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Comic books April 1954, graded by CGC

  • Item #62176483
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    • Label #4481122002
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    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets Superlad, art by John Sikela; Superboy encounters someone who looks, talks, and acts just like him. The Fire-Fighter of the Seven Seas starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Pirate Puzzle starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The Frozen Archer starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #52606486
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    • Label #3712147006
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    Edited by Whitney Ellsworth (credited) and Robert Kanigher (actual). Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Jerry Grandenetti, Bernard Sachs, David V. Reed, Irv Novick, Joe Giella, Irwin Hasen, Art Wallace, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Giella, Bill Woolfolk, Frank Giacoia, and Sy Barry. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    All True Detective Cases (1954) 2 CGC 4.5

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    Label #4369208024

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    First issue in the series. "Pretty Boy Floyd" (pencils by Marcus, inks by Rocke Mastroserio), "Frankie Yale," Jack 'Legs' Diamond in "The Devil's Disciple," Lucky Dale in "The River Pirates." Overstreet lists this as having Wally Wood art, though none of the art looks like it. If he did indeed work on this issue, it's most likely on the last story or on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59177980
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    Published Apr 1954 by Atlas/Marvel.
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    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4181190003

    (C) Carl Burgos (A) Joe Maneely, Dick Ayers, Howard Post, Mike Sekowsky. Parody/satire of Sinbad the Sailor, The Wolf Man, Censorship, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58412086
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    Published Apr 1954 by Atlas/Marvel.
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    • Label #3895527016

    (C) Carl Burgos (A) Joe Maneely, Dick Ayers, Howard Post, Mike Sekowsky. Parody/satire of Sinbad the Sailor, The Wolf Man, Censorship, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60619052
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    Published Apr 1954 by Atlas/Marvel.
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    (C) Carl Burgos (A) Joe Maneely, Dick Ayers, Howard Post, Mike Sekowsky. Parody/satire of Sinbad the Sailor, The Wolf Man, Censorship, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61960472
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    • Label #2133322001

    Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Marie Severin, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A couple's intricate plot to have the mistress impersonate the murdered wife is undone by a game show, of all things. A banker who swindles a fortune from an old woman is betrayed by his own guilt. An attempt at murder-by-fire becomes suicide-by-spouse instead. Severed-head cover is one of the most infamous in comics history, mentioned during Gaines' testimony before the US Senate. In Each and Every Package; Monotony; Cinder Block; Sight Unseen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60801414
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4368350017
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    Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60633290
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    $240.00
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4338111008
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    Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58733558
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4144409020

    Combination military and romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior. Red Cross worker Betty falls for a withdrawn soldier with a past, but their love is forbidden by regulations. Bernice secretly marries her sweetheart George before he ships out with the Marines. Mike is dating nice girl Janet, but secretly yearns for her bad-girl sister Gwynn. G.I. Kisses, Marine in My Heart; A G.I.s Faith; A Soldier in Love; Navy Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59616696
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    Published Apr 1954 by Ajax.
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    • Label #4303057021
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    Stories and art by Robert Webb and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A wealthy man has a special place for his unfaithful wives. A bank robbery turns out to be the work of the most unlikely suspect. The Trumpet that will signal the Apocalypse falls into the hands of Gabriel, who's only too ready to use it. Frigid Fear!; Wheel of Terror; Doctor Death; Trumpet of Doom; Dying Is So Contagious. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58919742
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    • Label #0626104009

    Painted cover by Henry C. Kiefer. Stories and art by H. G. Peter, Bill Ely, Ben Thompson, Ed Moore, and John Belfi. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. The emphasis of Heroic Comics moves back to the home front once the Korean conflict is over. A woman saves two boys from drowning in a pond; A mother pulls her daughter from the path of a moving train; A man tracks and rescues his lost hunting partner. Dives in Fully Clothed; The Happy Heroine; Horror and Heroism; Wheels of Death; Hunting a Human; Darwin Was Right; Rescue at the Dam; To Fight Fire; Both Hero and Genius; No Way Out; Crisis and Courage; He Took Command. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60897907
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    Published Apr 1954 by Atlas.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #2049878025

    Cover art by Russ Heath. The Face of Death, art by John Forte. The Little Toy Shop text story. The Night Caller, art by Bill Walton. Too Bad, Ben, art by Vic Carrabotta. Men from the Morgue, pencils attributed to Les Zakarin, inks by Bob Bean. Listen, Slave, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61939355
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    Published Apr 1954 by Atlas.
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    • Label #4364148012
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    Cover art by Russ Heath. The Face of Death, art by John Forte. The Little Toy Shop text story. The Night Caller, art by Bill Walton. Too Bad, Ben, art by Vic Carrabotta. Men from the Morgue, pencils attributed to Les Zakarin, inks by Bob Bean. Listen, Slave, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61241723
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    • Label #0316930011

    Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Stone Slayer," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman is captured by the statues from Easter Island. "The Tornado Detective," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman battles a flying saucer that creates tornadoes. Wonder Women of History bio on Florence Rena Sabin by Julius Schwartz, art by John Giunta. Your Favorite Color text article. "The Last Amazon," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman wakes to find she's been shrunken and stuck in a display case along with Steve Trevor and some others; Then she finds out Duke Deception has conquered Earth. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60894353
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    Cover by Carl Burgos. Written by Joe Gill, Don Rico and unknown. Art by Carl Burgos, John Romita, Sr. and Bill Everett. In this issue: The Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Toro (Thomas Raymond) and the Hypnotist in a story by Joe Gill and Carl Burgos; Captain America, Bucky and the Red Skull in "The Return of the Red Skull!" by Don Rico and John Romita, Sr.; the Sub-Mariner in a story with art by Bill Everett; and "The Big Theft" reprint text story. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.