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Action Comics (1938 DC) 239 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's New Face," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is caught in an atomic explosion and afterwards must bandage his face, or wear a lead mask, to keep anyone from seeing what happened to him. One-page Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Puzzle of the Jungle Pyramid!" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. Untitled Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Toys That Stopped Space Crime" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

All American Men of War (1952) 64 GD 2.0

Water damage. 1/2" spine split from the bottom.

"The Other Man's War" (art by Russ Heath), "Story of a Boot" (art by Joe Kubert), and "A Fistful of War." Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Russ Heath, Bob Haney, Joe Kubert, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Bill Finger, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 96 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

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"Dates the Limit," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie manages to make homework study dates with Betty and Veronica for the same night; By using friend Tommy's motorcycle to commute back and forth he almost gets away with it. "Bitter Batter"; After watching his team struggle to hit the ball in batting practice, Coach Kleats steps in to show them how it's done. "Father Knows Best"; When Archie's father complains that Archie spends too much time at Veronica's, Archie decides to spend the day at home. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "That's My Baby," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica has two tickets for the bowling match at the Sports Palace; When she suspects Betty has a date with Archie, she phones the Better Baby-Sitters' Bureau and sets up a baby-sitting job that Betty has to honor. Archie Club News. "The Tender Trap," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Jughead's mother tells Betty that she can get Archie's attention by pampering him; After an afternoon of having his every wish granted, Archie asks Betty to repeat the performance at his house. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 116 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4275158025

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The City of Ancient Heroes," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; The trail of the infamous Gimmick Gang leads the Caped Crusaders into Legend City, where, once a year, its residents dress up like legendary characters of old and have a celebration. 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Nature's Prize Pupil! public service announcement, art by Bob Brown. "Batwoman's New Identity," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Caped Crusaders have to save Batwoman on two separate occasions as she is hot on the trail of the Funny Face Gang. "Benefit of Doubt" text story. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Winged Bat-People," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are suddenly pulled into the sonic barrier and transported to another world where they are mistaken for the inhabitant's avowed enemy: the winged Bat-People! One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 116 GD 2.0

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Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The City of Ancient Heroes," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; The trail of the infamous Gimmick Gang leads the Caped Crusaders into Legend City, where, once a year, its residents dress up like legendary characters of old and have a celebration. 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Nature's Prize Pupil! public service announcement, art by Bob Brown. "Batwoman's New Identity," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Caped Crusaders have to save Batwoman on two separate occasions as she is hot on the trail of the Funny Face Gang. "Benefit of Doubt" text story. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Winged Bat-People," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are suddenly pulled into the sonic barrier and transported to another world where they are mistaken for the inhabitant's avowed enemy: the winged Bat-People! One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) 1 FR/GD 1.5

4" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Tape under staples. Pen markings.

"The Man Who Tampered With Infinity." A mad scientist uses an "infinity machine" to teleport monsters from other dimensions. "The Human Pets." An alien boy collects "animals." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Marvin Stein. Cover by Kirby and Stein. Cover price $0.10.

Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) 4 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

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Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Wizard of Time" Chapter 1, script and Pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; When a group of men dressed as ancient Greek soldiers attempts to steal a plane, one is captured; The Challengers are brought in to investigate and find that the captured soldier only wishes to return to the "Island of the Wizard." "Do You Know the Legend of Superman?" ad. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Chapter II: The Men Who Rode Across the Sun," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; Having split up, Ace and Rocky are looking for Tiko and his stolen technology in ancient Greece where they are accused by an oracle of being messengers of ill omen. "Lost -- A Free Education!" starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff art by Win Mortimer. "Chapter III: The Sorcerer's Sect," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; In Egypt, Prof and Red destroy Tiko's stolen telescope, reunite with Rocky and Ace, and head to the 15th century to find Nostradamus and Tiko, but Tiko has already met the seer and gone. "Cosmic Time Bomb" text story. "Doctor Rocket" one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "Chapter IV: The Mechanical Judge," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; The Challs find Tiko in the future, but all are arrested and submitted to the judgment of a machine, which dismisses all charges and sends them back to their own time (in one cube) for Tiko to face justice. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Tales (1958 I.W. Reprint) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4375972017

Reprints "City of the Living Dead" 1 (Avon, 1952). Cover art by Carl Burgos. "City of the Living Dead!", art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Yucatan, Mexico. A group of explorers discovers mystic Quetana, fabled "City of the Living Dead"; Centuries ago, murderous pirates were banned there by Quetzal, Aztec god of justice, destined to live in agony forever. "The Glistening Death," pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; A man hides out at his uncle's swampland mansion and discovers he is a slave to a glistening meat-eating alien creature that takes the form of a beautiful woman. "Terror of the Skeleton Men" text story. "The Witches Come at Midnight!", pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; Witches, along with their master Satan himself, converge every night at midnight at the old Rainey farm terrorizing the family; One night when young Joel is attacked by the monsters, his pet rooster "Peter" arrives and scares off the creatures who think he's Chanticleer, the fabled rooster. "Death Has Many Tongues," art by Harry Lazarus; Slave trader Captain Death is captured by the native tribe he uses to prey on; The witch doctor curses him with the heads of the slain growing out of his body; Death tries to cut them off, but the pain drives him insane. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Humbug (1957) 7 VG 4.0

Cover coming loose at one staple.

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Cover by Arnold Roth. Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, R. O. Blechman, Howie Schneider, Paul Rosner, Larry Siegel and Russ Heath. Another attempt by Harvey Kurtzman to duplicate the success of Mad magazine, Humbug was actually published by the artists who created it. A young readers' version of Hamlet, and a parody of the TV Western show Have Gun Will Travel. Satirical looks at product packaging, Frankenstein, and the 1950s space race. Contributions from many past and future MAD Idiots, including Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, and Arnold Roth. The cover is a parody of the famous 1912 painting September Morn. Galcream; Frankenstien and His Monster; 1957 in Revue; Rocket to the Moon; Ingenuity in Packaging; Misleading Columns; The Grand Humbug Award: Orval Faubus, Humbug Hero of 1957; Indoor Track; Sputniks!; Crime in the U.S.A.; The Unrecognized Aspirin War; Fun with Hamlet & His Friends; Have Gun You Better Travel. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Indians of the Wild West (1958 I.W. Reprint) 9 VG 4.0

Water damage.

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Everett Raymond Kinstler cover. Stories reprinted from Indians (1950 Fiction House) #11. In order of appearance: "Manzar the White Indian"; "Orphan of the Storm"; "The Grey Terror" and "Bull of the Woods"; "Sacajawea, Bird Woman"; "Warriors of the West"; and "Long Bow". "Catfish John" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 53 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 53 #7 FN- 5.5

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1952-1959 Dell) 26 FN/VF 7.0

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Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Smugglers' Cache; a U.S. Marshal warns Sergeant Preston of stolen goods coming across the border, and that the smugglers are suspected murderers; he then comes across the smugglers' cache in an old mine drift. Gold for Ashes; A young boy has escaped from two bush tramps and furthieves, and tells Preston that his father is still tied up on the sled driven by the tramps. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. Vanished Evidence; Ole Olsen is framed for the killing of his friend, Sven Svenson. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Planets (1958 I.W. Reprint) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Reprints from Strange Worlds 3 and EC's Incredible Science Fiction 30. "Clean Start" (art by Wally Wood), "Marbles" (art by Bernard Krigstein), "Conditioned Reflex" (art by Joe Orlando), and "Barrier" (art by Jack Davis). Everett Raymond Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 63 VG- 3.5

Cover art by Bill Everett. "He Never Came Out!", art by Alphonso Greene; A wax museum owner claims that his statues are criminals petrified by the head of Medusa; When a thief ignores this warning and tries to rob him, the museum gains a new statue. "Uncork It...If You Dare!", art by Howard O'Donnell; A meek man is left a bottle of gas that changes personalities; Instead of using it to become more daring, he uses it on UN diplomats. "The Drowning Man!", art by Christopher Rule; A cafe owner comes across Atlanteans exiling some of their criminals; The guards save him from drowning and he is offered citizenship. "Flight Number Thirteen!", art by Ruben Moreira; Two criminals hijack an airplane full of strangely emotionless passengers; The airplane is piloted remotely into the parallel world that the passengers came from, where the air will drain the pilots' emotions. "The Melting Pot," art by John Forte; A convict creates a melting pot to free himself from jail to steal gold, but the pot melts the gold and leaves him trapped in molten metal. "The Free Ride" text story. "Too Good to Be True!", art by Don Perlin; A young boy imagines that he has a rich uncle who suddenly appears, but when he begins to doubt, the uncle fades away. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Interior pieces cut, interrupts art and story. Full length spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Bombshell of the Boulevards starring Lois Lane, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois disguises herself as actress Lois LaFlamme to try to get an interview with an ambassador. Honey in Hollywood and Peg teen stories by Henry Boltinoff. Lois Lane, Super-Chef, script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois takes a job as a cook in a diner in order to be more attractive to Superman. Do You Know What's Behind a Law? public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Brown. The Witch of Metropolis, script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois thinks she turns into a witch at night. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 101 GD+ 2.5

Cover loose at one staple. Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Undersea Trap!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman agrees to marry Steve if she has to rescue him three times in 24 hours. "Fun House of Time!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Time Master tries to destroy Wonder Woman in a murderous funhouse. Samson in Skirts article by Julius Schwartz. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.