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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.

Shield-Wizard Comics (1940) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #2086559003

Thrill at the smashing origins of the Shield, that G-Man Extraordinary, by Irving Novick, and the Wizard, the Man with the Super-Brain, by Ed Ashe Jr.! The Shield was one of the first super-heroes with an American flag-themed costume, beating Captain America by 14 months. Novick cover. Cover price $0.10.

Shock Suspenstories (1952 EC) 9 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4700104002

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The October Game, script by Ray Bradbury (original story) and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; A madman who hates his wife dismembers his daughter and passes around her body parts to children in a darkened cellar on Halloween. Came The Dawn!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A man thinks that the girl he has met in the woods may be a dangerous escaped lunatic because she matches the description, but his girlfriend ends up meeting a grim fate as the latest victim of the true escapee. Surgery! text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin; In a Police Hospital room, criminal Bat Parker, seriously wounded in a gunfight with the Police, needs a gangrene-laden leg amputated before he dies. The Meddlers!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; The folk of a small town attempt to drive away a doctor who is attempting to create life in a test tube. Carrion Death!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall (his first story for EC); A man handcuffed to policeman is trying to make his way through the desert on foot; He realizes that he has to separate himself from the body but has nothing sharp to cut off the dead man's hand with. One-page bio (with photo) of Ray Bradbury. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Skyman (1941) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4679275007

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. A solo book featuring aviator hero Skyman, one of the stars of Columbia's Big Shot Comics. Skyman struggles to avert an air attack that involves crashing an airliner into a skyscraper. A gangster plots to kidnap Skyman's gal Fawn, while the gangster's beautiful red-headed moll steals Skyman's plane itself. Searching for a missing plane, Skyman encounters gypsies, hoboes, a mountain lion attack, and a fortune in gold bullion. Plus a PSA for US Savings Bonds featuring comedy legend Groucho Marx! Skyman; All in a Lifetime; Brass Knuckles; Bo. 52 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.

Sniffy the Pup (1949) 18 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

Soldier Comics (1952-1953 Fawcett) 6 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4703711014

36 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.

Son of Tarzan HC (1927 Grosset & Dunlap) 1N-1ST VG+ 4.5

1st Grosset & Dunlap Printing. Does not include dust jacket. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art by J. Allen St. John. Hardcover, 5" x 7 5/8", 394. B&W text w/ illustrations.

Sorority Secrets (1954) 1 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split (taped). Staple replace and reinforced with tape.

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"The Secret!"; Rich and spoiled college girl Marcia Bascomb has been grounded by her young, substitute sorority housemother Scotty until her schoolwork improves; When Marcia discovers Scotty and her fiance petting in the housemother's room, she vengefully threatens to expose Scotty's apparent moral lapse to the college authorities; With Scotty at her mercy, Marcia defiantly breaks curfew and, with a laugh, dares Scotty to report her. "To Win Your Love," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; Suzanne and Warren are outstanding Westover College swimmers; Their romance is frustrated by Suzanne's competence, spirit, and pride however, and Warren's notions about traditional gender roles. "The Wrong One," art by David Gantz; Lois Mason attends her mother's alma mater and reluctantly joins her mother's beloved sorority; Much has changed since Mrs. Mason's participation and, unknown to her, the sorority has become a snobbish, controlling clique; When Lois dates Hank (one of the sorority's 'wrong ones'), the housemother threatens to write to Mrs. Mason. "The Faint Heart," pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; Bess accepts a bet from Greta to wrangle a kiss from bashful, handsome Paul; To that end, Bess maneuvers her way into his company and the two begin casually seeing one another. "Kid Sister"; Marsha Cooper meets and dates Ralph Munson, a stranger in town looking for a job; Marsha's glamorous sister Eve captures Ralph's interest and the two begin dating. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Detective (1951) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Art by Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and Henry C. Kiefer. Cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. When danger threatens the Earth, wealthy Rod Hathaway and his secretary Dot change into the space-roving superheroes The Avenger and Teena. While pursuing the space slave-ring of the Gargoyle, The Avenger and Teena encounter the beautiful but bewinged Bat Women of Mercury and other menaces. In the backup story, the Shadow Squad is a special unit of the NYPD investigating future crimes in the far-off year 2000. Also featuring a typically great contents page illustrated by Wally Wood on the inside front cover. Plus another fun cover by legends Joe Orlando and Wally Wood, and a backup story featuring the Shadow Squad. Slave Ship of Saturn; Batwomen of Mercury!; The Metal Murderers of Mars!; Tales from the Shadow Squad: The Case of the Sub-Sea Bandits. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spaceman, Speed Carter (1953 Atlas) 1 GD- 1.8

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Speed Carter, Spaceman stars in "The Pirate Planet," "Slaughter on a Star," and "The Robots' Revenge" (art on all three by Joe Maneely). Back-up story, "Venus, Earth's Twin Sister" (art by John Romita Sr.). Two-page text story, "The 500th Year." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Mar 28 1942 GD 2.0

3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spook Comics (1946) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4630449021

Spy Smasher (1941 Fawcett) 9 PR 0.5 (R)

Trimmed

Interior complete. TRIMMED. Spine damaged and split full length (book removed from a bound volume). Staples added (not manufacturing).

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Stories and art by Otto Binder, Alex Blum and Al Camy. One of Fawcett's most popular superheroes, Spy Smasher fights saboteurs, fifth columnists, Quislings and collaborators during WWII. Enemy scientists create a new Ice Age in Florida, and Spy Smasher seeks a way to thaw out the Floridians. Spy Smasher must travel to Tokyo to free the girl in the glass coffin. The mysterious Mr. Gloom is giving away cash for free, but Spy Smasher realizes the money is poisoned with Black Plague. The Blizzard Blitzkrieg; The Amateur Dictator; Sir Butch; Spy Smasher in Tokyo; Deadly Decoys; Thirteen Steps to Doom. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stag (1937 Leeds Publishing) A Magazine for Men Vol. 1 #2

Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - August, 1937. Fiction by Langston Hughes and ERskine Caldwell. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Combined July and August issue. Cover price $0.25.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 28 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4340296016

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Simon). Poor Man's Rich Man starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Joe Simon); Upon the death of his uncle, "Pop" O'Leary receives news that he has inherited all of his uncle's property. The Mirror of Madness starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. The Cruise to Nowhere starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The All-American Way starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Mobster and the Millionaire starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 48 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Booty and the Blizzard starring the Newsboy Legion, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Arturo Cazeneuve, inks by George Roussos. A Weasel in the Woodpile starring Penniless Palmer, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Thurston Harper. Crooks on Ice starring Robotman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Jimmy Thompson. When Dreams Come True starring Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. Outpost in the Philippines starring Liberty Belle, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. 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.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 120 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4742157002

Tomahawk in "The Revenge of Raven Heart," Captain Compass in "The Lazy Millionaires," Manhunters Around the World in "Treaty Against Crime" (pencils by Curt Swan), and Robin in "The Bellboy Wonder!" Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 7 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4742157001

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Rookie Ranger, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Killer Squad, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. The Dud, art by Jim McArdle. I Was a Leatherneck Sniper, art by Bob Brown. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jeb Manton text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 9 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4735814004

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Sad Sack Squad, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Diary of a Dogface, art by Jim McArdle. Andy Jackson's Courier, art by Fred Ray. Double Trouble, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jeb Marston text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 19 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage. Tearing on interior.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. The Big Lift, script by France Herron, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Sy Barry. The Last Weapon, script by France Herron, art by Jim McArdle. Gen. Hunger, art by Howard Sherman. War Under the Sphinx, script by France Herron, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Private War and General Little humor one-page stories by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 30 GD+ 2.5

1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage and staple rust.

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Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. The Thunderbolt Tank, script by France Herron, art by Irv Novick. Battle Nursery, script by France Herron, art by Howard Sherman. Delayed Action, script by France Herron, art by George Papp. Winged Destroyer, script by France Herron, art by Russ Heath. Humor story featuring Play Army by Martin Naydel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 36 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

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Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. A G.I. Passed Here, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Four-Legged Tank, script by France Herron, art by Russ Heath. The Stone Hero, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Close Shave, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 38 VG- 3.5

Water spotting.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. One-Man Navy, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. Battlefield Collector, script by David V. Reed, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Front-Line Pin-Up, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mort Drucker, inks by Bernard Sachs. Stars In My Tin-Hat, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 40 VG- 3.5

Water damage with residue.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Desert Duel, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Iceberg War, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. T.N.T. Trail, script by David V. Reed, art by Bob Brown. Private Battle, script by France Herron, art by Irv Novick. Humor page starring Private Diary by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Comics (1940) 37 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4723167002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Case of the Disappearing Japanese starring Pyroman. Fighting Yank story. Captain Future story. The Strange Case of Dr. Ventoni starring Oracle. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) 13 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Lateral spine tear.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A scientist accidentally contacts a hideous alien from beyond the stars, and she's got a crush on him. Jungle hero Jo-Jo, Congo King and his mate discover The Garden of Lost Maidens. Killer Leonard Scarnici strikes terror in the lawful and lawless alike with his viciousness, but a redheaded beauty proves to be his downfall. Another classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. Love from a Gorgon; Burning Sands of Death; Jo-Jo: The Medicine Men Murders; Jo-Jo: Terror of the Lost Maidens; The "Lone Wolf" of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 8 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from bottom. Heavy cover and interior oxidation. Water damage.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art by Bob Oksner and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Win Mortimer. Scientist Ralph Gain invents a machine that can evolve animal subjects. His hoodlum friend, Johnny Farrel, accidentally kills him and uses the machine on himself, running up the evolutionary ladder until he finds himself devolved into a gorilla's form. Written by John Broome. Art by Alex Toth and Bernard Sachs. In the far future, E-semex conceives a plan to defeat the Vegan invaders by warning people in the past. Written by John Broome (as Robert Starr). Art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley. In the year 8685, mankind is ruled by a supreme machine that provides for their every need. After a meeting with a Neo girl, Athon discovers that the rule of the Machine is not so benevolent and works to destroy it. Written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. Quizzes related to astronomy, geology, and physics. Written by Mann Rubin (as Manny Rubin). Art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A hoax goes awry and Bruce Karson accidentally journeys to Venus, only to be accused of staging a hoax on his return. Ad for Mystery in Space #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming detached at single center staple. Water spotting. Tape on interior cover.

The Egg, pencils by Morris Marcus, inks by Frank R. Siemienski; Aliens send eggs which disgorge a toxic substance when opened. Fear Is Your Fortune text story. Trapped In the Tomb, art by Norman Steinberg; A scientist invents a box which can teleport a person's spirit and loans it to a friend. The Island of Madmen, art by Ed Moore; Two men and a woman find themselves stranded on an island that is supposed to be inhabited by a demon and one man is killed but it turns out that the woman is the monster. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 6 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Tape on Spine.

Label #3957850001

Cover art by Russ Heath. Uninhabited, art by Russ Heath; The moon is a living organism like Ego, the living planet. Eyes of March, art by Sy Grudko; A man gets a pair of glasses which make everyone appear to have his own face. Death of a Vampire text story. The Back Door, art by Pete Morisi; A salesman tries to make a pitch to the dead of a funeral parlor but they tell him that they buy nothing and stay for free. The Killers, art by Harry Lazarus; Scientists invent a virus which turns people into crazy killers without reflection in mirrors; The Ugly Man, art by Vernon Henkel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 8 CGC 3.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #2102873014

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Old Mill, art by Gene Colan; A mill hand disposes of his tyrannical boss by grinding him up. Escape text story. Fame, art by Manny Stallman; Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame. The Storm, art by Vic Carrabotta; A killer hijacks a plane to escape the police; The pilot turns out to be Satan and he lands the plane in Hell. Something In the Fog, pencils by Ed Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; A group of smugglers run into the Flying Dutchman. If the Shoe Fits, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 9 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #1214226017

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Blind Date, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A man walks out of a bar and sees a beautiful redhead sitting in a convertible waiting for someone; He hits on her; She tells him that she is waiting for an older wealthy man and asks him to leave but he refuses and gets in the car. Death Finds a Way text story. The Strange Game, art by Marty Elkin; A man stumbles over a card game where four strange characters are playing for body parts. The Man From Mars, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Fujitani. Drink Deep, Vampire, art by Joe Sinnott. The Voice of Doom, art by Bill Benulis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 22 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4134596001

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Untouchable!, art by Bernie Krigstein; When a starving white man, who considers himself one of the highborn caste, takes food from an untouchable the natives now consider him to be a part of that caste. The Easter Eggs text story. What Happened On the Moon?, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A scientist builds a robot that can survive the voyage to the moon. The Voice of Death, art by Bob McCarty. Too Good To Be True!, pencils by John Forte, inks by Matt Fox; The Devil makes a gambler have good luck so he wins all his bets. The Corpse That Wasn't, art by John Buscema. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 26 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1198533024

The Last Stop, art by Gene Colan; When a gangster carries out a mob hit, he unintentionally catches his wife and children in the crossfire. Guinea Pig, art by Jack Katz; When a scientist rockets his assistant into space, aliens capture the craft and inject the man with a serum that increases his strength and drives him mad. The Busybody text story. A Grave Mistake, art by Tony DiPreta. To the Stars, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; In 1980, men build a colony on the moon. It Could Be You, art by Vic Carrabotta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 30 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #17-2A310F7-018

"Science Fiction" (art Bill Benulis), "Look, Ma--a Vampire," "Kill Him!" (art by Bill Walton), "The Slimy Things" (art by Sam Moskowitz), "The Thing in the Box!" (art by Dick Ayers), and a two-page text story, "The Smile of Mrs. Orko." 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Terrors (1952 St. John) 2 GD 2.0

1" Cumulative spine split with lateral spine tearing.

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Cover by George Meyerriecks. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Paul Gattuso and Bob Forgione. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Ronald and Miram inherit an old English mansion that comes complete with a haunted mirror, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Clyde McGovern investigates a shipboard murder that is somehow connected to a Buddha statue. Dr. Craven has discovered the secrets of life and death - but mostly death. Revenge from the Grave; Birth of a Corpse; Keeper of the Skulls; Dr. Webb's Weird Discovery; The Shadow of Death; The Curse of the Mirror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 20 FN 6.0

Wally Wood cover (reprinting U.S. Paratroopers 1). Behind Enemy Lines! starring Sgt. Dana; The paratroopers save a bridge and take out a power station. Dangerous Mission!; Sgt Dana and his team of three go on a mission to rescue an atomic scientist from a Korean prisoner of war camp. Parachute Open! text story starring the Royal Air Force. Medal Of Honor!; a soldier posthumously receives a medal of honor, but is actually alive to receive it later. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Superior) Canadian Edition 5 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Canadian Edition.

Label #2001430019

Canadian Edition. Cover by Wally Wood and Joe Orlando. "Kenton of Space Control - Sirens of Space" - Art by Wally Wood and Joe Orlando; "End of His Service" - Art by Norman Nodel, John Rosenberger, and Werner Roth; "Shining Sands of Death" - Art by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer; "The Abduction of Earth" - Art by Gene Fawcette and Steve Kirkel.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 25 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0237110004

Cover pencils possibly by Mike Sekowsky. Firebrand, the Scourge of the Pacific starring Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Firebrand, art by Ken Bald. One Way Ticket text story. Murder Through the Mind starring Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Dr. Macabre. You Can't Get Away With Murder starring the Blonde Phantom and Miss Armanda. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 26 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2072102023

Cover art by Syd Shores. Murder Motor Mart starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, script and art by Bill Everett. Framed For Crime starring the Blonde Phantom, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Terror In the Lost Colony starring the Sub-Mariner and Namora, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Ken Bald. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 39 FR/GD 1.5

Cover detached, tape along spine, interior staining. Includes a Winters Collection certificate from A-1 Comics.

Sun Girl (1948) 1 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seals and staple replaced. Three interior wraps MARRIED. Cover-to-cover edge tears. Lateral spine breaks. Interior soiling. Water damage.

Cover by Ken Bald. "Flying Fists and Glamour!", art by Ken Bald; As a gang of bank robbers flee from the scene of their latest crime, they are unaware that he costumed heroine Sun Girl has latched onto the back of their getaway car. "The Menace of the Monster!", art by Ken Bald; Sun Girl goes to Glenrock Prison and gets an audience to see Warden Lewis; She tells him that he should not release Doctor Drearr as he is a dangerous criminal bent on revenge once released from prison. "The Watch" text story. "Murder Makes a Record!", script by Stan Lee; Miss America is at the police station comparing notes with the chief of police when suddenly they are visited by Lois Anders, a musician who believes that someone it out to kill her. Sun Girl Puzzle Fun activity page. "A Jolt For Johnny!", art by Ken Bald; At a juvenile court, young juvenile delinquent Johnny Murphy is about to be sentenced to reform school when suddenly Sun Girl speaks up in his defense. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Super Cat (1954 Star) 57 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover.

Super Comics (1938-1949 Western/Dell) 16 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine rebuilt, staples replaced and reinforced, TRIMMED.

Cover by Bill Holman. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Oskar Lebeck, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Basil Reynolds, Loy Byrnes, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Pat, Terry and Connie head up the rescue mission to free Sandhurst from his captors, against their better judgment. Skeezix gets his first traffic ticket while driving Tops' car, and town gossip soon has it as a major moving violation. Smilin' Jack learns the secret of the Legion of Forgotten Pilots. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Smokey Stover and The Gumps. Foo-lish Folks; Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Spooky; Gasoline Alley; Tim Todd the Boy Detective; The Crow's Nest; Wyoming Willie; Skit, Skat and the Captain; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Manuk the Arctic Crusoe; Bobby & Chip; Zipper; Do You Know?; Terry and the Pirates; Streaky; Elmer; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Smilin' Jack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Science Stories (1940-1951 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #2 FN/VF 7.0

Paper: Off white

Water damage: Slight.

Cover by Leo Morey. Stories by Ross Rocklynne and Leigh Brackett. Illustrations by Hannes Bok. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 1 CGC Page 19 Only

Paper: Off white

19th Page Only.

Label #0218044021

Cover art by Joe Shuster. Features a two page origin (new material) of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus four pages previously omitted from the Action Comics series. Untitled Superman story; Clark Kent applies for a job at the Daily Star, but is turned down until Superman stops a lynching and Clark phones in the story. Untitled Superman story; Superman breaks into the Governor's mansion to stop the execution of Evelyn Curry, and Lois is kidnapped by gangsters, no thanks to that spineless milksop, Clark Kent, but is rescued by Superman. Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength! Superman text story featuring Biff Dugan. Action Comics #14 ad, art by Fred Guardineer. Article with photos and biographies of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Back cover features the first pin-up of Superman with is also the 1st ever pin-up page to appear in a comic book. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 2 0.3

Small piece missing from last page, slightly affects text story.

Cover pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy. Untitled Superman story starring Larry Trent, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy; Superman saves the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world from committing suicide; When Superman learns that Larry Trent was drugged by his former manager to lose the title bout, the Man of Tomorrow disguises himself as Trent and slugs his way back to the title match. Superman's Tips For Super-Health. Superman at the World's Fair ad for New York World's Fair Comics, 1939 edition. Superman Champions Universal Peace!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]. Ad for the Supermen of America Club. Superman and the Skyscrapers, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; After five construction workers mysteriously die while trying to erect the Atlas Building, Superman decides to investigate. Superman text story. House ad for Superman in Action Comics. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.