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Black Phantom (1954 ME) 1 PR 0.5

Interior complete. Full length spine split. Large tear on back cover.

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Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #122. A solo effort starring bad girl Black Phantom, formerly an adversary of Western hero Redmask, who has turned to fighting outlaws on her own. Black Phantom takes on the trio of outlaws who ride into town with their eyes on the bank; BP must figure out why someone is stealing what appears to be useless junk; Sheriff Satan of the outlaw town of Helldorado puts lawmen in jail and outlaws in power, until the Black Phantom comes along. Featuring early stories by future comics legend Gardner Fox. The Unholy Three!; The Nothing Robber!; Sheriff Satan!; The Ghost Rider. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.10.

Tim Holt (1948 Magazine Enterprises) 39 Coverless

COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. The cover advertises "3-D Drawings," actually a gimmick involving people and objects overlapping the panel borders rather than traditional 3-D. This issue also debuts Redmask's new mask, covering the upper face instead of the lower. Outlaws hire an ex-Pinkerton detective to train them how to kill Redmask. Marshal Rex Fury is captured by the corrupt officials of an outlaw town, but he escapes to track them down as the Ghost Rider. Redmask is summoned to a gathering of gunslingers that includes Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok and Jesse James. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. Target: Redmask!; The Ghost Rider: Hangman's Town!; The Men Death Wanted; The Cave of Gold! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.