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Joe Kubert cover and interior art.

Joe Kubert cover and interior art.

Add to cart NM- 9.2 $3.00

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Joe Kubert cover and interior art.

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Joe Kubert cover and interior art.

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Joe Kubert cover and interior art.

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Joe Kubert cover and interior art.

This is the 20th issue, the July-December 1969 issue indexing PS #200-205. PS The Preventive Maintenance Monthly Indexes are published twice yearly and cover the first six and the last six months of each year. The interior is text only (an index), but the front and back cover feature full page illustrations from the Will Eisner (creator of the Spirit) Studio.

Includes: cover art by Faba; The Black Sculptures Of The Pharaohs, script by Al Hewetson, art by Ricardo Villamonte; This Is Your Life, Sam Hammer, This Is Your Death!, script by Hewetson, art by Jose Cardona; This Is The Vault Of The Living Dead!, script by Al Hewetson (as Harvey Lazarus), art by Maro Nava; These Are The Things That Are Dead, script by Al Hewetson (as Howie Anderson), art by Felipe Dela Rosa; The Crime In Satan's Crypt, script by Ed Fedory, art by Antonio Borrell; The Lunatic Class Of '64, script by Jane Lynch, art by Emilio Bernardo; The Narrative Of Skut, script by Hewetson, art by Luis Collado; and Monster, Monster, Heed Death's Call, script by Augustine Funnell, art by Ricardo Villamonte. 68 pgs. Cover price: $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Bagged set of five comics ("The World's Greatest Comics"): #4961 contains Snuffy Smith, Popeye, Dooley's World, Beetle Bailey, and Blondie. The comics, bound together, are designed to be pulled apart at the perforations. 3-in. x 10.5-in.; color.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Slaves of the Crime Master!" and "The Spider and the Fire God!" These 128-page trade paperbacks each reprint two action-packed 1930s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider, complete with the original pulp black and white illustrations! Volume 3 contains the April 1935 story "Slaves of the Crime Master," and the August 1939 story "The Spider and the Fire God." Softcover, 128 pages Text (with B&W chapter illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

Cover by Orestes Calpini. Stories and art by Orestes Calpini, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch reads a book of pirate stories and convinces Wally to help him look for buried treasure. Lockjaw the Alligator becomes caught up in a toothpaste company's search for a model, in a rare funny animal strip from Simon and Kirby. McSnargle, jealous neighbor of Earl the Rich Rabbit, steals one of Earl's sun power lamps, also featuring artwork by Simon and Kirby. Punch and Judy; Lockjaw the Alligator; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Fatsy McPig; Punch in Business; Tatters; Bucky the Mule. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Orestes Calpini, Tony DiPreta, Art Helfant, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Teen comedy from Simon and Kirby, featuring fun good-girl art by Kirby, as manager Toby must find a singer for Jill's all-girl band. In a bizarre tale, crooks steal circus animals and put them in a machine that rearranges their various parts to create strange hybrids. Lockjaw the Alligator convinces the Professor to carry an increasingly ridiculous load of camp gear - including Lockjaw and their mule - as they hike up Mt. Popacatapeta, featuring artwork by Simon and Kirby. Punch and Judy; Lockjaw the Alligator; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Fatsy McPig; Punch in the Saddle; Tatters; Bucky the Mule, Henry the 8th, Toby and His Band. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $6.90

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $6.90

Stories and art by Chuck Winter and Orestes Calpini. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Earl's neighbor McSnargle sneaks onto the rich rabbit's yacht in hopes of winning a $2 million dance contest. King Waddle sends his annoying jester on a sea cruise on Cappy Hotblast's pirate ship, but now Cappy has to deal with him. A Dutch general takes command of New Amsterdam, putting Peter Stuyvesant and Bummer out of work in colonial New York. Both these latter stories feature artwork possibly by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Punch and Judy; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Cappy Hotblast the Pirate Parrot; Punch's Wonderful Box; Bummer, the Little Dutch Drummer of Old New York; Alfie Rides Again; Snappy Ending. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,728.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0779824007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Al Plastino and Paul Gattuso. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key investigates when a sinister scandal threatens to destroy America's diplomatic relations with another country. Boxer Punch O'Malley uses an opponent's superstitions to his advantage. In the modern West, Jim Collins is hunted for a crime he didn't commit, so he fights for justice as the Gay Desperado. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Devil's Decoy; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Crime on the Run; Mock Murder: Gay Desperado; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Punisher, Nick Fury and the Kingpin all suspect that the horribly mutated Deke Wainscroft is responsible for a series of brutal slayings, but although Deke is no innocent, he is not the one they want. Written by Jim Starlin, with art and painted cover by Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $4.95.

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Cover art by Michael Golden. Meat, script by Mike Baron, art by Mark Texeira; Frank Castle hooks up with an old friend whose husband (a crack dealer) is being pestered by animal rights activists. Ad for Punisher 29, art by Mark Texeira. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover pencils by Mike McKone, inks by Mark McKenna and Mick McGray. My Two Dads Part 3 of 5, script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, pencils by Mike McKone, inks by Mark McKenna and Mick Gray; Punisher lives suburban life as a normal family man. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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When Scratch Fury, the office cat, experiences his first kill, he is overtaken by an unquenchable blood thirst that can only lead to... MURDER?!! Cover price $3.50.

Stories and art by Marty Taras and Steve Muffatti. Early funny-animal comics from Harvey, featuring breakout star Rags Rabbit, a precursor to Harvey's line of kid's comics. Little Dot gets out the scissors when her mother asks for help with a patchwork quilt. This issue features the first appearance of Harvey's redesigned, dot-obsessed Little Dot, the same month as Little Dot (1953 1st Series) #1. Rags is the hero of the beach in a story strongly similar to all those bodybuilder "sand in the face" ads. Also featuring a note from the publisher, Alfred Harvey, on the new Harvey "H" logo, which remained for another 30 years. Rags Rabbit: Auto Mech-Maniac; Tongue-Tied; Little Dot; Rags Rabbit: Bear Facts; Rags Rabbit: Musclin In; The Door; Nutty Squirrel: Carnival Fun; Comic Puzzlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Ollie Masters. Art by Budi Setiawan. Cover by Claudia SG Iannicello. As the events of the second movie rage, Rama, main character of The Raid, is trapped in prison. Can he protect an undercover cop? Can he even protect himself? Meanwhile, Jakarta crime boss Bejo begins causing havoc in the outside world as he strives to gain more and more power - ably assisted by two familiar faces: Hammer Girl and Baseball Bat Man… 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Photo Cover. Written by Ollie Masters. Art by Budi Setiawan. A brutal finish to this action-packed expansion on the martial arts hit! Rama fought off his enemies in jail, but those outside took notice… the invasion by Bejo's assassins begins! Baseball Bat Man and Hammer Girl, back in action! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Stories by Ed Big Daddy Roth, Franco, and Craig Ellis. Art and cover by R.K. Sloane. Rat Fink, the underground anti-Mickey created by legendary car customizer Big Daddy Roth, gets his own comic at last, joined by other such Roth creations as Junkyard Kid, Dirty Doug, Cup Cake, Drag Nut, Rat Funk and Motor Mutt. 32 pages, Full Color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.00.

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Regular full color cover Cover price $2.50.

Variant PINK color cover Cover price $2.50.

Art by Jerry Moriarity, S. Clay Wilson, Joost Swarte, Bill Griffith, Rick Geary, Art Spiegelman, Kaz, Drew Friedman, and others. Includes the first chapter of Maus as an inside back cover taped-in 16-page booklet and a series of 8 random City of Terror cards and stick of bubblegum bound to centerfold staples inside bag. 10.5 x 14 in.; black and white; 32 pages (plus the Maus insert). Cover price $4.00.

Graphic Aspirin For War Fever Issue. Maus chapter 7 is featured in a 32-page bound-in supplement. Cover by Kaz. Squarebound, 10.5 x 14 in.; 78 pages (plus the Maus supplement). Cover price $7.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Required Reading for the Post-Literate!" Featuring Nuclear Family Explodes at Barbecue by Lynda Barry; porkopolis: Meat for Beginners by Sue Coe; Janitor or Genius? by Henry Darger; Death Walks Through Paris by Jacques Tardi; Babe, Sex Slave of the Centaurs by Boody Rogers, Maus by Art Spiegelman; and more! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 190 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

When the Spoilers Strike - Written by Larry Lieber. Art and Cover by Larry Lieber and John Tartaglione. Next time pick on someone your own size, Bret Claymoor! Now it's just between you and the Rawhide Kid! But...Kid! Look out behind you! Get ready for action in this hard-hitting tale! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Reprints. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Keller, Al Williamson, Paul Reinman and Gray Morrow. Blazing Western action as you like it! The Rawhide Kid must smash..."The Tyrant of Tombstone Territory" by Stan Lee, Jack Keller and Paul Reinman, reprinted from issue #41. Plus: Back-up story "The Promise" by Lee, Al Williamson and Gray Morrow, reprinted from Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) #60. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Carmine Infantino and Bernard Sachs. Art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Fujitani. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #23. No issue # on cover; Vol. 2, issue #11 in indicia. Joey makes the dangerous decision to turn stool pigeon. Ex-con Cliff plans a big job as soon as he gets out of stir. Augie makes a bid to rule the gangs in 1919 New York. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "genuine" Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio. Stool Pigeon; They'll Never Hold Me!; The Perfect Partner; Advice to "Real Clue" Readers for Bad Skin; Little Augie's Last Lap; Mr. Animal; Murder in the 5,400th Degree!; The League of the Aged; Male Help Wanted. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $9.10 Water damage. Mold. Cover oxidation. Staple rust.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Leonard Starr and Art Helfant. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #30. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #6 in indicia. A magician's hoax backfires fatally. Kidnappers overlook a single detail that proves their undoing. Escaped convicts outrun their luck when they try to help other cons escape. The Man Who Buried Himself; The Snatchers; Cash Box Cassie; You Can't Cheat An Honest Man The True Story of Jack Laurentian; The Boy Detective; Hot Wire; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Rub-Out Ranch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Leonard Starr and others. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #37. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #1 in indicia. The story of Willie Worth, who inspired the super-criminal Professor Moriarty. The strange true story of Rasputin, madman and royal advisor to the Tsars. Gambler Samuel Jason becomes a river pirate on the 1780s Mississippi. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "new improved" "Slide-o-Matic" combo lighter-cigarette case. Another amusing cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Willie the Genius; The Royal Spell; The Letter; Tell-Tale Bullets; Mississippi Nightmare; Big Fat Weasel; The Leather He Stood In. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Prentice, Dick Hall, Al Ulmer and Bernie Krigstein. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #46. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #10 in indicia. A story called 22,000 Dollars Worth of Wheelbarrows, featuring early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A barmaid falls for notorious French highwayman Claude Duval. A crook's love of music reveals him to the cops. 22,000 Dollars Worth of Wheelbarrows; The Orders from the Lotus Garden; Canned Music; The Coffin; Bon Voyage; The Royal Mobster; Practice; The Man from Cairo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bill Ely, George Olesen, Gerald McCann, John Prentice and Dick Briefer. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #69. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #9 in indicia. One member of a heist gang has the location of their loot tattooed on his back. Dave tries to intercede after his kid brother becomes a hoodlum. A killer crosses an ocean and spends his life in fear of the son of the man he killed, in a story with art by comics legend Dick Briefer. The Well-Etched Rainy Day; The Hand of Paavo Pranda; The Floating Book; Drury of the River; The Homing Pigeon; The Hound of Cul De Sacque; Greeter. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories featuring magician Howard Thurston (art by Dan Barry), "The Last War on Earth," "How Television Will Change Your Future" (with a final panel that predicts the medium will allow people to "thrill to the sight of the first man to walk the moon!"), and more. Letter to the editor from Ira Levin (same as the writer of "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Stepford Wives"?). One-page Tootsie roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Sulprit" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

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The Father-Thing Trilogy Part Three. Story by James Van Hise. Art by David Schwartz. Cover by Ken Steacy. The official comic adaptation of the popular 1980s cartoon series, inspired in turn by the hit movies. With New York saved and Shannon in the clutches of his father Astorath, the Ghostbusters launch a full-scale rescue mission to bring him back where he belongs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.

X Is for Unknown animal alphabet. Untitled story; The Fox and the Crow do some dancing. "100 Pesos Bounty"; Tito and his Burrito try to capture a wolf for the reward. "Sour Grapes"; The Fox tries to get the Crow's prized grapes. "Nap Time"; Flop tries to get feathers for his pillow from Flippity. "Laziness"; The Fox gets The Crow to 'mow' his lawn. "Time on their Hands" text story. "Polar Playmates"; Punchy Penguin plans to sell the Northern Lights to folks for their Christmas trees. "Fat Cat"; The Crow dresses up as a cat to help The Fox get rid of his mice problem. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Bills! Bills! Bills!"; Crow is overwelmed with bills to pay. "Tito's Rival"; Tito and his rival, Alberto, both try for Rosita's affection. "Roast Beef Conflict"; Fox and the Crow fight over a slab of roast beef. "Green with Envy"; Sam is envious of Flop's friendship with Flippity. "Wanted Bandito"; Tito and his Burrito capture The Bandito and use the reward to buy a present for Chiquita. Stand Up for Sportsmanship! public service announcement starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. "Week-End Guests" text story starring Fox and the Crow. "TV Puzzle Prize"; Crow wins a piano in a TV puzzle contest. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by ??. The Fox and the Crow in 'untitled' [Oh, Give Me My Boots and Saddle...], Tito and his Burrito in 'untitled' [Yippeee! Thees Ees Fon!], Flippity and Flop in 'untitled' [I'm Hungry!], The Fox and the Crow in 'untitled' [Uh Oh! Here Comes That Crow With A Cup In His Hand!]. 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.10.