Adventure comic books issue 9

Cover art by Russ Heath. The Dark Dungeon, script by Hank Chapman, art by Ogden Whitney; A man keeps mastiffs half-starved in the dungeon so that he can press a button to release them in the event thieves enter his house. Second Floor Rear!, art by Bernard Krigstein; A landlady rents an apartment to straw men. The Flowers of Evil text story. Ghouls Rush In, art by Dick Ayers; A body snatcher is thwarted in his efforts by cemetery rats that chew through coffins in order to pull the bodies into their warrens. Off With His Head, pencils by Manny Stallman; An executioner is frightened to death when someone places a mirror in the bottom of his head basket so that he sees his own head in there. Talking Corpse, art by Joe Sinnott; When a medium is exposed as a fake, she shoots her client, but it turns out that she had more ability than she thought she did. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John D'Henry. Story by Gary Carlson and Edward DeGeorge. Art by Coink Adink, John D'Henry, and Ron Williams. The Knight Watchman and Kid Galahad face off against the deadly Killer Shark! Plus, Erik Larsens Mighty Man and Captain Tootsie find themselves in a conflict with aliens from outer space. And finally, the Master of the Macabre Dr. Weird is engaged in a battle with an elemental demon for the soul of an innocent little girl. Full Color. 36 pages. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by Dell Barras. Written by Steve Perrin. Art by Pete McDonnell and Jeff Albrecht. New Huntsman story, and a new adventure with Winter Wonderlass. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $73.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4623632019 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Jeff Smith cover Cover price $1.95.

Spring 1987. The Hero Games, Iron Crown Quarterly. In this issue: Empire Club; The Laser's Edge - High-Tech for Space Master; Troubleshooters - Mini-Organizations Book for Champions. Cover price $3.00.

Promotional comic featuring stories, nautical facts, games and puzzles. Standard size comic, full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, no cover price.

Summer 1953. Vol. 1, No. 9. Featuring "The Wanton of Argus" by Kilian Houston Brunner and "Mission To Marakee" by Bryan Berry. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in.; B&W, 96 Text Pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $320.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4568491007

Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "The Hands of Don José" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #6, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Weird Maze" activity page; "The Three Monkeys"; "Phantom of Flushing"; "Flowers on Deborah's Grave"; "Ghost of Raynham Hall"; and "Nothing Can Save Her" reprinted in Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #8, Haunted Love (2016 IDW) #1, and Haunted Love: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2017 IDW) #1-1ST. "Call for Claws: Old Bates Knew a Magic Word, but He Used It Once Too Often!" illustrated text story by Lewis Island. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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(W) Brian Clevinger. (A) Leela Wagner, Ryan Cody. (CA) Scott Wegener. In the wake of financial panic of 1893, a cabal of industrialists plot to overthrow the government. Their 'Black Coat' army stole Nikola Tesla's most top secret technologies. Now they lurk in the shadows of New York City. Starring Charles Fort, Winfield-Scott Lovecraft, and Ehrie 'Harry Houdini' Weiss! Cover price $2.75.

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Adventures of Kit Carson, 9th Printing, Painted Cover on stiff paper. Art by Rudy Palais. (HRN 166, with Winter 1969 date). Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 9, No. 2. October 1965. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pictorials. 8.25" x 10.75". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 9, No. 2. October 1967. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pictorials. 8.25" x 10.75". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $25.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 9, No. 2. January 1968. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pictorials. 8.25" x 10.75". 74 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Danger: January 1953-September 1953!" Collects Danger (1952 Comic Media) #1-5. Cover by Pete Morisi. Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi, was a hard-boiled private detective, known as "The Wild Man from Chicago." Good friends with the D.A. but readily accepted by the underworld, he smoked cigarettes constantly, cursed frequently and had a bad habit of getting shot and beaten by his enemies. But always gave as good as he got; he was an experienced and persistent detective taking his cases very personally and killed many of his early foes, claiming they were reaching for a weapon. Myra Benz, who had shot him in the eye, was brazenly killed without any true justification beyond his own sense of justice. Featuring Stories by Pete Morisii, Edwin Green, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Vic Evans, and Don Heck. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

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Cracky the parrot in "Out of Focus Hocus-Pocus," "The Telltale Tattler," "The Worst-Aid Kit," and "The Dirty Jersey." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Sarcophogi of the Sixth Continent Part 1!" By Edgar Pierre Jacobs. Philip Mortimer spent his youth in the land of the Maharajas. He loves India, but his last visit there did not end well. Now, many years later, the famous Professor Mortimer is in charge of the British pavilion at the Brussels Universal Exposition. When strange phenomena begin disrupting preparations, Mortimer and his friend Blake set off on a trail that will take them to the sixth continent - to confront an old and unexpected enemy. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Stories by Fred Harman and Jim Gary, plus an introduction by Bob Bindig. Art by Fred Harman and Jim Gary. Cover by Fred Harman. Dragon Lady Press reprints classic comic strips from the Golden Age of comics. Collects the Red Ryder daily strip from Jan 16 to Apr 06, 1940 and Jun 10 to Aug 03, 1940 and the King of the Royal Mounted daily strip from Oct 30, 1939 to Jan 20, 1940. Adventures of the straight-shooting cowpoke Red Ryder, one of the most famous cowboy heroes of the 20th century. Creator Fred Harman was considered one of the great Western artists of the comics. Also, Canadian Mountie Dave King, based on a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. Fred Harman ... Quick on the Draw, Western Artist; The Mysterious Horse Thief; The Gold Rush; Ghost Guns at Roaring River. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "The Times They are A-Changin'!" Collects Marvel Adventures: Avengers (2006-2009) #32-35.

Written by PAUL TOBIN. Art by MATTEO LOLLI and IG GUARA. Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN.

When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Ant-Man! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

Featuring Bullseye, Man-Bull, Whirlwind, Stegron, & Batroc The Leaper!

Softcover, 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $9.99.

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Story, art and cover by Marc Hansen. The second series about Ralph Snart, a foul-tempered accountant whose subconscious is the locale of fantastic adventures. Ralph gets indoctrinated into the Cabbage cult, and discovers that the holy prophet is just a guy in a cabbage suit. Final issue of Volume 2; Ralphs adventures continued in Volume 3, #10. 32 pages, Full Color. Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "June to December 1953!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #44-50. Written by Chris Thompson. Art by Ken Bald. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales from of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This ninth volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Story and art credits: Unknown. While the vote for Man of the Year is underway, Mario gets a Shyguy mask stuck to his face and is mistaken for one of them in "Mario Man of the Year". Captain N back-up story. 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Danger: January 1953-September 1953!" Collects Danger (1952 Comic Media) #1-5. Cover by Pete Morisi. Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi, was a hard-boiled private detective, known as "The Wild Man from Chicago." Good friends with the D.A. but readily accepted by the underworld, he smoked cigarettes constantly, cursed frequently and had a bad habit of getting shot and beaten by his enemies. But always gave as good as he got; he was an experienced and persistent detective taking his cases very personally and killed many of his early foes, claiming they were reaching for a weapon. Myra Benz, who had shot him in the eye, was brazenly killed without any true justification beyond his own sense of justice. Featuring Stories by Pete Morisii, Edwin Green, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Vic Evans, and Don Heck. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Flip-book w/Champions Classics Cover price $3.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $39.00

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "October 1961-July 1962!" Collects Space Adventures (1952-1967 1st series) #42-46. Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Alascia. Space Adventures #42 saw the last appearance Captain Atom-but don't worry, the iconic space-age superhero created by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko will return in his very own comic a few years later! Keep watching future sightings; who knows when he'll next orbit our world! Space Adventures #43...Report From Space A-OKAY! Updates us with the history of the first American manned space flight with Alan Shepard as pictured on the cover! Space Adventures #44 introduces us to Merco, the Mercury Man-the last survivor of Mercury-who travels to Earth in a bid to stop wars and save mankind! Featuring Stories by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Charles Nicholas. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Issue 9 - August 1959. 8" x 11", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.25.

1984. Promotional comic featuring stories, nautical facts, games and puzzles. Standard size comic, full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, no cover price.

Frankenstein and the Curse of Dr. Jekyll - Written by Donald F. Glut. Art by Rick "Spine" Mountfort. This is Donald F. Glut's "castle-horror-pulp," featuring spine-tingling pulp-style art courtesy of Rick "Spine" Mountfort! Never before published in English, this issue shows what happens when Mr. Hyde teams up with the Frankenstein Monster! See Hyde increase the creature's superhuman strength...with deadly consequences! Magazine, B&W. Cover price $7.00.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Fight the Empire!" Collects Star Wars Adventures (2017 IDW) #21-23.

Written by Cavan Scott, Shane McCarthy, Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet, Jon Waterhouse, Ian Flynn, and Arie Kaplan. Art by Derek Charm, Nicoletta Baldari, Elsa Charretier, Tony Fleecs , and Drew Moss. Cover by Elsa Charretier.

Join Han, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca in these middle-grade-friendly adventures that take place during the original trilogy! Not ones to rest on their laurels, Han and Luke embark on a mission to secure equipment for the fledgling rebellion in this exciting tale set just after A New Hope! Then, after losing the man she loves to a bounty hunter, Princess Leia embarks on a dangerous mission with R2-D2 and C-3PO in this exciting tale set just after The Empire Strikes Back! And finally, Join Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca aboard the Millennium Falcon for another rollicking mission on behalf of the Rebel Alliance!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Volume 9 - 2nd or Later Printings. "Fight the Empire!" Collects Star Wars Adventures (2017 IDW) #21-23.

Written by Cavan Scott, Shane McCarthy, Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet, Jon Waterhouse, Ian Flynn, and Arie Kaplan. Art by Derek Charm, Nicoletta Baldari, Elsa Charretier, Tony Fleecs , and Drew Moss. Cover by Elsa Charretier.

Join Han, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca in these middle-grade-friendly adventures that take place during the original trilogy! Not ones to rest on their laurels, Han and Luke embark on a mission to secure equipment for the fledgling rebellion in this exciting tale set just after A New Hope! Then, after losing the man she loves to a bounty hunter, Princess Leia embarks on a dangerous mission with R2-D2 and C-3PO in this exciting tale set just after The Empire Strikes Back! And finally, Join Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca aboard the Millennium Falcon for another rollicking mission on behalf of the Rebel Alliance!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $38.50

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "June to December 1953!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #44-50. Written by Chris Thompson. Art by Ken Bald. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales from of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This ninth volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $24.00

Add to cart Near Mint $24.00

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "October 1961-July 1962!" Collects Space Adventures (1952-1967 1st series) #42-46. Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Alascia. Space Adventures #42 saw the last appearance Captain Atom-but don't worry, the iconic space-age superhero created by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko will return in his very own comic a few years later! Keep watching future sightings; who knows when he'll next orbit our world! Space Adventures #43...Report From Space A-OKAY! Updates us with the history of the first American manned space flight with Alan Shepard as pictured on the cover! Space Adventures #44 introduces us to Merco, the Mercury Man-the last survivor of Mercury-who travels to Earth in a bid to stop wars and save mankind! Featuring Stories by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Charles Nicholas. Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

1st printing.

Featuring "Watch the Lady!" by Robert A. Garron! This pulp replica is a black and white reproduction with a full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations, and facsimile pages.

Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

NOTE: This is a replica of Spicy Detective Stories (1934-1942 Culture Publications) Pulp Vol. 9 #2.

Cover price $14.95.

1st Printing - 2008 replica, reprinting "Spicy Detective Stories" from September, 1938. Softcover, 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Satan's Death Blast!" Art by John Fleming Gould. Painted cover by John Newton Howitt. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). NOTE: Limited to 1,000 copies. Cover price $10.00.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Written by Yu Okano. Art and cover by Haiji Nakasone. Original Character Design by Jaian. Translated by Noah Rozenberg. Rentt finally sets out for his home village of Hathara with Lorraine. On the way, they encounter a horde of zombies and meet Hilde, the Gold-class adventurer tasked with destroying the undead. An accomplished mystic, she sees that Rentt has divinity and offers to teach him to better conceal it. He accepts, and in the process, feels the presence of a soul that has been watching over him throughout his career. Once they finally reach Hathara, Rentt is reunited with his family and old friends. The village celebrates his return by throwing a banquet, but Rentt seems conflicted about the exaggerated welcome and disappears in the middle of the festivities. Lorraine leaves to look for him, only to find him in a very unexpected place. Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $15.99.