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Exotic Romances (1955) 22 GD/VG 3.0

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Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 1 #1 FN

Only one staple (manufacturing). Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Dust shadow.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1943. Painted cover by Steffa. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 2 #5 CGC 6.0 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4601074008

Volume 2, Issue 5 - January, 1946. Peter Driben cover. Men's interest magazine featuring pin-up style pictorials with humorous captioning. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 6 #4 VG

Volume 6, Issue 4 - February, 1950. Kevin Daly photo cover. Pictorials with captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 9 #5 VG

Corner Damage. Two full-length dents. Scuffing.

Volume 9, Issue 5 - April, 1953. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Fairy Tale Parade (1942-1944 Dell) 3 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

File Copy.

Label #1226382001

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, Jon Small and L. Bing. Dell puts fairy tales and fables into the hands of former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. Kelly adapts two classic fables: Washington Irving's classic tale of a man who sleeps for decades and awakens in a new world. And the strange tale of Mother Goat, her seven kids, and the Wolf. Mysterious midnight visitors help a struggling cobbler make his shoes. Plus a biography of Washington Irving. Rip Van Winkle; The Table, the Donkey, and the Stick; The Princess on the Glass Hill; The Wolf and the Seven Kids; The Elves and the Cobbler; The Enchanted Prince; Rumpelstiltskin; Washington Irving. 64 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fairy Tale Parade (1942-1944 Dell) 4 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson and L. Bing. Dell puts fairy tales and fables into the hands of former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. Kelly adapts two classic fables: A knight searches for a kidnapped prince. And The Travelling Musicians of Bremen, by the Brothers Grimm. A beggar boy gets a chance to live like a prince after he finds a lamp with a genie in it. The Lost Prince; The White Cat; Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp; Grimms the Travelling Musicians; The Wee Men Othe Glen; The Giants Hand. 64 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fairy Tale Parade (1942-1944 Dell) 6 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream

File Copy.

Label #1226382003

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, Casper Emerson and Bill Brady. Dell puts fairy tales and fables into the hands of former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. Kelly adapts two classic fables: When Glum, the sprite in charge of night, gets the blues, day sprite Bright tries to cheer him up. The gingerbread man depends on speed, but the fox relies on his wit. Plus the classic romantic tale of Beauty and the Beast. And a fantastically detailed Map of the Fairy Tale Lands by Kelly! Beauty and the Beast; The Legend of the Stars; The Gingerbread Man; The Elves Dance; The Frog Queen; The Wild Swans; Dick Whittington and his Cat; Saku; Spring Morn; Map of the Fairy Tale Lands. 64 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 365 VG- 3.5

Lateral spine tear.

September 27, 1912. Always on Time; or, The Perils of a Young Mail Contractor. 11" x 8", 36 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 368 GD/VG 3.0

October 18, 1912. $10,000 Reward; or, The Fortune of a Bank Clerk. 11" x 8", 36 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 387 GD+ 2.5

2" Cumulative spine split.

February 28, 1913. The Odds Against Him; or, A Boy with Grit. 11" x 8", 36 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 389 GD/VG 3.0

March 14, 1913. His Own Business; or, From Errand Boy to Boss. 11" x 8", 36 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 416 GD/VG 3.0

Interior residue. Oxidation.

September 19, 1913. Ed, The Office Boy; or, The Lad Behind the Deals. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 425 VG 4.0

Oxidation.

November 21, 1913. In the Lumber Trade; or, A Winning Speculator. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 436 VG- 3.5

Centerfold loose at one staple. Oxidation.

February 6, 1914. Barry & Co. Bankers and Brokers; or, The Boy Money Makers of Wall St.. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 482 VG 4.0

Cover loose at one staple.

December 25, 1914. Capturing the Money; or, How Ben Bailey Made His Mark. 11" x 8", 36 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Arthur Machen is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "Nordenholt's Million" by J. J. Connington and "Let Clarence Do It" by Edward S. Sullivan. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416090004

"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416200007

"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Funnies (1934) 141 CGC 9.4

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0914790009

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Gasoline Cowboy" text story. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Gangsters (1951) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4028274009

Cover by George Roussos. Art by Louis Ravielli, Marion Sitton, Marvin Stein, Lou Morales and Mo Marcus. Tales of crime and punishment featuring pre-Code levels of violence. The stories of notorious gangsters Al Capone, Dutch Schultz and Lucky Luciano; John Dillinger escapes from prison and an FBI manhunt, but his luck runs out thanks to a woman in red; Chicago gang boss Bugs Moran narrowly escapes The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, as well as a speeding ticket. The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre; Al Capone!; Dutch Schultz; Lucky Luciano; The Mole; John Dillinger. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Novels (1948-1951 New Publications) Canadian Edition Vol. 3 #5 FN

Paper: Cream to off white

Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: Canada.

Canadian Edition says "The World's Best Fantasy Fiction" on cover. Cover price $0.25.

Fantasy Magazine (1932-1937 Science Fiction Digest) Fanzine Vol. 6 #1 GD

Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 41 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Signed by artist Nick Cardy, does not include certificate of authenticity. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Cover art by John Devlin. "Doll Man Joins the Army," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by John Celardo; Darrel Dane joins the Army, and is out an issue later with no explanation. "The Treasure Hunt: Part 2" starring Rance Keane, script and art by William A. Smith. "Traitor's Telltale Light," script and art by Harry Campbell; Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy vs. The Band. "The Captured Cubs starring Samar, script by John Charles, art by Nick Cardy. "War In Volcania," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. Balok. "Sacrifice To Moloch," script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler); Zero, Ghost Detective vs. a priest of Moloch. "The Ace in the Army," script by H. Weston Taylor, art by Harry Campbell; Ace becomes a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and goes after a group of spies that have seized a new flying fortress, recovering the plane; However, an injury to the left arm, suffered by the Ace of Space during the skirmish, is noted by the base Major to Egan's left arm, and the hero's secret becomes known. "Battle With the Giants" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, script and art by Art Pinajian. "The Boat Race Murders," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Prof. Terhune. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Theft of the Plane Plans" starring Spin Shaw, script by Rex Smith, art by Witmer Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 49 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4066599006

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Lily Renee, Robert Webb, and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Slavers target the native population, but not if Tiger Girl has anything to say about it; Good-girl art aplenty as Senorita Rio tracks a mad scientist experimenting on natives in the Amazon jungle; Meg and Black Hart conspire to swindle Captain Fight's ship away from him. The first of many covers featuring Tiger Girl in action. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Puzzle For a Murderer; Hateful Herman; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 52 GD+ 2.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Chew. Staple rust.

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Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Nick Cardy, Robert Webb, John Forte and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Good-girl art aplenty as Tiger Girl tries to aid a pygmy tribe; A masquerade party complicates a mystery on a yacht for Hooks Devlin and his gal Peaches; Senorita Rio must stop a plot to free the dictator El Fuente, in a story drawn by Rio creator Nick Cardy. Another upside-down bondage cover, a recurring theme on this title, with Tiger Girl likely drawn by various hands in the Iger Shop. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Delayed Payment; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 6 GD- 1.8

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Gene L. Coon, Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate tries to put Al in the General's good graces when she finds out the General loves gardening, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Tokyo on leave, Leatherneck Jack sets out to track down a missing buddy last seen with a Russian dancer named Olga, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A Marine sergeant in Korea stumbles on trouble when he sees a sampan ship carrying contraband. Plus an early prose story by future Star Trek screenwriter Gene L. Coon, a veteran of Korea and WWII. Cover by Baker. Tankers Test; Tripoli Shores: Operation Rescue; Canteen Kate: Ready…Aim…Fire!; Express to Extinction; Major Error; Leatherneck Jack: Strategy for Suicide. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Yank (1942 Nedor) 3 CGC 1.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Small amount of dried glue on interior.

Label #4495668024

Film Fun (1915-1942 Film Fun Publishing Co.^) Magazine 524 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4601482002

Volume 57, Issue 524 - December, 1932. Painted cover by Enoch Bolles. Movie stills are paired with humorous text. 8." x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 29 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1996166005

Stories and art by Lee Elias, Jack Sparling, John Sink, Tom Hickey and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Shary dates a dangerous rebel despite her friends' warnings. Mary loves struggling grocery clerk Ralph, but she really admires a go-getter like Bob. Doris will stop at nothing to keep Mark in her life, but he's turned off by her dishonesty. Tainted Kisses; Your Problem; Marriage Memos!; My Perfect Love; I Loved a Weakling; Shameful Surrender; A Child at Love; I'll Never Let You Go. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Flame (1940 Fox Features Syndicate) 6 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Tape on cover and interior cover.

Label #2007962009

Art by Arthur Cazeneuve, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, Charles A. Winter and George Tuska. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame meets his match in the Nazi spy Herr Arson; Bob and Lana suspect Voodoo Man is involved when archaeologists digging for the Spanish Main begin mysteriously dying off; Zanzibar, who is like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates the abduction of a noted doctor, witnessed by his beautiful daughter. Herr Arson Strikes; Curse of the Green Vase; The Horrible Hooded Men; Runaway Murders; Zanzibar: The Abduction of Dr. Dean; Voodoo Man: Captive of the Zombies; Captain Savage: Kayamoto Attacks. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flame (1955 Ajax) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4203914002

Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ken Battefield, Manning Lee Stokes Alex Blum, and Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs). Chemist Kip Adams becomes The Flame, with superhuman strength and a reporter girlfriend. The Flame tries to find out who's behind a sabotage ring. Tugboat Tessie and Melody leap into action after an escaped circus elephant runs amuck on the Brooklyn Bridge. Boxer Plug McTee doesn't know what to do after his manager is bought out for ten grand. Devil's Business; The Man in the Seven-League Boots; Tugboat Tessie: Traffic and Tide!; Plug McTee; Everybody's Secret; The Flame's Field Day. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 12 VG/FN 5.0 (R)

Trimmed

Tearing in margin of second and third page.

Flash stars in "Trouble in Kurtavia," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: "Les Sparks, Radio Amateur" by Don Cameron; Johnny Thunder in "Johnny's Date" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "Trapped" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming; King in "The Witch and The Emeralds" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Cliff Cornwall in "Encounter with the Wolf" with art by John Ayman; Hawkman in "The Heart Patient" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; and "Manhattan Madman" by Ed Wheelan. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 76 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill and TRIMMED. Water damage with residue.

Flash stars in "The City That Couldn't Stop Laughing," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: a Ghost Patrol story by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "The Dog Bandits" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; a Rockhead McWizzard story by Jack Farr; Out of the Gag Bag by Ed Wheelan; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; and Hawkman in "The Crazy Quilt Crimes" by Fox and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Hibbard. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 96 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2023903024

Flash stars in "The Flash and the Thorn-Stalk," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The 'Spectacular' Crimes" written John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Black Canary in "The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; and Hawkman in "Return of the Centaurs" by John Broome and Kubert. Cover art by Joe Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Comics Wheaties Giveaway (1946) NN CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Tape on cover.

Label #3892823007

6 1/2 x 8 1/4. 32 pages. Flash stars in "The Criminal From Tomorrow!" Johnny Thunder stars in "Farewell To Crime!" Hawkman stars in "The Scavenger of the Skies!" (art by Joe Kubert). Also in this issue: "The Ghost Patrol." GRADING NOTES: All known copies were taped to Wheaties boxes and are never found in NM condition.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 4 VG 4.0

Tape on interior cover.

Indicia title is "SMILIN' JACK, No. 4." Untitled stories starring Smilin' Jack. Cotton Lee wrecks Jack's plane and Jack gets his pilot's license revoked. Jack refuses to smuggle munitions for Baron Bloodsoe; The Baron decides to have Jack pushed out of a plane without a parachute; The Baron and Teekeela use a deadly gas to kill everyone on a stratosphere airliner--except for Dixie, who he is smitten with. Jack searches for the Baron's hideout with the border patrol. Dixie comes home to find that Cotton, who had eloped with Jack's sister Jill, has left her. Cotton is deserted by the smugglers, but he manages to ride the plane down and survive. Jack returns with the smugglers, but is spurned by Dixie and Jill when they learn he was the one who killed Cotton. While recuperating from the surgery, Jack finds out that Dr. Medic is madly in love with Dixie. Jack takes a job as a test pilot to forget women, but is instantly the target of two women's affection. Scripts and art by Zack Mosley. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 16 GD 2.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Tape on interior cover, pages, and under staples. Oxidation.

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG, No. 16." Cover art by Chase Craig. Porky and Petunia paint an introduction to the stories in the issue on a board fence, art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and -Sh-h-h!!- Th' Secret of the Haunted House!, script by Chase Craig, art by Carl Buettner; Porky and Petunia spend the night in a haunted house, not knowing that it's the hideout for a gang of counterfeiters. Porky Pig Meets Beaky Buzzard, script and art by Chase Craig; Porky and his friends write millionaire Wilfred Crump to ask for a small loan to buy a gold mine. Hollywood gossip style page of facts about Porky, art by Carl Buettner. Porky paints "That's All Folks!" on the same board fence as the inside front cover, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 19 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split (partially chew). Cover detached.

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Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S THUMPER MEETS THE SEVEN DWARFS, No. 19." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Thumper Meets the Seven Dwarfs, script and art by Carl Buettner; Thumper goes on a quest to find the "end of the world"; He falls in a hole, which leads to the Seven Dwarfs' diamond mine; After spending the night at the Dwarfs' house, Thumper takes a drink from a "wishing well"; Thumper wishes to meet a giant and is captured by one; He is taken to the giant's castle to be kept as a pet; Thumper wishes for Doc and Dopey to help him and they magically appear in the castle and help him escape; After a series of adventures, Thumper wishes the trio was back in the Dwarfs' house. Reprinted in Silly Simphonies. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 33 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached.

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY, No. 33." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny---Public Nuisance No. 1; Bugs and Hopalong Casserole, the grasshopper, have a contest to see who can be more annoying. Bugs Bunny Tries the Easy Life; Bugs decides that he should get adopted by a rich family; Unfortunately the wealthy man who picks him is more interested in adding him to his list of hunting trophies; He takes Bugs (and Elmer) to an island for a version of "The Most Dangerous Game." Bugs Bunny and the Fang-Toothed Bandit; Petunia's Uncle Ham has disappeared; Porky, disguised as Petunia, and Bugs go to Buzzard Hollow to take charge of Ham's ranch. Activity page—A cut-out with a strip that makes Bugs' eyes go back and forth. Art on all strips by Carl Buettner. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 51 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-445B7B5-007

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY FINDS THE LOST TREASURE, No. 51." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny Finds the Lost Treasure, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs buys an old sea chest at an auction; In it is a sailor's diary is which he tells of the Zazztec treasure on Happy Pappy Island. A Statue Comes to Life, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs buys some powerful perfume; While visiting the museum he sprays a statue of Hercules, not knowing that a crook is impersonating the statue. Back cover Bugs Bunny strip by Tom McKimson. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 91 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

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Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 91." Christmas Comes to the Wood Land, script and art by Walt Kelly; The animals of the southern woodland decide to have a Christmas party and invite Santa to attend. Christmas In Norway; Ole and Olga make Christmas presents for their poor friends Sigurd and Sigred; Mr. Olsen dresses like Santa and delivers the presents on skis. A Gift From Santa; Orphan John Hammond is a stable boy in old England, who lives a hard life with a harsh master; Santa stops at the stable to feed and water his reindeer; Santa takes the boy to live with a loving family. Toy Trouble back cover strip by Walt Kelly. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 105 VG- 3.5

Stories, Art and Cover by Walt Kelly. Featuring tales such as "The Internal Intern," "Albert and the Barbecue," "Such A Duel About Nothing or Feud For Thought Use Remarks" and "Fearless Friends of the Fish Fry"! Starring Pogo Possum and Albert the Alligator! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 105 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Extensive accumulation of defects.

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Stories, Art and Cover by Walt Kelly. Featuring tales such as "The Internal Intern," "Albert and the Barbecue," "Such A Duel About Nothing or Feud For Thought Use Remarks" and "Fearless Friends of the Fish Fry"! Starring Pogo Possum and Albert the Alligator! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 167 CGC 9.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0913088007

"The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Horsemen" Written by Fran Striker, Art by Charles Flanders, and Cover art by Morris Gollub. A gang of hooded men holds two sisters hostage to get their father to sign over his property to them. The Lone Ranger and the Dagger Gang; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a man in a cabin who has been stabbed; Tonto stays with him, while the Lone Ranger goes for help. The Lone Ranger on the Trail of a Fugitive; The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Red Hawkins, a man accused of killing a Texas Ranger; The Lone Ranger and Silver get caught in an explosion meant to blow up a bridge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 189 GD- 1.8

2.75" Cumulative spine split.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK IN THE OLD CASTLE'S SECRET, No. 189." Cover art by Carl Barks. The Old Castle's Secret, script and art by Carl Barks; Uncle Scrooge and the ducks go to Scotland to find the treasure hidden in the walls of the old McDuck castle, and there they encounter a "ghost" that is invisible except for the shadow cast by its skeleton; The "ghost" soon steals the treasure and traps the ducks on a balcony a hundred feet above the ground, but the nephews get down safely and find a secret entrance to the castle through an old graveyard. Horseshoe Luck, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald refuses to believe that finding a horseshoe brings good luck. Bean Taken back cover strip by Carl Barks; Donald devises a system for guessing the number of beans in a jar. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 204 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4317515012

Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 204." Cover art by Paul Norris. Flash Gordon Cut-Out Jet-Car activity page. Adventure on Orano, script and art by Paul Norris; Two modified V-2 missiles take off from Earth, one crash-lands on Mongo, the other on the planet Orano; Flash finds the ship that crashed on Mongo has an American crew; The other ship is a mystery; Flash and the Americans go to Orano to investigate, but are captured by the forces of Orano's cruel ruler, Torro, the Terrible. Orano Fly Model Space-Ship activity page. Fight at Space Port back cover art by Paul Norris. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 226 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG and SPOOFY, THE SPOOK, No. 226." Porky Pig and Spoofy, the Spook, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's rich Uncle Ham writes that he is sending Porky a "baby spook"; Porky decides to rent a haunted house to make the spook feel at home; Widget the midget, an escaped convict, reads about Porky in the newspaper; He disguises himself as a ghost and pretends to be the "spook" that Uncle Ham sent. The Roast Gip Recipe, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky is working for the Peachy Keeny Cookbook Company and is sent to the remote island of Pogo-Togo to find the secret recipe for "Roast Gip." Uncle Bacon Comes to Dinner one-page story, art by Gil Turner; Uncle Bacon, the sword swallower, comes to Porky's house for dinner. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 250 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in DIAMOND DAZE, No. 250." Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. Diamond Daze, pencils by Ralph Heimdahl; Elmer gets a job as a secretary for the fabulously wealthy Phil Theerich; Mister Theerich gives Bugs a deed to a diamond mine in Africa. Bugs and Porky to go see the mine, but learn that it is guarded by ferocious head-hunters. Bugs Bunny and the Lucky Li'l Bunny, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs gets a job as a messenger and delivers a package to Elmer from his Uncle Fuddy Duddy, which contains a small rabbit; Bugs tries to convince Elmer that the rabbit will bring him good luck. Tasty Water back cover strip, art by Fred Abranz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 328 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4627591001

Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck in Old California!, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks, injured in a car wreck in Southern California, are transported by means of a mysterious dream to the California of 1848; While there they stay at the home of a wealthy Spanish rancher, take part in the gold rush, and help a young vaquero win the hand of a rancher's daughter. Grandma's Visit starring Donald Duck, script by Don Christensen, art by Bob Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.