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Comic books May 1957, graded by CGC

  • Item #58260766
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4177669023
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    Featuring: "The House of Human Cards" drawn by Jim Mooney; "The Amazing Visions of Abel Innes" drawn by Mort Meskin and George Roussos; "House Haunters, Inc." drawn by Bernard Baily; "Master of the Unknown" drawn by Jack Kirby. Also, a gag tale by Henry Boltinoff. Cover by Ruben Moreira. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #46590547
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    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Label #1135266013
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    Cover by Carl Burgos. "The Middle of the Night," art by John Forte; A watch repairman gets a watch from a mysterious stranger and when he fixes it, he finds that he can go backwards and forwards in time by moving the hands. "Voodoo," art by Robert Q. Sale; Two detectives with different attitudes toward voodoo track down a blackmailer. "Immortal Horses" text story, art by Gene Colan. "The Red Doom," art by Bernard Baily; When a man attempts to steal the world's largest ruby from an Indian temple, he finds himself mysteriously imprisoned under glass. "The Desert Rat," art by Bernie Krigstein; An aging strongman drinks a potion that will forever keep him a "man of iron"...literally. "The Betrayer," art by Manny Stallman; A Communist terrorist is burned to death by the statue of liberty's torch when he tries to place a bomb there. "Nightmare," art by Angelo Torres; When three people in a town commit criminal or uncompassionate acts, they perceive the entire town floating off into space, until they repent of their actions. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60648527
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    My Greatest Adventure (1955) 15 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4370886016

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    "I Hunted the World's Wildest Animals," "I Found the City Under the Sea" (pencils by Jack Kirby), and "I Was Tried By the Jury of Villains" (art by Ruben Moreira). Moreira cover? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #45447929
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    • Edgar Church (Mile High).
    • Label #0072046006
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    Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Three-Gun Treachery starring Roy Rogers, art by Nat Edson; Roy catches the robber of a stagecoach, but $30.000 is missing. Golden Ambush text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Nicholas Firfires; how the dishpan saved the life of Charley in a hailstorm. The Roundup starring Trigger, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Nat Edson; wild horses stampede into the roundup. The Indian Saddle fact page. View-Master ad with Donald Duck. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #57862462
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    Published May 1957 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #2106684003

    Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. "Mud Mud Mud!", script and art by Sheldon Mayer; The mothers decide to separate Sugar and Spike so they will learn to talk, but the only word they end up learning is "bang!" Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Magic Book," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Peg and Barbara consult a child psychology book to figure out the kids' behavior. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "First Haircut," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Spike goes to the barber for the first time, which doesn't go very well. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls page by Sheldon Mayer. "The Don't-Touch Thing," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Sugar learns why she is not supposed to touch the radiator. "Three-Wheel Driver," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Spike's dad buys toy steering wheels for Spike and Sugar and takes them for a drive, which ends up getting him stopped twice by the police. Sheldon Mayer describes how he came up with the idea for the series in the letters pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60696120
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    Published May 1957 by DC.

    Superman (1939 1st Series) 113 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4376221007

    Starts May 6

    1st full-issue (3-part) Superman story. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Superman of the Past (Part 1), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After disposing of a Kryptonite meteor, Superman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up. The Secret of the Towers (Part 2), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. DC Slogan contest winners. Hy Wire humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Superman of the Present (Part 3). A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.