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  • Item #60008669
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    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, small amount of glue on spine of cover. TOP & BOTTOM EDGE TRIMMED.
    • Label #4002176002

    Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60741876
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    Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60865462
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    • Label #3710814003
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    Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60709714
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    $3,999.99
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4379943002
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    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl in Superman's Past, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino; Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better, but Superman refuses to fall into their traps. The New Lois Lane, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman. Sleuths In Skirts article. Mrs Superman, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Lois dreams she's married to Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58781047
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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    • Missing top label.
    • Label #0019298013

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl in Superman's Past, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino; Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better, but Superman refuses to fall into their traps. The New Lois Lane, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman. Sleuths In Skirts article. Mrs Superman, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Lois dreams she's married to Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58132029
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    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Lois Lane's 2nd and last appearance in Showcase (after this she gets her own title, Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane). The Jilting of Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois tries to make Superman jealous by pretending to be married to someone else. Danger: Prejudice at Work public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. The Sightless Lois Lane, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Forbidden Box from Krypton, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois discovers a box of Kryptonian artifacts that give her super powers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Lois Lane's 2nd and last appearance in Showcase (after this she gets her own title!). Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60532395
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    Cover art by Jack Kirby. 3rd apearance of Challengers of the Unknown in The Day the Earth Blew Up, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Bruno Premiani; At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped; Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica; They call in "men capable of handling the unknown," and Ace takes the call; He, Rocky, and Red fly; They'll pick up Prof along the way; Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed; In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot; The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs; Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice!; They land on a futuristic bridge; Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits. Just Imagine story, art by Virgil Finlay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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