Duel comic books issue 0

Duel tells the story of how skill, brute force and cunning all determine who lives and who dies - all told in 100% pure, relentless, cover-to-cover action. Aircraft, battleship, submarine, helicopter, motorcycle, or just hand-to-hand combat, Duel has it all. Duel #0 debuts in style with stunning art by fan-favorite Joe Wight (Star Wars, Robotech) in an issue pitting an American mercenary pilot from the Flying Tigers in his Curtis P-40 Warhawk against a seasoned Japanese warrior in his Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Zero) in the skies of China on Christmas Day. Cover price $2.99.

First edition, first printing, 1941 hardcover. Written by Fredric Wertham. Dust jacket is red type on black background. Written while Wertham was a psychiatrist at a hospital in New York City, this book recounts the murder by a teenage son of his mother. A policeman working the Lower East Side notices Gino, wearing no shoes, only socks, buying candy for his younger siblings so they will stop crying. The policeman goes back to the tenement apartment and finds they dying woman and the crying children. Wertham examines the bewildering case in detail and recounts Gino's story from in-depth interviews. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., 270 pages, B&W text. Cover price $2.75.

First edition, first printing, 1941 hardcover. Written by Fredric Wertham. No dust jacket, title and publisher information on spine in purple. Written while Wertham was a psychiatrist at a hospital in New York City, this book recounts the murder by a teenage son of his mother. A policeman working the Lower East Side notices Gino, wearing no shoes, only socks, buying candy for his younger siblings so they will stop crying. The policeman goes back to the tenement apartment and finds they dying woman and the crying children. Wertham examines the bewildering case in detail and recounts Gino's story from in-depth interviews. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., 270 pages, B&W text. Cover price $2.75.

"A Duel for Love," with art by pioneering American cartoonist F.M. Howarth. A rare advertising giveaway for DeWitt's Little Early Risers, featuring an 8-panel strip story, spread out 1 panel per page. DeWitt's Little Early Risers' could cure torpid liver, chronic constipation, sour stomach, etc. 2-3/4" x 3-1/2", B&W, one staple, paper cover.