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Plastic Man in "Danger," "The Case of the Vanishing Windows," "The Monster of Llendwymorra," and "The Dwindling Water Supply!" Untitled Woozy back-up story. Jack Cole cover and art? Cover price $0.10.

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Fall, 1964. Magazine centered around actors of stage and screen. 8-1/2" x 11", 68 pages, B&W.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, William Ferguson, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Alice Harvey, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Al Posen, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack makes a daring midair plane-to-plane leap to rescue Mary from a runaway plane. Pirate Captain Blaze is enraged when the Dragon Lady escapes, and challenges Pat to a deadly game of... checkers? Uncle Avery's trailer door comes open, and he loses a crate of his patent cure-all medicine to a passing hillbilly. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Dick Tracy and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Sister Susie; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Let's Draw Cartoons; Billy the Kid, Chapter I: The Kid's Boyhood; Dill and Daffy; Life's Little Tragedies; Apple Mary; This Curious World; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Zipper; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Spooky; Simp O'Dill; The Nebbs; Real Magic; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, George Swanson, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack learns about Madam Mongoose's pilot-training program for criminals. The gung-ho tale of a Marine's life during WWII, from basic training to raiding a South Pacific island. After rescuing an ailing boy from a slum tenement, Dr. Bobbs learns that the wealthy owner of his hospital also owns the tenement. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Spooky; Dr. Bobbs; The Making of a Marine!; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters; Rendezvous with Freedom. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Morris Gollub, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), Oskar Lebeck, W.J. Enright, H. Armstrong Roberts and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Simple Simon, and Hickory, Dickory, Dock. Kelly also provides the art for another classic children's tale, Master Mouse and the Frog. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Raggedy Ann; Master Mouse and the Frog; The Raggedy Way; The Giants Three Golden Hairs; Fred, the Dachshund; Billy and Bonny Bee; Two Baby Pandas. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by George Kerr and Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including The Elephant Walked and Tommy Tittlemouse. A balloon tied to Raggedy Ann's and Andy's dollhouse takes them to Cloudland, where they meet Princess Joy and Prince Gallant. Donot Inflate the penguin thinks that a postcard from the Isle of View says "I love you." Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Raggedy Ann; None-Such Animals: The Quissie; Ali, the Kitchenboy; The Raggedy Way; Simple Science: The Thunderstorm; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Animal Mother Goose; Rumpelstiltzkin; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Ruben Moreira and Enrico Bagnoli. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair is injured while trying to protect settlers from Apaches in Dakota territory; A downed pilot in Korea is rescued by a medical helicopter corps; US troops help insurgents battle communist forces in Burma. Also featuring an ad for "attractive weight gain" for both women and men. Another action-packed Firehair cover by an unknown artist in the Iger Shop. Firehair; Leper Isle; Operation Angel; Burma Raid of the Air Commandos; Jan of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Extra Girl on a Date"; "Wanted: A Gay Life"; "Blinded by My Hate"; and "A Night to Remember". "The Charm Corner: The Secret of Popularity..." text article reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #26, and reprinted as "The Secret of Popularity..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #2, "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #72, and "Chats on Charm..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Her Foolish Ambition"; "Bound by Her Promise" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #41; "The Way He Wanted Her"; and "Scandal Girl" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #15. "The Charm Corner: Truth and Consequences, Pep up Your Life, Break the Ice of Loneliness..." text article reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #35, and reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #15 and as "Brighten Your Life..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 34 (1954) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Kisses à la Carte"; "Tricked by Her"; "Front Page Date"; and "He Didn't Mean Love". "Glamorizing Yourself: Check That Popularity Hazard! Tips on Shoe Buying, Seven Ways to Stay Slender..." text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #1 and reprinted as "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #29 and as "Don't Handicap Yourself..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Kisses à la Carte"; "Tricked by Her"; "Front Page Date"; and "He Didn't Mean Love". "Glamorizing Yourself: Check That Popularity Hazard! Tips on Shoe Buying, Seven Ways to Stay Slender..." text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #1 and reprinted as "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #29 and as "Don't Handicap Yourself..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Too Much Glamour"; "Never Sure of Her Men"; "In Love with a Wolf" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #55; and "The Wrong Bride" reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #33. "How to Perk Up for That Last Minute Invitation..." text article reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #4 and partially reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #29. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Always Second Best"; "The Threat to Our Love"; "That Man Upstairs!" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #12; and "One Little Lie..." reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 29 (1951) #4. "The Charm Corner: Men Wish You Wouldn't...Twenty Feminine Faults, Three Reasons for Looking Happy, Do the Right Thing When You Are Introduced..." text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #4 and from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #40. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "New Girl in Town"; "Warned About Him"; "That Elusive Bachelor!" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #60; and "No-Account Kisses" reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 29 (1951) #4. "The Charm Corner: 'Make-Up' to Men, Costume Jewelry for Smartness..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #44, "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #25, "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #3, "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #83, and "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #85. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "New Girl in Town"; "Warned About Him"; "That Elusive Bachelor!" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #60; and "No-Account Kisses" reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 29 (1951) #4. "The Charm Corner: 'Make-Up' to Men, Costume Jewelry for Smartness..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #44, "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #25, "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #3, "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #83, and "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #85. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue. Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Behind Our Breakup"; "Two Weeks with Love" reprinted from Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #5; "Her Kind of Man" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #64; and "This Frightened Heart". "The Charm Corner: "First-Date Technique..." text article reprinted from "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #80. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Leonard Starr. Stories and art by Harry Fisk and Chu F. Hing. Adventure comics from Rural Home Publishing. Teen detective Dinky Dibbs and his parrot sidekick Cracker discover bank robbers hiding out in a mausoleum. When a woman dies after one of his practical jokes, vaudeville comedian Mike suspects there's more to the story, and investigates as The Prankster. After men are murdered in a steam-bath, Jim Lawson becomes the masked crime-fighter known as The Judge to investigate. Wild Way of the Hill Country; Dinky Dibbs, Detective: Death Robs a Bank; The Prankster; Boss of the Alleys; Fifty Fathoms Foster: Three Tickets to Death; The Judge and the Jury: Little Black Book Murder; Chip; Red Riot. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by John Rosenberger and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Western adventure inspired by the 1951 Alan Ladd film Red Mountain, involving the real-life Confederate bushwhackers called Quantrill's Raiders. In the last days of the Civil War, a Union soldier runs afoul of the infamous Quantrell and his quest for a gold mine. Red Mountain; Quantrell's Midnight Raid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sal Gentile and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Joe Gill and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Numbering continues from Reptilicus (1961) #2. Reptisaurus lays waste to human cities just like his movie inspiration, Reptilicus. A pair of mutant pterodactyls survive cocooned until awakened by atomic testing in 1961. Hiding from humankind in a remote wasteland, they encounter aliens who are planning an invasion of Earth - but didn't expect to find dinosaurs. Plus a backup story about the Loch Ness Monster. Reptisaurus the Terrible; Ugas the Unicorn; The Monster in the Loch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Sixty-Four Million Dollar Answer!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin. Our Cartoonists Look at... Western Movies, script by Stan Lee. Artie, script by Stan Lee, art by Howard Post. Howcum???, script by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. This is the Life text story. How to Remodel an Old Barn, art by Bill Everett. The Seventeen-Year Itch, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Origin of the Red Rube retold; Steel Sterling in "The Gruesome Twosome" (art by Irv Novick); Senor Banana; the Slap Happy Applejacks; Chimpy, and Ginger. Cover price $0.10.

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This comic is a Fox Giant Comics Edition (25c cover price) which contains four remaindered Fox comics without their original covers. The first page of the first story for each remaindered comic may be missing as in Fox comics, the first story page was often on the inside front cover. Such missing story pages are not considerted a defect. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Art by Henry Kiefer, Graham Ingels, and Stan Asch. After Max Gaines' death, this Western series was the first comic by new EC publisher Bill Gaines to shift from "Educational" to "Entertaining Comics." The "true" story of female gunfighter Belle Starr reimagines her as a buxom blonde beauty who rides sidesaddle in a red dress, with glamorous bad-girl art by Henry Kiefer. The debut story from future EC horror legend Graham Ingels follows outlaw "Reckless Ruggles," "a crooked man with a crooked smile." The Lady Who Rode With Death: The Story of Belle Starr; The Road Raiders!; Trick of the Trade!; Desperado from Durango! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Walter Johnson and others. Art by Allen Ulmer, Jimmy Thompson, Ann Brewster, Chu F. Hing, Warren Kremer, and Jerry Fasano. Cover by Walter Johnson. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. The Saint intervenes when a mysterious cult targets a diamond belonging to an Asian princess; The history of weaponry from antiquity to the A-bomb; The Saint outwits crooks who are looking for a beautiful redhead and a mysterious suitcase. The Diamond of Death; The Race-Track Rub-Out!; The Saint Pulls a Switch; Choose Your Weapon; A Musical Mystery; Truth Not Fancy: Greek-Fire to Flame-Thrower; Lucky Dale: Death Rides on Skies; Truth Not Fancy: Gunpowder to A-Bomb; The Saint Breaks a Spell! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Conan stars in "Red Nails" (script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith); adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Story continued in Savage Tales 3. Conan also stars in "Cimmeria," a Howard poem illustrated by Windsor-Smith (5 pages). King Kull stars in "The Skull of Silence" (script by Thomas, art by Berni Wrightson; adapted from the story by Howard; reprinted from Creatures on the Loose 10, plus the original unused cover by Wrightson). Also in thie issue: "Dark Tomorrow" (script by Gerry Conway, art by Gray Morrow) and a reprint, "The Crusader" (script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; from The Black Knight 1 in May 1955). Text feature, "A Probable Outline of Conan's Career" by P. Schuyler Miller and John D. Clark. Illustrations by Windsor-Smith, Al Williamson, and Frank Brunner. John Buscema cover painting. Cover price $0.75.

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Conan stars in "The Lurker From the Catacombs" (Script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith), the conclusion of the "Red Nails" story from the previous issue adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Also in this issue: "Fury of the Femizons" by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. reprinted from Savage Tales 1) and "The Crimson Bell" (text story starring Arquel of Argos by Ray Capella; illustrations by Al Williamson and Frank Brunner). 2-page Red Sonja pin-up by Esteban Maroto; Talon pin-up by Jim Steranko (with a one-page text feature). Pablo Marcos cover painting. Cover price $0.75.

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Conan stars in "Night of the Dark God" (script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane and Neal Adams, inks by Adams, Pablo Marcos, Frank McLaughlin, and Vince Colletta). Adapted from the non-Conan story "The Dark Man" by Robert E. Howard. Reprints: "The Crusader" (script by Stan lee, art by Joe Maneely; from The Black Knight 2 in July 1955) and "The Dweller in the Dark" (script by Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith; from Conan the Barbarian 12). This last story was originally intended for Savage Tales 2 before the magazine's (first) cancellation. The art was altered for its appearance in Conan 12 in order to pass the Comics Code. The story here in Savage Tales 4 is the original, unaltered version. (The muddy reprint in Conan Saga 5 is from the altered version.) Neal Adams cover painting. Cover price $0.75.

Savage Tales (1971 Magazine) 4 VF+ 8.5

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Conan stars in "Night of the Dark God" (script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane and Neal Adams, inks by Adams, Pablo Marcos, Frank McLaughlin, and Vince Colletta). Adapted from the non-Conan story "The Dark Man" by Robert E. Howard. Reprints: "The Crusader" (script by Stan lee, art by Joe Maneely; from The Black Knight 2 in July 1955) and "The Dweller in the Dark" (script by Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith; from Conan the Barbarian 12). This last story was originally intended for Savage Tales 2 before the magazine's (first) cancellation. The art was altered for its appearance in Conan 12 in order to pass the Comics Code. The story here in Savage Tales 4 is the original, unaltered version. (The muddy reprint in Conan Saga 5 is from the altered version.) Neal Adams cover painting. Cover price $0.75.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Estelle was laughing at her -- she had only invited her there because she knew no one would dance with her! Don't miss..."As Love Danced By"! Also featuring: "Ornamental Sweetheart"; "Love is Dangerous"; and "Wait for Tomorrow"! Plus: Oddities in Romance filler. And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Missions (1950) 1 VG+ 4.5

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Frank Thorne and others. Pre-James Bond secret-agent intrigue from St. John. The full title, according to the cover, is "Admiral Zacharias' Secret Missions, All True and Authentic." A transplanted American gangster gets in too deep when dealing in stolen US ships in China. International assassins seek a bounty on Yugoslavian leader Marshal Tito, in a story featuring early art by Frank Thorne. An American secret agent gets involved in Cold War covert ops, in a story that opens with the hero leaping from a speeding train. Cover by comics legend Joe Kubert. Tragedy for Traitors; The Island of Death!; Death Dates a Blonde Informer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover inks by Joe Giella. The Sinister Jack-In-The- Box, art by Frank Giacoia. The Last Dream!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino. Queen of the Snows! starring Johnny Peril, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Peril finds his friend Lee Allen, who just before he dies swears he has seen Subara the Ice Queen, who the natives believe lives on frozen Mt. Subara. Share With Others public service announcement with Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 4 - July 1962. 5" x 7.25", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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July, 1960. Stories: "Bright Segment" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Mean Mr. Murray" by Avram Davidson, "The House Party" by Stanley Ellin, "Pin-up Girl" by Will Folke, "9 Finger Jack" by Anthony Boucher, "The Emissary" by Ray Bradbury, "Baby Picture" by Mort Golding, "Laughing Moths" by Miriam Allen deFord, "Srendi Vashtar" by Saki, "The Frog Prince" by John Collier, "Our Feathered Friends" by Philip MacDonald, "The Doll" by Pat Gibbons, "Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper" by Robert Bloch. Softcover, 5-in x 7 1/2-in, 130 Newsprint Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. "Menace of the Ancient Vials!", script by Dave Wood, art by Jack Kirby; While chasing the criminal known as Karnak, the Challengers and their prey end up flying into a strong lightning storm, forcing both parties to land; Karnak finds a manor owned by an archeologist who had just discovered the ancient vials of a long dead society, each vial able to unleash a different magical effect; Karnak and his companion steal the vails and use them to battle the Challengers. Professor Eureka strip by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Murphy Anderson. 1st solo Golden Age Green Lantern in Silver Age (pre-dates Green Lantern 40), Doctor Fate, and Hourman star in "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; When Solomon Grundy last fought Green Lantern Alan Scott, Green Lantern encased Solomon Grundy in an emerald sphere prison floating above Earth; Years later, the sphere has now crash landed back on Earth, and Solomon Grundy has emerged to get his revenge on Green Lantern; Solomon Grundy instinctually heads back to his home of Slaughter Swamp, which at this point is bordering the Tyler Chemical Company plant; At the Tower of Fate, Kent Nelson is warned that there is trouble by his crystal ball; Seeing the source of the trouble to be Slaughter Swamp, Nelson becomes Dr. Fate; Hourman comes across Solomon Grundy in Slaughter Swamp; Hourman pops his Miraclo pill, then attacks Solomon Grundy. One-page text feature tells the origins of Dr. Fate and Hourman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. 1st appearance of the Creeper in The Coming of the Creeper!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Don Segall (Dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Professor Yatz is kidnapped by "Reds"; Jack Ryder, mouthy TV host, is fired, then hired as a security investigator; He buys odds and ends for a bizarre costume for Devlin's society ball; He's stabbed and thrown in Yatz; Yatz hides his inventions: a molecular transmitter goes in the wound, and a healing serum in his veins. A Strange Tale Told by the Creeper filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. Ad for Action Comics #360, an 80-Page Giant featuring Supergirl, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Meet the Men Behind the Creeper; bios of Steve Ditko and Don Segall. Ad for the Enemy Ace, art by Joe Kubert. Ad for Ditko's Hawk and the Dove. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Worlds without End!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. Through an inexplicable occurrence, the Silver Surfer arrives in the far off future. A future where the galaxy has been made a barren wasteland and what few patches of humanity remain alive life as slaves to the despot responsible for everything. In order to save the universe the Surfer must give up that which he has sought for so long - freedom! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Unsuspecting!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Syd Shores and Frank Brunner. 64-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by George Brenner. Ray story, art by Lou Fine [as E. Lectron]. Wings Wendall story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Scarlet Seal story, script and art by Harry Francis Campbell [as Duane Byrd Monroe]. Graft starring Midnight, script and art by Jack Cole. Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by John Celardo. Invisible Justice story, art by Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]; Kent and Chuck crash land in a hidden Land that Time Forgot in the arctic. Abdul the Arab story, script and art by Bob Powell. Magno story. Chic Carter story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Gill Fox. The Waltz of Death starring The Ray, art credited to E. Lectron; In occupied Budapest, ancient suits of armor are killing Nazi soldiers. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Alex Kotzky [signed as Will Erwin]. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner [signed as Wayne Reid]. Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger [signed as S. M. Regi], art by Alex Blum. Wildfire story, script by Robert Turner, art by Jim Mooney. Midnight story, script and art by Jack Cole. Wings Wendall story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Wun Cloo humor page, script and art by Jack Cole [signed as Ralph Johns]. The Marksman story, art by Ed Cronin. The Jester story, art by Paul Gustavson. Rookie Rankin story, art by Arthur F. Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Who Is Lilli Dilli? starring Midnight, art by Jack Cole. World Premiere of Growing Pains With Citronella starring Citronella. Black X story. Lady Luck story, art by Klaus Nordling. Batch Bachelor story, art by Michael Senich. Doc Lays an Egg--Maybe text story starring Midnight. The Jester story. Daffy story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Maurice Whitman. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. A GI who prepared for jungle warfare must figure out how to survive an aerial attack, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. Jabowski is inspired by the death of his Sarge in combat, and earns a Medal of Honor as a result. A combat medic is conflicted when he must care for an enemy soldier. A Bird of Prey; What Makes a Marine; It Takes a Marine; A Pill for Pu-Yi! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Secret!"; Rich and spoiled college girl Marcia Bascomb has been grounded by her young, substitute sorority housemother Scotty until her schoolwork improves; When Marcia discovers Scotty and her fiance petting in the housemother's room, she vengefully threatens to expose Scotty's apparent moral lapse to the college authorities; With Scotty at her mercy, Marcia defiantly breaks curfew and, with a laugh, dares Scotty to report her. "To Win Your Love," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; Suzanne and Warren are outstanding Westover College swimmers; Their romance is frustrated by Suzanne's competence, spirit, and pride however, and Warren's notions about traditional gender roles. "The Wrong One," art by David Gantz; Lois Mason attends her mother's alma mater and reluctantly joins her mother's beloved sorority; Much has changed since Mrs. Mason's participation and, unknown to her, the sorority has become a snobbish, controlling clique; When Lois dates Hank (one of the sorority's 'wrong ones'), the housemother threatens to write to Mrs. Mason. "The Faint Heart," pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; Bess accepts a bet from Greta to wrangle a kiss from bashful, handsome Paul; To that end, Bess maneuvers her way into his company and the two begin casually seeing one another. "Kid Sister"; Marsha Cooper meets and dates Ralph Munson, a stranger in town looking for a job; Marsha's glamorous sister Eve captures Ralph's interest and the two begin dating. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Ace (1952 ME) 5 GD/VG 3.0

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Art by Fred Guardineer. Cover by Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #61. A collection of Space Ace sci-fi adventures by Fred Guardineer that originally appeared in Manhunt! (1947). A strange black box from outer space takes over the minds of everyone on Mars, except for Space Ace and Jak Tal. A joke handshake buzzer proves essential in helping Space Ace and Jak Tal defeat an alien invasion. Jak Tal pretends to split with Space Ace's team so he can infiltrate the Invisible Pirate gang. Fun cover by Dick Ayers. The Thing in the Box; The Men From Deep Space; The Harp of Death; The Adventure of the Invisible Pirates. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Frank Frollo. "Talk About Speed" one-page story, art by Frank Frollo. "Operation Pluto," art by Art Cappello; Queen Anyana is leader of the country of Delonia on the planet Pluto; Two space traders, Wix and Gurkus, have taken over Delonia; The Space Rangers, including Rex Clive and Speed Lansing are sent with their scout crafts in the cargo hold of a massive ship called the Solario; It is threatened by Wix, the self-proclaimed ruler of Pluto. "Trouble on Phobos," art by Dick Giordano; Captain Norgo is attempting to smuggle a powerful alcohol called Fluvia to Mercury; Fluvia is illegal on the planet of destination; Space Rangers Barry and Jones investigate his ship. "The Graveyard of the Sky," art by Frank Frollo; Tyranno, with his assistant Fodor, operates a plan to take over the governorship of the planetary system from one of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede; To do so, he uses radar to trick the Staritania to Jupiter. "Down to Earth" text story. "Revolt of the Robots," art by John Belfi; Newlyweds Jak and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine; They are alone except for the robot labor force; A robot tries to kidnap Maida. "The Smugglers of Callisto," pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by John Belfi; The Space Rangers run across a scheme by Soq to steal methane shipments from Jupiter. "The Land of Perpetual Light" half-page story, art by Frank Frollo. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dick Giordano. "All for Love," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Art Cappello; Jason Casan is rescued from his wrecked spaceship when it crash lands on an asteroid named Vulca; His rescuers are the aged Doctor Artuk and the young and beautiful blonde woman named Clio. "Pet Hate," art by Stan Campbell; A group of settlers land on the planet Pharisee; They encounter a large predator dubbed a piranosaur attacking a small, cute creature; The expedition leader calls it a winky due to its rapid eye blinking; The colonists attach to their winkies as pets. "World without Children" text story by Dick Giordano. "The Cycle of Death," pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by John Belfi; Peter Fresno and Hugh Mason explore a desolate city on Mars; They discover a museum and a statue; The statue informs them by telepathy that the Martians were wiped out by a deadly red dust. "First Contact" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico; Foodie Somak and his friends are taken aboard a spacecraft by aliens called the Denebians; The extra-terrestrials can't survive in the atmosphere; Instead they take the trio along with them to their planet, saying they intend no harm. "Flower from Pharaoh," pencils by Frank Frollo; World War V has ended. The people of Earth-2 in a solar system where they fled to escape the dying sun now face overpopulation; A space station is built; Dr. Flyk returns with a flower from the planet Pharaoh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Speed-Up!", script by Carl Memling, art by Art Cappello; The aggressive and ambitious Dr. Eric Bruno, along with his assistant Norman Durocher, creates a microscopic society similar to the Neanderthals of Earth's past; Speeding up the process, Bruno and Durocher watch as the microscopic society develops in a progression nearly identical to that of humanity; Progressing past the atom, hydrogen, and cobalt bombs, Bruno pushes the society to the year 2153. "A Fistful of Doom," script by Carl Memling, art by Dick Giordano; Astro-Botanist, Ned Brovo, wealthy Carl Monat, and veteran space pilot Burt Loog take a trip to Venus; The purpose is to recover an example of the nearly-extinct Spider Flower of Venus, for which a million dollar reward is promised. "The Thought Space Ship" text story. "Out in Space" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. "The Good Old Days," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; War threatens Earth in the year 1995; Vann tries to protect Lori, but the pair are separated; Lori returns to the lab of her scientist father who works with Dr. Kron; They escape the planet's demise in a spaceship and head for the planet Mantor, the only planet that can sustain human life. "The Day Fido Sang," script and art by Carl Memling; Herman Lindsay gives his new dog, Fido, an injection to cause the canine to talk; Fido learns to read and write; Herman tells the dog he is to stay with his friends, Ted and Marion Kent. "Discovery," Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. "Interplanetary Safari!", pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Dick Giordano; Ron Adams, Interplanetary "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Explorer, demands a half-million dollars to build a spaceship and go to the planet Xarto; There he hopes to capture a giant, carnivorous plant that is worth a great deal of money. "You Are the Jury," art by Steve Ditko; Ogu is an alien assigned a guard post in space; He notes a small planet, Earth in actuality, and goes there to investigate; He runs across a circus. "Moment of Decision" one-page story, art by Steve Ditko. "Machines versus Mars" text story. "Dead Reckoning!", art by Steve Ditko; Airman Andor is a police officer in space; He goes to a disturbance call; An elderly man is angry at his maid for attempting to steal his treasure map; She is a young and attractive blonde woman named Kyt. "Case of the Sweating Swami" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. "Legions of Atlantis," art by Seymour Moskowitz; The Navy submarine R-93 dives; Something goes wrong and it goes too deep; Captain Small, Huey, and Robert Crane are rescued by fishmen from the city of Atlantis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ted Galindo and Vince Alascia (with a photo of Richard Crane as Rocky Jones). Stories by Joe Gill? and unknown. Art by Ted Galindo, Vince Alascia, Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo and unknown. Featuring: Rocky Jones, Space Ranger in "Space Infantry," "Velocity X," "First Landing" and "Too Many Meteors"! Plus: Space Facts filler "Now You Can Fly a Real Down-to-Earth Space Ship" by Michael Ressner; Inventions of Tomorrow filler by Ressner; 2-page text story "Space Ship Courage"; 1-page fillers "The Ringed Planet," "Broadcast to the Universe" and "Earth's Veiled Sister"; and the 1-page story "Out-Post of Empire"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.