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Venus (1948 Marvel) comic books

  • Issue #2
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 2
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #3772655002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    "Way Out West!" Thanks to trickery by Della Mason (publisher Whitney Hammond's jealous secretary), Venus goes to Cactus City. Luckily, the plan backfires and works out in the favor of Beauty Magazine. Also includes: "Venus Stops the Presses!"; "Between Two Worlds"; "Birthday Blues!; and "Murder in Miniature." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 5
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1621589001

    "Her Perilous Quest!" Jupiter helps Whitney Hammond romance Della so that the god can have Venus to himself. "Defeat!" Venus tries to prevent a murder. "The End of the Quest!" Venus returns to Whitney, proving that even Jupiter can't conquer love. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 6

    "The Earth Is in Danger!" Venus goes to Mardi Gras to cover the event for Beauty Magazine. Whitney is stunned when she abandons her task. Loki guest-stars. Also includes: "Face to Face with the King of Evil!"; "The Wrath of a Goddess!"; "Stolen Love!"; and "The House Love Built." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 11
    Published Nov 1950 by Marvel.
    Auction opens June 10
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #22-478CA56-011

    "The End of the World!" Venus manages to help a scientist with his love life and save the Earth from falling into the Sun. "Beyond the 3rd Dimension." A scientist dies, taking the secrets of dimensional travel with him. Also includes: "The Plot!" and "Perilous Patrol." With this issue, the title changes format, with "Stories of the Supernatural" appearing on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 13
    Published Apr 1951 by Marvel.

    "The King of the Living Dead!" Venus helps convince a mad gypsy that creating zombie girls is not in his best interests. "The Last Day on Earth!" The gods help Venus defeat a rogue military man, who is bent on destroying U.S. forces. Also includes: "The Creeping Death"; "Invasion from Mars!"; and "The Evil Coin." Pencils and inks by Dave Berg. Cover by Bill Everett. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 17
    Published Dec 1951 by Marvel.
    • Interior is complete, but brittle along spine. Full length spine split with varying degrees of splitting through most wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "Tower of Death!" Venus rescues a faux ghost who claims to have been entombed in a tower a decade ago. "The Cartoonist's Calamity!" A comic book artist's drawings come to life, and Venus steps in. Also includes: "The Stone Man!"; "The Storm!"; and "The Madmen of Mogan." Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 18
    Published Feb 1952 by Marvel.
    • Oxidation, cover coming loose at staples, minor splitting at top of spine through cover and several wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "The Sealed Specters." Venus and Whitney Hammond enter a tunnel of love, only to discover strange creatures. "The Mad Mountain!" After a plane crash, Venus encounters plant creatures. Also includes: "Tidal Wave of Terror!"; "The Little Man"; and "Beware...The Cat-Woman's Revenge." Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 19
    Published Apr 1952 by Marvel.

    "The Kiss of Death!" Venus takes a back seat in this macabre, WWI-era tale of love between ghosts and skeletons. "Demons from the Deep!" Venus shows a murderer his own corpse, giving him the realization that he is now a ghost. Also includes: "The Box of Doom!"; "The Madman's Music"; and "Death to the Hairy Monsters!" Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.