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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $8.80 View scan

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $8.80 View scan

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Mutt & Jeff, Cicero's Cat, Richie Rich, and Fun at the Zoo. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $9.00

Add to cart Very Good $8.80

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Stories and art by Al Smith and others. Harvey presents new stories featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Mutt and Jeff get caught up in a mountain-climbing race to the top of Mount Flatterhorn, but they wind up off-course. Julius goes to Florida for the winter, but when he learns Florida has no winter, he comes back. Jeff is moved by the expensive gift his girlfriend is getting him, until he discovers it's a heart-shaped bowling ball. Big Jump!; 1965 Calendar; The Champions!; The Rope Trick!; Mountain Madness; Julius Didn't Make the Trip for Nothing!; Yep, It Looks Simple; Some Months the Basket Is Emptied; He At Least Includes You in the Basket!; That Takes Care of That!; One Does Nothing and Two Does Twice As Much; Nothing to Sneeze At!; And if Jeff Swallows 52c; Jeff's a Live Wire But He Has No Connections; What's Cooking; Jeff Doesn't Believe In Long Engagements; Refueling In Mid-Air!; Cicero's Cat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Fine $15.00

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.30

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.80

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Al Smith and others. Harvey presents new stories featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Mutt decides to teach Cicero's Cat tricks to become a pet-food mascot. When that fails spectacularly, he starts over with Bruno. But the dog winds up putting Mutt and Jeff through the paces instead. Also featuring a vintage General Mills ad for its new cereal, Lucky Charms, and its soon-to-be-famous spokes-leprechaun, Lucky. The Trainer; Bruno, the World's Smartest Dog; Cicero's Cat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.30

Stories and art by Al Smith and others. Harvey presents new stories featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Jeff finagles a cruise to Australia for himself and Mutt to bring back exotic animals. Once there, Jeff manages to get the two of them into trouble with both the human and animal populations of Australia. Then they get mixed-up with the boxing career of a two-fisted kangaroo. The Kooky Kangaroo; Australian Cruise!; Down Under!; Return To Me!; Maybe Thats How Come They Call em Rattle Traps!; Jeff Figured Any Fool Can Advise You So He Listened To Himself!; And Here It Is Saturday Night Already Yet!; Jeff Doesnt Believe In Wasting Time But He Mostly Does!; I Know, Some Nerve!; Heck, Anyone Can Make A Mistake, especially Jeff!; Mutt Is Long On determination But Short On Cash!; They Wouldnt Need The Log For Sawdust If Theyd Use Their Heads!; They Didnt Last Because They Got Everybodys Goat!; In Which Case They Might get A Little Wet Reaching Land!; Self - Made Maid; A Night Call with A Ring In Her Voice!; Jeffs No Dope - He Prepared For The Event In Advance!; Cicero's Cat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Promotional comic; standard comic size; no cover price; 16 pages plus slick covers; full color. "The Flying Sorcerer."

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $219.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1488662019 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $29.95 or Best Offer View scan 6" Cumulative spine split (chew). Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $75.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $45.00 or Best Offer View scan 7 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stan Lee scripts; Dan DeCarlo art Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $350.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1995704022 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Add to cart GD 2.0 $132.00 or Best Offer View scan Centerfold detached. Tape inside cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Stan Goldberg. "She's a Whiz at the Quiz!", script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg; Pearl winds up on a television quiz show. "Only a Song" one-page My Girl Pearl story, script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg. "From Door-to-Door!", script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg; Pearl confuses two different door-to-door salesmen. "Design Your Own Pretty Pearl Pin-Up Fashion" activity page, script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg. "Pearl Makes an Impression!", script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg; Shirl wants to impress Irving's friend Reginald, but he likes Pearl better. "Hats Off!", script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg; Pearl and Flash go to the movies. "Water, Water Everywhere!", script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg; Pearl worries about a possible water shortage. "Take a Letter, Miss Dimly!", script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg; Mr. Fluster takes Pearl to an important meeting with him to take notes, but of course she doesn't know shorthand. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

1st printing. Did you ever wonder why grandparents travel so much? Why they always need the latest devices like hearing aids and pace makers? Why they always seem to "forget" the past? It's because they're really secret agents employed by social security. You may not know it... but your grandparents could be out saving the world from evil... and all before naptime. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 104 pages, full color. Cover price $11.99.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $18.00 View scan

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.00 View scan Water damage.

Cover art by George Roussos. I Protected the Idols of Idoro!, art by Ruben Moreira; Two treasure hunters find a South American village protected by five idols with fantastic powers. Peter Puptent Explorer humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for The Flash #128, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. Ad for Green Lantern #12, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. I Was Blackmailed by a Phantom, art by Howard Sherman; A ghost helps lead Santos's army to overthrow the dictator of his country but afterwards tries to blackmail Santos into trading places. I Chuted Eight Miles--and Lived text story by Jack Miller. Ad for Aquaman #3 and Rip Hunter... Time Master #8, art by Nick Cardy and Bill Ely. We Were Pawns of the Peril Master, art by George Roussos; A disgraced casino owner tries to get revenge on the men who exposed him for cheating his customers. Ad for Batman #147, art by Sheldon Moldoff. S. B. Nicholson-Giants of the Telescope article by Julius Schwartz. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $330.00 View scans Residue on cover.

"My Husband Was a Gambler!", pencils by Jack Kamen, inks by Al Feldstein; Vacationing office worker Marion meets Bill, but doesnt know hes a professional gambler until hes shot in a card game and comes to her for help; She agrees to marry him but only if he stops gambling; After the wedding, Bill is convinced to bet by his friend Dan, and loses a lot of money; Marion leaves him. 2 years later, Bill is an unshaven bum. "I Was Crazy for Clothes!!"; Letty dates boxer Danny, who knocks down press agent Larry when he makes a pass at her; While Danny is training for a big fight, Letty goes out with Larry, who takes her to expensive clubs and such; Larry blackmails her into asking Danny to throw the fight; Out of love for her, Danny agrees. "Death Traps a Would-Be Killer" text story. "Sally Maxin: Rod Baby"; Sally runs a holdup gang and is its most ruthless and violent member; After shooting several men during robberies, Sally is arrested and sent to prison for life. Indicia states "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.00 2.25" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino and Elizabeth Arpino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Charlton presents the misadventures of the popular TV/radio show character and her long-suffering father, Vern. In a three-part story, Margie and her new pal Al get sent back in time to the age of King Arthur. They promptly introduce medieval England to rock n' roll. Margie tries to learn the ski jump, and winds up intercepting a flock of geese. Fashion and story pages feature Margie in reader-designed fashions that acknowledge the designer by name, even on the cover. Plus fashion pages and Margie paper dolls. Knights of the Square Table; Journey into Knightland; The Fashion Queen; Bobby & His Marbles; Freddy: Quite Unquiet; Snow Wonder; My Little Margie's Cut-Out Dolls. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $20.00

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by George Klein, John Rosenberger, Jack Sparling and Ogden Whitney. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Bespectacled Albert goes to surprising lengths to win back childhood sweetheart Wilma from her army of virile suitors. College girl Janet pursues various campus jocks unsuccessfully, while ignoring her faithful friend Vic, who looks like Jimmy Olsen. Advice on not driving a guy away with your temper. The Winning of Wilma!; Watch That Temper!; Man's Best Friend!; Slave Driver!; I'm Not Jealous!; I Know What I Want! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $6.49

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.00

"Man-Hater"; Jane plays men for chumps until she falls in love with one of them. "Doomed!"; Martha gets bad news about her heart, gives up on her job and boyfriend but Glenn's trick saves the romance. "Romancology" article by Bill Devine; Articles about romance comics with illustrations; Included is a 2 page cover gallery with commentary. "My Tarnished Reputation," art by Wally Wood and Harry Harrison; With a $1,000 missing from the company, Billie Tanner takes the fall for her boyfriend- the boss's son. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $499.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0229504004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $89.00 View scan Trimmed INCOMPLETE. Piece torn from one page, slightly affects art and story. Cover partially TRIMMED. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Pre-Code mystery and horror stories from Canadian publisher Superior. A crook soon regrets stealing a cursed gem from the coffin of his aunt's twin sister, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. After the grisly murder of his wife (in an iron lung!), Bill is repeatedly visited by a woman who looks just like her. Watching a horror movie unleashes the beast within henpecked Horace, turning him into a werewolf with a taste for the ladies. Some horror-comics covers are symbolic, but this cover actually illustrates a scene from the comic, when gangster Big Jim visits a hellish nightclub called the Charnel House. Trapped in the Tomb; The Deadly Double; Mark of the Beast; Horror a la Mode; Call Me Monster. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $33.00 View scans Water damage. 1/2" spine split from top.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans Residue.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.25 View scan 2" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $32.00 View scans Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Everyone laughs when a man claims that hope for humanity exists in the sky, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A couple discovers the strange secret of the creepy funhouse at the Dreamland carnival. Oscar finds a strange ring that causes people to be afraid of him. The Fun House; Ring of Fear; There's Hope in the Sky; Try This Tennis; The Man Who Hated the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $135.00 View scan Interior is complete.

Mystic #18 features a memorable Bill Everett horror cover for "The Russian Devil!" The cover depicts skeletal communist party official literally dragging the corpse of an unfortunate citizen from his grave. "Get up, Ivan!" shouts the commie, "You can't escape us by dying! We're not through with you yet!" Fortunately, this story was written by a red-blooded American comic creator so the commie villain comes to a bad--and eternal--end. In Old Baghdad; A woman brought to the city as a slave schemes to become the wife of the Sultan but she is unaware of the the custom of that country to throw the Sultan's wife to the lions when he dies. The Drowning Man, art by Carrabotta; A thief cast overboard mistakes the back of a whale for a raft. The Perfect Mold text story. Tom-Tom!; Natives skin a cruel plantation owner and use him for their drums. Charley's Crime, art by Jack Abel; A thief comes back as a ghost to rob a bank but the ghost of the guard he killed stops him. The Russian Devil; The communist overseer of a labor camp is glad when he is told by his doctor that he has not long to live because he has spent his whole life killing and is weary; Death wants an assistant however and refuses to allow him to rest in peace. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $300.00 View scans Paper: White Label #2045585005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Russ Heath. Don't Shrink Sam's Head; A man wants to go to Jivaro country so he can acquire a shrunken head for his collection of horror memorabilia but is afraid of having his head shrunk, so he hires a scientist to treat his head so that it is unshrinkable. Tribal Mask text story. The Perfect Planet, art by Ross Andru. Hugo, art by Pete Tumlinson. Mother Knows Best, art by Sol Brodsky; A mother tells her daughter that the man in the moon causes the tides but her daughter doesn't believe her. Afterward, the moon gets destroyed by a comet impact and the seas grow calm. Every Dog Has Its Day!; An old miser who is mean to the boys at a neighboring orphanage gets what's coming to him when he poisons one of the orphans' dogs. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $237.50 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0317286006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

"The Man Who Could Do Anything" (art by Dick Ayers), "The Magic Mixture," "It Happened At Night" (art by John Forte), "Just One More Chance," "The One They Left Behind," "The Eager Stranger" (art by Bill Benulis), and a two-page text story, "Patent Pending." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $110.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Someday It Will Open, art by Richard Doxsee; An anthropologist steals a "thought pod" from a native tribe and uses it to recreate himself at the age of twenty-one. The Thirteenth Floor; A hotel employee is the only one who perceives a ghost floor, number 13 that burned sixty years ago and was not rebuilt. Mister Backwards!, art by Frank Bolle; A man buys an hourglass that makes time flow backwards when he tips it upside down, but when he tries to destroy it, he becomes trapped inside. Too Dangerous to Live; A scientist behind the iron curtain creates an air purifier to counteract the poison of his first invention. Travelling Tom text story. The Strange Sea!, art by Alfonso Greene; When a sailor becomes lost at sea, he is saved by the ghost of his great grandfather, who was the captain of his own vessel. The Face in the Mirror!, art by Joe Orlando; A violent criminal is under the impression that his face is beginning to look like an animal after every time he hits a robbery victim. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $160.00 View scans 1" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

"The Secret of the Haunted Picture" (art by Angelo Torres), "Hide and Seek" (art by John Forte), "The Living Shadows," "It Happened in the Attic!" (art by Frank Bolle), "Too Smart to Live," "The Man Who Can't Be Stopped" (art by Joe Orlando), and a two-page text story, "Mystery Within the Walls." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

(W) Douglas Barre (A/C) Jiro FC32pp$2.95Ongoing Monthly series. The Concept: What if everything that anyone ever believed was true? The world is on the cusp of the twentieth century... but before it can embrace the future, it's got to deal with its mythic past... a past that is inexplicably returning to life. Standing between legend and science is the Society for Cryptozoological Research: a wastrel of a lord, an inventor knight, a retired army colonel, a stage prestidigitator and a woman with the audacity to wear trousers. Together, they're the only hope of discovering the truth... if they don't run afoul of resurrected gods, the government of the British Empire and their own sordid pasts first! This Issue: After a heated battle with a Finnish troll yields clues to the location of the fabled Labyrinth of Crete, the Mythstalkers set out to hunt the Minotaur. Unfortunately, the mysterious Ministry of Objective Sciences is determined to stop them from leaving the country... by any means available to the Crown! Don't give away the secret ending! Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

(W) Douglass Barré (A) Jiro (Cover) Jiro FC32pp$2.95Ongoing monthly series In stores the week of May 7th The Concept: In 1866, Arthur Valence, the Duke of Marston, along with his four closest associates, vanished from the face of the Earth. These five men were known as the Society for Cryptozoological Research. It is now 1893, and his son Kenneth, Lord Marston, has given up his life of decadent indulgence to take up his father's mantle. Now he leads the Society, tracking down the mythical creatures that are mysteriously returning to existence, while evading the government ministry conspiring to stop them. Unfortunately, the forces that caused the disappearance of the 1866 Society are also still out there... and Kenneth Valence's actions have not gone unnoticed! This issue: The Labyrinth, part three of four "Stories Told"?Trapped without weapons or equipment in the cave of the man-eating Cyclops Gorgorymus, the Mythstalkers have only one hope... the silver-tongued wit of wealthy layabout Kenneth, Lord Marston. If by some miracle, that's enough to save them, then they've got to face the cursed pirate crew known as the Cheated and the shocking secret of the Minotaur itself! Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.30

Volume 49 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masashi Kishimoto. As the five leaders of the strongest villages in the ninja world meet to discuss the fate of their universe--and how to deal with the ever-looming threat of the rogue organization, the Akatsuki--plans are made that will affect Naruto deeply. The new Hokage, leader of Naruto's village, is not afraid to make the final end move against Naruto's old pal, Sasuke! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Uncle Sam stars in an untitled story, Sally O'Neil Policewoman stars in "The Men Who Wanted to Die," the Unknown, Kid Dixon, Destroyer 171, the Kid Patrol stars in "Murder With Words," Quicksilver stars in "The Corpse Who Wouldn't Stay Buried," and G-2 stars in "The Mystery of the Baskerville Twins!" Reed Crandall cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $17.50 View scan

Add to cart FN 6.0 $5.00 View scan

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August 1974. Isolationism and Tooth Care. Cartoons by B. Kliban, Russ Heath and Ed Sorel; a cooking magazine about leftovers; a spoof of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Stories and art by Frank Springer (as Francis Hollidge), Sean Kelly, Tony Hendra, Rick Meyerowitz, Gahan Wilson, Jeff Jones, Shary Flenniken, Vaughn Bode, Bobby London, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney. Final issue for longtime editors Michael O'Donoghue and Michael Gross. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Dick Hess. Cover price $0.85.

Add to cart Fine $13.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

December 1975. Money. True tales of the robber barons illustrated by S. Clay Wilson, Justin Green, Spain and Kim Deitch; the Lampoons guide to effective salesmanship; a parody of a classic newspaper. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, P. J. O'Rourke, Rick Meyerowitz, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Bobby London, Jeff Jones, Byron Preiss and Howard Chaykin and Berni Wrightson, Trina Robbins and Doug Kenney. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Fine $13.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

October 1976. The Funny Pages. All-comics issue features expanded Funny Pages section, plus new strips by M.K. Brown, Sam Gross and Rick Meyerowitz, and Odds Bodkins pages by Dan ONeill and Gary Hallgren. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Byron Preiss and Howard Chaykin, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00

January 1977. An early piece by Sue Coe on game shows; a cartoon section featuring M.K. Brown and Ronald Harris, plus Dirty Duck and Trots & Bonnie in full color; a parody of Scientific American magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Ted Richards, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, Dan ONeill and Gary Hallgren, Alan Kupperberg and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Fine $7.00

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.60

Add to cart Very Good $5.00

Add to cart Very Good $5.00

100th Anniversary Issue. A retrospective look at the first 100 issues; every NL cover to date, with annotations; a guide to fireworks by John Hughes and Shary Flenniken. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Tony Hendra, Larry Elmore, Frank Springer, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Rick Meyerowitz. Cover price $1.50.