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Adult Bestseller SC (1950 Adult Novels) 1-1ST VG 4.0

"Agnes" written by Jack Woodford and Clinton Campbell. First softcover edition. 6.5" x 9.25", 100 pages, text. Cover price $0.35.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 12 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation

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"The Vampire Vision," "Sold to Satan," "When Witches Walked," "Diary Doom," and "Spirit of Frankenstein." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Edvard Moritz, Lin Streeter, John Celardo, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1950 Arnold Book Co.) UK Edition 10 FN 6.0

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Reprints Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) #97. 68 pages, B&W.

Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 3 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Photograph cover of Bob Hope. A Very Merry Mix-up!; Bob and Mrs. Peabody get involved in a bathing beauty contest at the beach. Wheaties ad with Phil Rizzuto. Video Laffs humor page by Harry Lampert. It Happens in Hollywood text article. A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America! with Superman, Batman, and Robin. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 56 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch and tear seal. Cover glued to first wrap. Interior tape.

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The Justice Society of America fight robots in the year 3000 A.D. in "The Day the World Ended." Script by John Broome, pencils by Frank Giacoia (chapters 1, 3, and 4) and Arthur Peddy (chapter 2), inks by Giacoia (chapters 1, 3 and 4) and Bernard Sachs (chapter 2). Back-up Johnny Peril's Surprise Story, "The Girl From Aquaterra." Two-page article, "How Far is Far Away?" Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Mysteries (Canadian 1949 Bell Features) 35 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Canadian Edition. TYPO: Canadian Editions are published by Bell Feature not Timely Comics.

Label #4356104004

Canadian Reprint Series. Reprints Cover from Amazing Mysteries (1949) #32.

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 42 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Ray Gill, Sam Schwartz and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "The Good Rumor Man"; "Ignorance Is Bliss"; "Fortune's Folly"; "Through the Looking Glass"; and "The Handwriting On the Wall"! Plus: Jughead in "Cupid's Boy"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 1 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting. Lateral spine tears.

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Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Scorn of the Faceless People!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; dream analysis story. The Cheerful Old Lady in Black!, art by Mort Meskin. The Cloak!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Paul Darvas orders a new cloak, only to receive a cursed cloak from Asmodeus himself. Out of Your Mind text story. I've Seen You Before, art by Bruno Premiani. Yesterday You Died!, art by Bill Draut; When Grace Hanley is looking to buy a house she sees a ghostly image of a murder that has yet to happen in that house. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Black Rider (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 10 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4728829004

Origin of the Black Rider in "The Legend of the Black Rider!" The Black Rider also stars in "The Silent Killer," "Six-Gun Lesson," and "Death in the Cards!" Other stories include "The Terror of the West" and "Creeping Death." Two Black Rider pin-ups. Cover price $0.10.

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 1 FR/GD 1.5

1" Spine split from top.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Bob Powell. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Hornswogglers try to swindle the B-Bar-B ranch out of its water rights and payroll; Windy Wales experiments with rockets; Bank robbers encounter the masked alter ego of Bobby Benson, the Lemonade Kid. Trail of the Rocket; Roundup Racketeer; Lightning Trap; The Running of Redmane; Crooks in Cactus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Buccaneers (1950 Quality) 22 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces missing, interrupts art and story.

Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall and unknown. Lady Dolores is captured by the pirate Captain Snuff, but Captain Daring sails to her rescue in "Pirates Beware!" also starring Sir Mark Drayton, Lord Virells and Patch. Plus: Black Roger's victories against the Barbary Pirates earn the hero the praise of the English authorities in an untitled story also starring Barty and Hourma. Also featuring untitled tales of The Spanish Main and Eric Falcon, Soldier of Fortune. And: Captain Daring in 1-page text story "The Sunrise Gun"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Campus Loves (1950 Comic Magazines) 4 GD- 1.8

Water damage.

June 1950 issue. Photo Cover of Barbara Bates by Theda Hall and Emerson Hall. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: She laughed at other girls' heartaches...until she killed her own love with poisonous gossip in "My Shameless Deception"; "Taunted Heart"; "Believe Me, My Love"; 1-page text story "Vote 'No' for Mildred"; and "Slave of Desire"! 7-in. x 10-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion (Canadian 1950 Superior) 1 VG 4.0

Canadian Edition. Stories and art by Art Helfant and Vic Herman. Canadian reprint of the Toby Press comic Adventures of Captain Tootsie. the Tootsie Roll mascot created by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion kids travel to Venus to help the Goonans rebel against their cruel masters. Then they have to find a way to get back to Earth. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 057 The Song of Hiawatha (1949) 5 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Trimmed

RESTORATION. Trimmed.

The Song of Hiawatha, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 134). Cover price $0.15.

Crime Patrol (1948 EC) 15 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Piece out of page 3, slightly affects art.

Label #2019188021

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Peters and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title begins its transformation into a New Trend horror title, featuring the 1st appearance of The Crypt Keeper. Mrs. Stonely's death seems a mere accident, and her husband's affair with a secretary only a coincidence, but one cop isn't convinced. Rising boxer Johnny Sparr becomes the "Guardian of the Little Guy" after his father is killed by the Mob. Corrupt businessmen murder their partner, or so they think, but when they check again the grave is empty. This is the tale that debuted the Crypt-Keeper and EC's legendary horror comics. Murder Writes a Policy; Case Number 318: Murder: The Swindle by Flame; Double-Exposure; Johnny Sparr: Guardian of the Little Guy; Coincidence; Return from the Grave. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Patrol (1948 EC) 16 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Tape on interior cover.

Label #0321622008

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Peters and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title continues its transformation into a New Trend horror title, with less "crime" and more carnage. A man with catalepsy is mistaken for dead and sent to be cremated, unless his wife can find him in time. A murderous Egyptologist tries to kill a rival by sealing him in a tomb, but telltale facial scratches give him away. A reporter receives a foot transplant from a mad doctor, but the feet seek revenge for the murder of their previous owner, and take the reporter with them. Plus the second appearance of The Crypt Keeper. The Corpse in the Crematorium; Trapped in the Tomb; A Bottle of Murder; The Graveyard Feet; Voodoo Vendetta; The Spectre in the Castle. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crypt of Terror (1950) #17. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crimes by Women (1948) 13 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4024354005

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. Doll maker Margot Haffner gets an unusual order from sinister Count Aorta, but he soon learns the hard way that she's the better criminal; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; In a truly offbeat story, redheaded hobo queen Mable Reine leads a tramp army on a rampage of robbery and looting against moneyed society. Margot Haffner: Passion for Dolls; Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Margot Haffner, Passion for Dolls"; "Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law"; and "Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #7. Cover price $0.10.

Crimes by Women (1948) 14 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #1230570001

Bondage cover. 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. Heroin dealer Annie French raises her son to be her murderous partner in crime, but when the law closes in, it's her or him; Con woman Lina Vanishyn has access to a drug that makes her victims agree to whatever she suggests; Queeny Ames lures unsuspecting soldiers to be beaten and robbed by her gang, but is undone by her desire for fame. Terrific cover by an unknown artist. Shoe Box Annie French and the Vanishing Corpses; Facts About Crime; Female of Fraud!; Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better; The Queen of the Killers!; Racketeers' Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "'Shoe Box' Annie French and the Vanishing Corpses" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Facts About Crime" reprinted in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8 and Ms. Trees 1950s Three Dimensional Crime (1987) #1; "Female of Fraud!" retitled and reprinted as "Wicked Cheat..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56; "The Queen of the Killers!" retitled and reprinted as "Bloodthirsty..." in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14; and "Racketeers' Revenge, The Racket King" reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #6 and retitled and reprinted as "Killers' Revenge" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12. "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." text story reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #8 and retitled and reprinted as "Trial and Execution." in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12 and Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. Cover price $0.10.

Criminals on the Run (1948) 10 PR 0.5

Full length spine split. Centerfold and 2 additional wraps detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and Al McWilliams. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 05 #3. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole investigates the arsonist who is causing forest fires. Sergeant Spook and Jerry try to prove that a corrupt mayor is swindling the city over a playground for impoverished kids. A reprint of the first adventure of goatee'd criminologist Doctor Doom (no relation to Victor), as he and his students investigate deadly accidents at a skyscraper. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #11. Young King Cole; Criminal Lawyer's Medicine; Sergeant Spook; Dr. Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crypt of Terror (1950) 17 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4728556016

Cover art by Johnny Craig, his first EC Horror work. First of the "New Trend" issues to hit the stands, this is the first issue of Crypt of Terror with numbering continuing from Crime Patrol (1948-1950 EC). Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Crypt of Terror (1950) 19 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0250556004

Cover art by Johnny Craig. Ghost Ship, script and art by Al Feldstein; A man and his wife are flying in a small plane when a thick fog arises and they are forced to put down at sea; Using a lifeboat for a couple of days they come across a rotted ship. The Hungry Grave, script by Gardner Fox, art by Graham Ingels; A woman hates her husband so she gives him small doses of arsenic trying to work up her nerve to finish him off, but all she succeeds in doing is allowing him to develop a tolerance to the stuff. Cave Man, script and art by Johnny Craig; A man thaws out after 200,000 years in ice and attacks his exhibitors. Zombie!, script and art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 11 #5 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4540108009

Volume 11, Issue 5 - June, 1950. 7" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 262 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seal.

Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY, No. 262." Vitamin Water; Mr. Diggs has the Raggedys mix some vitamins in a pool of water, creating "vitamin water" that causes plants to grow and makes people energetic. The Cloudburst; The Raggedys prevent Grinny Bear and Snoopwiggy from taking Sunny Bunny's kite; To get revenge, the villains start a fire that threatens the Raggedys' doll house home. The Bow and Arrow Hunters; The Snoopwiggy and Grinny Bear are shooting arrows at everyone in the forest. The Raggedy Snake in Loonie Land; When Bertram Bear threatens to ruin the Raggedys' picnic with Mummy and Sunny Bunny, the Raggedys make a fake snakeskin to scare him away. The Pumpkin Patch Pies; Mr. and Mrs. Meadow-Mole are living in a pumpkin in Mr. Digg's pumpkin patch and are selling pumpkin pies. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 272 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4137723003

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's CINDERELLA, No. 272." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Inside front cover and inside back cover; Ten stills from the movie, printed in monochrome bluish-black ink, with a line of text underneath. Cinderella, script by Chase Craig, art by Dan Gormley; Cinderella, after being tormented by her evil stepmother and step-sisters, gets to go to the Prince's ball with the help of her Fairy Godmother; Adapted from the 1950 Disney animated movie "Cinderella." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Geronimo (1950) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4728829005

Stories by Sam Hannah and others. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Leonard Starr, Sam Hannah and Jill Elgin. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Stories inspired by the life of the famed Apache leader and other Western tales. A female settler takes a stand against marauding Apaches; A factual look at Native American smoke signals. In the backup story, female frontier scout Kit West investigates a serial killer targeting women at Fort Gresham, in a story inspired by The Murders in the Rue Morgue, of all things. Attack on Fort Bannock!; Desert Vengeance!; The Raid on the Yellow Hand!; Murder in the Stockade!; Smoke Signals. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hedy of Hollywood Comics (1950 Marvel) 37 GD 2.0

2" Spine split. Cover oxidation.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "Sandra Wins Out!"; "The Lady Loses Her Temper!"; "The Missing Guest Star!"; and "Mind Over Matter!" Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Romance Is a Comedy"; Gabby in "A Matter of Timing!"; and Trumpetski the Great in "Trumpy's Casting Problem!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ken Maynard Western (1950-1952 Fawcett) 1 FN- 5.5

1/2 Spine split.

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Bygone movie cowboy Maynard stars in offbeat stories that set this Fawcett book apart from run-of-the-mill Western comics. Instead of "Hi-yo, Silver," Ken directs his horse Tarzan to "Bite wind, Tarzan!" Corrupt lawyer Silas Crocker, seeking a lost Spanish treasure, joins forces with outlaw Gunsmoke, setting Ken on his trail. Crocker uses stolen money to frame Ken for Gunsmoke's crimes, then tries to burn down the jail with Ken in it. Jeeter has a talking horse, Ya-Ta-Ta, but the horse only wants to insult people, and worse than that, he's smarter than the cowboys around him. Poor Polly; The Outlaw Treasure Trail!, Part 1: Blazing Guns; Fool's Gold; Part 2: Undercover Danger; Jeeter: The Horse Trade; Part 3: Battle Against the Badmen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw (UK c.1950 Streamline) 1 GD- 1.8

Staples removed.

UK publication reprinting stories from Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) #24 and a text story from Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) #5. Terror in Tombstone - Script by Leon Lazarus, art by Pete Tumlinson. War Drums in the West - Script by Leon Lazarus, art by Sol Brodsky. Two-Gun Justice - Text story with art by Mike Sekowsky. The Outlaw - Art by George Tuska. The Hangman of Hutch Hill! - Script by Leon Lazarus, art by Ed Moline. 28 pages, single tone coloring.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 98 GD/VG 3.0

Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Ed Winiarski, Bill Everett and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "A Man Named Satan" with art by Bernie Krigstein - Emilio's sculptures don't sell. Frustrated, he calls to Satan for help and his next sculpture, a demon, comes to life. Plus: "The Black Cat" - Farnum is cruel to Charles. When Satan crosses their path, Farnum learns Charles is superstitious and thinks black cats are harbingers of death. Farnum brings the cat home to torment Charles, but Charles eventually seals up Farnum and Satan within Farnum's vault. Also: "I Saw To-morrow" with art by Ed Winiarski - Bal meets an inventor whose crystal ball accurately depicts the future. And: "Juggernaut" with art by Bill Everett - Ages ago, Xoldis creates a device which can alter gravitation. Issue also includes 2-page text story "Tight Spot," reprinted from Lawbreakers Always Lose! (1948 Marvel) #7. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

My Friend Irma (1950 Marvel) 4 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. 2 Center wraps missing, interrupts art and story.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 FN 6.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED.

A pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content!

Dec 1950. Cover by James Bama. "Out of This World Adventures" Vol. 1 No. 2 is a pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content, including "The Corsairs from the Coalsack," written by John Michel with art by Joe Kubert, and Crom the Barbarian in "The Spider God of Akka," written by Gardner Fox, with art by John Giunta. This issue also includes over 100 pages of b&w illustrated pulp SF stories, including "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" by A. Bretram Chandler, plus six others. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in, partial b&w/color, 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Ozark Ike (1948) 19 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4705498002

Comic strip reprints. Sports action stories with Ray Gotto art on all features except "The Shoeless Wonder!". In order of appearance: "Here's Leroy Folks!" house advertisement for Leroy (1949); "Ozark Ike 'Day'"; "The Payoff Game!"; "Victory for The Bugs!"; "Ozark Ike's Whodunits" with Babe Ruth baseball trivia; "The Mystery Pitch!"; and "The Shoeless Wonder!". "Bean Ball! Hard Clouts and Hard Skulls Make a Bang-Up Team!" illustrated text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Prize Comics Western (UK 1950 Streamline) 5B VG 4.0

9D Cover price variant. UK publication reprinting stories from Prize Comics Western (1948-1956 Prize) #73. Guns Talk on the Range, Justice is Blind, The Secret of Lost Canyon, and Bullets at the Boundary. Scripts by Irv Werstein. Art by Al Carreno. 36 pages, full color.

Prize Comics Western (UK 1950 Streamline) 6 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

UK publication reprinting stories from Prize Comics Western (1948-1956 Prize) #80 and #91. Trial by Six-Gun!, Border Menace!, and Buffalo Stampede. Art by John Severin. 28 pages, B&W.

Redskin (1950) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829011

Redskin in "Stop the Cheyenne Drums" and "Pawnee Massacre." Also in this issue: "Indian Arrows" and "The White Warrior" (art by Walter Johnson). John Sink cover. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Love (1949) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4354074013

Art by Walter Johnson, Manny Stallman, Ed Waldman and Louis Ravielli. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Actress Pat finds neither work nor love when she leaves show business; An engaged woman falls for her best friends boyfriend; Lana dislikes Red because he calls her Butch, but winds up falling in love with him anyway. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Heartbreak Alley!; My Stolen Romance; Fate Always Steps In!; Partners in Love; Blind Alley Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is an I.W. reprint of this issue. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Secrets (1949 Fawcett) 12 GD 2.0

Heavy interior soiling/water damage.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and Elaine Miller. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Lorna loves Ken, but she feels that any possible future together is threatened by scandal because her father was a convicted criminal. Marion is resigned to life in her boring, cold-weather small town, and then she meets Ted, visiting from California - but is it fair to depend on him to take her away? Laurie is engaged to boring, dependable Harry, but then she meets Ben, who wants to marry her and become an independent oil wildcatter. The Secret; Retribution; Star Gazer; Love's Hazard! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sam Hill Private Eye (1950) 3 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829023

Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) 10 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4660401016

Art by Robert Webb. Cover by Joe Doolin. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. The lion-worshipping Zambuli cult returns to plague Sheena and the neighboring tribes; A plundering rogue tricks Sheena into helping him; A mysterious new tribal leader appears just as the tribes are gathering to defend themselves against raiders. Death-Trap of the Lion Men; Gorilla God; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Slash-D Doublecross (1950) 1950 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742157007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Howard Larsen and Matt Baker. Digest-sized Western adventure from St. John featuring "cowboy marshal" Tex West. "Cowboy marshal" Tex West helps the town of Buffalo Bend stop the Yaeger gang, but he suspects some of the townspeople are still involved with the Yaegers. The mysterious masked head of the Yaeger gang arranges a death trap for Tex West. The day after the raid on the Slash D Ranch, Tex waits to see if the masked culprits will give themselves away. A showdown at the bank reveals the real bad guys; now all Tex has to do is survive it. Hell-Bent for a Funeral; The Rustlers Lookout; Flames at Midnight; Red Hawk: Mule-Train Ambush; Mark Severn: Lead Harvest; Range Law Rides To Town. 6-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Son of Sinbad (1950) 1 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #4742157003

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino. Sword and sorcery one-shot with art and cover by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sinbad and Haroun compete for the hand of Kina, the "Pearl of Baghdad," by seeing who can find the largest pearl. Sinbad and Sara seek merchandise stolen from the Sultan, in a story featuring early art by future DC legend Carmine Infantino. Sinbad sets out to rescue slave girl Elene from Mytar, finding a treasure in the process. Chang Yan's Blazing Sword; Ransom of Shipwreck Shoals!; Omar of the Magic Robes: A Kiss Unmasks a Killer; The Curse of the Caliph's Dancer; The Merchant of Menace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 110 GD 2.0

1/2" spine split. Water damage.

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Tomahawk in "Sally Raines--Frontier Girl" (art by Fred Ray), Manhunters Around the World in "The Panama Patrol," Captain Compass in "The Sea-Going Schoolhouse," and Robin in "The Four O'Clock Crimes!" (with a Batman cameo). Full-page ad for Tomahawk # 1. Ray cover. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #2 VG/FN 5.0

Volume 22, Issue 2 - November, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Jack Vance, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future in "Pardon My Iron Nerves), L. Ron Hubbard (author's final pulp story), Rog Phillips, Robert Moore Williams, and Mack Reynolds. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Stirring Western (UK c.1950 Streamline) 12 VG/FN 5.0

UK Reprint series. Reprinting western stories from U.S. publications, primarily Outlaws (1948 D.S. Pub.). Cover states "All Colour" but only includes black and red. 28 pages, partial color.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 20 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0357818011

First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Texan (1948 St. John) 8 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

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Cover by Matt Baker and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Matt Baker, George Tuska, Richard Speed and Howard Larsen. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. Smoky Horse dreams of peace between the Apaches and the settlers, but that makes him suspect to both groups, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, action girl Yukon Jane battles wolfpacks and pelt poachers in the northern woods. The Marshal of Eagle Springs tracks masked raiders who use silver bullets, but these are no Rangers. Plus biographical pages on Crazy Horse, Harry Tracy, Jesse James, and Arizona Pete. And a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. Cover by Baker. Jesse James; Scalp Hunters Hide Their Tracks; Arizona Pete; Ghost Riders Defy the Range Law; Crazy Horse; The Renegades' Last Raid; The Lone Vigilante; Tracy the Outlaw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Two Fisted Tales (1950 EC) 18 FR 1.0

Full length spine split with covers detached.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Johnny Craig and Harvey Kurtzman. Numbering continues from Haunt of Fear (1950 #15-17) #17. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. In the Spanish colonial era, Captain Alvarado arrives in the Americas with a license to search for gold and crush any who resist. Old friends Hill and Hunter run into each other while aiding a Central American conflict; unfortunately, they're working for opposite sides. Mutineers set their captain adrift while searching for a fortune in diamonds, but Captain Cutter isn't licked yet. Conquest; Hong Kong Intrigue!; Man-Trap; Rescue; Revolution!; Mutiny! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 14 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Johnny Craig. "Voodoo Vengeance!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Caleb left work early for a change, but on his way to the parking garage, he notices an antique shop he had never seen before, so he drops in to get something for his wife Sally; The weird proprietor tries to interest him in a voodoo doll. 'Werewolf," script and pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Wally Wood; Viktor Zorak is on a mountain-climbing expedition in Transylvania with the Smythe's and the Farnum's, all of whom are closely following their guide, Jan Bodzla; They reach the lodge they will stay in that evening, but the members are warned by Bodzla that he thinks Zorak is a werewolf and to be careful. "Rats Have Sharp Teeth!", script by Henry Kuttner, art by Graham Ingels. "Escape!" text story by William M. Gaines. "The Strange Couple!", script and art by Al Feldstein; A man is driving on a stormy night along a road when he is stopped by a state trooper, who tells him that the bridge ahead is washed out and he needs to take a side road instead; A weird couple inhabit the place; The man tells him that his wife is a crazy ghoul and she tells him that her husband is a vampire. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Will Rogers Western (1950) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Western tales from Fox Feature Syndicate, some featuring well-known cowboy writer Will Rogers. Numbering continues from My Great Love (1949) #4. The adventures of young Will Rogers as he makes his name as a cowboy folk hero; Will seeks the murderous mystery man known as The Moon Bandit; Bandits steal a treasure map and try to disguise themselves as natives, but Flying Eagle is not fooled. True Life Adventures; Kit Carson Cures A Bully; Moon Bandit; Flying Eagle: Golden Treachery; Treachery On The Purple Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.