Comic books May 1948

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Add to cart Fine $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white

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Volume 36, Issue 2 - May, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $400.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #21-2F369ED-001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. In Mexico, Lou is mistaken for the fearsome bandit king El Lobo. Soon everyone wants to kill them, and escape involves dressing in women's clothing, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Plus a hilarious "insult contest," inviting readers to submit their own A&C-inspired insults. New in Old Mexico; The Errant Errand; Cash for Insults!; Take It Eatsy; Higher and Hire. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $80.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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Vol. 30 #2 - May 1948. Boeing XL-15 coverage. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 126 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $15.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 22, Issue 5 - May, 1948. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Guy Archette, Craig Browning, S.M. Tenneshaw, Warren Kastel, and Lee Francis. Non-fiction by Ray Palmer ("The Proof of the Shaver Mystery"). Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Rod Ruth, Enoch Sharp, and Jones. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

May, 1948. Volume 41, Issue 3. Cover by Alejandro. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CGC 2.0 View scans Auction opens July 6 Restored: B1 Paper: Off white Restoration Includes: Small of Color Touch on Cover. Label #4290048002

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $1,270.00 View scans Paper: White Label #00-0011456-AA-001

Add to cart VG 4.0 $799.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover colors misaligned (printing). Cover oxidation, water spots, centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Back cover missing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Win Mortimer. "Guileful Greetings!" or "The Joker Sends Regards!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When Joker breaks out of jail the underworld throws a party for his escape complete with giant greeting cards; Drawing inspiration, the Joker commits a series of crimes where he sends Batman cryptic greeting cards giving the caped crusader clues as to what he intends rob. Wheaties ad with Leo Johnson. "Big House Chaplain!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Gene McDonald; Batman infilitrates the Gotham Prison to break down a large network of criminals working from inside. Western Comics ad. "Clean Up" text story by Kit Marlin, art by Raymond Perry. Gang Busters comic ad. "The Batman That History Forgot!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Gene McDonald; Professor Carter Nichols wants to learn about a man named Batman in the 15th Century and he sends Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson back in time; The Dynamic Duo meet with Leonardo da Vinci and they help him fight back the oppression caused by a cruel ruler. One-page Nervous Norman story by Phil Berube. Half-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2B, Issue 3 - May, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Fair $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

May, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $700.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4314421009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover by Jack Kamen. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the first series featuring the original version of the Blue Beetle, which by this time was becoming one of the era's many crime comics. The Beetle tracks a killer of women, only to learn she's a woman herself: the masked Sphinx; Frankie becomes a heroin pusher in a typically lurid crime story of the era; The Beetle tells the true story of bank robber and Depression-era outlaw Wilber Underhill. Featuring violent imagery that got the issue mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent. The Sinister Sphinx!; An Invitation to Danger!; Killers at Large; True Crime Story: Wilber Underhill; Gang Leaders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $59.00 View scans Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 87, Issue 1 - May, 1948. 8.5" x 11.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 47, 5/48). Cover price $0.10.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 78). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 4th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 94). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 8th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 140). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50 Lateral spine tear.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 9th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 148). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 10th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 156). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 11th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 165). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 12th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 167). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $16.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction82 10.75" x 13.75", 78 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1948. True crime magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.00 View scans Staple rust with migration.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $8.00 View scans Staple rust with migration.

Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - May, 1948. Magic Periodical put out by Walter B. Gibson with help from Harry Houdini's brother, Hardeen that showcases the talent of magicians as well as teaching tricks to readers. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, 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. Daredevil tries to prevent a mad doctor from operating on himself. The Little Wise Guys befriend a homeless runaway boy who's been framed and sent to reform school. Sniffer gets mixed up with a Betty Page-type in fishnets, whose gangster boyfriend looks just like Sniffer. Also featuring a vintage ad spoofing the many imitators of "Crime Does Not Pay," similar to a famous MAD ad a few years later. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil; This'll Kill You!; Crimebuster: Dagger of Death; Sniffer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.50 View scan Cover detached.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $20.50 View scan Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust. Water damage. 2" Cumulative spine split.

Stories and art by Chester Gould and Bill Ely. Dell reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from March 27 - May 9, 1934. When Tess gets jealous of Tracy's relationship with reporter Jean Penfield, vengeful mobsters see a chance to frame Tess and get rid of Jean at the same time. The backup feature by Bill Ely stars tough cop Jim O'Brien, a plainclothes detective nicknamed The Iron Man. Dick Tracy; Dick Tracy Reports to You; The Iron Man. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "The World's Ugliest Horse" text story by Paul Norton. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $13.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 10, Issue 5 - May, 1948. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones and James B. Settles. Stories include "Forgotten Worlds" by Lawrence Chandler, "The Watching Eyes" by Robert Moore Williams, "You Bet Your Life" by Elroy Arno, and "My World Died Tonight" by Richard Casey. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Robert Fuqua, Rod Ruth, and Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $34.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white
Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Moon Pool" a complete novelette by A. Merritt

Volume 2, Issue 1 - May, 1948. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "The Moon Pool" by A. Merritt and "Jason, Son of Jason" by J. U. Giesy. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Frank Paul. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9-in., 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $25.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Fantasy Advertiser Vol. 3 #1 (May 1947), published by Gus Willmorth. 32 pages, cover by Russ Manning dated 10/47 (predates his earliest work in comics, Dell 1953, by five years; certainly among his earlies work). In this issue: Walt Liebscher reviews E.E. Smith's "Triplanetary," A.E. van Vogt "Out of the Unknown, " Samuel Anthony Peeples "The Technique of Fantasy Collecting," Fred Brown "Of Death and Destruction," plus fanzine reviews, general editorial content, and ads from the era. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $520.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3929632004

Flash stars in "The Golden Flash," written by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Dark Adventure" with pencils by Infantino, inks by Oksner; Black Canary in "An Orchid for the Deceased" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Atom in "Mystery of the Smiling Billboard" with art by Paul Reinman; and Hawkman in "Terror Under Glass" by Broome and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Infantino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $135.00 View scans Spine stress. Denting. Edge damage.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - May, 1948. Painted cover by Earl Steffa Moran. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 188." Cover art by Dick Hall. Star of the Circus, art by Dick Hall; Tackhammer gets a job as a musician in the circus. Woody gets a tuba and ends up as part of the circus band, too; Woody ends up disrupting the performance, but the audience thinks it's all part of the act. Jumping Through back cover strip, art by Dick Hall; Woody imitates a dog jumping through a paper-covered hoop, but ends up in a pool of water. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Spine stress. 2" Spine split from top of book. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 33, Issue 2 - May, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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#14. Canadian Edition. Gene Autry stars in "When Gun Hands Meet." The Gent back-up story. Two-page text story, "The Forgotten Angle." Indicia on back cover incorrectly states this as Gene Autry #15. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Dan Gordon, Bob Wickersham and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Superkatt sets out to prove that black cats arent bad luck, but he starts with a skunk; A modern-day take on Little Red Riding Hood, with Red on a scooter and the Wolf running a toll booth; A prince agrees to go out with Witch Hazel, but he has a monstrous secret. Superkatt; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; Little Red Riding Hood; Hooray for Horace!; Binky; Foxy -- But Foolish!; Live and Learn; Wacky Wolf; Witch Hazel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $350.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4258899022

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Allen Saunders, Ken Ernst, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Hornet must clear his name after imitation "Green Hornets" frame him for crimes. The Simon-Kirby superhero Stuntman stumbles across a resort town for crime, where mobsters have team-building workshops. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Mary Worth, as Mary probes the secrets of Gypsy Monez. Cover by Al Avison owes a debt to Eisner's The Spirit. Green Hornet: The Men Behind the Masks; Mary Worth; Stuntman: Rest Camp for Criminals; Green Hornet: Unknown Terror; Veil of Deception; Dotty Dripple. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jim Davis, Gil Turner, Al Hubbard, and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Gil Turner. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Izzy and Dizzy use the magic lamp to visit Witch Hazel; Squirrely keeps his guardian angel busy; Fenwell Fox accidentally picks up the package of lightning bolts meant for one of the Greek gods. The Impulsive Imps; Added Attraction!; Squirrely; Robespierre; Izzy and Dizzy; Blue Birthday; Fenwell Fox; Shilly and Shally; Bigger Than a House; Tee-Pee Tim. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $49.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

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Contains two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37) and in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Happy"; "Francois Feline" art by Owen Fitzgerald; "Happy"; "Whitey" story by Hubie Karp, art by Lynn Karp; "Little Billy Bear"; "Little Smacko" by Jack Bradbury; "Samuel Spaniel" art by Lynn Karp; "Bruno Bear" by Jack Bradbury; and "Oscar". Illustrated text stories: "The Friendly Lion: Loco Didn't Want to Be King of the Jungle!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frazetta; and "Dan Uses His Head: This Little Goat Got Everybody's Nanny!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $100.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4031783006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Skip and Jumpy figure out a convoluted plan to steal the silver mine payroll, even though Hopalong is guarding it, by using Dopey as a fall guy. To prove Curly's dog is no sheep-killer, Hoppy stalks a wolf, but it catches him without his six-shooter. Blacksmith's daughter Esmerelda, who tosses anvils around like horseshoes, vows she will only marry a man as strong as herself - but when she sees Hopalong Cassidy, it's love at first sight, for her. Silver Coins Among the Dead; Willie the Worm; Hopalong Cassidy and the Accused; Be a Sharpshooter; Sherlock and Chuck; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.: Pitching Horseshoes; Hopalong Cassidy and the Blacksmith's Daughter; Cheesebox Jail; Tuck Sedo: The Unwelcomed Guest; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; South of the Border Menace; Scape-Goat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chic Stone, H. R. Cohen, and Al Pross. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Big Shot is a street peddler with a W.C. Fields accent and the same problems with kids and cops. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scully is a lot like Basil Wolverton's Scoop Scuttle - at least as much as anyone can imitate the inimitable Basil - with early art by comics legend Chic Stone. A canary escapes from his cage and encounters a cat, but neither one knows they're supposed to be enemies. Fresh Off the Cob; Scoop Scully; Jest Nuts; The Cat and the Crazy Canary; Stop Me if You've Heard This Before; Who Laid That Egg?; Hicky Stix; Slightly Cracked Nuts; Big Shot; Bats in the Belfry; Mr. Hyde and Mr. Seek Master Detectives; Silly Dillies; Sawdust Follies; Stop! You're Killing Me!; Whacky Wacks; This'll Kill You; Heppy; Positively Nutty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,030.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4233207003

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $750.00 View scans 2" tear in back cover and last page. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Syd Shores. Gay Nineties Gamble starring the Human Torch, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Mike Sekowsky; After a robbery puts the owner of the Gay Musique club in bad straits, Torch and Toro discover that it was a competitor attempting to make the new club a failure and apprehend him. The Beast of the Bowery Barge starring the Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Bowery Bennie, script and art by Bill Everett. Call the Doctor text story. The Hyena Strikes! starring the Human Torch, script by Bill Woolfolk; A criminal called The Hyena is causing truck crashes, the latest of which resulted in the driver being killed. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover featured in Fredric Wertham's "The Comics...Very Funny!" in "The Saturday Review of Literature", May 29, 1948. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Flaming Fiend!"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Death Traps of Earth!"; and "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Huntress of Dead Moon Valley!". "Stigma in Death" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover miswrap/cut. Piece of tape on interior front cover. Water spots. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by John Celardo. "The Blade of Buddha," art by John Celardo; A white doctor whom Kaänga believes can cure Ann of her drug-induced madness is captured by a raiding party of Chinese who take him to their village; There Kaänga frees the rightful leader of the village and restores him to his chieftanship. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba is addled by a rifle shot; Mrs. Simba falls into a tiger trap and is caged by hunters; Simba, battling Lukor the leopard who wants to claim his throne, blunders into the hunters' camp and accidentally frees Mrs. Simba. Jungle Lore; A brief description of several African rivers. "Matabele Massacre" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; No-mouth, a horribly scarred artifact hunter, steals the sarcophagus of Antophes, a priceless relic, from museum archaeologist Carol Devens; Captain Terry Thunder helps recover the artifact, and No-mouth is killed by crocodiles. Jungle Facts; A brief natural history of the crocodile. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; Curka and Sirdah scheme against Wambi, hoping to kill him; Wambi leads Sirdah on a great chase and eventually tumbles the tiger down a bluff into the river. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; B'tonga schemes with two white treasure hunters to loot the tombs of his tribesman; The three, along with Tabu, are trapped in a fire and ghosts rescue Tabu, leaving the others to perish. African Wild Life, art by Mike Peppe; Brief natural histories of a few African animals. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; The Arab girl, Tanga, works with a group of white slavers; Camilla pretends to be Tanga and manages to turn the entire gang over to the territorial police. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.