Adventure comic books issue 45

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. The Golden Gusher starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel; A female singer is threatened to be kidnapped, but Sandman discovers she is in on the plot to do so in order to fleece an insurance company. Little Willie humor page by Bob Kane. Fang Gow Has Risen From the Grave: Part 1 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. In Hollywood starring Professor Doolittle, script and art by Bob Kane. Rutska the Racketeer starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. Odds Bodkins's Big Score starring Socko Strong, script and art by Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy). The Cholera Crisis starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Search For Captain Wade: Part 2 starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 5 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. Satan's Sister--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. Rebellion! starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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WRITTEN BY JEFF GRUBB; ART BY ALUIR AMANCIO AND TERRY AUSTIN; COVER BY MIKE MANLEY AND AUSTIN In stores May 10. Three young sisters from out of town each set their sights on a different Metropolitan to be their new step-dads. But which lucky fellow will they settle on as their mom's perfect mate? Lex Luthor, Clark Kent or Superman? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by Pat Block. Stories and art by Jaime Diaz Studios and Victor Arriagada Rios. This Gladstone series featured art by Disney artists around the globe, including Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Scrooge hangs out in the waiting room at the IRS office just so he can read the magazines for free. Scrooge seeks gold in the legendary Duckburg Triangle. The Secret of the Duckburg Triangle; No Hurry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

"Mutations" - Written by Dean Clarrain and Phil Nutman. Art by Ken Mitchroney and John Beatty. Cover by Peter Laird and Ryan Brown. A full-length retelling of the origin of Splinter and the Turtles told from the point of view of Splinter! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

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A fictional Japanese movie character appears as a live super-villain in "Sunburst--Public Enemy #1." Continued next issue. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Alex Saviuk and Kurt Schaffenberger. Characters: Superboy [Clark Kent]; Sunburst (introduction); Lisa Davis; Jake; Bash; Nancy; Mr. Shaw; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Malcolm. Plus: 7-page Dial "H" For Hero story "Dial 'O' for Origin!" finds Chris, Nick and Vicki learning the origin of the H Dials. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, with art by Howard Bender and Dennis Jensen. (Note: Pages 4 & 5 printed out of order.) Characters: Nick Stevens; Chris King; Vicki Grant; The Master; The Wizard (introduction). Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.60.

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WRITTEN BY SCOTT PETERSON AND TIM LEVINS; ART BY LEVINS AND TERRY BEATTY; COVER BY DARWYN COOKE. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! Arkham Asylum's in full lockdown, and one of its doctors is missing. It's up to Batman to find out which baddie's in charge, in "Running The Asylum." FC, 32 PG.$1.99 Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Mr. Mind retreats to his undersea fortress and enlists four giant sea creatures to attack American warships, but Captain Marvel defeats them and sends Mr. Mind fleeing again in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 24: The Undersea Monster Brigade" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel must stop the gang that is robbing blood banks in "The Blood Bank Robberies"; Mrs. Simpson wants to be a mother to Billy Batson in "Captain Marvel Gets Mothered" with story by Otto Binder; and 2-page text story "Hoya, the Fugitive" by Arthur Lane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by TODD DEZAGO Pencils & Cover by ZACH HOWARD Teamed with new Bugle reporter, Billy Walters, Peter finds himself interviewing witnesses to a battle between the nefarious DOCTOR OCTOPUS and the amazing SPIDER-MAN, and discovers that every story has many sides...and not everyone is a Spider-fan! Cover price $2.99.

"Death on the Wing," "The Youngest Werewolf," "Dunston's Fate," and "Death of the Mountain God." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Nicholas, Pete Riss, Dick Beck, Jon Blummer, and Ed Good. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. We Battled the Black Narwhal, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Douglas Bell leads an expedition to find the legendary Black Narwhal, whose tusk carries magical powers. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Many Loves of Dobie Gillis #2, art by Bob Oksner. I Sealed Earth's Doom, art by Bill Ely; Edaw, a being from another dimension offers to help stop a breaking dam if Manion will return to the other dimension and help him, but Edaw is really a criminal with an evil agenda. Peter Puptent Explorer two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Unfriendly Mission text story by Jack Miller. I Unleashed the Light-Ray Creature!, art by Nick Cardy; An attempt to communicate with the planet Venus results in the creation of destructive creatures who consume light rays. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. LaFitte's Treasure Part 1, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob goes on a treasure with a pretty girl. Worldwide Adventures in Science public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. LaFitte's Treasure Part 2; Pirates maroon Bob and his lady friend on a small island. House ad for Sgt. Bilko #1. LaFitte's Treasure Part 3; A giant turtle rescues Bob and his friend. Fashion Plate starring Buzzy, art by Graham Place. Peg half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Jerry in India part 1 of 3; Jerry wants Indian nuts and goes to India. Promo for the New Adventures of Charlie Chan #1. Tips to Teens on looks of love. Jerry in India part 2 of 3; Jerry visits India and returns a ruby to Prince Ali. Untitled Liz story; Liz puts on sunglasses so she won't be recognized. Jerry in India part 3 of 3; Jerry and his friends are locked up in Ali's jail. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Christopher Hastings and Dave Scheidt. Art by Zachary Sterling and Jess Smart Smiley. Cover by Jason Ho. Special one-shot issue! Princess Bubblegum needs Lemongrab's help, but that means she needs to do things his way for once. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Christopher Hastings and Dave Scheidt. Art by Zachary Sterling and Jess Smart Smiley. Cover by Andre. Special one-shot issue! Princess Bubblegum needs Lemongrab's help, but that means she needs to do things his way for once. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks and Geoffrey Blum. Gladstone presents classic Scrooge stories by Carl Barks and behind-the-scenes articles, originally factory bagged with a trading card. Scrooge sets out to beat the gold rush to the Moon, in a story featuring a parody of Robert Service's famous poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew." Scrooge battles Magica De Spell for a magic carpet and Aladdin's treasure. Plus cover sketches for Uncle Scrooge #48, #49, and #50. The Loony Lunar Gold Rush; Rug Riders in the Sky; The Cover Story, Part II: Visual Bite. NOTE: May or may not come with trading card. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $9.95.

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Investigating a murder, detective Mike Mist finds that the trail leads to a Caribbean cruise that Ms. Tree and her agency are on in "Grave Reservations" and "Golden Voyage," the prologue and day one to the "Murder Cruise" saga. Script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty & Gary Kato. Issue also has a reprint of a Johnny Dynamite story, "The Phony Kill" with script by William Waugh and art by Pete Morisi. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A very special space cop sets out to solve the murder of the scientist who invented human-like robots. A serious look at the possibility of life on other planets reveals the attitudes of the era (1960). Mercury Man takes some of Earth's military leaders to Mercury see the results of the war that wiped out his people. Galactic Assassin; When the Day Comes; Judgment Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Written by PAUL TOBIN Art by Vicenc Villagrasa. Cover by CLAYTON HENRY & eFX Mordecai Midas, the richest man on Earth, needs to beef up his image (good for a troubled financial market, don'tcha know), and what's better for the image than joining the world's most beloved superteam? Trouble is, the Fantastic Four won't have him! Worse, they resist his efforts to BUY his way onto the team. So what's a near-trillionarie to do? How about ordering Madame Masque to seek out and eliminate the FF's weakest member in order to create a job opening? Will the Fantastic Four uncover Midas's lethal plan, and just who does Midas think is the weakest team member? Find out in 'If You Can't Join Them, Buy Them!' 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Victor Arriagada Rios, José Colomer Fonts, Paul Halas, Tom Anderson, Jack Sutter, Mike Sharland, and Donne Avenell. Adventures of Donald and the Ducks from European and American artists. Grandma Duck takes matters into her own hands after escaped circus lions invade her property. Donald enters a fishing contest, using a fish-attracting invention of Gyro Gearloose. But the invention works a little too well. The Red Duck; The Terrified Tamer; The Master Fisherman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

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Volume 45 -1st printing. Softcover, 124 pages, Text ( with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $6.00.

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"The Planet of Giant Dogs!" Rex drinks an enlarging formula created by John Rayburn and enters a dog race in a land where small humans ride giant dogs. Also includes: "The Case of the Monkey Witness!" (starring Detective Chimp); "Danger in the Wilderness!"; and "Dogs of All Work." Script by Robert Kanigher and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs. Cover by Kane and Sachs Cover price $0.10.

Giveaway/promotional comic distributed at Shoney's and other restaurants across the US (regular listings are for Shoney's copies; other restaurants will have variant designations). Each issue includes a kids' menu, games, puzzles, and activities. Published by Paragon Products. 16 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in.

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Honeymoon Hotel!; an old bronze statue casts a love spell. The Romance Waltz text story. Love Is a Lie. Second Choice!, art by Howard Alexander. Cottage in Paradise text story. A Perfect Set-Up for Love! Flight into Romance. 36 pgs. $.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 45 - 1st printing. "Flight From the Grave!" By Robert J. Hogan. "Deathless men from another world who move like machines against a helpless human race!—these are the enemies that G-8 must fight—this is the test of an airman's courage! What is the Fate that lies before the Master Spy? Where is the end of the trail of Death?" Softcover, 112 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. A fictional Japanese movie character appears as a live super-villain in "Sunburst--Public Enemy #1." Continued next issue. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Alex Saviuk and Kurt Schaffenberger. Characters: Superboy [Clark Kent]; Sunburst (introduction); Lisa Davis; Jake; Bash; Nancy; Mr. Shaw; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Malcolm. Plus: 7-page Dial "H" For Hero story "Dial 'O' for Origin!" finds Chris, Nick and Vicki learning the origin of the H Dials. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, with art by Howard Bender and Dennis Jensen. (Note: Pages 4 & 5 printed out of order.) Characters: Nick Stevens; Chris King; Vicki Grant; The Master; The Wizard (introduction). Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.75.

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Volume 45 - 1st printing. "Voyage of the Coffin Ship!" Written by Emile C. Tepperman (as Grant Stockbridge). 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.

This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

Story by Del Connell. Art by Al Hubbard. Peter Wheat is the inch-high hero of the Wheat Field, where he lives with his insect friends. The team of writer Del Connell and artist Al Hubbard continued the strip begun by Walt Kelly. When Peter's frog friend is captured by the Dragonfly King, Peter comes to the rescue. He challenges the Dragonfly King to a magical battle. Then he pulls a Connecticut Yankee by correctly predicting an eclipse and terrifying the enemy. 16 pages, Full Color.

Volume 45 - 1st printing. "Tying the Knot!"

Written by Laurent Gerra. Art and cover by Achdé.

Time for the Daltons to try on a different kind of ball-and-chain! Urgent message for the Dalton brothers: the president has approved a special measure to combat overpopulation in the country's prisons. They're going to be hanged! Their last hope lies in a little known law that would see them walk free if they were to marry. A frantic Ma Dalton tries to locate brides for her boys, but their reputation precedes them, and the only candidates she eventually locates could well turn out to be a worse choice than the rope!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $11.95.

DC b&w reprints.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.60.

Red Falcon Adventures (1937 Sealright BLB) #045, Sealright Ice Cream, set of 50 books, circular in shape

#45 "Tom Mix Snatches a Life from the Sandstorm." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.