Mysteries comic books issue 2

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Cal Mcdonald Mystery TPB (2004-2010 Criminal Macabre) Vol. 4-6, the one-shot story Feat of Clay, "The Creepy Tree" and "The Trouble with Brains" from MySpace Dark Horse Presents, and "Hairball" from Dark Horse Presents #102-105, featured in color for the first time. Written by Steve Niles. Art by Kyle Hotz, Nick Stakal, and Casey Jones. Cover by Fiona Staples. Cal McDonald, the pill-popping, alcoholic antihero of the hit Criminal Macabre series, is back! Teamed with his undead partner Mo'Lock, Cal protects the sin-infested streets of Los Angeles against a growing horde of zombies, vampires, and occultists! From the creator of 30 Days of Night. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 392 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Vol. 2, No. 3 - May 1937. 8.5" x 10.5", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Beaven. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Frank Beaven. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Kevin Medeiros with art by Nate Piekos. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Athena and the Stolen Threads!" Written by Madeline Tyler. Art and cover by Janos Orban. Mount Olympus Mysteries is a new series of four Hi-Lo chapter books tailored for readers aged 10–14 who need support. With line art illustrations in every chapter, this action-packed tale is sure to engage from beginning to end. Each instalment in this series follows a group of teenage 'demi-Gods' that didn't inherit any god-like powers, but they prove useful to the Gods by solving mysteries and problems in Ancient Greece. The characters must overcome self-doubt and discover their skills even though they may be disappointed that powers havent come easily to them. Each book is carefully written with a focus on morphology, suffixes, prefixes, and word roots/bases. The Mount Olympus Mysteries series serves as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, empowering readers to confidently understand meaning from text alone. This second book in the series has a morphology focus of noun suffixes. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 144 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Age 10-14 years Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Athena and the Stolen Threads!" Written by Madeline Tyler. Art and cover by Janos Orban. Mount Olympus Mysteries is a new series of four Hi-Lo chapter books tailored for readers aged 10–14 who need support. With line art illustrations in every chapter, this action-packed tale is sure to engage from beginning to end. Each instalment in this series follows a group of teenage 'demi-Gods' that didn't inherit any god-like powers, but they prove useful to the Gods by solving mysteries and problems in Ancient Greece. The characters must overcome self-doubt and discover their skills even though they may be disappointed that powers haven't come easily to them. Each book is carefully written with a focus on morphology, suffixes, prefixes, and word roots/bases. The Mount Olympus Mysteries series serves as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, empowering readers to confidently understand meaning from text alone. This second book in the series has a morphology focus of noun suffixes. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 144 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Age 10-14 years Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2, 1st Printing - Softcover, Horizontal Format, 10" x 6.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "September 1952 to March 1953!" Collects Baffling Mysteries (1952-1955) #10-14.

The only bafflement on this baby is why we waited so long to get it out there amongst you quality-vultures! Gene Colan (later to find fame on Marvel's Tomb of Dracula) and Mike Sekowsky who cut his teeth on DC's Justice League of you-know-where lead the way for five fun-and fear-filled comic books from the magical times when comics wuz comics. Read 'em and shake your head in pure love and astonishment.

Featuring Stories by John Chilly, Lou Cameron, Louis Zansky, Gene Colan, Al Eadeh, Dick Beck, Charles Nicholas, Ace Baker and Howard Larsen.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "September 1952 to March 1953!" Collects Baffling Mysteries (1952-1955) #10-14.

The only bafflement on this baby is why we waited so long to get it out there amongst you quality-vultures! Gene Colan (later to find fame on Marvel's Tomb of Dracula) and Mike Sekowsky who cut his teeth on DC's Justice League of you-know-where lead the way for five fun-and fear-filled comic books from the magical times when comics wuz comics. Read 'em and shake your head in pure love and astonishment.

Featuring Stories by John Chilly, Lou Cameron, Louis Zansky, Gene Colan, Al Eadeh, Dick Beck, Charles Nicholas, Ace Baker and Howard Larsen.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $39.99

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "June/July 1952 to June 1953!" Collects Dark Mysteries (1951-1955) #7-12.

You could be forgiven for thinking, hey, they must have run out, right? They must have exhausted all the good stuff by now with the ACG titles pretty near-on gone, along with Planet, Jet Power, all the Harvey titles, Tom Corbett, The Heap, Rulah, Strange Suspense, and who knows what else. Yeah, you'da thunk it, but check this out! A second collection featuring issues 7 through 12 of Dark Mysteries boasting yarns from Joe Orlando, Walter Johnson, Ed Goldfarb, A.C. Hollingsworth, Bill Fraccio, Lou Cameron, John D'Agostino, Tony Tallarico, Harry Harrison, and Hy Fleishman and a whole host of other wacked-out-of-their-gourd luminaries!

Hardcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "June/July 1952 to June 1953!" Collects Dark Mysteries (1951-1955) #7-12.

You could be forgiven for thinking, hey, they must have run out, right? They must have exhausted all the good stuff by now with the ACG titles pretty near-on gone, along with Planet, Jet Power, all the Harvey titles, Tom Corbett, The Heap, Rulah, Strange Suspense, and who knows what else. Yeah, you'da thunk it, but check this out! A second collection featuring issues 7 through 12 of Dark Mysteries boasting yarns from Joe Orlando, Walter Johnson, Ed Goldfarb, A.C. Hollingsworth, Bill Fraccio, Lou Cameron, John D'Agostino, Tony Tallarico, Harry Harrison, and Hy Fleishman and a whole host of other wacked-out-of-their-gourd luminaries!

Hardcover (with slipcase), 216 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "March 1954 to January 1955!" Collects Mysteries (1953-1955) #6-11.

This one's a wacky entry and no denying, with Canadian publisher Superior Comics coming into the four-color horror ring all gloved up and swinging fit to punch the lights out of anybody who stood in their way. The tales were bizarre and quirky, with pens, pencils and plots coming from, among others, Jay Disbrow and the Igor Shop.

Writer and illustrator Jay E. Disbrow worked as a comic book artist during the 1950s and he is especially remembered for his pre-Code horror comics, and has become (certainly around the PS offices) a cult favorite for his stories filled with demons, ghostly apparitions and other monsters.

b>Featuring Work by Jay E. Disbrow and Iger Shop.

Hardcover, 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $51.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "March 1954 to January 1955!" Collects Mysteries (1953-1955) #6-11.

This one's a wacky entry and no denying, with Canadian publisher Superior Comics coming into the four-color horror ring all gloved up and swinging fit to punch the lights out of anybody who stood in their way. The tales were bizarre and quirky, with pens, pencils and plots coming from, among others, Jay Disbrow and the Igor Shop.

Writer and illustrator Jay E. Disbrow worked as a comic book artist during the 1950s and he is especially remembered for his pre-Code horror comics, and has become (certainly around the PS offices) a cult favorite for his stories filled with demons, ghostly apparitions and other monsters.

b>Featuring Work by Jay E. Disbrow and Iger Shop.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $74.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "October 1953 to September 1954!" Collects Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) #7-12. Written by Richard Chizmar. Art by Hy Fleishman. Here comes that doyen of depravity PS Artbooks once more with a new sideline, Pre-Code Classics, and lots more tales guaranteed to turn your brain into total mush! Read 'em and weep, culture-lovers and rest assured there's more where these came from! Hardcover(with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Return of the Devil!" and "The Loch Ness Horror!" Written by Martin Powell. Art by Seppo Makinen. Cover by Tim Seelig. Two tales of the Great Detective in one volume, by the Eisner-nominated team behind Scarlet by Gaslight! First, in 'Return of the Devil,' the many drug addicts of London have fallen victim to a poisonous supply of cocaine, trapping Sherlock Holmes himself within its deadly grip! Then, in 'The Loch Ness Horror' (the never before seen in its entirety sequel to Return of the Devil), lured out of retirement, Holmes is called upon by the Vatican to investigate the bizarre murder of a priest. He swiftly deduces that this is no ordinary crime, and that an immensely powerful holy relic as been stolen from the secret vaults. Aleister Crowley, the self proclaimed "Most Wicked Man in the World", casts his evil designs against all humanity in a mad scheme to arouse Doomsday. All the while, Dr. Watson returns to Baskerville Hall, where something demonic is once again haunting the fog-shrouded moors! Softcover, 142 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Strange Mysteries (1964 Super Comics) #15-18 and Fantastic Tales (1958 I.W. Reprint).

Strange Mysteries features an eccentric mix of weird and strange tales from Ross Andru, Jon D'Agostino, Alvin C. Hollingeworth, Joe Orlando, Ed Goldfarb, Tont Tallaico, Gene Fawcette, Harry Lazarus, and Joe Kubert.

I.W. Publishing became notorious for publishing unauthorized reprints of other company's comics, often with new covers. The numbering of most of the company's titles is misleading, often not starting at issue #1 and skipping issue numbers. Incredibly though, the company produced 118 separate titles, no mean achievement!

Plus: the bonus issue Fantastic Tales featuring glorious horror tales from the fantastic A.C. Hollingsworth, Norman Nodel and Harry Lazarus.

Hardcover 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $46.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Strange Mysteries (1964 Super Comics) #15-18 and Fantastic Tales (1958 I.W. Reprint).

Strange Mysteries features an eccentric mix of weird and strange tales from Ross Andru, Jon D'Agostino, Alvin C. Hollingeworth, Joe Orlando, Ed Goldfarb, Tont Tallaico, Gene Fawcette, Harry Lazarus, and Joe Kubert.

I.W. Publishing became notorious for publishing unauthorized reprints of other company's comics, often with new covers. The numbering of most of the company's titles is misleading, often not starting at issue #1 and skipping issue numbers. Incredibly though, the company produced 118 separate titles, no mean achievement!

Plus: the bonus issue Fantastic Tales featuring glorious horror tales from the fantastic A.C. Hollingsworth, Norman Nodel and Harry Lazarus.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Ooze in the Ocean!" Written by David Lewman. Art and cover by Francesco Francavilla. SpongeBob SquarePants is back with a new mysterious case to solve in this exciting middle-grade series! When a glowing green trail appears outside of the Shady Shoals Rest Home, retired superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy ask SpongeBob and Patrick to take on the case and figure out what the trail is. Unfortunately for the two detectives, they are lead through ship graveyards, underground tunnels, and ultimately in the nest of some of the most dangerous villains Bikini Bottom has ever been faced with! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.99

Add to cart Near Mint $8.99

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Sanctuary!"

Written by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple. Art and cover by Orion Zangara.

A demon seeking redemption, Silex has kept vigil over Edinburgh for countless years atop a local church as a gargoyle. With the help of his human assistant Craig, Silex solves the mysteries of the city below. But now a mystery lurks inside the church in the form of a young woman seeking sanctuary. The panicking girl raises Silex's suspicions. Craig has a more welcoming spirit, but he lacks his gargoyle mentor's centuries of experience. When they discover the young woman's connection to new threats menacing Edinburgh, will any of them be prepared for the danger that comes next?

Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, B&W.

Cover price $8.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Volume 2- 1st printing. "The Nighttime Cabin Thief: A Mystery about Light!" Written by Lynda Beauregard. Art and cover by Der-shing Helmer. A thief is on the prowl at Camp Dakota! The campers can't find their favorite things - and they're starting to accuse each other of stealing! The kids set out to find the culprit - but the truth behind the missing stuff may be stranger than anyone expected... Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95.