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Superman (1939 1st Series) 73 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Original staples removed. Staples added (not manufacturing). 4" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Tape on interior cover. Water damage.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Hank Garvin, Man of Steel starring Superman, Hank Garvin, Honest Jack Dugan, Friendly Al Piper, and Harry Dane, script by Bill Finger. The Mighty Mite starring Superman, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Jeremy Kendall, Henrietta Kendall, Horace Preson, and Cynthia Preston, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Boxing's Forgotten Man text story by Frank Minton. Perry White Vs. Clark Kent, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Clark Kent briefly becomes Planet editor; Planet combines with rival Dispatch. Superman is also featured in a one-page public service announcement, "The World is Our Schoolroom! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 74 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4664126006

Cover art by Win Mortimer; 2nd Lex Luthor cover for this series. The Lost Secrets of Krypton starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman's Masters starring Superman, Ernest Gadden, Kid Kole, and Miss Swift, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. Super Ships text story by David King. The Secret of Superman's Home starring Superman and Hatchet Kaims, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Share With Others! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 82 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Lois Lane Joins the WACs! starring Superman, Lois Lane, Sgt. Gloria Mulvaney, Perry White, and Judy Masters, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Unemployed Superman starring Superman, Mr. Mxyztplk, Lois Lane, and Perry White, art by Al Plastino. The Hurricane Hunters text article by John Marlowe. The Super-Reporter of Metropolis starring Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman single-handedly puts out an issue of the Dailey Planet. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 90 FR 1.0

Interior tearing with minor impact to story. 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached and anchored with tape.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Last Job starring Superman and Red Evans, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. Superman's Secret Past, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; Superman returns to Smallville. The Man Who Caught a Sub text story by Jack Miller. The Titanic Thefts starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Don't Give Fire a Place to Start. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 97 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from top.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Amazing Professor Memory, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino; Superman takes the place of Professor Memory when the mob is after him for accidentally learning the serial numbers on some stolen bills. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; The Swindle Syndicate dupe Jimmy Olsen with free passes to Jack Borden's Big Game Hunt in an attempt to stop Clark Kent from figuring out who their leader is. Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad with art by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Supersnipe Comics Vol. 5 (1949) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Double Cover: 1st cover 4.5, interior cover 6.0.

Label #3977926010

T-Man (1951) 20 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by John Rosenberger. Stories by unknown. Art by John Rosenberger, Charles Sultan and unknown. In this issue: T-Man in "Project Doom" with pencils by John Rosenberger - A plot to assassinate all of the free world's leaders during a meeting in Stockholm is revealed in papers delivered to Trask by a Russian agent; T-Man Bart Fabian in "Ransom for Death" with pencils by Charles Sultan - Film cans are stolen from a Hollywood set making a pirate movie; T-Man in "Red Ring of Fire!"; 1-page text story "The Perfect Double Cross," reprinted from Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) #78; and T-Man in "The City of Spies" - An American diplomat is hypnotised by a French communist to obey a delayed hypnotic command to kill a North African caliph. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Justice (1955) 53 GD+ 2.5

Series picks up from Justice Comics (1948) #52. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by unknown. Art by Art Peddy, Bill Everett, Manny Stallman, Bill Walton and unknown. True cases proving justice always wins! Respectfully dedicated to the law-enforcement officers throughout the nation, without whose self-sacrificing devotion to duty our society would fall prey to the underworld! (Note: reporter Ted Stark introduces the stories.) In this issue: "Keeper of the Keys" with pencils by Art Peddy; "The Thieves!" with art by Bill Everett; 2-page text story "Timely Arrival"; "South of the Border" with art by Manny Stallman; and "The Return of Terrible Tony" with pencils by Bill Walton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Terry and the Pirates (1947-1955 Harvey/Charlton) 16 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4543086020

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Lee Elias, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry gets a top-secret assignment, while Burma takes the opportunity to do a quick fade. Hotshot Charlie schemes to babysit a friend's kid and go on a date on the same night. Plus a fact-based strip about the tiny experimental jet fighter XP-85, which attached under a B-29 bomber. Dangerous Assignment; Debt Repaid; Clue to Murder; Hotshot Charlie: Baby Sitter; Plane Talk; Gals and Gags. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Terry-Toons Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel/St. John) 4 CGC 5.5 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Cream to off white

Restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover.

Label #3856761011

Texan (1948 St. John) 11 GD 2.0

1.5" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and John Forte. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. Renegade Sioux frame Hawk Knife in an attempt to start a war between the tribe and the Army, in one of three stories this issue with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, the disappearance of a Texas Ranger forces The Texan to confront a town's self-appointed ruler, the "Hangman of Helldorado." Margo's ranch is targeted by land thieves, even though it's useless for raising cattle. Terrific cover by Baker. Thirty Yards to Justice; Hawk Knife: Bad Blood Brews a Massacre; About Horses; The Texan; Gun Law Blazes on Indian Mesa; Cheyenne Joe: The Ruse of the Snake River Raiders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Texas Kid (1937 Whitman BLB) 1429 VG- 3.5

1" Spine split from top.

Texas Kid (1937 Whitman BLB) #1429

Thing (1952 Charlton) 17 GD 2.0

1" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Cover glued to first wrap.

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 Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 16 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Gapping in plastic to top edge of slab.

Label #4289247002

Edited by Burton N. Levey. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Cruel Mark Coyne is led to his grandfather's ship, the Sea Witch. There he re-enacts the latter's last voyage with ghosts from the past in "The Last Voyage of the Sea Witch!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: Newspaperman Tom Farrell exposes the government of a Balkan country as run by aliens wanting to take over control. Nobody believes him, though, in "The Evil Ministers?" with story by Bill Woolfolk. And: Homer Rogers, author of a biography on Abraham Lincoln, is invited to a strange masquerade: Rogers is costumed as the assassinated president...and John Wilkes Booth is loose in the theatre in "Some Things Weren't Meant to be Written"! Also: 2-page text story "The 'Gnombi' Graveyard"; 1-page stories "The Haunt of Allanbank Castle" and "Pet Hate"; and a "Supernatural Quiz"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3747544024

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 2A VG- 3.5 3D Glasses Included

Includes St. John 3D glasses (unbound). Water damage. Staple rust. Double cover- outer cover 2.5, inner cover 3.5.

Copy includes original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer. St. John, pioneer of celebrity comics and 3-D comics, combines the two as Moe, Larry and Shemp leap off the page. A mad scientist tricks the Stooges into test-piloting his rocketship to the moon. The Stooges are hired as store detectives to catch the thief known as The Chimp. Stunt performer Jeanie Steele goes on a location shoot in the jungle and danger follows, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Men in the Moon; Two Drips and a Droop!; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus; Stunt Girl; Pie-Rates Reward. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 33 #2 VG 4.0

1.5" Cumulative spine split.

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Volume 33, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Ray Bradbury, Charles L. Harness, L. Ron Hubbard, Fredric Brown, George O. Smith, Noel Loomis, Benj. Miller, John D. MacDonald, and Frank Belknap Long. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Thunda (1952) 1 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seals and staples replaced. Cover MARRIED.

Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Frank Frazetta. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #47. A jungle lord fights to survive in a valley that time forgot, with art by legendary artist Frank Frazetta during his early years. Military pilot Roger Drum crash-lands in a lost African valley of ape-men and prehistoric monsters. To survive, he becomes the warrior Thun'da, a Tarzan-like figure. Now he must survive wild animals and the empire of queen Pha. This issue has the distinction of being the only original comic Frazetta illustrated from cover to cover. King of the Lost Lands; The Monsters from the Mists; When the Earth Shook; Gods of the Jungle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thunda (1952) 2 VG- 3.5 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Water spotting. Staple rust.

Art by Bob Powell. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #56. A jungle lord fights to survive in a valley that time forgot. Kuviroo abducts a woman from the outside world, hoping to pass her off as a great white goddess; Berber slavers capture Pha and Thun'da, but luckily Muka the elephant is close by; Thun'da and Pha meet Cave Girl, just before they are all taken captive by the apemen of Kor. The White Goddess of Kotangu!; The Diamond Death; Jungle Killers!; The Ape God of Kor. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tim Holt (1948 Magazine Enterprises) 11 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4614485002

Origin and first appearance of Ghost Rider. Stories by Raymond Krank and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Dick Ayers. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim and Chito get caught up in a range war the second they enter Hangman's Gulch. The former Calico Kid adopts a range of special effects, a new outfit, and a spooky new identity, becoming the original Ghost Rider. Tim and Chito witness a murder as they ride into Bullock Gap, and set out to find the killers. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Land Grabbers!; Western Range Book; The Ghost Rider!; Battle At Bullock Gap; Stranger in Town; What do you Know about the West?; The Kiowa Death-Trap! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tip Topper Comics (1949) 19 CGC 1.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4275037002

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, and Henning Mikkelsen. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi finds creative ways to save her hat and shoes from the weather. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Curly Kayoe's boxer buddy Mickey wants to retire from the ring so he can become a painter, but he needs to box to afford his art classes. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Titter America's Merriest Magazine (1943-1955 Roy Harmon^) Vol. 2 #6 CGC 5.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4583828004

Vol. 2, No. 6. - April, 1946. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 68 pages. Sepia-toned. Cover price $0.25.

Titter America's Merriest Magazine (1943-1955 Roy Harmon^) Vol. 3 #2 CGC 6.5 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes" small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4601539007

Volume 3, Issue 2 - September, 1946. Men's interest magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Top-Notch Comics (1939) 1 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Cover detached.

Label #1238997020

Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Edd Ashe. Meet Rang-A-Tang The Wonder Dog house ad. "The Pearl Harbor Peril," art by Edd Ashe; The Wizard uses his super powers to stop a Jatsonian attack on Pearl Harbor. "In the Worlds of Time," script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder), art by Jack Binder; Scott, a traveler through time with Dr. Meade in the "time car" (which is more of a rocket ship), pick ups Thor the Viking and the lovely Elda in the past. One-page SporTopics story, art by Irwin Hasen. "Murder by Sock" Swift of the Secret Service story, art by Charles Biro; introduction of Rex Swift; vs. Jack Snite. "To-nite! Saved from the Flames!" Jungle Town Show Boat story, script and art by Dick Ryan; Only Billy Hippo appearance. "Vendetta with Von Schiller," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Ben "Wings" Johnson introduction and origin vs. Capt. Von Schiller and Nazis. "Murder Rap" text story with Lucky Coyne by Ken Fitch. It's Really A Fact! non-fiction story, art by Bob Wood. "The Bat and the Bull," script by Ken Fitch; Lucky Coyne posing as Bat Yardley, jewel thief in prison. One-page Lonesome Luke story. The "Fortune Teller's Revenge," art by Chuck Winter; The Mystic (later Kardak) intro; vs. Chuck and his gang. "Kornell Goes to West Point;" Keith Kornell, a physical and mental marvel, is a Kentucky mountaineer who is a collateral descendant of President Andrew Jackson and the son of a World War hero, is orphaned at the age of 5, when both of his parents succumbed to the ravages of pneumonia epidemic; Reared by a poor relative, Keith's life is one of dire poverty until a newspaper runs a story on him and he meets an old Army buddy of his father's who is now a U.S. Senator. "The Ice Cream Cone," script and art by Bob McCay (as Winsor McCay II). "Case 1: Master Forgers," script and art by Jack Cole; true crime story. "Forgets To Remember" one-page Pokey story, script and art by Dick Ryan. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Top-Notch Comics (1939) 8 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Spine damaged (book removed from a bound volume).

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Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Bob Wood, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, Edd Ashe, Ed Smalle, Bernard Klein, and Bob Wood. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Top-Notch Comics (1939) 11 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0078147006

Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Harvey Biern, Irv Novick, Nick Zuraw, Bob Wood, Lin Streeter, Ed Smalle, Joe Blair, and Bernard Klein (as Bobby King). Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Torchy (1949 Quality) 5 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4373408009

Cover art by Bill Ward. Untitled story, art by Bill Ward; Ed wins money on the horses and takes Torchy and Tess out to dinner where Torchy's unravelling sweater dress causes a panic. Untitled story; Ed takes on a ventriloquist with a horse for client and accidentally becomes a circus performer. Untitled story; Ed starts a parking lot and borrows a car to teach Torchy how to drive; Unfortunately an identical car is used at almost the same time to rob a bank. "The Blonde Up Front" text story. Untitled story; Ed gets a job working at the wax museum and breaks a wax dummy of Cleopatra; Torchy dresses up as Cleopatra while Ed gets the dummy fixed, but ends up being lent out to a businessman's luncheon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 84 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4434569008

Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Henry C. Nicholas, Ernest Schroeder and Jack Sparling. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and pioneer of private investigation; Henry Hudson explores the North American continent; Wyatt Earp and the shootout at the OK Corral. Sizzling Southpaw; First American Detective; Sheriff's Secret; Great Military Bluffs; Henry Hudson; King of the Buccaneers; The Deadly Phone Call. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

True Crime Comics (1947 Magazine Village) 5 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Pages missing, interrupts art and story.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 12 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects. Brittle.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Burt Frohman and unknown. Art by Tom Gill, Bill Everett, Paul Reinman, Sam Kweskin and Bob Powell. In this issue: "Dead End!" by Burt Frohman and Tom Gill - A man travels back in time and kills his younger self; "The New Tenants" with art by Bill Everett - A man works for a miser who cheats people on real estate deals until he gets so fed up with his boss selling run down dumps to kindly old folks that he kills him and shores up the floor support in the cellar with the man's body; 2-page text story "The Phantom Gladiator"; "Devil's Island" with art by Paul Reinman - A man takes his unfaithful lover in the dark to the largest pearl she has ever seen...it's still inside the giant clam which closes on her; "Bertha Gets Buried" with art by Sam Kweskin - A man assumes his wife is cheating, kills her, and buries her in the cellar...it turns out that the man he thought she was cheating with is a handyman she hired to clean out the cellar like her husband asked her to...he is digging up the floor to lay down cement when he uncovers her body; and "The Man from Outer Space" with art by Bob Powell - A woman on a farm who is always complaining that she doesn't have six hands to do all the work that she is asked to gets her wish when an alien crash lands in the barn with the power to grow new limbs. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 18 CBCS 2.0 Restored

Trimmed

Paper: Slightly britle

Top & bottom edge of book & left edge of back cover trimmed. 2 pieces of tape on cover & 2 pieces on interior cover. 1 staple added.

Label #25-2BFAE95-003

Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by unknown. Art by John Forte, Ed Winiarski, Al Eadeh, Vince Colletta and Bob Powell. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "One Second Till Doom!" with art by John Forte; "The Last Vampire" with art by Ed Winiarski; "One Little Man" with art by Al Eadeh; "The Machine Age" with art by Vince Colletta; "The Face in the Mirror" with art by Bob Powell; and 2-page text story "A Favor from Satan," reprinted from Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) #13 (original title: "The Demon of Disaster"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Underworld Crime (1952) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4377745011

Stories and art by Maurice Gutwirth and Rod Reed. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Chemist Henry wants to see if he can commit the perfect crime using acid, in a story that calls its main character "Henry Holmes," a possible reference to the infamous serial killer. When gangsters get involved in the gambling over college sports, it's not long before the athletes themselves are targeted by the Mob. Shot by mobster Tiger Jack, gunsel Marty survives, and sets out to get revenge on Jack by assembling a gang of "kill-happy morons who'll laugh at bullets." Microscopic Murder; The Fixer; Mink Murder Case; Hijacker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Underworld Crime (1952) 6 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4377745014

Stories and art by Steve Kirkel and others. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Wealthy socialite and jewelry dealer Wayne is a member of high society, but no one suspects he's also a fence for illegal goods and a powerful figure in the underworld. The Harvey brothers tire of truck hijacking, and Al Harvey learned to fly solo during the war, so they begin stealing cargo planes right off the runway. When he recognizes fugitive bank robber Slats Pawling, law-abiding citizen Tom must deal with the consequences of reporting him to the police. Enough Rope; The Fence; Nervous Jervis; Pert Pamela; The Sky Pirates; Sykes the Psychiatrist; Quiz; Gangland Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

United States Fighting Air Force (1952 Canada) 1 VG 4.0

Water damage. Only 1 staple (manufacturing).

Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, with early issues focused on the then-current Korean War. Pilot Pete is in hot water after enemy soldiers disguise themselves as US forces to confuse air support. Bombers face heavy anti-aircraft fire from an unknown source. Tod is assigned to take out Yin Soy, the female fighter ace who's been decimating US planes. Cowards Courage; Radar Roulette; His Last Mission; Operation Panic; Mig Alley Dame. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

United States Marines (1943 Magazine Enterprises/Toby) 4 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Stories and art by Chas. M. Quinlan and Tony DiPreta. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, printed at the height of WWII patriotic fervor. Includes the note "Contents reviewed and cleared by the US Marine Corps." The true story of Red Shelton, war hero at the battle of Tarawa; Photos of Marines on duty overseas; Marines-based humor with "Monte Zuma and Trip O'Lee," a reference to the Marines' Hymn. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the dark necktie: "By day a lovely swank tie...By night a call to love in glowing words." No Flash in the Pan; The Heat's On!; Palau; Star Performance; Wild West in the East!; Guam; Saipan!; The Fighting Redhead; Monte Zuma and Trip O'Lee; Semper Fidelis and Sometimes Funny; Hero of Koromakina Lagoon; The Tanks of Tarawa; Leatherneck Lens; Split-Second Escapes; Who Goes There...?; Vanguard of Doom; Seagoing Bathtub; South Pacific Serenade. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

United States Marines (1943 Magazine Enterprises/Toby) 7A FR/GD 1.5 Ayers Magazine Enterprises

2.75" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover detached. Margin piece torn out and glued to following page, slightly affects panel edge.

Published by Magazine Enterprises. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #68. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, in a series revived for the Korean War. A pilot flies night raids over Korea; The story of the battle of Tripoli, remembered in song in the Marines' Hymn; Profiles of the U.S.M.C. Hall of Fame. The Man in the Flying Nightmare; Marine Boot Camp; The Shores of Tripoli!; "Look After My Billy!"; Mister Marine Corps; The Spirit of Semper Fi! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Variety Love Stories (1938-1949 Ace Magazines) Pulp Vol. 13 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Venus (1948 Marvel) 2 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing centerfold (affects art and story). Full length spine split. Brittle. Tape on interior.

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"Way Out West!" Thanks to trickery by Della Mason (publisher Whitney Hammond's jealous secretary), Venus goes to Cactus City. Luckily, the plan backfires and works out in the favor of Beauty Magazine. Also includes: "Venus Stops the Presses!"; "Between Two Worlds"; "Birthday Blues!; and "Murder in Miniature." Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 6 CGC 1.8

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4059065006

Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris, Manuel Gonzales, Jimmy Berry, Hubie Karp, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1, #6. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey is asked to stand in for his lookalike, the irresponsible King of Medioka. In another Gottfredson story, Mickey paints a hole in the ice. Donald Duck gets chased up a telephone pole by a dog. Dog Daze; They Fell for Donald's Line; A Mellon-Choly Finish; Donald Scented Foul Play; Good Shot; His Appetite Was Whetted; Alpine Mickey; Goofy Did a Bang-up Job; Snowbound; Mickey Had It on Ice; Mickey Takes His Medicine; A Book to Get Up in the Air Over; Goofy's a Good Skate; He Made Short Work of It; Aw! Quit Monkeyin' Around!; Tracks Is Facts; He's an Old Apple-knocker; He Musta Got the Wrong Dope; He's on the Way Down; Goofy Lost His Memory Too; The Object of My Confection; Clarabelle Didn't Gopher It; Behind the News; Jam Session; Birds of a Feather; That Oughta Hold It; A Gentlemen's Gentleman; The Berry Glider; His Royal Highness; Beaten at Their Own Game; Donald Gets a Box Seat; Batter Up!; U-m-m-m-m! Good!; How to Ride a Horse. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 24 GD 2.0

Sticky tape on interior cover, pages, and under staples.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Osborne, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Earl Duvall, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, Karl Karpé, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2, #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey adopts transplanted native Thursday. Future Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts The Three Caballeros story The Flying Gauchito, in the first story published in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories that is not a reprint of a newspaper comic strip. In one of several stories reflecting America's entry into WWII, Donald Duck tries to keep his car from being confiscated for the war effort. Plus a vintage ad for Disney's classic Bambi. The first of many covers by former Disney animator Walt Kelly. The Great Detective; Prepared for the Worse!; Among the Souvenirs; The Flying Gauchito; Any Bombs Today?; The Object Lesson; Pluto Hunts Big Game; The Conqueror; Sabotage; It's in the Bag; Donald Grows Up!; An Education for Thursday; The Soldiers' Friend; Mickey Mouse Movies; Horning in; Hollywood Chatter; How to Play Baseball; War Emergency; Exit!; Dinner Was a Washout! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 36 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

INCOMPLETE. Interior coupon cut, does not interrupts art or story. RESTORATION. Color touch, spine rebuild, staple replaced. Centerfold detached.

Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey competes with Montmorency for Minnie's affections. In a story by Barks, Donald and his nephews compete to build the best animal traps, first for foxes, then wolves. In a story by Kelly, Gremlin Gus and the Widgets choose the wrong place to light a match. Plus a vintage ad for Disney's WWII propaganda film, Victory Through Air Power. The Mighty Trapper; Cousin Bertie; Financially Embarrassed; Carnival Fun; Contrary Condors; Weighty Wishes; Magic Stream; Alone at Last; The Gremlins; Mickey Mouse: Love Trouble; Hollywood Chatter; Tight Fit; Only His Hands Got Hot; Gentleman in Waiting; And Besides She's Left Handed; Two Strikes Is Out!; Faith, It's Wonderful; Bumpsy Daisy; Night Prowlers; It's Smart To Be Thrifty; #17 In The Ration Book; Strictly Legal; Donald Gets Stuck; He Was Warm; It's An Ill Wind; Empty Saddle; Time's Up!; The Retriever; Back to School; A Woman's Wiles; Plane Paper; On the Spot; Baby Needs New Shoes; Within the Law; Double Features; His Good Deed for the Day; A Hard Woman; Primer Page. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 50 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Half a page torn out, interrupts art and story.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Dick Moores, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 5 #2. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey helps refugee children escape WWII. In a story by Barks, Donald accidentally gives the kids a rare dime worth five hundred dollars, and after they buy ice cream with it, he has a hard time getting it back. In another story, Jose Carioca and Panchito visit Donald Duck for a Caballeros reunion, but a police officer is watching them. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Mickey Mouse; The Three Caballeros; Dog Watch; The Strange Catch; Sporting Blood; Hush Money; The Wearing of the Grin; Quack Doctor; High But Not Dry; Mickey Mouse and the War Orphans. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 82 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Karl Karpe, Ralph Heimdahl, Paul Murry, Chase Craig, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 7 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey matches wits with a mesmerist who uses his act for jewel theft. In a story by Barks, Donald is jealous of his nephews' card tricks, so he puts together a magic act of his own in an attempt to impress Daisy. A comics adaptation of Bongo, one of the segments in the Disney film Fun and Fancy Free. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Bongo; For Rent Apply to Donald Duck; Bootle Beetle; Pluto's Lesson; Mickey Mouse: The Jewel Robbery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 88 FR/GD 1.5

Puncture damage.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Goofy acquires a pet lion named Agnes. In the very first Gladstone Gander story, Donald makes a bet with Gladstone and must go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. Li'l Bad Wolf plays Santa to a homeless porcupine. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Surprise; They're Off; Mickey Mouse: Goofy and Agnes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 93 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #9. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey gets some mysterious new neighbors. In a story by Barks, Donald pilots a rocket to the moon. Li'l Bad Wolf tries to be bad like Big Bad Wolf, but it's just not in his nature. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Cat-Nap Pluto; Donalds Dream Voice; Plutos Good Deed; Mickey Mouse: The Mystery Next Door. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

War Battles (1952 Harvey) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4670318006

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Vic Donahue and Jack Sparling. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. A soldier must decide whether to save a hated rival or let him drown. Baseball fan Joe tries to put his talents to use during the Battle of the Bulge. Navy frogmen take the battle to the ocean floor. Devils of the Deep; The Trap!; Diving Death; American Heroes; Teamwork; The Battle of Brooklyn; Air Combat!; Aces Low!; Coward or Hero? 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Warfront (1951-1967 Harvey) 1 FN- 5.5

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Rudy Palais, Lee Elias, and Bob Powell. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. A sergeant with four men is assigned to take down a tank in 1951 Korea. A PT boat crew takes on an enemy cruiser in the Philippines just after Pearl Harbor. A bomber pilot seeks revenge on the Nazis after his brother is shot down. War Is Hell!; Korean Combat; Glory Road!; Wet Death!; Battlegrounds; Screaming Grenades; Taps for Texas Jim!; Bullets, Babies and Bombs; The Fighting Corpse. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Warfront (1951-1967 Harvey) 1 GD+ 2.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Rudy Palais, Lee Elias, and Bob Powell. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. A sergeant with four men is assigned to take down a tank in 1951 Korea. A PT boat crew takes on an enemy cruiser in the Philippines just after Pearl Harbor. A bomber pilot seeks revenge on the Nazis after his brother is shot down. War Is Hell!; Korean Combat; Glory Road!; Wet Death!; Battlegrounds; Screaming Grenades; Taps for Texas Jim!; Bullets, Babies and Bombs; The Fighting Corpse. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Warfront (1951-1967 Harvey) 4 VG+ 4.5

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Rudy Palais, Lee Elias, and Bob Powell. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. 15 men and a tank are cut off by enemy troops 100 miles north of Seoul. Fats Miller is just the cook for Company B, until the battle of Hill 609. Plus true tales of American war heroes. Cut Off!; Fool's Mission!; He Did It for the Kid!; American Heroes; Unknown Glory!; Hill 609!; Under Fire! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Warrior Comics (1945) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4585713010

Wing Brady, the Iron Man, and Mark Marson. Cover price $0.10.