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  • Item #60051506
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Duel of the Superboys!, art by John Sikela. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mystery of the Disappearing Island starring Aquaman, script by George Kashdan, art by Ramona Fradon. The Man With the Magic Fingers starring Johnny Quick, script by Jack Miller, art by Paul Norris. The Rocket's Red Glare article. House ad for The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #2. The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin! starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. 44 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by C. C. Beck and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention reduces all language to gibberish, causing worldwide chaos and spurring Captain Marvel Jr. to action. In an educational strip by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, Dr. Science explains rocket science to young Johnny, and predicts future "rocket liners" (not yet) and space stations. A mad scientist's invention removes all the sand from a small community, and deposits it in the city where Captain Marvel Jr. sells his papers. Plus a vintage ad for Paramount Pictures' When Worlds Collide (the movie and the comic). The World of Babel; Mannerly Manners; Kanvasback: The Easy Mark; Faster Than Sound; Painted in Blood; Freddy Freeman's Lost Week End; The Great Sandstorm. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59944525
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    Cover art by Johnny Craig. Al Feldstein bio. "Rocks in His Head!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Cynthia shows Charles her new $4000 mink coat and he goes ballistic, not knowing how he can afford such a luxury on his income; He rushes to the hospital and discovers an emergency operation that he is to do, and before he starts to operate, he spots that his lady patient is wearing a valuable diamond ring; he takes it. "Lady Killer," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Ralph and Jeanne conspire to kill Ralph's wife who refuses to give him a divorce; After making sure he has an air-tight alibi, Ralph sneaks back to his home to shoot his wife, but she is not there; He sits down to wait on her, remembering back to when he first met Jeanne. "Missed by Two Heirs!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Two stepsons, angry because their late mother willed her fortune to her husband, Henry, instead of to them, decide to kill Henry by loosening the bannister on the spiral staircase leading upstairs, a bannister that Henry leans on every time he descends the stairs. "Friend to 'Our Boys'!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Corporal Tacker arrives home on leave and finds the rented, ramshackle family home teeming with rats and biting insects; When the landlord refuses to correct the conditions of the house, Barry visits the USO, but they can't help either. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59853677
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    • Slight amateur restoration
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    • Label #3935139019

    Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ernest Lynn, Ralph Lane, Dean Franklin and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John, featuring gunplay, betrayal, murder and just all-around bad people. Corporal Duncan of the Mounties is aided in a manhunt by a beautiful but dangerous woman, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Escaped convict Chesty Cordova sets himself up as a gangleader in a new city, but he makes a fatal mistake. Private eye Vic Flint wants to know who's trying to kill heiress Taffy Tilson, and what it has to do with those doubloons found under her swimming pool. Who Killed Walter Neilson?; Killer Boomerang; Vic Flint: Spanish Island Double-Cross; Northwest Mounties: Mystery Blonde Joins the Manhunt in the Northwest; Felony on Flight 9. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60632873
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    Harvey Comics Hits (1951) 56 CGC 1.8

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4372552009

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Lee Falk, Wilson McCoy and Ray Moore. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue features reprints of Lee Falk's Phantom comic strip. The Phantom's girlfriend Diana is the sole witness after a trained bird steals a priceless necklace, framing her for the crime. The Phantom learns that rumors of a living dragon ruling the rampaging Wambesi tribe are apparently true. Meet the Phantom; Curse of the Killer-Beasts; The Dragon-god of Death; Phantom pin-up. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #0905115002
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    Cover pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Ray Burnley. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Dummy Of Death!", art by Bob Brown; Ventriloquist James Lang murders his colleague Wendell and steals his puppet "Blockhead." Half-page filler "The Mysterious Painting!", art by Morris Waldinger; Two painters separately paint the same picture. "She Wakes Up Screaming," art by Ruben Moreira; Mary Stokes suffers from bouts of madness; Her husband and her doctor surprise her with weird tricks to shock her back to sanity. Half-page filler "Ancient Legend!", art by Morris Waldinger. "The Prophecy of Doom," art by Howard Purcell; A party of explorers opens up an Egyptian tomb and is hit by a curse of death and madness. "I Was A Victim of Black Magic!", pencils by Jon Small, inks by George Roussos; A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons. "He Hunted Ghosts" text story by David Kahn (as Don King), art by Raymond Perry. "The House Where Evil Lived!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Paul and Helen Morris win a house on the Mexican border which is said to be haunted; Three men died there, and nightly spooks keep running through the cellar. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59558796
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    Art by Maurice Whitman and others. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Rogue elements threaten the fragile intertribal peace negotiated by Manzar and Red Cloud; The true story of American explorer Sacajawea; An illustrated text article on the Pontiac tribe. Action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Manzar the White Indian; The Grey Terror / Bull of the Woods; Sacajawea "Bird Woman"; Catfish John; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4042570004

    "Caged Beasts and Plunder-Men," art by Maurice Whitman; Renegade Feliz Garon plans to establish an outlaw kingdom in the jungle where criminals are safe; He kidnaps Ann and police captain Bell; KaƤnga summons several tribes to aid him and attacks Garon's castle. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi helps a wounded lion and is attacked by a buffalo for his efforts; The lion rescues him and agrees to be his friend. "Tiger on the Loose" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Terry goes to village of the bird cultists to free a pair of explorers that have been captured; After freeing them, Terry learns that the pair has stolen the bird cultists sacred bird symbol; The bird cultists pursue Terry and the pair. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Trader Dawson tells a story of an aging lion in order to persuade the Bafus to accept the advice of their elders. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Madigan hopes to lure Clayton to him with promises of an albino ape in order to steal Clayton's famed diamond collection; Camilla prevents Clayton's murder and kills Madigan and his men with a hand grenade. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Bill Fraccio. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and Lou Cameron. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. While honeymooning in the South Pacific, Patty tries a native potion and soon develops a yen for human flesh. While seeking authentic English ghost stories, Tim encounters the armored zombies of Sleed's Castle. A captain who abandons his foundering ship and crew on the rocks is picked up by the legendary ghost vessel the Flying Dutchman, for a fate far worse than being shipwrecked. The Absent Minded Fiend; The Secret of Sleeds Castle; The Ghost in the Mirror; The Curse of the Flying Dutchman; The Terror of a Tattooed Man! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59048800
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    Published Apr 1952 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well; See item notes
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    • Label #4121700005

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Prankster's Star Pupil starring Superman and The Prankster, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman--Thrill Salesman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. So You Want To Be a G-Man? text story. The Man Who Stole Memories starring Superman, Moose Collins, and Professor Higgins, script by Bill Woolfolk; Lois Lane suffers temporary amnesia. Full-page ad for the feature film "Superman and the Mole Men." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Apr 1952 by DC.
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    • Label #1159204003

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Prankster's Star Pupil starring Superman and The Prankster, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman--Thrill Salesman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. So You Want To Be a G-Man? text story. The Man Who Stole Memories starring Superman, Moose Collins, and Professor Higgins, script by Bill Woolfolk; Lois Lane suffers temporary amnesia. Full-page ad for the feature film "Superman and the Mole Men." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $3,850.00
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0958273004
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    The Peanuts debut in comic books for the very first time (ties with United Comics #21 for 1st appearance in comics) - source "All in Color for a Dime: Peanuts in Comic Books" By Derrick Bang. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,595.00
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    Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi wants Phil to lose some weight. This issue is noteworthy as being the first comic book (along with Tip Top Comics (1936) #173, published the same month) to reprint Charles Schulz's beloved Peanuts comic strip, then only in its third year. Bathless Groggins is mistaken for his wealthy cousin and loses a poker game with millionaires, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Mamie; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59135770
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    Published Apr 1952 by Marvel.
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    "The Kiss of Death!" Venus takes a back seat in this macabre, WWI-era tale of love between ghosts and skeletons. "Demons from the Deep!" Venus shows a murderer his own corpse, giving him the realization that he is now a ghost. Also includes: "The Box of Doom!"; "The Madman's Music"; and "Death to the Hairy Monsters!" Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

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