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Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 29 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seals and color touch. MARRIED cover. Tape on interior cover.

Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK AND THE MUMMY'S RING, No. 29."Cover art by Carl Buettner. Intro in which Donald puts up wall posters with the story titles on them, art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring, script and art by Carl Barks; Huey is trapped inside a mummy case and taken to Egypt by emissaries of the Bey El Dagga, who is restoring life in his province to the way it was in ancient times. The Hard Loser, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews are rivals in the "Screwball Derby," a cross-country horse race in which any dirty trick may be played on the other contestants. Too Many Pets, script by Carl Barks and Merrill de Maris (plot), art by Carl Barks; An organ grinder gives the nephews a monkey named Jingo, who plays hob with Donald's house until Donald sells him to a stranger. Back cover in which Donald is on a ladder closing the book, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 48 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4668587014

Stories by unknown. Art by Carl Barks and various. Featuring the tales "Porky of the Mounties" and "Porky and the Pirate," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Porky Pig, Petunia Pig, Bugs Bunny, Uncle Ham, Dauntless, Pierre (villain), Captain Blackheart, Captain Wimple (villain), Ratsy (villain), Sniffles, Beaky Buzzard and Cicero Pig! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 79 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3731199001

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE, No. 79." The Riddle of the Red Hat, script by Eleanor Packer, art by Carl Barks; Mickey laughs at Minnie's new hat, then mistakes a girl in a similar hat for Minnie; The girl mistakes Mickey for someone else and gives him a "diamond ring" that actually contains a large ruby. Pluto the Hero, art by Vivie Risto. Goofy's Orphans, art possibly by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 92 GD+ 2.5

1 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming detached at both staples.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO". Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Wonderful Adventures of Pinocchio, script by Carlo Collodi (novel) and Chase Craig (adaptation), art by Walt Kelly; The Blue Fairy brings Gepetto's wooden puppet Pinocchio to life; Jiminy Cricket is enlisted as his conscience.; Pinocchio is first captured by the evil showman Stromboli, but is rescued by the Blue Fairy; Not learning a lesson, Pinocchio is then enticed to travel with a coach load of boys to Pleasure Island. The Wonderful Mis-Adventures of Donocchio; After reading the story of Pinocchio, Donald wishes he was Pinocchio; The Blue Fairy grants his wish, and gives him two more wishes; As Pinocchio, Donald (with a head of black hair) gets involved with Gideon and Foulfellow and ends up sold to Stromboli. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 159 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from top. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust. Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK IN THE GHOST OF THE GROTTO, No. 159." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto; While the ducks are running a kelp-gathering boat in the West Indies, they are told of the mystery of an armored man who appears every fifty years to kidnap a small boy; This time, the armored man kidnaps Dewey, and the ducks fight to free him from the armored man's stronghold in a grotto in a coral reef, beneath a rotten old galleon guarded by an enormous octopus. Adventure Down Under; Donald is hypnotized into believing he is a kangaroo and buys airplane tickets to Australia for himself and the nephews; In Australia the ducks try to trap Mournful Mary, the "queen of the kangaroos," and this leads to Donald's falling into the hands of savage aborigines. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 223 GD+ 2.5

Cover and centerfold detached.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "LOST IN THE ANDES", No. 223." Cover art by Carl Barks. Lost in the Andes, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald, a museum janitor, discovers that some "blocks" from Inca ruins are actually square eggs; When the other members of a scientific expedition fall ill, Donald and the nephews press on alone deep into the Andes; There they find a strange race of people who speak with Southern accents and live on the square eggs. Too Fit to Fit one-page story; Donald exercises so that he can fit into his tuxedo again. Tunnel Vision one-page strip; Donald ends the nephews' fighting over the television. Sleepy Sitters; Donald helps the nephews to baby-sit by singing a lullaby. Art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 272 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4137723003

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's CINDERELLA, No. 272." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Inside front cover and inside back cover; Ten stills from the movie, printed in monochrome bluish-black ink, with a line of text underneath. Cinderella, script by Chase Craig, art by Dan Gormley; Cinderella, after being tormented by her evil stepmother and step-sisters, gets to go to the Prince's ball with the help of her Fairy Godmother; Adapted from the 1950 Disney animated movie "Cinderella." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 300 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Carl Buettner. Big-Top Bedlam, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald loses Daisy's heirloom brooch on the way to hock it for enough money to buy circus tickets for himself and the nephews. The Firebugs, pencils by Paul Murry. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 313 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4702617007

Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Gil Turner and various. Featuring the tales "The Mystery of the Double-Cross Ranch" and "Ringside Ruckus," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pancho, Goofy, Canvas-back Charlie, Pluto, Morty and Ferdie! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 328 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 386 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4570980006

Cover art by Carl Barks. Only a Poor Old Man; When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater; Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land. Coffee for Two; Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee. Soupline Eight back cover strip; Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 447 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4723167017

Indicia title is "ANDY HARDY COMICS, No. 447." Cover art by Al Hubbard. Company Masquerade Party; Glamourpuss records Andy pretending to be an executive in order to impress Polly; She then blackmails Andy by threatening to take the cylinder transcription to Andy's boss if he doesn't take her to the company masquerade party instead of Polly. Dressed for Success; Andy is wearing a dress of his mother's that she is altering when his car starts rolling down the hill. Romance with Lana Grable; Andy gets jealous when Polly rides with rich Clarence Goldsack. All art by Al Hubbard. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 456 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's UNCLE SCROOGE, BACK TO THE KLONDIKE, No. 456." Cover art by Carl Barks. Back to the Klondike, script and art by Carl Barks; Scrooge takes pills to restore his failing memory, and immediately recalls the location of bag of nuggets he cached in the Yukon fifty years before; When the ducks arrive in the Klondike, they find that Scrooge's claim has been taken over by Glittering Goldie, a former dance hall girl Scrooge knew in the gold rush days--and who still owes Scrooge a thousand dollars, plus interest. Somethin' Fishy Here, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald pastes up a fake newspaper that convinces Scrooge that fish have been made the official money of the land. Back cover strip by Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 495 GD 2.0

1" Spine split from bottom. Interior soiling and tearing. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Carl Barks. Horseradish Treasure; Scrooge is faced with the loss of his entire fortune to Chisel McSue because, many years before, an ancestor of Scrooge's failed to deliver a case of horseradish to Jamaica, and then failed to give all his property to McSue's ancestor, as provided in a contract; Scrooge can save his fortune only by fulfilling the terms of the original contract, and the ducks set out in a small sailing ship to find the horseradish, which was on a ship that sank in the Caribbean. The Round Money Bin; For safety's sake, Scrooge has his coins changed into greenbacks and stores them in an old water tank, but this fails to stop the Beagle Boys. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Favorites (1941) 19 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2121661001

Rudy Palais cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'The Adventure of the Watchmaker of Doom...'" art by Rudy Palais; "The Unknown Soldier"; "Lash Lightning"; and "Captain Courageous" art by Rudy Palais. "Hangnoose Heritage" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted in Four Favorites (1941) #28. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) 21 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4726792002

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Mort Meskin. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. The Monster and his hunters encounter a lost prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Explorers bargain with the ghost of pirate captain Jean Lafitte to find his treasure. The sinister-looking actor playing Satan in a movie is a little too real. World of Monsters; Ghost of Jean Lafitte!; Satan and the Sailor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fritzi Ritz (1948) 7 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil and Fritzi each prepare for a date in their own ways, in a strip that includes a Fritzi lingerie panel! Fritzi tires of Phil's wandering eye, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's ability to draw beautiful women. His skill at women's fashions is likewise highlighted in a couple of strips satirizing women's hat styles of the 1930s. Plus Abbie an' Slats strips by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Abbie an' Slats. Title changes to United Comics (1940/1950) with issue #8, and resumes under this title with issue #27. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fritzi Ritz (1948) 39 GD/VG 3.0

1.75" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Ernest G. Osborne, George Jahns, Elsie Hix and Leonard Sansone. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi wants Phil to help advertise the charity bazaar, but he wants to watch the game, so he figures out a way to do both. Phil comes to the Western-themed costume party dressed as a cactus. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, including his first Sunday baseball strip. Other backup strips include the Dennis the Menace-like Willie, and the Ripley-like Strange As It Seems by Elsie Hix. The Family Scrapbook; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as it Seems; Willie; Peanuts; Little Ike: The Case of the Missing Peanuts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frogman Comics (1952) 1 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, John Prentice, Jack Abel, Mike Becker, Dan Zolnerowich, Paul Reinman and Ed Smalle. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. Frogmen investigate after strange submarines appear off the coast of Japan and Korea. Advance forces for D-Day must destroy a Nazi rocket launcher, and the frogmen are the men for the job. Dan Durkin Frogman: Operation Ravage; Underwater Trapper; The Iron Prowler; Willie Needs Us; Operation Demolition; The Frogman Takes a Bunker; Double-Cross in the Deep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frogman Comics (1952) 4 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4703711017

Cover by Mike Suchorsky. Stories and art by Bill Ely, Mort Lawrence, Lorence Bjorklund, and Mort Meskin. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. Frogmen in explosive vehicles target an underwater holding pen for enemy subs. Special forces are assigned to rescue a captured agent from enemy territory. In a fanciful story, pirates use barrels filled with air to become the first "frogmen" during a harbor raid. Saturday Afternoon Frogman; Underwater Lighthouse; Objective Sam; The Twenty-First Cave; Gulf Stream Riddle; The Pirate Frogman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frontline Combat (1951 EC) 10 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Writing on interior pages. Oxidation.

Cover pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. "A Baby!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Young Ok-Dong is born at the end of World War II and is a small child when the Korean War begins and kills his entire family. "Geronimo!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Geronimo and his band of renegades make forays into Mexico, where the Mexicans fight against the intrusion, but not too successfully; And the Americans along the Arizona border wonder just what can stop the Apache outlaws; Finally, Geronimo tires of running and surrenders. "Bayonet Drill!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Napoleon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by George Evans; Using superior tactics, French General Napoleon Bonaparte manages to defeat the Russian and Austrian forces in the Battle of Austerlitz, a victory that will change history for the next seven years. "Anzio!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; The story of the invasion of Anzio during World War II. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny Stuff (1944) 55 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Blabber Mouse story, art by Rube Grossman. Dizzy Dog story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman. Balance Your Fun Diet public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art Bob Oksner. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Future Combined with Science Fiction (1941-1942 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

December, 1941. Previously titled Future Fiction. Cover by Hannes Bok. black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Gang Busters (1948 DC) 6 GD 2.0

Cover detached. Staple added (not manufacturing). Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Cover art by Dan Barry. The Ordeal of Detective Shanahan, art by Dan Barry. Customs Cop, art by Nick Cardy. The Life and Death of a Gangster, art by Howard Sherman. The Dance of Death, art by Win Mortimer. The Bribe, art by Dan Barry. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4593514004

Art by Wally Wood, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and Howard Larsen. Stories about mobsters and the women who love them, with a special focus on women who were notorious criminals in their own right. No mere gun moll, redheaded Evelyn Ellis builds her gang of hoods into a ruthless mob; The violent rise and fall of Big Jim Colosimo, leader of the Chicago Outfit; Gangster Sandy Quirk decides to take over a dance studio. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from Avon paperback #292. Evelyn Ellis—Queen of the Gangsters!; King of the Convicts!; Big Jim Colosimo; Sandy Quirk Trips the Light Fantastic. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Typo on Label - "Gangsters and Gunmolls".

Label #0104714014

Cover by Syd Shores. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Syd Shores, Rafael Astarita, and Gerald McCann. Stories about mobsters and the women who love them, with a special focus on women who were notorious criminals in their own right. The life of Mara Hite, who could have shared career tips with Bonnie Parker; A reporter gets too close to the organized crime hes covering; Alice Cort causes a stir in Hollywood with her movie-star looks and ruthless crime spree. Nice cover by Syd Shores, as well as a typically exquisite contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Mara Hite: Bank-Robbing Murderess; The Elking Boys: Vice-Lords of Crime; The Corpse in the Lake!; Death in the Air!; Alice Cort: Hollywood Hellcat; Payoff in Blood! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters Can't Win (1948) 8 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Chew. Staple rust.

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Cover by Robert Jenney. Stories and art by Alden McWilliams and Walter Davoren. Starting as a brutal pre-Code true-crime comic in its early issues, Gangsters Cant Win later evolved into a standard mystery-detective title. Adventurer Dick Taylor accompanies a botanist to Nepal in search of a rare Lotus flower. An inventor sets a fatal trap for the rival who stole his invention. An embezzler plots to fake his own death in a car wreck, but that involves finding and murdering his double. The Fires of Nepal; Case Hardened Crime; Plan for Plunder; Express Elevator Down!; Off-Key Alibi; The Detective Drank Milk; Highway to Nowhere. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Georgie Comics (1945 Marvel) 14 GD 2.0

Cover coming loose at both staples. Interior is complete. Water damage.

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Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pager), Basil Wolverton (Dr. Whackyhack 1-pager) and unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Morris Weiss, Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pager), Basil Wolverton (Dr. Whackyhack 1-pager) and unknown. America's laff-wit Georgie stars in four stories with art by Mike Sekowsky: "Georgie Gets Clipped!"; "The Basket-Brawl!"; "The Horrible Hat Happenings!"; and "Stealing the Scene!" Also in this issue: Margie in "The Hammy Hero!" with art by Morris Weiss; 2-page text story "Penthouse Blues"; Frankie in "Kangaroo to You!"; untitled Hey Look! 1-pager by Harvey Kurtzman; untitled Willie 1-pager with art by Mike Sekowsky; and untitled Dr. Whackyhack the Wacky Quack 1-pager by Basil Wolverton. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ginger (1935-1936 Edmar-Nudeal-Best) Vol. 40 #1 GD+ 2.5

Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

O. Greiner cover. Illustrated spicy stories plus full-page pinups. Interior is actually an issue of "La Paree"; Vol. 45, No. 1. 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Ginger (1951) 4 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Ginger (1951) 10 GD 2.0

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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Love Stories (1949) 27 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4714805010

Featuring: 1 page contents page; 9 page story "Doorway to Heartbreak"; 6 page story "Double Wedding"; 6 page story "What Love Forgives"; 2 page text story "The Lady and the Knight"; 8 page story "Castoff Love" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Irv Novick & Bernard Sachs. Cover by Irv Novick & Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Romances (1950) 8 FR 1.0

6" cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tears. Cover detached. Water spotting.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She could destroy a picture, but not the past, in her unhappy..."Escape from Yesterday"! Also in this issue: "River of Tears"; untitled Oddities in Romance 1-pager; "A Heart Betrayed"; untitled Carol 1-pager; "On Borrowed Love"; untitled Joan 1-pager; "Lost Romance"; untitled Fran 1-pager; 2-page Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column; and 1-page "Sonnet" by Joshua Sylvester. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Great Lover Romances (1951) 19 GD- 1.8

Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Stories and art by Art Peddy, Jack Abel, Sid Lazarus, Rudy Cristiano and Myron Fass. Romantic drama from Toby Press. Poor manicurist Julie dresses up fancy and sneaks into a ball, and falls in love with handsome hotel heir George. Lonely librarian Lorraine faces conflict with her uptight supervisor when she devotes a shelf in the stacks to love. A comics biography of Rudolph Valentino. Plus an illustrated version of a classic Romantic poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, " Love's Philosophy." Cinderella #9; Will You Please Not Marry Me?; The Love Shelf!; Too Smart for Love!; Slightly Perfect; Love's Philosophy; Great Lovers: Rudolph Valentino. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) 21 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Woodman starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; The Emerald Crusader and Doiby investigate a man who built his home entirely of wood, and end up battling a group of crooks anxious to steal the man's treasure. The Good Humor Man starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern faces the dilemma of a man who has hired crooks to make him lose his temper! What Makes Goitrude Go? starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; After being hit by the ray of Green Lantern's power ring, Goitrude suddenly develops a "mind" of her own! Ton o' Fun humor page by Harry Lampert. Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Gunsmoke (1949 Western Comics) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167019

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman and unknown. Blazing heroes of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke in "The Killers of Sorocco" with art by Manny Stallman; The Masked Marvel in "His Deadly Double"; "The Border Patrol"; "Massacre"; and 2-page profile of Charles Starrett with a photo of Starrett. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 8 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2062410008

Cover pencils by Ken Rice. The Revolt of the Heads, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Anthropologist Lasker on Borneo learns mighty magic from witch doctor; When his brother takes over his post, he gets massacred by evil natives; Lasker returns and conjures deadly spell upon native chief. Canyon of the Living Dead, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Airplane pilot looks for planes gone missing above the Andes and discovers ghostly Shangri-La. Death Howls by Moonrise, art by Maurice Gutwirth; George Appel; Couple visit friend at cabin in the woods; At the full moon a werewolf roams about. Monster of the Bayous, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; Scientist creates live-giving wonder serum; his assistant spills it accidentally on the grave of a long-dead pirate; a huge zombie stalks the countryside. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 9 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4160382019

This cover predates by eight years Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh/Janet Lee, name on tombstone.

It Is Written: I Die Tomorrow!, pencils by Ken Rice; Paul Hulick is a gambler who cheats on his girl; He meets Fate (the hooded figure) and learns that he must die tomorrow (by drowning) unless he changes his behavior. Secret of the Witch's Urn; Robbie Donegal saves a witch out of a pool of quicksand and gains magic items: a horn to summon the witch and do his bidding and an urn to hold the ashes of his enemies; The condition: no one else must touch these items. Strange Rendezvous at 17 Rue Noir; Chess champion Nicola is a vain and arrogant man; He is challenged by a mysterious opponent to a game of life and death involving human chess figures killing each other as the game unravels. Vengeance from a Restless Grave, art by Louis Zansky; Amos Langford is mocked by the whole town for his ugly appearance; He dies in an accident, is revived in a lightning-rich thunderstorm and comes back--with a vengeance. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Hangman Comics (1942) 4 CGC 2.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4060020013

Harvey Comics Hits (1951) 58 FR/GD 1.5

Centerfold detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Water damage. Tape on interior cover. Lateral spine tears.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Vic Donahue and others. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue features classic tales of nurses in love. A woman struggles with the decision to keep her marriage secret. In an unusual story, Nurse Rita takes a job in Alaska and finds love while battling a diphtheria epidemic. Judith struggles to choose between two handsome doctors: reliable Alfred, or free-wheeling Raymond. Classic nursesploitation cover by Lee Elias. Shameless; My Secret Marriage; My Frozen Heart; My Hospital Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 7 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4728830010

Cover art by Johnny Craig. Room For One More!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Young Rodney Whitman loses his parents in an automobile accident and goes to live with relatives; When he reaches twenty he realizes there is only one spot left in the family crypt and wishes to secure it for himself, thus he murders his three living relatives and disposes of their bodies in the swamp, lake, and cellar. The Basket!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A man born with two heads carries a basket around on his shoulder to prevent others from knowing of his condition. Horror In the School Room--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. The Howling Banshee!--The Vault of Horror!, script and art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 22 FR 1.0

6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Wish You Were Here--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A couple in financial difficulty recall a time when they picked up a jade statue in Hong Kong; The wife reads the text at the base of the statue that says it grants three wishes and she wishes for money. Chess-Mate--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A marvel chess player in a small town shoots himself when they hold a parade and he is expected to remove his top hat to salute the flag. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Model Nephew--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunted Thrills (1952) 5 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4735310001

Stories and art by Joe Doolin and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A Faulkneresque tale of murder on a faded Southern plantation includes a zombie and art possibly by Human Torch creator Carl Burgos. A woman hires a witch and then unwisely ignores her bill. A butcher in a famine-stricken city turns to an obvious source for fresh meat. Hands of Terror; Swamp Haunt; House of Chills; Fatal Scalpel. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Haunted Thrills (1952) 6 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4734652002

Stories and art by Carl Burgos and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A ship is taken over by an army of ravenous rats. A zoo's latest acquisition is a minotaur, but it requires a very special diet: human youths. A female ventriloquist's dummy comes to life, and she's brought her friends with her, in a story with art by Human Torch creator Carl Burgos. Crawling Death; Pit of Horror; Monster Mill; Dearest, Deadest Dummy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hawk 3-D (1953 St. John) 1 GD 2.0

2 Center wraps detached. All wraps detached at one staple. Water damage. Interior oxidation. Includes unrelated 3D glasses.

Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by John Buscema and others. Tough marshal Bob Hardie is better known to friend and foe alike as The Hawk. St. John was a pioneer in 3-D comics during the original 3-D craze of the 1950s. Rowdy buckaroos start a fire on a Saturday night, but it's just a diversion for a gold shipment robbery. Two outlaws believed long dead return to make trouble, and what's worse, the Hawk's bullets don't stop them. Outlaws get the drop on the Hawk and leave him stranded in the desert without water or horse. Plus a story with art by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Gunslingers Greed; Desert Eagle: Wheel of Fortune; The Ghost Bandits; The Apaches; Custers Last Stand; The Desperados Gamble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Hedy of Hollywood Comics (1950 Marvel) 37 GD 2.0

2" Spine split. Cover oxidation.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "Sandra Wins Out!"; "The Lady Loses Her Temper!"; "The Missing Guest Star!"; and "Mind Over Matter!" Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Romance Is a Comedy"; Gabby in "A Matter of Timing!"; and Trumpetski the Great in "Trumpy's Casting Problem!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hi There! (1949 American Red Cross) Joe Palooka 0 FN- 5.5

Staple rust.

Promotional mini comic book featuring a story and artwork by Ham Fisher. Fisher's popular character Joe Palooka shows the reader the workings and the benefits of the Red Cross to the United States armed forces. 12 pages, full color, 4.75-in. x 6-in.

Hi-Jinx (1945-1948 La Salle/B&I) NN VG 4.0

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1945 un-numbered issue published by La Salle. 30 features; 132 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Hit Comics (1940 Quality) 29 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Barry the Magician, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. Exhibit "A"; During the course of the case Foster was working on, Doc Vaughn discloses to Ah Choo Foster's true identity as the Great Defender. Making Things Hot For the Japs starring Her Highness. Murder In Hollywood starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Back In the U.S.A. starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daniel Goon For Sheriff starring Woopy. In the Clutches of Prof. Twerp, art by Paul Gustavson; Bill is kidnapped by the pint-sized scientist Professor Twerp, who attempts to discover Bill's powers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Hollywood Funny Folks (1950) 41 GD- 1.8

2" cumulative spine split. Cover and first three wraps detached at one staple. Water damage.

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