Comic books January 1953

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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.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Woman Who Wasn't, art by Tony DiPreta; In a wealthy land beneath Greece, descendants of Medusa deal with thieves by incorporating them into their snake-heads. The Lion's Mouth; A lion-tamer hates his wife and so he trains the lion that he puts his head in to hate her too. The Thing in the Cave. He Kept Him in Stitches, script by Stan Lee; A surgeon gets the chance to operate on a Communist overlord and leaves his scalpel inside of him near his heart so that when he recovers enough in two days to move, he will die. Jaws of Death, art by Cal Massey; When a bank-robber's partner runs out on him and leaves him behind for the police, his ghost fools the sap with false promises of stolen money hidden in the alligator pit into getting devoured. The Tarantula!, pencils by Hy Rosen; A village is victimized by vampire tarantulas. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. 50 Cowboys & Indians; 41 Circus Toys ad. Tale of Terror, art by Lin Streeter; Satan himself sells a story to a comic book editor and demons threaten the creative staff until the printing plates are destroyed, and the demons along with them. Behind The Door! text story. Apollo's Fatal Gloves, pencils by Al Camy, inks by George Wilhelms; Glen Sanders finds a pair of magic gloves but they are stolen by someone who uses them to murder, until Apollo creates a second pair so Glen can defeat the murderer. House ad for Skeleton Hand comic. The Ghostly Flag-Raising--Uncanny Mysteries. The Hungry Horde, art by Jon Blummer; After a theft of a large amount of blood plasma, Mark and Martha are called to investigate; They discover the Master Vampire using the plasma to create an army but destroy the army and the Master. The Skeleton's Secret!, pencils by Charles Nicholas. The Evil Eye, art by King Ward. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $28.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - January, 1953. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Water damage.

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Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans 2" Spine split from top of book. Foxing. Soiling. Water spotting. Weak bindery glue.

Volume 27, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Science fiction stories by Mallory Storm, Charles Creighton, E.K. Jarvis, and Rog Phillips. Illustrations by Tom Beecham, John Fay, and William Slade. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 6.75" x 9.75", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky. "The Different Vampire," pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A vampire destroys one of his own coven when he uncovers his secret that he prefers vampire blood to human blood. "Horror Hill" text story. "The Worm That Turned," art by Ed Winiarski. "The Manhunter!", art by Vic Carrabotta. "The Man Who Went To Far!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "Gorilla!", script by Carl Wessler. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Fine $42.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

January, 1953 - Volume 9, Issue #1.

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Jan 1953. Volume 50, Issue 5 - 1st printing. Cover by Pawelka. Science fiction stories by Poul Anderson, E.B. Cole, Julian Chain, Lee Cahn, and Steve Benedict. Illustrations by Edd Cartier, Orban, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on nuclear power. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Doug Wildey. Stories and art by Howard Larsen and others. Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. "Security patrolman" Frank must prevent escaped Nazi war criminals from detonating an atomic bomb in Washington. Captain Buck Vinson and his team lead an atomic-rocket assault on the Soviet "iceberg forts" of the frozen North Atlantic. Modern-day Marines Dawes and Gannon are fighting the Civil War all over again. Impressively detailed cover by Doug Wildey. X-40s Defy the Frozen Army; Pickett Rides Again; Peril on the Potomac; Lighter Side; Replacement. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The war comic formerly called Attack updates itself for the nuclear era. Stories of horrific atomic warfare include Tomorrows War, Operation Paratrooper and the ironically titled The Situation Is Well in Hand. Stories and art by Harry Harrison, Vic Carrabotta and Vince Napoli. Cover by Napoli. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Volume 1 No. 1. Cover by Leo Manso. Science Fiction and Fantasy stories by Alfred Coppel, Irving Cox, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Bryce Walton, John Christopher, E. Everett Evans, Milton Lesser, Charles L. Harness, Glen Malin, John Jakes, Frank Owen, and Theodore R. Cogswell. Illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, Gerald McCann, and Mort Lawrence. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; b&w text with spot illustrations; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Dr. Gueux's Nightmare Monsters, pencils by Louis Zansky; Dr. Gueux wants to rule the world with the help of monsters dreamt up by a mystery writer in his nightmares. Greed's Grisly Treasure; Adventurer runs an errand for the devil; He fights ghosts in a spooky tavern to get his hands on a pirate treasure. Role of the Footlight Werewolf, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Paul Gattuso; Ambitious actor goes method acting to portray a werewolf onstage; He joins a band of werewolves, supplies them with victims and learns their behavior and rites. Black Horror of Druid's Glen, pencils by Charles Nicholas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and Pete Costanza. Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. A young soldier faces a trial by fire on the front lines in Korea. Sgt. Cragg gives his platoon a pep talk that they'll never forget. A sailor terrified of battle earns the nickname "Landlubber," and only an act of heroism can redeem him. Youll Never Be Twenty!; As You Were!; Decoy; Platoon Forward!; Landlubber! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 6 - January, 1953. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Issue features pictorial of Bettie Page at a carnival. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bernard Bailey. Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A police detective encounters a magical clock that sends people to Hell when it strikes thirteen. Traveling the polar wastes, two explorers are trapped in an igloo for months, and one of them is slowly going insane... or is it both? Gangsters force a Romani witch to use her powers to bring a ganglord back from the dead. The Horrors of the 13th Stroke; The Lonely One!; The Ghoul at Eldritch Manor!; Gray Matter; Return of the Dead! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Alden McWilliams, Manny Stallman, George Roussos, Bob McCarty, Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 20 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #2 in indicia. A circus strongman is haunted to madness by the sound of his victim's footsteps. A man faces grim torture, but his torturer gets his comeuppance. Pilots who fly too fast find themselves growing younger. Birth After Death; Hatchet Man; Pied Piper of Flame; Ruby Riddle; The Patter of Little Feet!; Oddities in Miniature - The Strangest Stories Ever Told!; The Malay Boot!; Paid in Full; Crash Report. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $44.00 View scans Oxidation.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Terror of the Crimson Hoods" by Bill Woolfolk and Reed Crandall; "Devil's Squadron!"; and "Vampire Men of Kunwalo!" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "Man-Killer"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 96, Number 3 - January 1953, 8.25" x 11", 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard 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. Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen start a new scam by impersonating a dating service. The Rocketeers return to Earth from Pluto, but on the way Simpy discovers a Soviet space-station and sets out to investigate. Smugglers come up with the unique idea of concealing gems inside a live tiger. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Sniffer's Love or Money; Rocky X: Courage in a Sea of Fear; Jest For Laffs; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Believes in Signs; Two Hands in a Tiger's Mouth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book adventures of the famous Warner Bros. cartoon character Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny in "Football Luck," "Simple Si, the Private Eye," and an untitled story. Issue also has one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Aviation adventure over Korea, featuring a hero using the first generation of jet technology. Captain Jet must find out how enemy fighters are staging raids far past where their available fuel should end. Captain Jet is assigned to take out miniature enemy submarines known as "sharks." A rescue helicopter saves Captain Jet after he is shot down over the ocean, at a time when helicopters were still a new technology. Sky Slaughter; Shark Killer; Secret Weapon; Crash Dive; Flying Skeletons. Final issue under this title; confusingly, numbering continues with Fantastic Fears (1953) #1, which was also listed as issue #7; there was no issue #6. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Hand of Horror" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel Fights the Mongol Blood-Drinkers" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (the Scarlet Vampire appearance); and "Captain Marvel Battles Viking Villainy" with story by Otto Binder (Dexter Knox appearance). Plus: Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb tale "The Well-Dressed Dope!"; Captain Kid in "The New Suit"; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Space Salvage" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Mort Lawrence, Gene Fawcette and Vince Alascia. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of adventure and espionage from the Cold War featuring ace pilot Steve Savage. Savage volunteers to take on a highly-armored experimental Soviet jet; Steve appears to enemies as the pilot of a ghost-plane after his jet is apparently shot down. Red Mystery Jet; Death at Bunker Hill; The Search; The Ghost Ship. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $250.00 View scans 3" Cumulative spline split. Water spotting.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,495.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case File Copy. Label #0009636007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Al Avison, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Abe Simon and Moe Marcus. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Scientists create a ravenous bacteria and realize they can control its actions. Archaeologists encounter deadly ants and living mummies in a pyramid. A doctor learns how to read the minds of others, but the first person he tries it on turns out to be a murderous lunatic. Nightmare of Doom; Vengeful Corpse; The Place!; The Living Mummies; True Tales Of The Tomb; Mind Over Matter; Web of Doom! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men Against the Sea, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 104, with 1/53 date). Story continued from CI #100 "Mutiny on the Bounty". Following the mutiny, Captain Bligh and eighteen members of his crew are set adrift in an open boat. Unprotected against fierce storms, unarmed against attacks by savage natives and facing slow starvation, the men embarked on an amazing voyage of breathtaking adventures across thousands of miles of treacherous sea. Second part of the Bounty trilogy, last part continues in CI#109 "Pitcairn's Island". Cover price $0.15.

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Men Against the Sea, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 114). Story continued from CI #100 "Mutiny on the Bounty". Following the mutiny, Captain Bligh and eighteen members of his crew are set adrift in an open boat. Unprotected against fierce storms, unarmed against attacks by savage natives and facing slow starvation, the men embarked on an amazing voyage of breathtaking adventures across thousands of miles of treacherous sea. Second part of the Bounty trilogy, last part continues in CI#109 "Pitcairn's Island". Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $3.80 Water damage. Writing (interior and exterior). Staple rust.

Nancy and Sluggo Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $239.95 or Best Offer View scan Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR 1.0 $129.95 or Best Offer View scan Mold. Heavy interior tearing, tape on interior pages (one page torn in half). Staple rust/migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $89.00 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split (partially taped), heavy soiling to interior. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Art Gates and others. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Marianne falls for handsome artist Owen when he rents a room in her family's Victorian-era boarding house. A fortune teller gets blindsided by love, but she also doesn't see the heartache coming. Rebellious Florence is torn between bad-boy Mark and lawyer Louis, and gets arrested for being a "good-time girl." Also featuring a vintage ad for "50 Combat Action Plastic Toys." Halfway Up the Landing; He Kissed and Told!; My Fateful Love; My Day-Dream of Love; I Rebelled Against Convention. Followed by Confessions of Love (1953 Star Publications) #4, confusingly enough. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Art Capello, Frank Frollo, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Mr. and Mrs. Chase are aided by teen gang "The Cobras" (who ride around in an Archie-like jalopy) while investigating a narcotics ring and a mad millionaire who keeps live alligators in his weird mansion. Not your typical crime-comics story. A small-time hood named Lippy still knows enough to bring down a major organized-crime syndicate. A detective flies out to Skull Lake to investigate killings that seem to be the work of a lake monster. Crime Clues: A Simple Case of Murder!; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: The Cobras; Rub-Out!; Plainly Poison; The Demon of Skull Lake; Radio Patrol: Case of the Bottled Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey and Vince Colletta. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Ski instructor Betty falls for Gary, who performs with real-life musician Ray Anthony. But they are separated by complications only a dangerous ski exhibition can resolve, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Mark marries Austrian immigrant Margo so she can get a green card, but is crushed to learn she's really engaged to another man. The romance between Ann and Bart leads to tragedy when he gets her to join a Communist agitator group, in a classic "Red Scare" story of the Cold War era. Plus a profile and photo of Hollywood legend Stewart Granger. Cover features a photo of Ray Anthony. No Other Love!; I Sold My Heart; Stewart Granger: Swashbuckler; Backyard Battleground; Mother Isn't Always Right. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $140.00 View scans 2" cumulative spine split. Writing and tearing on interior pages.

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212 page super giant comic. Contains 54-page movie adaptation & other Peter Pan stories; plus Donald and Mickey stories with Peter Pan; A 32-page retelling of "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold" with yellow beak, called "Captain Hook & The Buried Treasure". 212 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $169.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete, but brittle in places. Severe water damage, paper deterioration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin battle the Exterminator in "The Man with a License to Kill!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Platinum Raiders" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Specter of Robotman"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Gun that Couldn't Miss!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "Newest Crime Detector" by Jack Miller. And: 1-page public service announcement "Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $10.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $25.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 15, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Cover by Frank Novarro. Stories include "The House That Hate Built" by Peter Dakin, "A Case For Mephisto" by Frank McGiven, "The Gods of Madness" by Chester S. Geier, and "The Rim of Faith" by E. K. Jarvis. Illustrated by Ed Emsler, Dave Stone, Dick Francis, and Frank Novarro. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white 4 1/2" Spine split from base of book.

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Jan 1953. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, L. Sprague de Camp, Thomas L. McClary, Richard Matheson, Frank M. Robinson, and Alfred Coppel. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Final issue of the series. "The Music Makers of Aldebaran," "The Ace of Space," "The Asteroid God," and "Doom in the Depths." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. Buzzy's flapjacks are too hard to be breakfast, but they make great pistol targets. Bobby Bantam's nephew Beep wants to go to the ball game, but Bobby doesn't have enough money for both of them to go. Kenny Kangaroo must improvise when his coal shovel is too wide to fit through the furnace doors. Bobby Bantam: Take Me Out to the Brawl Game!; Horse Sense; Buzzy Bee; Kenny Kangaroo; Champ the Chump of Chimps: I Know Best!; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: Mailman Stay 'Way from My Door; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Magic Lamp. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer, Joe Oriolo and A. W. Nugent. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix's latest job is with a moving company. Felix goes deep-sea fishing. Oliver gets money for doing chores. Penny Wise; Sea Slick; Oliver's Twist; Flub: Inky; Joe Blow; Play Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,700.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4331414003

Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. By this point, Fight Against Crime was edging away from crime stories to EC-style horror, as these stories demonstrate. Rival ganglords Mike and Toots feud over Mike's casino, but Toots makes a fatal error when he has Mike's gal Robin killed. Murderous thug George marries a wealthy widow and then has her declared insane, but fate has an ironic twist in mind. Stage magician Draco knows his wife and assistant are having an affair and planning his murder, so he arranges a gruesome revenge involving the old sawing-a-lady-in-half trick. Gangwar!; The Case of the Crazy Killer; The Striped Noose; The Corpse That Came Back!; Black Magic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $53.00 View scan 1.5" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bill Walton and others. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Korean War was at its peak. A soldier learns the truth about a battlefield legend. A unit's last chance for survival comes down to one hand grenade. An ordinary GI Joe learns what it takes to be called a hero. The Bullet; One Grenade!; Wake Island; Hero?; On Your Guard; Torpedo!; Roaring Ridge! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Walt Disney's PETER PAN and CAPTAIN HOOK, No. 446." Cover art by Bob Grant. Treasure Hunt, art by Bob Grant; Peter Pan is given a treasure map to the Mermaid Queen's treasure; Captain Hook tries to get the map from Peter but only gets half after he accidentally cuts it in half; Tinker Bell tries to find the map on Hook's ship, but is captured and held for ransom; After fooling Hook with a fake map, Peter gets both halves of the map and takes Wendy and Peter and the Lost Boys with him on a boat to find the treasure at Skull Rock; Hook and his crew follow him and there's a battle over the treasure. Adaptation of the 1952 Walt Disney animated motion picture "Peter Pan." Captain Hook and Peter Pan Cutouts activity page, art by Bob Grant. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $485.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4182481001

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $125.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split (taped). Oxidation.

Giant Xmas Issue. L. B. Cole cover. Santa Claus appears in the Neddy Bear story. Cute double-page spread "Merry Christmas from All Your Frisky Fables Friends!" "The Soul of a Shoe" with art by Dave Endlar is by far the stranges story in this issue devoted to various funny animals. Cover price $0.25.