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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) comic books 1955 or before

  • Item #64390840
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 105 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Brittle.

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    Cover art by Stan Kaye. The Palace of Fantasy starring Superboy and Princess Blanda, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Joe Shuster. Pennants of Plunder starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Tubby Reduces starring Johnny Quick and Tubby Watts, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. The Impossible Voyage starring Aquaman, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Knight's Gambit starring the Shining Knight, art by Chuck Winter; the Shining Knight battles the Black Queen. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64388239
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 110 0.3

    Comic is complete other than being coverless.

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    Cover art by Stan Kaye. The Farmer Takes It Easy starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron, pencils by John Sikela; Clark helps a school boy whose father is too sick to do the farm chores. Crime at the Core starring Green Arrow, script by Joe Samachson, art by George Papp. Galloping Gold starring Shining Knight, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Monster and the Mermaid starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Quick-Change Crimes starring Johnny Quick, script by Joe Samachson, art by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64510318
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 148 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. Brittle. Chipping. Cover detached.

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    Cover art by Al Plastino. Superboy Meets the Mummer, script by Don Cameron, art by John Sikela; The Mummer and his puppets seems a harmless novelty-- until he uses them to rob the Smallville Bank. Cowboy of the Coral Seas starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. The Strange Defenders of Montespan Castle starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Sign of the Red Dragon starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Ruben Moreira. Give Your Town a Present public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Treasure of the Conquistadores starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Two-page text feature on famous Civil War photographer Mathew Brady, The Camera Goes to War. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64388220
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 149

    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 149 0.3

    Comic is complete other than being coverless.

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    Cover art by Al Plastino. Fake Superboy!, art by John Sikela; first story in which Pa Kent's name is given as Jonathan; also shows him running the Smallville General Store. Undersea Artist! starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. He Lived What He Wrote--Real Fact, pencils by Dick Sprang; the story of Jack London. The Battle of the Bows! starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Search of the Century! starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Batman and Robin star in a one-page public service announcement, Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64385746
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 186

    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 186 0.3

    Comic is complete other than being coverless.

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    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Smallville Becomes a Ghost Town starring Superboy, art by John Sikela. The Dive-in Theater starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Good Neighbor Spirit public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Tubby Watts, King of Food starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Paul Norris, inks by Sy Barry. The World's Most Dangerous Arrow starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64385782
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 206 PR 0.5 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION: Spine seal. Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.

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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Key to Success public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Impossible Creatures starring Superboy, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Superboy must prove strange creatures are genuine. The Haunted Island! starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Kite -- Toy and War Weapon article. The Junior Newsreelers starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.