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10 Story Western Magazine (1936-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 23 #2 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4434580001

10 Story Western Magazine (1936-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 25 #1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4434580002

Volume 25, Issue 1 - August, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 23 GD+ 2.5

2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staples added (not manufacturing). Tape.

Winter 1945. The Justice Society stars in "The Plunder of the Psycho-Pirate." Plot by Gardner Fox and Shaldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Starman (art by Stan Aschmeier), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Spectre (art by Gallagher), and the Atom (art by Gallagher). No Wonder Woman. Two-page text story, "Peruvian Problem." Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Winners Comics (1941) 12 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1479128001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Horror of the Ghost Fiend starring The Human Torch, art by Alex Schomburg; The Flaming Duo must deal with Nazi treachery that slightly alters a message of America's help to protect Mecca to an order for the U.S. to destroy the holy city. The Four Trials of Justice starring Captain America, pencils by Al Fagaly; The four freedoms come under attack when the Red Skull, deciding that the war in Germany is lost, has post-war plans to Nazify America! Smash the Tunnel of Terror starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Urgent! Sentinels of Liberty!--Paper Salvage w/Captain America public service announcement. The Beachhead Blitz starring The Destroyer, pencils by Don Rico. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 22 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Slight mold.

Cover by Dick Sprang. "The Duped Domestics!", script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; Alfred is in love, and to impress the fair maid he has designs on, he poses as the Batman, unaware that his "girl" is actually the Catwoman in disguise! "Dick Grayson, Telegraph Boy!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson; A cleaver gangster and his gang use a powerful telescope to look in on various places of interest, like banks and museums, and discover which places they can carry out profitable heists. 1-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Conversational Clue!", script by Mort Weisinger, art by Jerry Robinson; Overhearing an accidental conversation in the library, Alfred decides to follow it up and it leads him into a life and death situation for him unless he can put the practices into play that he has learned from Batman. 1-page Judge Jollopy story by Jack Farr. Waste Paper Has Become a Weapon of War! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Jerry Robinson. "Deduct a Murder" text story by Walt Cochrane. "The Cavalier Rides Again!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris; The Cavalier, still smarting from his previous encounter with the Caped Crusaders, taunts his foes once more as he seeks to add the Meerbrandt model of the Magi Diamond to his "Chamber of Prizes.". 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 24 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover by Dick Sprang. "It Happened In Rome," script by Joe Samachson, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Bruce Wayne is sent back to the time of the ancient Romans and runs afoul of a high official as Batman, so Robin must also make the journey back to help the Caped Crusader get out of the jam he is in. "Convict Cargo!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Bruce Wayne allows himself to come under investigation by the District Attorney for juggling the books in order to ferret out a clever gang that, for a price, makes wealthy suspicious men like Wayne "disappear" from prosecution. 1-page Gee-Man story by Ray McGill. "Western Incident" text story by Tex Palmer. "Police Line-Up!", art by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); Alfred attends a Police line-up in order to sharpen his visual recognition skills, something that nearly backfires on him. "The Mayors of Yonville!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); The Caped Crusaders must save the people of Yonville from a gold swindle, but they have to break out of jail to accomplish it. 1-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Mask (1920-1951 Pro-Distributors/Popular) Black Mask Detective Pulp Vol. 26 #7 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Tape on interior covers.

July, 1944. Cover price $0.15.

Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) 31 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4595782006

The Adventure of the Crumbling Skyscraper, art by E. C. Stoner; German saboteurs blow up a building and leave evidence that the Beetle is responsible. Peril In the Pacific; Dan Garrett is given the assignment of protecting Col. Denton who is delivering information of the utmost importance. They Came to Destroy America text story. The Whistling Death; Joan Mason solves the mystery of a Broadway booking agent's murder. The Very Salty Tale of the O'Brine Twins, script and art by Jack Farr; after being declared 4-F by the draft board, the O'Brine twins join the Merchant Marine. Coxwell and Glaisher fact page. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 31 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Pencil on cover.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Rod Reed and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Captain Marvel discovers Mr. Mind's South Pacific headquarters but the villain has left multiple booby traps behind, one of which changes him back to Billy Batson and delivers him to the crocodile men of Planetoid Punkus in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 10: The Booby Traps of Mr. Mind!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel in Buffalo!" with story by Rod Reed (Buffalo, N.Y. city story); "Captain Marvel Enforces the Law of Gravity!" with story by Otto Binder; and "Captain Marvel Fights His Own Conscience!" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 2-pager. And: 2-page text story "Canteen Spy" by Rod Reed. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 32 GD/VG 3.0

Chew. Water damage.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. On Planetoid Punkus, Billy observes Mr. Mind's latest invention, a mammoth cannon called Great Big Bertha which is aimed at Earth and can fire shells that are a mile long. Billy escapes so that Captain Marvel can try to stop the cannon from being fired, but he is too late in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 11: The Firing of Great Big Bertha" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Deep in the Heart of Dallas" with art by C.C. Beck (appearances by Mayor Rodgers, Love Field, SMU, the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News, and the Cotton Bowl); "The Military Misfit!" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "The Glass-Blower of Greenpoint!" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: 2-page text story "Name, Rank and Serial No." with script by Jess Benton. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 17 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4198563011

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Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel, Jr. meets 115-year-old Freddy Freeman in 2044, and learns he retired from superhero work in 2019. Freddy Freeman tries to help another disabled boy win the rodeo by secretly being his "good luck charm." Axis spies use model planes, in a story curiously predicting drone warfare. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. Another stunning cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future; Opportunity Knoxx; The Shangri-La Saboteurs; Rubbernose Randolph; There's No Such Thing as Waste Paper; Cowpoke Joe; The Model Plane Menace! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 17 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2120671002

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Anti-war protesters are secretly Axis agents, in a story billed as "The Most Daring Capt. Midnight Story Ever!" Midnight's dopey sidekick Sergeant Twilight sees students rehearsing for a play, and thinks he's back in the time of Julius Caesar. Axis spies want to sabotage Captain Midnight's latest invention, a plane that's lighter than air. Terrific cover may be the work of Mac Raboy. The Americans Who Forgot; Red Skye: Thunder Sea; Sergeant Twilight Meets Great Caesar's Ghost!; Johnny Blair, in the Air; The Wolf of the Wasps; The Plane That Wouldn't Stay Down. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 021 3 Famous Mysteries (1944) 1B GD+ 2.5 Island Variant 1st Printing

Cover detached at one staple.

3 Famous Mysteries, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Island edition. (HRN 21, 7/44, no date in indicia).

Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) 24 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys investigate a series of traumatic murders at Punch and Judy puppet shows. The Pirate Prince's pal Droopy falls in love, in a story by Dick Briefer. A PSA for WWII paper drives, an early recycling program, featuring Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys, as well as creators Lev Gleason, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. Also featuring an over-the-top pre-Code cover by Charles Biro, with a Punch and Judy show opening fire on the audience - surely one of the most bizarre Golden Age covers ever. Daredevil: The Punch and Judy Murders; Sniffer; Dickie Dean: Magnetic Magician; On the Road to Stalingrad; The Pirate Prince: Droopy Falls in Love; The Claw; A Daredevil Special. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) 27 FR 1.0

Piece missing from last page (slightly affects readability). First wrap MARRIED with heavy archival tape on near spine. Cover, first wrap, and centerfold detached at the staple.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in the search for missing jewels aboard an ocean liner. The Pirate Prince and Droopy pursue a pirate ship into the Arctic Ocean, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean tries to rescue his pal from a runaway plane, in a story featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Another bizarre bondage cover by Charles Biro. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: Death in Disguise; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 11 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4617012001

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Transformed by science, Ricky McQuade, younger brother of Dynamic Man, becomes Dynamic Boy. Mr. E hears a dying man's words and learns that a series of tenement fires are actually arson. Dan Hastings battles the underground kingdom of Sub-Earth when their forces steal America's vital radium supplies. Dynamic Man; Jest for Fun; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy; The Dead Man Plays; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; Li'l Arthur; The Echo; The Sting of Death; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exciting Comics (1940) 35 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4334828001

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Written by John Swenson, Gerald Devers, Walt Wilson and unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Maurice Gutwirth, Bob Oksner, Max Plaisted, Ed Moritz and unknown. Featuring The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime, in an untitled story with art by Ken Battefield and Ed Moritz. Plus: The American Eagle in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; Crash Carter, Air Cadet, in an untitled story with art by Bob Oksner; 1-page text story "Dust Storm" by John Swenson; The Liberator in an untitled story; 1-page text story "Haunted House" by Gerald Devers; Sergeant Bill King in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; 1-page text story "Good Cowpony" by Walt Wilson; and Larry North, U.S. Navy, in and untitled story with art by Max Plaisted. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 47 CGC 6.0 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects story.

Label #2028614001

Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY, No. 47." Cover art by Till Goodan. The Ghost Mine; Bill Drake has restarted the Ghost Canyon gold mine; He claims he bought it from Hank Nolan before he died, but Nolan's daughter Milly says he left the mine to her. Cowboy Lingo fact pages; definitions of cowboy slang terms. Renegade Ranch; Royal Rollins employs ex-cons from nearby Graystone Prison on his ranch. The Bandit of Dust Devil Gap; Anton Burke, a railroad official, calls on Gene for help in solving a series of train robberies that occur at night at a dusty pass. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 64 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4638102002

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A refugee in the jungle puts Sheena on the trail of slavers; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor witnesses the conquering hordes of Tamerlane firsthand; The Hawk matches wits with "a roving temptress of the bounding main". Another Sheena cover with elements of torture and bondage directed at hapless Bob. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Design for Valor; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 58 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4310918002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Nazi Super Spy starring Human Torch, inks by Allen Simon. The Cult of Cannibals starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Black Widow starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Hunch Drunk text story. Miss Liberty Takes a Hand starring Patriot, art by Al Bellman. Wanted: The Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Our Gang Comics (1943-1947 Dell) 14 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Top edge label loose.

Label #0062517017

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Gaylord Du Bois, Lloyd White and John Stanley. Based on the popular movie shorts also known as Little Rascals, Dell's Our Gang Comics featured early work by Pogo's Walt Kelly and other cartooning greats. In a story by Kelly, the gang accidentally runs across crooks who are counterfeiting WWII ration books. Barney Bear uses Benny Burro as bait to catch the wolf stealing his sheep, in an early story by legendary Uncle Scrooge creator Carl Barks. Jerry and Tuffy decide to go fishing in the goldfish bowl, in a story by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. Plus a comics story featuring another Tex Avery creation, Skrewy Squirrel. Our Gang; Flip 'n' Dip; Tom and Jerry; Johnny Mole; Barney Bear and Benny Burro; Friends Indeed; Skrewy Squirrel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sports Novels Magazine (1937-1952 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 CGC 3.0

Paper: White

Label #4612925001

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 42 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4481526001

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Maurice Gutwirth, Charles S. Strong, August Froehlich, Buck Benson, and Leo Morey. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 51 GD+ 2.5

Two wraps detached at single center staple. Tape on interior page.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Al Carreno, and Alex Blum. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but one of the contestants is the daughter of a wizard, who threatens an ugliness curse if she loses. Lance O'Casey and Mike investigate a supposed sea serpent, and find a secret Axis super-weapon. A hobo is transformed by Ibis's magical Ibistick into a second Ibis. Captain Marvel: The Beauty Contest; Golden Arrow: The Iron Horse; Spy Smasher: Mystery of Spy Island; Lance O'Casey: The Deadly Seadragon; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: Bobo the Hobo. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Young Allies Comics (1941) 14 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4004413012

Edited by Vince Fago. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Vince Alascia, Al Bellman, Al Avison, and Dan Barry. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.