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Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) 51 CGC 4.0 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: cover reinforced. All 3 Edges Trimmed. TRIMMED.

Label #4766479014

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Robert Webb, Jack Kamen, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Otis. Blue Beetle in "The Shady Lady," "The man Who Murdered Midas," and "The Cunning Corpse!" Tales of daring-do starring Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Shady Lady; A female gang leader uses electricity black outs and darkness to rob banks. The Man Who Murdered Midas; Professor Midas invents a drink that turns living tissue into pure gold. The Cunning Corpse; Joan Mason gets into trouble investigating criminals stealing corpses. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 11 #1 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

Master of Fantasy article: Ray Bradbury--the October Man.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Starkenden Quest" by Gilbert Collins. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Fight Comics (1940) 38 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4549554006

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ann Brewster, Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop.Tiger Girl investigates the legends of a lost Greek colony that survived in the Indian jungle; Hooks Devlin investigates murder at a carnival when he and Peaches find a corpse in the Tunnel of Love; Senorita Rio investigates the case of the Singing Skulls in the Amazon rainforest. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; The Corpse Had a Message; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 103 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4427463002

Cover art by John Celardo. "The Phantoms of Lost Lagoon," art by John Celardo; Treasure hunters seek the ship of the Emperor Khan; Kaänga locates the ship but the hunters believe that there is no treasure on board; One of the hunters is killed by a rhinoceros and Kaänga kills the other. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; A hunting cheetah escapes from his masters and is befriended by Simba; The two of them free the animals captured by the cheetah's masters. David Livingstone biography, art by George Evans. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; A young man infiltrates the lancers and frees his brother from the fort jail; The brother, Unganda Bill, and his accomplice, T'Gara, go on an ivory raid but are captured by Terry and the lancers with help from Bill's brother. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; The Scepter of Guru, a sacred object, is stolen from a village in Wambi's jungle and winds up with Ogg; The villagers seize Ogg and prepare to sacrifice him for profaning their sacred scepter. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Priestess Zotara rigs King N'Mongo's annual kingship ritual to cause N'Mongo's death and her own ascension to the throne. Tabu re-enacts the ritual in the Land of Mists--a nebulous after-life--and demonstrates Zotara's criminal acts. Jungle Facts; Brief natural histories of several jungle cats. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; When mine owner's daughter Jane Bronson learns that her father's overseers are using slave labor in her father's mines, she hurries to tell him; However, she accidentally stumbles into a trap set by Camilla for hyenas. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 45 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine split seal. Tape on interior cover.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, the alien Volta introduce Red Rain to drive the animals mad and make Earth more like Venus; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Pluto might look like; Satania has Space Ranger Flint Baker framed for treason. Girl-vs.-giant cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Pluto; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Coffin Cargo; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 48 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4670283004

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Frank Doyle, Fran Hopper, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa try to free Venusian slaves of the Volta overlords; Space hero Futura flashes back to her origin; Mysta uncovers a conspiracy to influence an election on an alien planet. Another space-girl-vs-giant-robot cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Future Facts; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #3 FR 1.0

Full length spine split with covers detached. Oxidation.

Volume 20, Issue 3 - January, 1950. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories by A.E. Van Vogt, Edmond Hamilton, Kelvin Kent, William Morrison, L. Ron Hubbard (under pseudonym Rene LaFayette), Margaret St. Clair, J.W. Groves, and John D. MacDonald. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #2 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Volume 22, Issue 2 - November, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Jack Vance, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future in "Pardon My Iron Nerves), L. Ron Hubbard (author's final pulp story), Rog Phillips, Robert Moore Williams, and Mack Reynolds. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 27 #1 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Vol. 27, No. 1 - August, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Philip Jose Farmer "The Lovers" (this is his 1st published sf-story, but his very 1st non-sf story appeared six years earlier in Adventure Vol. 115 No. 5, March 1946), Kendell Foster Crossen, Harry Neal, Charles E. Fritch, Boyd Ellanby, Jack Vance, and Dave Dryfoos. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4495685025

Stories by John Michel, Henry Kuttner (credited as E. J. Bellin), Donald A Wolheim (credited as W. Malcolm White), and Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Jon Small and John Giunta. Cover by Gene Fawcette. Science fiction adventure from Avon, featuring stories and art from legends in the comics and sci-fi fields. An adventure of Kenton of the Star Patrol; A ghost tells the strange tale of the bottle that gave him wealth and then caused his death; Crom the Barbarian battles a giant spider. War of the Marsh-Men; Kenton of the Star Patrol: The Corsairs from the Coalsack; Dead Mans Tale!; Crom the Barbarian: The Spider God of Akka! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 68 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Arthur Adler, Ralph Mayo, Frank Frazetta, Charles S. Strong, Art Saaf, Oliver Buchanan, and George Tuska. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 71 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Interior tear seals. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Ruben Moreira, Jerry Devers, Donald Bayne Hobart, Gene Fawcette, Oliver Buchanan, and Frank Frazetta. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.