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Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948 Ace Magazines) 36 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

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Reprints. In order of appearance: "Johnny Lazia, King of Kansas City" reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #3; "Charley Peace, Britain's Worst Criminal of the 19th Century" art by Sidney Greene, reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #3; and "Comicrimes: The Body in the Bag!" and "Henry Plummer, 'Virginia City Renegade'" reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #4. Murderer's Mirth!" text story reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #4. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Glamorous Romances (1949) 43 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece clipped. Interrupts art or story. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Honeymoon Deferred"; "Hired Rival" art by Ed Moline; "My Dangerous Deception"; and "Married to a Stranger". "Glamorizing Yourself: Eye Savers, Sunlight in Your Eyes..." text article reprinted as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #6 and in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 28 (1953) #1, and as "For Beauty's Sake..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 8 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2062410008

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.

Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 9 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4160382019

This cover predates by eight years Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh/Janet Lee, name on tombstone.

It Is Written: I Die Tomorrow!, pencils by Ken Rice; Paul Hulick is a gambler who cheats on his girl; He meets Fate (the hooded figure) and learns that he must die tomorrow (by drowning) unless he changes his behavior. Secret of the Witch's Urn; Robbie Donegal saves a witch out of a pool of quicksand and gains magic items: a horn to summon the witch and do his bidding and an urn to hold the ashes of his enemies; The condition: no one else must touch these items. Strange Rendezvous at 17 Rue Noir; Chess champion Nicola is a vain and arrogant man; He is challenged by a mysterious opponent to a game of life and death involving human chess figures killing each other as the game unravels. Vengeance from a Restless Grave, art by Louis Zansky; Amos Langford is mocked by the whole town for his ugly appearance; He dies in an accident, is revived in a lightning-rich thunderstorm and comes back--with a vengeance. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Love at First Sight (1949) 34 VG 4.0

Water damage.

All reprints. First post-Code issue. Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Reckless for Once" reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #34; "Men Prefer Them Dumb" reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #31; "Dangerous to Cross Her" reprinted from from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #50; and "Out to Show Me Up" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #4 and from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #35, and reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 31 (1955) #4. "Your Charm Guide, What's Holding You Back? Do You Know Enough About Him?" text article. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

War Heroes (1952 Ace) 4 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829016