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Leading Comics (1941) 8 GD+ 2.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jon Small, inks by Maurice del Burgo. Exiles in Time! (Chapter 1), script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jon Small, inks by Maurice del Burgo; Upset with the fact that the Sevon Soldiers seem to be wise to his vast criminal organization's plans, the Dummy, with the use of time machine, sends each of the Legionnaires to a different era in the past. The Queen's Necklace! (Chapter 2); Green Arrow and Speedy are hurled back into the days of the Three Musketeers and are arrested along with the three for dueling, and because of the disappearance of the Queen's pearl necklace. Courage in Canton! (Chapter 3). Voyage of the Vikings! (Chapter 4). Friends, Romans, Countrymen! (Chapter 5). The Legend of Leonardo! (Chapter 6). Conclusion (Chapter 7). Midnight Jones humor two-pager. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Legend of Wonder Woman Lot of 4

Issues 1-4 of Legend of Wonder Woman (1986). Most will grade in the VF range with #3 grading VG/FN. Each copy is signed by Trina Robbins, no COA included.

Let the Yeti Win Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. High quality print on heavy stock. 11" x 17".

Life with Archie (1958 Archie) 41 GD+ 2.5

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Adventures...in the South Seas! ...in deepest Africa! ...high in the sky! ...up the Amazon River! ...atop the Matterhorn! ...at the North Pole! Read..."The Adventurer"! Also featuring "True Blue"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Life with Archie (1958 Archie) 136 FN+ 6.5

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Come To the Fair," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; When a carnival barker announces that the Riverdale bankers will be coming to judge the beauty contest at the fair, Archie and Jughead suspect that it may be a plot to empty out the bank so it can be robbed; Betty, Veronica and Reggie think they've seen too many movies and TV shows. "Archie's Restaurant," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Archie and his friends go to the grand opening of the first Archie's Restaurant in Joliet, Illinois, where they enlist the help of the Mayor to keep Jughead out of the way. "Heavy Problem" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "The Message," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Archie gets a lecture from his dad after saying he's "too tired" to clean his room. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Lily Munster Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. Print on heavy stock. 8 1/2" x 11"

Little Archie (1956) 1 VG- 3.5

First appearance of Little Archie. Cover pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Bob White. Hunting; After Archie's mom asks him to stop playing hunter inside the house, he and his friends go outside to hunt wild animals, and come upon a snapping turtle. Racing; Archie builds an "imported Italian sports racer" for the soapbox derby. Playing House; Archie and Ronnie play house and fight even more than real married couples; Betty tries to get in on the act by marrying her cat to Archie's dog. Troops; General Archie and Sergeant Moose try to prevent Ronnie from joining their army, but she gains the troops' loyalty with her "secret orders." Script and pencils for all stories by Bob Bolling, inks by Bob White. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Little Archie Lot of 4

Issues 6, 10, 11, 32 of Little Archie (1956). Most will grade in the VG/FN range, with 6 grading at GD/VG.

Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts (1961) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #0916141013

Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. A reprint of Dot's first encounter with her scientist uncle, Branes, and his futuristic (for the 1960s) inventions. Uncle Midget is not what you'd expect. Uncle Stripes is, in some ways, Dot's exact opposite. Little Dot and Her Uncle Daring; Little Dot and Her Aunt Cubie; Little Dot Meets Uncle Happy; Uncle Digger's Charm; Lotta's Food Facts; Richie's Dollar Sense; Richie Rich: The Man Who Has Everything; Little Lotta; Little Dot Meets Uncle Midget; Little Dot Meets Uncle Branes; Little Dot Meets Uncle Stripes; Big Deal; Telephone Call; Little Dot Meets Uncle Merman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts (1961) 11 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #0916240017

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Dot goes to work in the circus of her Uncle Big Topp. In the Netherlands, Dot visits her Uncle Dutch for some Holland days. Uncle Big Topp's Circus; Aunt Gwendolyn; Uncle Dutch; Little Lotta; Richie Rich. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts (1961) 48 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #1040702001

Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Little Dot's Uncle Branes has a new invention that makes anyone smarter. Little Lotta decides she wants to be just like Dot. Little Dot's shifty Uncle Alias appears to be on the run from the improbably named Sherlock Watson. The Intelligence Increaser; Call Me Dotta!; Richie Rich; Little Lotta: Never Refuse A Gift; Manpower; Dot Rhymes; Rush! Rush! Rush! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts (1961) 50 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #1040702002

Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Dot's Uncle Branes invents a ball that never misses. Little Lotta tries to impress the snobbish Ava Snobly. Richie Rich joins a gang - no, really. Uncle Wiz; Two Strange Dots; Uncle Branes Magic Ball; Little Lotta: Above Average; Richie Rich: The Gang; Those Everlasting Dots!; Little Lotta: Pirates Unwelcome. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Little Lulu Lot of 5

Issues 57, 89, 91, 127, 128 of Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key). Most will grade in the VG to VG/FN range.

Little Orphan Annie Feature Book (1937 David McKay Publishing) 7 GD 2.0

3" Cumulative spine split (taped). 4 centerfold wraps detached. Tape on interior cover and pages. Coloring on interior pages.

Stories, art and cover by Harold Gray. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Little Orphan Annie daily strips from 1935. Harold Gray's beloved strip features the adventures of the indefatigable kid hero and her beloved blank-eyed supporting cast, including Daddy Warbucks, Punjab and the Asp, and of course Sandy. 9-in. x 12-in., 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Little Red Riding Hood Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. Print on heavy stock. 11" x 17".

Lobo (1965-1966 Dell) 1 CBCS 1.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #24-23B23D5-002

Story and art credits: Unknown. First appearance of Lobo (not to be confused with DCs Lobo) in five-part story "First Signs of Trouble"; "On the Trail"; "The Brand Sticks"; "An Old 'Friend'"; and "A Sad Ending". When an innocent ranch hand is accused of killing his boss, he decides to take the law in his own hands and goes on a crusade of justice. On cover: 12-439-512. December, 1965. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Lobo (1993 2nd Series DC) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4447099018

In space, no one can hear you frag. By popular demand, Lobo hits the comic shops in his very own ongoing monthly series, without a 'Suggested for Mature Readers' label! Now everyone can get in on the action and fun month after month. It's the Lobo series you've been clamoring for - an action-packed fragfest, brimming over with good-natured gratuitous violence and twisted humor. The series gets under way with Lobo out on a typically destructive night on the town. What follows is a stop at Al's Diner for a few brews with some appalling violence, and then a trip to the local bounty office where the Main Man takes an assignment to bring in Qigly, the universe's most feared, loathed and powerful...accountant. Things take an ugly turn when Lobo meets heavy opposition from the Dead Boys, a bunch of bastiches with their own reasons for holding onto Qigly. Written by Alan Grant, with art and foil-embossed cover by Val Semeiks and John Dell. New Format. Cover price $2.95.

Logan's Run (1977 Marvel) 6 FN/VF 7.0

Cover by Paul Gulacy. "Aftermath". 12 pages. Part 1 of ? Story by John Warner. Pencils by Tom Sutton. Inks by Terry Austin. In the fallout of the city's destruction, the inhabitants must try to make their way in the real world. But what if it was possible to restart the computer and save the city? Logan travels to the computer core to try to do just that. "The Final Flower". 5 pages. Story by Scott Edelman. Art by Mike Zeck. Thanos and Drax the Destroyer clash on a world that worships flowers. The last of which Thanos is about to destroy, and crush the planet's resistance. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.30.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 80 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4495153003

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love & Kisses, Meriem Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. High quality print on heavy stock. 8 1/2" x 11"

Love Adventures (1949) 4 GD 2.0

1 1/2" spine split from top. Cover detached.

Love Mystery (1950) 3 FN 6.0

Stories and art by George Evans, Bob Powell and Dodo Meyers. Fawcett combines romance comics with detective stories in this short-lived series. Kenny meets Margo when he visits the carnival where she works, and quickly falls for her, in a story with art by EC legend George Evans. But soon he learns that carnival owner Clive has a strange hold on Margo and others who work his fair. Sports reporter Don tries to help beautiful racehorse owner Norma after he stumbles on sinister doings at the track, in a story with art by Bob Powell. Fatal Fascination; The Cupid Bank; Death Take All. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Lucky Comics (1944 Consolidated Magazines) 4 VG+ 4.5

1" Spine split from top.

Madame Xanadu (1981 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4016755003

Step thru the doorway into nightmare with Madame Xanadu in the 25-page "Dance For Two Demons." Script by Steve Englehart, art by Marshall Rogers. Madame Xanadu centerfold by Michael W. Kaluta. Plus: A disease that transforms and corrupts is explored in the 7-page science fiction tale "Falling Down to Heaven..." Script by J.M. DeMatteis, art by Brian Bolland. Cover by Michael W. Kaluta. Cover price $1.00.

Made For Love Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. Print on heavy stock. 8 1/2" x 11".

Made it to Shore Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. Print on heavy stock. 8 1/2" x 11".

Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4037847014

1st appearance of Kevin Matchstick. Outrageous Slings and Arrows - Story, Art and Cover by Matt Wagner. In the eternal struggle, it is the fact that men need heroes more than heroes need men. Kevin Matchstick is needed. He doesn't know it. Thrust into a battle that he doesn't understand, and experiencing a power that he can't control, Kevin is the hero reborn. Alone in the world and lost in the confusion spawned by the dark power of the minions of the Umbra Sprite, Kevin discovers that there IS a comrade for him...Mirth, the enigmatic and evasive world-mage. Note: Part 1 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4037875022

1st appearance of Kevin Matchstick. Outrageous Slings and Arrows - Story, Art and Cover by Matt Wagner. In the eternal struggle, it is the fact that men need heroes more than heroes need men. Kevin Matchstick is needed. He doesn't know it. Thrust into a battle that he doesn't understand, and experiencing a power that he can't control, Kevin is the hero reborn. Alone in the world and lost in the confusion spawned by the dark power of the minions of the Umbra Sprite, Kevin discovers that there IS a comrade for him...Mirth, the enigmatic and evasive world-mage. Note: Part 1 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Magik (1983 Marvel) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4506088007

Cover pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Tom Palmer. "Cold Iron Hot Blood!," script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tom Palmer; Cat trains Illyana to fight; Cat kills Nightcrawler from the alternate timeline. 36 pgs., color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1963 Gold Key) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover art by Russ Manning (sketch) and George Wilson (painted). Origin and first appearance of Magnus Robot Fighter in "Magnus, Robot Fighter," script and art by Russ Manning; 1A takes Magnus to North Am where he begins his crusade against evil robots by stopping the Polrob Chief H8. "The World of the Future" article on the prophecies of Nostradamus. "The Aliens," script and art by Russ Manning; For the first time, an Earth ship meets an alien ship, which attacks with missiles; The Earthmen would jump-drive for home, but the aliens follow; To safeguard Earth's location, Captain Johner must destroy the enemy; The aliens are saucer-headed loop-limbed giants captained by Zarz, who also must protect his planet. Robot Fighter Pin-Up No. 1on back cover, art by Russ Manning (sketch) and George Wilson (painted). # on cover 10046-302. February. #1 2/63. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Mall (2018 Scout) 1NYCC CGC 9.8 SS James Haick III Loureiro NYCC Variant

Paper: White

Signed By James Haick lll on 4/2/20. New York Comic Con Edition.

Label #1963808024

New York Comic Con exclusive cover by Rafael Loureiro. Written by Don Handfield and James Haick III. Art by Rafael Loureiro. Fresh from the pages of Scout Presents: The Mall Free Comic Book Day, the MALL is set in everyone's favorite decade, the 1980's. This coming of age crime story takes place in a small Florida town at the height of the popularity of indoor malls. When the head of the Cardini Mob Family mysteriously dies, his three illegitimate children each inherit a store in the mall. While the stores front as legal businesses, the real money is in the illegal businesses. The kids are thrust into a world of crime, all the while just trying to survive normal high school life. It's a John Hughes movie set in the Godfather universe. Co-written by History Channel's Knightfall writer Don Handfield and Solar Flare's James Haick III. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 1 FN+ 6.5

"Battle for the Palace of the Gods!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Val Mayerik and Sal Tarpani. Cover by Frank Brunner. Now in its own magazine - the macabre Man-Thing, the most startling sawmp-creature of all! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Howard the Duck. Cover price $0.20.

Man-Thing Lot of 4

Issues 5-8 of Russell Mark Davis. Most will grade in the FN/VF to VF range, with 5 grading at VG+.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 10

Issues 35-38, 45-49, 51 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 10

Issues 26-31, 33-36 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 10

Issues 33-42 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 10

Issues 6-9, 11, 13-17 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 10

Issues 19-21, 25-28, 30, and 31 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989); and 1 of Marc Spector Moon Knight Special Edition (1992). Most will grade in the VF range with a couple grading FN.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 11

Issues 22-32 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 11

Issues 40-50 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Marc Spector Moon Knight Lot of 14

Issues 9, 14, 15, 19-25 of Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989); and 1-4 of Moon Knight (1999 2nd Mini Series). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

March of Comics (1946 K.K. Publishing/Western) 276 VG/FN 5.0

The Jetsons

March of Comics (1946 K.K. Publishing/Western) 391 GD 2.0

Scooby Doo

March of Comics (1946 K.K. Publishing/Western) 467 VF/NM 9.0

Underdog

Mark Spears Monsters (2024 Keenspot) 1A VF+ 8.5

Written by Mark Spears. Art and Cover by Mark Spears. Set in the early 1980s, a retired Monster Slayer from a forgotten era learns that an old friend has disappeared, and a malevolent force from his past has resurfaced. Reluctantly, the mysterious Slayer is pulled back into the realm of the supernatural, determined to confront the ancient evil once again and prevent it from wreaking havoc on the world once more. Meanwhile, two seasoned detectives are investigating a series of grisly murders, and a group of kids embark on their own adventure after witnessing what they believe to be their recently deceased neighbor wandering the streets at night. 24 pages, CP/B&W. Cover price $5.99.

Mars Attacks Mini Comic Lot of 4

Issues 1-4 of Mars Attacks Mini Comic (1988). Most will grade in the FN range.

Mars Attacks Mini Comic Lot of 4

Issues 1-4 of Mars Attacks Mini Comic (1988). Most will grade in the FN range.

Mars Attacks Mini Comic Lot of 4

Issues 1-4 of Mars Attacks Mini Comic (1988). Most will grade in the FN range with a couple grading VG.

Mars Attacks Mini Comic Lot of 4

Issues 1-4 of Mars Attacks Mini Comic (1988). Most will grade in the FN range with a couple grading VG.

Mars Attacks Mini Comic Lot of 4

Issues 1-4 of Mars Attacks Mini Comic (1988). Most will grade in the FN range with #4 grading VG.