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All True Crime (1948 Marvel / Atlas) 40 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4728830001

Written by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Pierce Rice, Vern Henkel, "KW" and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! It was just an innocent-looking stalled truck on Illinois Highway Number 10...but for Dave Meyers, it turned into a coffin! The actual case of the amazing gang war which the papers called..."The Highway Massacre"! This tale features pencils by Pierce Rice and Vern Henkel. Also in this issue: May 1930 headlines screamed out..."Death at the Auction" with pencils by "KW"; "Matches Mangin, the Crook Who Couldn't Act" with pencils by Rice; 2-page text story "Murder Is No Joke"; London still remembers..."The Crown Jewel Theft" with story by Stan Lee; and Kansas City's ""Tut" Newsome," the man who couldn't shout to save his life! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 20 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4703711024

Pin Point Hill. Home Run text story. Who Cares About Charlie? The Great Betrayal, art by Dick Ayers. Those Who March, art by Vernon Henkel. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 24 GD/VG 3.0

Guerrilla Hell-Hole, art by Gene Colan. Action on Suribachi, art by Hy Rosen. Wild Blue Yonder! text story. Thick of Combat!!, art by Tony Mortellaro. The Croaker!, art by Vernon Henkel. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Billy Buckskin (1955) 1 GD 2.0

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Black Knight (1955 Atlas/Marvel) 1 PSA 1.0

Paper: Off white

Front Cover Split at Spine & Detached.

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Black Knight stars in "The Menace of Modred the Evil" and an untitled story. Back-up story featuring the origin of The Crusader. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. Two-page text story, "Excalibur." Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Combat Casey (1952) 6 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167004

Crazy (1953) 5 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4728554021

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky, Joe Maneely, Howie Post, and Mike Sekowsky. The very first incarnation of Marvel's humor publication, started in the first wave of 1950s Mad imitators. A parody of werewolf movies, with art by Dick Ayers. A Crazy look at censors, a hot topic in 1953. Sinbad the Tailor must leave town in a hurry to flee angry customers, and that's how his adventures begin. Racket Buster!; Rose-Colored Glasses; The Wolf Man; Spencer the Censor; Sinbad the Tailor!; Gentlemen Prefer Bonds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 43 FR 1.0

Cover detached. 8" spine split from the bottom.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Doug Wildey, Bernie Krigstein, Werner Roth, Dick Ayers and Dave Berg. Was there really "No Sign of Life!" or was it just that Armand Kastel couldn't see it?! Find out in this tale with art by Doug Wildey. Also in this issue: "The Man Who Couldn't be Reached!" with art by Bernie Krigstein; 2-page text story "The Pitcher"; "The Terrible Treasure!" with art by Werner Roth; "The Sea Waits for Me!" with art by Dick Ayers; and "Forever Is Too Long" by Carl Wessler and Dave Berg. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 39 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 1/2" spine split from bottom. Staple missing. Water damage.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. "And Sudden Death!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding across the range and comes across a new settlement and remarks how fast the west is expanding; Not far away is a group of Comanches who have noticed the new settlement and decide to go in and talk to the settlers about sharing their hunting grounds in order to maintain peace. "A Thousand Sinners," art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the range when someone tries to take a shot at him; Kid Colt sneaks around and finds that the shooter is a young man and quickly shoots his guns out of the young man's hands; Kid Colt confronts the boy and learns that he is Greg Peterson, and he took a shot at Kid Colt to prove himself to the leader of his gang Jack Brent so he can be a great outlaw. "A Brave Comes Home" text story. "El Dorado!", art by Syd Shores; At is medical practice, Dr. Matthew Masters is about to close up for the day when suddenly an old man stumbles in with a gunshot wound; The old man tells him that he has discovered a mountain made of gold and was shot by a man named Yates who sought to claim the gold himself; The old man warns Masters that the mountain is cursed and tells him where to find it. "The Lawmakers," art by Jack Keller; Chuck Grimes has been forcing local ranchers to pay him protection money; He is currently roughing up a rancher named Foster and forces him to sign off his property; Recovering at his home, Foster is visited by his friend Kid Colt who learns about Grimes plans, and suddenly Grimes comes to get his payment, Kid Colt decides to deal with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Slade Gunfighter (1957) 7 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

4 Kid Slade stories (art by Joe Maneely, Werner Roth, and possibly John Romita Sr.), plus a back-up story, "The Gun-Slinger" (script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson). Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Menace (1953 Atlas) 9 CGC 2.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4585539014

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Cover art by Gene Colan. Kill Me a Monster, art by Paul Reinman; A professor hires an assassin to kill creatures who possess the bodies of men. Blood Relation, art by Ed Winiarski; This story postulates that love can cure hereditary vampirism. The Fangs of the Wolf, art by Bill Everett; A man who shoots dogs for fun is bitten by a werewolf; He even has hired a sharpshooter to kill any strays that might venture onto his property, but he regrets this action when he changes to wolf form and his hired hand shoots him. Symphony in Death, art by Joe Maneely; When a music critic steals a work from a composer and passes it off as his own, the composer attaches a rope to a phonograph and strangles the critic slowly by playing the recording. The Walking Dead, art by John Forte; A zombie tries to eat a man but is tricked into a crematory chamber. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Miss America Magazine Vol. 7 1952 (#45-93) 82 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711163024

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 8 FR/GD 1.5

5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold is detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Madman!", script by Stan Lee, art by Tony DiPreta; A serious actor, portraying Hamlet, sees his star begin to lose some lustre when nepotism rears its head and the producer's cousin is made his understudy; The understudy proceeds to sabotage the actor to the point where he accidentally kills the actor's wife by mistake. "Danger - Quicksand!" text story. "A Killer in the Street," pencils by Paul Reinman , inks by Art Wallace; A police detective is obsessed with a serial killer whose victims are all young pretty women in red dresses; When his wife buys a red dress, he insists that she take it back and she reluctantly agrees; Working late on the case, he has no time to go home and they agree to meet downtown for dinner; He sees she's wearing the red dress after all and flies into a rage. "This House Is Haunted!", art by Ed Winiarski; Josiah Benson's son Adam inherits his dilapidated property where four squatters play poker; Adam gives them notice, to no avail, because they know the place is haunted and unrentable. "The Wooden Man"; Chick Black is a midget who looks like a wooden dummy; His modus operandi is to let people find him and take him in, whereupon he robs them, using his unique appearance and size to elude capture; On his latest heist, Chick shoots and kills a guard. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 30 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Boy Who Could Fly!, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. Strange Meeting text story. The Warning!, art by Don Heck. The Lady Vanished, art by John Forte. Too Late!, art by Sid Greene. From Out of Nowhere, art by Pete Tumlinson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 44 GD/VG 3.0

"Lost in the Labyrinth" (art by George Roussos), "Menace From the Stars" (art by Al Williamson with Ralph Mayo), "Danger in the Desert," "The Unsuspected!" (art by Herb Familton), "Foolproof," and "Don't Let Them Catch Me," plus a two-page text story, "The Disappearing Act." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Mystical Tales (1956) 2 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation with chipping. Staple rust. Water damage.

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Secret Story Romances (1953) 15 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4313392002

Spaceman, Speed Carter (1953 Atlas) 1 GD- 1.8

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Speed Carter, Spaceman stars in "The Pirate Planet," "Slaughter on a Star," and "The Robots' Revenge" (art on all three by Joe Maneely). Back-up story, "Venus, Earth's Twin Sister" (art by John Romita Sr.). Two-page text story, "The 500th Year." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spellbound (1952 Atlas) 29 GD/VG 3.0

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Man in the Cellar, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A man uses a time machine to solve money problems. He Walks Among Us, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by George Roussos. They Meet by Night!, art by Tony Mortellaro. Someone Is Following, art by Robert Q. Sale. The Performer text story. The Hole in the Ground. None Are So Blind, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 3 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2054749002

Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jerry Robinson, Ed Winiarski, Don Perlin, Jack Keller, Gene Colan, Abe Simon and unknown. "Crazy" by Stan Lee and Jerry Robinson - A motorist hits a pedestrian and keeps going. When he gets to a small town the people observe him strangely and he thinks they must not get many visitors. They gather around his car with sticks and rope. They bind him and he asks them if they are crazy. It turns out the body of the man he struck is still in the car's grill. Plus: "The Slave" with art by Ed Winiarski - Sailor Joe Garcy travels to South America to seek his fortune. Discovering that Inca natives traditionally bury their dead with their belongings, he begins robbing crypts in search of riches. During a funeral procession, he disguises himself as an Inca slave to gain access to the burial vault. Once inside however, all of the slaves, including Joe Garcy, are sealed up behind the walls to die. Also in this issue: "The Tin Cup" with art by Don Perlin and Abe Simon - An actor poses as crippled, scarred and blind in one eye so as to bilk people out of sympathy money but then fate conspires to inflict such deformities upon him for real; "He Died Screaming" with art by Jack Keller - A man doesn't want his daughter to learn where he keeps his money so he shuts himself in with it, only remembering too late that his hiding place is soundproof and airtight; "Escape...to What?" - A man tries to escape from Hell and fails; and 2-page text story "Bill and the Beanstalk" with illo by Gene Colan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

War Adventures (1952) 11 GD+ 2.5

2 1/2" cumulative spine split with tape. Cover oxidation. Water damage, Chew. Staple rust with migration.

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War Comics (1950 Atlas) 8 GD/VG 3.0

1" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple rust.

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"No Survivors" (art by Russ Heath), "The Face of the Enemy," "Road Block," "Final Mission," and a two-page text story, "The Road Back." Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 9 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4728829006

"Cease Fire" (art by Joe Maneely), "The Monster" (art by Russ Heath), "Aftermath," "Inchon" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "G.I. Ingenuity." Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 10 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167025

Pre-Code. Sol Brodsk and Robert Sale art Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 12 CGC 7.0 JSA Sinnott

Paper: Off white

Joe Sinnott Authenticated Autograph on Page 5.

Label #4589449001

Pre-Code. Joe Sinnott art. Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 20 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4728829003

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 46 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage. Staple rust.

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"Reds All 'Round Us" (art by Gene Colan?), "Assault By Night" (art by Cal Massey), "Riot," "Surrender at Dawn" (art by Reed Crandall), "Platoon Leader" (art by Joe Sinnott), and a two-page text story, "One-Man Weapon." Cover price $0.10.

World of Fantasy (1956) 3 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Staples replaced. Cover MARRIED.

"The Man in the Cave!" (art of Dick Ayers), "Bennet's Brain!" (pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel), "Those in Hiding," "Fade-Out!" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "The Floating Island," and "The Man Who Left No Prints" (art by Sid Check), plus a two-page text story, "Silent Stranger." Sol Brodsky cover. Cover price $0.10.

Yellow Claw (1956) 1 FR 1.0

4 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Oxidation. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Origin by Joe Maneely Cover price $0.10.