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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Weaker Sex! / Sleep, My Love!

Dick Ayers and Jim Mooney battle it out today in the manly Atlas ring, which one wins? And which one has the bigger, more obvious issues with the opposite sex?! I'd love to hear from some female commentors on these two tales today...

Both from the December 1953 issue of Spellbound #18.

NEXT: Mean Gene...

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Sleep, My Love!

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