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Punch Comics (Canadian 1947 Superior) 21 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #1563514018

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl, in their last Golden Age appearance, seek The Spider Master, who is abducting disabled people from the streets for nefarious purposes. The Master Key tracks the killer Ramoy, who looks like Sargon the Sorcerer but is just a con man and murderer. After Nazi agents kill his grandfather, a Confederate veteran, John Bailey becomes the Nazi-punching superhero Johnny Rebel. Rocketman: The Spider Master; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny Rebel; The Hamburger Mystery; Crime on the Run; Young Americans; Beating the Tinhorns; Laughing at Life; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Puzzle Fun Comics (1946) 1 FR/GD 1.5

5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Many interior activities completed.

Stories, art and cover by George Carlson. A rare showcase for the work of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." Alec enters an updated version of Wonderland, and helps the King recover the Royal Payroll from Jabberwock Jake. This series was the only appearance of Carlson's dream project, Alec in Fumbleland. Also featuring mazes, rebuses, hidden-picture puzzles and other brain-teasers in Carlson's whimsical style. Leap-Frog!; The Traveler Returns; The Old Town Pump; Tricky Railroads; An Animal Puzzle Sum; Alec in Fumbleland; Cross-Words on a Chinese Junk; A Pictorial Enigma; Midnight Oil; An Oriental Garden; The Puzzled Carpenter; The Man in the Moon; Mister Double-Face; Up in the Attic; Tom Thumb Is Lost!; The Old Person of Ware; Grandma's Nut Cake; The Tale of a Sale; Down on the Farm; A Trip to Saturn; The Mystic Carpet; The Problem of the Ladder; Answers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 12 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. TRIMMED and staples replaced. Heavy tape on interior.

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Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Art Saaf, Jean Levander, Graham Ingels, Saul Rosen and Lee Elias. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Professor Broussard and crew seek The Dungeon Dweller of Horror House; Early good-girl art as Glory goes undercover in a shipyard to find a saboteur; The Commando Rangers are aided by a saint from antiquity while taking refuge in an old church. Cover by Art Saaf hints at the good-girl art to come in future issues. U.S. Rangers; Glory Forbes Vigilante; The Werewolf Hunter; Commando Rangers; The Sea Devil; Two-Faced Traitor; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 41 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4418746002

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira, Charles Sultan, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair must stop tribal boys from betting the tribe's gold on a bear fight - but first, she fights a mountain lion while wearing nothing but a towel; Department store mannequins aid a cleaning woman who stumbles on would-be arsonists; Killers wracked by guilt reveal their stories to a radio-show host in "I Confess." Action-packed Firehair cover by Bob Lubbers. Firehair; I Confess; World Adventurers; Glory Forbes; The Werewolf Hunter; Sky Rangers; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Real Screen Fun (1934-1942 Tilsam) Vol. 3 #3 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4583828002

Volume 3, Issue 3 - December, 1936. Girls, Gags, Cartoons, and Stories. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.20.

Realistic Romances (1951) 2 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior soiling.

Art by Rafael Astarita, Louis Zansky, and John Belfi. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #21 in its entirety. Sharpshooter Ann falls for dead shot Jim and they go on a crime spree, in a story reminiscent of the 1950 cult film Gun Crazy; Celebrity singer Fran still pines for the man she left behind in her climb to the top; Redheaded Janie is torn between cop Dan and ex-con Jim, a situation that cant end well. Also featuring a contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Fatal Romance!; Kissless Honeymoon!; My True Love!; Deadly Triangle!; Cell Mate. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder and the Squaw-Tooth Rustlers (1946 Whitman BLB) 1414 VG+ 4.5

Red Ryder and the Squaw-Tooth Rustlers (1946 Whitman BLB) #1414, Fred Harman

Reggie (1950 Archie) 2 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0005075009

Cover art by George Frese. "Patch As Patch Can," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tricks Archie, so that Betty can sew her patch on him for the Patch Hop, and he can then get Veronica to sew it on his; But Jughead and Archie team up to trick Reggie back and he ends up with Ophelia Krutzenhaber-Schnopper--NOT someone he wanted to go with! Super Duck ad. Archie ad. "Stag Shag Drag"; Archie talks Reggie into giving Jughead a haircut for the 'Stag Shag' Dance, so that's he's presentable and girls will ask him to dance; When they accidentally shave off all of his hair, With a wig, new clothes, and dancing lessons from Archie, Jughead ends up dancing with Veronica, leaving Reggie and Archie empty handed. "The Show Off" public service announcement; Reggie shows off his trick bicycle riding and gets into an accident. "To Be or Not To Be," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tries to stop playing practical jokes on people. "Time Out," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tries to get a date with Veronica for the big dance. "Archie, That Dog!"; Veronica has had a fight with Archie and now Reggie is her only man. "The Wrong Dope," pencils by George Frese; Reggie plays a prank on a guy asking for directions to the school. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) 1949 NM- 9.2

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) is a promotional comic book. It is political giveaway comic sponsored by the United Labor League of Ohio and their candidate, Joe Ferguson. This promo was done in order to discredit Senator Taft in his 1950 Ohio re-election bid. The tone is distinctly pro-union. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Picture Novelettes (1946) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

From The Collection of Jon Berk

Label #1485503002

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Story by Allen Saunders. Art by Ken Ernst and Paul McCarthy. An early precursor to romance comics. The bulk of the issue is taken up with a collection of a Mary Worth strip from 1944. Mary's new tenant, Senora Lisa De Leon, keeps her face hidden under a veil while she undergoes a mysterious treatment from Dr. Karen Ward. But how will the new love of her life feel when her procedure is done? Also featuring pinup photos of movie stars John Hodiak and Alan Ladd, and a one-page Gertie O'Grady gag strip. Romantic John Hodiak; Mary Worth: Doctor Ward's Secret; Gertie O'Grady; Romantic Alan Ladd. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Round the World Gift (1940) 0 NM 9.4

Roy Rogers Comics (Canadian 1948 Wilson) 9 FN- 5.5

Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Roy Rogers Comics (Canadian 1948 Wilson) 10 FN 6.0

Only one staple (manufacturing). Water damage.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Baron of Skull Mesa, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy battles superstition and outlaws. Lt. Lee Hall text story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1950) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Some interior activities completed.

1954/1955 Yearly Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cover price $0.10.

Secret Missions (1950) 1 VG+ 4.5

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Frank Thorne and others. Pre-James Bond secret-agent intrigue from St. John. The full title, according to the cover, is "Admiral Zacharias' Secret Missions, All True and Authentic." A transplanted American gangster gets in too deep when dealing in stolen US ships in China. International assassins seek a bounty on Yugoslavian leader Marshal Tito, in a story featuring early art by Frank Thorne. An American secret agent gets involved in Cold War covert ops, in a story that opens with the hero leaping from a speeding train. Cover by comics legend Joe Kubert. Tragedy for Traitors; The Island of Death!; Death Dates a Blonde Informer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Mysteries (1954) 16 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1273892009

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Edvard Moritz and Rudy Palais. Crime and horror comics. Series continues from Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #15. Hiding out in a department store overnight, Sally learns about the strange shadow people who live there full-time. Jewel thieves Ian and Jayne hide a stolen gem inside Jayne's very leg, which proves tricky when cops capture them. Ten strangers, all guilty of different crimes, are gathered on a remote island by a mysterious invitation. Plus a vintage PSA, "Better Schools Make Better Communities." The Shadow People; Hiding Place; Deathlook; Doomed by the Clock; The Jeweled Curse; The Week End of Dread. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Mysteries (1954) 17 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Edvard Moritz and others. Crime and horror comics with detective heroes, an unusual mix. A movie director ignores warnings and sets up for his next film inside a haunted castle. Private eye Dan is supposed to expose a phony medium, but after a strange experience, he's not so sure he's phony. Marty seeks a woman's killer who was seen wearing a Santa Claus outfit, in a story that predates the film "Black Christmas" by two decades. Plus a vintage PSA, "Better Schools Make Better Communities." The Deadly Diamond; Keeper of the Castle; Out of This World; No Soul of Her Own; Sinister Santa Claus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 30 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The 4th Dimensional Kidnappers starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; Anton Unreal helps people ascend to the Fourth Dimension in exchange for all their worldly goods. The Guardian Light starring Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Little Murderer Who Wasn't There starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Frank Harry. 2000 Years In the Future starring Gay Ghost, art by Howard Purcell. Case of the Cat's Meow starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Boxer and His Brother starring Wildcat, art by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 4 #5 GD- 1.8

Miswrap/cut, edge damage (some pages not fully cut during manufacturing). Cover coming loose at the staple. Small punctures to back cover. Internal tearing. Water spotting.

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 7 #5 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4200612001

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 7 #10 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill, color touch and TRIMMED.

Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) 12 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2055807015

Art by Robert Webb. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. Sheena tries to prevent war between hunters and Wasuti warriors; Sheena encounters the Beast-Women of Zarga, who are almost as fierce and beautiful as she is; Sheena tries to rescue passengers from a doomed riverboat before it is destroyed. Terrific cover by Maurice Whitman is the very definition of good-girl art. Also featuring vintage ads for products that both increase the figure and reduce it. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; The Gorilla; Devil-Drum of Naaga-Bor; Stamps: Georgia; The Beasts That Dawn Begot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Skeleton Hand (1952-1953 ACG) 2 GD 2.0

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by King Ward, Gus Ricca, Edvard Moritz, and Frank Simienski. Tales of pre-Code horror from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Journalists observe the resurrection of an ancient African snake goddess, but luckily, shes vulnerable to photo-developing chemicals. A scientist develops a robot bat thats controlled by brainwaves, but an evil spirit uses it for its own purposes. Ted meets a beautiful woman in an ancient tomb, but it turns out shes planning to raise the Unholy Dead. Awesome Ken Bald snake-woman cover. The Were-Serpent of Karnak; The Bat and the Brain; Tomb of the Unholy Dead; True Ghost Experiences. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Slave Girl Comics (1949) 2 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4373408006

Art by Howard Larsen. Cover by Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure in the ancient past featuring Malu, a princess taken captive as a slave girl, and her defender, the warrior Garth. Trapped on Phao's trireme and doomed to be sold into slavery, Garth and Malu escape, but find themselves adrift on the ocean; The duo is imprisoned in the Tower of Indecision; The army of Tirza the Good invades the city of Zankhara. Slave Girl and the Pirates of Abmur; The Lost Princess; Malu: The Tower of Indecision; The Revel in Vardon Hall; The Flame Goddess; Malu: The Fall of Zankhara. Final issue of the series; one last Malu story appeared in Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) #3. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Smash Comics (1939 Quality) 35 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Cream to off white

Restoration includes: tear seals to cover.

Label #4639938008

Cover art by Gill Fox. Midnight story, script and art by Jack Cole. An old "friend" of Doc Wackey is causing trouble, kidnapping millionaire ex-circus star Waldo Whiz to finance his experiments--a trip to a planet made of solid gold. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Alex Kotzky. The Sextuplets starring Jester, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Wildfire story, script by Robert Turner, art by Jim Mooney. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]. Ray story, art by Reed Crandall. Rookie Rankin story, art by Arthur Peddy. Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. Wings Wendall story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Marksman story, art by Alex Koda. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Smash Comics (1939 Quality) 36 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4639938006

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Death of Midnight starring Midnight, script and art by Jack Cole; Midnight dies and asks to be sent to Hell so he can fight the Devil himself, only to find out the Mrs. is in charge. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Alex Kotzky. Wildfire story, script by Robert Turner, art by Jim Mooney. Jester story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]. Ray story, art by Reed Crandall. Rookie Rankin story, art by Arthur Peddy. Wun Cloo humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. Wings Wendall story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Marksman story, art by Alex Koda. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Smash Comics (1939 Quality) 39 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4639938005

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Absent Minded Corpse! starring Midnight; Sam and Dan are twins; One of them shoots the other, but he has amnesia, so who's alive and who's dead? Yankee Eagle story, art by Al Gabriele. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner. Rookie Rankin story. Ray story, art by Rudy Palais. The Story of a Blind Man Who Could See starring Espionage Starring Black X. Wun Cloo humor page by Jack Cole. Marksman story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. AH-H-H-H-H-C-H-W-W-W-W-W----- starring Jester, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Soldier and Marine Comics Vol. 1 (1954) 12 FN- 5.5

Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Sid Check and Jack Sparling. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. War buddies Spike and Bat are inseparable on the battlefield, but when female dancers show up for a USO show, the real fightin' begins. Kelly is proud to be driving a bulldozer for the 11th Squadron, and when they're pinned down by the enemy, the 'dozer saves the day. Marine hero Monty Hall flies a reconnaissance mission with Josh, a devil-may-care pilot. Plus a historic look at US Marine uniforms from the American Revolution to the Korean War. Operation Petticoat; Killer Cat; Search for Dr. Senn!; U.S. Marines Behind Enemy Lines!; What the Well-Dressed Marine Has Worn - 1775-1955. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Ace (1952 ME) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.

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Art by Fred Guardineer. Cover by Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #61. A collection of Space Ace sci-fi adventures by Fred Guardineer that originally appeared in Manhunt! (1947). A strange black box from outer space takes over the minds of everyone on Mars, except for Space Ace and Jak Tal. A joke handshake buzzer proves essential in helping Space Ace and Jak Tal defeat an alien invasion. Jak Tal pretends to split with Space Ace's team so he can infiltrate the Invisible Pirate gang. Fun cover by Dick Ayers. The Thing in the Box; The Men From Deep Space; The Harp of Death; The Adventure of the Invisible Pirates. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 13 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4639938002

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Ahead of the Comics Code, Space Adventures switches from horrific tales of sci-fi to super-heroics, reviving 1940s hero Blue Beetle, in what proved to be a long and influential series for both Charlton and the Blue Beetle himself. In the far-off future year of 1988, Blast Baker and Astra Adams of the Planet Police battle a tentacled monster from outer space. Someone tries to frame reporter Joan Mason by planting a bag of cocaine in her purse. Blue Beetle: Murder in the Ring; The Thing in Outer Space; From Planet Rathe to Planet Earth; The Beauty Parlor Murders; Minit Mystery; Heritage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Detective (1951) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1231178010

Stories by Walter Gibson. Art by Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and Warren Kremer. Cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. When danger threatens the Earth, wealthy Rod Hathaway and his secretary Dot change into the space-roving superheroes The Avenger and Teena. Maag the space pirate challenges The Avenger and Teena in a 3-part story written by Walter Gibson, best known as the author of The Shadows pulp adventures (under the name Maxwell Grant). Also featuring a typically great contents page illustrated by Wally Wood on the inside front cover. Plus a fun cover by legends Joe Orlando and Wally Wood, and a backup story featuring Lucky Dale, Girl Detective. Bandits of the Starways!; Opium Smugglers of Venus; Trail to the Asteroid Hideout; Something for the Kids; Lucky Dale: Terror in the Night; Officer Skelly: No Loitering. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Patrol (1952 Ziff Davis) 1 VG- 3.5

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein and others. The short-lived tie-in to the fondly remembered early sci-fi TV series. Tonga, Lady of the Diamonds, and her minion Major Gorla scheme against Earth, in a story with art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Tonga tries to prevent Buzz and Hap from revealing her role in the conspiracy by having the witnesses killed, but they track the assassin to the forbidden planetoid of Vesta. In another Krigstein story, Commander Buzz Corry investigates the mysterious disappearance of space freighters loaded with tellerium. The Lady of Diamonds; Outlaws of Vesta; Push Button Tyrant; Space Pirates. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Special Comics (1942) 1 CBCS 3.0 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Amateur Restoration includes: Small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to 1st wrap. Moderate amount of tape on cover and interior.

Label #23-2A5A447-003

Speed Comics (1939-1947 Brookwood/Harvey) 37 GD/VG 3.0

1.5" Cumulative spine split with some splitting through wraps.

Cover art by Rudy Palais. Captain Freedom story with Joe the Blow and his gang. Steel-Killing Germs starring Shock Gibson and Ludwig Von Achriever. Biff Bannon's Best Friend , script and art by Art Helfant. Ouanga--Savage Rite of Death starring Black Cat and Dabal, pencils by Jill Elgin, inks by Joe Kubert. The Story Behind the Cover featuring Captain Freedom and Black Cat. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Murder and the Masquerade of Mei-Ling starring the Girl Commandoes, art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Nov 7 1943 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Sunday Sun Edition.

Label #16-3B1D4D0-003

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine pencils, Quality Staff inks.

Spook (1954) 30 CBCS 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #21-230DC57-015

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and George Peltz. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A female reporter is the only witness as a long-dead mummy revives and goes in search of his ancient bride. A night watchman at a museum is dragged into a painting that is actually the door into an evil dimension. A writer's latest manuscript holds the potential to destroy all evil in the world. Another top-notch cover by L. B. Cole. Swamp Spirit; The Vengeful Phantom; The Mummy; The Ghost Who Cried; Picture a Nightmare; Maniac; The Insider. Final issue of the series. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spunky (1949 Standard) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4140980024

Spy Cases (1950) 19 GD/VG 3.0

Cover inks by Carl Burgos. The Fugitive! starring Doug Grant Secret Agent, art by Bill Savage. Night Fight text story. The Man-Eaters! starring Doug Grant Secret Agent, art by Bill Savage. Red Tape, art by Ed Moline. Iron Curtain Callers starring Doug Grant Secret Agent, art by Bill Savage. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1950, #13 FN+ 6.5

Swedish Series. Cover reprinted from World's Finest #44. Reprints material from various DC publications. This issue features Superman and Batman. 6-7/8" x 9-1/2", 36 pages, B&W, Swedish language.

Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1950, #17 VG/FN 5.0

Swedish Series. Cover reprinted from World's Finest #45. Reprints material from various DC publications. This issue features Superman and Batman. 6-7/8" x 9-1/2", 36 pages, B&W, Swedish language.

Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1952, #5 VF- 7.5

Swedish Series. Reprints material from various DC publications. 6-7/8" x 9-1/2", 36 pages, B&W, Swedish language.

Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1953, #10 FN 6.0

Swedish series. Reprints material from various DC publications. 6 7/8" x 9 3/8", 36 pages, 2-color interior, Swedish language.

Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1955, #12 FN 6.0

Extra staples (manufacturing).

Swedish series. Reprints material from various DC publications. 6 7/8" x 9 3/8", 36 pages, 2-color interior, Swedish language.

Startling Comics (1940) 16 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1229996005

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Captain Future story, art by Kin Platt. Fighting Yank story, art by Jack Binder. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Mystico story, art by Leonard Sansone. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. Biff Powers story, art by August Froehlich. Masked Ride story, art by John Daly. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #3 GD 2.0

Volume 20, Issue 3 - January, 1950. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories by A.E. Van Vogt, Edmond Hamilton, Kelvin Kent, William Morrison, L. Ron Hubbard (under pseudonym Rene LaFayette), Margaret St. Clair, J.W. Groves, and John D. MacDonald. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 9 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1969238005

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Zombie Vengeance"; An aviator crashes in Haiti. He finds a house of zombies who welcome him in; He and a zombie woman escape the other zombies and their zombie dogs. "Death Thumbs a Ride"; A man learns that his wife is having an affair; He kills her and her lover and buries them in the basement. "Was It a Dream?" text story by Charles James. "You Can't Cheat a Ghost"; Three criminals search for pirate gold; One fools the others into thinking he's the ghost of the pirate. "Night of Horror"; A writer of horror books has writer's block; He goes to a movie to steal an idea; He falls asleep and when he wakes he's alone in the theater so he runs a movie. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 14 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Cover detached.

Label #3921424005

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Fog of the Living Death starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, and Baron Von Wetzel, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Gustav Schrotter. The Shriveled Young starring Sub-Mariner and Dr. Luville, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Gustav Schrotter. Injun Horse text story. Spawn of the Sea starring Sub-Mariner and Ogar of the Ocean, art by Allen Simon. Tell-Tale Cigarette starring Angel and Tom Evans, art by Jimmy Thompson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 33 CGC 2.5

Paper: Light tan to off white

Tape on Cover.

Label #0273574005

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 2 #2 FR/GD 1.5

Soiling, centerfold detached at one staple.

Jim Mooney cover. In order of appearance: "Magno the Magnetic Man, The Clown Comes Back" art by Jim Mooney; "The Black Spider"; "Vulcan"; "Peewee Wilson, U.S.A."; "Sky Smith" art by Maurice Gutwirth; "Buckskin, America's Defender of Liberty!" art by Harry Anderson; and "Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub" art by Mark Arthur Schneider. "Circus Days" in-house comic advertisement for Lightning Comics Vol. 2 (1941), art by Jim Mooney. "Crossword Crime" text story by Cliff Howe. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 4 #5 GD/VG 3.0

3/4" Cumulative spine split.

In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey" art by Anthony DiPreta; "Mr. Risk"; "Chuck"; "The Sword, Undersea Domain of Doom!!"; and "Paul Revere, Jr". "Cold Country Justice" text story by Ralph Powers, reprinted from Super Mystery Comics Vol. 3 (1942) #3 and reprinted in Four Favorites (1941) #18. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.