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Buster Brown Comic Book (1945-1956 Brown Shoe Co.) 2 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Staples replaced. Extensive accumulation of defects. Brittle.

Stories by Hobart Donovan and Ed McConnell. Art by Edd Ashe, Joe King, Chu F. Hing and Jack Sparling. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, named after one of the very earliest American comics characters, Buster Brown. A struggling circus is beset by accidents just before an investor makes an offer to buy it; Sioux hunters encounter the mysterious white buffalo; Modern-day pirates set out to find the secret of the Lagoon of Death. Jinx Circus; When Grandpa Sat On A Mousetrap; Phantom Buffalo; Oodles of Poodles; What's That Sound?; Lagoon Of Death. 32 pages, Full Color.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 45 GD+ 2.5

Moisture. Interior tearing.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Mr. Mind retreats to his undersea fortress and enlists four giant sea creatures to attack American warships, but Captain Marvel defeats them and sends Mr. Mind fleeing again in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 24: The Undersea Monster Brigade" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel must stop the gang that is robbing blood banks in "The Blood Bank Robberies"; Mrs. Simpson wants to be a mother to Billy Batson in "Captain Marvel Gets Mothered" with story by Otto Binder; and 2-page text story "Hoya, the Fugitive" by Arthur Lane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 023 Oliver Twist 1 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Tear seals. .5" Cumulative spine split. Page detached.

Oliver Twist, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Printers Union logo on front cover. (HRN 23, 7/45). Cover price $0.10.

Contact Comics (1944) 7 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

"CVA Exceptional" Comic Verification Authority Sticker on front of slab.

Label #0348452005

Cover art by L. B. Cole. "The Golden Eagle Turned Traitor!", pencils by Rudy Palais; Golden Eagle carries a message to the Filipino underground, but enroute, his plane crashes and he suffers from amnesia. Untitled story; A colonel seeks out the location of a Japanese incursion into India and is followed by Black Venus. "Trouble Shooters of the Skyway," script and art by Robert Sale (as Bob Q. Siege); The role of the First Radio Squadron in assisting the war effort is portrayed. "Avenger," pencils by Paul Parker; Specifications for the Grumman TBF Avenger. "A 26 Invader"; Cadets listen to a lecture about the A-26. "Hellcat," pencils by Paul Parker; Specifications for the Grumman F6F Hellcat. "Trouble Shooters"; The role of Douglas test pilots in readying planes and combat pilots for the war effort is highlighted. "Sniper, G. I. Style"; How snipers, especially in jungle climates, operate. "Eyes of the Army," pencils by Alvin Hollingsworth; The role of observation planes in assisting the war effort is depicted. "A Feather For a Warhawk"; Tommy is shot down and captured because Little Black Bear broke flight formation; Upon learning of the consequences of his disobedience, Little Black Bear then takes it upon himself to search for and rescue Tommy. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 42 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached.

Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 79 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3731199001

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE, No. 79." The Riddle of the Red Hat, script by Eleanor Packer, art by Carl Barks; Mickey laughs at Minnie's new hat, then mistakes a girl in a similar hat for Minnie; The girl mistakes Mickey for someone else and gives him a "diamond ring" that actually contains a large ruby. Pluto the Hero, art by Vivie Risto. Goofy's Orphans, art possibly by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 18 PR 0.5

REMAINDERED COPY. Missing back cover.

Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and Charles Voight. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Adam changes to Atomic Man to save Sally Allen after an elevator accident. Rudy Rawls, copy boy on the Daily Herald, fights crime using the power of journalism and the name...Copy Boy. Buck Saunders seeks the Fountain of Youth. Junior Rangers; Copy Boy; Buck Saunders; Carrot Topp; Plane Silly; The Strange Little Man; Atomic Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hi-Jinx (1945-1948 La Salle/B&I) NN VG 4.0

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1945 un-numbered issue published by La Salle. 30 features; 132 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 75 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1021324002

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Alex Blum, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A woman runs afoul of hostile natives while tracking her father's killer; Pirate queen Velvet thinks she's found the lost heir to the throne of France; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor meets legendary French swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac. Another classic Sheena cover by Joe Doolin. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Dutch Courage; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Sky Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Miss America Magazine Vol. 1 (1944) 6 PR 0.5

Interior is complete, but brittle. Major spine splitting through most wraps, staples removed.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 54 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4661981010

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "This Teen-Aged Steam Age"; Archie invents a steam car; Meanwhile, Jughead picks up a tramp that hears of the invention and gets in on it for the money. Pep Puzzle Fun page. "Murder Plays a Hunch," pencils by Irv Novick; Dusty leaves the apartment because he feels something is going to happen; A strange phone call leads The Shield to chase a suspect around the waterfront. "Monkey Madness"; A monkey named Susabella causes choas around Suzie's town. Untitled The Twiddles story, art by Bill Woggon; When Gramps once again rattles on about the "good ol' days", Mr. and Mrs. Twiddle get revenge by turning off all modern appliances. "Car Trouble" text story starring Archie by Ray Cohan. Untitled story, pencils by George Harrison, inks by Pen Shumaker; During World War I, a sacred white elephant was left to die in the jungle; In modern day, Captain Commando and the Boy Commandos come across the elephant and it helps them find their Japanese enemies. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy and his friend go camping in terrible weather. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 49 FR 1.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Near full-length spine split (taped), edges and staples reinforced with tape.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Gerald Dievers, August Froehlich, Frank Coleton, Bob Stanwood, Maurice Gutwirth, and Larry Riley. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.