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  • Item #60037455
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    • Label #3750769011

    Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Return of Mr. Macabre!, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy; Freddy trades places with a rich boy, who is sick of being rich and bored, only to discover that Mr. Macabre and Captain Nazi are wanting to kidnap him in order to get to his father's plans for a rocket bomber. The Terror of the Iceberg starring Bulletman, script by Otto Binder. Dr. Hour starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Murder Lays An Egg text story by Joseph J. Millard. The Thuggee Curse starring El Carim, art by Mark Schneider. Wanted Dead or Alive, art by Ralph Carlson; a released prisoner is out to get revenge on Buck Jones. The Golden Skeletons of Rio Sambu starring the Companions Three. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60541792
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    • Label #2112197002

    Cover art by Mac Raboy and Bob Rogers (backgrounds). The Ghost Town Mystery, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy and Bob Rogers (ghost town on the splash page); Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] battles Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]. The Girl Who Forgot Thursday! starring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. The Valley of Death! starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Hoodoo Hannigan: Ch. 5: Heaven of Darkness text story by Joe Millard. Chubby two-pager by Tom McNamara. Death Walks the Stage! starring Balbo, Boy Magician, Valdini, and Walsh, art by Bert Whitman. Bad Men Ahead, script by Otto Binder, art by Ralph Carlson; The sheriff has been shot by a badman, when Hopalong and his pal Mesquite ride into town. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60111545
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    • Label #2027195023

    Cover art by Mac Raboy. Liberty for the Chetniks, art by Mac Raboy; Captain Marvel, Jr. battles The Wizard. The Wizard of Murder starring Bulletman. Hoodoo Hannigan text story Joseph Millard. Meets The Mummy starring Minute Man. Death Rides The Falls; Balbo, Boy Magician vs. Satannus. Balbo's Own Magic Page activity page. Rides With Death In Thunder Pass, art by Ralph Carlson; The daughter of an old friend of Hopalong Cassidy is kidnapped by rustlers and left to die. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60097107
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    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Crowley Copy/ File Copy
    • Label #0083583014

    Cover by Al Carreno. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, August Froehlich and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman investigates when phony medium Brother Death causes his subjects to turn to murder. Posing as an archeologist, "international policeman" Radar joins forces with Dwina, a Hindu who is the first international policewoman, when German spies incite unrest among the Zulu nations colonized by the British. Nyoka, the Jungle Girl fears the curse of the Death Rug, but her father doesn't have time for such foolishness. Plus a full-page comics-format ad for Mary Marvel fashions for girls (dresses, not the costume). Radar: The Witch Doctor; Tumbleweed Jr.; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Mystery of Boo Pah Boo; Bulletman: Brother Death; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. XXV: Black Reunion; Captain Marvel, Jr.: His Wicked Ward. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60111552
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Pedigree: Pennsylvania
    • Date Stamp on 1st Page.
    • Label #0023850004

    The Unrelated Triplets starring Radar, art by Al Carreno. The Tattooed Man starring Bulletman, the Flying Detective, script by Otto Binder, art by Harry Anderson; Jim Barr is ordered to protect Tattoo Tony from harm by other criminals, unaware that he is actually the situation to recover some stolen loot. The Python Peril starring Nyoka, art by Jack Sparling. Hoodoo Hannigan: Ch. 27: Rats Must Die text story by Joseph J. Millard. Sivana's India Rubber Man starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by August Froehlich. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59983448
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Crowley Copy/File Copy.
    • Label #0083586003

    Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Captain Marvel, Jr. meets the Upside Downies, who walk on their hands and eat with their feet. "International policeman" Radar battles a rival "international police" organization in the African nation of Liberia. A luggage mix-up puts the Terrible Tiara in the bag of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl, but gangsters want it too. Radar: The World Gauleiters; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Adventure of the Terrible Tiara; Bulletman: The Animal Secret; Sam the Sheriff; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 31; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Upside Downies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60409733
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    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Crowley Copy.
    • Label #0083587017

    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Howard Boughner and Charlie Tomsey. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Nyoka has adventures in the jungles of Java, in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Radar the superspy tries to prevent a border skirmish from becoming an international incident. Capt. Marvel Jr. investigates a Blue Ribbon crime. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Blue Ribbon Crime; A Meaty Question; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: Java Adventure; Trader Tom; For the Master Mind; Bulletman Plays It Safe!; Judge Smudge; Luck Flies High; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Radar: The Border Incident; Whippersnappers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59983460
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Davis Crippen ("D" Copy). Includes COA from The Davis Crippen "D" Copy Collection.
    • Label #0745098013

    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Stan Kaye, Ken Champin, Bill Brady and Dick MacKay. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. When Uncle Safar needs a penicillin shipment that has crashed in the jungle, Nyoka braves cannibal territory to find it and bring it to him. Richard Richard, Private Dick (detective) stumbles on a 3-cent stamp scam, in whimsical spoof of private eye stories. "International policeman" Radar is assigned to protect a Salibian diplomat, unaware that he diplomat has already been kidnapped and replaced. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Captures the Red Terror!, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Black Shroud; Giggle Gags; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: Headhunters' Haven; Trader Tom; For the Master Mind; Bulletman: The Daffy Desperadoes; Tumbleweed Jr.; For the Master Mind; Hear Some Evil, See Some Evil; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Big Sale; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Missing Stamps; Radar: The Death-Dealing Playboy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60097110
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    • Pedigree: Crowley
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    • Label #0083588001

    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Bud Thompson and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Capt. Marvel Jr. follows a backwards-walking giant to the Land of Backwards, where everything is reversed, and doesn't know whether he's coming or going. Kidnappers think they can hide their hostages in the jungle and no one will be able to find them, but they don't know Nyoka. When a former vaudeville performing dog is trained for robbery, Bulletman's flying dog Bulletdog pounces into action. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Land of Backwards; High Strung; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: Ransom Double Cross; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Bulletman: Bulletdog Takes Over!; Tumbleweed Jr.; For the Master Mind; Giggle Gags; He Caught a Dictator Singlehanded; Whipper-Snappers; Radar: The Mission to Calcutta. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59983452
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Crowley Copy.
    • Label #0083588015

    Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Capt. Marvel Jr. tries to keep the biggest dog in the world from destroying everything in its path. Nyoka seeks a way to prevent a strange disease from destroying a rubber plantation. Western hero Hopalong Cassidy faces off against a sinister hypnotist. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Cover may be the work of longtime Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The World's Largest Dog; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: The Rubber Pox Plague; Bulletman: The Death Jump; Vacuum Bloobstutter's Bodacious Broadcast; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The True Friend; Kanvasback: Molar Mauler; Hopalong Cassidy: The Hypnotist's Spell. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59983446
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Davis Crippen ("D" Copy). Includes COA from The Davis Crippen "D" Copy Collection.
    • Label #0745099008

    Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Growing Giant, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Captain Marvel, Jr. vs. Sivana, Jr. Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie ad for Royal Crown Cola with John Wayne. Tames a Tornado starring Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll ad, art by C. C. Beck. The Deadly Revenge starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl, art by Bernie Krigstein. Raw Courage starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. The Poison Dart Murder Case! starring Bulletman. Bloobstutter's Choo-Choo Chance text story by Rod Reed. The Missing Accomplice!, art by Maxwell Elkan; Twin River Opera House is robbed, but one of the men is caught. He is later set free when given the name of his accomplice; This is a ruse made by Hopalong to get them both. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60111550
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    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bill Ward, Frank Bolle, Max Elkan, Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention captures Capt. Marvel Jr. in an impenetrable bubble, in a story (and cover) with art by longtime Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Nyoka faces a new menace in the jungle, in an story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. When a dog is committing robberies, Bulletdog tries to convince Bulletman and Bulletgirl that a blind beggar's seeing-eye dog is involved (!), in a story by Shazam co-creator Otto Binder and Torchy artist Bill Ward. Captain Marvel, Jr. Gets Bottled Up; For the Master Mind; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: The Savage Custom; Bulletman: Blind Man's Bluff; Vacuum Bloobstutter's Hole Holiday; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Shopworn; Kanvasback: History Making Reply; Hopalong Cassidy: Beyond the Law. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60111544
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    • Pedigree: Crowley
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    • Label #0083590006

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Howard Boughner, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr. Capt. Marvel Jr. runs afoul of a prankster whose jokes are deadly serious. Jungle queen Nyoka gets caught up in the search for onyx statues and must evade a deadly tar pit. After a cyclone destroys City Hall, Western hero Tom Mix helps lead the effort to rebuild, but a crooked contractor plans to swindle the town with shoddy materials and pocket the difference. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring the original Captain Marvel (Shazam), Captain Marvel, Jr., and Mary Marvel. Capt. Marvel Jr.: Deathly Humor!; Muscle Hedd Hasn't a License!; Nyoka: The Mystery of the Jungle Tar Pit; Dizzy Daisy; Vacuum Bloobstutter in the Lion's Den; Tom Mix: Concrete Death; Bunkhouse Baraby. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59826618
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    • Paper: Off white
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    • Label #0083590016

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Ward, Howard Boughner, Henry Kiefer, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. Sivana Jr. enlists circus performer Rubberface, who can look like anyone, to impersonate Capt. Marvel Jr. and cause trouble for his enemy. On the legendary Big Rock Candy Mountain, Mother Mirth uses a magic wand to create a homeless children's paradise, but criminals want the wand for themselves. Capt. Marvel Jr. and His Worthiest Opponent; Mary Marvel and the Big Rock Candy Mountain!; Dizzy Daisy Gets Her Exercise!; Nyoka the Jungle Girl and The Path of Doom; Ozzie and Babs and The Poisonality Boy!; Tom Mix and the Twin Oaks Mystery! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60360343
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    • Label #1256342006

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Ward, Henry Kiefer, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. The devil restores youth to an aging criminal for 12 hours, so he can commit one last job. Everyman "Joe Blow" faces life's little foibles. Western hero Tom Mix knows that Pop Meeks knows who robbed the Dobie general store, but Pop doesn't dare tell who it was. Also featuring vintage ads for Tootsie Roll, " Falling Timber," (by Bill Schreiber) and Ringling Brothers Circus Dog Training (!). Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Devil's Doom; Joe Blow: The Big Blow; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Tomb of Wrath; Ozzie: Musical Madness; Vacuum Bloobstutter: The Ringer; Tom Mix: The Unsuspected. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59278017
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    • Label #4275981016
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    Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Panther Man's Trap, art by Bill Ward; Captain Marvel, Jr. vs. The Panther Man. In the Big Time text story by John C. Adler. The Dancing Statues starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Horse Holiday starring Ozzie. The Strong Box Mystery, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan; Tom Mix is called in by Matt Collinge to get to the bottom of how gold dust keeps getting stolen right under their noses while being transported to the essayers office; When Tom arrives he finds a posse, led by Zeke Ezzard, about to hang on Lewis, the driver of the stagecoach taking the gold dust to the essayer's office; Tom stops the hanging and sets about finding out how the gold dust is stolen and who is stealing it. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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