality reproduction cover included.

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    Includes: Alex Schomburg cover art; The Case of the Telepathic Typewriter (Ch. 1), Pencils by Vince Alascia; Beauty and the Beast (Ch. 2), Pencils by Alascia; The Cat-Man starring Human Torch, Pencils by Al Bellman; Future Alliance text story; and The Hermit's Heritage, Pencils by Vince Alascia, Inks by Al Gabriele. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60564399
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    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 65 CBCS 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #19-1951E10-004

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. The Captain Marvel/Oggar serial continues with..."The Cult of the Curse Chapter 5: Slaves of the Sea" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Invasion from Outer Space" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (appearances by Mary Marvel and Sivana); "The Mechanix Illustrated Adventure" with story by Otto Binder; and "The Sword in the Stone" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kid in "A Dangerous Assignment" with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Fear Goes Deep Down" by Joseph Millard. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60328296
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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 48 CGC 3.5 Qualified

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    Label #4300539001

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Joe Certa, Rudy Palais, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Professor Blanc is actually a woman-killer known as the Plague of Paris, in an oft-reprinted story with art by Fred Guardineer. Frankie Yale helps to establish Brooklyn's protection mob, but his real contribution to history is owning the bar where young bouncer Al Capone became "Scarface." The story of the 1946 Alcatraz prison riot features early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop. The Greedy Gunman; Plague of Paris; On the Level; "Ma" Barker, Two Legged She-Rat; Butt Riley, King of the Hoodlums; Crime Quiz; Mutiny on the Rock; Whodunnit. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60564015
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    Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) 34 GD/VG 3.0

    Centerfold coming loose at single center staple. Small hole in spine. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. A screenwriter cheated out of his best story turns to murder for revenge, until Daredevil intervenes. Captain Roger Wilco thinks fast when a transport plane is hijacked by enemy soldiers. Eggbert must share his room with obnoxious rich kid Gilmore Greenback for the summer. Another offbeat pre-Code cover by Charles Biro, featuring a murdering movie camera. Daredevil; Sniffer; Crimebuster and the Fantastic Mister Feeham; Roger Wilco; Eggbert; Dickie Dean. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57396023
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    Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 33 #2 FN 6.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 33, Issue 2 - May, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #58542333
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    Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 34 #1 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by Gloria Stoll Karn. "The Small Assassin" by Ray Bradbury and "Skeleton in My Closet" by Robert Bloch, plus stories by R. Sprague Hall, Cyril Plunkett, Wyatt Blassingame, Don James, Day Keene and Dorothy Dunn. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #58533188
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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jul 6

    December 1946. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Unthinkable" by Francis Sibson, "At the Farmhouse" by E. F. Benson, "And Not in Peace" by George Whitley. Illustrations by Lawrence and Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60240503
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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Staple rust.

    Starts Apr 6

    December 1946. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Unthinkable" by Francis Sibson, "At the Farmhouse" by E. F. Benson, "And Not in Peace" by George Whitley. Illustrations by Lawrence and Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60591386
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    Published Mar 1946 by Fiction House.

    Fight Comics (1940) 43 GD/VG 3.0

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    2" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Treasure hunters torment natives and animals alike to find the location of Tiger Girl's secret temple; Far from the city, Hooks Devlin and Peaches encounter an elderly couple who force kids to commit crimes for them; Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio gets a cryptic message from a man wrapped in bandages. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Blind Man's Bluff; Tiger Girl; Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Shark Brodie. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60653285
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 106 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #3930471014

    Starts Apr 22

    Stories and Art by Russ Westover. Reprints of Tillie the Toiler (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) newspaper strips from 1939 and 1940. Starring Tillie Jones, Mac MacDougall, Glenny Hodge and Mr. Simpkins! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60358052
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 108 CGC 8.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #2131175013

    Starts Apr 6

    Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK in the Terror of the River, No. 108." Cover art by Carl Buettner. The Terror of the River!!, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's sneezes at an auction are mistaken for bids on a houseboat and soon he and the nephews are sailing down the Ohio River; There they encounter a huge serpent. The Firebug, script by Carl Barks, art by Carl Barks; Carl Buettner (last two panels only); Donald falls on his head when getting up one morning and turns into a pyromaniac, setting harmless fires but also getting the blame for big fires set by another firebug. Seals Are So Smart, script and art by Carl Barks; The nephews play ball at the beach with a baby seal, and this sets Donald to dreaming of how much money he could make with a trained seal act. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59400664
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    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 3 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4051688018

    Starts Apr 6

    Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh. Gene Autry in "Gene Autry and the Scarlet Three" and "Gene Autry and the Dallas Kid"! Plus: 2-page text story "The Wrong Horse"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59497573
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    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 4 CGC 6.0

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    Label #4031783001

    Starts Apr 6

    Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. In the forests of the Northwest, Hopalong investigates a murder at a lumber camp. The masked outlaw known as the Black Marauder sets up Hoppy's sidekick Mesquite to look like the Black Marauder, just as Hoppy goes gunning for him. Pistol-Packin' Pattie teaches a cowpoke some manners after a horseback drive-by gets mud on her miniskirt. Sam the Sheriff; Murder at the Lumber Camp; Hill Billy; The Black Marauder; Bullets and Ballots; The Red Mask; Whipper-Snappers; Mesquite Plays a Leading Role; Horse Sense; Bar OO Mystery; Pistol-Packin' Patty; Razor-Sharp; Chief Slaphappy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60309475
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    Liberty Comics (1946 Green) 14 VG/FN 5.0

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6
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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #3 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Here with an all-time classic! "Lorelei of the Red Mist" a novelette of suspense and intrigue on Venus by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradury! Plus "The Million Year Picnic," another classic short story from Ray Bradbury.

    March-May 1946. Cover by C. Martin. Stories: "Lorelei of the Red Mist" by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury, "Captives of the Weir-Wind" by Ross Rocklynne, "The Shadow-Gods" by Vaseleos Garson, "The Pumpkin Eater" by Carlton Smith, "Space-Lane of No-Return" by George A. Whittington, "Prisoner of the Brain-Mistress" by Bryce Walton, and "The Million Year Picnic" by Ray Bradbury. Illustrations by Moore, Doolin, Leidenfrost, C. Martin, Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #60199520
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    Published Aug 1946 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 42 GD+ 2.5

    Two center wraps detached. Staple rust. Rust migration.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Man Who Wouldn't Quit starring Superman, J. Wilbur Wolfingham, and Lois Lane, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye. Lois Lane story with Steve Bard, Clark Kent, Perry White, Whitey, and Turk, script by Whitney Ellsworth, pencils by Sam Citron. A Legend Comes True starring Superman, Burton Crowther, and Lois Lane, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough. Tin Badge text story by Stan Carter. The Death of Clark Kent, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Ira Yarbrough; When Clark Kent is "killed" in front of witnesses, Superman adopts a new identity. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60452370
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    Suzie Comics (1945) 55 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4367304001

    Starts Apr 6
  • Item #60591692
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    Published May 1946 by EC.

    Tiny Tot Comics (1946) 2 VG+ 4.5

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    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 #58587625
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    Treasure Comics (1945 Prize) 9 GD+ 2.5

    Cover detached.

    Starts Apr 6

    Edited by Samuel Bierman. Cover by Seymour Barry. Stories by Mike Schneider, H. C. Kiefer, Seymour Barry, Howard Post, Crest Wood, Charles Voight , R. Teaney, and Bob Stuart. Adventure stories starring such characters as Paul Bunyan, Marco Polo, The Treasure Keeper, Wild Bill Hiccup, and Kid Brother--these are comics to Treasure! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58880948
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    Wings Comics (1940) 68 FN+ 6.5

    Staple rust.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Alvin Hollingsworth, Fran Hopper, Joey Cavallo, Alex Blum, Lee Elias, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Believed dead after an air battle, Clipper Kirk adopts the costumed identity of the Phantom Falcon to bring his would-be assassins to justice; Agent Jane Martin seeks black-market thieves stealing American equipment in Tokyo; Greasemonkey Griffin builds his own bizarre plane out of US Army surplus equipment. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Greasemonkey Griffin; The Team Behind the Pilot; Captain Wings; Ghost Patrol. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60617223
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    Published May 1946 by DC.

    World's Finest (1941) 22 GD 2.0

    5" cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. The Siege of Aurora Roost! starring Superman, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye [as Joe Shuster]; Superman and Lois discover the true reason why The Duke is giving away solid gold to other prospectors as a grubstake, but must stop the Wolf and his thugs from spoiling the Duke's efforts. The Impossible Target starring Green Arrow, art by Maurice del Burgo. Double Magic starring Zatara. Boy Commandos - 5,000,000 B.C., pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. Super Sleuth McFooey story, script and art by Jack Farr. The American Dream starring Johnny Everyman, script by Jack Schiff, art by John Daly. A Tree Grows in Gotham City! starring Batman and Robin, art by Winslow Mortimer [as Bob Kane]. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60489886
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    Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 49 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4228589002

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel is voted Queen of Shorthorn's annual Western Days fair, but cowboy "Kid Glove" decides to make trouble for her. Transitioning from wartime work, the Phantom Eagle is hired to be world's airborne troubleshooter. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate strangely targeted lightning-bolt strikes. Mary Marvel: Shorthorn, U.S.A.; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Panic on the Silver Screen; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Bolt of Doom; Phrase of Time; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Suit Case; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; Phantom Eagle Gets His Wings; Penny Graves: Of Certain Guilt; Commando Yank: Jewel Jinx. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.