Auctions: comic books in 'Picnic'

Add to cart Fine $49.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

July 4, 1952. Western romance stories by Giff Chesire "The Thin Line", Elmer Kelton, Cy Kees, S. Omar Barker, Wayne D. Overholser, Ben Frank, Philip Ketchum, Kenneth L. Sinclair, and Elsa Barker "Boss of the Boot-Heel-Part 2 of 4". Illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler. 7" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Big Mouth"; Reggie gets angry when he thinks that Archie and the gang are keeping secrets from him until he finds out that they are planning a surprise party. "V.I.P." starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "A Shot in the Dark"; Mr. Weatherbee recruits Reggie and Archie to help clean up the gym after a basketball game but the boys end up in detention. "Karate Capers"; Reggie and Archie decide that they need to take a course in self-defense but they get discouraged when they learn how long it will take to achieve black belt status. Archie Club News. "Smashing Good Friends"; The boys are playing catch when a window gets broken and Reggie insists that it's all Archie's fault and he should pay for the new window. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Richie Rich stars in Journey to a Hidden World (Richie and Gloria go to prehistoric world) and Can They Get Out? (Richie and Gloria escape from cavemen to castle). Little Dot stars in Little Dot and Her Uncle Baloney (Dot and her uncle encounter man who lives 2,000 miles beneath Earth's surface). Little Lotta stars in The Folks Next Door (neighbors plan to rob bank). Toy soldier ad featuring Russ Heath art. Ad for Charlie Brown TV special books. Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. $0.15. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Warren Kremer. The comical misadventures of the richest kid on Earth and his down-to-earth girlfriend, Gloria. Gloria and Richie investigate after a sugar heist. The candy theft leads to an unexpectedly sweet conclusion, in a two-part story. The Great Candy Caper; Spilling the Beans; The Detectives; Cadbury Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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First 30c cover priced issue. Harvey Comics presents more adventures of the world's richest kid and his friends. Clanky the Robot is an eager playmate, but he doesn't quite know his own strength. Cover goes a little meta for Richie Rich. Plus a vintage movie ad for the original Bad News Bears (1976), with art by EC legend Jack Davis. A Coat of Many Pockets; The New Sculpture; Robust Robot; Mr. Rich: Monkeying Around. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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The adventures of super-rich Richie and his cast of supporting characters. Richie takes a trip to the top of the beanstalk, but is it all a dream? A crook steals an experimental teleporter, but he can't afford to power it up. Little Dot's Aunt Soapy is a cleaning woman by inclination as well as by occupation. Richie and the Beanstalk; Tough Beans; Flubbing Up; Little Dot: Aunt Soapy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart Fine $4.80

Profits was part of the "Richie Rich explosion" of titles from Harvey in the 1970s. A film shoot becomes a chance for Richie's mean cousin Reggie to create more pranks, in a two-part adventure. The results are surprising when Cadbury asks Irona the robot maid to dance. Mischief Movie; The Biggest Scare; Money Talks; School Supplies; Richie Rich Meets Ski Skimmer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

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More adventures starring the richest kid on Earth, his friends and his family. Richie has a helper robot that goes off its programming. Chef Pierre demonstrates his scientific method for making a meal. The 1000th Crook; Uncle Clenchs Problem; Good-Hearted Robot; The Auction; Chef Pierre: The Scientific Way. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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More adventures starring the richest kid on Earth, his friends and his family. Mr. Woody, the inept estate carpenter, attempts to build a vacation house for himself. Richie's mean cousin Reggie switches the gifts intended for a visiting ambassador with gag gifts. Somebody Is Making Waves; Crime Wave; A Retreat for Mr. Woody; How They Met; Toys Can Be Bad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $349.95 or Best Offer View scans Staple rust. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Art by Louis Zansky and Rafael Astarita. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Jean rejects handsome boy next door Barney because she still sees him as a childhood pal; Mary is torn between arrogant but handsome boxer Rocky and her fiance Joe; Lila fools around with her husbands boss in order to advance her husbands career. The Dream Next Door; Deadline for Love!; Too Great a Temptation; Our Stolen Love; Promotions for Harry; Love Across the Atlantic. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Those Were the Days My Friend! starring Sabrina, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Joe Sinnott; Della brings over Priscilla Prudence, a witch who has lost touch with the way things have changed since her day back in 17th-century Salem. I Think I Can starring Aunt Hilda, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Joe Sinnott. This Little Piggy Went To Market starring Sabrina, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bill Vigoda. Witches Are Only Human! starring Sabrina, Aunt Hilda, and Cousin Ambrose, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Joe Sinnott. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Story, Art and Cover by Joshua W. Cotter. Joshua W. Cotter fills this second issue with omnipotent robots, Sunday funnies, migraines, rednecks, big tenderloins, jetpacks, kittens and cowboy hash -- all blended into one sequential tapestry. 56 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $5.00.

Add to cart Fine $5.10

Add to cart Fine $5.10

Stories, art and cover by Kevin Atkinson. Wacky tales of horror and adventure from Calibers indie-themed Iconografix line and future Tick artist Kevin Atkinson. The Dogs arch-enemy, Victor Quasimodo, resorts to extreme measures to get The Dog in a dog food commercial. Also, Caleb Steele in Eaters, part 2. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Pete Wonsowski (W) Georgia Ball, Various (A) Tanya Roberts, Amy Mebberson Returning to comics after 25 years Strawberry Shortcake celebrates with a berry special strawberry scented scratch and sniff covers! In this issue Strawberry Shortcake's solution to a tropical dilemma convinces her friends that she's taking a trip to Luau Island. Sounds like a dream vacation, but in the middle of all of the excitement, the residents of Berry Bitty City forget to check their facts before they bid farewell! Cover price $3.95.

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Add to cart CGC 9.6 $599.00 View scans Paper: White Label #2066869023 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $330.00 View scans Paper: White Label #22-46CC191-004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $329.00 View scan Paper: Off white to white Label #0288111011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.40.

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Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

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Limited 1 for 50 Variant Cover by Victor Ibanez. (W) Scott Snyder. (A) Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen, Scott Williams. The technological terrorists called Ascension are growing bolder with every attack, creating problems only Superman can solve-and that's with help from the world's greatest detective, Batman! But the mystery that's really got them both worried is the unknown figure that's been shadowing Superman! And in this issue's backup tale, Jimmy Olsen takes center stage as Metropolis reacts to an event that's shaken the city to its core! Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $51.00 View scans

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $39.00 View scan Cover detached. Water damage.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $79.99 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass!, script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois borrows Jimmy Olsen's serum and becomes Elastic Lass so she can catch the Wrecker, who has been blowing up statues around Metropolis. house ad for Superman Annual #2. The Curse of Lena Thorul!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Strange events lead Lois to believe that librarian Lena Thorul is the reincarnation of a witch put to death in the seventeenth century. The Wife of Superman!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois is jealous because Lana has taken her old job and also flirts constantly with Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte. The Day Superman Married Lana Lang!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman marries Lana and gives his wife super-powers, crucially, Lana is immune to kryptonite and has to save her husband on numerous occasions. Lois Lane's Childhood, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois and Kal-El's childhood are paralleled on different worlds, amazingly the future Superman is still able to save Lois's life. The Mad Woman of Metropolis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; "Killer" Meigs' men try to convince Lois she is going insane to get revenge for her helping put their boss in prison. House ad for Superman Annual #3. House ad for Secret Origins #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $234.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1618528014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Simon Garth dies but is brought back to life as a zombie and doomed to walk the earth as one of the living dead. In "A Death Made of Ticky-Tacky," Priestess Layla seeks help to lift the curse of the zombie from Simon Garth who comes under the control of a group of people who want to use the zombie for their own selfish purposes. Script by Steve Gerber and art by Pablo Marcos. Issue also has "Jimmy Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (Story by David Anthony Kraft with some art by Mike Kaluta), "Night of the Hunted" (Script by Larry Lieber and art by Ron Wilson, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia), "Tales of the Happy Humfo" (Article by Chris Claremont), and "Makao's Vengeance" (Script by David Anthony Kraft and art by Alfredo Alcala). All stories are in black and white. Cover price $0.75.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Capture"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

by J.C. Klein Follow Sam's Turtle and his friends the Backyard Raccoons through unique, warm, and charming stories, poems, and activities that will enchant. Printed longways, in the friendly all ages reader format. SC, 10x6, 40pg, FC $3.75 Cover price $3.75.