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    Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 27 GD 2.0

    Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD #1. "Silver Threads Among the Mold!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Cedric wants to marry a model named Christine; he makes a statue of her. "People Who Live in Brass Hearses," script by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines, art by Jack Davis; The children ran up to the hearse as Mr. Byrd drove by, yelling things at him as he made his way to the general store; They couldn't understand why a man, who was NOT an undertaker, would drive such a contraption. "Treasure!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Strictly from Hunger!", art by George Evans; The posse stands before the mouth of the dark cave, where they had trailed a creature that had killed ten of their own, stripping their flesh from their bones. "A Grim Fairy Tale!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A tiny kingdom is overrun with rats. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 21 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Full length spine split (partially taped). Cover and first wrap detached. Interior pencil markings.

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    Cover by Carl Buettner. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Osborne, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Earl Duvall, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2, #9. 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 finds a genie and has an Arabian Nights adventure. Bucky Bug encounters a mean policeman and an evil crocodile. Pluto risks his life to steal his own bones. Monkey Business; One Way Ride; Pluto Won!; Apology Accepted; The Miracle Master; Swing It Brother; The Treasure Hunt; Pluto Worked for Them; Today's Special; Actions Speak Louder; The Army Mascot; They Made Sure; Too Good to Be True; Mickey Mouse Movies; The Twins Quiet Down!; Hollywood Chatter. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 25 GD 2.0

    Tracing indentations on cover. Interior pencil and crayon markings.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Osborne, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Earl Duvall, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey and Goofy investigate strange goings-on at The Bar None Ranch. In a text story adapting the Disney cartoon Private Pluto, Pluto is pestered by two rambunctious chipmunks, Chip 'n' Dale. The comic book preceded the cartoon, making this the first-ever appearance of Chip 'n' Dale. On the Rebound!; The Good Samaritan!; A Drink on the House; The Tide Turns!; Not a Thought for Goofy; Double Trouble; The Vanishing Recruit; One Man Patrol; Success!; Goofys Addled Auto; Mickey Mouse at the Bar None Ranch; Hollywood Chatter; A Tire-Some Situation; Something New Afoot; Arms for the Army; First Line of Defense; Law-Abiding Goofy; Private Pluto; Mickey Mouse Movies; A New Idea; Such Restraint. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    War Heroes (1952 Ace) 8 GD+ 2.5

    .5" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.

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    Weird Adventures (1951 Ziff Davis) 10 FR 1.0

    Full length spine split.

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    Painted cover by Phil Marini. Stories and art by John Celardo and others. One-shot featuring Golden Age science fiction stories, like those in the pulp mags of publisher Ziff-Davis. Scientists create a dome over the city to aid against attack, but the plan backfires when criminals take control of the dome. A jilted scientist sets out to create a robot girlfriend and succeeds, but with an ironic twist. A man's life begins moving backwards from his wedding day. Plus predictions for futuristic devices, including mail-delivery drones, satellite TV, and self-refrigerating TV dinners. Painted cover by Phil Marini is like a sci-fi movie poster from the 1950s. Amazing Prophecies; Dome of Death; The Beautiful Robot; Horror of the Island; The Seeker from Beyond; The Man Who Lived Backwards! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 3 GD 2.0

    Decapitation cover

    Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A surgeon's lifelong rival beats him to a prestigious position, so he cuts off his hand, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Paul inherits his uncle's castle, and also his family legacy of monster-making. A subway worker discovers giant ants beneath the city. While the Iron Was Hot; Hand of Fate; Your Name on It; The Disbeliever; The Castle of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 4 GD- 1.8

    4" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Hy Fleishman, Edd Smalle and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A businessman tests a magician's abilities by handcuffing him to a coffin, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru. Witches seem to predict that a man will succeed in his revenge plan against his unfaithful wife. A wealthy man who never smiles confronts a greedy man in a cave, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Devils Disciple!; The Twin Coffins!; Chain Reaction; Choker; The Black Board; The Witches Tale; The Man Who Never Smiled. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 11 GD 2.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by John Romita, Les Zakarin and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A woman seeks revenge after her husband kills her father with voodoo. A serial husband-killer makes a pact with the devil that he will free her if she will live with the man he chooses, but that man turns out to be Jack the Ripper. A man makes a deal with the devil and thinks he's come out with the upper hand, in a story by future Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. Voodoo Dolls; Live With a Man; Life Insurance; The Door; Rat-Trap; Cremation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 24 #2 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4436320006

    Starts Apr 5

    Volume 24, Issue 2 - August 1934. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 36 #5 CGC 7.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Top and bottom edge of cover trimmed. Minor amount of glue on spine of cover.

    Label #4506287001

    Starts Apr 5

    Volume 36, Issue 5 - May 1942. 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.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 38 #5 GD 2.0

    Spine taped and glued from interior.

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    Cover by Pete Kuhlhoff. "The Man Who Cried Wolf!" by Robert Bloch, "The Watchers" by Ray Bradbury, and "The Lost Day" by August Derleth, plus other horror and supernatural tales by Edmond Hamilton, Harold Lawlor, Thorp McClusky, Emil Petaja, Manly Wade Wellman, and Charles King. Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Boris Dolgov, Dwight Boyce, Andrew Brosnatch, Irwin J. Weill, A. R. Tilburne. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 96 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #12 GD 2.0

    1.5" Spine split from bottom. Multiple punctures to back cover and many interior pages.

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    November 1947. 1st 20 cent issue. Cover by Boris Dolgov. Horror and supernatural stories by Seabury Quinn, Allison V. Harding, Clark Ashton Smith "Quest of the Gazolba", Malcom M. Ferguson, Manly Banister, August Derleth & Mark Schorer "The Occupant of the Crypt", C. Hall Thompson, and Harold Lawlor. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, Fred Humiston, John Giunta, and Lee Brown Coye. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #1 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    November, 1947. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert Bloch "The Cheaters, Allison V. Harding, Bert David Ross, Stephen Grendon, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Carl Jacobi, Seabury Quinn, and George Whitley. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Lee Brown Coye, and Boris Dolgov. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #4 GD/VG 3.0

    2" cumulative spine split.

    Starts Apr 5

    May 1948. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "City of Lost People", Harold Lawlor, C. Hall Thompson, August Derleth "Saunder's Little Friend", Ray Bradbury "Black Ferris", Roger S. Vreeland, Stanton A. Coblentz, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Peter Phillips, and Davis Grubbs -as (Dave Grubbs) "One Foot in the Grave". Illustrations by John Giunta, Lee Brown Coye, Boris Dolgov, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #3 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    March 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by August Derleth "The Testament of Claiborne Boyd", Theodore Sturgeon "The Martian and the Moron", Robert Bloch "The Strange Island of Dr. Nork", Allison V. Harding, Arthur J. Burks, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Thorp McClusky. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Vincent Napoli, Boris Dolgov, and Lee Brown Coye. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #5 GD 2.0

    Water damage. Interior tape at spine and pen markings.

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    July 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Fredric Brown "Come and Go Mad", Ewen Whyte, H. Russell Wakefield, Stephen Grendon, Russell Branch, Stanton A. Coblentz, Frietz Lieber "In the X-Ray", Harold Lawlor, Robert Bloch "Floral Tribute", and Seabury Quinn. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, and Matt Fox. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 42 #2 VG 4.0

    Tape on interior cover.

    Starts Apr 5

    Jan 1950. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Arthur J. Burks "Black Harvest of Moraine", August Derleth "The Ormulu Clock", Manly Wade Wellman, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Ewen Whyte, Stanton A. Coblentz, Fredric Brown "The Last Train", Mal Bissell, Carroll John Daly "Outside of Time", Margaret St. Clair, Mildred Johnson, and Seabury Quinn. Illustrations by Vincent Napoli, Matt Fox, Lee Brown Coye, Fred Humiston, Boris Dolgov, and John Guinta. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 42 #5 VG 4.0

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    July 1950. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Arthur J. Burks "Shallajai", Robert Bloch "The Weird Tailor", Eric Frank Russell, Seabury Quinn, H. Russell Wakefield, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, August Derleth "The Closing Door", Margaret St. Clair, and Cleve Cartmill. Illustrations by Charles A. Kennedy, Vincent Napoli, Matt Fox, Fred Humiston, and John N. Anderson. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 44 #1 GD 2.0

    6" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).

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    Nov 1951. Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Horror and supernatural stories by Everill Worrel "Hideaway", Robert E. Howard "Pigeons From Hell", C. J. Barr, H. P. Lovecraft "Dagon", Margaret St. Clair, Michael West, Robert Bloch "The Night they Crashed the Party", Seabury Quinn, H. C. McNeile, and L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt "When the Night Wind Howls". Illustrations by Joseph Eberle, E. E. Cleland, Jon Arfstrom, Virgil Finlay, Lee Brown Coye, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Terror (1952) 2 FR 1.0

    2" cumulative spine split. Brittle cover due to oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by H. C. Kiefer. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "The Evil Ones!", art by Don Heck; Statistician John Anders finds out that accidents do not happen by accident; They are caused by evil gnomes living below the city; When the gnomes spot him, Anders has to run for his life. "Wrath of Satan," pencils by John Belcastro, inks by Joe Galotti; Simon Fergus, a trash picker at the carnival, enters a pact with the devil to get even with the business partners who cheated him; As one by one dies in freak accidents, Simon realizes that Satan will be coming for him, too. "Fear - What Is It?" text article; Glossary of terms like "Torture", "Demonology", "Sadism" and "Insane Persons". "Isle of Doom!", art by Pete Morisi; A crew of explorers lands on a volcanic island, freshly risen from the sea. They find treasures and a lost race of unholy beings. "Death Song!", art by Don Heck; Violinist Marleau murders his rival Ricco to get his share of wealth and fame; Then he starts seeing things and is haunted by the dead man's spirit. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Terror (1952) 4 GD 2.0

    Centerfold detached. Cover-to-cover edge tear. Oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by Don Heck. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "Escape," pencils by Pete Morisi; Thirteen convicts escape from a prison colony in a boat without any food; They get decimated by animals, quicksand bogs, hunger and cold; The last five go overboard in a storm and drift as a gruesome quintet to frighten ships passing them. "Night Air"; A doctor treats a strange patient, the lovely Mara; She insists on staying indoors at night and keeping the windows strictly closed, because she feels stalked by vampires. "History of Horror" text article; Accounts of cannibalism and the inquisition. "Gruesome, Huh?" text article; Review of the novels "Justine" and "Juliette" by Marquis de Sade. "Short Cut," art by Don Heck; The bandit and tyrant El Toro wishes to be voted for president in the republic of Saldor; He uses every dirty trick in the book to get enough votes: Bribery, intimidation, blackmail. "Explorer"; A cruel captain commands an exploration into unknown territory; He kills dozens of natives and robs them of their resources. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Terror (1952) 6 VG- 3.5

    Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Alvah Null, Edwin Green, Kenneth Landau and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Louella is accused of murdering her fiance and sent to an asylum, in a story with some weird, hallucinatory art by Rudy Palais. A man reveals how he tried to poison a romantic rival. A man murders his wife because of her obsession with quiz shows, and winds up on a hellish game show of his own. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck promising "shrunken skulls, decapitations, cemeteries, murders." Die; Cemetery; The Wizard; Waterfront; A Devil of a Racket; Decapitation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Terror (1952) 8 GD 2.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Marty Elkin, and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Bank robbers take refuge on an old woman's farm, but it turns out the farm is already the refuge for something not quite human. In an adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's The Man and the Snake, an evil old man is terrified by a deadly snake in his bedroom. A warlord chooses the wrong woman as the spoils of his conquest. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Blood of the Bat; Step into My Parlor; Mirror Image; The Improved Kiss; The Little Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Western Thrillers (1948 Fox) 2 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4485887010

    Starts Feb 3

    Art by Sam Glanzman and Myron Fass. Gun-blazing Western adventure from Fox Feature Syndicate. The Tumbleweed Kid is mistaken for the killer Curly Jim and beaten and jailed; Mysterious attacks threaten to turn neighboring ranching families against each other; Killers target gold prospectors in the bank where Tumbleweed Kid works in his secret identity. Action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Tumbleweed Kid: A Lesson In Triggernometry; Two Gun Smoke In Pleasant Valley; The Fatal Gems; Tumbleweed Kid: There's Gold in Crazy Mule; Don Wan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Western True Crime (1948) 4 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Color touch.

    Ends Feb 3 10:35 PM CST
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    In order of appearance: "Quantril, The Killer's Killer" art by Johnny Craig; "Joaquin Murieta...The Fabled Killer, Caballero of California"; and "The Daring Delaney's, The Circus Cut-Throats". "Can't Teach an Old Sheriff New Tricks?" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 20 CGC 2.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4158452020

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. "Crusher of Crime," pencils by C. C. Beck; Sivana has a surprise in store for Captain Marvel, when he creates a new alloy stronger than steel and an electric motor more delicate than jewelry, all of which give him very strong powers; But he still needs human blood in his formula and Billy Batson is to supply that! "The Devil's Cave Deathtrap" starring Golden Arrow. "Monkey Mission" starring Lance O'Casey. "The Blitzys Strike" starring Spy Smasher, art by Charles Sultan. "The Missing Mummy" starring Dan Dare. "Trapper's Revenge" text story, art by Carl Formes (LaRac Semrof). "The Queen of the Giants" starring Dr. Voodoo, art by Mac Raboy. Deal with the "Devil" starring Ibis the Invincible; vs. Trug. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 155 GD- 1.8

    Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Starts Feb 17

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Pete Morisi and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In his final adventure in Whiz Comics, Billy Batson investigates mysterious disappearances and discovers the "human deep-freeze" maintained by the intelligent, many-tentacled Kraken of legend. Like any Lovecraftian hero, a temporarily Shazam-less Billy responds, "No - No! I'll go gibbering mad!" In another horror-themed tale, war hero Jaspar's spirit pursues his murderer. When archaeologists unleash evil spirits from the tomb of Pharaoh En-Tep, only Ibis knows how to contain them. Captain Marvel: The Legend Horror; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: Undercover Warfare; Dr. Death: The Heros Spirit; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Sacrifice Play; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Guardians of the Tomb. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Wings Comics (1940) 10 GD 2.0

    2.5" Cumulative spine split.

    Ends Feb 3 10:36 PM CST
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    Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Al Gabriele, Al Walker, John Celardo, Gene Fawcette, Leonard Frank, and Dan Zolnerowich. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The Parachute Patrol knows the identity of a Luftwaffe spy, but no one believes them because they're just Boy Scouts; Action nurse Jane Martin finds trouble en route from Cyprus to Egypt; Suicide Smith faces the Nazi's most dangerous ace, Sky Wolf. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; F4 of the Air Intelligence; Suicide Smith; The Phantom Falcons; Wing Tips; Sky-Freight For Singapore; Flying Fool; Greasemonkey Griffin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Wings Comics (1940) 21 FR 1.0

    INCOMPLETE. Piece from back cover and interior corner pieces missing, does not interrupt story. 3" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage.

    Starts Feb 3

    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Nick Cardy, George Appel, Joe Doolin, Arthur Peddy, George Carl Wilhelms, Gene Fawcette, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. A femme fatale in a red dress manages to drug and capture the entire Skull Squad; The Parachute Patrol takes the place of spies and ends up meeting a Nazi U-boat; Action nurse Jane Martin goes on a dangerous mission to catch a Nazi spy in Libya. Also featuring a highly detailed 2-page text piece on the life, training and career of a Navy aviator. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; How to Win Navy Wings; The Bald Eagle; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Wings Comics (1940) 52 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4088540011

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Art Saaf, Howard Larsen, Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, Lee Elias and Gene Colan. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Good-girl art aplenty as Jane Martin's cover as a Lisbon dancer is blown. Greasemonkey Griffin learns a lesson about "scrounging" aircraft parts, in a story that would fit right in with Will Eisner's "Joe Dope" series. The Skull Squad's mission is hijacked by a native woman who wants their help destroying a Japanese airbase. Featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker and future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Hell-from-Heaven Men; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Wisdom in Fable (1901 Pond's Extract Company) NN VG 4.0

    Staple rust.

    Starts Feb 3

    Illustrated pamphlet distributed by the Pond's Extract Company, advertising a multi-purpose balm. Features 8 full color illustrations. 4-1/2" x 5-1/2", 16 pages, full color.

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    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 47 GD 2.0

    Water damage. Glue residue on front cover.

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    Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "World Below the North Pole," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Steve Trevor is lost in the polar regions when he comes upon an outpost of Atlantis hidden in the ice. Jerry The Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Wonder Women of History: two-page Lady Hestor Stanhope bio by Julius Schwartz, art by John Giunta. "Mystery of the Indian Totem Pole," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; When a museum purchase a 150 year old totem pole that has an image of Wonder Woman on it, Diana is forced to investigate. "The Pen and the Sword" text story. "The Bridge From Mars," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; When Wonder Woman escorts two JJSA members to Washington, D.C. they find the city has been enclosed in a funnel from space that goes all the way to Mars. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.