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Action Comics (1938 DC) 38 GD/VG 3.0

Writing on interior page. Cover oxidation. Double cover. Outer cover is 2.5, inner cover is 3.0.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Novak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Treacherous Ministers of Atlantis starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. The Mines of Ophir starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 39 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Oxidation. Interior chipping.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Shuster Shop. Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 40 FR/GD 1.5

4" cumulative spine split. 1" spine split through all wraps. Centerfold detached. Cover loose at both staples. Cover and interior oxidation with slight brittleness.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. The Adventure of the Prehistoric Valley starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Preview of Star Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman (includes photo of Siegel). Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 59 GD+ 2.5

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Cinderella -- a la Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. Fiddler's Fee starring The Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton), inks by Charles Paris. Sky Knights of Malta starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Missive for Mussolini starring Americommando, script by Jospeh Greene, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 114 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4483102001

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Man Who Was Honest starring Superman. Floating Gold starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Canines and the Crooks starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Goshawful Ghost starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Wheels of Danger starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 156 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Cover re-attached with tape. Tape on cover, interior cover & interior.

Label #0296034001

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl of Steel starring Superman and Lex Luthor, art by Al Plastino. World of the Metal Men starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Pipeline Peril starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Riddle of the Rainbow Man starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Full-page ad for Mystery in Space # 1/Strange Adventures # 7. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 198 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting. Includes certificate of authenticity for Jerome Wenker Collection.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Six Lives of Lois Lane! starring Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Janu's Jungle Romance! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Stand-In for the Prairie Troubadour! starring Vigilante, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 116 #6 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4413213003

Volume 116, Issue 6 - April, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 52 CGC Page 8 Only

Paper: Cream to off white

Page 8 Only.

Label #4505532003

Sandman, Farmer Doode (by Bernard Baily), Rusty and His Pals, Barry O'Neill, Steve Conrad Adventurer (by Jack Lehti), Federal Men (script by Jerry Siegel), Cotton Carver and the Flying Men, Socko Strong, Anchors Aweigh, and the Hourman (by Baily). Two-page text story, "The Red Metal" by Gardner Fox. Full-page ad for All Star Comics # 1. Quarter-page ad for Batman # 1. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 63 FR 1.0

5" spine split from bottom. Cover loose at both staples. 2" spine split through all wraps. Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage. Brittle.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Adventure of the Earthquake Terror, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman faces the threat from a madman who has created a long distance shock machine that can emulate earthquakes, thus spreading panic in the United States, destroying vital defenses and preparing the way for a surprise invasion. Pyramid Sacrifice starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Rich Robbers starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. The Parking-Ticket Murder starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Deadly Love Charm starring Cotton Carver, art by Jack Lehti. The Voodoo Sorcerer starring The Sandman, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 74 CGC 6.5 Restored

Restored: A4

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Color Touch, Pieces Added, Tear Seals, Reinforced, Cleaned.

Label #4477409022

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Case of the Monstrous Animal-Men, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley [backgrounds]; A evil man at the Carl Carey Research Clinic invents an electronic ray that turns the head of a man into a panther...and Starman's into a lion! Case of the Highbrow Hoods starring The Hourman, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Tarsi, the Tiger Boy starring Steve Conrad, Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Castle in the Air starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Scavenger Hunt starring Manhunter, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. The Man Who Knew All the Answers starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 175 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4481122001

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Duel of the Superboys!, art by John Sikela. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mystery of the Disappearing Island starring Aquaman, script by George Kashdan, art by Ramona Fradon. The Man With the Magic Fingers starring Johnny Quick, script by Jack Miller, art by Paul Norris. The Rocket's Red Glare article. House ad for The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #2. The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin! starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. 44 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 199 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4481122002

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets Superlad, art by John Sikela; Superboy encounters someone who looks, talks, and acts just like him. The Fire-Fighter of the Seven Seas starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Pirate Puzzle starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The Frozen Archer starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Darkness (1952) 6 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3830339001

In order of appearance: "The Groping Ghost" art by Jack Katz, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #4 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #2-1ST; "Mystery of Mu"; "Corpse Convention" art by George Tuska, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #2 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #1-1ST; "The Thing From the Sea" art by Ralph Mayo, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #1; "The Strange Cats of Killough Heath"; and "The Phantom Horseman" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #3. "The Return of the ThunderBird: The Great Shaman of the Red Men Curses the White Man's Skies!" illustrated text story by Irwin Shapiro. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Terror (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 29 GD 2.0

.5" Cumulative spine split. Pen markings on cover.

Cover pencils by Joe Maneely and Carl Burgos [Vampire Figure]. The Vampire Man; This story postulates the Jack the Ripper killings were done by a hateful hunchback who wanted to become a vampire so he could kill mortals. The Black Box text story. From Out of the…Grave, art by Gene Colan; In old England, a hunch backed grave robber named Grimm makes his living digging up corpses and selling them to doctors to experiment on illegally. The Man Who Walked the Plank, pencils by Werner Roth; After a pirate captain's ship is sunk, he finds himself surrounded by sharks, floating on the plank he has forced many to walk off of. The Faceless Ones, art by Myron Fass. The Horrible House, art by Al Eadeh. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 27 CGC 4.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4546916023

"The Lost Lives of Laura Hastings" (art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel), "Dolls of Doom," "The Shape of Evil," "The Buried Brain" (art by Ogden Whitney), and "The Citadel of Evil." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, George Wilhelms, Charlie Sultan, Al Camy, and Ogden Whitney. 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 (1948 ACG) 55 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Harry Lazarus. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Lin Streeter, Pete Riss, Bill Walsh, and George Klein. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 3-D effect stories and cover. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 15 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4341806025

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by George Tuska, Side Greene, Sy Barry, and Jay Scott Pike. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 16 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1100232020

Kiss of Death, art by Tony DiPreta; A woman plans to get rid of her writer husband by taking him to a house supposedly haunted by vampires and shocking his bad heart. Mind over Matter, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A man receives Yogi training to make objects disappear, and when his friend introduces him to Cartesian skeptical doubt, they both disappear. Daughter of Death text story. Flying Saucer, inks by Jack Abel. Surprise!, art by Jack Keller; An old man in love with a Gypsy girl murders his rival; The girl continues to moon over the dead man so a Gypsy woman offers to make the old man resemble the man he killed. The Old Man's Secret!, art by Jay Scott Pike. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Alan Ladd (1949) 3 0.3

Cover photo of Theda Hall and Emerson Hall. Letter from Gertrude Nixson, Chair of the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Committee of the Women's National Institute awarding the 1949 Medal of Honor to National Comics Publications for "constructive advancement in comic books. The Girl Who Bought a Movie Star, art by Ruben Moreira; A rich heiress hires a double to act for her in movies. Alan Ladd -- Stunt Man!, art by Ruben Moreira; Alan becomes a stunt man to help an old friend finish a picture. The Two Lives of a French Actress--Untold Tales of Filmland, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; A French actress ruins her reputation by appearing to collaborate with the Nazis. My Favorite Role--Whispering Smith, pencils by Ed Smalle, inks by Charles Paris. Lines by Ladd text story by Alan Ladd (text probably ghost-written by Jack Miller). Stand Up for Sportsmanship public service announcement starring Batman & Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. The Jet Pilot from Hollywood starring Alan Ladd, art by Ruben Moreira. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0912956003

Black Commander only app. Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories by Kermit Jaediker, Harry Anderson, Kermit Jaediker, Edd Ashe, Malcolm Kildale, Jack A. Warren, Nathaniel Nitkin, Al Bare, Paul Quinn, Larry Antonette, Harry Francis Campbell, Gilbert James, Bob Oksner, George Kale, and Ed Winiarski. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) 5 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Al Camy, Fred Kida, Tony DiPreta, Mort Leav, Nathaniel Nitkin, Pierce Rice, Arturo Casanueve, John Cassone, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) 8 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3985537006

Airboy (art by Tony DiPreta), the Iron Ace, Skinny McGinty, Sky Wolf (art by Bob Fuje), the Bald Eagle, the Black Angel (art by J. Cassone), and the Flying Dutchman (art by Ulmer). Edited by Ed Cronin. Stories by Dick Wood, Tony DiPreta, Al Ulmer, Bob Fujitani, Harry Sahle, and John Cassone. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 3 #9 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

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Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Tony DiPreta, Jack M. Greene, Roy Houlihan, Dick Hall, Alden McWilliams and Art Helfant. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #32. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #9 in indicia. Airboy is the only one who knows that a supposed war hero is a fraud. The debut of the Heap's solo series, as comics' original muck-monster bonds with sometime-sidekick Rickie Wood, when the boy's model German biplane reminds Heap of his past as a human aviator. Flying Dutchman battles the Army Ants in his final adventure. Airboy; Skinny McGinty: Advice for Sale; The Heap; Sealed in Lead; Little Leo; Flying Dutchman; Windy and Tug; Alfie and Ralphie; SkyWolf. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 5 #2 VG/FN 5.0

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Cover by Dan Barry. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Frank Giacoia and Fred Kida. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #49. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #2 in indicia. Airboy hears a raving man's tale of The Wild Horse of Calabra. A Central American prospector tries to kill his partner to claim their find for himself, but he hadn't reckoned on The Heap, or human greed. Flying Fool and his female rival Riot O'Hara race to claim a dangerous job in the wilds of northern China. Eye-catching cover by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Airboy: The Wild Horse of Calabra; The Heap; Model Builders with Airboy; Right On Time; Horsethief; Flying Fool; The Golden Altar of Panama. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 5 #6 VG/FN 5.0

Water spotting.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino and Leonard Starr. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #53. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #6 in indicia. Airboy gets involved in the search for a gigantic ruby in the Orient. A murderer obsessed with ugliness snaps his tether when he encounters the uncanny valley of The Heap. Flying Fool and his redheaded female rival, Riot O'Hara, are both hired by a gangster to transport his belongings to his new hideout. Airboy: The Blood Red Ruby of Karton; The Flying Fool; The Heap; The Striped Terror; Leroy Beachboy; Swivel-Gun Leslie; Crazy Corner; Hustler Burns, Soldier of Fortune. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Great Comics (1946 Fox Features) 1 FN- 5.5

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A collection of adventure and comedy comics from Fox Features. The O'Brine Twins just want a peaceful picnic, but they encounter an angry bull, a swarm of bees and a giant rattlesnake; Sailor Gussie the Gob gets a taste of authority; Young tough Bertie Benson fights his way out of a tough spot. Bertie Benson; O'Brine Twins; Gussie the Gob; Crazy House; Icky and his Magic Flute. Unrelated to the similar titles All Great (1944-45 Fox Giant) and All Great Comics (1947 Fox Features). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 9 CGC 4.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #4363157006

The Justice Society of America in a book-length adventure that takes the heroes to Central and South America, "Hemisphere Defense." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Everett E. Hibbard plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman in Mexico (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Spectre in Argentina (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom in Chile (art by Ben Flinton), the Sandman in Venezuela (art by Cliff Young), Johnny Thunder in (a pre-Castro) Cuba (art by Aschmeier), Doctor Fate in Brazil (art by Howard Sherman), Starman in Bolivia (art by Jack Burnley), and Dr. Mid-Nite in Columbia (art by Aschmeier). Girlfriends cameos; Shiera appearance; J. Edgar Hoover (FBI) made associate member. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Midnight Meeting." Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 41 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

Label #4448181018

Black Canary officially joins the Justice Society of America (she's appeared since issue 38) in "The Case of the Patriotic Crimes!" Injustice Society appearance. Script by John Broome. Pencils by Alex Toth (splash page), Carmine Infantino (chapter 1), Arthur Peddy (chapter 2), and Irwin Hasen (chapter 3); inks by Toth (splash), Frank Giacoia (chapter 1), Bernard Sachs (chapter 2), and Hasen (chapter 3). Two-page text story, "No More Favors" by Ted Udall. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado" by C.C. Beck. Toth cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 56 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

The Dc Universe Collection

Label #4441054016

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.

All Top (1944 William H. Wise) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4321436009

Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth (credited as Alec Hope), Tod Kay, Ron Rogan, Ab Moore, George Marko, Larry Page, Cy King, Len Short, Frank Little, Sid Tyler, Jo Logan, Ben Ellis and Frank Godwin. Cover by E.C. Stoner. A collection of adventure and humor comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. Mild-mannered puppeteer Alan Dale becomes the superhero Captain V when a crime family launches a scheme for power; The O'Brine Twins get lost in New York while trying to take the subway to Brooklyn; Super-powered sensualist Pussy Katnip investigates a series of fixed races. Captain V: The Crime Family; Merciless the Sorceress; Mike the M.P.; Bull and Slats: Adventure In the Sahara; Red Robbins; Gussie the Gob; O'Brine Twins; Crime At Number Nine; Doc Dazy; Snooky; Pussy Katnip Saves the Day at the Races; Karrots: Automatic Restaurant; Facts and Fantasies; Ghost Hunters: The Case of Professor Zoff; Timmy and Tubby: Minding Mortimer; Johnny Earthquake; One Round Hogan; Titan; Adventures of Connie. 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

All Winners Comics (1941) 5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4376862001

Invading the Nazis' Secret Plan, inks by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro discover that the Nazis are operating out of a steamship anchored to a pier at Coney Island, intending to deliver a bomb [along with needed tanks of oxygen] to a hospital in order to kill thousands. Ad encouraging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. The Vampire Strikes!, pencils by Al Avison, inks by Don Rico; Cap and Bucky must face the threat created by the world's greatest master of occult medicine, Dr. Togu, who has forsaken the dropping of disease bombs on the Chinese people to inflict yet a new terror upon America: a vampire! Speed On the Rampage starring the Whizzer, art by Howard James. The Man in the Moon text story by Mickey Spillane. The Hermit's Island of Glittering Gold starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett. The Demon's Deadly Secret starring the Destroyer, art by John Forte. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

All Winners Comics (1941) 16 CGC 3.5 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Piece Added With Tape to Cover. Top and Right Edge Trimmed.

Label #4410275014

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Fabulous Racket! starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon; Namor substitutes as a speedboat for one of Betty Dean's newspaper friends on a surfboard when suddenly the man's board explodes, killing him; Namor soon realizes that the board has been treated with a chemical which becomes explosive when left in the sun for long periods of time. Dead Man's Shoes starring Captain America, art by Vince Alascia; Cap and Bucky come across the scene of a gang striping a dead man of his clothes, and soon learn that the murdered man is a night watchman at the Woolsey Museum, and that the gang was intending to strip the musuem of its art and jewel collections. Meteor III starring The Whizzer, art by Louis Ferstadt. Ad for the May, 1945 issue of Miss America Magazine. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

All Your Comics (1946 Fox) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

COA Included

Label #4402888003

Stories and art by Jack Lane, Ron Rogan, Dan Doyle, Sy Barry and Louis Ferstadt (credited as Larry Page). A collection of adventure and humor comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A team of scientists in the Arctic discovers the lost city ruled by the wicked Merciless the Sorceress; Alerted by his black sidekick Speed, Red Robbins battles Diamond Dunn, a crooked numbers-runner who is swindling people in Harlem; An illustrated article featuring aviation advances of the future, including airborne runways, detachable passenger cabins, and submersible planes. Merciless the Sorceress; Red Robbins; The Poil Necklace; The Flying Future; Red Kamphor; O'Brine Twins: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 53 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

The DC Universe Collection

Label #4441049009

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Mail Goes Through, script by Alfred Bester, pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Sam Burlockoff; Alan and Doiby, with their car stuck in the mud, enter a deserted house and discover a mail pouch containing undelivered letters dated 1857; As Green Lantern, Alan decides to deliver the mail. Colors and Crime starring The Atom, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Caught by Coincidence starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Red Tornado Now on Dispatch Staff, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Trouble Is Its Own Reward starring Red, White and Blue, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Crash starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 67 CGC 5.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

The DC UNIVERSE Collection

Label #4441049022

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Death Unavoidably Detained starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; A death-row killer, King Shark, returns from the dead for 24 hours in an attempt to convince his former partners in crime to go straight. Excursion to Excitement starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joseph Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier. Blooey Is Discovered starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Battle for a Free Press--Picture Stories from American History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Hippity Talks starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 68 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

The DC Universe Collection

Label #4441049023

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Napoleon and Joe Safeen starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; An apparent insane asylum escapee uses his exceptional talent in mathematics to aid Joe Safeen's mob in a series of robberies. Curse of the Caliphs starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joseph Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier. Red and Blooey Meet in China starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Hippity and His Off the Cob Dream of Conquest starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-Flash (1941) 1 CGC 6.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Small Amount of Glue on Cover, Tear Seals to Cover.

Label #4339839002

1st solo Golden Age Flash title. Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Origin of the Flash retold. A scientist discovers the serum KZ-10 that transforms living objects into stone, a discovery that certain criminal types would like to wield for themselves. Hop Harrigan text story, art by Sheldon Mayer. Butch McLobster story by Ed Wheelan. The Flash Presents His Hall of Speed Records; Flash discusses actual speed records, such as for the Lockheed P-38, the Cheetah, the race horse Equipoise, miler Glenn Cunningham, and a comet. Boys and Girls: Meet the Author and Artist of The Flash -- Fastest Man Alive!, with photo of Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Ad for Justice Society of America. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Alley Oop (1947-1949 Standard/Visual Editions) 13 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Amazing Adventures (1950 Ziff Davis) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4485887006

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Leonard Starr, Frank Giacoia, John Giunta and Paul Parker. Sci-fi and fantasy from Ziff-Davis, edited by the legendary co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel. Brad is jealous of Chet for stealing Nina, so he shrinks all three of them with his shrinking invention... but he didn't reckon on the housecat. WWII vet John gets the chance to trade places with his exact duplicate from the year 3951. Col Rulak leads a revolt against the totalitarian world government of "Europa" in the year 2200. A gigantic, floating Cosmic Brain menaces the city. Painted cover by Norman Saunders predates The Incredible Shrinking Man. The Evil Men Do; The Princess of the Future; Blood Stands for Freedom; The Cosmic Brain!; Escape on a Planetoid; The Steel Monster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Ghost Stories (1954 St. John) 16 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4491105011

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, George Tuska, Dan Barry, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Marvin Stein, George Roussos, Sy Barry and John Giunta. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Guilty of murder, an ex-executioner is ordered to behead himself, in a story by future DC artist and editor Carmine Infantino, with art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Dr. Savant follows the rites of human sacrifice on Genero until he encounters the monster called Octeel, in a story with art by future Marvel artist George Tuska. Robert MacCloran returns to his ancestral lands to claim his birthright, but not if his evil uncle has his way, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Plus a PSA on "Polio Precautions" that showcases the comic's era. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Widow's Lover; The Tentacles of Death; Dr. Osborne's Secret Weapon; The Bloody Sword; The Portrait of Death; The Finger of Fate; Graveyard in the Antarctic. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 8 #6 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Volume 8, Issue 6 - October, 1933. 6.75" x 9.75", 166 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 12 #6 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4476044005

November 1938. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Thornton Ayre, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Stanley G. Weinbaum, Richard Tooker, Thorp McClusky, and Edmond Hamilton. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 22 #6 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4426188014

Volume 22, Issue 6 - June, 1948. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Richard S. Shaver and Chester S. Geier, S.M. Tenneshaw, Warren Kastel, Alexander Blade, and Miles Shelton. Illustrations by H.W. McCauley, Rod Ruth, Julian Krupa, and William A. Gray. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #11 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 23, Issue 11 - November, 1949. Science fiction stories by Alexander Blade, Rog Phillips, Richard S. Shaver and Chester S. Greier, Berkeley Livingston, and Norma Laxell Easton. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Arnold Kohn, Leo Ramon Summers, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 26 #5 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416090011

Volume 26, Issue 5 - May, 1952. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Science fiction stories by John Fletcher, F. Willard Grey, Rog Phillips, Gerald Vance. Illustrations by Leo Ramon Summers, Ed Valigursky, Lawrence, Virgil Finlay, Tom Beecham. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 26 #5 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416090010

Volume 26, Issue 5 - May, 1952. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Science fiction stories by John Fletcher, F. Willard Grey, Rog Phillips, Gerald Vance. Illustrations by Leo Ramon Summers, Ed Valigursky, Lawrence, Virgil Finlay, Tom Beecham. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

America's Best Comics (1942) 7 0.3

INCOMPLETE. 6 pages missing (affects Doc Strange story). Includes unattached reproduction cover.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "The Return of Hannibal"; Black Terror vs. Dr. Kurt and Nazis. "At War In the Atlantic"; Black Terror vs. Scrugel and other spies, and Nazis. "Buckskin Boy" text story by Buck Billings. "The Alarm Clock Firebombs": Doc Strange vs. Heinmann and Nazis. "R.A.F. Pilot" text story by Henry Hale. "Deviltry At the Dude Ranch," art by Maurice Gutwirth; American Eagle vs. Heinke and other spies. "Treasure Map" text story by John M. Easterly. "The Origin of Thunderhoof," script by Richard Hughes, art by August Froehlich; Thunderhoof (a horse) vs. Pete Kenton; First appearance of Thunderhoof. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

America's Best Comics (1942) 9 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4467067002

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Havoc In Holland"; Black Terror vs. Nazis. "The Digitron Beam"; Doc Strange vs. Galohz, Karl, and Nazis. "The Thunderer"; Fighting Yank vs. The Thunderer and Nazis. "The Curse of the Naghwar Diamond"; Ghost vs. Kim and two other Datavians. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

America's Best Comics (1942) 9 GD 2.0

Cover and first wrap detached at single center staple. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Havoc In Holland"; Black Terror vs. Nazis. "The Digitron Beam"; Doc Strange vs. Galohz, Karl, and Nazis. "The Thunderer"; Fighting Yank vs. The Thunderer and Nazis. "The Curse of the Naghwar Diamond"; Ghost vs. Kim and two other Datavians. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.