Grade | FR/GD 1.5 |
Year | 1944 |
Publisher | King |
Cover and centerfold detached. 2" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust.
This is a low grade item. The story will be complete and readable, but the item itself will have low eye appeal and will display major damage. Allowed defects for this grade include: non-story elements such as coupons, ad pages, or Marvel Value Stamps cut or torn out of the book; spine split of up to 2/3 the length of the book; a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached; severe water damage, residue, mold, or paper deterioration due to oxidation; vertical book-length crease; detached cover or centerfold; writing or other marks on the cover; major tears; discoloration, staining, or brittleness.
Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Chic Young, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician investigates when red-haired women start disappearing; The Phantom seeks vanished geologists Lana and Greta Marshall. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Henry; Sport Features; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Blondie. 48 pages, Full Color.
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