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Venus (1948 Marvel) comic books

  • Issue #9
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 9
    Auction opens April 5
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4491105021

    "A Pact with the Devil!" The origin of Venus is retold via Della's daydream. Demons and Apollo guest-star in this romantic fantasy adventure. Also includes: "The Gods in Danger!"; "Back to Earth!"; "A Dream is Born!"; "The Gods Look Down!"; "I Was a Slave to a Promise!"; "The Wrong Choice!" and "A Star Named Barry." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 11
    Published Nov 1950 by Marvel.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4467067001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    "The End of the World!" Venus manages to help a scientist with his love life and save the Earth from falling into the Sun. "Beyond the 3rd Dimension." A scientist dies, taking the secrets of dimensional travel with him. Also includes: "The Plot!" and "Perilous Patrol." With this issue, the title changes format, with "Stories of the Supernatural" appearing on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 12
    Published Feb 1951 by Marvel.
    Auction opens April 5

    "Trapped in the Land of Terror." The evil dictator of Cassarobia kidnaps Venus, and she defeats him with love. "The Lost World!" Venus faces green sea monsters. Also includes: "The Strange Rocket!" and "The Isle of No Return." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 13
    Published Apr 1951 by Marvel.

    "The King of the Living Dead!" Venus helps convince a mad gypsy that creating zombie girls is not in his best interests. "The Last Day on Earth!" The gods help Venus defeat a rogue military man, who is bent on destroying U.S. forces. Also includes: "The Creeping Death"; "Invasion from Mars!"; and "The Evil Coin." Pencils and inks by Dave Berg. Cover by Bill Everett. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 14
    Published Jun 1951 by Marvel.
    • 1" spine split from top. Cover detached at single center staple. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "Fountain of Death." Venus goes to Mars with a crazed scientist in search of the fabled Fountain of Youth. "Hangman's Horror." Venus saves an innocent man from being hanged. Also includes: "Venus Meets the Lady Killer"; "The Little Man Who Wasn't There"; and "Backfire!" Pencils and inks by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 17
    Published Dec 1951 by Marvel.
    • Large lateral spine tear with minor impact to story. Interior corner piece missing (slightly affects panel edge).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    • Interior is complete, but brittle along spine. Full length spine split with varying degrees of splitting through most wraps.
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    "Tower of Death!" Venus rescues a faux ghost who claims to have been entombed in a tower a decade ago. "The Cartoonist's Calamity!" A comic book artist's drawings come to life, and Venus steps in. Also includes: "The Stone Man!"; "The Storm!"; and "The Madmen of Mogan." Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 18
    Published Feb 1952 by Marvel.
    • Oxidation, cover coming loose at staples, minor splitting at top of spine through cover and several wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    • 7" cumulative spine split. 3" spine split through all wraps. Water damage. Cover and interior oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "The Sealed Specters." Venus and Whitney Hammond enter a tunnel of love, only to discover strange creatures. "The Mad Mountain!" After a plane crash, Venus encounters plant creatures. Also includes: "Tidal Wave of Terror!"; "The Little Man"; and "Beware...The Cat-Woman's Revenge." Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 19
    Published Apr 1952 by Marvel.
    • 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "The Kiss of Death!" Venus takes a back seat in this macabre, WWI-era tale of love between ghosts and skeletons. "Demons from the Deep!" Venus shows a murderer his own corpse, giving him the realization that he is now a ghost. Also includes: "The Box of Doom!"; "The Madman's Music"; and "Death to the Hairy Monsters!" Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.