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  • Item #62009736
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    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 8 FR 1.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Tear seal along spine.

    Ends Feb 17 8:12 PM CST
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    Cover pencils by Ken Rice. The Revolt of the Heads, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Anthropologist Lasker on Borneo learns mighty magic from witch doctor; When his brother takes over his post, he gets massacred by evil natives; Lasker returns and conjures deadly spell upon native chief. Canyon of the Living Dead, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Airplane pilot looks for planes gone missing above the Andes and discovers ghostly Shangri-La. Death Howls by Moonrise, art by Maurice Gutwirth; George Appel; Couple visit friend at cabin in the woods; At the full moon a werewolf roams about. Monster of the Bayous, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; Scientist creates live-giving wonder serum; his assistant spills it accidentally on the grave of a long-dead pirate; a huge zombie stalks the countryside. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61805905
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    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 24 GD 2.0

    Cover detached. Water damage.

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    The Man Who Would Be Fate starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; When power-mad Roger Dunning blackmails a conference of world leaders, he is thrown into a jail cell; Fate steps in and offers Dunning to take his place. Lord of the Tattered Realm, art by Ken Rice; Louis Rouselle, a scrap dealer in Paris, is sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his business partner, but can escape with the help of the supernatural "junk spirit"; Thanks to voodoo magic, the junk spirit enables Rouselle to murder all of his jurors. 12 Symbols to Hell, art by Louis Zansky; Astrologer Carl Dunnock commands the symbols of the zodiac come to life. Beast of the Bayous, art by Jim McLaughlin; In the "voodoo-ridden bayous" of the Louisiana swamps strange things are happening; With the help of an Ouanga witch woman, Lydia Foster plans to inherit a building company. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61805972
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    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 25A GD 2.0

    1.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage.

    Ends Feb 17 8:13 PM CST
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    Who'd Believe Kasimir Raades? starring Fate, art by Ken Rice; Scientist Kasimir Raades develops an elixir of eternal youth and is full of best intentions, using this agent to help his aged friends first; They sadly die after some days, the elixir has to be improved. Big Top Nightmare, art by Lin Streeter; Mysterious Countess Barovna joins the circus; She is an age-old vampire and kills off all the other acts to be the main act. Death Wears No Face starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; Combat correspondent Alec North is the sole survivor of a patrol running into trouble in Korea; He should have died, too, but can cheat Death and Fate. Trial by Ghost Light, pencils by Ken Rice; Playboy Weston is convicted and executed for a murder he didn't commit; The district attorney Dexter knew of his innocence, but used the case to become governor. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62370795
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    Published Aug 1952 by Ace Magazines.

    Space Action (1952) 3 GD/VG 3.0

    Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5
  • Item #61806508
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    Space Action (1952) 3 GD- 1.8 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Staples replaced. Interior tape.

    Ends Feb 17 9:24 PM CST
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  • Item #62119176
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    Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 3 #3 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, interrupts art and story. Cover glued at top staple. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Classic Harvey Kurtzman World War II bondage cover features a giant Japanese army robot; this cover is also Harvey Kurtzman's first. In order of appearance: "Bonds for Victory or Bonds for Slavery" art by Louis Ferstadt; "Magno and Davey"; "Mr. Risk, The Race Against Death!" art by Harvey Kurtzman; "Doctor Nemesis" and "The Sword" art by Earl Da Voren; "Buckskin"; "Hap Hazard"; and "Paul Revere, Jr." art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Cold-Country Justice" text story by Brant House, reprinted in Super Mystery Comics Vol. 4 (1944) #5 and in Four Favorites (1941) #18. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61802521
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    Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 5 #6 GD- 1.8

    3.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover coming loose at both staples. Oxidation and water spotting. Heavily taped on interior.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Warren Kramer as 'DOC'. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'Case of the Careening Coupe'" art by Rudy Palais; "Harry the Hack, 'In Right There's Might...'"; "Mr. Risk, 'Riddle of the Revolutionary Portrait'" art by Warren Kramer as 'DOC'; and "Chuck". "Ticket to the Badlands" text story by Cliff Howe. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61802536
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    Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 8 #2 GD 2.0

    2" Spine split from bottom.

    Ends Feb 17 9:47 PM CST
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    In order of appearance: "The Unknown"; "Mack Martin, 'The House With a Thousand Eyes'"; "Bert and Sue, 'Dancing With Death!"; "Hurry-Up Harrigan, 'Case of the Disappearing Debutante!'"; "Who Dun-It? An Inspector Keene Mystery"; and "Mr. Risk, 'Murder for Money'". "Super-Dupers" joke pages. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61808322
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    Vicky (1948 Ace) 0A GD 2.0

    Cover detached.

    Ends 5d 06:00:07 Feb 17 10:30 PM CST
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    No issue number. Published 1948. Cover price $0.10.