Comic books February 1951, graded by CGC

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The Lizard prototype cover/story in "Enter…the Lizard," pencils by Harry Lazarus; A man discovers a type of werelizard that reproduces its kind by injecting humans with a poison in its bite that transforms their bodies. The Nesterfield Horror text story. The Parasite, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Bill Walton. You Can Only Die Once, pencils by Manny Stallman; A man tries to kill himself over and over again but only succeeds in producing pain and mutilation, not the longed for oblivion. The Miracle, pencils by Bill LaCava; A criminal in a bar at night sees a stranger doing wondrous things and so he pulls a gun and demands to know how they are done. The Ones Who Laugh, pencils by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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The Lizard prototype cover/story in "Enter…the Lizard," pencils by Harry Lazarus; A man discovers a type of werelizard that reproduces its kind by injecting humans with a poison in its bite that transforms their bodies. The Nesterfield Horror text story. The Parasite, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Bill Walton. You Can Only Die Once, pencils by Manny Stallman; A man tries to kill himself over and over again but only succeeds in producing pain and mutilation, not the longed for oblivion. The Miracle, pencils by Bill LaCava; A criminal in a bar at night sees a stranger doing wondrous things and so he pulls a gun and demands to know how they are done. The Ones Who Laugh, pencils by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L.B. Cole. Stories and art by Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. Blue Bolt faces the horror on the rock of the crawling death. The Phantom Sub works with Naval Intelligence to investigate the sinking of American ships by Axis raiders. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces The Battling Bullet Ships. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero; Phantom Sub; Boomerang; Spacehawk. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 168 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #1231548001

Origin of the Joker. Cover by Lew Sayre Schwartz and George Roussos. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer, George Roussos, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" by Bill Finger, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer and George Roussos. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Ten Little Indians!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Return of the Iron Man!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Electric Thinking Cap!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo; 2-page text piece "Your Thinking Cap" by William Morrison; and Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Boltinoff. And: Green Arrow, Tomahawk and the Shining Knight in the 1-page public service announcement "The World of Adventure in Books" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Alex Raymond and Bill Schreiber. Harvey reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary space-opera hero Flash Gordon and his struggle against interstellar tyrant Ming the Merciless. This issue reprints Sunday strips from May 4 - Sept. 21, 1941. Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov finally return to Earth after their long battle with Ming, only to find the world embroiled in a war of its own, and the space travelers detained as possible spies. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie, Gridiron Hero" by Bill Schreiber. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. Battle To the Death; The Floating Monsters. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Don Rico, Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Don Rico and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: Who ever heard of wax figures coming to life? Don't miss the secret of..."The Wax Museum!" with story and pencils by Don Rico. Plus: "The Man Who Could Not Die!"; "Terror in the Streets!" with story by Hank Chapman; "The Brain!"; and 2-page text story "The Shivering Flame," reprinted from Lawbreakers Always Lose! (1948 Marvel) #10. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Marilyn Mercer, Jerry Grandenetti, and Enrico Bagnoli. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jan of the Jungle leads an army of monkeys to free his animal friends from hunters; Firehair and her tribe battle a band of white and native marauders; A beautiful woman casts a strange spell on a man and his son that only Dr. Drew can explain. Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; Antarctic Glacier Trap; Jan of the Jungle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Battle For the Atom World starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Prof. Luxo, thought killed in a previous battle with Col. Trevor and U.S. forces, returns to disrupt forces in the Atom World, sabotaging atomic experiments being conducted under Col. Trevor's leadership. The Case of the Mechanical Brain starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Conquerors of the Flame starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Giunta. How to Bring Christmas Cheer public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. Castaway Heart--Romance, Inc. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Battle For the Atom World starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Prof. Luxo, thought killed in a previous battle with Col. Trevor and U.S. forces, returns to disrupt forces in the Atom World, sabotaging atomic experiments being conducted under Col. Trevor's leadership. The Case of the Mechanical Brain starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Conquerors of the Flame starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Giunta. How to Bring Christmas Cheer public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. Castaway Heart--Romance, Inc. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Edmond Hamilton. Art by Howard Sherman. Cover by Bernard Sachs. Chris and his crew respond to a distress call from a sub-atomic world, where they liberate the population from an oppressive tyrant. Ad for DCs Big Town #1. Written by Bill Schreiber. Art by Bill Schreiber. Sequential art advertisement for Tootsie Rolls with Captain Tootsie. Written by David V. Reed and Gardner Fox. Art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley. Physicist Hiram Sprague develops a force field to protect cities against atomic attack and accidentally cuts off his city from the outside world. Written by Gardner Fox (as Robert Starr). Art by Cresto. Ordinary, average man, Roy Wilkins, glimpses the future and discovers that he's destined to become famous. Written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Raymond Perry. Science trivia quiz. Written by Henry Boltinoff. Art by Henry Boltinoff. Written by Jack Schiff. Art by Win Mortimer. Professor Eureka humor page. Public service announcement. Tomahawk, Green Arrow, and the Shining Knight explain to two boys how exciting reading can be. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. A scientist makes a criminal invisible and when the crook becomes bored with theft, he begins to invisibly aid the police. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Carmine Infantino, Robert Bernstein and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Redheaded Betty has become an expert in stealing other women's boyfriends, but that doesn't help when she meets a man she wants to win honestly, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Arlene likes to live dangerously, so she convinces Paul to take her to a nightclub forbidden by the college regulations. Edythe gets a job as a stand-in for a movie star, but her scheming threatens her attempts at romance and her livelihood, in a story with early art by future DC artist and editor Carmine Infantino. Two-Timing Got Me in Trouble; I Tried to Win Love with Lies; Caught!; My Blind Date Wanted Thrills; The Scandal I Had to Confess; I Was Too Easily Persuaded. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Applied Psychology"; Linda is reading a book on child psychology that she plans to use when babysitting. "Pocket Size Safety," art by Dave Berg; Wilbur goes through the ice, but is able to save himself with two ice awls connected with strings. "Raising the Devil"; Wilbur needs money for an upcoming dance when he finds an envelope filled with money. Word ladder and a maze. "Help Not Wanted," script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur's dad hires Wilbur as an office boy. Super Duck house ad. "Book Lovers"; Five one-panel gags about teens and books. Wilbur Puzzle Page. "All Bright and Shiner," script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur promises Laurie to drive her to the beauty parlor after school, but then has to stay after school. "Hold Everything!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur is trying to fix his jalopy, but Laurie is annoyed that his car isn't working. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy is upset that she hasn't heard from K. O. and thinks he doesn't love her anymore. Katy Keene Pin-Up and Fashions page, art by Bill Woggon. A word ladder and a connect the dots puzzle. "All Wet," script and art by Joe Edwards; Laurie forgot a package at the soda shoppe and Wilbur takes it to her in the rain. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.