Mysteries comic books issue 2

Vol. 2, No. 1 - April 1940. Published by Frank A. Munsey. 6.5" x 9.25", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

"Three Lines of Old French" a novelette by A. Merritt, plus "Pegasus" a short story by Henry Kuttner.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - May, 1940. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 2, No. 3 - August 1940. Published by Frank A. Munsey. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 2, No. 4 - October 1940. Published by Frank A. Munsey. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

"The Other Man's Blood" by Ray Cummings, a complete novelette.

Volume 2, Issue 5 - December, 1940. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "The Sun-Makers" by Will McMorrow, "The Other Man's Blood" by Ray Cummings, and "The Sleep of Ages" by Stuart Martin. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 116 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - February, 1941. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Criminal Jack Fry comes across a crashed alien spaceship and learns that "all the treasure of the galaxy" is stored on the dark side of the Moon. Mountain climber Williard wants to climb Mount Sugarina, despite legends that it's guarded by an old man who can cause landslides with his Alphorn. "Objective Moon" describes a space race to reach the Moon that is won by the US in the 1960s - not bad for a story published in 1956. Dark Side of the Moon; Behind the Eight Ball; The Night the Grand Canyon Disappeared; Dangling Beam; The Yodler of Yognasi; Objective Moon; The Tiny World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by J. Torres. Art by Scott Jeralds. Cover by Scott Jeralds. Come to Slaughter Swamp and get a selfie with Solomon Grundy! For the adventure tourism crowd, that's a potent lure, and there's a real estate developer who has big plans...and a lot of swamp to profit from! Will Batman and the gang from Mystery Inc. figure out what's going on in time to save some Gothamites from a zombie disaster? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Sholly Fisch. Art and Cover by Randy Elliott. Scooby-Doo and Batman team up to solve the mystery of a ghost whos haunting the Batcave! Even if the ghost turns out to be a fake, that still doesnt answer the real question: How did someone get into the Batcave to stage the phony phantom—and does it mean Batmans foes have cracked the secret of his true identity?! 32 pages, full color. Rated E Cover price $2.99.

By Paul Castiglia and Fernando Ruiz. Based on the all-new animated series from DIC! "Shriek": Someone seems to be taking their love of scary movies too far ? but what if they're not wearing a mask? What if they're actually a real ghost? This G-rated spoof of the popular Scream movies arrives just as Scream 3 hits movie theaters. Don't miss the frightful fun!" Cover price $1.79.

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Written by Ivan Cohen. Art and Cover by Dario Brizuela. The sequel that sprouted from the hit maxiseries continues, as Daphne poses as Batgirl to help capture Poison Ivy! Will this bit of high-stakes cosplay turn out to be a rash decision? And what does Barbara Gordon think about this turn of events? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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3 Famous Mysteries, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics, Nassau Bulletin edition. (HRN 22).

Cover pencils by Wally Wood, inks by Harry Harrison. "The Monster's Ghost," art by Joe Orlando; Ghost hunter Bruce Gibson buys a haunted house and challenges a satanic "dark stranger" to work his worst magic; He conjures a "monster's ghost" out of the bodies of four dead men, a black bull and drops of Gibson's blood. "Book Of The Grey Dragon," art by Lou Cameron; Dr. Frederick Hansen and his expedition are trekking through the Gobi desert in search of the tomb of Genghis Khan; When they find it, they discover a Chinese scroll, too; The magic words revive the Khan and his horde. "Haunted Houses" text story by Jesse Merlan. "What Was It?"; When Jane encounters her fiance Jim, she believes he's returned from the war in Korea; But Jim has been killed in action, as his parents assure her. "Vampire Fangs," pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; A vampire stalks an US-American city. Crime reporter Bill Swaney exposes the businessman Orloff from Transylvania as the fiend and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Kim Newman and Maura McHugh. Art by Tyler Crook. Cover by Julian Totino Tedesco. After a dangerous clash with giant eel monsters, Sir Edward Grey determines that all signs of the secrets of Hallam point to Poole's Elixir factory. Cover price $3.50.

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Add to cart Very Fine $3.80

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Written by Michael W. Conrad & Various. Art by Kelly Williams & Various. Cover by Johnny Dombrowski. Witness the dawn of a new era in horror! When a gothic mansion infested with arcane power appears from the mist, Boris Karloff is the world's last hope against dark forces led by a malevolent government agent bent on harnessing the house's power. Boris Karloff is back with a new ongoing horror anthology. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Written by Michael W. Conrad & Various. Art by Kelly Williams & Various. Cover by Kraig Rasmussen. Witness the dawn of a new era in horror! When a gothic mansion infested with arcane power appears from the mist, BORIS KARLOFF is the world's last hope against dark forces led by a malevolent government agent bent on harnessing the house's power. Boris Karloff is back with a new ongoing horror anthology. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

WhatNot Exclusive Variant Cover by Josh Hernandez. Written by Michael W. Conrad & Various. Art by Kelly Williams & Various. Witness the dawn of a new era in horror! When a gothic mansion infested with arcane power appears from the mist, BORIS KARLOFF is the world's last hope against dark forces led by a malevolent government agent bent on harnessing the house's power. Boris Karloff is back with a new ongoing horror anthology. 32 pages, full color.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries (2021 DC) #7-12.

Written by Ivan Cohen and Sholly Fisch. Art by Dario Brizuela, Scott Jeralds, and Randy Elliott. Cover by Dario Brizuela.

Batman is the DC Universes greatest detective, but he still needs help! The teen sleuths of Mystery Inc. and their faithful hound Scooby-Doo are always willing to lend a hand...mostly to pull off various miscreants masks! Their adventures continue as the Caped Crusader and the curious canine tackle dognappers, Riddlers, Creepers, and villains galore!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

"Swamp Horror"; A man chases away a woman who comes to his cabin; The woman is his mother just released from an insane asylum; She dies, but returns every night until she chases him out of the house. "The Screaming Room"; A man has been raised to fear committing any sins; He receives a vase from the devil which allows him to remove a sin from his conscience when it is spoken into the vase. "Goddess of Vengeance" text story. "Monsters Three"; Uranium prospectors are attacked by uranium creatures; Two prospectors are killed; The remaining two evade the creatures until they are hit by lightning and destroyed in an atomic explosion. "Revenge in Small Form"; A woman breaks up with a man when the man's money dries up; The man places a curse on a voodoo doll and gives it to the woman; The man's brother arrives and, although killed by the woman, uses his last breaths to kill the woman with the doll. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Swamp Terror!"; A man leaves his fortune to his inconsiderate niece and nephew instead of his beloved sister; They must live in a house in the swamp & find the inheritance. "Chamber of Doom!"; A man is murdered by the ghost of a woman who he had jilted when she was alive. "Ghost Bait" text story by Kermit Welles. "The Haunted Hand!"; A man wins an auction for a hand that belonged to "Bloody John"; The hand steals things, and kills the protagonist. "Planet without Death"; A scientist becomes ill and travels to a planet he's studied where death doesn't occur; Instead, people become trees. He returns to Earth with an alien. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "April/May 1952-December/January 1952/53!" Collects Dark Mysteries (1951-1955) #6-10. A second collection of Dark Mysteries boasting, heck, downright totally tub-thumping yarns from Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Lou Cameron, Edward Goldfarb, Bill Fraccio, Bill Molno, Vince Napoli, Doug Wildey and Hy Fleishman and a whole host of other wacked-out-of-their-grounds luminaries. Softcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

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Written by Stephanie Williams. Art by Abby Bulmer. Cover by Abigail Starling. Gloomy critters, floating objects, and, ugh, no cell service?! Somethings ahoof, all right. Maretime Mysteries is no ordinary board game. Its home to a spirit whos cast a spell over Maretime Bay, and the only way to get rid of it is to play! For the first puzzle, Misty, Sunny, Hitch, and Spike put on their detective hats and search every nook and cranny for the magical item used to cast the enchantment. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Stephanie Williams. Art by Abby Bulmer. Cover by Shauna Grant. Gloomy critters, floating objects, and, ugh, no cell service?! Somethings ahoof, all right. Maretime Mysteries is no ordinary board game. Its home to a spirit whos cast a spell over Maretime Bay, and the only way to get rid of it is to play! For the first puzzle, Misty, Sunny, Hitch, and Spike put on their detective hats and search every nook and cranny for the magical item used to cast the enchantment. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $32.99

Add to cart Near Mint $32.99

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "September 1952-March 1953!" Collects Baffling Mysteries (1952-1955) #10-14. The only thing baffling about this baby is why we didn't bring it out this super softee version sooner. I mean, look! Mike Sekowsky, Maurice Gutwirth, George Appel, Gene Colan, Jim McLaughlin, Ace Baker, Lou Cameron, Bill Molno, Chic Stone, and Ken Rice and all of 'em from the frightfull freakin' fab 'n' fantastic fifties! Hey, throw another log on the fire and let's get down to business! Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Written by Christina Rice. Art and Cover by Agnes Garbowska. There's a major mystery at the… bowling alley? Ponyville's team is set to break a bowling record, but the alley keeps being ransacked by a mystery criminal! Will the Cutie Mark Crusaders be able to set the pins right and solve the caper? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Christina Rice. Art by Agnes Garbowska. Cover by Philip Murphy. There's a major mystery at the… bowling alley? Ponyville's team is set to break a bowling record, but the alley keeps being ransacked by a mystery criminal! Will the Cutie Mark Crusaders be able to set the pins right and solve the caper? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Christina Rice. Art by Agnes Garbowska. Cover by Abigail Starling. There's a major mystery at the… bowling alley? Ponyville's team is set to break a bowling record, but the alley keeps being ransacked by a mystery criminal! Will the Cutie Mark Crusaders be able to set the pins right and solve the caper? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Mysteries, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 62, no date). Edgar All Poe stories: "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Adventure of Hans Pfall" and "The Fall of the House of Usher". Art by August M. Froelich, H.C. Kiefer & Harley M. Griffiths. Cover price $0.15.

Mysteries of Paris, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover, has Gift Box ad on back cover. Used in "Seduction of the Innocent." (HRN 62).

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Mysteries of Paris, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover, has Reorder List on back cover. Used in "Seduction of the Innocent." (HRN 62).

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Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm battles mad scientist Dr. Zarno, who has discovered how to turn people into radiation-powered zombies. Chinese scientist Dr. Foo helps Don Grady solve crimes, in his debut. Plus a classic anti-marijuana story. Lance Storm: The Nightmare Monster; Jerry Jasper; The Fantastic Dr. Foo; Queenie Starr. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Hy Fleishman, Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man builds a robotic woman companion for himself, but the tech support is a killer. A husband hires a man to poison his wife, but she's got plans of her own. A killer hides out in a wax museum, but he must lure victims for the new exhibits. The Devils Bottles; Robot Woman; Return to Darkness; Turnabout; First Come, First Served; Ordeal by Wax. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "August-September 1953 to May 1954!" Collects Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) #6-10. Cover by Bernard Baily. Featuring Stories by Basil Wolverton, Hy Fleishman, Frank Frollo, Ross Andru, Charles Stern, Mike Esposito, Jon Smalle, Tony Mortellaro, and Bernard Baily. Just when you thought it was safe to open your PREVIEWS once again, here comes that doyen of depravity PS Artbooks yet again with lots more tales guaranteed to turn your brain into total mush. Hey, maybe Fred Wertham was right... I don't think Stanley Morse was trying to imitate the masters of the shock and horror comics-EC! Oh No! He was trying to outdo them in gore, violence and shock value, certainly by looking at the line-ups in these five comics mags. Read them and weep, culture-lovers... and rest assured there's more where these came from! Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "December 1957 to August 1958!" Collects Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956) #6-10.

PS Artbooks presents the Silver Age Classic Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds Volume 2.

With a superb concoction of fantastic fantasy-supernatural and horror tales and mind blowing science fiction stories from a roster of writers and artists that includes the truly remarkable one man creative genius and now late lamented Steve Ditko together with the creative talents of Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Bill Fraccio, Rocco Mastroserio, and Gene Colan. All here, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be, just like the original comic!

Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $26.99.

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

Cover by Carl Burgos.

Strange Mysteries Softee Volume 2 features the artwork from Fantastic Tales #1 by Carl Burgos as an alternative cover variant; this added bonus issue features glorious horror tales from the fantastic A.C. Hollingsworth, Norman Nodel and Harry Lazarus. It's all adds up to an eccentric mix of weird and strange tales from Ross Andru, Jon D'Agostino, Alvin C. Hollingeworth, Joe Orlando, Ed Goldfarb, Tont Tallaico and Joe Kubert. I.W.Publishing became notorious for publishing unauthorized reprints of other company's comics, with new covers and the numbering often misleading, not starting at issue #1 and skipping issue numbers.

Featuring the work of Jay Disbrow, George H. Appel, Ben Brown, Benard Baly, Carl Burgos, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Syd Shores, and Gene Fawcette.

Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "October 1953 to September 1954!" Collects Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) #7-12. 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, 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color Cover price $47.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Ooze in the Ocean!" Written by David Lewman. Art and cover by Francesco Francavilla. SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star are back in David Lewmans Ooze in the Ocean, a funny middle-grade mystery filled with ghosts, superheroes, and Bikini Bottoms most dangerous creatures! Energetic and fast-paced with plenty of kid-friendly humor, the SpongeBob SquarePants Mysteries series is a great read for new and longtime fans of the hit TV 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 led through ship graveyards, underground tunnels, and ultimately into the nest of some of the most dangerous villains Bikini Bottom has ever been faced with! Featuring beautiful black-and-white chapter-heading illustrations by award-winning comics superstar and New York Times bestselling creator Francesco Francavilla. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations) Cover price $8.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "December 1957 to August 1958!" Collects Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956) #6-9.

PS Artbooks presents the Silver Age Classic Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds Volume 2.

With a superb concoction of fantastic fantasy-supernatural and horror tales and mind blowing science fiction stories from a roster of writers and artists that includes the truly remarkable one man creative genius and now late lamented Steve Ditko together with the creative talents of Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Bill Fraccio, Rocco Mastroserio, and Gene Colan. All here, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be, just like the original comic!

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $46.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "December 1957 to August 1958!" Collects Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956) #6-9.

PS Artbooks presents the Silver Age Classic Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds Volume 2.

With a superb concoction of fantastic fantasy-supernatural and horror tales and mind blowing science fiction stories from a roster of writers and artists that includes the truly remarkable one man creative genius and now late lamented Steve Ditko together with the creative talents of Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Bill Fraccio, Rocco Mastroserio, and Gene Colan. All here, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be, just like the original comic!

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

Cover price $56.99.

Vol. 2 #5 - Feb. 1947. True crime stories illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.