Comic books in 'Genie', graded by CGC

"Keeping up with the Jinns" Written by Larry Raskin and Colin Yardley. Cover by Cory Toomey and Jeff Merritt. Art by Alex Basio. From the most famous storyteller of all time, come the fascinating of 1001 Nights. Join our heroine Shahrzad every night in the Persian Court as she gathers up her sister Donyazad, King Shahryar and Prince Shahzaman to weave exciting tales of vagabonds, heroes, villains, and genies, like you have never heard them before. 5 1/2-in. x 10-in., 24 pages, Full Color.

Features include Bad Company (script by Pete Milligan, art by Brett Ewins/J. McCarthy), Strontium Dog in "Bitch" part 10 (script by Carlos Ezquerra), Judge Dredd (script by Wagner/Grant, art by Cam Kennedy), Tharg's Future-Shocks: "Fair Exchange" (script by Gratn Morrison, art by Colin MacNeil), and the Dead (script by Milligan, art by Massimo Belardinelli). Steve Dillon cover.

Flip book with Year of the Monkey #2. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "December 1952 to June 1953!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #12-18. They may have been Forbidden to some - particularly when Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands - but to kids the length and breadth of the United States, Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. And now, a half-century since the first issue appeared, ACG's wonderful Forbidden Worlds are accessible once more! Collects issues #6-10, published between May/June 1952 to October 1952. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Mr. Mxyztplk and his Wonderful Lamp starring Superman, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye. A Logical Wrangle starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Congo, U.S.A. starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Ed Smalle. Swan Song For Outlaws starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. Antics About Ancestors starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Hi Mankin, Hildegarde O'Brien, Bill Walton, Fred Kida and Myron Fass. Kid-friendly, Comics Code-approved fairy tales from publisher Lev Gleason, formerly known for crime comics, and featuring art from future MF publisher Myron Fass. Peter Pester wants the spotlight, but gets too much attention when he becomes the court jester. A prince befriends orphaned innkeeper Priscilla, but the princess he is betrothed to wants her to go away. An archer and a princess conspire to teach a king a lesson about gambling. By Order of the Queen; Peer Pester the Sad Jester; Priscillas Patience; A Kings Second Chance; A Big Day for Squirrels; Grey Steele; Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Amazing Adventures of Aladdin Axelrod!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by John Rosenberger); "The House That Danced!" (script by Kermit Lundgren, art by John Forte); "The Strange Tale of Flying Phineas!" (script by Hughes as "Kurato Osaki"; art by Paul Reinman); and "Lucky Talisman!" (art by Rosenberger). Ogden Whitney painted cover art. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Owen Fitzgerald, inks by Graham Place. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Genie Rules, script by Bob Oksner, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Jerry finds a magic lamp in a swap shap, but the only thing the genie knows how to do is make jewels. Music Notes The Fittin Thing. Teen Laffs humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Introducing Mr. Yes, the most congenial genie in Geniesville...the heppiest, peppiest pixy on our planet...in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Inside Hollywood 1-page article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Jerry and Mr. Yes star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Inside Hollywood 1-page article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Written by Alan Riefe? and Henry Boltinoff. Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Jerry, a high school dropout, goes back to high school with hilarious results in "The Dropout Who Dropped In"! Plus: Jerry in "The Teenie-Weenie Genie!" And: Jerry in the 1-page story "A Smashing Good Time!" Plus: A Letter from Jerry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

When Queen Tatiana comes to town, she develops a crush on Aladdin and abducts him! Meanwhile, the Genie puts on a Vegas magic show a la Siegfried and Roy! Can Jasmine rescue Aladdin, and will somebody take the Genie--please? Written by Jack Enyart. Art by David Riguard and Jeff Albrecht. Cover by Rick Hoover and Jeff Albrecht. Cover price $1.50.

Get out your noisemakers--it's the Genie Convention! When Agrabah is selected as the sight of this millennium's bash, Genie hits critical mass! The only way to save the city? Kill Aladdin and Jasmine?! Hey, it's not a party until something gets broken! Written by Oprah Casseys. Art by Eduardo Savid and Jeff Albrecht. Cover price $1.50.

Genie switches Aladdin and Jasmine's bodies! But can the mighty blue one set things straight when he gets captured? This ain't no crying game! Written by Buzz Dixon. Pencils by Eduardo Savid. Cover price $1.50.

Light the torch, the Olympics come to Agrabah! But don't sneeze, Jasmine--you must shoot a pomegranate off Aladdin's head! *ULP!* Fruit salad, anyone? Written by Jack Enyart. Pencils by Eduardo Savid. Cover by Rick Hoover and Jeff Albrecht. Cover price $1.50.

1st printing. Written by Carlos A. Cornejo. Art by Chiqui de la Fuente. One young man's life is forever cvhanged the day he finds a magic lamp. For within this lamp resides a genie, a spirit with wonderous magical powers, and the genie is going to grant Aladin three wishes. This is a timeless classic. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. No Cover Price.

2nd and later printings. Adapted by Don Ferguson. "You ain't never had friend like me!" The fortunes change for a poor street boy when he finds a magical lamp and the genie within grants him three wishes. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Diana Wakeman. Exciting scenes from the magical Disney animated feature starring Aladdin and his Magic Lamp! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 10 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

DC b&w reprints.

"Tempus Fugitives" - Written by unknown. Art by unknown. A scientist sends Alvin, Simon and Theodore into the past and the future with his time machine! Featuring Dr. Dilby, Ali Baba and Abu Ben Ami! Plus: the 1-page story "Unpaid Maid"; 1-page text story "Just Shake the Tree"; Little Angela in "Daddy's New Car"; "Alvin's Harmonica" page (lyrics and music for one of Ross Bagdasarian's songs about Alvin (copyright 1959), accompanied by a line drawing of Alvin and his admiring fans). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper" Part I, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When the kids go to visit Archie in the hospital, they learn he's never been at that hospital and his room is occupied by someone else for over a month; A nurse's aide then tells the kids in secret that Archie was kidnapped by Fatima Dezire, who offered the hospital $30 million dollars to take Archie and pretend he was never there. "Shut My Mouth" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper" Part II; While Archie bemoans his new circumstances as a member of Fatima's male harem, Betty, Veronica and Jughead fly to his rescue; They hire a guide who secretly works for Fatima; He forces Jughead out into the desert alone without water, while taking Betty and Veronica to Fatima at gunpoint. Dollars and Sense Puzzle maze. "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper" Part III. "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper" Part IV. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.30.

Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Featuring: 7 page Blackhawk story "The Sinister Snowman" written by Jack Miller and drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera; 7 page Blackhawk story "The Blackhawk Circus Star" written by Jack Miller and drawn by Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff; 7 page Blackhawk story "The Runaway Genie" written by Jack Miller and drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Cover price $0.10.

Bugs Bunny in "The Genie with the Light Gray Hare," "Potluck," and "Unlucky to be Lucky." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "Derby Dithers," and Tweety and Sylvester in "Beaned by a Bell." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mrs. Wagner brings home an antique lamp that contains an ill-tempered genie, but even Captain Marvel Jr. can't foresee what happens when she plugs the lamp in to an electrical outlet. A nobody named Hiram Boggs tries to gain a reputation as the head of all the city's criminal rackets, just for fun, but that gets the attention of the real godfather. Kanvasback the boxer explains why he was looking for punctuation in his alphabet soup. The Menace of the Medicine Man; Kanvasback: Food Foolishness; The Lamp of Power; The Copy Cat; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Cook the Crook; The Lord of the Underworld; Movie Mogul Moglethorpe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. sets out to extinguish the southwestern forest fire known as Big Smoky. Marvel Jr. gets on the wrong side of a powerful genie. CMJ meets aliens and battles a Jabberwocky-sized monster, to get to the truth about The Truthful Lie. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles Big Smoky; Rubbernose Randolph; The Angle Kid; The Truthful Lie; Kanvasback: The Battling Buffoon!; A Slave of the Genie! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Arabian Nights, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (NO HRN, 2/43). Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Aladdin and His Lamp," art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When Aladdin acquires a magic lamp, its Genie brings him wealth and the hand of a princess in marriage, but a sorcerer steals the lamp by peddling new lamps for old and transports Aladdin's wife and palace to a remote land; Aladdin's magic ring allows him to restore the palace to its original site; He is re-united with his wife and the sorcerer is left wandering in the desert. "The Boy and the Wolf," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story); A mischievous shepherd boy cries "Wolf!" and the townspeople run to the meadow to save the sheep; They are furious when they discover it is a trick; The next day, the boy plays the same trick and, once again, the townspeople run to the meadow. "The Fat Man of Bombay," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme on the upper half of the page telling of a man whose pipe is stolen by a bird. Wee "Willie Winkie," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme on the lower half of the page telling of a boy who runs through town at bedtime. Article about the sperm whale, art by William A. Walsh. Aladdin and His Lamp pinup by Alex A. Blum. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Reprints Forbidden Worlds (1952) #49. Glossy cover Newsprint interior; 7.25" x 9.25", 68 pages, B&W.

59¢ cover price. (PRINTING NOTE: Some issues of this series are known to have different interior and back cover ads with the same cover price. This indicates printings are not distinguishable solely by cover price. With exact printings being unidentifiable, we list them only by variations in cover price and/or cover art. As a general rule of thumb; however, the lowest cover price found for any particular issue is a good indicator that it is one of the earliest printings for that issue). The Crusaders attempt to help a man who has been possessed by demons and driven insane after running afoul of occult teachings. Written by Jack T. Chick with art by Fred Carter - the legendary team behind the Chick religious tracts. 32 pages. Cover by Carter. Cover price $0.49.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: The Menace of Shandu! (from Strange Tales 83), art by Don Heck; A boy finds a magic book in a used bookstore and accidentally summons a genie, which vows to torture him after granting his one wish. My Brother Harry (from Strange Tales 5), art by Tony Di Preta; A man's brother claims to be able to talk to their dead mother which annoys the man, so he beats his brother; His wife is tired of his cruelty and poisons him. Inside the Furnace! (from Astonishing 57), art by Robert Q. Sale. They Lurk in the Cave! (also from Astonishing 57), art by Werner Roth. Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Bizarre Batman-Genie" starring Batman, Robin, and Bat-Girl, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman is converted by a magic powder into a genie that obeys a crooks commands, leaving Robin and Bat-Girl to find a way of stopping him. Robin manages to infiltrate the criminal's vehicle with Bat-Girl's help and he takes away the magic lamp from the crooks; Robin then proceeds to make a wish, which is the third one, and automatically returning Batman to his normal state. Your Free Trip Around the World! public service announcement about libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Man Who Destroyed J'onn J'onzz" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Batman's old foe, Arnold Hugo, uses his scientific weapons against the Martian Manhunter and gives himself Martian powers in the process. The Vanishing Crime article. True Crime Laffs humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Kay Wright & Larry Mayer. Stories by Vic Lockman and unknown. Art by Kay Wright, Phil de Lara, Tony Strobl and Larry Mayer. Donald Duck is featured in "Light-Fingered Genie," plus the back-up story "The Secret Hideout"! Also: Gyro Gearloose in "Chair of Cheer"! And: 1-page Big Bad Wolf text story "Roped In"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Abdul the Genie, Gyro Gearloose, J.P. Koche, Big Bad Wolf and Li'l Bad Wolf. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Satisfy you sweet tooth with Todd's toothsome Pin-Ups: "I Dream of Jeannie", Ruby Noir, T&A teasers, Elvis. Cover price $2.95.

Oct 1954. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Milton Lesser, Stan Baer, Lee Priestley, Jerome Bixby, Michael Fischer, and Gerald Vance. Cover by Ernie Barth. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Jan 1979. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Marvin Kaye, Jack Dann, Lisa Tuttle, Steven Utlay, Christopher Anvil, Paul Halpine, and Paul David Novitski. Illustrations by Stephen Fabian, Joe Staton, and Richard Olsen. Cover by Fabian. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.25.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by King Ward, Charles Nicholas and Jon Blummer. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The strange story of a ghost army at the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War; The genie released from an ancient box sets out to fulfill his thousand-year-old promise to destroy humankind; Honeymooners discover that the executed witches of Salem have left behind a fearsome curse. The Chest of Death; True Ghost Armies; The Haitian Puppet; Were-Spiders Doom; The Tomb of the Unseen; The Witch's Curse. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, John Rosenberger and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A boy who finds a genie has apparently never heard that expression about being careful what you wish for; Over the centuries, various members of the Barton family are saved by a mysterious figure with a distinctive scar; Scientists discover the remains of the last centaur. The Man with the Crescent Scar!; The Parson's Truck; The Camera Never Lies!; Jimmy and the Genie; A Storm of Meteors!; Out of the Unknown! No. 2 - Strange Centaur. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Cover pencils by Frank Hill. "The Super Spooks," script and art by Frank Hill; The Funky Phantom and his friends are hired to chase ghosts away from haunted houses. "The Traitorous Genie," script and art by Frank Hill; The Funky Phantom and his friends frame the thieving sheik Ali Buyh. # on cover: 90274-503. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

by Jim Keplinger & Elisou Gouviea. Three wishes. Three chances to change anything about yourself or even change the world itself. Legend has it that a Djinn would grant all that power to any person that freed them. But that's just a myth. Or is it? Genie brings the legend to life and shows you what really happens when you set a Djinn free. 32pgs, FC Cover price $2.95.

Written by Patrick Shand. Art by Andrea Meloni. Cover by Marat Mychaels. A new era begins for Grimm Fairy Tales! With the four realms of power - Myst, Neverland, Oz, and Wonderland - at Sela Mather's fingertips, life as the Guardian of Earth has never been more work. However, when Sela is put in charge of a group of young, powerful highborns, she finds that protecting the world from the threat of otherworldly forces may be the least of her worries. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Patrick Shand. Art by Andrea Meloni and Ivan Nunes. Cover by Sean Chen. Sela and Belinda have taken a group of young highborns under their wings, but what horrible prophecy will keep these promising teens from reaching their true potential? As a malicious genie moves in secret through the school, the deepest, darkest secrets of the students will come to light! A new era has begun for Grimm Fairy Tales! With the four realms of power at Sela Mather's fingertips, life as the Guardian of Earth has never been more work. Jump on now! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Patrick Shand. Art by Andrea Meloni and Ivan Nunes. Cover by Alfredo Reyes. Sela and Belinda have taken a group of young highborns under their wings, but what horrible prophecy will keep these promising teens from reaching their true potential? As a malicious genie moves in secret through the school, the deepest, darkest secrets of the students will come to light! A new era has begun for Grimm Fairy Tales! With the four realms of power at Sela Mather's fingertips, life as the Guardian of Earth has never been more work. Jump on now! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Patrick Shand. Art by Andrea Meloni and Ivan Nunes. Cover by Jorge Pessanha. Sela and Belinda have taken a group of young highborns under their wings, but what horrible prophecy will keep these promising teens from reaching their true potential? As a malicious genie moves in secret through the school, the deepest, darkest secrets of the students will come to light! A new era has begun for Grimm Fairy Tales! With the four realms of power at Sela Mather's fingertips, life as the Guardian of Earth has never been more work. Jump on now! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Joe Brusha. Art by Ediano Silva and Leonardo Paciarotti. Cover by Juan Carlos Ruiz. Genies The power Genies wield is legendary. Who wouldn't want to have all their deepest desires granted by a wish? But if that power fell into the wrong hands it could spell disaster for the entire world. Now, someone is taking the power of the genies for their own evil designs and it's up to Skye to find out who and stop them before they can use it. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Eric Basaldua Written By Raven Gregory Artwork by Shamus Beyale Sinbad and his crew come face to face with the Grimm Fairy Tales universe as Baba Yaga journeys to their realm to take possession of the one weapon that might destroy the Dream Eater. A weapon so powerful that the keeper of the item has refused to speak any words other than 'yes' or 'no' for most of his life. What weapon does 'Pots' possess and what tragic ties does it have to one of the most evil villains of the Grimm Fairy Tale universe? DO NOT MISS THIS OVERSIZED ISSUE for ONLY $2.99!!!! Part eight of the event that will change the Grimm Fairy Tales universe forever is here. Cover price $2.99.