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Strange Terrors (1952 St. John) 5 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #2103900018

Painted cover by George Meyerriecks. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Albert Tyler and Bill Molno. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. WWII veteran Peter visits Crete and learns the minotaur is real, and so are his sacrificial victims, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Archaeologists seeking a lost Viking treasure have strange encounters with the Viking past. In a New Orleans antique shop, a collector buys cursed coins that a legend claims were gambled in exchange for human souls. Death's Pool; Victory Chant of Gundar Arne; Mirror Image; Gag Bag; Fun Time; Curse of the Chateau Rouge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4495685025

Stories by John Michel, Henry Kuttner (credited as E. J. Bellin), Donald A Wolheim (credited as W. Malcolm White), and Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Jon Small and John Giunta. Cover by Gene Fawcette. Science fiction adventure from Avon, featuring stories and art from legends in the comics and sci-fi fields. An adventure of Kenton of the Star Patrol; A ghost tells the strange tale of the bottle that gave him wealth and then caused his death; Crom the Barbarian battles a giant spider. War of the Marsh-Men; Kenton of the Star Patrol: The Corsairs from the Coalsack; Dead Mans Tale!; Crom the Barbarian: The Spider God of Akka! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 6 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Small amount of dried glue on spine.

Label #3975592010

Featuring a memorable science fiction cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Plus Everett Raymond Kinstler art in the 6-page Kenton of the Star Patrol story, "The Monster-Men of Space!", and a 3-page Kinstler titled "Death Claims an Enemy." Kinstler also draws the inside front cover. All the art in this issue is impressive. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 29 Only

Paper: Off white

PAGE 29 ONLY.

Label #4732351007

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 28 Only

Paper: Off white

PAGE 28 ONLY.

Label #4732351006

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 23 Only

Paper: Off white

PAGE 23 ONLY.

Label #4732351002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 30 Only

Paper: Off white

PAGE 30 ONLY.

Label #4732351008

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 25 Only

Paper: Off white

PAGE 25 ONLY.

Label #4732351003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 26 Only

Paper: Off white

PAGE 26 ONLY.

Label #4732351004

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 27 Only

Paper: Off white

PAGE 27 ONLY.

Label #4732351005

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sugar Bowl Comics (1948) 3 CGC 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4742164003

Cover by Jerry Fasano. Stories and art by Alex Toth, Allen Ulmer, Ray Willner, Phil Berube, Ruth Atkinson, Jimmy Thompson, Larz Bourne and Jerry Fasano. Teen comedy from Famous Funnies, featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth. Factory worker's son Randy and the richest kid in town compete over the same girl, a sort of reverse Betty and Veronica plot. Ginny's brother helps her win a medal by tricking her into saving a visiting senator. The Just Girls gang declare war on a teacher after wicked rumors spread about her. Also featuring a full-page ad for movie and celebrity stills from Irving Klaw, better known these days as the man who "discovered" pinup model Bettie Page. Ted the Tattler; Randy; Gabriel Blew; Just Girls; "Reet" Rita; Our Modern Juniors; Willy; When a Girl Wants a Feller; Patsy; Wendy; Ginny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Cat (1954 Star) 56 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072014

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Mickey Klar Marks, Jim Adams and Al Fago. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Dirty Dog plots to loot the treasures of Atlantis, so Super Cat infiltrates the crew of his ship to stop him. Spunky the kangaroo determines to become a professional boxing kangaroo like his famous relatives. Canaries Bill and Koo try to cool off their house and accidentally capture a con man. Super Cat in Atlantis; Spunky: Monkey Business!: The Sleepy Squirrel! Jocko: A Narrow Escape!: The Kangaroo Game; Blow-Gun Fishing; Bill and Koo: The Ice Bike. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Magic (1941) 1 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #25-217CA47-006

Super Rabbit (1944 Timely) 10 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4745073002

Superman (1939 1st Series) 25 Coverless

COVERLESS/INCOMPLETE. Missing first 3 wraps and stub page (affects "The Man Superman Refused to Help!" and "Hi-Jack -- Jackal of Crime!" stories).

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Man Superman Refused To Help!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Superman helps to clear a World War I veteran who is accused of being the secret head of a subversive Fifth Column organization. I Sustain the Wings!, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Fred Ray. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. King of the Comic Books!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Ira Yarbrough [as Shuster]; Superman takes on the persona of a fictional super hero in order to save the life of the character's creator from the Nazis. Fair Exchange text story by Robert Lane. How They Knock Out a Jap Machine Gun Nest fact/propaganda page by Jack Lehti. Hi-Jack--Jackal of Crime!, pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Shuster]. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 57 GD- 1.8

3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other. Cover oxidation, chipping.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Menace of the Machine Men, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Aliens appear to land in the woods outside Northville and invade the city with giant robots. Every Man a Superman, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is thrown into the future where everyone has super powers, and he meets a woman who looks just like Lois Lane. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Beethoven bio. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Son of Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman adopts an orphan boy and builds up his strength and confidence. Full-page ad for Superboy #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 67 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4766479002

Cover art by Al Plastino. Perry Como, I Love You, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Lois wins a contest to sing on a record with Perry Como, much to the chagrin of a crooked record company who want their star to shine instead. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The City Under the Sea, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino; Superman finds a domed city where the Queen falls in love with Clark because he's so ordinary. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Clark Kent's Twin, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Joe Poleski gets amnesia and thinks he's Clark Kent. Nature Loves a Nature-Lover public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Full-page ad for Strange Adventures # 2. Cover features Perry Como. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 71 FR 1.0

6" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Mold.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Clark Kent's Super-Masquerade starring R24, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman gains temporary amnesia. The Anti-Superman Club, script by Edmond Hamilton; Superman builds a Superwoman robot. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Minus Three Ninety text story. The Man Who Stole the Oceans starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. (In #48 he was The Man Who Stole the Sun! This guy thinks BIG!) Full-page, full-color Schwinn bicycle interior ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman Coloring Book (1940 Saalfield) 4687 FR/GD 1.5

Internal tearing. Internal coloring in crayon.

No. 4687:25. Superman Coloring Book. Softcover. Squarebound. 8 1/2" X 10 3/4". 132 pages. B&W

Suspense (1950) 22 CGC 2.0 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover, piece added with tape to cover.

Label #4379128009

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Blood Brothers!, art by George Roussos; Scientists regret increasing the intelligence of a pig when he duplicates the formula and ships it all over the world to pig farmers to build an army. The Gabby Ghost, art by Bernie Krigstein. Strike! Hate!, art by Ogden Whitney. Too Late! Each Night I Drown, art by Vernon Henkel. The Bomb!, art by Fred Kida. 48 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense (1950) 26 VG- 3.5

Cover loose at one staple. Moisture. Oxidation.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Worse than Death!, inks by George Roussos. Beauty and the Beast!, art by Al Eadeh. Alone with a Ghost, pencils by Vic Dowling, inks by Bob Stuart. Vampire Killer!, art by Fred Kida. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

T-Man (1951) 5 GD+ 2.5

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Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, William Hargis, Dan Zolnerowich and unknown. In this issue: T-Man in "Violence in Venice" with pencils by Reed Crandall; "A Trap for Counterfeiters" with art by William Hargis - A Federal Agent poses as a buyer of bogus bills to round up counterfeiters; T-Man in "Fourteen Dangerous Hours" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - Trask is assigned to get aboard a Russian ship and dump its cargo of drugs into the sea before it clears the Suez Canal; 1-page text story "Dollars for Doughnuts"; and T-Man in "Behind the Iron Curtain!" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - T-Man is to get into Czechoslovakia to get a kidnapped scientist out from behind the Iron Curtain. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 32 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Jack Davis. "'Taint the Meat...It's the Humanity!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A butcher during the war gets around rationing points by selling steak to the wealthy customers who will pay cash for it and horsemeat, then stale meat and finally tainted meat to everyone else. "Roped In!", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Three business partners in construction make a patsy out of a fourth to take the blame for shoddy construction of a hospital that collapses and kills twenty-one patients. "Curse!" text story. "Cutting Cards!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Fred Peters; Two professional gamblers hate each other so much that they challenge each other to a game of chop poker. "Squash...Anyone?", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); An elephant trainer whose performance entails having the animal raise its foot an inch above his beautiful wife-assistant's face is having an affair with a woman who convinces him to have the elephant crush the wife and have the elephant shot blaming the death on the elephant. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 4 CGC 1.8

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4440265025

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder, Ben Brown, David Gantz and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. For sinister reasons, a man slips his niece and her husband a magic potion that shrinks them down to four inches tall. A monster created for a hoax turns out to be real. A scientist's super intellect-booster works too well on the test rats. The Curse of King Kala; Death from the Sea; The Man Who Imagined a Monster; Who Shall Inherit the Earth?; Li'l Pepp. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Terror Annual (1951) 1953 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Tape on interior cover.

Label #1296350011

Feldstei bondage/torture cover, issue #3. Ingels, Wood, and Kamen art. Horror, Crime, and shock books that appeared around 1952. Each E.C. Annual contains four complete books that did not sell on the stands which were rebound in the annual format, minus the covers, and sold from the E.C. Office and on the stands in key cities. The contents of each annual may vary in the same year. Cover price $0.25.

Target Comics (1940) Vol. 7 #5 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Helen Gray autograph deemed inconclusive.

Label #4726569002

The Cadet Featuring Kit Carter story, art by Nina Albright. Chameleon spy story, art by Bill Allison. Monkey Business text story by Seth Harmon. Gary Stark story, script and art by Don Rico. Boitram the Boiglar humor page by Art Helfant. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Gus Schrotter. Two-Ton O'Toole humor page by Art Helfant. Target and the Targeteers, art by Ken Battefield; Tom and Dave have a pretty new secretary. Friday the 13th starring Fraidy-Cat Phil, script and art by Art Helfant. Heathcliff the Hobo humor page by Art Helfant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 41 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162022

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan at the Tower of Ta-Dan," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps a young survivor of a plane crash make her way to A-lur. "Tarzan Makes War," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps the Lost Legionnaires drive the talking Bolgani out of the Bolgani city in order for the Legion to settle there. The Spear text story starring Mabu. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and his newly-found army take the town of the usurper, Han-ool. Tarzan's Cats illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 50 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4711162021

Lex Barker photo cover. "The Precious Poison," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan must find a cure for the swamp fever that has afflicted Dr. Mervin. "Boy Goes Hunting," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy saves Wanda Newland when she is captured by Itombe and M'Basa. "The Mark of Evil," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan tracks down a terrorist sect that is killing any native that is friendly with foreigners. "Kaino's Skill" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo track Nagopa thru the tunnels under the city. Wheaties ad with George Kell of the Boston Red Sox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 52 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162023

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan and the Savage Horde," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps rescue the people of Athne from a tribe of intelligent bolgani that take over the city. "Boy Falls among Enemies," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy is kidnapped by the intelligent gorillas of Athne. Jad-bal-ja rescues him. "Tarzan and the Serpent of Pal-ul-don," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; While returning Dr. Mervin and his daughter to Nairobi, MacWhirtle lands his plane in the land of the Crooked Men, who take them prisoner; Tarzan and Argus come to the rescue. "Terror Wind" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo pursue Nagopa, who strands them in a hidden land inside a mountain. Serpent of Pal-Ul-Don illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tell It to the Marines (1952 Toby Press) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4742164006

"Operation Petticoat," art by Jack Sparling; Spike and Bat, two brawny, lusty, best-buddy Marines on the Korean front, are sent behind enemy lines to retrieve valuable information from an elderly, wounded Korean acting as an agent for the United States. Before dying, the agent tells the boys the information is sewn into the dress hem of his lovely granddaughter, Lotus Blossom. "Arabian Nightmare," script by Charles Spain Verral, art by Jack Sparling; A big mistake is made in Washington and the boys are sent to the Middle East to secure oil concessions for the western powers; Boris, a Russian emissary, is trying to do the same for his country; The Shah of Ariq, a boxing fan, decides the issue will be settled via a boxing match between Boris and Spike, a renowned Corps heavyweight champion celebrated for a punch of his own devising called the Double Reverse Pretzel Bolo. "Blue Plate Blossom"; Lover O'Leary is the "pre-eminent gal-hound" of the United States Marine Corps and agrees to take two nerdy, young "chowderheads" out on the town; The three pass their time ogling busty, leggy Good Girls in little clothing. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Terry-Toons Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel/St. John) 48 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4745717012

Mighty Mouse in "The Cat Who Cried Wolf," plus other features. Cover price $0.10.

Terry-Toons Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel/St. John) 77 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717008

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Dinky Duck tries hypnosis on Rudy the Rooster. Heckle and Jeckle's latest scheme is to score King Tut's treasure for themselves. Dinky becomes a detective and sets out to solve a crime. Detective Dinky; Heckle and Jeckle: King Tut's Tomb; Dimwit; Dinky: It's All in the Mind; Dinky: The Power of Suggestion; Mighty Mouse: Up in Smoke; Sourpuss; Gandy Goose: Dream Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Terry-Toons Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel/St. John) 81 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4745717011

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Egyptian cat Prince Rajah seemingly reforms The Claw, and turns the mice of Terrytown against Mighty Mouse. Dinky and Rudy climb a magic beanstalk and find a hungry giant at the top of it, just like in that fairy tale. Heckle and Jeckle help Dimwit with his schoolwork by inventing "answer paste." Gandy Goose: Sportsmans Luck; Mighty Mouse: The Mysterious Prince; Sourpuss; Dinky: Beanstalk Dinky; Little Roquefort; Heckle and Jeckle: The Magic Answers; Dinky; Gandy Goose: The Clean-Up; Heckle and Jeckle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 1 FR 1.0

Full length spine split (partially taped). Cover detached. Oxidation.

Shrunken head cover pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione. "The Creature From Dimension 2-K-31," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Soldiers fight an otherworldly shape-shifting alien creature during the Korean War. "Grunwald," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Three men fight to maintain their sanity when they are trapped in a lighthouse and besieged by thousands of hungry, murderous rats. "Nightmare," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A serial killer randomly decapitates his victims. "The Thing!" text story. "Hellfire of Doom," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A killer blackmails a city by causing people to spontaneously combust. Buy the New Hot Rods and Racing Cars Comics ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 8 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Ghost of Abbey Playhouse," art by Bob Forgione; Eric Abbey inherits a decrepit London theatre; When he opens Abbey Playhouse again to the public, the ghosts from the past won't allow it and bring the place down. "A Grave Situation," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Dying Mike Trenton tells his doctor a fantastic tale: the ghost of the man he killed while on a treasure hunt followed the party and took them out one by one. "The Green Mass" text story. "Vein of Irony," art by Bob Forgione; A vampire is loose in a hospital, but drinks poisoned blood. "Death Has Deep Roots," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A bunch of gangsters kill an old man for his hidden treasure. Having them cursed with his dying breath, the group dies one by one in grotesque fashions. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 9 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bob Forgione. "Mardu's Masterpiece," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Etienne Mardu, Parisian art painter, gains success by painting with blood. "The Road to Madness," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; The sadistic and ruthless collector of gems, Francisco de Cobra, hears about the world's largest diamond; He travels to the Amazonian jungles to get his hands on the item. "The Skull Stretchers" text story. "Operation Massacre," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Madman Marko controls an army of robots by pure thought; On his way to world domination he makes one fatal mistake. "The Dead Man's Hand," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A cruel master pianist is killed by his wife and her lover; The maestro's hand, however, returns. This issue is mentioned in "Seduction of the Innocent" (by Fredric Werthem) pg. 388 & illo "Stomping on the face is a form of brutality which modern children learn early." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 13 GD/VG 3.0

Tape on interior cover and under staple.

Cover by Steve Ditko. "Library of Horror," art by Steve Ditko; Horror writer Ken Rolland searches for inspiration by dabbling with black magic; A kill will offer him trips to the Netherworld. "Die Laughing!", art by Steve Ditko; A group of boys enter a haunted house for their initiation into a college frat. "The Witch Fish" text story. "A-Tisket A-Casket," art by Anthony Tallarico; Two explorers discover an Egyptian sarcophagus and a surprise inside. "Avery and the Goblins," art by Steve Ditko; Avery Calhoun, an old prospector, enters a castle full of cannibal goblins hoarding a treasure. "Poor Fish!", script by Carl Memling; A pickpocket hides in an aquarium. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 17 GD 2.0

Cover by Steve Ditko. "Through the Looking Glass," art by Steve Kirkel; Alice is a mean and sadistic girl who runs amok and kills Wonderland's hostile and wondrous inhabitants. "Bad Blood!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Gabriel Robb murders his rich uncle in a rage. "Wishful Thinking!", art by Steve Kirkel; Emil Barto is a vampire aboard a ship and gets stranded on an island. "Horror on the Hill" text story. "Weird Legend of Trelawney," pencils by Bob Powell; John Marshand visits the English town of Trelawney; Two former land owners, the squires Tilton and Ghastney, haunt the region with their ghostly attack dogs. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This Is Suspense (1955) 23 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Wally Wood and Dick Giordano. Numbering continues from Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) #22. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. An 25-page adaptation of the classic horror novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, featuring art by comics legend Wally Wood. Dr. Jekyll's experiments with humanity's dark side succeed only too well. In another story, a dwarf falls in love with a kind, beautiful gypsy woman, but fears she could never love him. The Choice; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Mine Menace; The Repulsive Dwarf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Is War (1952) 5 CGC 7.0 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: White

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4703711019

"Show Them How to Die" (art by Alex Toth), "War Is a Gamble," "There's Always a Way," and "Only a Medic!" Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 4 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Baily, Bob Powell and unknown. Only you of strong nerves and fearless heart will dare read this issue! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Justin Westrum murders his business partner Mack and disposes of his body in a nearby lake. But he is haunted by Mack's curse who swore to "keep an eye" on him. Becoming more and more paranoid, Westrum goes too far in his attempts to cover his tracks in "The Constant Eye" with art by Bernard Baily. Plus: Attending a seance, Warren Travers' soul is pulled out of his body and wanders the realms of the beyond. Meanwhile, an otherworldly creatures inhabits his body and tries to build a machine that will call all the lost souls into this world in "Seance of Terror!" And: A carnival owner tries to buy out the proprietor of the wax museum. When the latter refuses, he is killed, but returns to drag his murderer before a ghostly tribunal. The sentence is death in "The Blind, the Doomed -- and the Dead!" with pencils by Bob Powell. Also: 2-page text story "Revenge in the Clouds" written by Daniel Sheldon, and an ad for Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 6 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4149393015

Edited by Will Lieberson, B.J. Heyman and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Leonard Frank, Shelly Moldoff and unknown. Turn down the lights, lock the door and read this issue...if you dare! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Scientist Peter Tam works as a graveyard keeper to conduct experiments on the deceased. When he succeeds in waking a corpse he fatally chooses to revive a homicidal maniac in "The Secret of the Walking Dead"! Plus: Tod Tilstrom, window display designer at a big store, abuses his manikins. An especially hideous one comes alive, chases him and substitutes Tod for itself in the window display in "Showcase for Horror!" with art by Leonard Frank. And: Jonathan Lodge comes to Salem, New England, to disprove theories that one of his ancestors was a witch. When he finds a magic crystal with the soul of a man trapped inside, Lodge delves into witchcraft himself, with tragic consequences, in "The Curse of the Crystal!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "The Unhaunted House" written by Eando Binder, and ads for Worlds of Fear, Strange Suspense Stories, and Terror Tales. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 13 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Edited by Will Lieberson and V.A. Provisiero. Cover by Sheldon (Shelly) Moldoff. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Bud Thompson and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: A family curse haunts castle Tolchime. Oscar Tolchime, the last descendant, is trapped there and has to face the vengeful spirit of Lady Constance, who was put to death there 400 years before, in "The Tapestry of Tolchime" with art by Bob McCarty. Plus: Movie actor Jackson Blair makes his way to fame with the help of a witch's magic potion. When Blair breaks his promise to marry her in return, she makes his head disappear. In a final confrontation, Madame Dazong dies and Blair gets equipped with a new, horrible head in "The Man Who Lost His Head!" by Bill Woolfolk and Bud Thompson. Also: We accompany Warren Hopkins on his journey from his deathbed to the pearly gates. In between he takes over his body once more, giving his family a scare when he rises as a zombie from the grave in "Where Do We Go from Here?" And: Newspaper reporter Allen Drake is assigned to cover a scientific discovery: Professor van Bohm shows him proof of an alien invasion...and dies moments after. Drake has to run for his life, but everywhere he turns, the aliens are already in control in "The Formless Shadows" with inks by Thompson. Plus: 2-page text story "Dark Angel" written by John Martin, and 1-page stories "The Haunted Treasure" and "The Mystery of the Poltergeist"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 44 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4550671013

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, William McClellan, Maurice Gutwirth, Buck Barton, Johnston Craig, and August Froehlich. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 68 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Arthur Adler, Ralph Mayo, Frank Frazetta, Charles S. Strong, Art Saaf, Oliver Buchanan, and George Tuska. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 71 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Interior tear seals. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Ruben Moreira, Jerry Devers, Donald Bayne Hobart, Gene Fawcette, Oliver Buchanan, and Frank Frazetta. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thrills of Tomorrow (1954 Harvey) 17 VG- 3.5

Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Rudy Palais. Numbering continues from Tomb of Terror (1952) #16. As the social tide turns against horror comics, Harvey renames Tomb of Terror to this less-horrific title, but continues with grisly stories reprinted from Witches' Tales. In one of the most egregious examples, a cruel Caribbean governor executes criminals by having them eaten alive by crabs. A couple purchases a grotesque statue in a curio shop that curses them to destroy each other. A men's club doesn't expect the Devil himself to show up at their weekly seance. League of the Damned; Ghost Doctor; Curse of the Statue; Six Chances to Die; The Blood Plant; Invitation to Doom; Screaming City. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrills of Tomorrow (1954 Harvey) 18 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second.

Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Warren Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A ghost awakens to resume his old life with a murder, but doesn't reckon on the murder victim's ghost returning as well. Scientists discover something living deep beneath the Earth's crust - something evil. Puppeteers buy strangely lifelike puppets from an odd little man. The Dead Awaken; The Thing from the Center of the Earth; The Little People; Wax Museum. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomahawk (1950) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Very minor amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4690087001

Tomahawk & boy sidekick Dan Hunter begin. Cover art by Fred Ray. The Prisoner Called Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Indian Navy starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Longest Manhunt in the West, art by Bruno Premiani. The Legend of the Three Wishes--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Leonard Starr. The Banishment of Heavy Foot starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 1 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #25-217CA47-009

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Warren Kremer, Pete Morisi and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A ghost awakens to resume his old life with a murder, but doesn't reckon on the murder victim's ghost returning as well. Scientists discover something living deep beneath the Earth's crust - something evil. Puppeteers buy strangely lifelike puppets from an odd little man. The Dead Awaken; The Thing from the Center of the Earth; The Marriage of the Monsters; Strange Superstitions; The Little People; The Wax Museum; The Living Dead/Root Of Evil; Weird Facts. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.