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Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 2 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

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Archies Christmas Stocking. "Mother Glows Best," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie is about to blow his money on an expensive gift for Veronica, until Jughead reminds him of the other woman in his life. "The Flight Before Christmas," art by Harry Lucey; Reggie sabotages Archie's attempt to play Santa for a Christmas party. "Cheep Gift"; Reggie decides to get Veronica a mynah bird for Christmas. "Boot the Works," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie gets involved in the auction of one of Mr. Lodge's factories, thinking he's bidding on a house plant. "Guest Pest," pencils by Bill Vigoda; The Andrews family must host a mooching relative. "Jet-ter Bug," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Harry Lucey; Reggie enters a midget racer in the school jalopy race in order to win a date with Veronica. "Lens Me Your Heart," art by Harry Lucey; In an effort to get Archie's mind off of Veronica, Mr. Weatherbee assigns him to take pictures of all the rooms in the school. "Lola-Bye," art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica hatches a plot to sabotage a new girl who is vamping all of the boys. "For Goodness Sake," art by Harry Lucey; In an effort to soften Miss Grundy and get her to stop piling on the homework, the gang try being nice to her. "In and Outer," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; After Mr. Lodge orders Veronica to get a new boyfriend, Archie sets her up with a series of boys who are even worse than he is. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 41 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Locked Room!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Mort Drucker; An Indian mystic needs half a million dollars to build a temple so he bets an American businessman that he can use the power of his mind to move chess pieces in a locked room thousands of miles away. "The Search" text story. "The Inventors!", art by Bill Benulis; Machines take over and make slaves out of humanity. "Wings in the Night!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A destitute man who feeds the park birds gets in trouble when the birds begin stealing for him. "The Rag Doll!", art by John Tartaglione; A child with a new baby sister feels neglected so she pours her love into a rag doll pretending that it is her baby. "The Living Proof," script by Carl Wessler, art by Pete Tumlinson; A newspaper editor refuses to believe his reporter's story about meeting men from Mars so the reporter becomes one of them in order to convince the man and take his daughter away to Mars with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 95 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage. Residue on back.

Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Guardian of 100 Cities!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Famed replica artifacts from various movie sets, located in a field not far from Hollywood, serve as the stage as a hideout for escaped convict Shag Darnell and his thugs. Half-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. What Are You Getting Out of School? public service announcement with Buzzy by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Bat-Train," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman takes a mobile Bat-Cave on the road by special train, but is mystified why a gang of crooks seeks to steal one particular trophy of his: a spool of recording wire. 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Suspects Wanted article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. "The Ballad of Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A balladeer comes to Gotham City to sing the praises of Batman in verse, but it backfires when his songs tip off crooks wanting to commit crimes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Battlefront (1952 Atlas) 32 GD/VG 3.0

1 1/4" Spine split from bottom.

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Cover by Russ Heath. Written by unknown. Art by John Severin, Dick Ayers, Gene Colan, Bob Powell and Ernie Bache. Don't miss the thrilling saga of a..."Night Assault" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Also in this issue: "The Escape That Couldn't Be Done!" with art by John Severin; War of Independence tale "No Surrender!" with art by Gene Colan; "Captured by the Enemy!" with art by Bob Powell; and 2-page text story "The Lecture"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Knight (1955 Atlas/Marvel) 1 GD- 1.8

Cover and centerfold detached at staples. Cover anchored with tape along spine.

Black Knight stars in "The Menace of Modred the Evil" and an untitled story. Back-up story featuring the origin of The Crusader. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. Two-page text story, "Excalibur." Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Congo Bill (1954 1st Series) 7 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3827331020

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"The Boy Who Played Janu!" A boy named Mickey Collins plays Janu in a movie, spurring a jealous rivalry between the two. "The Unarmed Safari!" Bombo the Elephant saves Congo Bill, who has been disarmed. Also includes: "The Underwater Big Game Hunter!" and "How to Catch a Lion!" Cover by Nick Cardy. Cover price $0.10.

Dark Mysteries (1951) 22 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4210732021

"Hand of Destiny"; Archeologist Reid Cragg uncovers an Egyptian tomb and finds therein the "hand of destiny"; The mummified hand of the long-dead chief executioner; The hand can be commanded to kill. "Spectral Lighthouse"; On a sailing trip Bob and Ann Dart discover an abandoned lighthouse; They are greeted by ghostly pirates of the past, but can escape thanks to their modern outboard motor. "Haunted Voice"; Korean war veteran Mark Sterling has lost his hearing in the war; When he purchases a new hearing aid, a ghostly voice starts talking to him; The voice informs him of a crime and leads him to the scene. "When Witches Walked" article; facts about witches. "The Malignant Pearls" article; The pearl as malign omen. "Pal Trouble," art by Tony Tallarico; Two hobos are partners in crime; But Pete always beats Mike and one day throws him out of a freight train to die. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 220 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Second Batman and Robin Team!, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Three Tests for a Chief! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Robot Detective text article by Jack Miller. The Super-Whopper Club! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. There May Be a Career in Health for You! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 223 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Batman Dime-Museum starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Stan Kaye. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Race That Saved a Country! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. How To Be an Eyewitness text article by Jack Miller (as Jonathan Maxwell). Hercules Lives Again starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Quarter-page Wildroot ad featuring Fearless Fosdick by Al Capp. Cover price $0.10.

Exotic Romances (1955) 22 GD/VG 3.0

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Gang Busters (1948 DC) 47 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

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Cover art by John Prentice. I Belonged to the Undercover Squad, art by Bill Ely. The Sightless Sharpshooter, art by Ralph Mayo. The Invisible Clues, art by Win Mortimer. The Cop Who Shot 1,000 Crooks, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Ray Burnley. The Undersea Sleuth, art by John Prentice. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Romances (1950) 30 GD+ 2.5

2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

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His eyes told her her masquerade was over! Now she could never reveal the secret in her..."Hidden Heart," the cover-featured 9 page story pencilled by Mike Sekowsky. Plus: 7 page story "Call Me Darling"; 7 page story "Unmarried Sister"; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 7 page story "I Inherited a Sweetheart" pencilled by Mike Sekowsky. Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Cover price $0.10.

Lassie (1950-1962 Dell) 22 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Label #1969507010

Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about Minas Gerais. The Flying Wolf, pencils by Matt Baker, inks by Ray Osrin; Lassie plays with a group of howler monkeys, which afterwards run off with Rocky's camera, and a harpy eagle flies off with the young howler monkey; Lassie to the rescue. The Nature Lover; Dr. Blithley of the National Botanical Institute arrives at the homestead to get some specimens from the jungle; He is persuaded to take Timbu and Lassie with him on his day trip into the jungle. The Isle of Adventure, pencils by Matt Baker, inks by Ray Osrin; Lassie and her friends explore an island off the coast of Peru. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Confessions (1949 Quality) 43 GD 2.0

1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Stories by unknown. Art by John Forte? and unknown. Featuring: "Her Lies Lost My Boy Friend" starring Bob Hunt, Bonnie, Danny Masters, Gloria Dodson and Ted Crane; "My Holiday Heartbreak" starring Captain Andy Elliot, Nancy Dunn, Patty Hegan and Pierre Beauchamp; "Masquerade for Marriage" starring Alma Denton, Madge, Randy Newcomb and Tom Johnson; and "My Unknown Rival" starring Andy Flemming, Betty Elliot, Chuck Flemming, Diana and Kay. Plus: 1-page text story "Love Miser" starring Ed Johnson and Rose. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Confessions (1949 Quality) 44 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4266328016

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Stories by unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Sam Citron and unknown. Featuring "My Sweetheart Was Girl Crazy" starring Bob Darrow, Fran Newton, Joyce Newton and Sally and "I Betrayed My Boyfriend" starring Earl Mason, Kay Winters, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Winters and Tom Mason. Also featuring the reprint stories "No Wedding Bells for Me" (art by Gene Colan) starring Johnny Webster, Myra Evans, Sam Delson, Sandy Evans and Tad Winters and "Too Much Temptation" (pencils by Sam Citron) starring Dick Burton, Grant Lemle, Laurie Durand and Sunny Gordon. Plus: 1-page text story "I Rebelled" starring Eddie, Judy, Madeline Ross and Mrs. Maxwell. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Confessions (1949 Quality) 44 GD- 1.8

3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Sam Citron and unknown. Featuring "My Sweetheart Was Girl Crazy" starring Bob Darrow, Fran Newton, Joyce Newton and Sally and "I Betrayed My Boyfriend" starring Earl Mason, Kay Winters, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Winters and Tom Mason. Also featuring the reprint stories "No Wedding Bells for Me" (art by Gene Colan) starring Johnny Webster, Myra Evans, Sam Delson, Sandy Evans and Tad Winters and "Too Much Temptation" (pencils by Sam Citron) starring Dick Burton, Grant Lemle, Laurie Durand and Sunny Gordon. Plus: 1-page text story "I Rebelled" starring Eddie, Judy, Madeline Ross and Mrs. Maxwell. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

My Greatest Adventure (1955) 1 FR 1.0

6" cumulative spine split, cover and centerfold detached.

"I Was King of Dagger Island," "I Hunted a Flying Saucer," "Trapped by a Twister," and "My Cargo Was Death." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

My Greatest Adventure (1955) 3 GD 2.0

Cover to cover side edge tear.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Prize Mystery (1955) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Fanciful mystery stories with an added cash incentive for the lucky 1950s reader. Inmates attempt a daring escape from an island prison that no prisoner has ever escaped. A two-page mystery involving murder at a circus offers a cash prize to the reader who can figure it out - the "prize" of the magazine's title. High-ranking US military officials learn a scientist has invented a time machine, but brings bad tidings from the future. Escape; Lie Detector!; The Circus Caper; Marked Weapon!; Hold Back Time; Pardon! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Mysteries (1954) 17 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Edvard Moritz and others. Crime and horror comics with detective heroes, an unusual mix. A movie director ignores warnings and sets up for his next film inside a haunted castle. Private eye Dan is supposed to expose a phony medium, but after a strange experience, he's not so sure he's phony. Marty seeks a woman's killer who was seen wearing a Santa Claus outfit, in a story that predates the film "Black Christmas" by two decades. Plus a vintage PSA, "Better Schools Make Better Communities." The Deadly Diamond; Keeper of the Castle; Out of This World; No Soul of Her Own; Sinister Santa Claus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Soldier and Marine Comics Vol. 1 (1954) 12 FN- 5.5

Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Sid Check and Jack Sparling. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. War buddies Spike and Bat are inseparable on the battlefield, but when female dancers show up for a USO show, the real fightin' begins. Kelly is proud to be driving a bulldozer for the 11th Squadron, and when they're pinned down by the enemy, the 'dozer saves the day. Marine hero Monty Hall flies a reconnaissance mission with Josh, a devil-may-care pilot. Plus a historic look at US Marine uniforms from the American Revolution to the Korean War. Operation Petticoat; Killer Cat; Search for Dr. Senn!; U.S. Marines Behind Enemy Lines!; What the Well-Dressed Marine Has Worn - 1775-1955. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 97 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from top.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Amazing Professor Memory, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino; Superman takes the place of Professor Memory when the mob is after him for accidentally learning the serial numbers on some stolen bills. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; The Swindle Syndicate dupe Jimmy Olsen with free passes to Jack Borden's Big Game Hunt in an attempt to stop Clark Kent from figuring out who their leader is. Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad with art by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 101 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Cover art by Al Plastino. Luthor's Amazing Rebus starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meek Man's Club starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Rainbow Doom, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally turns Lois Lane into glass. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Justice (1955) 53 GD+ 2.5

Series picks up from Justice Comics (1948) #52. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by unknown. Art by Art Peddy, Bill Everett, Manny Stallman, Bill Walton and unknown. True cases proving justice always wins! Respectfully dedicated to the law-enforcement officers throughout the nation, without whose self-sacrificing devotion to duty our society would fall prey to the underworld! (Note: reporter Ted Stark introduces the stories.) In this issue: "Keeper of the Keys" with pencils by Art Peddy; "The Thieves!" with art by Bill Everett; 2-page text story "Timely Arrival"; "South of the Border" with art by Manny Stallman; and "The Return of Terrible Tony" with pencils by Bill Walton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.