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Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 90 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4620294012

Cover art by John Buscema. Belit guest stars in The Diadem of the Giant-Kings! Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: Long sealed Cavern in Stygia countryside; Conan, Belit & Zula battle an undead Giant-King in a cavern opened by an earthquake. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 178 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4651653010

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Pawn of the Monster-Maker!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; a filmmaker uses a Red Kryptonite lens to turn Superboy into an assortment of monsters. The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; first appearance Lone Wolf. The Youth who wasn't Human! [part two of The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!], script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte. Kryptonite—Superboy Legend, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson. Superbaby's First Friend!, script by Leo Dorfman [as Geoff Brown], pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superbaby and a young warlock named Gary defeat two crooks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 178 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4547433017

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Pawn of the Monster-Maker!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; a filmmaker uses a Red Kryptonite lens to turn Superboy into an assortment of monsters. The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; first appearance Lone Wolf. The Youth who wasn't Human! [part two of The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!], script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte. Kryptonite—Superboy Legend, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson. Superbaby's First Friend!, script by Leo Dorfman [as Geoff Brown], pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superbaby and a young warlock named Gary defeat two crooks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 9 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bob Forgione. "Mardu's Masterpiece," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Etienne Mardu, Parisian art painter, gains success by painting with blood. "The Road to Madness," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; The sadistic and ruthless collector of gems, Francisco de Cobra, hears about the world's largest diamond; He travels to the Amazonian jungles to get his hands on the item. "The Skull Stretchers" text story. "Operation Massacre," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Madman Marko controls an army of robots by pure thought; On his way to world domination he makes one fatal mistake. "The Dead Man's Hand," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A cruel master pianist is killed by his wife and her lover; The maestro's hand, however, returns. This issue is mentioned in "Seduction of the Innocent" (by Fredric Werthem) pg. 388 & illo "Stomping on the face is a form of brutality which modern children learn early." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 4 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Baily, Bob Powell and unknown. Only you of strong nerves and fearless heart will dare read this issue! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Justin Westrum murders his business partner Mack and disposes of his body in a nearby lake. But he is haunted by Mack's curse who swore to "keep an eye" on him. Becoming more and more paranoid, Westrum goes too far in his attempts to cover his tracks in "The Constant Eye" with art by Bernard Baily. Plus: Attending a seance, Warren Travers' soul is pulled out of his body and wanders the realms of the beyond. Meanwhile, an otherworldly creatures inhabits his body and tries to build a machine that will call all the lost souls into this world in "Seance of Terror!" And: A carnival owner tries to buy out the proprietor of the wax museum. When the latter refuses, he is killed, but returns to drag his murderer before a ghostly tribunal. The sentence is death in "The Blind, the Doomed -- and the Dead!" with pencils by Bob Powell. Also: 2-page text story "Revenge in the Clouds" written by Daniel Sheldon, and an ad for Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 3 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Invading aliens wipe out the entire human race, except for Joe. Evil Countess Aurora trades her soul to Satan in exchange for ruling her country. A pagan idol gives a losing gambler incredible luck, for exactly one year. Crypt of Tomorrow; The Captain of Death; Cavern of the Doomed; The Ape Man; Weird Worlds; The Cry of Satan; Death Pact; Birth of a Vampire. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.