Comic books February 1953, graded by CGC

Action Comics (1938 DC) 177 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4356436009

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Anti-Superman Weapon, art by Al Plastino. I Rode With the Outlaw Cameleers starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Children from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Five Bandannas for Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $575.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4087451001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.25) will be charged at checkout.

Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "Mark of Evil" art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; "Creepy Crossword Puzzle" activity page; "Death's Bridal Gown"; "The House That Jackdaw Built" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Fatal Strands"; and "The Twisted Hands" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST. "The Beast Wasn't Hungry: Stolen Diamonds Bring a Strange Reward in the Wilds of Africa!" illustrated text story by R. S. Fenton. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by George Tuska, Sid Greene, Jay Scott Pike, Sy Barry and unknown. Tales of horror, sci-fi and suspense. In this issue: "Terror In Town" with art by George Tuska - Don't miss this sequel to "The Vampire Maker!" from #13; 2-page text story "Blood Brothers"; "He Who Laughs Last" with art by Sid Greene; "Back from the Dead!" with inks by Sy Barry; and "The Man Who Jumped!" by Carl Wessler and Jay Scott Pike. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Russ Heath. "The Iron Head," art by Sid Greene; English soldiers in the Middle Ages are surprised to enter an enemy castle and find that a revolt has slain their opponents for them. "The Brain," art by Sam Kweskin; A polymath who is made aware that he does not have long to live pays off his large debts by selling his brain to several different universities. "The Fly and the Spider" text story. "The Man Who Dug Deep," art by Sol Brodsky. "The Strange Power," pencils by Louis Zansky. "Man Against Werewolf," art by Howie Post; A pack of vampires are living amongst the villagers under the pretense of protecting them from a non-existent werewolf menace. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. A millionaire has a castle moved from Scotland to Texas, but a curse comes with it; Bobby suspects a ranchers son is involved with an outlaw gang; Windy tells a tall tale of bears and a cannon. Terror at Doom Castle; The Battling Bartons; Ghost Deaths in the Ghost Town. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Fran Matera, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Matt Christopher, and Ed Moore. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Tom Terriss, the Vagabond Adventurer, encounters the Queen of Tuareg. Dickie Dare and Dan reach Lolanda, the isolated island where Captain John Henry's wife was stranded. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of wartime action. Tom Terriss the Vagabond Adventurer; Dickie Dare; Steve Roper; 500 Yen Reward; He Took Command; Volunteer Valor; Keep Advancing!; Operation Underground; With the First Marine Division: Korea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. Peter Pan comic ad. "Medicine Road," art by Nicholas Firfires; Flappjack has been doped by knockout drops in the saloon, and robbed of five hundred dollars worth of gold; Now Gene is going to find out if and how it is done. "Backfire"; Gene Autry vs. Cabe Regan. "The Unsolved Murder" text story. Sheriff Rex Tompkins vs. Flint Weston. "The Lechuza Silver Cashe," art by Tony Sgroi; Panhandle Pete is back from the search for the Rock Pens, and the kids are eager to hear his story. The Brave Battle of Buckshot Roberts article, art by Till Goodan. Wheaties ad featuring George Mikan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 16 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4153731025

Specters Stalk the Bloody Tower; England, 1940, height of the "blitz"; A German collaborator is brought to justice and hanged by the ghosts of the London Tower. The Clock of Doom Strikes Loud!; A "selfish man" dies and meets Fate, leading him to the afterlife; The man tries to cheat his demise by entering three doors back into life, labeled "Money," "Power" and "Love". The Black Curse of Rhan Giva, art by Louis Zansky; After the death of Mr. Wingate, his indian servant tries to get control over his lovely daughter; He traps her in a magic doll house. Havoc on the Midway; A circus stage hand makes pact with the devil; He gets the magician's act, the strongman's girl and inherits the whole operation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Horror We? How's Bayou?--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels [as Ghastly]; A man in the Louisiana swamp diverts traffic from the road to his mansion in order to satisfy the cravings of his demented homicidal brother for victims to dismember. Gorilla My Dreams!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A brain surgeon transfers the brain of his victim into the body of a gorilla taken from a carnival. A Likely Story!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Garden Party--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Hal Kanter, Tony Mortellaro, Ed Smalle, Charles Stern and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A monster stalking Forest Hills is somehow connected to the man a taxi driver picks up at a train station. A scientist matches wits with an ant during an experiment. Satan himself visits Herman to learn the family secret of a magic candle that can snuff out life. The Taxi Driver; The Thin Line; Whats in a Name?; Rage in Darkness; Intelligence; Everlasting Life. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Hal Kanter, Tony Mortellaro, Ed Smalle, Charles Stern and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A monster stalking Forest Hills is somehow connected to the man a taxi driver picks up at a train station. A scientist matches wits with an ant during an experiment. Satan himself visits Herman to learn the family secret of a magic candle that can snuff out life. The Taxi Driver; The Thin Line; Whats in a Name?; Rage in Darkness; Intelligence; Everlasting Life. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Madman!", script by Stan Lee, art by Tony DiPreta; A serious actor, portraying Hamlet, sees his star begin to lose some lustre when nepotism rears its head and the producer's cousin is made his understudy; The understudy proceeds to sabotage the actor to the point where he accidentally kills the actor's wife by mistake. "Danger - Quicksand!" text story. "A Killer in the Street," pencils by Paul Reinman , inks by Art Wallace; A police detective is obsessed with a serial killer whose victims are all young pretty women in red dresses; When his wife buys a red dress, he insists that she take it back and she reluctantly agrees; Working late on the case, he has no time to go home and they agree to meet downtown for dinner; He sees she's wearing the red dress after all and flies into a rage. "This House Is Haunted!", art by Ed Winiarski; Josiah Benson's son Adam inherits his dilapidated property where four squatters play poker; Adam gives them notice, to no avail, because they know the place is haunted and unrentable. "The Wooden Man"; Chick Black is a midget who looks like a wooden dummy; His modus operandi is to let people find him and take him in, whereupon he robs them, using his unique appearance and size to elude capture; On his latest heist, Chick shoots and kills a guard. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Rustler of Goblin Hill starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Al McKimson team; Roy takes a job as undercover deputy and finds out that the cattle rustlers use a helicopter. The Clue of the Spur, art by Albert Micale; to keep Charley away from his daughter, Mr Voorhees tries to frame him for cattle rustling. Little Eric text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Buffalo Skinners fact page. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A modern-day French chateau becomes the site of an ancient plague. A disfigured female mobster has an unusual admirer. A man visits the castle that's still haunted by his ancestor's murder victim. Debt of Fear; Death Is No Stranger; Ashes of Gold; Solar Disaster (The Black Satan of Doomsday); Demon in the Dungeon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD magazine. "The Mausoleum!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Howard was admitted to the castle by its owner, Mr. Weatherby, to make an offer on the castle: to dismantle it and re-assemble it back in the states. "Let's Play Poison!", script by Ray Bradbury and Al Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Davis; Mr. Howard returned to his classroom in time to see some of his students corner a young boy, who then fell out of a window to his death. "Last Assignment" text story. "A Sock for Christmas," script by Al Feldstein and William M. Gaines, art by Jack Kamen; Long ago in a huge castle lived a King, his Queen and their only son, who was a real brat; The King decides to go into the village and forcibly take another young lad to be the Prince's companion. "Pickled Pints!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; Cal and Warren offer bowery derelicts $10 a pop if they would be willing to donate a pint of blood, then then the two sell it to a legitimate blood bank for $30. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $440.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2029049015

Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD magazine. "The Mausoleum!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Howard was admitted to the castle by its owner, Mr. Weatherby, to make an offer on the castle: to dismantle it and re-assemble it back in the states. "Let's Play Poison!", script by Ray Bradbury and Al Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Davis; Mr. Howard returned to his classroom in time to see some of his students corner a young boy, who then fell out of a window to his death. "Last Assignment" text story. "A Sock for Christmas," script by Al Feldstein and William M. Gaines, art by Jack Kamen; Long ago in a huge castle lived a King, his Queen and their only son, who was a real brat; The King decides to go into the village and forcibly take another young lad to be the Prince's companion. "Pickled Pints!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; Cal and Warren offer bowery derelicts $10 a pop if they would be willing to donate a pint of blood, then then the two sell it to a legitimate blood bank for $30. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Petrizza, Sal Trapani and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man is captured and tormented by a bizarre cult. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. A struggling author discovers that a mysterious doppelganger is writing the same book he's writing. Dream; The Garcon; The Plan!; Out of Focus; Epitaph; Destiny's Double Deal. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Petrizza, Sal Trapani and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man is captured and tormented by a bizarre cult. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. A struggling author discovers that a mysterious doppelganger is writing the same book he's writing. Dream; The Garcon; The Plan!; Out of Focus; Epitaph; Destiny's Double Deal. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Katy Keene by Bill Woggon. Cover price $0.10.