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Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 14 VG- 3.5

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Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff, Hy Mankin, Martin Naydel, Bob Irwin and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff, Hy Mankin, Martin Naydel, Bob Irwin and Bob Oksner. A daffy scientist and a dangerous duo of dainty dolls drive Bob Hope to the hounds in "Dog Daze" by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Varsity Vic 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Bill half-pager by Hy Mankin; Teen Teasers activity page by Martin Naydel; Peg 1-pager by Boltinoff; Life Ain't What It Seems half-pager by Bob Irwin; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Classical Corner article; Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner; and Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Boltinoff. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 15 GD/VG 3.0

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Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff, Martin Naydel and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff, Martin Naydel, Bob Oksner and unknown. Haunted castles and heavenly maidens play havoc with Bob Hope as he flees from dummies to dolls and danger in an untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Peg half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Betty 1-pager; Teen Teasers activity page by Martin Naydel; Varsity Vic half-pager by Boltinoff; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Classical Corner article; Honey in Hollywood 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Miss Melody Lane of Broadway back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Mighty Mouse (1952-1955 St. John) 6 Coverless

COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Missing front cover (story on interior of cover), interrupts art and story.

The world's mightiest mouse combines funny-animal antics with superhero adventure as he fights for mice everywhere. In an issue-length adventure, the Terrytown Sunday School picnic is menaced by a fast-growing vine that snares everything in its path. Mighty Mouse suspects another scheme from the cats and their mad science. Dimwit realizes how much money there is to be had in other people's couch cushions. Heckle and Jeckle; The Vine of Destruction; Terry Bears: Apple Sass; Dinky Duck: Rudy the Counselor; Heckle and Jeckle: Gun Fun; Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 16 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4013698008

Cover by Bill Everett. "I Prowl at Night!", art by Syd Shores; An American stationed at the American embassy in Hungary hits a werewolf who had just changed back into human form with his car and crashes; The ambulance takes the both of them to the hospital and gives him a transfusion with the dying man's blood since it is the same type; He begins to feel the effects of the werewolf blood, so he flees his wife so as not to transfer the curse to her. "The Flying Saucers" text story. "Terror In Jimmy's House," pencils by Edwin Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. "The Miser," art by Bernie Krigstein. "Don't Make a Ghoul of Yourself!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Battle Cry (1952) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2115106016

Cover by Irv Novick. Stories and art by Eugene Hughes and Ed Smalle. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A ragtag squad is assigned to take out an enemy nest, but it's going to be a hard fight. A handgun changes hands several times as each succeeding owner is shot dead. A troublemaker is disliked by the rest of his squad, but his weary sergeant tries to keep a fight from breaking out amongst the troops. The Unknown Factor!; Saga of the Six Shooter; Live to Die!; The Battle for the Porkchop; The Hero; Tale of a Tank. Over-the-top cover by Irv Novick is a time capsule of Cold War-era attitudes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 13 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4244829001

Frank Frazetta cover. Stories include the Lemonade Kid in "The Clutching Claws of Terror"; the Ghost Rider in "The Stagecoach for Death"; Red Hawk in "The Land of the Flaming Ground!" (art by Bob Powell); and Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders in "The Mystery of the Maverick Trail" (art by Powell). Cover price $0.10.

Boy Detective (1951) 4 VG- 3.5

1" Cumulative spine split. 3/4" tear on back cover. Cover oxidation.

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Art by Nicholas Alascia and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of mystery and adventure with Dan Tayler, Boy Detective. Dan stalks a killer who laughs as he approaches his victims; He grapples with a gunman while investigating a murder on a skyscraper; Dan leaps aboard a speeding train to save a boy from kidnappers. Death Trap; The Laughing Killer; The Masked Terrorists; The Case of the Construction Crooks; The Smart Guy. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cinderella Love (1950) 8 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from bottom.

Stories and art by Alice Kirkpatrick¸ Mario Colavito, Bob Oksner, John Prentice, Merrylen Townsend and Jack Sparling. Ziff-Davis published the first incarnation of this influential romance title. Teri works as a nurse for research scientist John, but John's fiancee Joan doesn't understand or care about his work, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Alice Kirkpatrick. Doreen and Sally battle for the affections of radio DJ Hugh, in the punningly titled "A Record Breaking Affair." Maid Tina gets to impersonate a countess as a joke for her wealthy boss, but she didn't expect to fall for handsome gardener Kip, who is also not who he appears to be. Plus a guide to making your own fashion accessories. Doctor in My Heart; A Record Breaking Affair; Good-bye, My Love; Sleight of Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 117 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back

Top edge label is missing.

Label #0010444019

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer 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. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. Mob boss Chris Ramsdell must face the music after one of his hoods shoots a senator's daughter. A tough DA is targeted by a gangster after he convicts his brother of murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Pretty Boy Floyd, "Racketeer" Reward; Test Your Judgment!; Crime News Oddities; The End of the Underworld? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Diary Secrets (1950) 11 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4766479011

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Linda's love-'em-and-leave-'em approach works fine until she meets John, whom she doesn't want to leave, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Virginia can't cope when she learns that her widowed mother is seriously dating family friend Bill. Fran thinks her popularity with the boys is playing against her when she wants to be taken seriously as an actress. I Didn't Want a Stepfather; I Was Afraid to Fall in Love; I Tried To Be a Hollywood Glamour Girl; Stand-In for Scandal; Spitework Was My Folly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 10 GD+ 2.5

Cover by Alvin C. Hollingsworth. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Harry Lazarus, Charles Nicholas, George Roussos and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A couple takes refuge in a haunted house, where they learn about the hidden treasure and the mad ghost of Uncle Ezra; A scientists assistant murders him for his new super-grow plant formula, but learns too late that it makes things grow anywhere; Statues in a wax museum come to life, and one has revenge on its mind. Great if inexplicable cover by Alvin C. Hollingsworth. Only the Dead Live Here!; Green Grows the Grass; World Below the Ground; Phantom of the Waxworks!; Castle of Terror! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exciting War (1952) 5 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072007

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Fronts (1952-1953 Harvey) 3 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4742165017

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Abe Simon, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus and Howard Nostrand. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Korean War was at its peak. Soldiers must rely on trickery to take a strategic hill. A bomber crewman risks all to finish the assignment. Stunt driver "Speed" Duffy puts his skills to work as a jeep driver. Death Rides the Bomb Bay!; Our Army; Mine Field; Belly Gunner; Battle of Bloody Hill; The Hero!; On Guard; Devil on Wheels. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Indians of the Wild West! (1952) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4738862006

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Gerald McCann and Howard Larsen. Cover by Leonard Starr. Western tales focusing on the great Native leaders of the past and their struggles against the invaders of their homelands. Crazy Horse takes on the Dakota Renegades; Geronimos forces wage guerrilla warfare against settlers; A stolen Native religious icon brings tragedy to all who possess it. Redskin Terror; The Navajo God of Blood; Chief Black Hawk and His Dogs of War; Chief Black Hawk; The Dakota Renegades! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 22 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Cover art by Al Avison. "Love Above All!", art by Bob Powell; Angela graduates from high school and is trained by tennis pro Laura; Discarding her boyfriend Glen, Angela flirts with sportswriter Walt to further her career, even though she knows Laura loves him; However, Angela challenges Laura to a match and Walt realizes she is only using him. "Double Desire"; Jack and Dale are partners in an ad agency and are dating Sue and Mike, respectively; Dale suspects Mike is cheating on her with Sue, and breaks up with him; Jack and Dale pretend to be lovers to make Mike and Sue jealous. "Doomed To Heartbreak" text story. Strange Romantic Customs fact page. Advice to readers by Nancy Powers. "A Stranger's Kiss," art by Jack Sparling; Office worker Joan takes her vacation at fancy Manor Lodge, hoping to find a rich husband; On the train, she meets Hal and they hit it off, but hes "only an insurance agent" and she wants more. "Dream for Sale" text story. "He Wanted Too Much!", art by Al Avison; Mary is the private secretary of gambler Rocky, and is his girlfriend as well; He encourages her to date college basketball player Nick and prevent him from playing in a big game. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 375 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072011

Cover art by Jesse Marsh. The Prisoner of the Tharks, script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original story) and Paul S. Newman (adaptation), art by Jesse Marsh; Jon Carter is tranported to Mars, where he escapes from the Tharks and rescues Dejah Thoris from both the Tharks and Sab Than. Creatures of Mars filler page, art by Jesse Marsh. John Carter of Mars and Dejah Thoris back cover pinup by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 400 VG+ 4.5

Signed by actor Jan Merlin (splash), does not include certificate of authenticity.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 400." Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Space Academy: The University of the Planets pledge with photos of Tom Corbett (as played by Frankie Thomas), Astro the Venusian (Al Markim), and Roger Manning (Jan Merlin). Space Pirates of Mercury, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; The Space Cadets are on a training mission on the passenger spaceliner "Prince of Centurus" when it is attacked and boarded by space pirates; The pirates take the cargo and also take the passengers and crew to work in the mines of Mercury; Tom, Astro, and Roger secretly slip back into the crippled and abandoned space liner and send a distress call that is picked up by the Solar Guard patrol. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 421 GD/VG 3.0

Signed by actor Jan Merlin (splash), does not include certificate of authenticity.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 421. Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Academy classroom photo from the Tom Corbett TV show. Colonists of Io, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; A headstrong swashbuckler, Skip McKay, is in command of a spaceship of colonists bound for Jupiter's moon, Io; Capt. Strong and the cadets accompany them in a separate ship to see that the colony is set up according to law; The colonists make it to Io, but McKay discovers uranium there and causes trouble. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) 21 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Mort Meskin. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. The Monster and his hunters encounter a lost prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Explorers bargain with the ghost of pirate captain Jean Lafitte to find his treasure. The sinister-looking actor playing Satan in a movie is a little too real. World of Monsters; Ghost of Jean Lafitte!; Satan and the Sailor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 15 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4700104003

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Chatter-Boxed!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man subject to cataleptic fits worries that he may be buried alive during one of them so he instructs his undertaker to perform no embalming and has a telephone installed in the coffin; He gets into an auto accident while having a fit and it is mistakenly assumed the car crash killed him and so he is buried. All Washed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man doesn't have the money to marry his girl, so he kills his wealthier rival and dumps his body down an old well. Marriage Vows!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Death of Some Salesmen!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Indians (1950 Fiction House) 14 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072015

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Art by Tony D'Adamo and others. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Orphan, a horse belonging to a Cheyenne family, gets caught up in hostilities between Pawnees and the Cheyenne; The true story of Seminole resistance leader Osceola; An illustrated text article on The Plains Tribes continues from the previous issue. Manzar the White Indian; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Lone Wolf; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Yank (1952) 6 VG- 3.5

3/4" Cumulative spine split.

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Contains Alex Toth art. Contains Korean War era stories. In order of appearance: "Joe Yank, G.I. Renegade" art by John Severin and Bill Elder; "Pvt. Tubby" art by Art Saaf; "Joe Yank, The Purple Heart Kid..."; "Paper Bullets"; "Pinhead Perkins in Slightly Snafu" art by Dan DeCarlo; "Behind the Big Guns"; and "Joe Yank, Bacon and Bullets" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Alex Toth Edge of Genius TPB (2007- ) #1-1ST and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST. "Non-Skid O'Neill: He Was Crazy About Waffles, But He Could Fight, Too!" illustrated text story by Charles S. Strong. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 158 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4631828007

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen; "The Hawk" and "Long Bow" art by Robert Webb; and "Space Scout" by Tony D'Adamo. "The Charley Horse Catcher" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Justice Comics (1948) 39 VG- 3.5

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Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Louis Ravielli, Tony Mortellaro, Ed Goldfarb and Carl Burgos. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving justice always wins! In this issue: "Morrison's Mob" with art by Louis Ravielli; "Death of a Stool Pigeon" by Carl Wessler and Tony Mortellaro; 2-page text story "Sabotage," reprinted from Crime Fighters (1948 Marvel) #10 (original title: "Danger Rides the Rails"); "Terror Stalks the Streets!" with art by Ed Goldfarb; and "The Gas Chamber" with art by Carl Burgos. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kaanga (1949 Fiction House) 13 FR 1.0

Staples added (not manufacturing). Tape at spine and inside front cover. Water damage. 1 1/2" cumulative spine split.

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Cover art by Maurice Whitman. "Death Web of the Amazons"; A trader refuses to sell guns to a spider cult. In retaliation, they capture him and attempt to have him killed by leopards; Kaänga rescues him and agrees to investigate the spider cult; When he arrives at their village, he attacks them and overcomes their queen, who is bound over for the colonial commissioner. "Map of Mystery"; Believing that Kaänga has an old prospector's map to the Katanga mine fields, Weber and his henchmen kidnap Ann and then attack Kaänga; Kaänga quickly dispatches them and explains that the only map was in the prospector's head. "The Music Box" text story. Untitled story, art by Kurt Caesar; In the Katangah Swamp, a Leopard Girl is trying to drive Mrs. Lawson and her husband off a jungle outpost. "Safari of Savage Spears"; A pair of treasure hunters track an archaeologist to his dig, only to find that what they believed to be gold idols were made of gilded clay. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) 1 CGC 1.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4751867004

Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 6 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. 5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing).

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Knights of the Galaxy in "The Day the World Melted" (script by Robert Kanigher as "Dion Anthony," pencils by Carmine Infantino?), "The Boy Who Saved the Earth" (script by "John Osgood"), "The Man Who Hated Science" (script by Jack Miller), and "Cowboy on Mars" (script by "Manny Rubin"). One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 3 FR/GD 1.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior tearing.

"The Vampire Strikes" (script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath), "And Puppy dots' Tails" (art by Gene Colan), "When Murderers Meet," "Alone With Death" (art by Jim Mooney), and a two-page text story, "Death Ship!" Cover price $0.10.

New Romances (1951 Standard) 12 GD- 1.8

3.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Staple rust.

Photo cover. "I Need Your Love," inks by Bernard Sachs; High school student Leslie grows up a tomboy, participating in sports and never going on dates; When neighbor Dan returns from college, he kisses Leslie but suggests she become more feminine; Leslie overhears her older sister Marianne saying shes going to the prom with Dan, so Leslie uses the money she was saving to buy a target rifle to pay for a makeover instead. "Wrong Kind of Man," art by Pete Morisi; Joan and Hugh are engaged, but he loses his job and refuses to let her support him until he finds another—even though shes gotten a promotion and a raise--so their wedding is postponed; When Hugh receives a job offer in another state, he asks Joan to move there with him, but she refuses. "Romance and 'Rithmetic" text story by Margaret Isbell. "My Silent Heart," art by Valerie Barclay; Larry and Sue meet at the beach and become friends, but Sue is upset when Larry doesnt appear to take their romance seriously. "Fun for the Hostess" advice page, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs. "My Guilty Heart"; Jennifer marries Dusty after a whirlwind courtship and they move to his family farm in Kansas; Dustys brother Robbie also lives there: he is mentally challenged and "like...a child" after being thrown from a horse; Robbie is friendly but makes Jennifer nervous; she urges Dusty to send Robbie to an institution, or shell leave; A tornado threatens the farm. "Love Problems," art by Paul Robinson; Wendy's vacation at a resort begins badly, as she misses opportunities to meet people and have fun; When she decides to participate in social activities she makes friends, including handsome Ted. "Let's Make Up!" advice page, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Advice on how to make up after an argument with your boyfriend. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Night (1952) 1 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #25-217CA47-003

Cover art by Ken Bald. King of the Vampires, art by Charles Sultan. The Return of the Werewolf, pencils by Al Williamson (as Harold D. Williams), inks by Harold LeDoux. Time of Terror, art by Paul Gattuso. The Noose of Pearls, art by King Ward. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Pictorial Romances (1950) 13 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4482086001

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Cover art by Matt Baker. "Sapphires Plus Sound Effects" text story by Wilshire Vines. "Truant Wife," art by Matt Baker; Kathy marries Tim and expects to continue an active social life; When she becomes pregnant, Kathy feels "its going to tie us down so!"; After the baby is born, Kathy attends her high-school reunion alone because Tim has to watch their child. "Love Found Me Guilty!", art by Frank Sieminsky; Martha is angry because her parents and aunt choose the "nice" boys she can date; Martha and her friend Hazel decide to frame Marthas approved boyfriend Dick as a wolf; They do so, then Martha discovers Dick was going to propose to her. "They Said I Was a Bad Influence," pencils by Matt Baker; Sharon boasts to her friends about her romantic exploits, most of which arent true; Shes considered a "bad influence" and her friend Donna winds up "bruised and dazed" when she tries to emulate Sharon and pick up a stranger; Sharon loses her job and decides to change her life. "Unwanted Husband"; Judy loves "wild" Les but his irresponsible nature causes her to accept solid Bills marriage proposal instead. 2 years later, Les returns; Judy begins to see him again; Les says they could run away together if he had two thousand dollars. "Confessions of a Hat-Check Girl"; Dale works in a nightclub as the hat-check girl, hoping to get a break as an actress; When Chuck auditions for a spot as the singer-pianist, Dale agrees to date her boss Mark if he gives Chuck the job; Chuck and Dale fall in love. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Marriage (1950) 12 GD+ 2.5

1.75" Cumulative spine split.

Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky, Marvin Townsend, Sid Greene, John Giunta, Bernard Sachs, and Alice Kirkpatrick. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Newlywed Lorraine feels she has to compete with new stepdaughter Patty for her husband's love and attention. Ilene is torn between husband Steve and visiting consultant Phil, who offers to take her away from her suffocating small town. In another story, redheaded Doraine believes wealth and advancement will make her happy, but new husband Steve would rather go fishing. His Other Love; Escape to Tomorrow; Beware of the Stranger!; Love's Victory; Cooking with Gas; Greedy Heart; Marital Mix-Ups. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) 15 GD/VG 3.0

Photo cover. "The Choice," art by George Evans; Eileen meets Dennis at the train station; Dennis comes back from war and Eileen must tell him that she met Homer while Dennis was away and will marry Homer. "Guilty Love"; Madge is coming home on a bus, sitting next to Sam Nevins when the bus goes off a ravine and 18 die but Madge saves 6 people and also pulls out Sam from the wreck; Sam does not survive and Madge commits a crime of opportunity when she takes the $9,000 from Sam Nevins's pouch. "Handicap for Love" text story by John Martin. "A Hollow Triumph"; Laura lives in a small resort town and hates summer residents, calling them "outsiders"; This includes the recently moved in Dr. Chelsen; Despite their dating, she refuses at first to let him treat Jimmy, the delivery boy, when he is run over by an outsider. Life Story comic ad. True Confessions comic ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Romances (1952) 11 VG 4.0

Only one staple (manufacturing).

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Lois is torn between soldier Larry and defense contractor Jeff - but the story takes a left turn with the discovery of a spy ring. Sisters Betsy and Ellen get into a feud over dating older men, but one of the sisters is secretly married to boot. Bert discovers that his new wife Mary has inherited her father's gambling problem. My Cheating Heart; Two Kinds of Love; Too Young for Kisses; Gamble With Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1952, #20 FN+ 6.5

Swedish series. Cover reprinted from Superman (1939 1st Series) #77. Reprints material from various DC publications. This issue includes Superman, Bill Sanders, Batman, and Tomahawk. 6 7/8" x 9 3/8", 36 pages, 2-color interior, Swedish language.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 24 #3 VG 4.0

Volume 24, Issue 3 - January 1952. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories: "Journey To Barkut" by Murray Leinster, "Lost Art" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Great Idea" by Raymond Z. Gallun, "The Wheel" by John Wyndham, and "How Green Was My Martian" by Mack Reynolds. Softcover Pulp, 6.75" x 9", 148 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 25 #3 GD/VG 3.0

The Glory That Was" by L. Sprague de Camp, and "The Last Days of Shandakor" a novelette by Leigh Brackett, plus "Looking for Something" a short story by Frank Herbert. Alex Schomburg Cover.

Vol. 25, No. 3 - April 1952. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Oliver Saari, Charles E. Fritch, and Frank Herbert (first published science fiction story, "Looking for Something?"). Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 27 #1 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Vol. 27, No. 1 - August, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Philip Jose Farmer "The Lovers" (this is his 1st published sf-story, but his very 1st non-sf story appeared six years earlier in Adventure Vol. 115 No. 5, March 1946), Kendell Foster Crossen, Harry Neal, Charles E. Fritch, Boyd Ellanby, Jack Vance, and Dave Dryfoos. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Terrors (1952 St. John) 5 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #2103900018

Painted cover by George Meyerriecks. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Albert Tyler and Bill Molno. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. WWII veteran Peter visits Crete and learns the minotaur is real, and so are his sacrificial victims, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Archaeologists seeking a lost Viking treasure have strange encounters with the Viking past. In a New Orleans antique shop, a collector buys cursed coins that a legend claims were gambled in exchange for human souls. Death's Pool; Victory Chant of Gundar Arne; Mirror Image; Gag Bag; Fun Time; Curse of the Chateau Rouge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 6 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Small amount of dried glue on spine.

Label #3975592010

Featuring a memorable science fiction cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Plus Everett Raymond Kinstler art in the 6-page Kenton of the Star Patrol story, "The Monster-Men of Space!", and a 3-page Kinstler titled "Death Claims an Enemy." Kinstler also draws the inside front cover. All the art in this issue is impressive. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense (1950) 14 GD 2.0

Cover art by Russ Heath. Death and Doctor Parker, art by Russ Heath; Doctor Parker injects himself with Doctor Hart's immortality serum. We Meet at Midnight, art by Allen Bellman. The Last Man, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. The Hide-Out, art by George Klein. Out of This World. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

T-Man (1951) 5 GD+ 2.5

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Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, William Hargis, Dan Zolnerowich and unknown. In this issue: T-Man in "Violence in Venice" with pencils by Reed Crandall; "A Trap for Counterfeiters" with art by William Hargis - A Federal Agent poses as a buyer of bogus bills to round up counterfeiters; T-Man in "Fourteen Dangerous Hours" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - Trask is assigned to get aboard a Russian ship and dump its cargo of drugs into the sea before it clears the Suez Canal; 1-page text story "Dollars for Doughnuts"; and T-Man in "Behind the Iron Curtain!" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - T-Man is to get into Czechoslovakia to get a kidnapped scientist out from behind the Iron Curtain. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 32 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Jack Davis. "'Taint the Meat...It's the Humanity!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A butcher during the war gets around rationing points by selling steak to the wealthy customers who will pay cash for it and horsemeat, then stale meat and finally tainted meat to everyone else. "Roped In!", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Three business partners in construction make a patsy out of a fourth to take the blame for shoddy construction of a hospital that collapses and kills twenty-one patients. "Curse!" text story. "Cutting Cards!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Fred Peters; Two professional gamblers hate each other so much that they challenge each other to a game of chop poker. "Squash...Anyone?", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); An elephant trainer whose performance entails having the animal raise its foot an inch above his beautiful wife-assistant's face is having an affair with a woman who convinces him to have the elephant crush the wife and have the elephant shot blaming the death on the elephant. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tell It to the Marines (1952 Toby Press) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4742164006

"Operation Petticoat," art by Jack Sparling; Spike and Bat, two brawny, lusty, best-buddy Marines on the Korean front, are sent behind enemy lines to retrieve valuable information from an elderly, wounded Korean acting as an agent for the United States. Before dying, the agent tells the boys the information is sewn into the dress hem of his lovely granddaughter, Lotus Blossom. "Arabian Nightmare," script by Charles Spain Verral, art by Jack Sparling; A big mistake is made in Washington and the boys are sent to the Middle East to secure oil concessions for the western powers; Boris, a Russian emissary, is trying to do the same for his country; The Shah of Ariq, a boxing fan, decides the issue will be settled via a boxing match between Boris and Spike, a renowned Corps heavyweight champion celebrated for a punch of his own devising called the Double Reverse Pretzel Bolo. "Blue Plate Blossom"; Lover O'Leary is the "pre-eminent gal-hound" of the United States Marine Corps and agrees to take two nerdy, young "chowderheads" out on the town; The three pass their time ogling busty, leggy Good Girls in little clothing. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 1 FR 1.0

Full length spine split (partially taped). Cover detached. Oxidation.

Shrunken head cover pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione. "The Creature From Dimension 2-K-31," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Soldiers fight an otherworldly shape-shifting alien creature during the Korean War. "Grunwald," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Three men fight to maintain their sanity when they are trapped in a lighthouse and besieged by thousands of hungry, murderous rats. "Nightmare," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A serial killer randomly decapitates his victims. "The Thing!" text story. "Hellfire of Doom," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A killer blackmails a city by causing people to spontaneously combust. Buy the New Hot Rods and Racing Cars Comics ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This Is War (1952) 5 CGC 7.0 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: White

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4703711019

"Show Them How to Die" (art by Alex Toth), "War Is a Gamble," "There's Always a Way," and "Only a Medic!" Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 4 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Baily, Bob Powell and unknown. Only you of strong nerves and fearless heart will dare read this issue! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Justin Westrum murders his business partner Mack and disposes of his body in a nearby lake. But he is haunted by Mack's curse who swore to "keep an eye" on him. Becoming more and more paranoid, Westrum goes too far in his attempts to cover his tracks in "The Constant Eye" with art by Bernard Baily. Plus: Attending a seance, Warren Travers' soul is pulled out of his body and wanders the realms of the beyond. Meanwhile, an otherworldly creatures inhabits his body and tries to build a machine that will call all the lost souls into this world in "Seance of Terror!" And: A carnival owner tries to buy out the proprietor of the wax museum. When the latter refuses, he is killed, but returns to drag his murderer before a ghostly tribunal. The sentence is death in "The Blind, the Doomed -- and the Dead!" with pencils by Bob Powell. Also: 2-page text story "Revenge in the Clouds" written by Daniel Sheldon, and an ad for Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 6 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4149393015

Edited by Will Lieberson, B.J. Heyman and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Leonard Frank, Shelly Moldoff and unknown. Turn down the lights, lock the door and read this issue...if you dare! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Scientist Peter Tam works as a graveyard keeper to conduct experiments on the deceased. When he succeeds in waking a corpse he fatally chooses to revive a homicidal maniac in "The Secret of the Walking Dead"! Plus: Tod Tilstrom, window display designer at a big store, abuses his manikins. An especially hideous one comes alive, chases him and substitutes Tod for itself in the window display in "Showcase for Horror!" with art by Leonard Frank. And: Jonathan Lodge comes to Salem, New England, to disprove theories that one of his ancestors was a witch. When he finds a magic crystal with the soul of a man trapped inside, Lodge delves into witchcraft himself, with tragic consequences, in "The Curse of the Crystal!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "The Unhaunted House" written by Eando Binder, and ads for Worlds of Fear, Strange Suspense Stories, and Terror Tales. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 1 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #25-217CA47-009

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Warren Kremer, Pete Morisi and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A ghost awakens to resume his old life with a murder, but doesn't reckon on the murder victim's ghost returning as well. Scientists discover something living deep beneath the Earth's crust - something evil. Puppeteers buy strangely lifelike puppets from an odd little man. The Dead Awaken; The Thing from the Center of the Earth; The Marriage of the Monsters; Strange Superstitions; The Little People; The Wax Museum; The Living Dead/Root Of Evil; Weird Facts. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior tearing.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A professor aspires to join an evil cult. Carl wants the Treasure of Golgoth, even if it costs the lives of his friends. A murderous ventriloquist steals an evil dummy that encourages him to kill again. Cult of Evil; The Quagmire Beast; The End; Atlantis; The Last Word; No Place To Hide!; The Crypt of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.