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Crossed Movie Teaser Trailer: First Look at Garth Ennis Saga on Film
Posted in: Movies | Tagged: crossed, garth ennis, jacen burrows Article Summary The Crossed movie teaser trailer offers a first look at Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows’ brutal comic on film. The Crossed film is directed by Rob Jabbaz, with Ennis scripting and Devin Druid and Ash Santos leading the cast. The Crossed teaser highlights key comic characters including Face, and Stump alongside survivor Stan and Cindy.
Lightning's Cover-Only Debut in Jumbo Comics #14, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: bob powell, fiction house Article Summary Jumbo Comics #14 features Lightning’s first appearance on a Bob Powell cover, despite no Lightning story inside. Fiction House was still shaping Jumbo Comics in 1940, shifting from humor and strips toward superhero adventure. Lightning debuts in-story in Jumbo Comics #15 as inventor Fred Larkin, with flight, strength, and electric powers.
Jack Binder Covers Bulletman, Nickel Comics #3 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Bill Parker, Fawcett Publications Created by Fawcett Publications editor/writer Bill Parker and artist Ed Smalle, Bulletman debuted in the launch of the series Nickel Comics (cover-dated May 1940). The character Jim Barr was the son of a police officer killed on the job, who wanted nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps. But he found he was "too short… too skinny…" and had bad marksmanship.
Maurice Whitman's Haunting Ghost Comics #1 Cover, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: fiction house, maurice whitman Article Summary Maurice Whitman gave Ghost Comics #1 its unforgettable identity, launching Fiction House's supernatural title in 1951. Ghost Comics #1 grew from eerie stories first seen in Jumbo Comics and Wings Comics during 1944-1946. Maurice Whitman's 1950-1954 Fiction House covers mark a peak period, making this debut a key late Golden Age issue.
New York City's Water Crisis and Whirlwind Comics #3, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Frank Z. Temerson Article Summary Whirlwind Comics #3 turns New York’s 1939-40 water crisis into a timely Smash Dawson plot at Croton Dam. The Magic Mandarin’s plan to drain city reservoirs reflects real drought fears widely reported across New York in 1940. Published by Frank Z. Temerson’s Nita Publishing, Whirlwind Comics ended with issue #3 after a brief three-issue run.
Rio Fights Against a Rigged Election in Fight Comics #50, at Auction
Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Joe Doolin, Lily Renée, Matt Baker Article Summary Fight Comics #50 sends Señorita Rio into El Greco to stop Nazi agents from rigging an election and holding a president captive. Lily Renée's Rio story in Fight Comics #50 extends her postwar battles against German conspirators in South America. The issue echoes the 1946 Blue Book on Argentina, with Juan Esteban serving as a clear stand-in for Juan Perón.
Alex Schomburg's Moon Radar Cover, The Black Terror #15 at Auction
Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Alex Schomburg, Ned Pines Article Summary Alex Schomburg’s Black Terror #15 cover echoes Project Diana, the 1946 U.S. Army radar contact with the Moon. The Schomburg cover reflects fast-moving postwar science news, not a scene drawn from a Black Terror interior story. The issue turns wartime technology into crime fiction, with Letholene gas and a stolen German superweapon driving the plots.
Beyond Alex Schomburg's Cover in Fighting Yank #23, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Alex Schomburg, Ned Pines Article Summary Fighting Yank #23 pairs a classic Alex Schomburg cover with an overlooked interior history link to editor Charles S. Strong. Strong's text story "The Whale Hunters" draws on his Arctic travels, adding unusual real-world texture to Fighting Yank #23. The issue's lead Fighting Yank tale sends Bruce Carter into a northern rescue with Wolf, Julia Storm, and a deadly blizzard.
Beyond Alex Schomburg's Cover in Fighting Yank #23, at Auction
Now These are the Rolexes that make a Submariner look positively ordinary Think Rolex and you probably picture a Submariner, GMT-Master or Daytona. But over its history, The Crown has made some considerably stranger things. Proof comes from the collection of Rome-based Rolex scholar Pucci Papaleo. He has …
Sheena and Pigeon Spies, Highest Graded Sheena #2 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Dan Zolnerowich, fiction house Article Summary Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #2 pits Sheena against Nazi pigeon spies in the wartime jungle thriller "Swastika Plague." Bob Webb crafts a sharp mix of jungle adventure and WWII intrigue, from captured agents to secret enemy outposts. Leopard cults, vampire vultures, and ivory hunters make Sheena #2 a vivid early Fiction House showcase.
The Real Crime Castle in Murder Incorporated #5, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Fox Feature Syndicate Article Summary Murder Incorporated #5 turns bootlegger Carl Rettich's real Rhode Island Crime Castle into a lurid Fox true-crime feature. The issue ties the Fall River mail robbery to secret rooms, hidden weapons, false plates, and a widening criminal web. The Murder Incorporated story reworks the Danny Walsh case, adding a cement-foot drowning that heightens its grim drama.
Señorita Rio Faces Germany's Werewolf, Fight Comics 41, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: fiction house, Joe Doolin, Lily Renée Article Summary Fight Comics #41 sends Señorita Rio into a postwar spy thriller as Nazi Werewolf agents pursue a fourth Reich. Lily Renée draws Rio against a Nazi underground plot built around counterfeit banknotes and hidden serial-number codes. The December 1945 Señorita Rio story reflects Operation Werewolf, blending recent headlines with Fiction House espionage.
Gil Kane's Gangland Air Raid in Murder Incorporated #1, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Fox Feature Syndicate, gil kane, John Forte Article Summary Murder Incorporated #1 features with Gil Kane’s Charlie Birger story, drawing on a real 1926 airplane raid on Shady Rest. The Murder Incorporated feature tracks Birger’s gang war, including the forged message tied to Mayor Joe Adams’s murder. The issue’s true-crime stories mix fact and fiction, with Birger’s execution date altered and names changed elsewhere.
Gardner Fox's Maid in the Morgue in Manhunt #6, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: gardner fox, Magazine Enterprises, ogden whitney In an era when comic book covers sometimes had little connection to the issue's interior stories, Ogden Whitney's cover for Manhunt #6 points the reader right to it: "Maid in the Morgue. See Next Page." But opening this issue leads to something different from the comic book adventure the image might suggest.
Doll Girl's Atomic-Age Debut in Doll Man #37, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: quality comics, william woolfolk Article Summary Doll Girl debuts in Doll Man #37 as Martha Roberts gains a lasting shrinking power and rescues Doll Man herself. Ross Andru’s cover promises peril, but William Woolfolk’s story makes Doll Girl the key hero in a thorium theft thriller. The tale ties Doll Girl to 1951 atomic-age anxieties, Nevada testing grounds, and comics’ fascination with nuclear science.
Schomburg & the 1946 Fight for Democracy, Black Terror #16 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: Alex Schomburg, Ned Pines Article Summary Black Terror #16 turns a superhero clash into a sharp 1946 warning about fascist recruitment of returning WWII veterans. An Alex Schomburg cover fronts a key Nedor issue pairing Black Terror action with unusually timely political themes. A Black Terror story attributed to Ed Moritz echoes concerns around Gerald L. K. Smith and extremist veteran groups.
Highest Graded Copy of Sheena #1, Up for Auction
Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Dan Zolnerowich, fiction house Article Summary Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1 gave Fiction House’s star jungle heroine her own 1942 solo title after Jumbo Comics. Sheena #1 stands as an underappreciated Golden Age key, especially with her earliest appearances being notoriously hard to find. Dan Zolnerowich’s Sheena #1 cover highlights the work of a prolific Fiction House artist with more than 100 credited covers.
Senator Kefauver & Bill Everett's Zombie, Menace #5 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: bill everett Article Summary Bill Everett’s Zombie debuted in Menace #5 in 1953, then returned 20 years later as Simon Garth in Marvel’s Tales of the Zombie. Menace #5 preserves Everett’s seven-page pre-Code horror classic, a key early Zombie story later expanded into Marvel lore. Joe Maneely and Stan Lee’s “Crack-Down!” echoes Senator Estes Kefauver’s crime hearings, tying Zombie-era Atlas horror to history.
First Detective-Themed Title, Detective Picture Stories #1, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Comic Magazine Company Article Summary Detective Picture Stories #1 from December 1936 predates Detective Comics #1 as the first detective-themed comic book title. Published by Comics Magazine Company, it helped establish the genre-specific comic format before later landmark series. Its crime tales feature counterfeiters, radio patrolmen, kidnappers, smugglers, staged murders, and Bert Christman work.
The Stardust Story Stops the World in Fantastic Comics #7, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Alex Blum, Fletcher Hanks, Fox Feature Syndicate, joe simon Article Summary Fantastic Comics #7 shows Fox in 1940 at full tilt, mixing wartime spy fears, wild science, and early superhero action. Alex Blum’s Samson battles Sanglor’s hypnotic ray and 200 subplanes, channeling fifth-column anxieties into pulp spectacle. Fletcher Hanks’ Stardust tops Fantastic Comics #7, as The Anti-Solar Ray stops Earth’s rotation in pure cosmic madness.
Black Hood & Romania's 1940 Crisis in Top-Notch Comics #10, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Al Camy, Irv Novick Article Summary Top-Notch Comics #10 features only the Black Hood’s second appearance, with Al Camy bringing him back against the Skull. The lead Black Hood story continues his debut conflict as the Skull escapes custody, kills, and targets War Department plans. A Fran Frazer backup lightly disguises Romania’s 1940 crisis, swapping in Murania, Count Codrenu, and the Steel Guard.
Lou Fine & Will Eisner's U-Boat War, Wonderworld Comics #9 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: bob powell, Fox Feature Syndicate, Jerry Iger, lou fine, will eisner Article Summary Wonderworld Comics #9 channels the first months of WWII, turning submarine warfare and neutral shipping fears into comics drama. Lou Fine’s Flame cover and Will Eisner’s “Raiders of the Deep” reflect U-Boat headlines with striking immediacy. Wonderworld Comics #9 also features Eisner and Bob Powell on K-51, echoing the era’s dictators and war pacts.
Sivana Invades America in Whiz Comics #3 (#2), at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Bill Parker, C.C. Beck, Fawcett Publications, Ned Pines, Pete Costanza, Ralph Daig Article Summary Whiz Comics #3 (#2) is the second newsstand issue, with Fawcett’s early numbering quirks tracing Captain Marvel’s launch. Bill Parker’s testimony and Fawcett’s ashcan history explain how Whiz Comics evolved from Flash and Thrill Comics plans.
Biro's Daredevil Comics #11 in the Crime Does Not Pay Era, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Bob Montana, Bob Wood, Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, lev gleason Article Summary Daredevil Comics #11 hit in April 1942, the same week Crime Does Not Pay debuted, marking a pivotal Lev Gleason moment. Charles Biro’s startling cover and lead story, The Phantom of Notre Dame, show Daredevil Comics taking a darker turn. Bob Wood’s Claw story, Dick Briefer’s Bronze Terror feature, and Pat Patriot’s finale pack Daredevil Comics #11.
Blue Beetle & Washington Attacked, Mystery Men Comics #21 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: blue beetle, Dick Briefer, Fox Feature Syndicate, Klaus Nordling, Nathaniel Nitkin, Pierce Rice Article Summary Blue Beetle headlines Mystery Men Comics #21, with Charles Nicholas leading off a hard-charging Fox Golden Age feature. D-13's "Double for a Spy" depicts Washington under air attack in a startling pre-Pearl Harbor World War II scenario.
Nick Cardy's Caveman Killers Cover on Jungle Comics #16, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: fiction house, Nick Cardy Article Summary Jungle Comics #16 features an early Nick Cardy cover, signed Viscardi, with Kaanga in a prehistoric fight for survival. The Kaanga story “Caveman Killers” teams Frank Riddell and John Celardo for a Lost World-style adventure. Prehistoric threats fill Jungle Comics #16, from Soths and Hut Men to spiders, dinosaurs, amphibians, and a mammoth.
The Incredibly Rare Funny Pages V2#7, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Bob Wood, centaur Article Summary Funny Pages V2 #7 hit newsstands on March 10, 1938, just 39 days before Action Comics #1 changed comics history. Funny Pages V2 #7 marks an early Centaur era issue, bridging Comics Magazine, Ultem, and Centaur publishing history. Bob Wood signed the cover and story, with interior art credited to Jack Cole, Dick Ryan, and Gill Fox in 1938.
Pep Comics #50: Archie and the Fading Superhero Stars, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Harry Sahle, MLJ Article Summary Archie takes over Pep Comics #50 in 1944, marking MLJ’s shift from superheroes to the humor formula that built Archie. Harry Sahle’s cover gives Archie center stage while The Shield and Black Hood fade to small insets for the final time. Inside, The Shield battles pulp-style science fiction in an Irv Novick story as wartime paper salvage themes shape the issue.
The 1st Black Spider & Fort Knox in Super-Mystery Comics #3 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Ace Periodicals, Harry Lucey Article Summary Super-Mystery Comics #3 turns America’s new Fort Knox mystique into a magnetic gold-vault robbery led by Duke Drago. Harry Lucey’s 13-page Magno story shows the future Archie master in early Golden Age action with machines and menace. Super-Mystery Comics #3 debuts the Black Spider, a district attorney vigilante who fights gangsters with trained spiders.
Aerial Bombing and Monster Horror in The Flame #3, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: bob powell, Fox Feature Syndicate, Nathaniel Nitkin, victor fox, will eisner Article Summary The Flame #3 turns an insurance fraud plot into aerial bombing horror, reflecting war news that shaped late 1940 comics. The issue blends superhero action with pulp crime, a cursed diamond tale, and a monster-making mad scientist thriller. The Flame #3 includes uncertain but notable creator links, with Bob Powell, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Will Eisner in the mix.
Samson #1 and the Fears of an Expanding World War, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Alex Blum, bob powell, Fox Feature Syndicate, George Tuska, Louis Cazeneuve, victor fox Article Summary Samson #1 turns Fox reprints and new material into an accidental World War II timeline, from Poland to Western Europe. The Dragor story from Fantastic Comics #2 eerily anticipated Nazi moves into Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and France.
The 1941 Spy Panic Behind Cat-Man Comics #4, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Charles Quinlan, Frank Z. Temerson Article Summary Cat-Man Comics #4 reflects 1941 America’s spy panic, turning Nazi infiltration fears into a timely Golden Age thriller. Charles Quinlan’s cover and Cat-Man story show why Cat-Man Comics remains a favorite despite its notoriously tangled numbering. The Swastika Council plot closely echoes the 1941 Duquesne spy ring case, linking Cat-Man Comics to real wartime headlines.
Alex Schomburg & Blackbeard in Startling Comics #8, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: Alex Schomburg, Kin Platt, Ned Pines, Standard/Better/Nedor Article Summary Startling Comics #8 features a dynamic Alex Schomburg cover, blending pre-Pearl Harbor war fears with Golden Age action. An Ace Buckley tale by Max Plaisted closely follows Blackbeard's 1718 last battle, using real names, places, and tactics. Leonard Sansone's stories tap 1941 anxieties, from Panama Canal Nazi spies to a wild Heaviside layer radio-wave weapon.
Dunkirk & a Hundred Years of War in Blue Ribbon Comics #7, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: abner sundell, Charles Biro, Ed Smalle, MLJ Article Summary Blue Ribbon Comics #7 reached stands weeks after Dunkirk, turning breaking war news into a timely Golden Age comic. Abner Sundell and Charles Biro recast Dunkirk as Corporal Collins drama, with betrayal, surrender, and siege. Churchill's June 4 Dunkirk report helps frame how the story compressed encirclement, rescue, and blame into fiction.
Everett, Burgos, & an Anti-War Shark, Amazing-Man Comics #6 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: bill everett, Carl Burgos, Comic Corporation of America, Lew Glanzman, Lloyd Jacquet, Tarpé Mills Article Summary Amazing-Man Comics #6 is the second issue of a key 1939 Centaur title, launched with the unusual numbering after #5. Bill Everett's Amazing-Man story ties the hero to wartime anxiety, with roots in Lloyd Jacquet's push for a Superman rival.
Shock Gibson & the Forgotten Publisher of Speed Comics #1, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: bob powell, Brookwood, harvey Article Summary Speed Comics #1 began at Brookwood before Harvey, making it a key Golden Age starting point for a major comics title. Shock Gibson debuts here, gaining immense power in a lightning-and-chemicals origin that echoes early Superman themes. The Bob Powell cover channels 1939 war anxiety, arriving just before World War II made battle imagery central in comics.
The Real Hoover Dam Threat Behind Top-Notch Comics #6, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: Ed Smalle, Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Joe Blair, Kin Platt, MLJ Comics Article Summary Top-Notch Comics #6 turns real 1939-1940 Hoover Dam sabotage fears into a timely Wizard wartime adventure. Harry Shorten and Edd Ashe depict the Wizard battling Soviet-coded Mosconians in early MLJ propaganda fiction. Top-Notch Comics #6 continues the Mosconians saga and showcases Joe Blair and Ed Smalle on Wings Johnson.
Radio City Under Attack in Prize Comics #22, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: ben thompson, Dick Briefer, Jack Binder, prize comics The Black Owl story in Prize Comics #22 centers around a Japanese agent attacking American morale from inside a vast New York broadcasting complex called Radio Center. It is described as a "gigantic pile of buildings" and "a city in itself," with radio studios, control rooms, an experimental television operation, and hundreds of families watching at home.
The Debut of the Golden Age Black Cat in Pocket Comics #1, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored | Tagged: bob powell, Harvey Comics, joe simon Article Summary Black Cat debuts in Pocket Comics #1, the first comic published under the Harvey name. Alfred Harvey and Al Gabriele give Black Cat an origin blending Hollywood intrigue, Nazi espionage, and wartime drama. Pocket Comics #1 also introduces Satan, Red Blazer, Spirit of ’76, and more in an ambitious 1941 pocket-format launch.
2026 Eisner Award Winners Announced at SDCC
Posted in: Comics | Tagged: eisner awards, san diego comic con, will eisner Article Summary The 2026 Eisner Awards winners were announced at San Diego Comic-Con, marking the 38th annual ceremony. Absolute Batman, Absolute Martian Manhunter, and Assorted Crisis Events led the 2026 Eisner Awards winners. The full 2026 Eisner Awards nominees list spans series, graphic novels, webcomics, archival editions, and scholarship.
Hedy Lamarr, Blackhawk and Military Comics #14, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Blackhawk, Hedy Lamarr We've mentioned late-1940s era Marvel's borderline obsession with Hedy Lamarr a few times here. The actress/inventor had become such a big star by the mid-1940s that her name inspired the names of two different Marvel comic book characters.
Hal Seeger and Bill Williams' The Farmer's Daughter #3, Up for Auction
Posted in: Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Good Girl Art Hal Seeger (1917-2005) is best known as a creator and producer of animated cartoons, most famously with the 1960s series Batfink, Milton the Monster, and Fearless Fly from his own Hal Seeger Studio, but he also had a hand in the comic book industry during the late Golden Age. Seeger's path in both comics and animation began with Fleischer Studio, where he was originally hired as an assistant to Bud Counihan on the Betty Boop comic strip.
The Spectre Becomes Wrath in More Fun Comics #53, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Bernard Baily, jerry siegel, spectre Every serious collector knows that The Spectre first appeared in More Fun Comics #52, but it might be underappreciated that the next issue is a key part of his origin story by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily. More Fun Comics #53 picks up right where the story left off in the previous issue.
Biological Warfare & Wertham, Terrors of the Jungle #17 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: l.b. cole, Star Publications Article Summary Terrors of the Jungle #17 pairs a classic L.B. Cole cover with Star Publications’ reprint formula and strong collector appeal. The issue reprints “The Silent Death,” a Rulah story about stolen bacterial warfare agents and threats against natives. Fredric Wertham cited the story in Seduction of the Innocent, linking Terrors of the Jungle #17 to comics history.
The Rarest Avon Comic? All-True Detective Cases Giant, Up for Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Avon Publications Article Summary All-True Detective Cases #nn may be the rarest Avon giant, a scarce 1952 Pre-Code crime comic long overlooked by collectors. Avon published just seven giants from 1951 to 1954. The Avon giant reflects why comic book giants are scarce today: lower survival rates, lighter demand, and odd distribution.
Lamont Larson's Copy of More Fun Comics #67, Up for Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: dr fate, Lamont Larson Article Summary Larson pedigree comics remain elite collectibles, tied to Lamont Larson’s remarkably preserved Wausa, Nebraska finds. More Fun Comics #67 is a key Larson issue, featuring the first full origin of Dr. Fate in DC’s Golden Age. Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman expanded Dr. Fate’s myth, tracing Kent Nelson, Nabu, and the hero’s mystical rise.
The Cold War Mayhem of Space Western Comics #44, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Charlton Comics Article Summary Space Western Comics #44 captures Charlton’s 1952/1953 Cold War experiment, fusing cowboy action with atomic age sci-fi. Stan Campbell’s “The Madman of Mars” sends Spurs Jackson to a secret Nazi base on Mars amid H-bomb panic. A second story taps 1952 UFO fears, with Spurs Jackson facing a Soviet flying saucer plot near White Sands.
Highest-Graded L.B. Cole: Edgar Church Young King Cole, at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: l.b. cole Article Summary L.B. Cole’s Young King Cole V3 #4 spotlights his enduring fascination with animals, zoos, and vivid Golden Age cover design. The tiger cover ties to a Young King Cole detective story set at a zoo, where sabotage and film rights drive the mystery. Inside, Jim Wilcox handles the lead feature, while Toni Gayle and Dr. Drew the Zoo Man extend the issue’s animal theme.
Highest-Graded L.B. Cole: Popular Teen-Agers #11, Up for Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: l.b. cole, Star Publications Article Summary L.B. Cole's Popular Teen-Agers #11 shows Star Publications shifting from teen humor to romance-driven Fox reprints. The standout story, The Dream Lover, follows Julie Trent through dream romance, psychiatry, and a wildly odd ending. Popular Teen-Agers #11 reflects Star's late-series formula: new L.B. Cole covers paired with repurposed romance content.
An FBI Agent and a Talking Lion, Slam Bang Comics #1 at Auction
Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Fawcett Publications Article Summary Slam Bang Comics #1 launched an early Fawcett Golden Age title packed with offbeat heroes and genre-blending adventure. Lee Granger, the Jungle King, debuts in Tarzan style, joined by Eric the Talking Lion, Fawcett’s first talking feline. Jim Dolan, editor of Daring Detective, suggests a possible link to real Fawcett staff and true-crime magazine history.
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