Fair/Good (1.5). Spine roll, covers creased with nicks and short tears, color rubs to top 2" of front cover, several transverse tears to spine affecting cover and pages, light foxing, touch of rust to bottom staple, generally soft and pulpy, discreet ownership name in pencil to inside front cover. Off-white pages. Fully intact, no loose pages, 36 pp. including covers. Cover: Dick Ayres? No script credits. Art: Features a whopping FIVE Bob Powell stories, and one by Bernard Baily. GPAnalysis: Lowest-graded copy is a 2.5 that sold for $204 in July 2020. A Yankee soldier roasts North Korean "People's Army" regulars alive on this mag's brutal flamethrower cover. The immolation motif is echoed in an ad for a cigarette case with built-in lighter ("Special Introductory Offer to Readers of 'The United States MARINES'"), hinting at a targeted adult readership. War comics were cheerleaders for the so-called "police action" in Korea, with huge numbers of war titles distributed to soldiers at military PX's, but some critics considered them a pernicious form of four-color propaganda. American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan considered the popularity of comic books among G.I.s to be emblematic of American moral decline: "[Kennan was] appalled by the behavior of American soldiers — their reading of comic books, their foul language, and their obsession with sex, among other things. He wondered whether the United States was capable of being a world power." —Louis Menand, "Getting Real: George F. Kennan's Cold War." The New Yorker, November 14, 2011. A limited edition of 150 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues is available. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $30, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Ten of the 15 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact [email protected] . Consignments welcome for PBA's December 2021 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Send inquiries to [email protected] .
Fair/Good (1.5). Spine roll, covers creased with nicks and short tears, color rubs to top 2" of front cover, several transverse tears to spine affecting cover and pages, light foxing, touch of rust to bottom staple, generally soft and pulpy, discreet ownership name in pencil to inside front cover. Off-white pages. Fully intact, no loose pages, 36 pp. including covers. Cover: Dick Ayres? No script credits. Art: Features a whopping FIVE Bob Powell stories, and one by Bernard Baily. GPAnalysis: Lowest-graded copy is a 2.5 that sold for $204 in July 2020. A Yankee soldier roasts North Korean "People's Army" regulars alive on this mag's brutal flamethrower cover. The immolation motif is echoed in an ad for a cigarette case with built-in lighter ("Special Introductory Offer to Readers of 'The United States MARINES'"), hinting at a targeted adult readership. War comics were cheerleaders for the so-called "police action" in Korea, with huge numbers of war titles distributed to soldiers at military PX's, but some critics considered them a pernicious form of four-color propaganda. American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan considered the popularity of comic books among G.I.s to be emblematic of American moral decline: "[Kennan was] appalled by the behavior of American soldiers — their reading of comic books, their foul language, and their obsession with sex, among other things. He wondered whether the United States was capable of being a world power." —Louis Menand, "Getting Real: George F. Kennan's Cold War." The New Yorker, November 14, 2011. A limited edition of 150 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues is available. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $30, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Ten of the 15 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact [email protected] . Consignments welcome for PBA's December 2021 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Send inquiries to [email protected] .
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