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All Star Comics (1940-1978) 39 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448181003

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The Justice Society of America in "The Invasion From Fairyland!" Script by John Broome, art by Arwin Hasen. Two-page text story, "Cinderella" by John Osgood. Hasen cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 39 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. Full length spine split with covers detached. Tape on interior cover and pages. Oxidation.

The Justice Society of America in "The Invasion From Fairyland!" Script by John Broome, art by Arwin Hasen. Two-page text story, "Cinderella" by John Osgood. Hasen cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 42 GD+ 2.5

2" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.

The Justice Society of America battles "The Man Who Hated Science!" The Atom and Hawkman don new costumes. Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Berhard Sachs. Back-up story, "Johnny Peril's Surprise Story!" Two-page text story, "Descent Into Wonderland." Irwin Hasen cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Stories Quarterly Reissue (1940-1951 Ziff-Davis) Collected Pulp 1948FALL GD/VG 3.0

2.5" Spine split from top.

All issues in this series consist of three remaindered/coverless copies of unsold Amazing Stories (not reprints) re-bound together by Ziff-Davis into a single thick volume with new outer cover art. Cover price $0.35.

Batman (1940) 44 FR 1.0

5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Charles Paris. "Gamble With Doom!", art by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane); The Joker becomes passionate about gambling, but ordinary stakes won't satisfy him; The stakes with death to the loser involves Batman and Robin. "Born For Adventure!", script by Bill Finger, art by Jim Mooney; Batman and Robin team with an archeologist to track an international thief called the Globetrotter, who has come to Gotham City. "Strange Territory" text story by M. G. Pattington. "The First American Detective!", art by Jim Mooney; To solve the mystery surrounding his ancestor Silas Wayne, Bruce Wayne has Professor Nichols send him into the past; When Batman and Robin arrive in 1787, they stop a gang of highwaymen and encounter Franklin, who frees them. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blazing West (1948) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water/moisture damage. Residue

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Untitled Injun Jones story, art by Ed Moritz; Origin story of the white Indian, Injun Jones. Untitled Buffalo Belle story, art by Max Elkan; With the Sheriff wounded by Red Carver, Buffalo Belle becomes Deputy and leads the posse. The Tenderfoot, art by Paul Cooper; Her fosterfather left half the ranch to Marge and the other half to an Easterner, the Tenderfoot. Untitled Powder River Pete story, art by Gordon Wright. Untitled Texas Tim, Ranger story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Comedy Comics (1948 Marvel) 3 GD- 1.8

1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring Hedy De Vine, Millie the Model and Tessie the Typist! In this issue: Hedy De Vine in "The Gown That Went to Town!" and "Riding High!"; Tessie the Typist in "The Nasty Nephew!"; and Millie the Model in "Debunking Her Unk!" and "Millie's Mistreated!" Plus: Hey Look! 1-pager by Harvey Kurtzman. And: 2-page text story "Just Like a Game"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Crimes by Women (1948) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4439755014

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Art by Rudy Palais and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. The issue and the series leads off with one of the most famous female outlaws, bank robber Bonnie Parker (and her partner Clyde Barrow); Don and Bud Hoover try to get away with murder; Frankie Yale's bid for underworld power earns him a nickname: the Al Capone of Brooklyn. The art on the cover is not up (or down) to later standards, but the dialogue is priceless. Bonnie Parker: Queen of the Gun Molls; Murder Will Out; The Hoover Brothers: Brother Rats; Frankie Yale: The Brooklyn Butcher. 36 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Bonnie Parker, Queen of the Gun Molls"; "The Hoover Brothers, Brother Rats" retitled and reprinted as "Hideous M-U-R-D-E-R" in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #9; and "Frankie Yale, The Brooklyn Butcher". "Murder Will Out, A True Crime Story" text story retitled and reprinted as "Wanton Terror!! A True Crime Story" in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 140 CGC Coverless

Paper: Off white

Coverless. Page 1-6 and centerfold missing.

Label #4705557003

1st appearance of the Riddler. Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the police and Batman...as the Riddler! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Riddler" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robotman's Double Trouble!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Dog for a Day!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Dictator from Alcatraz!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "To the Moon and Back." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Exposed (1948 D.S. Publishing) 2 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover by Ed Moritz. Stories and art by Joe Orlando, Leo Morey, Fred Bell, Henry Kiefer and Ed Moritz. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. An outlaw gang springs its leader from his trial just before sentencing, in a bit of ultra-violent gunplay. Marie is so cold-blooded, she murders a dozen people just to test out her new poison. A mysterious burglar uses a drill and never lets anyone see his face. Plus an early story by legendary artist Joe Orlando. Massacre in the Courtroom; Blood Money; East Meets Test; The Case of the Giggling Killer; Quitter; The Beauty with the Heart of a Snake; Driller. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 59 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation. Interior soiling.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and George Evans. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A phony colonel promotes intertribal warfare to benefit his trading scheme, but first he must get rid of Tiger Girl; A phony treasure map brings Captain Fight into battle with Captain Bones; Senorita Rio joins forces with a masked man to retrieve a downed pilot with biological weapons data. Another vibrant Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; World Adventurers - Grizzly Adams; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 201 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #24-4266FFA-001

Indicia title is CHRISTMAS with MOTHER GOOSE, No. 201. Cover art by Walt Kelly. Christmas in the Shoe; Mr. Nicholas solicits gifts from the residents of Mother Goose Town so that the Old Woman Who Lives in A Shoe's children can have a merry Christmas. A Christmas Alphabet; Christmas-themed Illustrations for each letter of the alphabet. Hickory and Dickory Help Santa Claus; A pair of mice help Santa when he becomes stuck in the chimney of their house. Three Jovial Welshmen; Three Welsh men go hunting on Christmas Day and spend more time arguing than hunting. The Tale of Chip-Chop and his Christmas Good Deed; Chip-chop the chipmunk gathers trinkets in Santa's workshop for Mr. Crow to distribute to the forest animals. All art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funnyman (1947) 2 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Stories by Jerry Siegel, plus a text story by Ray Krank and Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Shuster, John Sikela and Dick Ayers. Cover by Creig Flessel. Famous as the "other" superhero created by Siegel and Shuster, who started the whole phenomenon with Superman. TV comedian Larry Davis uses vaudeville-style shenanigans to fight bad guys. When a mad scientist creates a bank-robbing car, Funnyman counters with his Jet-Jalopy; Jailbreak master Slippery Sam switches places with Funnyman, and only Larry's gal June guesses the truth; A mad scientist invents a robot woman who ambushes people, in a Looney Toons-style scenario. The Giant in the Doll House; Funnyman; A Fool's Duel; Slippery Slim; The Kute Knockout! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters Can't Win (1948) 3 VG/FN 5.0

Stories and art by Leo Morey and others. Starting as a brutal pre-Code true-crime comic in its early issues, Gangsters Cant Win later evolved into a standard mystery-detective title. Ma Barker and her sons become the first family of crime, until the Feds catch up with them. Beautiful Stella Irwin joins her husband Benny for a spree of bank robberies. Twin brothers Dan and Don Olson both grow up in a bad neighborhood, but one turns to crime and the other becomes a lawman. Most Dangerous Of All; Blue Eyes and a Gun: The Story of Stella Irwin; Twin Trouble; Thunder on the Mountain; Trigger Man: The Story of Frankie Uale; The Mystery of the Stolen Necklace; The Incredible Ma Barker; Brothers In Crime. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters Can't Win (1948) 4 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap, affects art and story.

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Stories and art by Tex Blaisdell and others. Starting as a brutal pre-Code true-crime comic in its early issues, Gangsters Cant Win later evolved into a standard mystery-detective title. Lefty Schwartz is done in by his own cronies when the heat gets too hot, in a story inspired by real-life gangster Dutch Schultz. No one suspects that a quiet, suburban family man leads a secret life as a bank robber. In 1945, a gangster targets a profitable bookie joint in Chicago. Suicide on Sound Stage Seven; Mystery of the Murder in the Penthouse; Lefty Schwartz; The Ghost of Mrs. Hicks; One Eye's Gang; Death Holds the Joker; Frankie the Pug. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) 30 CGC 3.5 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Cream to off white

Conservation includes: leaf casting to cover and interior, tear seals to cover, cover cleaned.

Label #4668471001

Cover art by Alex Toth. The Saga of Streak starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; This story gives the origin of Streak, how he came into the possession of Alan Scott and how he became the canine partner to Green Lantern. The Fatal Chance starring Green Lantern, script by Lee Goldsmith, art by Alex Toth; Alan Scott is mystified by a strange turn of events in which successful professionals commit suicide at the height of their success--that is, until he learns that the Gambler is involved! Joshua Bellbottom starring O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct, art by Irwin Hasen. The Last Criminal Gets an Education starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen; Somehow, the evil Knodar sends Green Lantern into the far future and transports himself into the present in order to have a free reign on crime. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Justice Comics (1948) 2 VG 4.0

Only one staple (manufacturing).

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Funny numbering on this title. Two versions of #7-9 exist with different dates. #8 on cover; however, this is the 2nd issue in the series. Dated Winter 1948. Cover by Syd Shores and Vince Alascia. Stories by unknown. Art by Syd Shores, Frank Sieminsky, Vince Alascia and unknown. F.B.I. in action! In this issue: "All That Money Won't Buy!" with art by Syd Shores and Vince Alascia; "The Case of the Strangler's Hands!" with art by Frank Sieminsky; untitled Unsolved Mysteries 1-pager; "Sharpshooter in Skirts!" (cover story); 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; 2-page text story "Reverse Justice"; "The Bully and the Beast!"; and "The Deadly Double Cross!" Plus: Six Giggles 'n Grins! cartoons by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4697724010

The Lone Ranger and the Legion of the Black Arrow, art by Charles Flanders; A secret organization called the Legion of the Black Arrow is robbing cattlemen to fund its operations to overthrow the federal government. The Lone Ranger and the Attack on the Wagon Train, art by Charles Flanders; Tonto is captured by a gang planning to attack a wagon train. Based on the popular Western TV series. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Comics (1945) 76 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #3718786001

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Besieged City starring Blackhawk, pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled story starring Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward). The Fireballs text story starring Blackhawk. Trackem Private Detective Agency starring Choo Choo, script and art by Gill Fox. Pottsville Clothing Co. starring Dogtag, script and art by Bart Tumey. Homo Braggadocio starring Will Bragg, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Fore starring Ezra, script and art by Harry Sahle. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Patsy Walker (1945) 17 GD+ 2.5

Heavy cover oxidation. Chew.

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Cover art by Al Jaffee. Bait for a Date!, art by Al Jaffee. Bats About Hats!, art by Al Jaffee. Can You Tie That?, art by Al Jaffee. Pop's All Wet starring Georgie, art by Mike Sekowsky. Patsy's Puppets!, art by Al Jaffee. Stealing Margie's Men! starring Margie, art by Morris Weiss. Hey, Look! humor page by Harvey Kurtzman. The Purple Sheet Boys text story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 68 VG- 3.5

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Swing It, Mr. A", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie has Betty teach him how to play golf so he can take Veronica golfing; When Betty finds out, she tees off and hits Archie in the head with the golf ball. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy invites Sis, four guys and a newspaper photographer to a picnic and forgets the food. "The Way to a Man's Heart!"; Betty, Veronica, and Lana decide to break the Campus Queen tie by seeing who has the most boy appeal and taking Jughead on a date. Suzie ad. "School Daze!" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; When Willie is attacked by a bear Nevada Jones kills it and adopts its orphaned cub; When Nevada's dog, Chip, is attacked by a mountain lion, Nevada kills the mountain lion. Hollywood Gossip article. "Bull's Eye," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty, Veronica and Archie get caught in a love triangle involving archery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Peter Rabbit Comics (1947) 2 GD/VG 3.0

1" Cumulative spine split. Tearing and tape on interior pages. Miscut.

Newspaper strip reprints by Harrison Cady. Also includes "Skeets" by Dow Walling and "Tizzy" by Mal Eaton. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 53 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4409593004

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Matt Baker, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Walter Palais, and Maurice Whitman. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa discover the hideous truth about the ominously-named Project Monster; Mysta goes on vacation in disguise, but finds trouble anyway, in a story by good-girl art legend Matt Baker; Futura prepares to return to Earth, unaware that Mentor and the Brainmen have survived and crave revenge. Bondage cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Holiday on Venus; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Smilin' Jack (1948-1949 Dell) 1 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 16 CGC 4.5 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Off white

Conservation includes: centerfold reinforced, cover reinforced, staples replaced.

Label #0316930008

Tara in "The Fabulous Jewel of Morn," Wonderman in "The Hordes of the Immortal Emperor," the Grim Reaper in "The Master of Treachery," Jill Trent Science Sleuth in "Portrait of a Crime," and Spectro Master of Magic in "Murder in Mind!" Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 17 VG+ 4.5

Tara in "The Eight Hands of Tenslith," Wonderman in "The March of the Dinosaurs" (part Frank Frazetta art), the Grim Reaper in "The Disappearing Room," Jill Trent in "The Freezer Gas" (inks by Frazetta), and Super-Sleuths in "The Case of the Moaning Statue!" Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). Cover price $0.10.

Zago Jungle Prince (1948) 1 GD/VG 3.0

1" Spine split from bottom.

In order of appearance: "Zago Jungle Prince"; "Tony Luck, Jet Junction!" art by Robert Webb, retitled and reprinted with alterations from "Lucky Wings, Japs and Jets", which is reprinted in Jerry Iger's Golden Features (1986) #3 and Wings Comics (1997) #1; "Blue Beetle, The Cobra's Kiss!"; and "Plaid Clad Terror!! Orgy Of Death!". "Poky Ridge Gold" text story reprinted in Hoot Gibson Western (1950) #6. Indicia states "ZAGO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.