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Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961) 11 GD 2.0

2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. In Human Form!; Alien invaders send a shapeshifting scout to disguise himself as one of Earth's dominant life form, but he mistakenly takes the form of a mosquito and is swatted. For the Rest of Your Life!; Jupiter's courts are thought soft, but their convicts are actually imprisoned for life within an illusion of freedom. The Secret of the Universe!; A rocket is built which travels faster than light in order to probe the edge of the visible universe, but the volunteer pilot de-ages to infancy during the trip, curing him of his terminal disease. The Ice Monster Cometh! Where Walks the Ghost? All scripts by Stan Lee, all art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 1 VG 4.0

In "The Fugitive," when the Cartwrights shelter a pair of young elopers, Ben and his boys find themselves caught up in a web of Spanish vengeance! Also in this issue: "The Graves in the Forest" in which the three Cartwrights are held for murder until Hoss fights back with dynamite! # on cover: 10036-212 December. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Solar (1962 Gold Key) 1 VG 4.0

First original Gold Key character. Origin and first appearance of Dr. Solar. First indication of "mystery villain." Two Dr. Solar stories, "Solar's Secret!" and "An Atomic Inferno!" Painted front and back covers. Number on cover 10000-210. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 7 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4405526002

Cover art by Jack Kirby. First appearance of Kurrgo in "Prisoners of Kurrgo, Master of Planet X! Part 1 It Came From the Skies!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Kurrgo sends a robot to take the Fantastic Four to Planet X. Part 2 Outlawed; The robot from Planet X puts on a "hostility ray" to make people riot against the Fantastic Four. Part 3 "Bound for Planet X!"; The robot grants the Fantastic Four asylum on Planet X. Part 4 "Twenty Four Hours till Zero!"; Kurrgo orders the Fantastic Four to save his people from Planet X' destruction. Part 5 "The End of Planet X!"; Kurrgo perishes on Planet X, but his people gets away from its destruction. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 8 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First appearance of Puppet Master and Alicia Masters in "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!" (making this the fourth issue in a row that has either "prisoners" or "captives" in the title!), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay. The Human Torch character profile. "The Hands of the Puppet Maker" Part 2; The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl; He then sends the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building. "The Lady and the Monster!" Part 3; While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm. "Face-to-face with the Puppet Master!" Part 4; The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Death of a Puppet! Part 5; The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 9 GD- 1.8

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Third Silver Age appearance of the Sub-Mariner in "The End of the Fantastic Four!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this. How the Human Torch Flies! character profile. Part 2 Sub-Mariner Gives the Orders!; The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing. Part 3 "The Fury of Mr. Fantastic"; Mr. Fantastic discovers that the film project is a setup. Part 4 "The Flame of Battle"; Human Torch and Thing discover that the film project is a setup. Vengeance Is Ours! Part 5; The film is produced and an unwilling Sub-Mariner pays the Fantastic Four their money. Letter to the editor from MyComicShop president Buddy Saunders! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 13 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Duel of the Super-Heroes!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; When Green Lantern exceeds the speed of light he crashes on the extra-dimensional planet of Spectar; The aliens there brainwash him and send him to Earth to capture the Flash; 1st Green Lantern and Flash team up; They reveal their identities to each other for the first time. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Gruesome Creatures (1962 Eugene Aiello) 1 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust.

Fanzine centered around monsters and horror media. Created by Eugen Aiello. Edited by J. V. Cadillac and Eugene Aiello. "Jack Parr Ghosts Zacherley" text article by Cynthia Lowry. "Monsters of the Future" text article. 5 1/2" X 8 1/2". 20 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Gruesome Creatures (1962 Eugene Aiello) 2 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust. Tape residue.

Fanzine centered around monsters and horror media. Created by Eugen Aiello. Edited by J. V. Cadillac and Eugene Aiello. "Boris Karloff's Life Story" text article. "Gorgo, Monster of Nara" text story. "The Crawling Eye" text story. 5 1/2" X 8 1/2". 36 pages. Text Only. Cover price $0.25.

Gruesome Creatures (1962 Eugene Aiello) 3 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust.

Fanzine centered around monsters and horror media. Created by Eugen Aiello. Edited by J. V. Cadillac and Eugene Aiello. 5 1/2" X 8 1/2". 16 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 2 GD 2.0

Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the green Hulk and the Toad Men in "The Terror of the Toad Men," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; The Toad Men are above Earth, in search of its brightest scientist; Rick and Bruce explore an underground cave where they hope to imprison Hulk each night; The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship; Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth; Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forget about the Toad Men. Fantastic Four ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 80 VG- 3.5

Cover coming loose at one staple.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Won't You Step Into My Parlor...???," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Herr Krumhausen prepares a giant room to deceive business competitor only to really shrink himself. "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Propaganda," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Low level communist worker Boris Grozny is given a chance to avoid Siberia if he can stir up turmoil in an African nation. "I Spent the Night in a Haunted House!," art by Don Heck; A young boy who has just moved to town is convinced to spend the night in a haunted house. "For the Birds!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Mr. Borgon is an unscrupulous hunter of rare animals in the future who finds himself trapped by his own deceit. Incredible Hulk ad. Amazing Adult Fantasy ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 13 VG/FN 5.0

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. The Riddle of the Robot Justice League!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Sforll transports the Justice League to his lair to enlist them in preventing Zed Brann from stealing the life force ("vita-matter") of our universe for his own; They must fight robot duplicates of themselves to save the universe. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts (1961) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #0916141013

Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. A reprint of Dot's first encounter with her scientist uncle, Branes, and his futuristic (for the 1960s) inventions. Uncle Midget is not what you'd expect. Uncle Stripes is, in some ways, Dot's exact opposite. Little Dot and Her Uncle Daring; Little Dot and Her Aunt Cubie; Little Dot Meets Uncle Happy; Uncle Digger's Charm; Lotta's Food Facts; Richie's Dollar Sense; Richie Rich: The Man Who Has Everything; Little Lotta; Little Dot Meets Uncle Midget; Little Dot Meets Uncle Branes; Little Dot Meets Uncle Stripes; Big Deal; Telephone Call; Little Dot Meets Uncle Merman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Superman (1939 1st Series) Annual 5 VG- 3.5

Water spotting.

All Krypton reprints; eighty-page giant. Stories include a three-part tale ("Krypton Lives On," "Future, Super-Hero," and "The Superman of Two Worlds"), plus "The Man Who Destroyed Krypton" (from Superboy 67), "The Invasion of Krypton," "How Jimmy Olsen First Met Superman" (from Jimmy Olsen 36; art by Curt Swan), "The Super-Monkey From Krypton," "The Sleeping Beauty From Krypton," and "The Super-Teacher From Krypton" (from Adventure 240). Special features include a glossary of Kryptonian names, an illustration of the flag of Krypton, and reproductions of Superman covers from Italy, Sweden, Mexico, and Brazil. Swan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Tales from the Tomb (1962 Dell) 1 VG 4.0

1" spine split from bottom.

Painted cover by John Schoenherr. Stories and art by John Stanley, Frank Springer, and Tony Tallarico. Tales of horror and the macabre from Dell. In a truly weird story, a drifter stays a nice old lady's rooming house, only to learn the horrifying secret of "Mr. Green." Painter Randy tells Betty the strange story of the mysterious tree stump and its curse. A man has an elaborate plan to convince his wife to divorce him, but first he needs an actor half his size who looks just like him. Some stories are by Little Lulu legend John Stanley (!). Know Thyself…; Mr. Green Must Be Fed; Still Life; Turnabout; Oh, How We Danced; R.I.P and I.M.A.; Two for the Price of One; Crazy Quilt; The Cat That Was Part of the Night; The Long Way; Goblins Ball; The Mudman; Asphalt Test; The Interview. 84 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky (1962 Harvey) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

File Copy

Label #0915303015

Maybe it's the derby hat, but Casper's cousin Spooky gives new meaning to the word "tuff." Spooky tries to scare an old boot, but it comes back to get him in the end. The Ghostly Trio decides to see what will happen if they scare in unison. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio: A Change for the Worst; Poil; Nightmare. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.