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  • Item #58896948
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    Published May 1956 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Aurora
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Aurora.
    • Label #0759368010

    Cover art by Bill Ely. The Detective of Tomorrow, art by Ralph Mayo. The Man Who Made Heroes, art by Bernard Baily. You Be the Detective, art by Ed Robbins. The Case of the Counterfeit Cigarettes, art by Mort Drucker. The Hard Luck Badge, art by Bill Ely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58644657
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Tape on interior cover.
    • Label #2038965012
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Secret of the Mystic Ring," script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Robert Q. Sale; 300 years ago a poor man is denied marrying his lover by her wealthy father; The poor man saves a fellow from a quicksand pool and gets a mystic ring as a reward. "The Long Way Home," script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bob Forgione; Atlanteans pull a switch on a gag TV show host who sets up an episode to fool contestants into believing they are taking a deep sea diving bell to the ocean floor. "Odd Skills" text story, art by Bob Powell. "A Penny for Your Dreams!", pencils by Ed Winiarski; A man who enjoys daydreaming while he rides to work on the subway tries a new machine which has the power to briefly turn dreams into reality; He wishes he was a big shot and fires two hundred men simply because he has the power to do so. "The Missing Man!"; This story postulates that UFOs were the exploratory experiment of a Martian who withdraws them and gives up his all-consuming work in order to marry his long-neglected sweetheart. "Down to Earth," art by Bob Powell. "Someone Is Calling," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernie Krigstein; A reporter ends up rescuing several people in trouble when messages come over the teletype, but never seems to rescue the senders of the distress signal. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60360320
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    • Label #4195641004

    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Night Visitor, art by Steve Ditko; A man investigates a flying saucer and bumps his head inside; When he comes to, he finds that he can't interest anyone in authority about the various flying saucers he sees, and he learns that while he was unconscious he was transported to Jupiter. The World Beneath the Sea, art by Al Williamson; A skin diver finds a race of people living beneath the sea. Journey of No Return, art by Bob McCarty; An attendant of a carnival is surprised to learn that the Ferris wheel is a method for returning alien visitors back to their homes. The Derelict in Space, art by Ed Winiarski; Space explorers find a deserted satellite in space with a diary entry about aliens offering to take the crew away to paradise. The Comic text story. And Never Come Back, art by George Roussos. Man Against the Moon, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #57614067
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • From the top-rated Katy Keene CGC registry set.
    • Label #3850047001
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  • Item #60184265
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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Trouble on the River, art by Ralph Mayo; Gerry and Rocky set off downriver towards Santaro floating some hardwood logs; On their way Lassie helps save the passengers of a riverboat from a flood. Message from the Sky, art by Ralph Mayo; Rocky intercepts a carrier pigeon with a message for Cupac, an Indian renegade who raids villages for slaves for his hidden rubber plantation. Blaze of Glory text story. Untitled Reina the Black Jaguar story, art by Ralph Mayo. King of the Amazon, art by Ralph Mayo; Lassie and her friends go to Rosario where a fiesta is to be held to raise money for a hospital. Ad for Tom and Jerry Comics #142. Facts about the St. Bernard. Br'er Rabbit ad for Scotch cellophane tape. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59985643
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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Lost World!, art by Bob Forgione. Reach For the Stars!, art by Joe Maneely. As the Crowd Roars, art by Bob Powell. Address Unknown, art by Bob Bean; An inventor creates a machine to convert rocks into diamonds but kicks it when it doesn't work and turns to panhandling; The kick starts the machine up and it makes his old landlady very rich, but she cannot locate him. The Town That Wasn't text story. One Man's Leprechaun, art by Mort Drucker; A simple man who wants to be mayor helps a Leprechaun in the forest by letting him out of a cave. The Leprechaun gives him magic seeds and magic paint to revitalize the town, but when he asks the ungrateful townsfolk to be made mayor they scoff at him just as much as before when the town was rundown, so he goes back into the forest and takes the Leprechaun with him back into the cave. The Secret Land, art by Bob McCarty. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #52314200
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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #1270264002

    Vol. 5 #11 - May 1956. Cover of Jane Russell. Inside front cover of Irish McCalla. Men's magazine with articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #58758033
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    • Label #0317286006
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    "The Man Who Could Do Anything" (art by Dick Ayers), "The Magic Mixture," "It Happened At Night" (art by John Forte), "Just One More Chance," "The One They Left Behind," "The Eager Stranger" (art by Bill Benulis), and a two-page text story, "Patent Pending." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60543658
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3748741024

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Loneliest Boy in Town starring Superboy, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Freddy Parker is ashamed of his father because he's just a doorman. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Lana Lang's Secret Identity, script by Jerry Coleman, art by John Sikela; When Lana wins a contest and tries to remain anonymous, Clark turns the tables on her and tries to prove she is Miss Glow. Shooting the Stars text article by Jack Miller [as James MacKay]. Metallo of Krypton, script by Jerry Coleman, art by John Sikela; Superboy is trapped on an asteroid by kryptonite dust and discovers a robot there that was built on Krypton. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60257466
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0345782014
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    Cover by Frank Giacoia. "Wonder Woman Meets Robin Hood," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Paula sends Wonder Woman back to the time of Robin Hood. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Secret of the Amazon Ring," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman explains to Steve that she wears an invisible magic ring which will only appear when there's no crime and injustice. Ups and Downs of the Umbrella article. "The Silent SOS," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman has laryngitis and so can't summon her robot plane. Gems of Destiny article; Jade, Sapphire, Chalcedony, Amethyst. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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