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  • Item #61582483
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    Tags: Batman
    Published Mar 1952 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1198405003
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    Cover by Win Mortimer. Be Yourself -- Your Best Self! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Batman Expose!", script by Walter B. Gibson, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne gets involved with a company that is producing a Batman film; When he realizes that the movie is the target of criminal gang, Bruce infiltrates the film studio as the actor who would play Batman. -page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Buttons of Doom!", script by Walter B. Gibson, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A criminal called the "Blaze" hits the streets of Gotham City; His methods baffle authorities; He attacks his victims to steal buttons from their clothes before he burns them to death using a flamethrower; Batman and Robin intervene. Captain Tootsie stars in a one-page Tootsie Roll ad, "The Radar Rescue." 2-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Time Detective article by Raymond Perry. 3/4-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The King of the Cats!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The King of the Cats begins operating in Gotham City using the same methods as Catwoman; Batman and Robin realize he is trying to convince Selina Kyle into going back to her life of crime. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61365580
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    Published Mar 1952 by DC.
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    Cover by Win Mortimer. Be Yourself -- Your Best Self! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Batman Expose!", script by Walter B. Gibson, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne gets involved with a company that is producing a Batman film; When he realizes that the movie is the target of criminal gang, Bruce infiltrates the film studio as the actor who would play Batman. -page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Buttons of Doom!", script by Walter B. Gibson, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A criminal called the "Blaze" hits the streets of Gotham City; His methods baffle authorities; He attacks his victims to steal buttons from their clothes before he burns them to death using a flamethrower; Batman and Robin intervene. Captain Tootsie stars in a one-page Tootsie Roll ad, "The Radar Rescue." 2-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Time Detective article by Raymond Perry. 3/4-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The King of the Cats!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The King of the Cats begins operating in Gotham City using the same methods as Catwoman; Batman and Robin realize he is trying to convince Selina Kyle into going back to her life of crime. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62297122
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    Crime and Justice (1951) 6 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #0346150004

    Starts Apr 5

    Stories and art by Albert Tyler, Bob Forgione and Dennis Laugen. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Vacationing in New Orleans, Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase get caught up in a strange series of killings that target dance duos. A detective in the "Federal Anti-Swindle Bureau" describes the con job known as the "option swindle," which tricks suckers into buying back an option on their own land. When a judge is targeted for death, a detective figures out who's behind it: the last person anybody would have suspected. Crime Facts: Counterfeiting; Mr. and Mrs. Chase Mystery: The Dance-Team Killer!; The Option Swindle; The Borgia Ring Clue; Buildup to Murder; Radio Patrol: Dash of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #48897773
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Other - see grading notes
    • Scuffing to inner well.
    • Label #0247417014
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    Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Roussos, Marvin Stein, Henry Sharp, Ed Silverman, and Mike Becker. Martian criminals Tarka and Zira fight crime on Earth, as a form of cosmic community service. A crime of passion leads Tarka to commit murder on Mars, for which he is exiled to Earth to use his powers for good. Tarka and Zira battle Herzegovinian terrorists in their first Earth mission. Tarka investigates a plot to poison Earth's grain after a scientist disappears. Peek Into the Future; Mission Through Space; Death in the Soil; Noise! Tomorrow's Secret Weapon; The Tower of Jacob Dis; Escape to Nowhere; Professor Birdbrain. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61205887
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    Stories and art by Ross Andru and others. Race adventure from the world of 1950s auto culture, featuring terrific "hip" racer slang of the era. Bill challenges a suicidal street-racer on a steep mountain pass, in a story (and action-packed cover) featuring art possibly by the legendary team of Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Slim vows revenge on the unscrupulous driver who caused his brother's death in a midget-car race crash. Gill converts his father's old jalopy into a racing roadster called Lightning Lois, but fame and success go to his head. Bill Spang --- Hot-Rodder Tangles with the Chicken Driver...; Brothers to a Bullet; Heavy Foot and Green; Stingers under the Hood; Big-Time at Last; Nice Guys Finish Last; Two For One; It's All in the Records; Four Wheels and a Friend. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in three untitled stories: Katy's fortune, crystal ball reading, and horoscope all indicate that she'll soon be a leading lady...which comes true when she's chosen to lead a parade; Katy tries to escape her boyfriends during a beach trip; and Randy takes Katy and Sis to the circus carnival. Plus: untitled Sis the Candy Kid story - Katy admonishes Sis for using baby talk with her boyfriend and then uses it with K.O.; "Sis the Candy Kid Fashions" half-pager (artist unknown); 2-page Movie Chatter article; and Suzie in the 1-page public service announcement "Hot Bed" with art by Dave Berg. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #52266567
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    Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in three untitled stories: Katy's fortune, crystal ball reading, and horoscope all indicate that she'll soon be a leading lady...which comes true when she's chosen to lead a parade; Katy tries to escape her boyfriends during a beach trip; and Randy takes Katy and Sis to the circus carnival. Plus: untitled Sis the Candy Kid story - Katy admonishes Sis for using baby talk with her boyfriend and then uses it with K.O.; "Sis the Candy Kid Fashions" half-pager (artist unknown); 2-page Movie Chatter article; and Suzie in the 1-page public service announcement "Hot Bed" with art by Dave Berg. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60292575
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    Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Millie the Model in: two untitled stories; "Millie's Fashion Page"; and untitled 1-pager. Plus: untitled Percy 1-pager; untitled Daisy and Iggy story; untitled Daisy 1-pager; 2-page text story "Helen the Helper" (creators unknown); untitled Chili 1-pager; untitled Iggy 1-pager; and untitled Chili story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60051502
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    Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Millie the Model in: two untitled stories; "Millie's Fashion Page"; and untitled 1-pager. Plus: untitled Percy 1-pager; untitled Daisy and Iggy story; untitled Daisy 1-pager; 2-page text story "Helen the Helper" (creators unknown); untitled Chili 1-pager; untitled Iggy 1-pager; and untitled Chili story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60306154
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    $425.00
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    Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Millie the Model in: two untitled stories; "Millie's Fashion Page"; and untitled 1-pager. Plus: untitled Percy 1-pager; untitled Daisy and Iggy story; untitled Daisy 1-pager; 2-page text story "Helen the Helper" (creators unknown); untitled Chili 1-pager; untitled Iggy 1-pager; and untitled Chili story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,419.00
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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
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    "The Dark Tunnel," art by Gene Colan; An exterminator enters into a dark tunnel on one of his jobs and is taken captive by giant telepathic cockroaches who are waiting for mankind to destroy itself before they emerge and rule Earth. "The Doll of Doom" text story. "The Little Black Box!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely; A man finds a black box which grants him wishes when he tells a lie; When he gets the black box open, the spirit inside incinerates him to take his place. "The End of the World," art by Paul Reinman; A carnival swami predicts the world will end at midnight; His skeptic client scoffs at the prediction, but the man's words haunt his thoughts for the rest of the evening; When the clock begins to strike twelve, he is distracted by it, and doesn't see the vehicle that strikes and kills him. "The Horror on Channel 15," art by Pete Tumlinson; A man in a small Iowa town creates a monster for a TV show that comes to life and kills everyone in the town. "The Stroke of 12," art by Paul Reinman; An embalming assistant murders an undertaker for his money, but when he goes to the cemetery at midnight where he hid the money, the undertaker drags him into the grave with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61984450
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    Stories by Jules Feiffer. Reprints of the later years of the Spirit strip, when Will Eisner's crimefighter was being run by other cartoonists in his studio. This issue includes Spirit strips #586, 590, 596, and 597. A man claiming to be Denny Colt suddenly shows up in Central City demanding his inheritance - but Denny Colt is The Spirit; A strange tale involving an abandoned bride, a missing treasure, a mysterious ape, and several murders; Young Marvin resolves to plot the perfect murder and get away with it. The Case of the Counterfeit Killer; The Curse of Claymore Castle; The Plot of the Perfect Crime; Panic on Pier 8. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Tex Blaisdell. Early romance comics with an emphasis on scandal. Tired of living in poverty, Sherry breaks up with Al, who really loves her, to date Andy, who can buy her nice things. Glenda is tempted to date smooth-talking politician Len, even though steady Rex warns her that he's no good. Sandra puts off fiance Bill when new boss Lloyd wants her to work late, but Lloyd has an ulterior motive. Tarnished Kisses; The Man I Couldn't Marry; Her Greater Love; Dangerous Embrace!; Love 'N' Kisses; I Played with Fire. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published Mar 1952 by Marvel/Atlas.
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Label #4346141015
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Machine!; the machine harbors a fate worse than death. The Strange Shoes!, art by Norman Steinberg. The String of Pearls, script by Hank Chapman, art by Ogden Whitney. The Wrong World. Death Comes Calling. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Howard Boughner, Charlie Tomsey, Anthony Cataldo, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Lance and Mike discover that a warning beacon has been tampered with to cause shipwrecks on a hidden reef. Golden Arrow discovers that there is such a thing as "wheat rustlers," and they're plaguing the farmers of the area. After a close encounter with the tome "the Necromicon," Ibis finds himself a prisoner on Charon's ferry. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Unfetter a Sealed Letter." Captain Marvel: The Mystery of the Flying Studio; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Lance O'Casey: The Beacon of Death; Golden Arrow: The Harvest Rustlers; Dizzy Daisy Needs Coaching; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: Prisoner on Charon's Ferry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    "Heritage of Horror!", script by Sol Cohen, art by Joe Kubert; Weird events occur when Julian Daniels puts brush to canvas. "Devil-Music!", pencils by Gene Fawcette, inks by Vince Alascia; A beautiful young singer discovers what brings evil to life. "This Ship Is Doomed!"; The Indies Queen and its passengers were destined for disaster. "Demon's Bargain!" text story. "Vengeance of the Ouanga!"; Bob Grant carried a dead killer's good luck charm-the bones of a hand and arm-which leads to terror. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61635344
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    "Heritage of Horror!", script by Sol Cohen, art by Joe Kubert; Weird events occur when Julian Daniels puts brush to canvas. "Devil-Music!", pencils by Gene Fawcette, inks by Vince Alascia; A beautiful young singer discovers what brings evil to life. "This Ship Is Doomed!"; The Indies Queen and its passengers were destined for disaster. "Demon's Bargain!" text story. "Vengeance of the Ouanga!"; Bob Grant carried a dead killer's good luck charm-the bones of a hand and arm-which leads to terror. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.