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  • Item #61866133
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    Published Dec 1951 by Ziff Davis.

    Explorer Joe (1951) 1 VG+ 4.5

    Starts Apr 5

    Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Art Peddy and Nick Cardy. "Explorer" Joe Thomas, with his sidekick Gadabout, travels the world in search of his missing father. In Africa, Joe follows his father's trail to "the Mountain Which Is Not There, the Ruwenzori, whose majestic glacier-crowned peaks straddle the Equator." Joe ventures into the New Guinea jungles to learn the secret of the Sea Pearl. Joe and Gadabout answer a call for help from Missy Toussaint and find the Fire Opal of Madagascar. Plus the true stories of polar explorers Robert F. Scott, Robert Edwin Peary, and Admiral Richard Byrd. Famous Ships; The Mountains of the Moon; The Sea Pearl; The Smile of Jean Charcot; Robert F. Scott: The Gallant Failure; The Fire Opal of Madagascar; Robert Edwin Peary: Arctic Conqueror; Wild Animals of the Northwest; Admiral Richard Byrd: Arctic Trail Blazer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62487383
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    Published Dec 1951 by EC.

    Two Fisted Tales (1950 EC) 24 PR 0.5

    Sarcastic 'An impact on your LIFE?!! Too bad!' inscription from Harvey Kurtzman, also signed Jack Davis

    Signed and 'An impact on your LIFE?!! Too bad!' by Harvey Kurtzman and signed in first panel by Jack Davis on first page. No certification included. Interior is complete, full length spine split.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. American soldiers setting a trap for German tanks learn they themselves have been lured into a trap, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. UN forces fight to the last man to hold a Korean hill, with art by Jack Davis. The sole survivor of a Korean engagement is tortured by PTSD, then known as "shell shock," illustrated by Wally Wood. Hill 203!; Bug Out!; Boomerang!; Rubble!; Weak Link! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62539911
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    Web of Mystery (1951) 6 CGC 2.5 Restored

    Restored: C1

    Paper: Off white

    Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Cover.

    Label #0344124013

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    Starts Apr 5

    "The Vampire's Weird Duel," "Gargoyles' Revenge," "The Mad Beast of Monaco," and "Tribe of the Terrible Trees." Stories by Richard Case, Louis Zansky, Lou Cameron, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Jim McLaughlin. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.