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  • Item #64103399
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    Published Oct 1946 by DC.

    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 76 PR 0.5 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Piece fill and TRIMMED. Water damage with residue.

    Starts Jan 19

    Flash stars in "The City That Couldn't Stop Laughing," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: a Ghost Patrol story by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "The Dog Bandits" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; a Rockhead McWizzard story by Jack Farr; Out of the Gag Bag by Ed Wheelan; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; and Hawkman in "The Crazy Quilt Crimes" by Fox and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Hibbard. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 6 VG- 3.5

    Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Starts Jan 3

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary solves a kissing mystery. Trained animals commit crimes, but who is doing the training? Mary encounters a teen gang and tries to get them to straighten out their act. Mary Marvel Solves the Box Riddle!; Dizzy Daisy; Vita Min Has a Flood of Energy; Mary Marvel and the Kiss Craze; Drums of Haiti; Mary Marvel and the Animal Crooks; Freddy Freshman; The Fighting Fury; Mary Marvel and the Kid Gang; The Flying Carpet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64119467
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    Punch Comics (1941 Chesler/Dynamic) 19 CGC 1.8

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4658429001

    Starts Jan 3

    Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Fred Schwab. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman investigates a gang with a strange M.O.: faking pedestrian accidents and then blackmailing the drivers. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to catch master con man and forger "Baldy" Shaw. Kid Dropper's trail of murder earns him the nickname Manhattan's Mad Mobster, in a violent pre-Code crime story. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Rocketman; Master Key; Alibi for Murder: The Clues Could Pin the Girl's Ears Back; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Mirth Parade; Crime on the Run; Registered for Ransom; Capt'n Courage; Racket Buster; Punch & Cutey; Joe Dokes. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.