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  • Item #61309150
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    Published Feb 1944 by Lev Gleason.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Crowley.
    • Label #2030551001

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Alan Mandel, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster seeks the kidnapped son of an important US military figure and finds his old foe Iron Jaw at the heart of it. Yankee Longago encounters Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new snow plane to take on Japanese forces invading the US territory of Alaska. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Killer Who Couldn't Retire; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62376797
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    Published Oct 1944 by Lev Gleason.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1969414016
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.85) will be charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by R.W. Hall, Radcliffe, Alan Mandel, Dick Briefer, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tracks the murderous thug known as Johnny-on-the-Spot, in a particularly violent pre-Code story. Yankee Longago has a Groundhog Day-style time-loop adventure that teaches the importance of war bonds, a wartime fundraising effort, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new Gull Plane, a flap-winged plane like Airboy's Birdie, to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; True Story of Jan Smudek; Daredevils Greatest Battle; Little Dynamite; Young Robinhood and his Band; Yankee Longago. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61352025
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    Published Apr 1945 by Lev Gleason.
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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Radcliffe, R.W. Hall, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Little Dynamite investigates Counterfeit War Bonds, a wartime fundraising effort. Yankee Longago meets Leonardo Da Vinci, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new Flying Suit to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana and a cameo by fellow teen inventor Dickie Dean. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil Meets Downtown Dan; Little Dynamite; Young Robinhood: The Clueless Killing; Yankee Longago. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61895557
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    Published Feb 1946 by Lev Gleason.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Promise
    • Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)
    • The Promise Collection.
    • Label #1973835011

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Sidney Mason, Alan Mandel, Jack Alderman, Norman Maurer, Dick Briefer, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tries to rescue a man marked for death by mobsters. Yankee Longago meets Haroun Al-Raschid, the caliph at the center of the Arabian Nights tales, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Young Robinhood tries to figure out how to cope after Friar Tuck falls in love, complicating their crimefighting. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Death In a White Suit; Little Dynamite: The Clever Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #51913337
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    Published Feb 1946 by Lev Gleason.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Three center wraps detached.
    • Label #2127167005
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Sidney Mason, Alan Mandel, Jack Alderman, Norman Maurer, Dick Briefer, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tries to rescue a man marked for death by mobsters. Yankee Longago meets Haroun Al-Raschid, the caliph at the center of the Arabian Nights tales, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Young Robinhood tries to figure out how to cope after Friar Tuck falls in love, complicating their crimefighting. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Death In a White Suit; Little Dynamite: The Clever Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61360640
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    Published Oct 1946 by Lev Gleason.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy
    • Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)
    • Includes COA from The Davis Crippen "D" Copy Collection.
    • Label #0745201014

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Virginia Hubbell, Dick French, Bob Wood, Norman Maurer, George Tuska, Chic Stone, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Swoop Storm's latest invention takes him all the way to the moon. Young Robinhood investigates an art gallery heist, featuring art possibly by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. A revised version of Crimebuster's origin, as the military cadet dons a cape after the murder of his parents by Nazi villain Iron Jaw. Also featuring a profile and photo of Lev Gleason creative force Charles Biro. Crimebuster; So Here's the Dope On Charles Biro; How Crimebuster Came to Be; Little Dynamite: Kidnap For Ransom; Inside Dope; Daredevil: Subway Suckers; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Swoop Storm; Young Robinhood. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61253308
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    Published Jun 1947 by Lev Gleason.
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more
    • Label #4399661002

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Carl Hubbell, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and Squeeks try to help a girl who is contemplating suicide despite her seeming successes. A love triangle between rival aviators turns to murder, featuring aviation-themed art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals learn about the dangers of guns while visiting Uncle Dan's farm. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Crimebuster; Stop Me If You've Heard This One!; Little Dynamite; Daredevil: Extra Evidence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62523440
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    Published Jun 1947 by Lev Gleason.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Carl Hubbell, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and Squeeks try to help a girl who is contemplating suicide despite her seeming successes. A love triangle between rival aviators turns to murder, featuring aviation-themed art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals learn about the dangers of guns while visiting Uncle Dan's farm. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Crimebuster; Stop Me If You've Heard This One!; Little Dynamite; Daredevil: Extra Evidence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62658770
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    Published Oct 1947 by Lev Gleason.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Dan Barry, Ed Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An ambitious actress lets neither friendship nor ethics stand in her way, in a story featuring vintage good-girl and bad-girl art by Norman Maurer. A wealthy man is tricked into getting drunk and marrying a floozy, featuring early art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Famous Eccentrics features Diogenes, who wandered Greece with a lantern in broad daylight, searching for an honest man. Also featuring a vintage ad for an "Authentic Dick Tracy Tommy Gun and Detective Badge." Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: Rejected Script; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62658778
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    Published Apr 1954 by Lev Gleason.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C. H. Moore, Ben Brown, Jay Scott Pike, Ralph Mayo, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw's new face is revealed, and it's even more horrifying than his previous one. A comics retelling of the famed 1938 rematch between heavyweight champion Joe Louis and German boxing legend Max Schmeling. Their space battles over, Rocky and Simpy are reassigned the Korean peninsula as the Korean War heats up. Crimebuster: One Second To Zero; Conquer Any Worlds Lately?; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Riot; Famous Eccentrics; Crimebuster: They Called Him Crazy; Rocky X: Planet To FBI - Over; Best Fights Of The Century: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.