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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6

    an issue jampacked with great writers including Poul Anderson-N, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mac Reynolds, and James Blish.

    Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Ross Rocklynne, J. T. McIntosh, Dave Dryfoos, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and James Blish. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Earl Mayan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #6 GD 2.0

    Early published work by Philip K Dick

    7" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    May 1952. Cover by Allen Anderson. "War-Maid of Mars" by Poul Anderson. Other stories by J. T. McIntosh, Bryce Walton, Robert Moore Williams, Peter Phillips, Lloyd Palmer, Bolling Branham, and John McGreevey. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Kelly Freas. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61107703
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    Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) 29 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4417376008

    Starts Jun 24

    Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Attempted Return of Tricky Toledo starring Plastic Man and Tricky Toledo. The Tennessee Smugglers starring Plastic Man. Two untitled Plastic Man stories. Woozy Winks story. The Body In the Creek text story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61087762
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    Published Nov 1947 by Quality.

    Police Comics (1941) 72 GD/VG 3.0

    Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jun 24

    Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Spirit story, art by Lou Fine. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. The Autographed Slug starring Manhunter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60836429
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    Popular Detective (1934-1953 Beacon/Better) Pulp Vol. 37 #3 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6
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    Private Detective Stories (1937-1950 Trojan Publishing) Pulp Vol. 8 #5 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6
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    Rangers Comics (1941) 52 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4018522013

    Starts Jul 6

    Edited by Seymour S. Schneid and Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Marilyn Mercer, Jerry Grandenetti, Kurt Caesar, Enrico Bagnoli, George Evans and Giovanni Benvenuti. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. King of the Congo is caught between a corrupt trader and an ivory caravan; Firehair hates the handsome hunter who has fallen for her, but she must go after him when he's captured by outlaws; The Sky Rangers contend with a bandit gang led by Senor Scorpion. Cover (possibly by Ed Waldman) manages to contain both bondage and action-girl elements. Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; King of the Congo; Jan of the Jungle; Stampede - Part 1; Sky Rangers; I Confess. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57821195
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    Published Jul 1943 by Nedor.

    Real Life Comics (1941) 12 CGC 2.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Cover detached.

    Label #3732724001

    Starts Jul 6
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    Published Feb 1946 by Nedor.

    Real Life Comics (1941) 28 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Near full length spine split. Brittle.

    Starts Jun 24
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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 39 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4400765004

    Starts Jun 24

    Red Ryder, King of the Royal Mounted, Little Beaver, Kiyotee Kids, and Telecomics. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 70 CGC 4.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4400758010

    Starts Jul 22

    Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, and the Kiyotee Kids. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver's Prospect Hunch." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 74 CGC 4.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4400758011

    Starts Jul 29

    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 77 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4400758012

    Starts Aug 5

    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 83 CGC 8.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4400765006

    Starts Jul 6
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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 84 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4400758013

    Starts Jul 22
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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 90 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4400765005

    Starts Jul 6

    Photos from the Red Ryder Roundup. Red Rider story, pencils by John Hampton; Red and Little Beaver attempt to help Auntie Duchess with her wild cows. Red Rider story, pencils by John Hampton; Red Ryder plans on riding Cyclone, a wild horse. The West that lives Forever article by Fred Harman, art by Bill Lignante. Little Beaver story. The story of Little Turtle, Chief of the Miami tribe, art by Bill Lignante. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 97 CGC 5.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4400758014

    Starts Aug 5

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60854944
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    Rocket Comics (Canadian 1941-1946 Maple Leaf) Vol. 2 #3 CGC 4.5

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 4.5.

    Paper: Off white to white

    Canadian Edition

    Label #4197280005

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    Starts Jul 6

    Canadian series. July-August 1943. Cover by Bert Bushell. 7.5" x 10.25", 48 pages, B&W.

  • Item #60343355
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    Samson (1940 Fox) 1 CBCS 7.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    From the Oxford Collection.

    Label #21-26027AF-015

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    Stories by Toni Blum and Will Eisner. Art by Alex Blum, Louis Cazeneuve, Bob Powell and George Tuska. Cover by Ed Ashe. A strongman superhero from Fox Feature, descended from the Biblical Samson and sharing his weakness: having his hair cut. This issue includes reprints from Samson's early appearances in Fantastic Comics #1, 3, and Mystery Men Comics #2 and 6. A mysterious magnetic super-weapon is lifting ocean liners right out of the sea; Wing Turner is shot down while scouting for Nazi U-boats in the North Atlantic. Dynamic cover by Ed Ashe. The Coming of Samson; Wing Turner; Dragor; Samson and the Murder Ring; K-51 Spies At War. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57840789
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    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG/FN 5.0

    Minor edge chipping.

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1939. Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. This issue features "Under the White Star" by Edmond Hamilton. 7-in. x 10-in., 132 pages, Text) Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #61022217
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    Published Jan 1946 by DC.

    Sensation Comics (1942) 49 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Light tan to off white

    Label #0126423010

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery of Lake Iceberg starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter. Phooey to Love starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, art by Frank Harry. Tale of the Tattooed Eye starring Mr Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Declaration of Independence starring Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. Meet Piccolo Pete--Who's Who In Zooville. Tale of a Tomcat starring Wildcat; Stretch decides he can be a super-hero too and puts on a costume as the Tomcat, to no great avail. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60842847
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    Published Apr 1951 by DC.

    Sensation Comics (1942) 102 CBCS 5.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #0006921-AA-005

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    Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Queen of the South Seas starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Trevor is taken captive by a descendant of Helen of Troy. The Circus Queen Mystery starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Port of Missing Space Ships starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella. Love's Where the Heart Is--Romance, Inc., art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61014335
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    Sensation Mystery (1952) 110 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4348396009

    Starts Jul 6

    Formerly Sensation Comics. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Nightmare Island!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Test pilot Larry Mangrum pushes his plane through the speed barrier at 1500 miles-per-hour; He crash-lands in another dimension—An island populated by giant frog beings, where he meets two other missing pilots. Vengeance of the Invisible Men!, art by Murphy Anderson; Robert Marley comes into possession of magic glasses, which make him see the invisible "Trogs"; The trogs are causing deadly accidents all over the country and try to wipe out the human race. The Vampire Myth article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Horror in the Lake!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Peril has to fight a horde of evil and weird caterpillar monsters. He can outrun and finally outfox them by using explosives he finds in a shack. Beware the Black Cat!, art by Morris Waldinger; Account of superstitions about black cats. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61014342
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    Sensation Mystery (1952) 113 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4348396006

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. The End of Death, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Frank Giacoia; A criminal tries to convince Johnny Peril that he is being haunted by Death himself. The Sea Girl!, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs; Jim Spencer is marooned on an enchanted island; He lives in the company of an undine, a dryad and a sylph; Spencer falls in love with Celia, the mermaid. Lantern in the Rain!, script by Jack Miller, art by Irwin Hasen; Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train? The Man Who Sold His Soul article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; Account of a strange story happening in Lima, Peru, in 1715. Legacy of Horror!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; Ralph Edgerton inherits millions from a distant relative, but has to spend time in a haunted house. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60932671
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    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 41 #6 VG 4.0

    1" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 41, Issue 6 - May 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60776131
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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #1 GD+ 2.5

    Centerfold detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6
  • Item #61094687
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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #2 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4419918023

    Starts Jul 6
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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #3 GD 2.0

    Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6
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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #5 CGC 9.6 Edgar Church (Mile High)

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.6.

    Paper: White

    Edgar Church (Mile High)

    Label #4006147001

    Starts Jul 6
  • Item #61087715
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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 4 #3 GD 2.0

    Multiple pages detached but present. Oxidation.

    Starts Jun 24
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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 5 #9 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Jul 6
  • Item #61014387
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    Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) 8 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #1971631004

    Starts Jul 6

    Art by Robert Webb. Cover by Robert Webb. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. Sheena battles cannibals who have lured crocodiles into doing their dirty work; Traders see dollar signs when a scientist stumbles on an undiscovered tomb of the pharaohs; Sheena battles killer leopards and the cult that worships them. The Congo Colossus; Death Trap of the River Demons; Lair of the Leopard Goddess. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60800359
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    Published Oct 1955 by EC.

    Shock Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4378731006

    Starts Jul 6

    Painted cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Daniel Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring slice-of-life tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. This first issue focused on psychology-themed stories, similar to EC's 1955 comic Psychoanalysis. A key-swapping party for bored suburbanites results in a temporary split in Beth and Jim's marriage, and a trip to the psychiatrist. Teenage dope addict Peggy sees a psychiatrist after her life falls apart and she's jailed on multiple charges. A teen becomes a leather-jacked juvenile delinquent and murders a stranger with a switchblade, encompassing many of the fears of middle-class America of the 1950s. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Needle; Switch Party; The Jacket. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60953156
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    Single Series (1938) 9 CGC 7.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4363506001

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by John Hix. Stories and art by John Hix. United's anthology series presented a different comic-strip character in every issue. This issue features the Ripley's Believe It or Not-like comic strip Strange as It Seems by John Hix. Freaks of nature, whimsical facts, historical oddities, persons of unusual habits, hero pets, wonders of the animal kingdom, strange foods, medical trivia, and pure plainspoken hokum. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61106587
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    Slave Girl Comics (1949) 1 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4421226001

    Starts Jul 6

    Art by Howard Larsen. Cover by Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure in the ancient past featuring Malu, a princess taken captive as a slave girl, and her defender, the warrior Garth. Geoffry Garth and Sandy Worth encounter a mystic ring that gives them visions of past lives as an enslaved princess and a warrior; Malu and Garth are trapped in a hidden city; Malu is abducted by bandits. Malu, the Slave Girl; The Banquet of Thuz; The Curse of Ahmen Ra; Malu, the Slave Girl and the Bandits of Tal Azmut; The Slave Market of Manoch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60781437
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    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 7 CGC 4.5

    Sex change story

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4006900009

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 10 VG+ 4.5

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Reg Greenwood, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Ben Batsford, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Frank N. Ernest. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips plus an original superhero, Spark Man, whose identity was a secret even from the readers. Washington DC reporter hero Hap Hopper joins the Sparkler Comics cast. Hap enlists in the Army as WWII starts, but Hap's mother, who has a history with the camp's general, makes boot camp a humiliating experience. Also joining the Army is The Spark Man, who reveals his identity...to the readers, at least. And Danny Dingle and his father, who join a Latin American rebel army, whether they like it or not. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Frankie Doodle; Danny Dingle; El Bombo; Unbelievable - But True. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 59

    Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 59 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing. Interrupts art and story.

    Starts Jun 24

    Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan secures the radioactive jewel and restores the rightful queen to the Kavian throne, but is captured by the strange tree-women. Hap Hopper investigates after Senator Stormy Rivers suddenly withdraws from his re-election campaign. The ghost of Flame McGoon declares she will follow Li'l Abner until he declares his love for her. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again; Out Our Way; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 110 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Page missing. Interrupts art and story.

    Starts Jun 24

    Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. When a wave of cattle-rustling, highway robbery, and murder sweeps across California, the fearsome outlaw chief Juan Soto is believed to be behind it. Casey Ruggles sets out to track down the killer who is feared even by his own men. The Captain's quiet day of fishing is disrupted by the Kids and the sudden appearance of a submarine. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60343383
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    Special Edition Comics (1940) 1 CBCS 6.0

    1st book devoted entirely to Captain Marvel

    Paper: Cream to off white

    From The Oxford Collection.

    Label #21-26027AF-018

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    Special Edition Comics #1, published in 1940 by Fawcett Publications, was the only issue of the title. It appeared on the newsstands several months before Captain Marvel Adventures #1, and at the same time Whiz #8 was released. Note the costume of Captain Marvel shown on the cover. In this early version, he has a buckle on his sash with the initial M, does not have a buttoned shirt flap, and his arm bands are a bit different. Cover art by C. C. Beck. Untitled story, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy is stunned, like the rest of the crowd, when the challenger in the heavy weight boxing match knocks out the champion with one punch; Trying to get an interview, Billy learns the truth behind what happened and is captured by a giant ape who is actually Dr. Allirog, who works for Slaughter Slade. "The Haunted House," script by Bill Parker, pencils, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza (backgrounds); In 1890, a recluse millionaire, with his dying breath, informs his servant that no one is to enter this house after his death; Anyone doing so will fall under the dying man's curse that will follow them to their grave. "Gamblers of Death," script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; Risking death, Billy investigates a phantom gambling ring which uses men's lives as chips in a fantastic game of murder for money. "Sivana the Weather Wizard," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy seeks to learn why there has been ten times as much damage by tornado, earthquake, hail storms, and floods than the previous. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60727458
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    Published Nov 1944 by Nedor.

    Startling Comics (1940) 30 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4199677001

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story. The Fighting Yank story, pencils by Ken Battefield, inks by Everett Raymond Kinstler; The Fighting Yank fights Nazis dressed up as vultures in America. Snow Signal text story by Jackson Cole. Captain Future story. Outlaw Tracks text story by Tex Mumford. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Merit Badge text story by Henry Hale. The Oracle story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Sept 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by William Morrison, Louis Tucker, Owen Fox Jerome, and Frank Johnson. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 GD 2.0

    2" cumulative spine split.

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 16 CBCS 7.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #16-20F0EE8-041

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    Captain Comet in "The Ghost of Captain Comet!" (script by Edgar Ray Meritt); "The Secret of Easter Island!" (script by Edmond Hamilton), and "The Touch of Death" (script by Gardner F. Fox). Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Share With Others!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 32 CBCS 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #0006921-AA-001

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    Cover by Murphy Anderson. Stories by John Broome and Sid Gerson. Art by Murphy Anderson, Bernie Krigstein, Howard Sherman, Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella and Sy Barry. Here is the gateway to other worlds...weird wonders! Dr. Sarcon's brain-exchange experiment has succeeded! He's still Captain Comet, but his mind is imprisoned within the body of a gorilla in "The Challenge of Man-Ape the Mighty!" by John Broome, Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella. Also featuring: "The Atomic Invasion!" by Sid Gerson and Bernie Krigstein; "The Human Bullet!" by Sid Gerson and Howard Sherman; and "Probability Zero" by Sid Gerson, Frank Giacoia and Sy Barry. Plus: half-pager "Around the World in 96 Minutes"; untitled Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That 1-pager; 1-pager "Dizzy Whirl of Earth!" with art by Mort Drucker; and 2 pages of Spotlight on Science articles. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Strange Stories (1939-1941 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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    Strange Stories (1939-1941 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #1 GD 2.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. 4.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).

    Starts Jul 6
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    Street and Smith's Unknown (1939-1941 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 2 #4 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jul 6
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    Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 6 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4376011002

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Missing Finger Mystery, art by Carl Pfeufer; When Namor accidentally discovers the body of a dead lumber camp owner sealed up in a tree, it leads him to investigate operations at that camp, hoping to discover the identity of the murderer. Sub-Mariner Fights the Periscope Peril, art by Carl Pfeufer; The discovery of phony submarine periscopes floating about in the ocean worries the Sub-Mariner, because when this information becomes known, it may hurt morale aboard ships who aren't sure whether they are real or not. The Sea Serpent text story by Mickey Spillane. Promotional ad for the big battle between the Torch and Namor found in Human Torch Comics #8. Death Sees a Doctor starring The Angel, art by Al Gabriele. Promotional ad for Captain America Comics, as well as info on how to join his Sentinels of Liberty. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 26 CBCS 6.5 Married

    Married Pages

    Paper: Off white to white

    5th Wrap Married.

    Label #23-12E00A3-001

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    Cover art by Syd Shores. Murder Motor Mart starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, script and art by Bill Everett. Framed For Crime starring the Blonde Phantom, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Terror In the Lost Colony starring the Sub-Mariner and Namora, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Ken Bald. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.