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Comic books 1957, graded by CBCS

  • Item #58378237
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    36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #56154683
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #21-15627D9-008
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    100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #56154673
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #21-15627D9-013
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    6 pages Carl Barks art. Walt Disney's Picnic Party. Giant size comic featuring Donald Duck in "The Sleep Searchers," Mickey Mouse & Goofy in "His Royal Majesty, King Goofy," Brer Rabbit in "Bailed Buddies," Huey & Dewey & Louie in "Swimming Weather," the Big Bad Wolf in "Zeke's Summer Resolution," Gyro Gearloose in "Picnic," Bongo & Lumpjaw in "The Sleepy-Time Trick," Jiminy Cricket in "Summer Showers," Pluto in "His Monkey Menace," and one-page puzzles and activities. Gyro Gearloose story is by Carl Barks. Other story and art credits: unknown. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #58706297
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    $450.00
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    • Label #0002998-AC-023
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    Cover by Bill Everett. "The Menace of the Green Men," script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; Light images of aliens from space become the fall guy of a crook in a series of planned robberies. "While the City Sleeps," art by Doug Wildey; A midget who poses as a ventriloquist's doll in order to pull off heists has a chemist friend who works on suspended animation pills as a hobby. "The Strange Power of Henry Grey," art by Ed Winiarski; A man finds he has the power to project his spirit across distance; He uses this ability to do evil to people as he is a hateful person. "The Taboo," script by Carl Wessler, art by Tony DiPreta; When a sailor upstages a native witch doctor, the witch doctor maroons the sailor on a small island surrounded by sharks. "The Heat's On" text story, art by Gene Colan and Don Heck. "The Outcast," inks by Vince Colletta; A telepath who works for the police department is shunned by others because of his ability until he saves a trapped boy. "The Haunted Halls," art by Frank Bolle; When a man enters a castle, he becomes the resident ghost. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58769308
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    $224.95
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    • Label #19-3EBEAD8-017
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    Cover by Joe Maneely. "City of Giants," art by John Forte; A man invents a gas that makes people 30 feet tall; While everyone is giant-sized, he goes around looting the town. "The Doctor Wears a Mask," art by Alfonso Greene; Sociologists investigate a totally harmonious town, and find that the people were shamed into better behavior by their persecution of a stranger who turned out to be an alien with a mirror face. "The World-Destroyers!," art by Matt Fox; Aliens make the mistake of stealing an Egyptian solar ship from the museum when they need a boat to make last minute adjustments to a bomb set to detonate in the ocean. "The Little Green Man," art by Sol Brodsky; A jade Buddha begins to possess its owner until the man even begins to resemble the fat statue. His wife frees the man by smashing the statue. "Morgan's Mad Machine!," art by Ed Winiarski; Two swindlers get taken by a conman who tries to sell them a gold-making machine. "Sdrawkcab," art by John Tartaglione; An extraordiinary child excels at sports and school, but does it all backwards. "The Room With Two Billion Cards!," art by Sidney Check. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #42864062
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    • Label #16-1BFE732-006
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    "I Walk Through Glass," "Forbidden Fruit," "When I Close My Eyes," "Man in a Trance," "The Saucer That Couldn't Fly," "The Lost Million," and a two-page text story, "Upside-Down." Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #54612757
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    $179.99
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    • Label #19-4941400-117
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. "Something Is On This Ship!", art by Doug Wildey; The first mate of a ship tries to convince the captain that there are spooks aboard his ship, but when the captain's hair turns white at something he's seen, the first mate begins to wonder if there really are spooks aboard. "The Metal Master!", art by Vince Colletta; An artist creates a robot to paint for him but smashes it when it turns the tables and forces him to paint. "More Than a Mortal!", art by Pete Morisi; A man with a theory that Shakespeare was more than mortal murders his uncle for his money, but Shakespeare's ghost contrives to make him own up to the crime. "Hide-Out!", art by Robert Sale; An owner of criminal hide-outs comes across a wishing jewel that he uses to eliminate his competition but when he gets raided by the police he realizes that there is nowhere to run because his competitors have all been put out of business. "The Fountain of Youth" text story. "Nothing Can Stop It," art by Howard O'Donnell; A chemist tries to make a solvent that can eat through anything for criminal purposes but when succeeds, he realizes that he failed to consider nothing could contain such a compound. "The Shock!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A deadbeat finds that when his foot makes contact with a power cord and he touches the radiator the shock he receives teleports him to distant towns at random; He decides to use this to steal the company payroll. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #57993461
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    Published Nov 1957 by DC.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Clark Kent, Man of Mystery starring Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret of Fort Superman starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Man With the Zero Eyes starring Superman and Rex Chalmers, art by Al Plastino; Superman's heat vision (called super-vision here) is cold instead of hot. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58512336
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    Despite the 10c cover price, this was a giveaway comic. "Knight's Falling"; Pop helps the cowardly Sir Klumsy, who wants to marry a princess, but her father, the king, won't let him do so unless he conquers an ogre; Sir Klumsy runs when the ogre arrives, but Pop wins him over with a serving of Tastee-Freez. "Grin and Bear It"; Dot, Lotta and Red are setting up a picnic near the woods when a bear cub, which they dub Junior, starts to eat their food. Dot chases him off a couple of times, the second time running into Mama Bear; The two bears chase the kids from the food, then start eating it themselves. "Change of Space"; An alien in a spaceship is chasing Princess Snowflake. Pop learns that the alien is determined to disintegrate the entire planet, but changes his mind by giving him some Tastee-Freez. "Little Dot Meets Uncle Speedy"; Dot accompanies her Uncle Speedy to the Midget Auto Races, where he is to be a contestant; His car has engine problems right before the race, and while helping him, Dot inadvertently starts driving the car in the race. "The Ski's the Limit"; Dot and Lotta go for a weekend trip to a ski lodge; On their way there and once they arrive, Lotta has several accidents involving the same tough looking man. "Finders Keepers," art by Howie Post; Tee and Eff find a pirate treasure map and follow it to a buried treasure of Tastee-Free. "Ride 'Em Cowboy"; Richie Rich is on vacation in Hollywood; While riding around on a bike, he accidentally and unknowingly enters a movie lot and disrupts several different shoots. "Artist's Dilemma"; Tee and Eff see a stranger hammering a spike into a hillside; They decide to tell Pop, who recognizes the stranger as Marvin, the glad-looking artist; Marvin has sculpted a huge Tastee-Freez sundae, which is edible, and he invites them all to help eat it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #54385829
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    Published Oct 1957 by DC.
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    • Label #20-2ACD52B-029
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    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Super-Batwoman starring Superman and Batman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye; Batwoman takes a capsule created by Jor-El that gives her super powers for 24 hours; She uses that time to try to find out Batman and Superman's secret identities. The Amazing Archer from Mars starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Danger: Prejudice At Work public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moriera. The Shell Hunters text article. The Riddle of the Mystery Tracker starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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