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Prize Comics (1940) 7 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4434493009

Untitled stories starring Black Owl (script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon, Al Avison, and Al Gabriele), Dr. Frost (script by Richard Steele, art by Ben Thompson), Ted O'Neil, Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Mac Raboy), Captain Gallant (art by Grieg Chapian), Twist Turner (art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth), Great Voodini (art by Jon Smalle), and Power Nelson. New Adventures of Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer (as Frank N. Stein). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Prize Mystery (1955) 1 FR/GD 1.5

4" Cumulative spine split.

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Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Fanciful mystery stories with an added cash incentive for the lucky 1950s reader. Inmates attempt a daring escape from an island prison that no prisoner has ever escaped. A two-page mystery involving murder at a circus offers a cash prize to the reader who can figure it out - the "prize" of the magazine's title. High-ranking US military officials learn a scientist has invented a time machine, but brings bad tidings from the future. Escape; Lie Detector!; The Circus Caper; Marked Weapon!; Hold Back Time; Pardon! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Punch Comics (Canadian 1947 Superior) 21 CGC 4.0 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

4th Wrap Missing. Universal grade 0.5.

Label #4742157011

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.

Puppet Comics (1946) 2 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167021

Rangers Comics (1941) 34 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4320088009

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Charles Sultan, Lily Renee, Maurice Whitman, and Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Outlaws dress as ancient conquistadors to trick a Pueblo tribe into attacking a wagon train; A man scientist plans to use his youth-stealing machine on The Werewolf Hunter's niece Phyllis; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes discovers criminals fixing a basketball game. Best action-girl cover yet by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Ben Blueridge; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; Crusoe Island; Poor Pierre; Why?; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 38 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4742157019

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Charles Sultan, and Walter Palais. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The Sky Rangers seek a missing plantation manager in Hawaii; In Vienna, Professor Broussard battles Madam Dante, who turns children evil so they will steal and kill for her; Jewel thieves on the run hijack a boat, unaware it belongs to action-girl Glory Forbes. Damsel-in-distress cover by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Tiger Man; Sky Rangers; Glory Forbes; Clive's Duel; Crusoe Island; The Werewolf Hunter. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Real Fact Comics (1946) 2 GD 2.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. 3.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).

Cover art by Dick Sprang. Presenting the Amazing P.T. Barnum, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Dick Sprang. Rin-Tin-Tin feature, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Lee Harris. A World of Thinking Robots, script and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Undersea Divers, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Stookie Allen. Scoops... Pictures to Remember, script by Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by George Roussos. The Story of Braille, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. Jackie Robinson feature by Phil Berube. The Panama Canal, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Phil Berube. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Real Love (1949 Ace Magazines) 26 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing two pages (affects "Haunted by the Past", "Under a Cloud of Suspicion" and text story). 1" spine split from top. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Brittle.

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Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Blind-Alley Love" and "Lesson for a Heartbreaker", art by Al Hartley, reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #32; "Haunted by the Past"; and "Under a Cloud of Suspicion" reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #2. "The Charm Corner: You'll Be Charming If...Are You a Good Blind Date?" text article reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #37. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Real Love (1949 Ace Magazines) 44 VG 4.0

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Painted cover. In order of appearance: "They Called Me Trouble-Maker" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #37; "Rebellion of Jacinta Perry" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #33; "Lovely Liar"; and "Paid-For Dates". "The Charm Corner: Don't Get the 'No' Habit..." text article reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #41, "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #31, and "Your Charm Guide" in Love at First Sight (1949) #8, and reprinted as "Be Man-Wise..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 33 (1954) #2 and as "Your Charm Guide..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #1. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Real Screen Comics (1945) 40 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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The Fox and the Crow stories, plus Flippity and Flop, and Tito and His Burrito. Cover price $0.10.

Real West Romances Vol. 1 (1949) 3 VG- 3.5

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In Love with His Ranch Boss, pencils by Bill Draut. Desperado's Lady, pencils by Leonard Starr. Love at the County Fair, pencils by Vic Donahue. Partner or Sweetheart? text story. The Cowgirl and the Sheepherder, art by John Severin. Our Love Wore Six-Guns, art by Jack Kirby. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Real Western Hero (1948) 71 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Sometimes the opening caption says it best: "Many are the fabled outlaws...but none was so cunning and elusive as the ruthless desert bandit Gopher Graham!" Monte Hale investigates a series of killings by "Billy the Hangman," and learns it's a vendetta against the perpetrators of a long-ago murder. Gabby Hayes winds up trapped between outlaw Grizzly Gus and an actual grizzly, but luckily, he has cookies containing horse tranquilizers. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck and Pete Costanza. Hopalong Cassidy: Gopher Hole; Chief Gray Matter; Saddlehead; Young Falcon: Clawing Death; Li'l Buck; Monte Hale: The Hangman's Scroll; Muscle Hedd; Loco Lew; Red Roan: Cougar Challenge; Cowboy Cal; Gabby Hayes and the Kayo Cookies; Tom Mix: Bullets Can't Spell! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Mask Detective Stories (1941 Albing Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4581732007

Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 76 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4468242007

Redskin (1950) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829011

Redskin in "Stop the Cheyenne Drums" and "Pawnee Massacre." Also in this issue: "Indian Arrows" and "The White Warrior" (art by Walter Johnson). John Sink cover. Cover price $0.10.

Reel Humor (1938 Periodical House Inc.) British Edition Vol. 1 #5

Rocky Lane Western (1949) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Interior cover tape.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In an issue-length story, Rocky gets to the bottom of a especially clever cattle rustlers' trick. Gopherface tells his friends why he's worried. Plus photo pinups of Rocky and his equine movie co-star, Black Jack. Rustlers Round-Up!; Sagebrush; Red Rock Robber; Gopherface; Slim Pickens: The Chicken-Hearted Villain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 3 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Al Hartley and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman lets her jealous nature get the better of her; Thelma is so set on getting back at the man who broke her heart, she doesnt notice the one who really loves her; Mary learns how the Valentine Ranch got its name; Rich girl Dona meets a man money cant buy. Also, readers send in their personal love stories. I Was My Mother's Rival!; The Shattered Heart; Jealous of a Shadow; Romance on Valentine Ranch; Money Can't Make Marriage; Breaking the Ice; Readers' Romances; Afraid of Love. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 6 GD 2.0

1/2" Spine split from bottom.

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Beautiful Dreamer; A daydreaming elevator operator finds romance, heartache, and adventure in her humdrum, low position. The Acid Test text story. When a Girl Marries; examines- in panel art format- traditions of marriage and how they began. Sweetheart of the Seas. Courtship through the Ages fact two-pager. China Doll text story. Cupid Plays the Puppet. Song of My Heart. 52 pgs. $.10. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 18 GD- 1.8

Heavy water damage.

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ed Moritz, Charlie Tomsey, King Ward and Pete Riss. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A skier nobly saves her romantic rival from an avalanche; Jinny finds herself with suitors aplenty after she runs a kissing booth; Advice on getting a second date. The Love Trail; Love Will Out!; The Many Kisses; Man-Bait; Columnist's Romance; Come-on Girl!; As Long As I Lived!; The Second Date! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 21 VG 4.0

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Bill Walsh, Ken Bald, Gus Ricca and Leonard Starr. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jessie gets a job in a defense plant and meets fellow welder Harry, but hes all business; Dale gets a job after a newspaper editor mistakes her name for a mans, only to find herself in the middle of a dangerous crime expose; Redhead Ann learns a man has bought the cherished seaside house shes always wanted. Welded Hearts; Office Romance; Lover's Masquerade; Heart on Trial; Real Cute Sport; Wooed By a Westerner; Search for Celia. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Love (1949) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4354074013

Art by Walter Johnson, Manny Stallman, Ed Waldman and Louis Ravielli. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Actress Pat finds neither work nor love when she leaves show business; An engaged woman falls for her best friends boyfriend; Lana dislikes Red because he calls her Butch, but winds up falling in love with him anyway. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Heartbreak Alley!; My Stolen Romance; Fate Always Steps In!; Partners in Love; Blind Alley Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is an I.W. reprint of this issue. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Love (1949) 5 CGC 5.0 Double Cover

Paper: Off white to white

Double Cover: 1st cover 5.0, interior cover 4.0.

Label #0321886015

Art by Gene Fawcette, Manny Stallman, Myron Fass and Louis Ravielli. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Margo falls for a baseball player after shes waylaid by a foul ball; Susan tries to win wealthy Dexter by pushing his girlfriend out a window; A supposed sorority initiation turns out to be a plot to separate Audrey from her boyfriend. Love Me Always, Darling!; Innocence was My Angle; With Evil in Your Heart; Afraid to Love! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Love (1949) 11 CGC 4.0

Paper: White

Label #4354074014

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Rafael Astarita. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Lila loves dancing, but her soldier fiance has an injury that keeps him off the dance floor; Phyllis suspects Jay is seeing Gloria behind her back; A woman finally meets the perfect man, only to learn that hes already engaged. I Married You Didnt I?; Phantom Husband; Love Thief; How My Husband Proposed!; The Honeymoon is Over. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Secrets (1949 Fawcett) 12 GD 2.0

Heavy interior soiling/water damage.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and Elaine Miller. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Lorna loves Ken, but she feels that any possible future together is threatened by scandal because her father was a convicted criminal. Marion is resigned to life in her boring, cold-weather small town, and then she meets Ted, visiting from California - but is it fair to depend on him to take her away? Laurie is engaged to boring, dependable Harry, but then she meets Ben, who wants to marry her and become an independent oil wildcatter. The Secret; Retribution; Star Gazer; Love's Hazard! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rulah, Jungle Goddess (1948) 18 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4281745001

Jack Kamen cover. "The Pigeons..." features a classic fight splash page. In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Land of Giants!"; "Sweet Sue"; "Jungle Fables"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Vampire Garden"; and "The Pigeons of Flame!". "The Sacred Jewel" text story. Indicia states "RULAH". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sam Hill Private Eye (1950) 3 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829023

Samson (1955 Ajax) 12 VG- 3.5

1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

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Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Numbering continues from Fantastic Comics (1954 Ajax) #11. Ajax-Farrell revives the strongman superhero from Fox Features. The industrialists behind a vast new tower want to get rid of Samson before he figures out what they're up to. Captain Burke seeks the secret of the lost Isle of Missing Men. Wonder Boy investigates mysterious attacks on toy stores, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Samson is captured by a sinister circus, in a story featuring the line "I'll teach you to make a fool out of Bozo!" The Electric Curtain; The Isle of the Lost; Wonder Boy: Dangerous Desperadoes; Veldt Mystery; Trouble Under the Big Tent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Santa Claus Parade (1951 Ziff Davis/St. John) 0 GD/VG 3.0

1" cumulative spine split. 1/2" cover to cover edge tear. Water damage.

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Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky, Jim Miele, Vic Martin, and Lou Myers, plus a poem by Clement C. Moore. A 100-page giant of Christmas stories from Ziff-Davis. The story of how Santa's elves accidentally made the reindeer fly. Gertrude the cow reveals how she jumped over the moon, and what happened afterward. A woman who refuses a Prince's proposal is cursed to become a cuckoo clock. A history of the life of Saint Nicholas and how it translated into the legend of Santa Claus. Plus the stories behind the Christmas carols Silent Night and Jingle Bells. And how to say "Merry Christmas" in other languages. They Bear Gifts in Other Lands; Jingle and Bell, the Eskimo Twins; How to Draw Your Own Santa Claus; The Miracle of the Snowman; Benny Brown Bear's Christmas Sleep!; How the Reindeer Came to Fly; Crystal the Snowflake; The Story of Silent Night; Santa's (Snapshot) Album: All-Reindeer Team; Pampas and Poncho: A Christmas Dream; How to Draw Santa's Little Helper: the Elf; The Fir Tree; How to Draw Your Own Reindeer; Jingle Bells; Christmas Morning at the North Pole; The Golden Fish; The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon!; The Greedy Dog; The Cuckoo Clock Princess; The Raven and the Jackal; The Furry Fishermen; The Man Who Tried to Please Everybody; The Funny Nest; The Little Red Hen; Christmas Night at the North Pole; Boswell the Brat; Alley the Cat and Li'l Arthur; The Mouse Who Played Santa Claus; The Sparrow Who Came for Christmas; The Legend of St. Nicholas; Merry Christmas in Other Lands; Christmas Morning at Santa's House. 116 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Saucy Stories (1938 Newsdealers Magazine Corp.) Pulp Feb 1938 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Trimmed

Paper: Cream to off white

Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Spicy stories magazine with illustrations throughout. 7" x 10", 98 pages, text with B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Science Comics (1946 Humor) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4734893010

Rudy Palais cover. In order of appearance: "Television"; "The World's Largest Eye" art by Warren Kremer as 'DOC'; "Supersonic Flight"; "Oil: Captured Energy"; "Science Oddities"; "D.D.T.: Miracle Bug-Killer"; "Un-Natural Science: Some Zoological Fallacies"; "Blood Plasma"; and "Admiral Byrd, Polar Explorer" art by Warren Kremer as 'DOC'. "Mind Over Matter" text article by Joseph Blair. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 GD 2.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. Cover by Frank R. Paul (depicting a spaceship attack on 1939 World's Fair). "Where Eternity Ends" by Eando Binder, plus stories by Dom Passante, Robert Castle, Manly Wade Wellman, Paul Edmonds, Thos. S. Gardner, and John Coleridge. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Secret 6 (1934-1935 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD

Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Secret Agent X (1934-1939 Periodical House) Pulp Vol. 8 #4 CGC 2.0 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: glue on spine of cover.

Label #4703388010

Secret Loves (1949 Quality Comics) 4 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation with chipping. Water spotting.

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Sensation (1941-1946 Sensation Magazine) Vol. 1 #12

Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Sensation Comics (1942) 12 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

6 pieces of tape on cover & 4 pieces of interior cover.

Label #0990634007

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman story, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. Black Pirate and Son story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Gay Ghost story, art by Howard Purcell. Mr. Terrific story, script by Ted Udall, art by Chuck Winter [ghosting for Hal Sharp]. Little Boy Blue story, script by Bill Finger, art by Jon L. Blummer. Wildcat story, art by Irwin Hasen. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 51 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2109557001

Wonder Woman stars in "The Crime of Boss Brekel" (art by H.G. Peter); Little Boy Blue stars in "Crime on the Ball"; Mr, Terrific stars in "Five Geniuses in Search of a Hobby" (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"); Black Pirate stars in "The Isle of Lost Ships"; and Wildcat stars in "Hawkins of Hicksville." Peter cover. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 65 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4572498018

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Treachery In the Arctic starring Wonder Woman, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. It's Tough To Be a Hero starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. The Necklace That Wouldn't Behave starring Sargon the Sorceror, art by Paul Reinman. The Silent Signal text story by Cliff Rhodes. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. The Last Round starring Wildcat, art by Irwin Hasen. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 68 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4091285016

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Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Secret of the Menacing Octopus starring Wonder Woman and Slinky Slocum, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter. A Whole Town Broke the Law starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Ton O'Fun humor page by Harry Lampert. The Magic of the Blue Lama starring Sargon the Sorceror, art by Paul Reinman; The Blue Lama leads a collection of evil sorcerers banded together to defeat Sargon once and for all. Wildcat--Former Crime Fighter, art by Mort Meskin. Promotional ad for Hi-Jinx #1. Note : First appearance of original Huntress (Paula Brooks). 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 75 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation with chipping. Water spotting.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Return of "Shaggy", the Leprechaun starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter. The Flying Men starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. Whispering Doom starring Sargon the Sorcerer, art by Paul Reinman. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Rosa Bonheur--Wonder Women of History. Mission Accomplished text story. The Snare That Backfired starring Wildcat, pencils by Arthur Peddy. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Mystery (1952) 113 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723170023

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. The End of Death, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Frank Giacoia; A criminal tries to convince Johnny Peril that he is being haunted by Death himself. The Sea Girl!, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs; Jim Spencer is marooned on an enchanted island; He lives in the company of an undine, a dryad and a sylph; Spencer falls in love with Celia, the mermaid. Lantern in the Rain!, script by Jack Miller, art by Irwin Hasen; Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train? The Man Who Sold His Soul article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; Account of a strange story happening in Lima, Peru, in 1715. Legacy of Horror!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; Ralph Edgerton inherits millions from a distant relative, but has to spend time in a haunted house. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 0 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine rebuild, piece-fill, tear seals. TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Michael J. Becker, Gerald McCann, Goldfarb Baer, Tex Blaisdell, Sid Check, Joe Kubert, Mort Lawrence, and Howard Larsen. Reprints of Murderous Gangsters #3, Prison Break #3 and Police Lineup #3. Lurid pre-Code tales about mobsters, bank robbers and other bad guys and gals from the golden age of crime. A murdered detective sets out to ID his killer before he dies; Leech McCoy has a yen for arson and a name like a Dick Tracy villain; Redheaded Lina Foyle and her boyfriend go on a crime spree. Killer Bait; Blind Mans Bluff; Brothers in Crime; Jed Hawkins—Cold Blooded Killer; The Imperfect Crime; Nick Marek—Shakedown Racketeer; Killers on the Loose; Sonny Terhune Machine-Gun Madman; Lina Foyle Gunmoll; Clevelands Butcher of Death; Two-Dollar Murder; Death Comes Laughing; Killer at Large; Louie Gruber Czar of the Underworld; The Unseen Murderer; Death Danced the Samba; Mystery of the Headless Corpse; Leech McCoy the Incendiary Killer! 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 2 VG- 3.5

Cover coming detached at one staple. Water damage.

Art by Louis Ravielli, Marion Sitton, Marvin Stein, Lou Morales and Mo Marcus. Reprints from Famous Gangsters (1951) #1. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. The stories of notorious gangsters Al Capone, Dutch Schultz and Lucky Luciano; John Dillinger escapes both prison and an FBI manhunt, but his luck runs out thanks to a woman in red. Al Capone!; Dutch Schultz; Lucky Luciano; The Mole; John Dillinger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 3 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Wally Wood, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and Howard Larsen. Reprints from Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) #1. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. 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. Evelyn Ellis—Queen of the Gangsters!; King of the Convicts!; Big Jim Colosimo; Sandy Quirk Trips the Light Fantastic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 4 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Bill Molno, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and George Roussos. Reprints from various Avon pre-Code crime comics. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. Escaped convicts leave a trail of violence across Arkansas; The story of Irene Schroeder, known variously as the Keystone Hellcat, Trigger Woman, Iron Irene and Tiger Girl; A Simon Templar Saint story reworked as a Michael Strong detective story. Blood on Arkansas; Killer!; Irene Schroeder; She Murdered For Money; The Diamond of Death; Juanita Spinelli--Duchess of Crime. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Captain Steve Savage (1954-56 2nd Series) #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 2 #11 CGC 0.5

Paper: Light tan to off white

Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure.

6 center wraps missing.

Label #4356436005

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Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 5 #1 GD 2.0

2 Center wraps detached. Water damage.

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 7 #9 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3709334008

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 8 #2 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple, loose at second. Centerfold detached. Staple rust.