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Girls' Romances (1950) 50 VG 4.0

1/2" spine split from the bottom. Water spotting.

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No Time for Happiness!; A series of unfortunate coincidences keep Lila and Ray apart until she begins to doubt his love for her. With This Ring...; Elaine runs away from her own wedding ceremony when she suddenly fears that Bruce is only marrying her for her money. Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column. The Morning of Love!; Joan meets a handsome stranger and it seems like love at first sight for both of them, but she wonders if they will ever meet again. Ancient Beauty Secrets article, art by Mort Drucker. Oddities in Romance article, art by Mort Drucker. House ad for the DC line of romance comics. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Romances (1950) 157 GD+ 2.5

Internal Tearing.

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Featuring: 9 page story "The Girl Next Door!" pencilled by George Tuska; 1 page text article "Do Good Girls Lose Out?"; 4 page reprint story "Dream Man" pencilled by Arthur Peddy (note: hairdos retouched); 5 page story "Love is Forever" drawn by Art Saaf and Vince Colletta; 7 page reprint? story "Two-Timer" inked by Bernard Sachs? (Note: hairdos retouched.) Cover by Don Heck and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.15.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 89 FR/GD 1.5

Cover and 3 additional wraps detached. Water spotting.

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Cover by Tony Abruzzo? & Bernard Sachs. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Abruzzo? & Bernard Sachs, Gene Colan, Arthur Peddy and John Rosenberger. She mustn't let him walk out on her! Maybe if she wishes hard enough, he'll hear her heart's plea and come back! Find out if he does in..."My Love Lingers On"! Plus: Nancy and Allen are happy together until Nancy's friend Marcia comes to town. A misunderstanding causes Nancy to believe that Allen has fallen in love with Marcia and nearly drives them apart for good in "All of Your Life"! Also featuring "He Changed Everything" and "A Happy Ending"! Plus: 1-page text filler "True Love/A Poem to the Boy I Love" by Ann Bzowj and Babara Riposta. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Just Married (1958) 64 GD 2.0

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Hal Grauer, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico, Ernie Bache and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Linda's husband has six months to live, but she doesn't tell him because she wants their time together to be a happy one. Only a week after their wedding, Kathy and Steve are making each other miserable. Plus a Shakespeare sonnet in comics form. Happy Anniversary; Lovely Man Next Door; Charlton Comics Mini-Poster; On Trial; A Few Precious Hours; The Best Dance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

My Love (1969 Marvel) 5 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4735447008

"His Hair Is Long and I Love HIm" (script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia), "How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment?" (script by Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by John Verpoorten), and "The Day My World Collapsed!" (script by Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Giacoia). Cover price $0.15.

Space Ace Defender of the Universe (2003) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4616713005

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Robert Kirkman (w), Paulo Borges (p & i), Pat Duke (c) Based on the hit Don Bluth Sci-Fi video game! Commander Gorf has come looking for his twin brother Borf ? and now Ace will have to face the effects of both the Infanto Ray and the Geezero Ray! FC, 32pg (2 of 6) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4700771006

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"The Vulture is a Bird of Prey! Part 1 of 2. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Mike Esposito. It's the long-awaited return of the Vulture! And the old villain is still craving revenge against Spider-Man! The Vulture perches several hostages on top of a skyscraper and dares the web-slinger to rescue them. The wall-crawler and the Vulture are in the middle of another classic battle, when suddenly the duo is interrupted by...the Hitman! First appearance of the Hitman. (Notes: The Vulture previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 64. The red-haired woman on the cover is not Mary Jane Watson.) 32 pages Cover price $0.30.

Teen Confessions (1959) 60 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and unknown. They fall in love...elope...and rejoice together! But then it's splitsville! And it all happened in a single night in "Four Honeymooners"! Also in this issue: "Let My Heart Make Its Own Mistakes" with art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; "Engagement Party"; "No Second Chance" with art by Nicholas and Alascia; and Teen-Age Troubles advice 1-pager by Dr. Harold Gluck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Grind (2006) 2E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Platinum Foil Edition. Includes COA.

Label #4496141024

Platinum Edition. By Brian Pulido & Daniel HDR. Leatherface lives on! Writer Brian Pulido unleashes more psychological terror with sensational new artist Daniel HDR. Fuller Texas. Summer 1972. The Jefferson Girl's Choir, traveling across the state for a revival meeting, made the horrible mistake stopping at the Hewitt family General store. They've entered a horrifying world of madness and depravity that their biblefearing beliefs couldn't prepare them for as Leatherface, Sheriff Hoyt, Old Monty, Luba May and the entire Hewitt clan hunt them down and torture them. Can any of them survive or will they be the new masks of Leatherface? As well as this regular cover by series artist Daniel HDR, it's also available with a Terror cover by Juan Jose Ryp and Gore, Wraparound, and a special-edition die cut cover with art by Daniel HDR.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Grind (2006) 2E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Platinum Foil Edition. Includes COA.

Label #4496141023

Platinum Edition. By Brian Pulido & Daniel HDR. Leatherface lives on! Writer Brian Pulido unleashes more psychological terror with sensational new artist Daniel HDR. Fuller Texas. Summer 1972. The Jefferson Girl's Choir, traveling across the state for a revival meeting, made the horrible mistake stopping at the Hewitt family General store. They've entered a horrifying world of madness and depravity that their biblefearing beliefs couldn't prepare them for as Leatherface, Sheriff Hoyt, Old Monty, Luba May and the entire Hewitt clan hunt them down and torture them. Can any of them survive or will they be the new masks of Leatherface? As well as this regular cover by series artist Daniel HDR, it's also available with a Terror cover by Juan Jose Ryp and Gore, Wraparound, and a special-edition die cut cover with art by Daniel HDR.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 29 VG 4.0

Signed by Marv Wolfman, certification is not included.

"'Vengeance is Mine!' Sayeth the Vampire!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. When the Lord of Vampires goes berserk, the world of man trembles! Plus, two main cast members perish!!! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 80 (the Ghost Rider). Cover price $0.25.

True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 12 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Vivian works as a paid escort and falls for Jerry, but her boss Mike wants Vivian for himself. A woman, her husband, and a thief fall under the spell of a string of pearls. Judy decides to steal her friend Gilda's boyfriend, Jimmy. Snowbound; I Learned the Hard Way; How Not to Hold Your Man; Yes, I Was an Escort Girl; Green With Envy; The Desert Held My Secret!; Blinded By Glamour. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True to Life Romances (1949) 10 Coverless

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Hollywood comedian Jackie finds love with struggling starlet Brenda, but she has trouble getting close because he's always cracking jokes. Redheaded heiress Caroline loves middle-class John, but her wealthy family interferes, until her dying grandfather has the last laugh. Small-town sweetheart Ed wants to marry Sue, but she wants to see the world first. Love's Last Laugh; Legacy of Love; My Secret Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.