Comic books in 'Magician', graded by CGC

Cover by Stjepan Sejic. By Dan Wickline & Tone Rodriguez. The incredible adventures of Sinbad continue as he and his crew search for the missing pieces of the Jericho Visor. But as they approach the mysterious Islands of Fire, the crew of the Al Da'rab encounters a vicious and terrifying resistance. Meanwhile, the Witch Queen Alorana has her own plans for one of Sinbad's crew, using her powers to make Samelia her apprentice and slave! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Clark Kent, Magician!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Roussos; Clark becomes a stage magician so that he can expose a gang of diamond thieves. Justice League of America ad. Teen Titans/Adam Strange ad. Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes backup, "Kill a Friend to Save a World!", script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Jack Abel; The Legion uncover and dismantle a protection racket inadvertently powered by two of their own; Appearances by the Karate Kid, Light Lass, Shrinking Violet, Timber Wolf, and Ultra Boy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Al Wenzel, inks by George Roussos. Superboy -- Super-Magician, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Wenzel; After Superboy arrests the magician hired for a neighborhood party, he has to replace him, without using his super powers. The Crooked Fireman starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. King of Danger Channel starring Green Arrow, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp. Operation Justice starring Aquaman, art by John Daly. The Speed Collector starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Cal Howard. Art and Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled magician's tale! Plus: Broadway Ha-Lights untitled reprint 1-pager by Harry Lampert; Varsity Vic untitled reprint 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Betty untitled half-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Jerry tries his hand at magic in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: "Young Ideas" 1-pager; Teen-Age untitled half-pager; and Teen Laffs untitled 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The world's mightiest mouse combines funny-animal antics with superhero adventure as he fights for mice everywhere. The industrious hillbilly mice of Appalachia are targeted by their lazy neighbors, the Catfields, until Mighty Mouse comes along. Oil Can Harry transports Pearl Pureheart back to the Stone Age, but Mighty Mouse can travel in time too. Dimwit sets out to climb a mountain. Dimwit Climbs a Mountain; The Feudin' Hillbillies; Gandy Goose: Shipwrecked; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Dingbat; Roquefort; Devil of the Deep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jim Salicrup story, special guest appearance by Spider-Man. Spider-Man head shot on cover. Limited distribution. Cover price $0.60.

Eezy Magic Correspondence School Lesson No. 1, art by Ed Dunn; Presto Pete, tired of being pulled out of a hat, enrolls in a correspondence school so he can be a magician himself. Untitled Sheriff Corky story, art by Rube Grossman. The Dangerous Firebug starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer; Eager tries to help the police capture a Fire-Bug, but ends up helping the bug instead. Another Race starring Tortoise and the Hare, art by Rube Grossman. Dopey Dick starring Walrus Whopper. How to Propose starring Skooky, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled Goofy Goose, Inventor story, art by Rube Grossman. Good-bye On the Fly! starring Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Presto Pete story, art by Ed Dunn; Pete travels to the Arctic and tries to help a polar bear feel warm for the first time in his life. Untitled Sheriff Corky story, art by Rube Grossman; The Sheriff manages to arrest Grizzly Gus for his frequent gold robberies. Untitled Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer; Eager Beaver tries out his ideas on child-rearing when he babysits a little brat. Untitled The Tortoise and the Hare story, art by Rube Grossman; Harry thinks that Throckmorton can't swim, so he challenges him to a race down the river. Gone Fishing starring Skooky, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled Walrus Whopper story. Untitled Goofy Goose, Inventor story, art by Rube Grossman. Untitled Raccoon Kids story, art by Otto Feuer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Trip to Australia starring Presto Pete, art by Ed Dunn. The Ghosts of Skull Gulch starring Sheriff Corky, art by Rube Grossman. Trading Up starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer; Eager tries to trade an old clock for something more valuable. Caught With One Hand starring Walrus Whopper. Lightning Messenger Service starring Tortoise and the Hare, art by Rube Grossman. Peterified Picnic starring Skooky, art by Otto Feuer; Skooky tricks Bully Bulldog into trying to light a fire using petrified wood. The Fish Lure starring Goofy Goose, Inventor, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy invents a fish lure, that as usual doesn't work very well. Untitled Raccoon Kids story, art by Otto Feuer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howie Post. Untitled Presto Pete story, art by Howie Post; Presto "rescues" a sailor who's been a castaway for 20 years. One Man Party starring Crazy Fox, art by Otto Feuer; Crazy talks Wilbur into having a one-man party and then gets mad because he isn't invited. The Absent Minded Professor starring Goofy Goose, Inventor, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy broadcasts the Professor's schedule to him over the radio, because he's too absent minded to remember it himself. Plumbing Fixed starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Pretty Face Pete starring Sheriff Corky, art by Rube Grossman. Music Serenade starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. Helping Out starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer. Substitute Teacher starring the Raccoon Kids; Percy substitutes for the boys' regular teacher. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "Culture Clash," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Reggie and Archie are worried that Betty and Veronica are falling for the California exchange student, Sundance. "Three's Company" half-page story, script by Michael J. Pellowski, art by Samm Schwartz. "Zero Hero" half-page story, script by Nate Butler, art by Samm Schwartz. Hilda's Christmas Puzzle Page. "The Iron Bulldog," script by George Gladir, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Rudy Lapick; The Summitville football team steals the Riverdale mascot, an iron bulldog statue, and paints it green as a taunt; However, with strong community support the Riverdale team wins the game and proudly displays their returned mascot. "Phone Frenzy," script by Nate Butler, art by Samm Schwartz; Fred wants peace and quiet but the phone keeps ringing. "The Devil Printer," script by Rich Margopoulos, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Rudy Lapick. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

"An Outstanding Job"; Archie tries to fix a leaky water pipe in the basement of the Lodge Mansion. "The Prop Stop" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Tail Tale," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Aunt Hilda gives Salem magic powers so he can keep Sabrina out of mischief while she is gone but it is Sabrina that has to undo all Salem's mischief. "Cover Story," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Melody goes ice skating for the first time. Grundy's U.S.A. Puzzler page with Miss Grundy. "The Literary Giant," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica sees Reggie reading a book and decides to invite him to the school dance. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by George Wildman. Stories and art by George Wildman and others. Funny-animal superhero Atomic Mouse fights to keep Mouseville safe from the likes of Count Gatto. An eagle disguises himself as a mouse to lure Atomic Mouse to his lair, but the arrival of two cats complicates the plan. Count Gatto's latest scheme is to hide the uranium that Atomic Mouse uses to get his superpowers. Atom the Cat takes the Atomic Energy Commissioner on a ride to the moon - but when he wants to set up a military base, it's time for "peace producing moon cheese." The Mousey Eagle; Hide and Sneak; Atomic Bunny: Saved in the Safe; Fun for Fish; Atom the Cat: Meow Power; The Nightmare Maker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Ben Dewey. Cover by Skottie Young. Enter: Goodfoot the Sly. Is she here to help the wizards...or herself? [Hint: herself.] 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $2.99.

By Digerolamo, Dorkin, and Lloyd. Bart wins a shopping spree at Krusty's Land of Misfit Toys, but it doesn't take long before all his friends and family members are asking him to score them some free toys. Then Maggie and Moe take a trip to Wall E. Weasel's, stumble into a plot of international intrigue, and come face-to-face with another crimesolving babysitting duo??Gerald, the one-eyebrowed baby, and Titania! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Cuckoo Cuckoos Hostess fruit pies ad starring The Penguin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. The Adventure of the Houdini Whodunit!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Michael Golden; Commissioner Gordon has Batman attend a special meeting of the Mystery Analysts of Gotham City, a dead girl confronts D.A. Danton, Art Saddows, and Kaye Daye. The Great Superman Movie Contest Winners by Mike Gold. Marshall Rogers bio. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Do You Believe in Magic?", script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Not all ghosts are scary—some are romantic!; That's what Betty and Veronica learn when they explore an abandoned pirate ship...and are wooed by the teen ghost pirate who inhabits the crow's nest!; But this ghost scares up trouble when he follows the girls back to Veronica's yacht and finds Archie, Reggie and Jughead there! Back to School Style fashion page. "Betty and Veronica's Fashion Fun" article, art by Ellen Leonforte. "The Mod Hatter," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Ethel tries to attract attention by wearing different hats. Betty, Veronica and Ginger's Spicy Styles illustration. "Big Apple Daze," script by Dan Parent, pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The girls show Ginger that she can feel more at home in Riverdale while not forgetting about her former home in New York City. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.99.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Amazing Mr. Presto!" (Steve and Mr. Presto uncover the mystery of a vanishing act); "The Secret of the Stolen Statuettes!"; "The Mountain Trail of Mystery!"; "Amateur Inventors"; and "Why the Shoe Fits." Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Blondie and Dagwood. Stories, art and cover by Chic Young. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Blondie comic strips from the late 1930s. Former flapper Blondie tries to adjust to a settled suburban existence with her new husband, Dagwood Bumstead. But he can't quite seem to get the hang of domesticity. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover title says "Bugs Bunny Show- Time." Giant size issue with 25 cents cover price and features a large cast of Warner Bros. cartoon characters. Back cover has pinup of front cover illustration. Inside front and back covers have one-page gag strips. Bugs Bunny in "Showtime," Beep Beep the Road Runner in "The Tripped Up Trip," Porky Pig in "Making Headlines," Daffy Duck in "Breaking the breakfast Habit," Tweety and Sylvester in "The Bothersome Bird," Bugs Bunny in "Fur Frenzy," Tasmanian Devil in "The Frightful Appetite," Bugs Bunny in "Something to Smile About," Tweety and Sylvester in "A Cat of Another Color," Henery Hawk in "Super Duper Chicken Scooper," Pepe Le Pew in "King of the Hill," and Bugs Bunny in "All Steamed Up." Issue also has one-page text features "A Midnight Snack Surprise," "South Pole Citizens," and "The Jumping Joey." No story/art credits given. On cover: 30000-303, March. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Comic book adventures of the cult classic cartoon show "Rocky and His Friends" which originally aired in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Cover pencils by Paul Fung, Jr. Gold Giving Gadget!!, pencils by Paul Fung, Jr.; Rocky and Bullwinkle get involved with an inventor of a gold-making machine. A Tail of Spring!!, art by Paul Fung, Jr.; Aliens try to study earthlings. Wanted poster of Rocky and Bullwinkle, from Pottsylvanian Secret Police. A Big Rumble, pencils by Paul Fung, Jr.; Rocky and Bullwinkle find themselves in a prehistoric world. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Wendy the Good Little Witch. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's Casper "team-up" book featured reprints, plus unpublished stories from the 1970s. In the multi-part cover story, Casper, Wendy and the Witch Sisters visit Wonderland, and meet creatures even stranger than good little witches and friendly ghosts. Wonderland; Eat Me; Malice in Wonderland; Meeting the Mad Hatter. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. After being kicked out of their respective homes for being too nice, Casper and Wendy seek new digs in a three-part story. While C. and W. find Fairyland a trifle too nice even for them, the Ghostly Trio and the Witch Sisters are having their own second thoughts. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Homeless; Instant Any Old Thing; Instant Solution; Spooky: King for a Day. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Siya Oum. (W) Vince Hernandez (A) Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez Everything you thought you knew about magic will... Vanish. Journey into a world where the lines between magic and reality are blurred... And where one man will soon find himself as the last remaining hope for all mankind. In Las Vegas, luck is everything. For Sin City's leading 'entertainer,' Hank the Magnificent, his luck as Vegas' most illustrious and famous magician is about to run out! When the powers of an ancient magic once imprisoned in another realm spring forth into our reality searching for revenge at all costs, Hank soon finds himself at the center of an undying war between the forces of truth and a devastating plague of growing evil-and his hopes for survival are slim at best! Creatures of magic and myth, wizards and sorcerers, druids, witches, and beasts of legend fill the pages of Aspen's all-new action-adventure series! Created and written by Aspen's own Vince Hernandez, with art by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, this premiere #1 issue will open your eyes to the exciting new world of CHARISMAGIC! Cover price $2.99.

Little Feathered Friend starring The Fox and the Crow. People get sunburned... featuring Ma Nature's Curiosity, art by Martin Naydel. Muffling the Cat starring Blabber Mouse. The Grief of Bagdad starring Funny Fez. Whiffletree's Sun Spot starring Goofy Goose. The Boy Scout starring Nutsy Squirrel. The Peace Officer starring J. Rufus Lion. The Photographer starring Willy Wolf. Amateur Night starring Nip and Chip. The Weatherman starring The Dodo and the Frog. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Welcome, Amigo public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Batman the Magician starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Secret of the Flying Saucers! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Beware the Sea Serpent! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Meet a Killer text article by Jack Miller (as Joseph Macready). Conquerors of Crime starring Mysto Magician Detective, art by Leonard Starr. 40 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey reprints the adventures of the mischievous little devil and his regular backup feature, Stumbo the Giant. In a three-part story, Hot Stuff stumbles on a lost city and gets caught up in their medieval ways. Stumbo's new hobby is making his own clothes, but his fashion sense is Tinytown's favorite new LOL. Lost City; Hot Knight; The Magnetic Fork; Stumbo the Giant: Huge Hobbies. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.30.

It's Magic Issue. NOTE: Original free gift may or may not still be present. Donald Duck in "A Fishy Tale" 8 pgs, Madam Mim in "Mim's Speedstick!" 6 pgs, Goofy in "Goofy Goof-O-Gram!" 4pgs, and Chip 'N' Dale in "Slow Poke Dale!" 1 pg.

DCBS Retailer Exclusive Variant Cover by Roberto Castro. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Neil Edwards. TV Legend. Wall Street Wolf. Internet Mogul. Tabloid Bad Boy. Master Metaphysicist. Spiritualist. Monster Hunter. Doctor Adam Spektor is all of these things… and less. For fifteen years, Spektor has traveled the globe to smoke out and defeat werewolves, vampires, ghosts and everything else that goes bump in the night. Yet his success has brought him no peace… some part of him is missing; something he needs but can't name. But he's about to find what's missing… in an unlikely place… unlock another piece of the Gold Key universe! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Midtown Comics Retailer Exclusive Variant Cover by Roberto Castro. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Neil Edwards. TV Legend. Wall Street Wolf. Internet Mogul. Tabloid Bad Boy. Master Metaphysicist. Spiritualist. Monster Hunter. Doctor Adam Spektor is all of these things… and less. For fifteen years, Spektor has traveled the globe to smoke out and defeat werewolves, vampires, ghosts and everything else that goes bump in the night. Yet his success has brought him no peace… some part of him is missing; something he needs but can't name. But he's about to find what's missing… in an unlikely place… unlock another piece of the Gold Key universe! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Issue features "The Monstrosity" in which preparing for Donald's surprise birthday leads to problems and fun, "Potluck Payoff," and "The Chicken Ducks." Story and art credits: unknown. Number on Cover: 90037-606. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Written by Lilah Sturges and Dave Justus. Art by Steve Rolston. Cover by Tula Lotay. Experience the dawn of the Everaftering through the eyes of the legendary magician, The Amazing Szymon! At a crisis point in his tired career, the Amazing Szymon is on the verge of throwing it all away when his tricks of the trade are suddenly revitalized by real and inexplicable magic. After Feathertop intervenes with a promise to guide this new Fable in exchange for his service with the Shadow Players, Szymon's mission to rescue a Mundy pop star from a distant goblin realm reveals sinister underpinnings. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

March 1944. Cover and illustrations by Lawrence. "The Man Who Was Thursday (A Nightmare)" by G. K. Chesterton and "The Ghost Pirates" by William Hope Hodgson. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - November, 1940. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Snake Mother" by A. Merritt and "Who Wants A Bottle" by Ted Robbins. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MANDRAKE, THE MAGICIAN, No. 752." Based on the King Features newspaper strip "Mandrake the Magician." Painted cover art. Mandrake's Magic; a simplified explanation of Mandrake's hypnotic magic. The Magic Maker, script by Lee Falk (plot), Paul S. Newman, and Marshall McClintock, art by Stan Campbell; Mayoral candidate Burke Cavan hires rogue magician Dr. Phantasmo to use his hypnotic powers to disrupt the campaign of this opponent, incumbent Mayor Hillford. Tide of Treachery, script by Lee Falk (plot), Paul S. Newman, and Marshall McClintock, art by Stan Campbell; While on a vacation cruise along the North Atlantic coast of Canada, Mandrake, Lothar, and Narda become involved in a plot to force fishermen out of business in order to buy their property on Bundy Bay, a place of extreme high and low tides. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charlotte Becker, Joan Douglas, Marguerita Rudolph, Elizabeth Decker, George Corley, A. W. Nugent, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. An abused (landline) phone runs away and joins a gang of misfit appliances; Swarming bees are charmed into docility by a boy's harmonica; A cop's dog named Watson helps him solve crimes. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty," from Shazam creator C.C. Beck. The Lonesome Telephone; Puffer and the Bees; Watson, the Detective's Assistant; Hocus-Pocus; Funny Paper; Puddle Muddle; Herkimer Jones Dreams Up a Fire; Tall Tale; The Bored Cuckoo; Toots' Tours; Dribble the Practical Jokester; Funny Movies; The Boastful Dragon; Roll a Ball of Meat; Otto, the Outcast Oyster. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Gertrude Crampton and Jack Sparling. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. Dribble tries his best tricks to get a beaver to stop working; Detective Muggins searches for a missing prize-winning dog; Ditto thinks being a firehouse dog would be an easy life, until he gets a taste of the real thing. Drag-Along; Puffer; Watson, the Detective's Assistant; Hocus-Pocus; Funny Paper; Ditto; Captain Lucifer's Loon Island Ferry; Tall Tale; The Pottlebys; Toots' Tours; Dribble; Willy Nilly; Wipey the Window Washer. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Phil Morrissey. Stories and Art by James Hanrahan, Phil Morrissey, Canopy Productions and Michael Vega. Your only monthly source for anthropomorphics! See Barry Bronze face his deadliest foe yet in "Bronze Age Part 2" by James Hanrahan and Phil Morrissey. Also in this issue: "Star Run Part 9" by Canopy Productions and "Full Knight Gear Part 1" by Michael Vega. Plus: Illustration by Bill Fitts. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

"The Conjurors' Magazine." Vol. 28 # 10. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 44 pages on white paper stock. Ace Gorham photo cover. Cover price $0.60.

Lee Falk. 52 pages black and white newspaper reprints. Measures 11 x 14. Cover price $0.59.