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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) 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.

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.

Warfront (1951-1967 Harvey) 12 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming loose at both staples.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. A rare anti-racism story, focusing on a Chinese-American soldier in the Korean conflict who is viewed with suspicion by both sides. A US soldier re-enacts the famed feats of the Biblical Samson with the fender from a Jeep. Tank commando Pete must sacrifice his beloved tank to save a platoon. Jawbone of a Jeep!; Chinese All-American; The Attack; Tanks For the Memory; Birthday in Korea; Highway to Hell! 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.

Web of Evil (1952) 20 GD- 1.8

1" spine split. Cover-to-cover edge tear. Water damage.

"Katumba - The Man-Made Terror"; Katumba is a legendary monster gorilla from the island of Martinique; Trent and Crane, owners of a "Hall of Oddities", travel to Martinique and build a fake Katumba there - to attract audiences at home. "Make-Up for Horror," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Ezra Fear is Hollywoods master make-up artist; His trade secret: There is no make-up; He uses a "chemical Z" to frightfully alter the appearance of actors he kidnapped, drugged and keeps caged in his cellar. "The Monster from the Deep," art by Louis Ravielli; An atom bomb test in the Pacific opens up a crack in the sea bottom and releases an ancient, dinosaur-like sea serpent. "Plan for Doom" text story. "Death from the Tomb," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Professor Dentons expedition explores the insides of an Azetec pyramid in Mexico. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Web of Mystery (1951) 16 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust. Water damage.

Stories by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Bill Discount. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Fantasy (1951 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 19 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4467000019

Cover art by Joe Orlando. Al Williamson is profiled on inside front cover (includes a photo of the artist). "King of the Grey Spaces!" script by Ray Bradbury (original) and Al Feldstein (adaptation), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; A group of boys watch the launching of a rocket ship, and two of them wish that they were older and could make the trip themselves; They apply for the Interplanetary Patrol and await their decision once they turn 21, but soon Chris gets a surprise that will change his life forever; adaptation of "R Is For Rocket" by Ray Bradbury. "Hot-Rod!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; Amos and Sally are driving by a lake when a strangely garbed man jumps up on the running board of their car and drops a package in the back seat; Later, Amos looks at the package, postmarked May 15, 2053, and discovers something called a trans-dimensional transporter inside; Thinking it to be some sort of gadget to soup up his hot-rod, Amos installs the device, traveling into the future. "Cleanser" text story. "Brain-Child!", script by Al Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel; Colonel Dane is selected to pilot a brand-new spaceship, powered by an electronic brain, which enables this vessel to be a virtual one-man war rocket; While it seems the rocketship could operate itself with no human pilot, the drawback is the ship is void of emotion: it cannot hate, it doesn't know love and it cannot create. "Time For a Change!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Horrors (1952) 2 VG- 3.5

Cover coming detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Paul Gattuso, Rafael Astarita, and Enrico Bagnoli. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A violinist falls under the spell of a cursed Stradivarius. A man assumes the guise of an avenging specter to take on the ruthless gang known as the Vultures. Treasure hunters dare to steal a cursed ruby from an ancient idol. The Fatal Forecast; The Violin of Death; Ghost Brain; Monster of the Moors; Don Pedro Hangs the Vultures; The Dancing Lights of Kula. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 2(13) CBCS 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #24-35D4F68-003

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood and Al Feldstein. NOTE: There are two issues in this series numbered 13. The issue pictured here, dated July/Aug 1950, although numbered 13, is the actual #2 in the series. The one dated July/Aug 1952 is issue # 13 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A scientist who's jealous of a rival's new job and bride uses a strange new invention to get even, in a Harvey Kurtzman story. A blind person is the only one immune to an invading alien's hypnotic powers, with art by Harry Harrison and Wally Wood. Feldstein and Gaines examine the real-life "flying saucer" phenomenon that swept America in the 1950s. Classic cover by Al Feldstein. The Flying Saucer Invasion; The Meteor Monster; Experiment; The Micro Race!; Sands of Time; The Man Who Raced Time. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science-Fantasy (1954 E.C. Comics) 25 GD 2.0

1" spine split from bottom. Cover-to-cover puncture damage.

"Flying Saucer Report" (art by Wally Wood), "A Sound of Thunder" (art by Al Williamson with Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel; adapted from the classic Ray Bradbury story), "Bellyful" (art by Bernard Krigstein), and "Harvest" (art by Joe Orlando). Letter to the editor from Bradbury praising "The Flying Machine" adaptation that appeared in issue 23 by Krigstein: it is "The finest single piece of art-drawing I've seen in the comics in years." Comics artist Dan Adkins writes another letter. Williamson cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science-Fantasy (1954 E.C. Comics) 25 FR 1.0

Signed by artist Al Williamson, does not include certificate of authenticity. 7" cumulative spine split.

"Flying Saucer Report" (art by Wally Wood), "A Sound of Thunder" (art by Al Williamson with Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel; adapted from the classic Ray Bradbury story), "Bellyful" (art by Bernard Krigstein), and "Harvest" (art by Joe Orlando). Letter to the editor from Bradbury praising "The Flying Machine" adaptation that appeared in issue 23 by Krigstein: it is "The finest single piece of art-drawing I've seen in the comics in years." Comics artist Dan Adkins writes another letter. Williamson cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 35 #5 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416090013

Volume 35, Issue 5 - September 1940. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 44 #2 VG 4.0

1.5" Cumulative spine split.

Jan 1952. Cover by Jon Arfstrom. Horror and supernatural stories by August Derleth "The Black Island", Anthony M. Rud, Robert Bloch "Lucy Comes to Stay", E. Everett Evans, Paul Suter, Harold Lawlor, E. W. Tomlinson, and David Eynon. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Joseph Eberle, Carl Kidwell, Boris Dolgov, and Vincent Napoli. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 45 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Emil Gershwin, Alex Blum, Clem Weisbecker and unknown. Captain Marvel cures his critics in "Captain Marvel and His Carping Critics" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Simp the Sailor 1-pager; Golden Arrow in "The Great Dam Disaster" with art by Harry Parkhurst; Spy Smasher in "Winds of Death" with art by Emil Gershwin; 2-page text story "Sergeants Can Holler" by Burton English; Ibis the Invincible in "The Viking Horde" with pencils by Alex Blum; Pee Wee Pete 2-pager; and Lance O'Casey in "Cannibal Isle" with art by Clem Weisbecker. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 53 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Al Carreno and Pete Riss. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In an amusing story, Billy Batson gets a night job in a munitions plant to aid the war effort, and works for a pushy Rosie the Riveter type. But Captain Marvel falls in love with her, resulting in conflict between the two identities! Golden Arrow suspects shenanigans when an animal trainer advertises a talking bear. Spy Smasher investigates when poisonous flowers are sent to military leaders. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing, Be a Junior Spy Smasher. Captain Marvel Falls in Love; Golden Arrow: The Talking Animals; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Flowers of Fear; Prince Ibis Pursues the Gay Nineties Gangster; Lance O' Casey: The Boy Beggar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 60 GD 2.0

Cover-to-cover puncture damage.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Professor Staunchheart's latest invention is supposed to find missing people, but all it does is find trouble for Captain Marvel. Golden Arrow wants to help Katy find out who's turning loose the animals in her father's traveling circus. Spy Smasher investigates when scientists suspect they've found fabled Atlantis. Captain Marvel Tangles with the Missing Persons Machine; Boy Underground; Golden Arrow: Under the Big Top; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Lost Land; Ibis the Invincible: The Case of Too Many Ibisticks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 76 GD+ 2.5

Water damage. Tape on interior cover. Cover coming detached.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, George Tuska and Al Carreno. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. With WWII over, Alan Armstrong is ready to retire his famous Spy Smasher identity. But when crooks steal the plans for his Gyro-Sub, he assumes a new alter ego for peacetime: Crime Smasher. Captain Marvel finds himself part of an ice-skating show after Billy Batson gets in over his head. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Contemplate the Back of Your Pate." Captain Marvel: The Ice Follies; Golden Arrow: The Psychological Angle; Whipper-Snappers; Wilbur the Waiter; Spy Smasher: Introduces Crime Smasher; Bank Robbery; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: The Flying Dutchman; Doc Sorebones; Mickey the Monitor Supplies the Evidence; Captain Marvel: The Subway Gold Rush. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 78 VG- 3.5

Cover and centerfold coming detached.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Bernie Krigstein, Gus Ricca and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Payroll robbers break all of Golden Arrow's golden arrows, leaving him scrambling for spare ammo, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Ibis travels back in time to the Salem Witch Trials in pursuit of the evil Thungor. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Eat Beans Without Soiling Your Jeans." And an ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel and the Vanishing Park; Golden Arrow: Defenseless; Sporting Spree; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: On Trial; Doc Sorebones; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Crime Smasher: Wanted for Murder; Wooden Head. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 80 CGC 9.6 Promise

Paper: Off white to white

The Promise Collection.

Label #1974249008

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Bernie Krigstein, Howard Boughner, Ken Bald, Gus Ricca and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow dresses as William Tell for a Mardi Gras party, but doesn't know why someone would want to steal his apple, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. When Taia's soul is captured by the witches of Bald Mountain, only Ibis and his Ibistick can save her. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Go Soak Your Head." Captain Marvel and the Junkman Mystery!; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Golden Arrow and the Mardi Gras; Whipper-Snappers; Whiz Quiz; Wilbur the Waiter; The Spot; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: The Witches' Sabbath; Doc Sorebones; Ezra of the Ozarks; Figure Frets; Mickey the Monitor: Master Strategist; Crime Smasher: Peak of His Career. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 81 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold loose. Water damage. Lateral spine break.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Bernie Krigstein, Howard Boughner, Ken Bald, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow must figure out which of three prospectors is robbing the other two, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Whitey Whiskers tries to teach Daniel Boone Jr. how to ride a horse. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Mat Your Hair Down Flat." Captain Marvel, Bodyguard; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Golden Arrow: The Inside Job; Whipper-Snappers; Whiz Quiz; Wilbur the Waiter; A Blank Sheet; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: The Terror Typewriter; Doc Sorebones; Ezra of the Ozarks; Figure Frets; Mickey the Monitor Packs a Wallop; Crime Smasher: The Substitute for Trouble. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 84 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Gus Ricca and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. A stolen golden arrow is enough to frame Golden Arrow for murder, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. When crooks try to swindle a fishing fleet with phony documents, Captain Marvel's hands are tied - so young Leopold becomes Red Cloak, the boy pirate. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Put a Wave in Your Hair." And "Comix Cards" (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring two popular characters, Hopalong Cassidy and Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Captain Marvel and the Boy Pirate!; Witless Witmore: Book-Minded; Whipper-Snappers; Golden Arrow and the Secret of the Golden Arrow; Wickys Bubble Trouble; Turn About; Ibis the Invincible and the King of Darkness; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner: How to Put a Wave in Your Hair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 85 VG+ 4.5

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow learns a murder was just an attempt to foment war between Dry Gulch and nearby Natives, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Captain Marvel tries to help earthquake-stricken San Lojardo rebuild its clock tower, but someone doesn't want it rebuilt. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Eat Spaghetti without Getting Wetty." Captain Marvel: The Clock of San Lojardo; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Dry Gulch Massacre; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Doc Sorebones; Ibis the Invincible: The Golden Whale; Giggle Gags. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 96 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In a story with almost as much wacky detail as a Bill Elder panel, an eccentric scientist's "fight ray" causes the inhabitants of two skyscrapers to declare war on each other. The owner of a traveling carousel has a magic flute with Pied Piper-like powers, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Dead supervillain Karnok overpowers Charon, ferryman of the dead, and takes the wheel of the ferry on the Styx. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Double Your Bubble Gum Bubble." Captain Marvel: The Battle of the Buildings!; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Golden Arrow: The Magic Flute; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Mawby the Medicine Man; Ibis the Invincible: The Land of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 117 VG/FN 5.0

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Clem Weisbecker, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Dr. Sivana's latest invention is "radar spectacles" that allow him to see, and torment, Captain Marvel from hundreds of miles away. Lance O'Casey tries to free Homer from an asylum where he's been unfairly committed, and almost winds up in a watery grave. An Egyptologist accidentally revives an evil pharaoh, and Ibis must put his spirit back where it belongs. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Bow." And a vintage ad for The Captain Marvel Club, and a PSA for U.S. Savings Bonds featuring Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel Versus Sivana's Science; Happy Hal; Freshman Freddy: A Course in Salesmanship!; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Cattle Fraud; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Lance O'Casey: The Plight of Homer Whittington, Jr.; Jim and Jam; Ibis the Invincible: Apollyon's Book; Happy Hal. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 148 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Anthony Cataldo, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. A visiting ship from outer space leads to a desperate tug-of-war involving Captain Marvel and all the copper on planet Earth. After rescuing a man who fell off a bridge, Lance and Mike follow the trail of the Pearls of Blood. Ibis and Taia try to protect Lucania after it is attacked by locust swarms, apparently because the ancient Locust God is no longer appeased with sacrifices. Captain Marvel: The Strange Copper Catastrophe; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: The Pearls of Blood; Golden Arrow: Map of Treachery; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Tightwad Tad; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Swarm of Horrors. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Boy of the Congo (1953 Ziff Davis) 14 FR/GD 1.5

5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing). Piece reattached to cover with heavy tape.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Killers of the Jungle, art by Paul Hodge; Keeto and Tumar, king of the apes are captured by pygmies to be sacrificed. How to Survive in the Jungle one-page story, art by Ross Andru. "The Ice-Age Men!", art by John Prentice; Out of the prehistoric age they came to reconquer their ancient domain. "A Friend in Need" text story. "The Brute's Last Fight!" starring Joe Barton, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bernard Sachs; Brute Bronson is shipped out of Africa by the Commissioner, but he swears he will be back. "Terror Rules The Jungle!", art by Paul Parker; Latour has a mad desire to escape with a fortune in precious gems, but he did not reckon with Wild Boy. Jungle Oddities non-fiction story, art by Ross Andru. Published by St. John. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Wings Comics (1940) 1 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #24-3BB5327-004

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Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Witmer Williams, Charles Sultan, Klaus Nordling, Gene Fawcette, and George Tuska. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Action nurse Jane Martin puts the "combat" in "combat medicine"; The Phantom Falcons - Tom, Akeley, Dale, Jerry, and Parker - fight the Luftwaffe from their underground base in Switzerland; Greasemonkey Griffin is a military air mechanic whose life is a comedy of errors. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; F4 of the Air Intelligence; Suicide Smith; How Uncle Sam Trains His Warbirds; The Phantom Falcons; Wing Tips; The Hardluck Ace; Greasemonkey Griffin; Powder Burns. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wings Comics (1940) 98 GD+ 2.5

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Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Art Saaf, Charles Sultan, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Reporter Jane Martin seeks a vanished European politician in the snowy mountains; Suicide Smith tries to calm enraged South American natives after dam workers steal an idol; A mysterious bird-spirit seems to drive a shell-shocked veteran to murder. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; The Flying Furies; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 9 #3 GD 2.0

3.5" Cumulative spine split.

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - December, 1953. Painted cover by Billy DeVorss. Men's interest magazine focused on lingerie pictorials with humorous captions. 8.5 x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Witchcraft (1952 Avon) 5 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4368488002

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Gene Fawcette, Vince Alascia, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Rafael Astarita. Painted cover by Kelly Freas. Tales of pre-Code horror, curses, and spells. Bob learns that his new wife Sonya was cursed in childhood to become a witch; A Caribbean tourist witnesses secret voodoo ceremonies and discovers a horrifying truth; A woman marries a European prince, only to learn that his court is steeped in unholy rituals, demons and murder. Also featuring a moody contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover, and a painted cover by legendary fantasy artist Kelly Freas. Witchcraft; The Witch of Shadow Glen!; Where Zombies Walk!; The Land of the Dead; The Witch of Death!; The Warlock of Manescue Manse! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Witches Tales (1951 Harvey) 10 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4559112016

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Vic Donahue, Warren Kremer, Joe Certa, and Manny Stallman. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A scientist's electrical experiments create an evil energy being. Another scientist creates a one-celled organism that grows out of control. The ghost of a murdered tailor animates empty clothing to seek revenge on his killer. It!; The Flash of Doom; Witches Tricks; The Room; The Mask of Murder; Keepers of Horror; The Flaming Horror; Cloth of Terror; The Howl of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Witches Tales (1951 Harvey) 18 FR/GD 1.5

5" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Howard Nostrand, Abe Simon, and Warren Kremer. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. Evil astrologers bring the signs of the Zodiac to life and make them kill. A dying clockmaker curses his killer with the celebration of Walpurgis night forever. A desperate man turns to murder and robbery to feed his family. Walpurgis!; Murder; Witchcraft; Bird of Prey; Star of Doom; Shadow!; Hallowe'en; Zodiac. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4262600006

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 3 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: White

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover, Tear Seals to Cover.

Label #4039490001

Cover by Harry G. Peter. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman flies to Paradise Island to celebrate Diana's Day, unaware she's brought a stowaway - one of Paula von Gunther's slave girls, intent on killing Wonder Woman and guiding a Japanese destroyer to the Amazon homeland. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Paula enslaves Steve and Wonder Woman and leads them into an underground deathtrap. "Nurse Edith Cavell," script by Alice Marble, art by Sheldon Moldoff; story of Nurse Edith Cavell (1865-1915), who helped allied soldiers escape German custody so they could rejoin the war effort. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Learning the cause of Paula's villainy, Wonder Woman travels to Nazi Germany to retrieve the Baroness' daughter from a concentration camp. "Ordeal of Fire," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; In preventing a Nazi plot to destroy a munitions factory and saving Wonder Woman's life, Paula von Gunther is redeemed and accepted into Aphrodite's service as a neophyte. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "The Furlough." Full-page ad for the Junior Justice Society of America fan club. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 4 GD 2.0

3" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Paula von Gunther undertakes a series of Amazon tests to prove herself worthy to serve Aphrodite, and her first test: aiding Wonder Woman foil a Japanese plot to drive American women insane. "The Adventure of the Mole Men," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; In her second test, Paula must reform the Mole Men of the underworld, which she and Wonder Woman accomplish by opening the Mole Men's eyes surgically to the beauty of the girls they enslave. "The Mother of New York's East Side," script by Alice Marble, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Story of Lillian D. Wald. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; To complete the third test of Aphrodite, Paula uses her subconscious X-ray machine to understand the motives of war-profiteering rubber magnates. "Human Guinea Pig" text story starring Hop Harrigan. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Paula had passed her tests, but in failing to oversee the reformation of a slave girl and the rubber magnates, Wonder Woman has failed twice. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 12 GD 2.0

2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Oxidation.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. Untitled story, script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman is given the gift of magnetic hearing by Desira, Queen of Venus, and learns that a 3rd World War is being planned. "The Ordeal of Fire," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Etta and the Holliday girls are initiating new members of their sorority when one is transported to Venus and Wonder Woman must follow her. Wonder Women of History: four-page Helen Keller bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Alfonso Greene . Two-page text story, "S.O.S. - Miami" by Lynne Lovelace. "The Conquest of Venus," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman tries to convert Velma to the ways of love and peace, but Velma succeeds in contacting a noted gangster and his men, getting them to invade and hopefully conquer Venus. Back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 30 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4630734003

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Secret of the Limestone Caves," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Olive, an Amazon trainee, learns to temper her Amazon strength with loving kindness after viewing Princess Diana in action against the Radium Giants. Wonder Women of History: three-page Lynde Dix bio, art by Paul Reinman. "The Song of the Sirens," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The jealousy of Steve's old girlfriend turns deadly when she acquires an armlet that gives her an irresistible power over men. "A Human Bomb," art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman helps a female candidate for prison warden transform a women's prison into a model facility using Amazon methods of rehabilitation, all while fighting off the sabotage attempts of her competitor. Wonder Women of History: three-page Nellie Bly bio, art by Paul Reinman. Two-page text story, "Race to the Top of the World" by Charles King. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" (art by C.C. Beck). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 31 FR/GD 1.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Interior tearing. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Shrinking Formula," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Shrunken to miniscule size and hunted by thugs, Wonder Woman races to complete an enlarging formula to save herself and her friends. "The Planet of Plunder," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman faces a gauntlet of trials to rescue the Holliday Girls, caught in a coup in the republic of Neptunia. Wonder Women of History: four-page Jenny Lind bio, art by Paul Reinman. Two-page text story, "You Name It" by Lee Goldsmith. "The Racketeer of Magic," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A charlatan posing as a magician from the future uses an Amazon invention to determine how best to outwit Wonder Woman. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 70 FR 1.0

REMAINDERED COPY. 5" cumulative spine split With splitting to interior wraps. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Volcano-Maker," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman investigates a "Volcano Prophet" who foretells the eruptions of extinct volcanoes. "The Invisible Trail," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Angle Man has devised a method of following Wonder Woman anywhere - even after she's switched into her secret identity of Diana Prince. "Wonder Woman's Wedding Day," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; All crime has stopped; Wonder Woman agrees to marry Steve Trevor - but just before she says "I do," an evil scientist sends her to another dimension where she's invisible to the world around her. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonderworld Comics (1939) 5 PR 0.5 (R)

Trimmed

Edges TRIMMED, spine severely damaged (book removed from a bound volume). Full length spine split (taped). Cover detached. Water damage.

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Cover art by Lou Fine. The Construction Crooks starring Flame, script by Will Eisner, art by Lou Fine. Vladim the Voodoo Master starring Yarko, script by Anthony Brooks. Shorty Shortcake story, script and art by S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams]. Patty O'Day story, script and art by Adolphe Barreaux. Dr. Fung story, script and art by Bob Powell. An Adventure With Tommy Taylor text story by S. M. Iger. Tex Maxon story, art by Munson Paddock [as Cecilia Munson]. Don Quixote story. K-51 Spies At War story, script and art by Will Eisner. Mob-Buster Robinson story, art by George Tuska. Spark Stevens story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.