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Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 10 GD+ 2.5

Cover by Alvin C. Hollingsworth. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Harry Lazarus, Charles Nicholas, George Roussos and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A couple takes refuge in a haunted house, where they learn about the hidden treasure and the mad ghost of Uncle Ezra; A scientists assistant murders him for his new super-grow plant formula, but learns too late that it makes things grow anywhere; Statues in a wax museum come to life, and one has revenge on its mind. Great if inexplicable cover by Alvin C. Hollingsworth. Only the Dead Live Here!; Green Grows the Grass; World Below the Ground; Phantom of the Waxworks!; Castle of Terror! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 14 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, staples replaced. Pieces of tape along spine/around staples. Water damage, residue.

Cover by Norman Nodel. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Norman Nodel and Vince Alascia. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A mad scientist plans to resurrect the dead of World War I into a zombie army under his command; Bob fears that his horrifying nightmares of a past life mean he is doomed to murder his wife; A gambler who owes money to the mob gains a pair of magic dice, but manages to trick only himself. Master of the Dead!; Thou Shalt Not Dream!; Horror Man; The Spectre at the Opera!; Snake-Eyes of Doom!; Satan's Woman Prize! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 15 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Moe Marcus, Rocke Mastroserio, Marty Rose and Fred Kida. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. This issue is a reprint of issue #1 with a new cover. Robert Warsham learns about the werewolf that stalks his family through the generations; An American couple learns that a madman is recruiting an undead army in Budapest; A man disposes of his nagging wife with a subway train, but then is haunted by visions and hallucinations. The Werewolf of Warsham Manor; King of the Living Dead; The Subway Horror!; Double Trouble; The Monster from the Pit! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exciting War (1952) 5 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072007

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Extra (1955 EC) 1 VG 4.0

Water damage.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Colin Dawkins and Johnny Craig. Art by John Severin, Johnny Craig, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring reporters finding danger while pursuing stories. Reporter Keith Michaels finds danger in the tropics when an ex-Nazi munitions dealer is selling weapons to Costa Rican revolutionaries. Photographer Steve Rampart sees suspicious doings while covering a peace conference in Geneva. Reporters find shady business while vacationing in sunny Key West. Dateline: Cayo Romano, Cuba!; Camera!; Holiday for Macduff; Thirty; Dateline: Key West! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 134 VG 4.0

Oxidation.

April 24, 1908. A Big Risk; or, The Game That Won. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 138 GD/VG 3.0

Oxidation.

May 22, 1908. A Boy Stock Broker; or, From Errand Boy to Millionaire. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 400 VG- 3.5

Oxidation.

May 30, 1913. A Born Broker; or, The Success of a Wall Street Boy. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4721886004

"The Demoiselle D'Ys" a short story by Robert Chambers.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - November, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Mouthpiece of Zitu" by J. U. Giesy, "Into the Infinite" (part 2 of 4) by Austin Hall, and "The Demoiselle D'Ys" by Robert Chambers. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul and Virgil Finlay. 6.75-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 146 newsprint pages. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #5 GD 2.0

2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 9 #6 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4703388008

"The Night Before the End of the World" a short story by Murray Leister.

Aug 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "The Purple Sapphire" by John Taine and "The Night Before the End of the World" by Murray Leinster. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Leydanfrost. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

"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. 11 #1 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

Master of Fantasy article: Ray Bradbury--the October Man.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Starkenden Quest" by Gilbert Collins. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Funnies (1934) 74 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745717009

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Spunky Dory" by M. E. Brady; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Speed Spaulding" by Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie, and Marvin Bradley; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "The Frog Pond Ferry" by M. E. Brady; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Lightnin' and the Lone Rider" by Jack Kirby (as Lance Kirby); "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; and "Homer Hoopee" by Fred Locher. "The Belled Buoy" text story by Robert M. Hyatt. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Funnies (1934) 214 Coverless

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager, Matt Christopher and Coulton Waugh. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Dickie Dare falls asleep on the boat, which drifts out to sea. Another mind-blowingly good Frank Frazetta Buck Rogers cover. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of heroism. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; Danger - Ice!; He Made It Possible. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 11 #11 CGC 3.0

Paper: White

Label #4703388009

Volume 11, Issue 11 - November, 1949. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by S. M. Tenneshaw "Queen of the Ice Men", Craig Browning, Peter Worth, Anthony B. Ott, Henry Gade, Lee Prescott, and Gilbert Mead. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Leo R. Summers, Henry Thiede, and Bill Terry. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Comics (1939 Fox Features Syndicate) 3 Coverless

COVERLESS/INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap and interior piece (affects Samson, Space Smith and Sub Saunders stories). Lateral spine tears. Centerfold detached at one staple. First wrap detached at one staple.

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Giant Mystery Plane starring Samson, art by Alex Blum. The Power of the Slave-Giant's Goddess starring Flick Falcon, art by Don Rico. The Golden Chalice starring Golden Knight, art by Grieg Chapian. The Spy's Paintings of Peril starring Yank Wilson, script and art by Jack Farr. The Leopard Women of Venus, script and art by Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy]; Diverted from their mission to Mars, Space Smith and Dianna are captured by the robot scientists of Venus who wish to turn Dianna into one of their Leopard Women. The Demon's Endeavor starring Stardust, script and art by Fletcher Hanks. The Treasure of Coralla starring Sub Saunders, art by Henry Kiefer [as Karl Kief]. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Comics (1939 Fox Features Syndicate) 9 Coverless

COVERLESS/INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Full-length split on outer wrap, front and back pages detached. Lateral spine tear. Center wrap detached at one staple.

Cover art by Chuck Cuidera. Attack of the Prehistoric Monsters starring Samson, art by Alex Blum [as Alex Boon]; vs. Prof. Simm. In the Amazons' Reign starring Flip Falcon. The Pirates, the Shark, and the Sea Monster starring Golden Knight, art by Grieg Chapian. The Hondus Attack starring Yank Wilson, art by Grant Ferguson. The Lost Valley starring Captain Kidd, art by Bill Bossert. The Sandblast Invaders starring Space Smith, script and art by Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy]. Moloka's War on the Universe starring Stardust, script and art by Fletcher Hanks; vs. Moloka. The God of the Cave Things starring Sub Saunders. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 38 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4549554006

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ann Brewster, Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee 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.Tiger Girl investigates the legends of a lost Greek colony that survived in the Indian jungle; Hooks Devlin investigates murder at a carnival when he and Peaches find a corpse in the Tunnel of Love; Senorita Rio investigates the case of the Singing Skulls in the Amazon rainforest. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; The Corpse Had a Message; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 70 VG- 3.5

Cover-to-cover edge tear.

Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill La Cava, Gus Schrotter, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Evil white men try to turn the natives against Tiger Girl by creating phony versions of her pet tigers; Boxer Kayo Kirby faces crooks and a gigantic opponent in Central America; Senorita Rio investigates rumors of US forces aiding rebels in a South American republic. Another classic Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Kayo Kirby; The Camera Eye; Rip Carson of Risks, Unlimited; Senorita Rio. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Fronts (1952-1953 Harvey) 3 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4742165017

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Abe Simon, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus and Howard Nostrand. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Korean War was at its peak. Soldiers must rely on trickery to take a strategic hill. A bomber crewman risks all to finish the assignment. Stunt driver "Speed" Duffy puts his skills to work as a jeep driver. Death Rides the Bomb Bay!; Our Army; Mine Field; Belly Gunner; Battle of Bloody Hill; The Hero!; On Guard; Devil on Wheels. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Indians of the Wild West! (1952) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4738862006

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Gerald McCann and Howard Larsen. Cover by Leonard Starr. Western tales focusing on the great Native leaders of the past and their struggles against the invaders of their homelands. Crazy Horse takes on the Dakota Renegades; Geronimos forces wage guerrilla warfare against settlers; A stolen Native religious icon brings tragedy to all who possess it. Redskin Terror; The Navajo God of Blood; Chief Black Hawk and His Dogs of War; Chief Black Hawk; The Dakota Renegades! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 22 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Cover art by Al Avison. "Love Above All!", art by Bob Powell; Angela graduates from high school and is trained by tennis pro Laura; Discarding her boyfriend Glen, Angela flirts with sportswriter Walt to further her career, even though she knows Laura loves him; However, Angela challenges Laura to a match and Walt realizes she is only using him. "Double Desire"; Jack and Dale are partners in an ad agency and are dating Sue and Mike, respectively; Dale suspects Mike is cheating on her with Sue, and breaks up with him; Jack and Dale pretend to be lovers to make Mike and Sue jealous. "Doomed To Heartbreak" text story. Strange Romantic Customs fact page. Advice to readers by Nancy Powers. "A Stranger's Kiss," art by Jack Sparling; Office worker Joan takes her vacation at fancy Manor Lodge, hoping to find a rich husband; On the train, she meets Hal and they hit it off, but hes "only an insurance agent" and she wants more. "Dream for Sale" text story. "He Wanted Too Much!", art by Al Avison; Mary is the private secretary of gambler Rocky, and is his girlfriend as well; He encourages her to date college basketball player Nick and prevent him from playing in a big game. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 34 FN/VF 7.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Bill Draut, John Prentice, John Giunta, Manny Stallman, Tom Hickey and Leonard Starr. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. As the comic takes a lurid pre-Code turn, hillbilly gal Carol finds her chances for romance ruined by her controlling Pa and big brother Bill. Self-proclaimed "bad girl" Joan takes up with Harry after a scandalous past that includes reform school and a nightclub job. Ellen pretends she doesn't care that war veteran Alan is now a double amputee, but she secretly feels everything has changed. Man-Starved; Dinner Date Data!; All Defenses Down; Bad Girl; I Paid With Kisses; Nancy Powers Solves Your Problem; Mirror, Mirror On The Wall; My Heart Cried Out. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 51 CGC 8.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

File Copy.

Label #4745073004

Stories and art by the Bob Powell Studio and Lee Elias. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes advice to readers and tales of love and heartbreak. Businesswoman Carolyn secretly loves employee Mark, but can't approach him because her father owns the business. Impetuous Pat struggles to change mundane Mack, which makes neither of them happy. Anne doesn't suspect that best friend Cynthia has designs on her boyfriend. I Was the Boss' Daughter; My Fickle Heart; Love Had Me Trapped!; My Tell-Tale Diary; My Souvenir of Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 57 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742164017

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes advice to readers and tales of love and heartbreak. American-born Japanese woman Ann falls for handsome soldier John after WWII, in a torrid love triangle somewhat topical and controversial for its time. A couple is divided over the proper speed to develop their romance. A woman feels romance is dead, but then she meets a man who changes her mind. I Was a Japanese War Bride; No Love For Me!; Forever Is A Long Time; Strange Love; Model For Heartbreak; I Didnt Believe in Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 58 CGC 7.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

File Copy.

Label #4745072004

"Beyond Passion," art by Jack Sparling; Kathie lives in the Everglades with her father and brother; She and visiting photographer Ted fall in love, but when magazine writer Eve arrives, she and Ted renew their acquaintance; Kathie is jealous but Ted says he loves her, not Eve. "A Love to Lose," pencils by John Sink; Bored socialite Betty flirts with "poor-but-honest" Dave as a change from her usual boyfriends, then falls in love with him; He wants to become a veterinarian but she gets him to change his plans; Betty then falls in love with Stan and has to think of a way to dump Dave without being blamed; She pretends to be a "cheap, vulgar hussy" so Dave will break up with her. "No Greater Love..." text story. "Decision in Love," art by Bob Powell; Ellen is engaged to small town doctor Ralph, but becomes infatuated with miner Andy; She and Ralph break up, but Ellen finds herself repelled by Andys rough friends; Andy dumps her; Ralph offers to take her back, but when there is an accident at the mine and Andy is in danger, Ellen discovers Andy is the man she really loves. "I Fell in Love With a Hollywood Star" text story. "Lake Voyage," art by Joe Certa; Heading home on spring break, college student Joyce falls for George, a handsome officer on a lake steamer; However, Joyce learns George isnt serious, and flirts with each attractive passenger in the same way. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 15 FR 1.0

Interior complete. Full length spine split. Brittle. Heavy interior chew at margins.

Flash stars in "Circus Caper," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Les Sparks, Radio Amateur in "Adventure of the Tin Plate Princess" by Don Cameron; Johnny Thunder in "Fireman's Folly" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "The Crooked Tax Collector" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming; King in "The Witch and the Hilton Jewels" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Cliff Cornwall in "Industrial Sabotage" by Ben Flinton and Leonard Sansone; "Hooded Horror" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Hand" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 91 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4741208002

Flash stars in "Crimes by Horoscope," written by John Broome, art by Lee Elias. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Never Underestimate a Ghost" written John B. Wentworth, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Johnny Thunder and Black Canary in "The Tumbling Trees" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Atom in "Double Dilemma" by Joseph Greene and Jon Chester Kolzak; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; Out of the Gag Bag by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Phantom Menace" by Broome and Oksner. Cover art by Joe Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Gordon (1950 Harvey) 3 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4741208010

Stories and art by Alex Raymond and Bill Schreiber. Harvey reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary space-opera hero Flash Gordon and his struggle against interstellar tyrant Ming the Merciless. This issue reprints Sunday strips from May 4 - Sept. 21, 1941. Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov finally return to Earth after their long battle with Ming, only to find the world embroiled in a war of its own, and the space travelers detained as possible spies. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie, Gridiron Hero" by Bill Schreiber. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. Battle To the Death; The Floating Monsters. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 16 CGC 1.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072024

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) 45 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717003

Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN, No. 45." Cover art by George Kerr. Untitled Raggedy Ann stories, art by George Kerr. A cuckoo from a clock falls and lands on Quacky Doodles; The Raggedys fix the cuckoo, while Quacky, miffed because nobody is paying attention to him, goes outside into the meadow. Marcella takes her toys to the beach, but leaves them on the beach overnight. Raggedy Ann falls in a bucket of mop water and the bleach turns her completely white. When food runs low in the middle of winter, the Raggedys take Grampie and Granny Fieldmouse to Cookie Land, where there is an endless supply of sweets. Dr. Stork loses his spectacles and the Raggedys help him make his deliveries of babies. The toys have a pillow fight and a stray pillow knocks open the door to Dicky Bird's cage. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 53 VG- 3.5

Interior tearing.

Indicia title is "WASH TUBBS, No. 53." Cover art by Roy Crane. Untitled Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy stories, scripts and art by Roy Crane. Wash and Easy are sent by McKee Industries to the remote South Seas island of Hippa-Hula, to find out the secret of how the women there preserve their beauty. The ship makes its way to Hippa-Hula, where the mysterious Mr. Squeege demands they land at night. Wash and Easy try to find the secret of the island's women's beauty. After shooting Squeege, Ruby demands that Van Scamp get the Hippa-Hula beauty secret from his wife. Ruby gets the hotel proprietor to admit the beauty secret he sold them was a fake. Ruby and Van Scamp follow the disguised Wash and Easy before discovering they've been tricked. After being scared by a classmate, Fauntly Gilroy bets he can make any man in town run just as easily--even if the man is Captain Easy. Reprinted from from Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy (NEA Service) daily newspaper strips 1939 and 1940. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 110 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by John Stanley. Treasure Hunt; Lulu and Tubby row to an island in the lake to look for buried treasure. He Can't Hurt Us; Lulu shows Tubby how to stand up to Willy, who is trying to bully Tub. Stuff and Nonsense; Lulu brings Edgar the horse home and leads him upstairs into her bedroom. The Working Girl; Lulu is hired to deliver a success wreath to a customer. Lulu In Distress: A Tragedy; Lulu tells Alvin about when her wicked stepmother locked her in a castle tower. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 144 VG 4.0

Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 144. Roy Rogers and Trigger cover photo. Roy Rogers on the Apache Trail, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Erwin Hess; Roy comes across loot taken when Apaches wreck a train and rob the passengers; Finding a pocket watch of an old friend among the clothes, he takes it with him; He then runs into a sheriff and his posse and his possession of the watch makes him a prime suspect in the crime. [Roy and Trigger publicity inside back cover photo. Roy Rogers back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 148 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717002

Indicia title is "ALBERT THE ALLIGATOR AND POGO POSSUM, No. 148." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Great Sam Widge Contest; Owl and Albert are judges in Pogo and Churchy's sandwich-making contest. Rainy Daze; Pogo and Albert get on each others nerves while spending a rainy day together at Albert's house. The Catfish Pirates; Pogo catches a boatload of catfish, but Churchy and Owl dress up as pirates to steal the fish for dinner. Mr. Owl and the Atomic Bomb; Owl captures a batch of bugs named Adam in order to make an "Adam" [Atom] bomb. East Lint with Albert and Pogo and an All Star Cast in Person; The swamp critters dress in costume to see who is the best actor. All scripts and art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 156 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072010

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG AND THE PHANTOM, No. 156." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Phantom, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's Uncle Curly (who Porky had never heard of) leaves him a ranch in Centipede Canyon. Porky, Petunia, and Elmer all go to see the ranch, but when they get there they find that the ranch is being haunted by a headless phantom, who steals cattle and drills holes in the walls of the ranch house. Telephone Trouble, art by Don Gunn; Cicero is jealous of the time Petunia spends with Porky and embarks on a series of nasty pranks to make Petunia angry with Porky. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 169 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072006

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 169." Cover art by Dick Hall. Man Hunter of the North; Alaskan Ranger Woody is sent out to bring in an arch criminal known as The Fang. The Evil Genius; A drug turns Woody into a Mr. Hyde; He builds an empire of crime, then comes up with a scheme to take over City Hall and become Mayor. Art by Dick Hall. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 375 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072011

Cover art by Jesse Marsh. The Prisoner of the Tharks, script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original story) and Paul S. Newman (adaptation), art by Jesse Marsh; Jon Carter is tranported to Mars, where he escapes from the Tharks and rescues Dejah Thoris from both the Tharks and Sab Than. Creatures of Mars filler page, art by Jesse Marsh. John Carter of Mars and Dejah Thoris back cover pinup by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 400 VG+ 4.5

Signed by actor Jan Merlin (splash), does not include certificate of authenticity.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 400." Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Space Academy: The University of the Planets pledge with photos of Tom Corbett (as played by Frankie Thomas), Astro the Venusian (Al Markim), and Roger Manning (Jan Merlin). Space Pirates of Mercury, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; The Space Cadets are on a training mission on the passenger spaceliner "Prince of Centurus" when it is attacked and boarded by space pirates; The pirates take the cargo and also take the passengers and crew to work in the mines of Mercury; Tom, Astro, and Roger secretly slip back into the crippled and abandoned space liner and send a distress call that is picked up by the Solar Guard patrol. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 421 GD/VG 3.0

Signed by actor Jan Merlin (splash), does not include certificate of authenticity.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 421. Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Academy classroom photo from the Tom Corbett TV show. Colonists of Io, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; A headstrong swashbuckler, Skip McKay, is in command of a spaceship of colonists bound for Jupiter's moon, Io; Capt. Strong and the cadets accompany them in a separate ship to see that the colony is set up according to law; The colonists make it to Io, but McKay discovers uranium there and causes trouble. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 653 FR 1.0

Interior wraps splitting at centerfold. Slightly brittle.

Indicia title is "SMOKEY THE BEAR, No. 653." Painted cover art. Smokey the Bear photos. Smokey's Story; Smokey tells of his being caught in a forest fire as a cub and being rescued by the Forest Service; As an adult he is now a forest ranger; Little Smokey and Specs the raccoon help him organize the forest animals to fight a forest fire. Deer Trouble; When an overabundance of deer threaten to consume all the food in the area, leaving nothing for the other animals, Smokey must find another feeding area and convince half the deer to move there. Water Water Everywhere!; With the help of some beavers, Smokey and his friends rebuild an eroded watershed. All interior art by Morris Gollub. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) 21 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust.

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.

Fun to Finish (1954 Whitman) 2074 GD 2.0

Internal puzzles completed.

2074:25. Fun to Finish. Connect-the-Dots Activity Book. Art by Clarence Biers. Softcover. Squarebound. 8 1/2" X 10 3/4". 84 pages. B&W.

Funny Stuff (1944) 40 Coverless

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore tries to borrow money so he can take Gertrude out; Dunbar sells him a truth serum so he can find out which of his friends are lying when they say they don't have any money. Wheaties ad featuring Bobby Dodd. Erector set ad with offer for free copy of Superman at the Gilbert Hall of Science. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The cubs try to bilk Blackie out of all of his tomatoes. Untitled story starring J. Rufus Lion and Mortimer Ratt, art by Rube Grossman. "The Whale Who Wanted to Fly" Giggle Toons story starring Ziggy Updike, script and art by Howie Post. Lionel Trains ad. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The boys gag Blabber Mouse but he tells Whiskers about their party anyway. "The Law of the Mounties" starring The Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar is a Mountie and Fenimore is Dangerous Dan. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

GI War Brides (1954) 1 GD+ 2.5

Cover loose at both staples.

Combination military and romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior. Red Cross worker Betty falls for a withdrawn soldier with a past, but their love is forbidden by regulations. Bernice secretly marries her sweetheart George before he ships out with the Marines. Mike is dating nice girl Janet, but secretly yearns for her bad-girl sister Gwynn. G.I. Kisses, Marine in My Heart; A G.I.s Faith; A Soldier in Love; Navy Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Romances (1950) 34 VG 4.0

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She and Dick had been sweethearts since childhood...yet, through all the years, the fear haunted her that somehow...somewhere...some way...she'd lose him! "My Love is Not Mine" is the cover-featured 8 page story drawn by Irv Novick, Bernard Sachs and ? Plus: 7 page story "Let Me Leave You" pencilled by Tony Abruzzo; 7 page story "Just for Today" drawn by Jerry Grandenetti and Bernard Sachs; 7 page story "Some Call It Love" pencilled by Mort Drucker; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 1 page poem "The Prophecy." Cover inks by Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4764899008

Fall 1941 issue. Cover art by Howard Purcell. Green Lantern: His Personal History, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell; Engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried; The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lamp maker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors; Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern; Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities as Green Lantern. Masquerading Mare!, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Article extolling the virtue of will power featuring General George Washington and General Ulysses S. Grant. Disease!! starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Introducing Bill Finger and Marty Nodell Creators of Green Lantern! Arson in the Slums starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 15 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4700104003

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Chatter-Boxed!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man subject to cataleptic fits worries that he may be buried alive during one of them so he instructs his undertaker to perform no embalming and has a telephone installed in the coffin; He gets into an auto accident while having a fit and it is mistakenly assumed the car crash killed him and so he is buried. All Washed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man doesn't have the money to marry his girl, so he kills his wealthier rival and dumps his body down an old well. Marriage Vows!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Death of Some Salesmen!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 26 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745073007

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Marriage Vow--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A woman who was murdered by her husband for her money comes back from the dead to fulfill her wifely role in a zombified way. The Shadow Knows--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; A man murders his wife making it look like a suicide in order to marry a wealthy woman. Spoiled--Haunt of Fear, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen. Comes The Dawn!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: Contains anti-censorship editorial, 'Are you a Red Dupe?' Cover price $0.10.