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Comic books October 1940, graded by CGC

  • Item #60805703
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    Published Oct 1940 by DC.
    $3,995.00
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4358244004
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    1st Lois Lane cover - Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster). Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. The Red Raiders starring The Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. The Puppet Murder Case text story by Gardner F. Fox. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60304002
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    • Slight amateur restoration
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Staples Replaced. (Tape on Cover and Interior Spine of Cover.)
    • Label #1224718005
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    Stories and art by George Little, Bentley Wade, Harry Parkhurst, Robert Leslie Bellem, Art Helfant, Robert Turner, G. O. MacConachie, Henry Kiefer, G. Michaelis, Worth Carnahan, and Roy Nelson. Publisher Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. Young Toby learns that Duke O'Dowd is secretly the Human Meteor, and becomes his teen sidekick, as they investigate The Traitors In the Lighthouse. Dr. Miracle seeks the secret of The Crook Who Survived the Electric Chair. Johnny Fox battles an arson ring. Plus illustrated guides to four Royal Air Force aircraft. Duke O'Dowd; Champ; Neptina; Dragon's Teeth; Dr. Miracle; Simple Snitz: The Smith Case; Johnny Fox; Champion Puzzler; Foul Shy; Liberty Lads; Aero Champs; Jungleman; Robinhood Jones; Champion Chuckles. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60111847
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    Published Oct 1940 by Fox.
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    • Label #2027845002

    Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Paul Ludwig, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A fragment of a destroyed planet crashes to Earth and forms its own mini-planet, complete with alien life, in a Rex Dexter story that features the very creation of the Earth rendered by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle tracks rooftop murderers Gimp and Moody, not realizing his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, is already on their trail; Wing Turner tracks jewel thieves in his final appearance before moving to The Flame comics. The Murders of Gimp and Moody; The Jewel Robbery; The Jewel Robbery; The Mummy's Curse; Billy Bounce; The Crojax Murders; The Murder of Sir James Boyce; The Strike of the Sinister Skull; The Siberian Sub Base; Ghost Murder At Stock Manor; The Murder of Jonathan Graham; The Bride of Baal. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #56885471
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    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
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    • Label #3961544015

    The Revenge of Dr. Death starring White Streak, script and art by Carl Burgos. Mayhem At the Martian Election starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Boomerang--Fantastic Feature Films, script and art by Tarpe Mills. The Eyes Have It starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. The Murder of Joe the Goon-Man starring T-Men, script and art by Paul Schneider. The Telepath and the Gorilla starring Calling 2-R, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. The Fence and the Frameup starring Chameleon, script by Doug Allen, art by Bill Everett. The Wildcat Cub and the Movie Cowboy: Part 2 starring Bull's-Eye Bill, script by B. Holmes, art by L. Kenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #54991429
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • COVERLESS. (1st wrap completely split & detached.)
    • Label #3811827016
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    68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58545549
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    Battle With the Fifth Column starring Flame and William Hoyt. Sacrifice To Ammon-Ra starring Yarko. Shorty Shortcake story. The Bridge Destroyer starring Patty O'Day. The Hamadryad Cult starring Dr. Fung and Sidhittha Jawnputri. Larry From Montana text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). Trouble In Chilihua starring Tex Maxon, the Phantom Rider, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). Showdown With Madam Klang starring Spark Stevens. Baseball To-Day starring Don Quixote. Captured By the Head--K-51 Spies At War starring The Head. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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