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Al Capp's Shmoo (1949) 1 GD 2.0

Water damage.

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Stories and art by Milt Story and others. The strange little creatures from the classic Li'l Abner comic strip get their own comic book. Washable Jones and his friends the shmoos try to figure out how to extinguish a forest fire on Ol' Timber Top mountain. Washable dares to take on a giant who is trampling the town. The debut of Super Shmoo (with appearances by Sweet Shmoo, Fu Manshmoo and Frankenshmoo's Monster. Plus a vintage ad for US savings bonds featuring the Shmoos and signed by Al Capp. How Shmoos Play Football...; Shmooldering Embers; The Family Life of the Shmoo...; Washable Jones, the Shmoos and the Mysterious Shadow!!; The Wonderful Attic; Super Shmoo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Calling All Kids (1946-1949 Parent's Magazine) 25 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing. Interrupts art and story.

Stories and art by Vic Herman, Orestes Calpini and Ernie Schroeder. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby try to catch an elusive fly; Twinkle teaches a pixie a lesson about borrowing things without asking; Pop's new invention sends messages, but also undoes the laundry. Color Puzzle; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Paddy Penguin; Pop and Junior; Riddles; The Magic Box; Bobo; What's Wrong? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 9 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Moisture damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle and unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Rims in an untitled story co-starring Rims' mother, Emerson Griggs and Mr. Bulgo. And: Candy in 1-page text story "Skiing is Believing" co-starring Ted Dawson, Tim O'Connor, Cuthbert Bagatelle and Sonia Jorgesen. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Coo Coo Comics (1942) 47 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill. 1/2" spine split from bottom. Tape inside back cover. Water spotting. Staple rust.

Contains Frank Frazetta comic story art and two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse in 'The Days of the Knights!'"; "Coo Coo, 'Rocket to Mars'"; "Butch and Buttercup, 'The Biggest Dumbbell in the World!'"; "Munchy the Squirrel in 'Spare That Tree'" art by Frank Frazetta, reprinted in Small Wonders (1991) #1; "Fisty, 'The Three Wishes'" art by Jack Bradbury; "Butch and Buttercup"; and "Barney Rooster". Illustrated text stories: "Unsociable Turtle: Bertle Learns It's Never Too Late to Be Friendly!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Kitten and the Mitten: Little Tippy Gets the Surprise of His Life!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 73 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Spine split seal.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of two-bit hood Peter Feflin, who wages war against another street gang on the rooftops of the New York tenements. Al Jennings becomes obsessed with getting the man he's convinced was responsible for sending him to prison. Mayhew and Johns, described in the story as "stir-mad, kill-mad morons," go on a spree of murder and robbery across the South. Also featuring vintage ads for "Amazing Life-Like Rubber Masks" and "Animated Lilliputiana." Two Gangs at War and Peter Feflin; Al Jennings, the Man Who Squealed on Himself!; How the Police Stopped the Murder Rampage of Dennis Mayhew and Everett Johns; This'll Kill Ya!; Our Police Hall of Fame; On The Level; Who Dunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exposed (1948 D.S. Publishing) 6 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover by Ed Waldman. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Ed Waldman, John Rosenberger, Art Gates, Valerie Barclay and Myron Fass. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. This issue was cited in the illustrations (#28, "How to prepare an alibi") of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. A daredevil tries to use his skills for crime, in a story that features a guy in a Humpty Dumpty costume jumping off a high wall. A gambler thinks he's found the perfect system, in an early story by future EC legend Graham Ingels. An ex-con sets out for revenge on the partner who set him up. The Fatal Masquerade; The Fighter Who Sang Tenor; The Perfect Alibi; Take It or Else!; Lure of the City; Airtight Alibi. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exposed (1948 D.S. Publishing) 7 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Centerfold detached.

Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Bob Jenney, Alden McWilliams, Richard Case and Al Camy. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. This issue was cited in the illustrations (#29, " Diagram for Housebreakers") of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. A spiteful old woman invites her family to the reading of her new will, practically inviting one of them to murder her. The Fatal Reflex, a Crime-O-Graph story about a faked suicide, features the art that later appeared in Seduction of the Innocent. Private eye Malcolm Starr is seemingly aided by a ghost while seeking the killer of a famous explorer in an old dark house. The Midnight Guest; The Spiteful Will of Sybil MacPherson; The Fatal Reflex; 50-Fathom Fortune; The Price of Greed; Dynamite; Framed for Prison; The Guilty Ghost. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4365255008

"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 11 #1 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

Master of Fantasy article: Ray Bradbury--the October Man.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Starkenden Quest" by Gilbert Collins. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Fast Fiction (1949) 3 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Staples replaced.

She by H. Ryder Haggard. NOTE: The first five issues of Fast Fiction were reprinted under the title Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated. Except for the title change on the cover, the editions are identical. Cover price $0.10.

Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 133 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1292662008

Cover pencils by Bill Ward. "Darrel Dane's Double," pencils by Bill Ward; Doll Man rescues a man who could be his double from committing suicide. "A Helping Hand For Lolly," pencils by Alice Kirkpatrick; A new girl has a date with Swing Sisson. "The Treasure of Captain Kidd" starring Blimpy and Captain Jones, script and art by Al Stahl. "Black Beard the Bandit," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Black Bear. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Firehair Comics (Canadian c.1949 Publication Services Limited) 2 VG+ 4.5

Canadian reprint series. Reprints Firehair Comics (1948 Fiction House) #3. Stories by John Mitchell, credited as John Starr. Art by Robert Webb and David Heames. Cover by Jack Kamen. Adventures of the Western hero Firehair, a white woman raised by the Dakota tribe. Firehair discovers that Casco, the wagon-train king, is secretly behind the raids on stages and wagon trains; She seeks justice after renegade white raiders make off with the Dakotas' horses and winter food; A stagecoach robbery results in the death of one of Firehair's friends. Bride of the Outlaw Guns; Heartbreak Range; Beware the Renegade Raiders; The Ballad of Cowboy Lou; Siren of the Silver Sage. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 124 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story. Cover detached.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; "ZX-5" and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Jack Kamen; and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb. "World Adventurers, Part 2" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2045105002

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4162465001

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Tales (1949) 37 GD+ 2.5

Lateral spine tear.

Ozark Ike (1948) 14 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2033189019

"Green at the Game," "Raw Deal," "The Girl of His Dreams," "The Tricks of the Trade," and "Baseball Bum!" Cover price $0.10.

Red Rabbit Comics (1947) 11 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4742164018

Stories by Gil Turner and others. Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit realizes the dangerous bandit Red Mask plaguing the towns of the West isn't just a single man, but a whole gang working together. Officer Mutt gets exiled to the tough Gashouse District while a senator is visiting the precinct house. Bugsey Bear and his kid go exploring in the mountains and meet Crazy Jed, who gives them the map to the Lost Lady Gold Mine. Red Rabbit; Aunt Tilly: How the Elephant Got His Long Nose; Officer Mutt; Pete and Tweet; The Bugsey Bear Family. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #1 GD/VG 3.0

1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Volume 20, Issue 1 - September, 1949. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories: "The Portal in the Picture" by Henry Kuttner, "The Hothouse Planet" by Arthur K. Barnes, "Communications" by Edwin James, "A Condition of Beauty" by John D. MacDonald, "The Fires Within" by Arthur C. Clarke, "Beyond The Black Nebula" by Rene LaFayette. Four Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in x 9-in, 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 57 GD- 1.8

3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other. Cover oxidation, chipping.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Menace of the Machine Men, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Aliens appear to land in the woods outside Northville and invade the city with giant robots. Every Man a Superman, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is thrown into the future where everyone has super powers, and he meets a woman who looks just like Lois Lane. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Beethoven bio. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Son of Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman adopts an orphan boy and builds up his strength and confidence. Full-page ad for Superboy #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tex Granger (1948) 20 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Stories and art by Lorence Bjorklund, Clair Bee, Edd Ashe, Ferris Weddle, and Vic Herman. Cover by Lorence Bjorklund. Western adventure with sheriff Tex Granger, formerly the star of Calling All Boys (the comic's old title). Tex confronts a lynch mob; A profile of legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett; Tex's deputy Flapjack Smith has a solo adventure. Tex Granger; Hector; Lynch Law!; Coachs Corner; Famous Fighters of the Frontier: Davy Crockett; A New Adventure of Flapjack Smith. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 71 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Interior tear seals. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Ruben Moreira, Jerry Devers, Donald Bayne Hobart, Gene Fawcette, Oliver Buchanan, and Frank Frazetta. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 35 #2 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Volume 35, Issue 2 - December, 1949. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories by James Blish, Murray Leinster, Raymond F. Jones, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, William Morrison, Cleve Cartmill, and L. Sprague de Camp. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 100 VG- 3.5

1" spine split from the top.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Tony Strobl, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #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, Pluto is befuddled by a talking dog (who's not Goofy). In a story by Barks, Huey, Dewey and Louie try to elude a truant officer who looks strangely familiar. This story is adapted from the Disney cartoon Truant Officer Donald, which Carl Barks also wrote. Plus a vintage ad for a Walt Kelly-drawn, circus-themed poster featuring all the Disney characters. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Secret; Mickey Mouse: The Talking Dog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 103 GD 2.0

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Merrill De Maris, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #7. 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, when Mickey gets too close to the Phantom Blot, the Blot tries to blot him out. In a story by Barks, Donald and Gladstone comb the beach to find a ruby lost by the Maharajah of Backdore. The Big Bad Wolf becomes The Big Bad Ghost Wolf in a haunted house. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; The Upside-Down Cake; Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 111 FR/GD 1.5

1" spine split from the top. Water damage.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Ted Osborne, Gil Turner, Tony Strobl, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Jim Pabian, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 10 #3. 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, Goofy and Donald confront the seven ghosts who have been haunting Colonel Bassett's mansion. In a story by Barks, Donald's nephews accidentally give his love letters to Gladstone Gander. Mickey's new homing pigeons have been trained for stealing jewelry. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; The Halloween Party; Mickey Mouse in the House of Seven Haunts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Bill Hickok (1949 Avon) 1 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #4703711007

Cover art by Graham Ingels. The McCallan Gang Fight starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Jimmy Thompson. Red Cloud Devil of the Plains starring Red Cloud, art by Howard Larsen. The Story behind the Cover. The Cheyenne Campaign starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Jimmy Thompson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 38 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Girl from Yesterday," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman gets involved with a woman whose aunt has kept her living in the past. "Wonder Woman Captures the Moon," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Women of History: three-page Hannah Moore bio by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Two-page article, "Music Makers." "The Five Tasks of Thomas Tighe," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman must help the Holliday Girls succeed at five tasks where men have failed in order to secure a million dollars for the Holliday College scholarship fund from a misogynist. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day," art by C.C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.