Ellery Queen (1952 Ziff Davis) comic books 1938-1955
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Issue #1
Published Mar 1952 by Ziff Davis.- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Dean Fisher and others. A rare comics incarnation of the famed mystery writer and amateur detective. Ellery is puzzled after a dead man returns to kill his own murderer. A mysterious chain letter transforms decent citizens into raging killers. Second-story man Slippery Slim sets out to steal the Hopeless Diamond from Mrs. Fullvalt, and literally crashes her costume party. The Corpse That Killed!; Zachary; Comedy Cop; The Chain-Letter Murders; The Hopeless Diamond! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Jul 1952 by Ziff Davis.$175.00
View scans- 2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
- 2" spine split from bottom.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
- 1 3/4" Spine split from top.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
- Interior is complete. 6-1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by R. Kay and Edd Ashe. A rare comics incarnation of the famed mystery writer and amateur detective. Ellery investigates after a mayoral candidate's campaign manager is murdered. An escaped convict takes Ellery hostage and uses him as a human shield when the cops come after him. Sleepy Slade, the somnambulistic sleuth, is hired to protect an armored car from Ratty Rattigan, the Terrible Terror of Thirty-Three Territories. Painted cover with bondage and torture elements by Norman Saunders. The Death Parade; Smythe of Scotlandyard; Shake Well Before Using; A Killer's Revenge; Sleepy Slade; The Judge and the Thief. Final issue of the series.32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
