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Comic books May 1961, graded by CGC

  • Item #60558783
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    • Paper: Off white
    • File Copy.
    • Label #3925074008

    Variant with "The Curse of the Pharaohs" filler on back cover. Ellery Queen. Painted Cover. Stories by unknown. Pencils by Mike Sekowsky. EQ is a classic who-done-it. The answer is revealed on the last page after the reader is challenged to solve the mystery. Featuring the tales "The Mummy's Curse" and "The Underwater Clue," plus "Counterfeiting", historical facts about counterfeiting money and "The Curse of the Pharaohs", story of finding the first mummy and the archaeologists who died afterwards. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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  • Item #59048584
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Pedigree: Northland
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    • Label #0119056003

    Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Monsters of the Past"; Facts about dinosaurs. "Gorgo," art by Steve Ditko; A giant lizard-like creature is spewed from the bottomless depths by a volcanic eruption only to wreak havoc on the modern world. "Wonders of the Deep!", pencils by Charles Nicholas (as ChaSal), inks by Sal Trapani (as ChaSal); Various facts about undersea creatures. Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner activity 2-pager. "Fear!", art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Professor Hemlin explains superstition. "Strange People Who Are Real," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; "Various facts about carnival people." Full page backcover pinup of Gorgo smashing London Bridge. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58242668
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    Published May 1961 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4159608002
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Weapon!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon strong enough to destroy Superman. Superboy's First Public Appearance!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; The story of Superboy's debut and first meeting with President Roosevelt. The Orphans of Space!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58616068
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    Published May 1961 by DC.
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    • Label #4101863003
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.20) will be charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Weapon!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon strong enough to destroy Superman. Superboy's First Public Appearance!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; The story of Superboy's debut and first meeting with President Roosevelt. The Orphans of Space!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59832213
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    Published May 1961 by DC.
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    • Label #1301551009

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Weapon!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon strong enough to destroy Superman. Superboy's First Public Appearance!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; The story of Superboy's debut and first meeting with President Roosevelt. The Orphans of Space!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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