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National Comics (1940) 22 Coverless

COVERLESS/INCOMPLETE.. Interior page missing (affects Merlin the Magician story). Full-length split in first wrap. Centerfold detached.

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Will Eisner), Windy Breeze (art by Jack Cole as Henry Johns), Kid Dixon (art by Klaus Nordling as Bob Reynolds), Quicksilver (art by Paul Gustavson), Kid Patrol (art by Dan Wilson), Prop Powers (art by Lynn Byrd), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Frank Kearns), Pen Miller (art by Klaus Nordling), Cyclone Cupid (art by Gill Fox), Wonder Boy (art by Jerry Iger as Jerry Maxwell), Jack and Jill (art by Lowell Riggs), Paul Bunyan (art by Storey Weaver), and Merlin the Magician (art by Fred Guardineer as Lance Blackwood). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 33 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4117407003

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Prisoners of the Aqua-Planet starring Aquaman, Aqualad, and Mermor. Aquaman and Aqualad meet Mermor, an alien from Venus who was driven to Earth by the tyrant Naeco. The Alien Creature Ambush; Aquaman and Aqualad are captured along with Mermor and taken to Venus. King of the Land Creatures; Aquaman helps Mermor and his followers in overthrowing the tyrant Naeco. Scripts by Jack Miller, art by Nick Cardy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 44 VG- 3.5

Cover art by Lee Elias. 3rd Tommy Tomorrow issue. Chapter 1: Tommy Tomorrow -- Wanted for Treason, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; After gazium raiders use a Planeteer squadron's secret code to lure them away from a gazium theft, all members of that squad, including Capt. Tommy Tomorrow and Capt. Lon Vurian, are placed under investigation. On the Planet Og humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Metal Men #1. Chapter 2: The Fantastic Dr. Klik, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Using the stolen gazium, Dr. Klik succeeds in greatly expanding the size of a single atom; This strange atom is inhabited by fantastic creatures which, when expanded to scale, will be indestructible. Eye in the Sky article. Chapter 3: The Man Who Would Destroy Mars, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; With Vurian's help, Tomorrow escapes capture and returns to Klik's hideout. Statement of ownership: Statement of October 1, 1962; Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 220,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 44 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover art by Lee Elias. 3rd Tommy Tomorrow issue. Chapter 1: Tommy Tomorrow -- Wanted for Treason, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; After gazium raiders use a Planeteer squadron's secret code to lure them away from a gazium theft, all members of that squad, including Capt. Tommy Tomorrow and Capt. Lon Vurian, are placed under investigation. On the Planet Og humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Metal Men #1. Chapter 2: The Fantastic Dr. Klik, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Using the stolen gazium, Dr. Klik succeeds in greatly expanding the size of a single atom; This strange atom is inhabited by fantastic creatures which, when expanded to scale, will be indestructible. Eye in the Sky article. Chapter 3: The Man Who Would Destroy Mars, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; With Vurian's help, Tomorrow escapes capture and returns to Klik's hideout. Statement of ownership: Statement of October 1, 1962; Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 220,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 108 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4766479009

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Brain From the Future starring Superman and Prof. Martin, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Perry White, Jr., Demon Reporter starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Girl Cops of Metropolis starring Superman, art by Al Plastino; the girls suspect that Clark is Superman. Full-page full-color interior ad for Kellog's Corn Flakes Superman Space Satellite Launcher set, 25c plus one Kellogg's Corn Flakes box top. (Wonder what that cereal box goes for today on the collector's market!) 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 62 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Origin of the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man is a prisoner of the Mandarin, who proceeds to relate his origin. "Break-Out in Cell Block 10!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Captain America breaks up a prison riot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Twilight Zone (1962 Dell) 210 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Staple rust.

August-October, 1962. 12-860-210 on cover. "The Ring," "The Collector," and "The Time Machine." Cover price $0.12.