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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) comic books 1950-1959

  • Issue #154
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 154
    • 3.5" Spine split from bottom (taped).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    The Carnival Boat Crimes! starring Superboy and Doc Quakenbuch, script by Don Cameron, art by John Sikela. Aquaman's Sea-Circus starring Aquaman and Professor Enoch Druten, art by John Daly. The Newsreel Crimes! starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The Masked Bowman of Canyon County! starring Green Arrow and Tuxedo Trilby, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $227 ADVENTURE COMICS #154 4.0 // DC COMICS 1950

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  • Issue #156
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 156
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4188971010

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Flying Peril starring Superboy, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan. The Menu of Menace starring Johnny Quick, script by Jack Miller, art by Ralph Mayo. Aquaman vs. the Sea, art by John Daly. Warrior Bold--Real Fact, art by Fred Ray; the story of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. The Secret of the Sealed Box starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $281 ADVENTURE COMICS #156 4.0 // DC COMICS 1950

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  • Issue #159
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 159
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped from interior). Cover detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Al Plastino. Superboy, Millionaire, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Clark's rich uncle Kendall wants to adopt him. The Testing of Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Knight of the Future starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Frank Frazetta. The Port Called New York article. The Boy Who Couldn't Be Photographed starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #173
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 173
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4114900003

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superboy's School of Hard Knocks, art by John Sikela; Superboys x-ray vision goes haywire. The First Underwater Gold Mine starring Aquaman, script by George Kashdan, art by Ramona Fradon. A Super-Spending Spree starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, art by Paul Norris. The City Marked For Plunder starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #175
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 175
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3796573006

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Duel of the Superboys!, art by John Sikela. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mystery of the Disappearing Island starring Aquaman, script by George Kashdan, art by Ramona Fradon. The Man With the Magic Fingers starring Johnny Quick, script by Jack Miller, art by Paul Norris. The Rocket's Red Glare article. House ad for The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #2. The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin! starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. 44 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #179
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 179
    • Interior complete. Cover detached. 5" cumulative spine split. Large piece missing from front cover.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The World's Whackiest Inventions! starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Raft of Doom! starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. The Modern Paul Bunyan!, pencils by Paul Norris, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Quick and Tubby visit a Paul Bunyan festival; When crooks rob the gate Johnny uses stunts similar to what Paul Bunyan would have done to capture them. Green Arrow's New Partner!, art by George Papp. Casey the Cop humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #181
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 181

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. A Mask for a Hero starring Superboy, art by John Sikela. The Evil King of the Sea starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Joanie Swift, Queen of Speed starring Johnny Quick, art by Paul Norris. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Crime Platoon starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $250 ADVENTURE COMICS #181 DC COMICS 1952 GOLDEN AGE CGC 3.0 GRADED!

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  • Issue #184
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 184
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4366438021

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Shutterbugs of Smallville starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan; cameras taking pictures harm Superboy. At Sea in the Stone Age starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Fastest Movie Ever Made starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Paul Norris. The Archers in the Sky starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #189
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 189
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2104227002
    • Interior is complete. Staining and residue throughout interior, 2" cumulative spine split, cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Girl of Steel starring Superboy, art by John Sikela; Professor Lang returns from an island like Easter Island where he suspects that an alien race had constructed giant statues; Part of his returning display of artifacts was a belt that incorporates their alien technology. The Nautical Treasure Hunt starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Too Many Speed Kings starring Johnny Quick, script by Joe Samachson, art by Hy Mankin. The Legion of 100 Archers starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #194
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 194
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • Label #17-391A0EC-001

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Super-Charged Superboy, script by Jerry Coleman, art by John Sikela; A criminal scientist electrifies Superboy with millions of volts, so that he can't go near anybody. The Outlaw Navy starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Treasure of the Lost City starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The 50th Century Bowmen, art by George Papp; Green Arrow and Speedy accidentally visit the future. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #198
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 198
    • Cover detached and glued to first wrap along spine. Staple rust, rust migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. The Super-Carnival from Space starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; An alien circus tries to force Superboy to join. The Daredevil of the Seven Seas starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Mechanical Fortune Teller starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Wanted for Murder: Green Arrow, art by George Papp; Green Arrow goes to the backward European nation of Entonia to rescue a girl. Full page ad for DC comic Hopalong Cassidy. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $59 Adventure Comics #198 DC Comics 1954 1.5 FR/GD CURT SWAN SUPERBOY CARNIVAL COVER
    5 days left Auction Adventure Comics #198 (DC Comics 1954) CGC 7.0 FN/VF

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