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  • Item #52862706
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    68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61380883
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    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior, featuring elements of crime, infidelity and good-girl art that later romance comics eschewed. Farmer's wife Martha is shocked at the way her bad-girl cousin Sally throws herself at her husband Bill. Anne falls for wealthy gadabout Phil, ignoring her brother's warnings that he's a notorious ladies' man. Bored with her older husband (who looks like Clark Kent), Jean hides her wedding ring to flirt with handsome Jim, then wonders if she's gone too far. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Lesson for a Cheat; Gal on the Make; Loves Happy Landing; Runaway Romance. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60850242
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    Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Warned Against Her" art by Sam Cooper, reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #31; "In Debt to Each Other" art by Chuck A. Winter, reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #67 and Weird Love (2014 IDW) #8; "I Lied to Keep Him" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #82; and "No Chance with Men". "Your Charm Guide: Check That Popularity Hazard! Tips on Shoe Buying, Seven Ways to Stay Slender..." text article reprinted as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #66, "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #29, and "Don't Handicap Yourself..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59608911
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    Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Dangerous Kisses"; "Trapped by Love"; "I Bought a Man"; and "Rodeo Girl". "Your Charm Guide: Truth and Consequences, Pep up Your Life, Break the Ice of Loneliness..." text article reprinted from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #35 and Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #46, and reprinted as "Brighten Your Living..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 34 (1954) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60097100
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    Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Love Was My Career"; "My Name Was Glamour"; "Blamed by Everyone"; and "I'll Follow My Man" art by Alice Kirkpatrick. "Help Yourself To Glamour: How to Express Yourself, Secrets of a Popular Girl, Beauty on a Budget, If You Are Miss Five-by-Five, If You Are Miss Six-by-Two..." text article reprinted from "For Beauty's Sake..." in Revealing Romances (1949) #1, "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #51, and "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #42, reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #28 and as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 32 (1956) #1, partially reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 30 (1952) #1, and partially reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #15, Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #3, Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #65, and Love at First Sight (1949) #35. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61584122
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    Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by Mort Leav and others. Offbeat romance comic, from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted, often featured early work by future comics legends. In a complicated prison romance, redhead Terry, who works in the warden's office, falls for Doug, who's working to overturn the manslaughter charge against his girlfriend, prisoner Gail. Joan dates Walter to get Craig's attention, which works, but now Walter is ready to get serious with Joan. Joyce loves Cliff, but refuses to marry him because he doesn't earn enough to satisfy her dreams of luxury. Also featuring an unusual vintage ad for Catholic prayer beads filled with water from the Lourdes holy site. My Secret Desire; A Man of My Own; SOS Love in Distress; High Price on Love! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59950287
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    Published 1954 by Timely/Marvel.
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    Cover by Vince Colletta (possibly his first cover art). Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta, J. Makowski?, Paul Reinman, Christopher Rule? and unknown. Featuring: "A Wedding Ring for Wendy!"; "My Love, My Love"; "Small Talk!"; and "The Right Thing To Do"! Plus: 2-page text story "A Chance On Love"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #51774632
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    $895.00
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    Reprints material from Weekender Vol. 1 (1945) #3 interspersed with black and white contemporary news items/photos. Cover is a reprint of Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) #10. Contents are partial color and partial black and white. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61809543
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    Published Oct 1952 by EC.
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    Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59090868
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    Published Oct 1952 by EC.
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    Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61478983
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    Published Feb 1953 by EC.
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    Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Dragged Net!", art by Bill Elder (as Sergeant Elder); Joe and Ed travel around the world NOT solving a crime; A parody of Dragnet TV show. "Sheik of Araby!", art by John Severin; Melvin has joined the Foreign Legion to escape his wife and kids, but she decimates the entire regiment at Fort Wadi El Aycare. E.C. comics ad. "Rookie Gladiator" text story. "The Dandelion Caper" text story. "V-Vampires!", art by Wally Wood; A vampire goes on a date with a werewolf. "Lone Stranger!", art by Jack Davis; The Lone Stranger bumbles his way through foiling a stage coach robbery; A parody of the Lone Ranger. First letters page. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61480036
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    Published Mar 1954 by EC.
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    Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. E.C. Fan-Addict Club ad. "Little Orphan Melvin!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy; Little Orphan Annie comic strip parody. "The Raven," script by Edgar Allan Poe, art by Bill Elder; An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven." Ad for Panic magazine. "Bop Jokes!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Five gags using Bop terms. "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 3) text story. "Hah! Noon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Marshall Kane dithers about leaving town, beats up another marshall, and kills some accomplices of Miller before subduing Miller without violence; Parody of the Gary Cooper film "High Noon." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61480033
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    Published Mar 1954 by EC.
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    Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. E.C. Fan-Addict Club ad. "Little Orphan Melvin!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy; Little Orphan Annie comic strip parody. "The Raven," script by Edgar Allan Poe, art by Bill Elder; An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven." Ad for Panic magazine. "Bop Jokes!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Five gags using Bop terms. "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 3) text story. "Hah! Noon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Marshall Kane dithers about leaving town, beats up another marshall, and kills some accomplices of Miller before subduing Miller without violence; Parody of the Gary Cooper film "High Noon." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61480037
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    Published Jun 1954 by EC.
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    Ad for Panic magazine. "Starchie," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Bottleneck frames Starchie so that Starchie goes to prison and Bottleneck can take over the girls and rackets at the high school; Parody of Archie comic books. "From Eternity Back to Here!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bernie Krigstein; Prewitt will not fight, no matter what, and Sgt. Warden and Mrs. Homes drown on the beach; Parody of the movie "From Here to Eternity." "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 6) text story. "3-Dimensions!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; A phony description of how 3-D comics are made and a look at what can go wrong. "Mark Trade!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parody of the comic strip Mark Trail, finding Mark sick and tired of nature. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61847664
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    Published Apr 1955 by EC.
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    "The Child!", art by Bill Elder; A humorous look at Bill's early life with some supposed early scribblings of his. "The Boy!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous bio of Bill's childhood, through photos supposedly showing his early artwork. "The Young Artist!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous look at Bill's early career, with photos of various items he supposedly painted. "The Commercial Artist!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous look at Bill's commercial art career, with samples of fake advertisements. "The Old Pro!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail. "Senility!", art by Bill Elder; A few of Bill's most recent drawings, showing a regression to his earliest form. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #24002551
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    Published Nov 1955 by EC.
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    Cover art by Wally Wood and Harvey Kurtzman (frame). "The Dave Garrowunway Show," art by Jack Davis; Dave gets locked out of the studio and J. Floyd continues the show; Parody of the "Today" tv show with Dave Garroway. "Confidentially," art by Bill Elder; Phony articles from various confidential exposé magazines showing how they are all the same. "The Conquest of Tillie's Lookout," script by Ira Wallach, art by Wally Wood; An account of climbing a minor hummock at a New England resort, narrated as if climbing Mt. Everest. "Let's Go For A Ride!", art by Jack Davis; Exaggerated versions of the problems of a Sunday drive, with the family finally deciding home was more peaceful. "The Prodigious," art by Wally Wood; Parody of movie "The Prodigal." "The Seven Itchy Years," art by Bill Elder; Scenes from the movie with a review. "Today's Criminal Investigating Game," script and art by Roger Price; Roger discusses "The Sissonville Fiend Case", how to surround and capture a criminal whose location is known, obtaining information, identifying criminal types, stake outs, fingerprints, marksmanship, and delinquent youth assistance programs. "A Guide To Better Understanding The Fine Old Art of Boxing," script by Al Jaffee, art by Jack Davis. "Tense Tycoons and Lucky Bucks," script by Bernard Shir-Cliff, art by Bernie Krigstein and Wally Wood; Parts of a story about a corporate raider and the people of one of the companies he buys. 60 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #49727761
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    Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Sheldon Stark, Neil O'Keefe, Robert Storm, Austin Briggs, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Fanny Y. Cory, McKay and E.C. Segar. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake investigates when strange beings emerge from a spherical object and claim to be from Mars. Mandrake the Magician; News in Sports; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Inspector Wade; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Roger; Stamp Corner; Little Miss Muffet; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60667516
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    • CGC Qualified
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    Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Sheldon Stark, Neil O'Keefe, Robert Storm, Austin Briggs, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Fanny Y. Cory, McKay and E.C. Segar. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake investigates when strange beings emerge from a spherical object and claim to be from Mars. Mandrake the Magician; News in Sports; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Inspector Wade; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Roger; Stamp Corner; Little Miss Muffet; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60959321
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    Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake agrees to help US authorities take down the dreaded Octopus Ring spy network; Secret Agent X-9 finds danger in an unexpected place. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; Dollar-A-Dither; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,299.95
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    • Restored: C3
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    • Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, spine split sealed, reinforced.
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    Man of War, Vapo Man, Dopey Day, Red Riley, the Sentinel, Fire-Man, Dave Doolittle the Dizzy Detective, and the Liberty Guards (Franklin D. Roosevelt cameo). Gustavson cover/art. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Ogden Whitney. "Maid in the Morgue" text story by Gardner Fox. "The School for Spies," art by Ogden Whitney; Fallon uncovers a hidden school for communist agents. "The Land of Lost Lumber," art by L B Cole; Red Fox helps a lumberjack stop a surveyor from stealing his claim. "The Men from Deep Space," art by Fred Guardineer; Space Ace and Jak Tal, with the help of a handshake-buzzer, defeat an alien invasion. "The Stone of the Dying Druid," art by Paul Parker; Eddie Bishop finds a cursed stone that compels him to commit robberies and murder. "The Mystery of the Stolen Secrets," art by Odgen Whitney; Starr Flagg must determine how Black Dan is unknowingly sending secrets to enemy spies. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    (A-1 #77). Cover pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. "The Enemy Within," art by Ogden Whitney; Agent Fallon infiltrates a communist cell trying to take over the maritime unions; Reprinted from issue #5. "The Little Man Who Wasn't There," art by Paul Parker; Kirk pursues a thief who has perfected a shrinking formula; Reprinted from issue #10. "The Trail of the Curious Pin," art by Ogden Whitney; Undercover Girl must find the pin that contains the message another spy was bringing her before she was captured by enemy agents; Reprinted from issue #11. "The Terror of the Forest Trail," art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox must find out who has been killing every doctor that comes to Barren Bay; Reprinted from issue #9. "The Ledger That Told the Truth," pencils by Graham Ingels; The Duke exposes Fang's rackets on the waterfront; Reprinted from issue #9. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Russ Heath. Origin of Marvel Boy in "Marvel Boy and the Lost World," art by Russ Heath; Marvel Boy, Bob Grayson, is sent to earth from Uranus by his father to combat evil; When he arrives, he discovers newly risen continent about to be seized by an international criminal. "Panic!"; The United Allies trick the Red Asiatic League into surrendering by inducing panic. "The Case of the Cat" text story. "Eyes of Death!", art by Russ Heath; An accident gives a scientist x-ray vision. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover pencils by C. C. Beck. 1st appearance Black Adam in "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; The old wizard Shazam relates the origin stories of each of the members of the Marvel Family; When Black Adam returns to Earth, the entire Marvel Family must team up to stop him. "The Show Case," a detective story starring Richard Richard Private, Ah Choo, and Flub Dub, script and art by Dick McCay. "Shamrocks for Perry" text story by Bert Mill. "The Marvel Family and Baby Marvel," script by Otto Binder, art by C. C. Beck (?); The Marvel Family vs. Blacky Bucher; Baby Marvel was a Marvel in name only and made only one appearance. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    The Triangle of Crime, script by Otto Binder; the Marvel family faces the Triangle. Cleans Up humor half-page starring Lazy Lee. Basil Wentworth's Greatest Performance starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by Bud Thompson. Prescribed For Laughter humor page starring Whipper-Snappers. Gets the Bird humor page starring Judge Smudge, script and art by Howard Boughner. The Menace At Girls' Town, script and art by Otto Binder; Mary decides to make a visit to Girl's Town, a home run democratically by a team of girls, and discovers that she has to stop the destructive efforts of a woman who wants to become head mistress. The Midget Bandit starring Peewee Pete. Condemned To Die starring Captain Marvel and Sivana, script by Otto Binder, art by C. C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover pencils by C. C. Beck. The Marvel Family Smashes the Legend of Atlantis, script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The Marvel Family proves Atlantis was a myth, and is really Australia--which is surprising, since Cap, Jr. visited Atlantis in issue #10. Rubbernose Randolph humor page by Art Helfant. The Curse of the Tomb starring Captain Marvel [Billy Batson], Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman], and Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]. The Payoff humor page by Judge Smudge, script and art by Howard Boughner. The Woman of a Thousand Faces starring Mary Marvel, script by Otto Binder. How To Crack Open A Soft-Boiled Egg--Culture Corner humor half-page by Basil Wolverton. Biggest Loafer In Town humor half-page by Lazy Lee. Race With Death text story. Air Minded starring Headline Harry, script and art by Howard Boughner. The Mightiest Meteor Shower starring Captain Marvel and Sivana, script by Otto Binder, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Value of Friendship humor page starring Boxcar Benny. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. The Pandora Pirates Ch. 1: The Treasure Danger, script by Otto Binder, art by C.C. Beck; Sterling Morris finds a magic bottle that leads him, along with Billy, Freddy and Mary, to what they hope is a buried treasure; Unfortunately there is no treasure, but they manage to release the Barbary Pirates. Crime On the Speedway text story by Daniel Sheldon. Marvel Family Puzzle Page. Doubtful Strategy humor half-page starring Boxcar Benny. Front Page Foolishness starring Headline Harry, script and art by Howard Boughner. The Pandora Pirates Ch. 2: The Pirate Plunder; Sterling Morris finds a magic hat that turns him into the leader of the Barbary Pirates. The Pandora Pirates Ch. 3: The Pirate Pay-Off; The Marvel Family rescues Sterling Morris from the Barbary Pirates and sends them to jail. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In an issue-length, multi-part adventure, The Marvel Family encounters the alligator-like Hissmen, who've traveled through their Time Tube from a million years in the past. The Marvels must change to human form to use the Time Tube, but then they are captured and transformed into Hissmen themselves by the Hissmaker Machine. The Hissing Horror, Chapter 1: Attack of the Missing Men; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Chapter Two: Peril in the Past; Headline Harry: The Perfect Strategy; The Sure Hand; The Hotel Guest; Chapter 3: Battle of the Crossroads. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In an issue-length, multi-part adventure, The Marvel Family travels to the future year of 1960. There they find atomic-powered rocketships, a force of space cops, and space conquerors seeking an interstellar empire - just like the real 1960s. The Great Space Struggle, Chapter One: Peril Over Planet Prep; Yellow Kid; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Chapter Two: The Sivana Sabotage; Headline Harry: The Worm Turns; Podges and the Pill Roller; Chapter Three: Battle in Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. While visiting Pa Potter, Billy, Mary and Freddy discover an old treasure map and go in search of lost treasure. This Goonies-style adventure takes a left turn with the appearance of the Scarlet Skull and his army of zombies, something only the Marvels can handle. Headline Harry's hand-grenade joke gets him assigned to the underworld beat. The Flying Skull; FBI Triumphs; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Handy Hand Grenade; Wilbur the Waiter; Rubbernose Randolph; The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Death's Direction text story by John Martin. Fights the Dark Curse; the Marvel family faces Sterling Morris. If The Shoe Fits starring Headline Harry, scrip and art by Howard Boughner. Then There Were None Ch. 1: One By One, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The tenants of Mrs. Wagner's rooming house are disappearing, until only Billy Batson and Freddy Freeman are left. Then There Were None Ch. 2: Then There Are None; Billy and Freddy discover that everybody else in the boarding house has been replaced with robots. Then There Were None Ch. 3: Robots Robots Robots; Billy and Freddy rescue the rest of the members of Mrs. Wagner's boarding house from Lem Blucher and his robot replacements. Last app. of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., Mary Marvel, Prof. Edgewise, Mrs. Wagner, Red O'Reilly, Leroy Marks, & Jim Bellows until Shazam! #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Luther Robinson follows Namor back to his Antarctic home and attempts to capture him: dead or alive, but is eventually taken prisoner. He is informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; A series of robberies confounds the Raider until a dog un-intentionally helps solve the case. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When an evil man named Sarput takes possession of a large tract of land in the Belgian Congo jungle, Ka-Zar and Zar do battle with him to prevent the slaughter/capture of many animals, only to be taken prisoner themselves. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; A group of gamblers injects mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit. Murder is an Accident text story, script by Ray Gill (as W. Peters), art by Frank Thomas. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is captured by a group of in-human monsters, who take him to their abode, where he meets a beautiful girl dressed in ancient Greek garb, and learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago, and now threaten to do the same in modern times. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The president of the Drake Lumber Mills, angry because his rival has successfully purchased the rich Burton County forest lands, hires some thugs to set fire to those forests. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Luther Robinson follows Namor back to his Antarctic home and attempts to capture him: dead or alive, but is eventually taken prisoner. He is informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; A series of robberies confounds the Raider until a dog un-intentionally helps solve the case. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When an evil man named Sarput takes possession of a large tract of land in the Belgian Congo jungle, Ka-Zar and Zar do battle with him to prevent the slaughter/capture of many animals, only to be taken prisoner themselves. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; A group of gamblers injects mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit. Murder is an Accident text story, script by Ray Gill (as W. Peters), art by Frank Thomas. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is captured by a group of in-human monsters, who take him to their abode, where he meets a beautiful girl dressed in ancient Greek garb, and learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago, and now threaten to do the same in modern times. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The president of the Drake Lumber Mills, angry because his rival has successfully purchased the rich Burton County forest lands, hires some thugs to set fire to those forests. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Luther Robinson follows Namor back to his Antarctic home and attempts to capture him: dead or alive, but is eventually taken prisoner. He is informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; A series of robberies confounds the Raider until a dog un-intentionally helps solve the case. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When an evil man named Sarput takes possession of a large tract of land in the Belgian Congo jungle, Ka-Zar and Zar do battle with him to prevent the slaughter/capture of many animals, only to be taken prisoner themselves. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; A group of gamblers injects mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit. Murder is an Accident text story, script by Ray Gill (as W. Peters), art by Frank Thomas. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is captured by a group of in-human monsters, who take him to their abode, where he meets a beautiful girl dressed in ancient Greek garb, and learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago, and now threaten to do the same in modern times. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The president of the Drake Lumber Mills, angry because his rival has successfully purchased the rich Burton County forest lands, hires some thugs to set fire to those forests. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Daring Comics promo ad. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Hunted by the police forces he was once a member of, due to his burning down tenements infected with the black plague, the Torch is offered re-instatement by the police commissioner IF he can bring in the mysterious "J.B." Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; When Namor discovers that the airplane, carrying Luther Robinson, Micky and Lynne Harris, has been forced down by the Nazis, he goes to search for them, and saves Harris only, intending to make her his mate! The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; Following Shirley Smith into an enchanted marsh, the Angel is suddenly down, falling into quicksand; He is saved, however, by a hulking creature that works for a mysterious woman who has murdered the owners of Piedmont mansion and now threatens the Angel and Smith. A Good Impression text story, script by Jack D'Arcy, art by Harry Ramsey. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; When Terry and his friends arrive at a mysterious house during a rain storm and spot a prowler, little does he know that it will turn into a murder mystery. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; When President Roosevelt hears a radio broadcast from the Shark, threatening to blast every ship off the ocean, he contacts Professor Zog for help. The Masked Raider untitled story; The Raider investigates rumors of gun thefts from Army posts along the Rio Grande. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When Ka-Zar's captors inform him that they are going to put him on display in New York City when they arrive, he and Zar jump overboard and make their way to the city zoo, where Ka-Zar plans to release some of Zar's brothers. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Human Torch #2, art by Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch has a real dilemma: he has to track down members of the Fire Cult who have committed a murder, but the man murdered was intending to destroy the world. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; After Namor successfully routs invading Nazi paratroopers on an island Dorma and he arrived on for a rest, questioning of the Nazi Lieutenant reveals that the Axis Powers have built a secret submarine base on a little known island 20 miles from the coast of Florida; So Dorma and he head for that base to tackle the Nazi horde. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel investigates a mine operator that has a lot of equipment for handling radium on his hands, equipment that is being used to create synthetic diamonds. Redskins Bite Cinders text story, script by Andrew McWhiney, art by Harry Ramsey. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Kirby; The Vision must battle two werewolves, one in reality Gordon Sanders, a member of the ill-fated Medwick Expedition that discovered a lost Tibetan city called the City of Demons, where he was bitten by such a creature. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Deadline takes Terry along when he is scheduled to interview actress Diana Dunn, but a staged "movie scene" turns out to be a real kidnapping of the actress. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The destruction of the Fairbanks Iron Works leads Electro into the bowels of the earth to confront the Onees, who take control of the robot and force Professor Zog to come to his rescue. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar succeeds in getting Zar out of the zoo he is imprisoned in, and hides out on a British boat heading toward Africa. Unfortunately, the boat is torpedoed by an enemy submarine. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics 16. Human Torch untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; A mistake made by the Torch previously has allowed two of the fire monsters to be loosed on the city, and Torch must track down the true villain behind the fire monsters reign of terror. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Before Luther Robinson can once again undertake a mission to track down Namor, his enemy arrives at the man's apartment and takes Lynne back to Aquaria to be his wife. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry and Deadline find a budding writer dead in his apartment, a victim at the hands of a person purporting to be the man's son. Dreadnaught From Mars text story by David C. Cooke. Winners! Marvel Comics Contest. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Kirby; Harley Stone makes an agreement with Rhamu Rondi, an occult mystic, to take advantage of a $10 million dollar clause in his Aunt's will and her weak heart condition. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Upon finding the bodies of strong young men upon the mysterious Fiery Mountain with their skulls crushed in, the Angel vows to get to the bottom of the mystery or else. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar and Zar are picked up by a Nazi submarine after the ship they had been on was sunk; But then a British warship sinks the sub and rescues the duo, who are then flown back to the coast of Africa. Human Torch ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain America #3 promo ad. Human Torch untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; The Hag's gang uses a blackout to enter the stock exchange to fake a second market crash so that she can buy up stock cheap; They use clothes treated with chemicals to deal with the Torch and gas that makes Torch's and Toro's flames go out; Toro breaks his arm in the fall so Torch takes him to the hospital and the doctor tells him that Toro needs a 'flame transfusion.' Sub-Mariner #1 promo ad. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; At the urging of Betty, Namor decides for all concerned--Betty, Bob, Lynne, and Luther--to join together as a group and fight side-by-side against the Nazis.. Captain America #2 promo ad. Toro Tells All story, script by Ray Gill. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar and Bogat help fight off the Limbos while also saving a man and woman who have landed their aircraft due to an over-heated engine. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Mr. Grabbit, mixed up with a gang of racketeers, is convinced by a "gang of ghosts" to break off his relationship with the gang and see to it that a lot next to Terry's school is sold to the city for use as a park. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog responds to the request of an old Oxford school mate to use Electro to help save his life and the life of his daughter from a man who was once forbidden to marry his daughter. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; The Vision rescues a professor from a Nazi executioner's blade. Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is trapped in the lair of the Cat's Paw, but one of the gang, whom the Angel once saved, helps him escape so that he can discover why the Cat's Paw is attempting to kill off our nation's leading industrialists. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Bill Everett. Captain America Comics ad. "The Parrot Strikes Back" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch accompanies the Parrot on his prison train to California in order to help a chemist who wishes to examine an inactive volcano for sulfur deposits, which are used by the government to make gunpowder, which the U.S. is sorely lacking. "The Sub-Mariner Smashes a Nazi Uprising," script and art by Bill Everett; After his encounter with the Lavarites, Namor heads for home, but runs into Queen Jarna, who had promised to return to Venus with her people; Not wanting to be killed, she leads Namor to a Nazi undersea city from which the Nazis plan to invade America. Human Torch Comics. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby and David Walters, inks by Walters; Professor Norsen examines a fallen meteor and finds alien seeds, which he plants; However, the seeds bring forth strange, ever-growing monstrous plants that devour human life and destroy towns; The Vision assists the professor when a way is found to combat these creatures. "The Truth" text story, script by Irving Werstein. Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, script and art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar is taken unconscious to the cave of a native in witch doctor attire and is given a potion by him, which immediately revives Ka-Zar, giving him temporary strength he never had before; He then leaves for home when he accidentally discovers the palatial mansion of a feared and hated ivory hunter, and it turns into a battle royale. "The Mystery of the Gold Mine Skeleton" starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry and Deadline head north to explore a haunted mine and get more than they bargained for. "The Patriot Smashes the Japanese Spy Ring"; The Patriot is on hand when a Filipino assassin attempts to kill Lt. Curtis to prevent him from testifying before the Naval Affairs Committee on what he has learned in the Orient. "The Case of the Armless Tiger Man" starring Angel, pencils by Paul Gustavson, inks by Al Bellman; A former German worker, who had lost his arms in a machine in a factory he once worked at, is sent to America by the Nazis to destroy machines in America for the greater glory of the Reich. Mystic Comics ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Young Allies ad. "The Flaming Arrow Murders" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro must stop the criminal designs of The Saint, who, along with his gang, is out to steal the plans for a new super air tank that the Raleigh Corporation is building. Marvel Mystery Comics contest. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor hears from a dock worker (aka "brush man"), who handles fur cargoes shipped in from Alaska, that no more shipments are being received and that the furs are somehow being smuggled in; Sub-Mariner investigates and discovers that The Fox is putting the stolen furs in torpedo-like metal tubes with motors and fires them into an underground river that leads to the United States. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby and David Walters, inks by Walters; Satan demands that his sales manager quit falling down on the job and see to it that the only evil-free city in the United States, Arbor City, is turned into a hotbed of evil and misery. "Quick Thinking, or, How Good a Detective Are You?" text story. "Voodini's Last Laugh From the Grave" starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; The relatives of the late Professor Voodini gather at his mansion to listen to the reading of the will, whose contents lead to several murders and the re-appearance of the evil professor. "Death to Spies" starring Patriot, art by Ray Houlihan; Suoka has appointed a Filipino bolo wielder to murder Lt. Curtis, but the Patriot interferes and prevents the crime, finally tracking down the Japanese secret agent behind the murder plot. "Death Rings the Bell"; The Angel investigates weird deaths associated with the ringing of the carillon belonging to the late millionaire, Jonathan Brown. Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, script and art by Ben Thompson; Arriving in French Equatorial Africa, Ka-Zar is captured by the Nazis and used as a decoy to sucker French ships into submarine range. Human Torch Comics ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Dynamite Saboteurs starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos. The Sub-Mariner Slugs the Sahara Scavengers, art by Carl Pfeufer. Jap Trap text story by Mickey Spillane. Vision untitled story, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. Treachery Deals a Double Cross starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. The Case of the Bogus Stamp Salesman starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner. To Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The House of the Living Dead starring Angel. 68 pages Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Human Torch untitled story (with the Timely staff), script and art by Carl Burgos. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Carl Pfeufer. The Beast of Cactus Canyon starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. The Curse of Tutkenamen by Mickey Spillane. Exposed! The Jap Invaders starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Dr. Watson Makes Monkeys Out of the Japs starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. In His Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The Curse of Professor Torture starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Air Raid Terror starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. The Mystery of the Missing Cargo Ships starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. His Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Satan Himself! text story by Mickey Spillane. Untitled Patriot story, art by Al Fagaly. Garden of Death starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. Monkey Business starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. The Banquet of Blood starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Syd Shores. Crime Marches On starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. A Whale of a Whopping Story starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. The Case of the Terrible-Tempered Tycoon starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. Smoked Out text story by Justin Dewey Triem. Robot's Revenge starring Vision, pencils by Shores. Jimmy Jupiter untitled story, script and art by Ed Robbins. Shadows over India starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Death Comes Humming starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Mystery of the Air Raid Spotters starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. The Mystery of the Vanishing Sub starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. The Birthday Wish starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Suicide Headline starring Patriot, pencils by Syd Shores. In the Bag text story. The Crypt of Good and Evil starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores. Black Market Boogie Woogie starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. The Death That Walked starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Message from a Corpse starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. Phantom of the Air starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Case of the Poison that Did Not Exist starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. Uncle Sam's Nephew text story. In the Valley of Time starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Gus Hetman. The Vision's Secret starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores. Sabotage at the Ferry Base starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Message from a Corpse starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. Phantom of the Air starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Case of the Poison that Did Not Exist starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. Uncle Sam's Nephew text story. In the Valley of Time starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Gus Hetman. The Vision's Secret starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores. Sabotage at the Ferry Base starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Underground Demons starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. Invisible Monster of the Fog starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Terry Vance untitled story, art by Frank Bolle. So You're 18 text story. The China Mission starring Vision, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Syd Shores. The Victory Garden Fights Back starring Jimmy Jupiter, script by Fred Gill, art by Fred Bell. The Unwilling Corpse starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Horror of the Masked Fiend starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. Decoy for Death starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. The Case of the Spy Master's Quiz starring Terry Vance, art by Frank Bolle. Booby Prize text story. The Playing Card Castle starring Jimmy Jupiter, art by Fred Bell. The Vision untitled story. Ghastly Secret of Castle Mood starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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