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4Most (Accepted Reprint series, Circa 1945) Four Most 40 GD- 1.8 1945
L.B. Cole cover
2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Mickey Spillane and Harold de Lay. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Edison Bell and Jerry use a code on a bookshelf to catch a fugitive bank robber, in the final adventure of the boy inventor. Kit and Dan and the other cadets join forces with local farmboys to try to save the dam from washing out and flooding the valley, in the final Cadet adventure. A 2-page (prose) story by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane. White Rider and Superhorse; Edison Bell; Creature of the Deep; Major Alford J. Williams; The Cadet. 32 pages, Full Color.
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$42 2 bids |
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4Most Vol. 1 (1942) Four Most 1 CGC 6.0 1942 Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Bob Davis, Sid Greene, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Irving Werstein and John Jordan. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Military academy cadet Dick Cole is accused of treason, but only fellow cadet Reggie knows the truth. Teen inventor Edison Bell and his friends become "junior air raid wardens" on the WWII home front, and foil saboteurs. The Target and the Targeteers are trapped in a medieval castle and forced to fight the evil Purple Knights. Killer Morrison's gang steals a tank and breaks him out of prison. Plus a history of the Virginia Military Institute. Dick Cole; Real Cadets in Action; The Target and the Targeteers; Edison Bell and His Junior Air Raid Wardens; The Cadet (Kit Carter): Death A.W.O.L.! 68 pages, Full Color.
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$13 4 bids |
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A Princess of Mars HC (1917 Grosset & Dunlap) 1N-1ST FR/GD 1.5 1918 Book detaching from binding. First Grosset & Dunlap printing with four illustrated plates, including frontispiece. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art and cover by Frank E. Schoonover. The first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom epic! It's a saga that spans ELEVEN novels. They are the tales that make the names of John Carter and Deja Thoris legends of the genre and sci-fi icons of the generations to come! Hardcover without dust jacket, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 327 Pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).
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$34 7 bids |
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Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 15 FN- 5.5 1952 Extra staples (manufacturing). Staple rust. Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Eric Peters and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Stranded in India after they run out of money, vacationing Bud and Lou run afoul of a rogue elephant. The boys fall in with an amnesiac gangster who's looking for his loot, while his gang is looking for him, causing confusion for all. A psychiatrist tells Lou that his psychotic boss is the root of his issues. Abbott and Costello in India; Look Before You Leap!; Private Eyes in Public; The Model Male; Quips and Queries; Throwing the Bull. 32 pages, Full Color.
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$800 9 bids |
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Ace Comics (1937) 1 CGC 5.0 1937
1st comic apps of Krazy Kat, Blondie, Ripley's Believe It or Not, & Jungle Jim
Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Ed Anthony, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Nat Edson, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Jack Welch, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Romer Grey, Allen Dean, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. The cover features Snuffy Smith and the Katzenjammer Kids interacting with lesser-known characters, like Elmer and Pete the Tramp. Tex Thorne; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Pussycat Princess; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Dream Land; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; On Our Block; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 68 pages, Full Color.
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$15 6 bids |
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Action Comics (1938 DC) 16 CGC Page 28 Only 1939 Page 28 Only. Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Clip Carson story, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. The Terror from Saturn starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer, Features a Martian Manhunter prototype 68 Pages, Full Color.
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$247 8 bids |
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Action Comics (1938 DC) 23 CGC Coverless with Several Missing Pages 1940
1st app. Lex Luthor, 1st mention Daily Planet
Coverless. Pages 3, 8-10, 14-31 Only. Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Treasure Tower starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 1st app of Lex Luthor (with red hair), 1st app of Black Pirate, 1st mention of Daily Planet instead of Daily Star, 1 panel ad for The Spectre in More Fun.
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$110 6 bids |
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Action Comics (1938 DC) 41 GD 2.0 (R) 1941 RESTORATION. Staples replaced, cover TRIMMED. Staple added, pieces of tape on interior cover, 3.5" cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster). Tuerto the Bandit starring Pep Morgan, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Jungle Drums starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10
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$36 9 bids |
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Action Comics (1938 DC) 177 CGC 3.0 1953 Cover art by Al Plastino. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Anti-Superman Weapon, art by Al Plastino. I Rode With the Outlaw Cameleers starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Children from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Five Bandannas for Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10
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$17 9 bids |
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Action Comics (1938 DC) 187 GD 2.0 1953 2" spine split from top. Cover detached. Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's New Super Powers, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Know Your Community! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Plot to Capture the Crown starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Gifts from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Man Who Killed Vigilante, art by Howard Sherman. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10
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$81 11 bids |
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Action Comics (1938 DC) 230 CGC 8.5 1957 Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman Loses His Powers," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Exposure to ancient Atlantean experiments gives Bart Wellins super-powers and Superman can't stop him because exposure to the same experiments have increased his powers so much, he doesn't dare to use them at all. "The Jungle Journal," script by Jack Miller, art by Nick Cardy. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. Adventures in Coin Collecting article. Supermen of America ad. One-page Lem 'n' Lime story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10
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$23 9 bids |
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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 119 CGC 4.0 Qualified 1947 1/3RD PAGE 6 MISSING. Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets Girl starring Superboy, Betty Brown, and Joe Daly, script by Bill Finger, art by Win Mortimer. The Floating Observatory starring Aquaman, script by Don Cameron, art by Louis Cazeneuve. We Knight Thee Dub starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. The 'Round-the-World Crimes starring Green Arrow and Bulls-Eye, script by Don Cameron, art by George Papp. The Scourge of Speed starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color.
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$30 4 bids |
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Adventures in 3-D (1953-1954 Harvey) 2 CGC 8.0 1954 Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; see individual item notes to determine whether an offered copy still includes them. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. A champion racer competes in the famed Le Mans endurance race. Test pilots Fred and Joe try to sabotage each other's planes so they can be the first lunar astronaut. Plus a tale that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Il Maestro; First Man On the Moon; Trapped; Winged Prayer; Three-D Blinkey. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects.
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$62 6 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 5 GD+ 2.5 1952 2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Jack Katz cover. Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "Murder Mansion" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2, 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; "Drury's Dream"; "Death Follows Orders" art by Jerry Grandenetti; "The Phantom Hounds of Castle Eyne" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Alex Toth Reader TPB (2003-2005) #1-1ST and in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Horror's Little Acre" art by Ruben Moreira, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2; "The Phantom Warning"; and "Day of Reckoning!". "The Chimes of Doom: Charles Hanover Didn't Understand the Real Power of the Clock!" illustrated text story by Irwin Shapiro. 36 pages. Full color.
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$70 9 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 6 VG- 3.5 1952 Centerfold detached at one staple. In order of appearance: "The Groping Ghost" art by Jack Katz, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #4 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #2-1ST; "Mystery of Mu"; "Corpse Convention" art by George Tuska, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #2 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #1-1ST; "The Thing From the Sea" art by Ralph Mayo, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #1; "The Strange Cats of Killough Heath"; and "The Phantom Horseman" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #3. "The Return of the ThunderBird: The Great Shaman of the Red Men Curses the White Man's Skies!" illustrated text story by Irwin Shapiro. 36 pages. Full color.
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$45 6 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 7 FR/GD 1.5 1952 5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Jack Katz cover reprinted on Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #29. In order of appearance: "The Pit of Horror"; "The Dancer From the Beyond" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2; "Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2, Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics TPB (2008) #1-1ST, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #12, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #4-1ST; "The Ghost That Warned a King"; "Death Drum" art by Art Saaf, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5; and "The Origin of 'He Kicked the Bucket'". "The Clutching Reed: There Was Something About the Slimy Kelp That Was Frightening!" text story by Russ Hill with Art Saaf illustrations. 36 pages, Full color.
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$23 5 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 8 FR 1.0 1953 Interior complete. Full length spine split. Covers detached. Oxidation. Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "Mark of Evil" art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; "Creepy Crossword Puzzle" activity page; "Death's Bridal Gown"; "The House That Jackdaw Built" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Fatal Strands"; and "The Twisted Hands" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST. "The Beast Wasn't Hungry: Stolen Diamonds Bring a Strange Reward in the Wilds of Africa!" illustrated text story by R. S. Fenton. 36 pages. Full color.
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$23 5 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 9 GD- 1.8 (R) 1953 RESTORATION. Color touch. 1" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at both staples. Oxidation. Water damage. 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.
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$22 5 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 11 FR/GD 1.5 1953 Heavy tape on exterior and interior of cover. Staples added (not manufacturing). In order of appearance: "Mission From the Grave" art by Mike Sekowsky; "Rider in the Storm" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #4 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #2-1ST; "The Finger of Guilt" art by John Celardo, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #16; "Trophies of Doom" art by Nick Cardy, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) #2, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #8, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #3-1ST; "The Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz; and "The Bread of Madness". "Call of the Werewolf: Jody Had a Date with the Dentist, But a Nightmare Preceded It..." illustrated text story by Jim Hendryx. 36 pages. Full color.
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$22 6 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 12 GD/VG 3.0 (R) 1953 TRIMMMED. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Contains a lingerie panel in "Serpent of Doom", story page two, panel four. In order of appearance: "Serpent of Doom" reprinted in Snake Tales: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2016 IDW) #1-1ST; "The Spectral Sergeant"; "Horror's Scrapbook: The Breeder of Crime, Ship of the Dead..."; "The Living-Dead of Kulatum" art by Gene Fawcette; "Weird Maze" activity page reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #27; "Conspiracy with Death"; "The Last Dance"; "The Gypsy Curse"; and "Nightmare Island" art by Gene Fawcette. "Shanghai Ship: A Bucko Mate Learns an Important Fact About Kidnapping Sailors..." illustrated text story by John Marvin. 36 pages. Full color.
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$23 5 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 13 FR/GD 1.5 (R) 1953 RESTORATION. Staples replaced. TRIMMED. Centerfold detached. Tape on interior cover and under staples. Oxidation. Contains cannibalism story "The Feast of the Ghouls", referenced by T. E. Murphy in "For the Kiddies to Read", Reader's Digest, June 1954. In order of appearance: "Feast of the Ghouls" art by Mike Sekowsky; "The Haunted Hotel" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #18 and #21; "Paid in Full"; "Satan's Pawn"; "Escape From Terrorland: Can You Get Through This Labyrinth?" activity page; "The Monster in the Maze" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) #2, Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #3, and Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #24; "Let's Go Mad"; "When Hell Broke Loose"; and "The Unbeliever" art by Mike Sekowsky, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #21. "The Lonely Place: There Was Something in the Old Family Homestead That Terrified Him..." illustrated text story by John Marvin. 36 pages. Full color.
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$18 5 bids |
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Adventures into Darkness (1952) 14 GD 2.0 (R) 1954 TRIMMED. 1" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. 2" tear in cover. Staple rust with migration. Oxidation. Cover reprinted on Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #9. In order of appearance: "The Garden of Evil!" art by Mike Roy; "Murder by Movie"; "Weird Watson" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #26; "The Outcast"; "The Frozen Death"; "Horror's Scrapbook"; "The Curse of the Ancient Devil Gods"; "Part-Time Lunatic"; "Ghosts in the Sky"; and "The Corpse Candle". "The Living Brain: The Mad Scientist Took a Step Over the Human Dividing Line..." illustrated text story by Terry Hendryx. 36 pages. Full color.
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$147 10 bids |
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Adventures into Terror (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 43 VG 4.0 1950 First issue of the series (despite numbering). "The Monster Awakes" (art by Russ Heath), "The Unknown Partner," "The Ant World," and "The Man Who Looked at Death." Heath cover.
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$26 6 bids |
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Adventures into Terror (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 44 GD+ 2.5 (R) 1951 RESTORATION. Color touch. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Second issue of the series (despite numbering). "The Stranger" (script by Hank Chapman), "The Creeping Vine," "No Escape" (script by Chapman, art by Russ Heath), and "The Storm."
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$127 7 bids |
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Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 58 CGC 2.5 1954 3-D effect cover and stories: "Dead Man's Gold," "The Man Who Died Laughing," "The Clasp Knife," "The Last Bars," "The Plague Ship," and "The Crime Machine." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Harry Lazarus. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Pete Riss, and Robert Sale. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 3-D effect stories and cover. 36 pages, full color. $0.10.
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$23 7 bids |
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Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 56 VG- 3.5 1959 Moisture damage. Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Tennis, Anyone? Part 1, script by Cal Howard, pencils by Owen Fitzgerald, inks by Graham Place; Bob, looking for rent money, runs into a lovely young woman running a bank errand for her promoter father. The Brave and the Bold #23 ad. Tennis, Anyone? Part 2. What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Teen Laffs humor page by Henry Boltinoff. A review of a Columbia recording, "The Action History of Baseball." Tennis, Anyone? Part 3; Princess Ileana of Blobonia decides to take the situation into her own hands. 36 pgs.
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$9 6 bids |
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Adventures of Peter Pupp HC (1944 Action Play Books) 1-1ST VG- 3.5 1944 1st printing. Includes dust jacket. Story by Ruth A. Roche. Art by Bob Kane (Co-creator of Batman). Coloring by David B. Icove. Reprints Peter Pupp comics from Jumbo Comics (1938). Hardcover, 6-3/4" x 8", 32 pages, partial color.
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$170 8 bids |
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Adventures of the Fly (1959 Archie) 1 CGC 6.5 1959 This series is titled "Adventures of the Fly" from issue 1 to issue 30. Edited by John Goldwater. Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, George Tuska, and Bill Draut. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains, including arch foe Spider Spry. Includes origin story. Includes an adventure starring The Shield as well. 36 pages, full color. $0.10.
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$507 12 bids |
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All Star Comics (1940-1978) 20 CGC 8.0 1944 Spring 1944. The Justice Society of America star in "The Movie That Changed a Man's Life." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom (art by Joe Gallagher), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Starman (art by Aschmeier), and Johnny Thunder (art by Gallagher). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Ghost Plane." Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color.
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$69 9 bids |
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All Star Comics (1940-1978) 30 FR/GD 1.5 (R) 1946 RESTORATION. Color touch, partial spine split seal. 5" Cumulative spine split, glue spots along spine. The Justice Society of America enter the worlds of their dreams in "The Dreams of Madness." Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher and Martin Naydel plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), Green Lantern (art by Aschmeier and Naydel), the Flash (art by Naydel), the Atom (art by Gallagher), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "Submarine Man" by Jim Robinson. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and Trouble A-Head" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Naydel cover. 52 Pages, Full Color.
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$79 12 bids |
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All Star Comics (1940-1978) 34 FR/GD 1.5 1947 5" Cumulative spine split. Brittle spots. The Justice Society of America in "The Wiles of the Wizard!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Irwin Hasen plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Frank Harry), the Flash (art by Lee Elias), the Atom (art by Harry Lampert), and Green Lantern (art by Paul Reinman). Wonder Woman appearance. Johnny Thunder cameo. Two-page text story, "Fate Laughs Last" by Cliff Rhodes." Back-up story, "'Cotton-Top Katie." Hasen cover. 52 Pages, Full Color.
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$325 10 bids |
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All Winners Comics (1941) 5 CGC 1.5 1942 Invading the Nazis' Secret Plan, inks by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro discover that the Nazis are operating out of a steamship anchored to a pier at Coney Island, intending to deliver a bomb [along with needed tanks of oxygen] to a hospital in order to kill thousands. Ad encouraging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. The Vampire Strikes!, pencils by Al Avison, inks by Don Rico; Cap and Bucky must face the threat created by the world's greatest master of occult medicine, Dr. Togu, who has forsaken the dropping of disease bombs on the Chinese people to inflict yet a new terror upon America: a vampire! Speed On the Rampage starring the Whizzer, art by Howard James. The Man in the Moon text story by Mickey Spillane. The Hermit's Island of Glittering Gold starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett. The Demon's Deadly Secret starring the Destroyer, art by John Forte. 68 pages, full color.
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$6 4 bids |
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All-American Comics (1939) 7 CBCS 0.5 1939 Centerfold missing, affects story. Incomplete. 3 pieces of tape on cover & 5 pieces on interior cover. Cover art by Stan Aschmeier. Midsummer In New York starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Beginning the Search starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. A Thousand Years A Minute- Part 1--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier; Ted and Alan find themselves in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean; Rescued at sea, no one believes they've just come back from Mars, except Dr. Lazar. The American Way Part 3, script by John Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. Flying Lessons starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L Blummer [as Jon Elby]; Hop is hired by Gerry's parents to give her flying lessons. Old Cuthbert starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. 68 pgs. $0.10.
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$315 12 bids |
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All-American Comics (1939) 73 CGC 8.0 1946 Cover art by Paul Reinman. Mountain Music Mayhem starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; Alan and Doiby head to the Great Smoky Mountains to put on the air an actual hillbilly show, only to discover the family they've selected are a bunch of thieves. Valley of the City of Gold starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. Dimwits in a Diner starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Might Doesn't Make Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. No Trouble, Professor, No trouble at All starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10.
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$21 5 bids |
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All-American Comics (1939) 83 FR 1.0 (R) 1947 TRIMMED. 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one original staple. Staples added (not manufacturing). Oxidation. Water damage. Cover art by Sheldon Mayer [as Fisher]. The Power of the Primitive starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Paul Reinman; A college football star suddenly finds himself transformed into a weird, stone-age type man, and the Emerald Crusader must solve the enigma before a murder occurs. Bad Blood between Brothers starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Kroll People starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. The Secret of the Unopened Letters starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10.
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$271 8 bids |
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All-American Comics (1939) 88 CGC 7.5 1947 Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Canvas of Crime starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by John Belfi; Green Lantern is drawn into a strange case in which paintings depict murders yet to be committed. The prime suspect: Alan Scott! Tarantula Unmasks Dr. Mid-Nite, script by John Broome, art by Alexander Toth; Crooks suspect the true identity of the Man of Night, so they kidnap Dr. McNider to prove their point. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. El Gringo Dingo or Go 'Way Bossie starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10.
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$207 6 bids |
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All-American Comics (1939) 101 CGC 7.0 1948 Listed as scarce in Overstreet. Cover art by Alex Toth. Masquerade at Mesa City starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth. Case of the Talking Shadows starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by John Broome, art by Rudolph Palais; Dr. Mid-Nite investigates mysterious shadow men who have robbed a jewelry festival, and is drawn to a silhouette show run by the Great Ludwig. Chewing Gum--Everything Happens to Harry, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Ship That Sailed the Hills starring The Black Pirate, art by Howard Purcell. Crimes from a Cardboard Box starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10.
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$215 9 bids |
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All-Famous Police Cases (1952-1954 A Star Comic) 11 CGC 4.5 1953 Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Twins try to outdo each other in crime and murder. Poisoner Cordelia Botkin uses a deadly box of candy on her romantic rival, and accidentally sets a legal standard for the prosecution of interstate crimes. A superstitious hood consults a fortune teller to learn the path forward, but her predictions are dark indeed. The Twin Killers; The Poison Parcel; Murder for Money; I Predict Death. 32 pages, Full Color.
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$88 9 bids |
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All-Flash (1941) 11 VG- 3.5 1943 Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Lou Ferstadt. A man and a woman, identical to Jay Garrick and Joan Williams in appearance, arrive from the planet Karma looking for three escaped convicts who bear a striking resemblance to the Three Dimwits. Unfortunately, the Flash confuses these crooks with the real Dimwits, who are working for a genius professor. Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. Hop Harrigan text story by Evelyn Gaines. 60 Pages, Full Color.
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$330 15 bids |
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All-Flash (1941) 14 CGC 6.0 1944 Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. The Three Dimwits enter the drawing room of All-Flash Comics, and, after looking over the story already drawn for issue #14, decide to re-do it themselves. The Three Dimwits try tio find a suitable villain for the Flash to tangle with, and decide on a Professor Feend. Little do they know that it is actually the Thinker, who has invented a time machine and is bringing back ancient dinosaurs to cause havoc while his gang commits robberies! Hop Harrigan text story by Evelyn Gaines. Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. Simp O'dill humor page by Sol Hess. The Red Cross War Fund public service announcement with the Justice Society of America, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 Pages, Full Color.
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$131 12 bids |
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All-Flash (1941) 15 CBCS 5.5 1944 Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Martin Naydel. The Three Dimwits and the Flash all are literally terrified by a weird little man who has the power to summon up the evil Witch of Endor in order to aid a gang of crooks in their nefarious pursuits. Ebenezer Jones, as the Flash discovers, has the uncanny ability to cause people around him to worry about every matter under the sun. Unfortunately, Keystone City's criminal element uses this quirk to carry out a series of robberies that virtually go un-noticed! Fat and Slat humor story by Ed Wheelan. Hop Harrigan text story. 52 Pages, Full Color.
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$565 8 bids |
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All-New Comics (1943) 8 CGC 2.0 1944
Schomburg cover
Small amount of tape on interior front cover. Small hair trapped in slabbed. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: Boy Heroes in "Fortunes for Four"; Blonde Bomber in untitled tale; "Flight of the Flying Angel"; Shock Gibson in "Bergs of Banzai"; "Fury of the Deep"; and Captain Red Blazer and Sparky in 2-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story. Plus: untitled Corporal Fooie (introduction) 2-pager (with art by Wood Cowan). Also: untitled Five Princesses of Pompadoonk 2-pager (with art by Marv Levy). 48 pages, full color.
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$330 8 bids |
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All-New Comics (1943) 12 CGC 8.5 1946
Schomburg cover
Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Marv Levy and unknown. Art by Marv Levy, Joe Kubert and unknown. In this issue: Boy Heroes in "The Island of Terror"; "Evil Fans the Flames"; untitled (Happy) Clown tale; untitled Five Princesses of Pompadoonk tale (8 pages) by Marv Levy (final appearance of this feature); "The Peril on Pluto"; "Bombs of Diamonds" with art by Joe Kubert; and Captain Red Blazer and Sparky in 2-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story. 48 pages, full color.
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$62 4 bids |
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Amazing Adventures (1950 Ziff Davis) 1 GD/VG 3.0 1950 Piece of tape on interior front cover. Painted cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Murphy Anderson, Ogden Whitney, Alex Schomburg, Jerry Siegel and Harry Sahle. Sci-fi and fantasy from Ziff-Davis, edited by the legendary co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel. Fortune-hunters return to the lost city of the Winged People to steal the diamond eye of their idol, in a story with art by comics legend Wally Wood. Vince breaks up with his Martian girlfriend Kit-E and goes to find the legendary Asteroid Witch, in a story with art by comics legend Murphy Anderson. Professors Graves and Arnold's serum accidentally transports them into the 4th dimension, and they must enter the timestream to escape, in a story with art by Golden Age legend Alex Schomburg. Plus the one-pager "Amazing Prophecies" by Ogden Whitney. ("Which nation will own the moon?") Painted cover by famed science fiction illustrator Robert Gibson Jones (Fantastic Adventures, Amazing Stories). The Asteroid Witch; A-Day; Winged Death on Venus; Trespasser in Time; The Stone Men; Amazing Facts from Nature; Cosmic Comics; Amazing Prophecies. 32 pages, Full Color.
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$23 5 bids |
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Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 26 #10 GD 2.0 1952 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Volume 26, Issue 10 - October, 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Science fiction stories by Joe Gibson, Dex. R. Moore, Gerald Vance, William P. McGivern, Ivar Jorgensen, Author Unborn, and John Jakes. Illustrations by Bill Ashman, Dick Francis, Ed Emsler, Tom Beecham, and Ed Valigursky. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 166 newsprint pages.
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$82 7 bids |
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America's Greatest Comics (1941 Fawcett) 6 GD+ 2.5 1943 Cover detaching from spine. First page detached from staple. Water damage. Tape. Edited by Rod Reed. Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel in "The Mystery of Jingle Jangle Jungle," Spy Smasher in "Menace Over Niagara Falls," Mr. Scarlet and Pinky in "The Case of the Crime Derby," Commando Yank in "The Land Where Darkness Reigns," Minute Man in "The Hypnotized Town," Bulletman in "The Baby Monster Mystery!" Stories by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, Charles Sultan, Bob Hebboa, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Phil Bard. Super-hero tales of action and adventure starring such characters as Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky, Commando Yank, Minute Man, and Bulletman. 100 Pages, Full Color.
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$206 7 bids |
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Annie Oakley (1948 Atlas) 1 CGC 4.0 1948 Western Tales of action and adventure starring the famous female sharpshooter, Annie Oakley: "Just Love That Cowhand"; Annie is hired on the Barr-X Ranch after capturing a wild steer. "The Grecian Wiggle" text story. "She's My Gal, Pa"; A lawyer comes looking for a blonde girl who ran away from home and everybody thinks it's Annie. "Heart Havoc," pencils by Ed Winiarski; Gabby thinks he's finally going to get a date with Hedy but it doesn't quite turn out that way. "Wrong Steer," inks by Chris Rule; Sally arranges a rodeo so that Slim can defeat Annie in tests of skill. 36 pgs., full color.
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$2,125 22 bids |
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Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 1 CGC 0.5 1943 Centerfold Missing, Affects Story. Incomplete Cover Re-attached With Tape. Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Bob Montana and Joe Edwards. Archie fantasizes as he writes Veronica an invitation to the prom. After asking Betty to the prom, he learns that Jughead mailed the letter. Veronica accepts the invitation and Archie has to juggle two dates at the prom in "Prom Pranks"! Plus, Cubby the Bear goes to get a bucket of water for his mom but encounters many distractions along the way in "That Old Oaken Bucket"! Also, Archie takes a train trip and causes lots of trouble for salesman Elmer Q. Pluggett in "Train Trouble"! Meanwhile, in order to be a bee-tective, Bumbie needs to find his first case in "Crime Wave In Bugland"! Plus, Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off in "Pancakes In a Blackout"! Also, Squoimy the Woim has written a poem for Annabelle, but that bully Moe Squito keeps trying to get her attention in "Roses Are Red"! And Judy Price, a new girl in town, invites Archie to her Christmas party, but she doesn't tell him she has a twin sister in "The Case of the Missing Mistletoe!" Plus, Speedy wants to win the race for the reputation of all rabbits everywhere, but he keeps getting distracted in the Judge Owl's Fables tale "Slow and Steady Wins the Race"! And Archie wants Jughead to substitute for an injured player in their hockey game, but Jughead just knows that he'll end up getting hurt in "Jughead's Day"! Plus: 2-page text story "That $$#":@!!! Telegram" by Scott Feldman. 68 pages, full color.
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$17 6 bids |
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Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 96 VG 4.0 1958 Centerfold detached at one staple. "Dates the Limit," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie manages to make homework study dates with Betty and Veronica for the same night; By using friend Tommy's motorcycle to commute back and forth he almost gets away with it. "Bitter Batter"; After watching his team struggle to hit the ball in batting practice, Coach Kleats steps in to show them how it's done. "Father Knows Best"; When Archie's father complains that Archie spends too much time at Veronica's, Archie decides to spend the day at home. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "That's My Baby," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica has two tickets for the bowling match at the Sports Palace; When she suspects Betty has a date with Archie, she phones the Better Baby-Sitters' Bureau and sets up a baby-sitting job that Betty has to honor. Archie Club News. "The Tender Trap," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Jughead's mother tells Betty that she can get Archie's attention by pampering him; After an afternoon of having his every wish granted, Archie asks Betty to repeat the performance at his house. 36 pgs., full color.
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$14 6 bids |
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Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 100 GD/VG 3.0 1959 Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Archie and Jughead secure the door to the new clubhouse in "Something to a Door"! Plus: Jughead discusses the three types of parties in the 1-pager "Professor Jughead's Educational Corner"; Archie and Reggie in an old vaudeville routine in the 1-pager "Off the Cob"; Archie and Reggie wrestle while waiting for Veronica to choose a dress for her date with Reggie in "A Wrestled Development"; Jughead gives money to a bum in the half-pager "Hobo Holiday"; Jughead buys some eggs in the half-pager "Great Eggs-Pectations"; Betty thinks Archie is sick in "Prescription for Two"; and Archie gives Jughead a ride to school in the jalopy in "Auto-Suggestion"! 32 pages, full color.
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