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Jumbo Comics #166

Feb 1953 · Fiction House · 0.10 USD
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In "The Gallows Bird," a haunting mystery unfolds three years after a fatal air transport crash. The ghost of pilot Jim Carmody leads his co-pilot Andy and his fiancée Dolly to the remote Black Pit, 12 miles north of Grenau, where the truth behind the hijacking may finally be revealed. Penciled and inked by Bob Webb, this eerie tale from Jumbo Comics #166 (1953) blends wartime intrigue with supernatural suspense.

Contains 5 stories
The Gallows Bird
7 pp · Fantasy
Drew MurdochDollyAndyElsa Hesse (villain, dies)Karl Hesse (villain, dies)

In "The Gallows Bird," three years after a fatal air transport crash, the ghost of pilot Jim Carmody leads his co-pilot Andy and his fiancée Dolly on a perilous journey to the Black Pit, twelve miles north of Grenau, where the truth behind the stolen drug cargo may finally be uncovered.

This Time Tomorrow
5 pp · Science Fiction
Jinx Ship
4 pp · War
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
Untitled Jungle story
6 pp · Jungle

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $143
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $2,328*
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,046
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,046
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $763
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $763
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CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $500*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $427*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $417
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $263
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $234
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $216
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $200*
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Full credits

artist, inker Bob Webb

Reprints

Reprinted in Jungle Comics #31 (1942), Jumbo Comics #166 (1953), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #11 (2015), Crypt of Horror #32 (2017)

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