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Comic books June 1942, graded by CGC

  • Item #61099877
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    Invading the Nazis' Secret Plan, inks by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro discover that the Nazis are operating out of a steamship anchored to a pier at Coney Island, intending to deliver a bomb [along with needed tanks of oxygen] to a hospital in order to kill thousands. Ad encouraging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. The Vampire Strikes!, pencils by Al Avison, inks by Don Rico; Cap and Bucky must face the threat created by the world's greatest master of occult medicine, Dr. Togu, who has forsaken the dropping of disease bombs on the Chinese people to inflict yet a new terror upon America: a vampire! Speed On the Rampage starring the Whizzer, art by Howard James. The Man in the Moon text story by Mickey Spillane. The Hermit's Island of Glittering Gold starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett. The Demon's Deadly Secret starring the Destroyer, art by John Forte. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58432043
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    Invading the Nazis' Secret Plan, inks by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro discover that the Nazis are operating out of a steamship anchored to a pier at Coney Island, intending to deliver a bomb [along with needed tanks of oxygen] to a hospital in order to kill thousands. Ad encouraging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. The Vampire Strikes!, pencils by Al Avison, inks by Don Rico; Cap and Bucky must face the threat created by the world's greatest master of occult medicine, Dr. Togu, who has forsaken the dropping of disease bombs on the Chinese people to inflict yet a new terror upon America: a vampire! Speed On the Rampage starring the Whizzer, art by Howard James. The Man in the Moon text story by Mickey Spillane. The Hermit's Island of Glittering Gold starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett. The Demon's Deadly Secret starring the Destroyer, art by John Forte. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #35881601
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    Published Jun 1942 by Caliber.
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    68 pages Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61483865
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    • Conserved
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    • Conservation Includes: Cover and 2 Center Wraps Reinforced, Staples Replaced.
    • Label #4339559002
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    Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. Stories by Ramona Patenaude, Gene Rider, and Klaus Nordling. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Black Fury, Spark Stevens, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle battles Dr. Alex Tortel, Pete Sleever, and Bohn. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61769371
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    • 2 pieces of tape on interior cover & 1 piece on centerfold.
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    Cover art by Al Avison. "The Tunnel of Terror!", art by Avison; As the Nazis mine a tunnel in the East River, Cap and Bucky shut down a Fifth Column that is attempting to sap American morale to resist Hitler's goons so that New York City can be captured. Captain America ad. "To the Land of Nod," script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; Morpheus decides to give Jefferson the nightmare of his life, but doesn't reckon with the Imp! Captain America's War Fund public service announcement. Sub-Mariner ad. "The Secret of Lost River Cave" text story. "The Invasion From Mars," script by Otto Binder, art by Avison; Cap and Bucky take the fight to a group of Martians who have invaded Gotham City, intending to seize it, but Cap smells a rat when a Martian weapon turns out to be a German Lugar in disguise! The Human Torch ad. Untitled The Secret Stamp story, Script by Stan Lee, art by Don Rico; Roddy gets the surprise of his life when he sees another "Secret Stamp" captured by a group of Nazi spies, who have been ordered by Hitler to kill the Secret Stamp! Captain America Secret Club News. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61755696
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    Volume 4, Issue 2 - Summer, 1942. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("The Comet Kings"), Jack Williamson, Williamson Morrison, and Manly Wade Wellman. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Crowley Copy/File Copy.
    • Label #0074383007
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    Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories by Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Joins the Army" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; "The Curse of Water"; "The Truth Epidemic" with art by Pete Costanza; and "The Slap-Happy Magician" with art by C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Loaded for Bear" by Justin Dewey Triem. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories by Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Joins the Army" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; "The Curse of Water"; "The Truth Epidemic" with art by Pete Costanza; and "The Slap-Happy Magician" with art by C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Loaded for Bear" by Justin Dewey Triem. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60793455
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    • Restored: B1
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    • Restoration includes: tear seal to cover, glue on 13th page, cover reinforced. (Married 13th page)
    • Label #1292690003
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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Harry Lucey, Woody Hamilton, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, George Tuska, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Numbering continues from Silver Streak Comics (1939) #21. Erroneously listed as issue #23 on cover (#22 in indicia). The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The series kicks off with the true story of 1930s mobster Louis Lepke Buchalter, the gangster who created the Murder, Inc. killer-for-hire operation. The Wild West gunfighter "Wild Bill" Hickok becomes a figure of legend. Paralyzed polio survivor Bill Reed develops a set of prosthetic wings and becomes the superhero War Eagle, in his sole adventure. Crime Kings: The Real Story Behind Lepke, Mad Dog of the Underworld; Wild Bill Hickok; Officer Edward Maher and the Mad Dog Killers of Fifth Avenue; The Saga of Harpshead Road; Two-Legged Rats; The Mad Musician and His Tunes of Doom; The Crime Corner Presents: Hollywoods Panther Man, The Jersey Devil; The Case of the Twisted Cigarettes; The Blackout Murder Mystery; Dickie Dean, The Boy Inventor; The War Eagle. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60917816
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    Cover art by Gill Fox. Make-Up For Murder, art by Max Elkan. Case of the Cat's Skeleton, art by Al Bryant. Peanuts and Spies starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. War! starring Comet Kelly, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Silken Gang War starring Red Bee, script by Witmer Williams [as B. H. Apiary], art by Witmer Williams. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Prisoner of Von Kimmel, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; Despite the menace of the Japanese after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Ghost battles the Nazi menace and even sings the lyrics from a 1940 song, "I Am an American." Totoya Adventure starring the Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. The Coming of Captain Flagg, script by Toni Blum [as Anthony Blum], art by Alex Koda. The Swordfish Strikes, art by Fred Guardineer. Bout With the Vichy French starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lee Ames, Mort Leav, Alex Blum, Charles A. Winter, John Cassone, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena faces down a voodoo witch doctor and his poisonous potions; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor meets South American freedom fighter Simon Bolivar; The Hawk is adrift somewhere off the Florida Keys. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Pee Wee; Uncle Otto; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Revenge by Death; Jumbo Laffs; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Irv Novick. Civil War starring Hangman, art by Paul Reinman. Shield story, art by Irv Novick. Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. Sergeant Boyle story, art by Carl Hubbell. Wings Johnson story, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle. Archie Andrews story, script and art by Bob Montana. Kayo Ward story, script by Bob King, art by Lin Streeter. The Case of the Haunting Bag Pipes starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61594777
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    Published Jun 1942 by DC.
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    • The DC Universe Collection.
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    Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman story, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Trevor is promoted to Major, and Hippolyte gives Diana her magic lasso. Black Pirate story, script and art by Sheldon Moldoff. Mr. Terrific story, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Hal Sharp. Keep 'Em Flying starring O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct, script and art by Irwin Hasen. Gay Ghost story, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Purcell. Little Boy Blue story, script by Bill Finger, art by Jon L. Blummer. The Laughing Ghost Walked starring Wildcat, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60051708
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    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes
    • Peg loose in slab, top of slab is cracked.
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  • Item #62173131
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    Cover by Jack Binder. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Jack Binder, Max Plaisted, Elmer Wexler, George Mandel, Charles S. Strong, Kin Platt, and John Daly. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61767068
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    Published Jun 1942 by DC.
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    Cover art by Fred Ray. Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Superman meets Metalo, a scientist who has super strength and a metal suit, who has been committing the crimes that were blamed on the Man of Steel. Mystery of the Cat's Eye Spell starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. The Adventure of the Magic Forest starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Adventure of the King of Escape starring The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. The Case of the Little Fuehrer starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. The Zoo of the Deep starring Aquaman, art by Paul Norris. The Black Gold Touch starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Mike Suchorsky. The Secret of Bruce Wayne!, script by Joe Greene, pencils by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed), inks by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed) and George Roussos (backgrounds); The editor of Vue Magazine offers a raise in salary to his top reporter IF he can discover just WHO is behind the mask of the Batman! 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    Published Jun 1942 by DC.
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    • Label #4498503003
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    Cover art by Fred Ray. Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Superman meets Metalo, a scientist who has super strength and a metal suit, who has been committing the crimes that were blamed on the Man of Steel. Mystery of the Cat's Eye Spell starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. The Adventure of the Magic Forest starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Adventure of the King of Escape starring The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. The Case of the Little Fuehrer starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. The Zoo of the Deep starring Aquaman, art by Paul Norris. The Black Gold Touch starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Mike Suchorsky. The Secret of Bruce Wayne!, script by Joe Greene, pencils by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed), inks by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed) and George Roussos (backgrounds); The editor of Vue Magazine offers a raise in salary to his top reporter IF he can discover just WHO is behind the mask of the Batman! 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #58432045
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    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Al Gabriele and George Klein. Stories by Stan Lee, Al Gabriele, George Klein, M. Fred, Red Holmdale, and Ed Winiarski. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). Ad Sentinels of Liberty featuring Captain America. Ad for Human Torch Comics #8 and Sub-Mariner Comics #6. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Al Gabriele and George Klein. Stories by Stan Lee, Al Gabriele, George Klein, M. Fred, Red Holmdale, and Ed Winiarski. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). Ad Sentinels of Liberty featuring Captain America. Ad for Human Torch Comics #8 and Sub-Mariner Comics #6. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.