Auctions: comic books in 'Automobile', graded by CGC

Written by Troy Vevasis. Art and Cover by Aleksandar Jovic. The day of the Great Race is here - and of course Mr. Crypt and Baron Rat are unwilling participants! Buckle up, reader, it's going to be a bumpy ride. 24 pages, full color. Rated E Cover price $1.50.

While Clark Kent's parents celebrate their 49th anniversary, Superman is held up in battle with the Fearsome Five in "Homeward Bound!" Script by Marv Wolfman, art by Jerry Ordway. Ordway cover. Cover price $0.75.

An Invasion First Strike Extra. Jerry Ordway script and art for a story titled "Search!" with inks by Dennis Janke. Captain Atom and the Guardiant guest. Cover price $0.75.

Clark Kent goes back to Smallville on New Year's Eve to relieve a guilt he's been living with since his high school years. Written and pencilled by Dan Jurgens and inked by Art Thibert. Cover by Jurgens and Thibert. Cover price $1.00.

Cover art by Tom Grummett. Another Typical Day, script by Karl Kesel (Plot) and Jerry Ordway, pencils by Steve Yeowell, inks by Denis Rodier; After a unique baseball game between the members of the Superman Family, Jimmy is apparently turned into an alien who turns objects into gold; Luthor captures the alien to take advantage of his transmuting abilities; Supes heads up a rescue, and the alien turns out to be a real E.T. wearing Jimmy's clothes. Story is done completely in a Silver Age style. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.95.

WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY CHARLIE ADLARD; COVER BY LEE BERMEJO. The Mxy Twins have gotten rid of Earth's gravity, with devastating consequences. Superman must find a way to restore order to the world, and the solution isn't as easy as getting the twins to say their names backwards. Can he find the answer before it's too late? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.25.

WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART BY KARL KERSCHL; COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS AND DEXTER VINES. Continuing the 3-part "Strange New Visitor!" Out of the raging storm that plagues Metropolis comes a new hero from another world, poised to take Superman's place in the DCU! Can Majestic truly fill the void left by the Man of Steel? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.25.

Story, art and cover by Al Frank. The misadventures of bitter, misanthropic goth-punk teenager Tad Martin. Tad wins a fortune, but his life does not improve; he goes to a very peculiar kind of strip club. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

Edited by Victor Gorelick. Cover by John Rosenberger. Stories by Robert Bernstein and John Rosenberger. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains. Plus, Fly Girl loses her Fly Ring. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Edited by Victor Gorelick. Cover by John Rosenberger. Stories by Robert Bernstein and John Rosenberger. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains, including the Spider and "Big Joe" Saxton. Black Hood Teaches Karate. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Paul Reinman. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art and cover by Paul Reinman The Terrible Titan ascends from Subterrania and plans on conquering the surface world using radiation poisoning. Only Fly-Man and the Black Hood can hope to stop him. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Mike Sekowsky and Paul Reinman. As the Shield thwarts a robbery at a museum, the robbers accidently wake up a mummified evil sorcerer named Evilo the Tempter. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. Cover and indicia say "Fly Man". 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by John Rosenberger. "Kick of the Month" Club, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; Lydia Fellin convinces Ralph Hardy to come join a jet-setters club called "Kick Of The Month"--a group dedicated to foolhardy and life threatening stunts. The Jaguar's Sinister Safari, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; As Ralph and Lydia begin a relationship while on a safari with the "Kick Of The Month" Club, Ralph -- as the Jaguar-- is determined to break up the club once and for all. Black Hood Teaches Karate one-pager. The Teen-Age Jaguar, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; After being turned into a teenager for 24 hours by a youth ray, the teenaged Jaguar stops a gang of young hoods from going bad. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

1st printing. Story and art by Herge. The adventures of Tintin, his dog Snowy, and an unforgettable cast of characters have become a defining standard of graphic literature mixing universal appeal, adventure and slapstick, drama and humor. In this portrayal of the Belgian Congo, the young Hergé reflects the colonial attitudes of the time; he himself admitted that he depicted his Africans according to the bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. By Flint Dille, Buzz Dixon, and Dan Spiegle. Target: America! In the late 1930s, unable to keep America out of World War II for much longer, the evil Brotherhood sets a diabolical plan in motion that will leave the United States an unwitting pawn of this powerful organization of evil. Only one man can stop them - Agent 13! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Written by Gail Simone. Art and Cover by Udon. Introducing the mystery man known only as Agent X! You may think you know what's coming -- and who this mystery man is -- but do you really? And will Agent X's unique talents make him tough enough to endure training at the hands of the Taskmaster? Or maybe a better question is: will Taskmaster let him? 40 pages Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Hal Rasmusson. Stories and art by Hal Rasmusson and Jerry Betts. Modern-day Cinderella Aggie Mack is the hero of Hal Rasmusson's long-running comic strip, dealing with the pains of growing up while trying to fit into her new step-family. Romance smiles on Aggie at last, but her date is a comedy of errors. The Small Fry gang deals with Jimmy General, known to his pals as General Nuisance. Invitation Unexpected; A 'Miss'-A Hit!; Double Trouble; Kindness Rewarded; Small Fry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Promotional piece for the John Wayne movie, The Sons of Katie Elder. Nazi Jet Ace, art by Sam Glanzman; The story of the ME 262 aircraft, with Adolph Hitler. Miracle in a Mustang, art by Sam Glanzman. Berlin Nightmare, art by Sam Glanzman; A story about a B-29 bombing crew and the psychological effects the missions had on their commander. Nut in a Nieuport, art by Sam Glanzman; The story of two aces who fought in World War I. Ad for a Beatles poster. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Arthur Peddy and Bernard Sachs. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Art Helfant, Dick Wood, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #41. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #6 in indicia. Airboy is tricked and abducted by a pair of debonair assassins, in Part 2 of "The American Miracle." A man who witnessed the creation of The Heap is driven into a murderous rage when forced to confront the memory. Flying Fool and his rival, the beautiful Riot O'Hara, fight with fists and dynamite , in a story with art by Captain America creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Dynamic cover by Arthur Peddy and Bernard Sachs. The American Miracle, Part 2; The Heap; Model Builders With Airboy; Baron Buckskin; Rackman; Flying Fool: Dynamite; Frozen To the Sky. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. "The Menace of Alia Rellapor: Book 2!" Collects Akiko (1996-2004) #8-13. Story and art by Mark Crilley. See what all the fuss is about and read the comic that launched a thousand all-ages books! Follow Akiko back to the planet Smoo where she must save the Prince from the clutches of Alia Rellapor. See our heroes crash in the Moonguzzit Sea (several times), survive a battle with the Sky Pirates, get swallowed by a water snake, attacked by a horde of Sleeslup worms, and that's just for starters! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, inks by Joe Simon. "The Cadmus Seed!", script and art by Jack Kirby; Googer has created plant men. "Logan's Next Life!", script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Tom thinks his friend Rex has been reincarnated as a dog. "The Fourth Dimension is a Many Splattered Thing!", script and art by Jack Kirby; Eddie chases a burglar into the fourth dimension. "The Last Enemy!", script and art by Jack Kirby; Drake goes into the far future and learns that after humans wiped themselves out animals took their place and are fighting a war. "Sealed Doom" text story featuring the Black Cat. "Blind Fury" text story featuring the Black Cat. "Donnegan's Daffy Chair," script and art by Jack Kirby; Donnegan sits in an inventor's fancy chair and launches it. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! ad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Comics reprint. Stories reprinted from Algie (1953) #3, art by Ben Brown. In order of appearance: "Over Hill Over Dale"; "Happy Birthday 2-U!"; "Elroy"; "Miner Miner 49er!; "You Talk Too Much!"; "Double Trouble!"; and "Handsome is as Handsome Does!". "Freddy Thinks Like a Horse" text story. Indicia states "Little Algie". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.12.

Breakdown. Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Todd Fox. Cover by Anthony Collona. A crime drama from longtime Batman scribe Dixon, unrelated to either the later Marvel comic or the espionage TV series. Agent Mathis struggles to find the killer Alias before he is able to carry out his twisted plan. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.

Special Flying Saucer Issue! "Earth Invasion" is written by Larry Shell, with art by Steve Bissette; "Chairman Mao and the Men from Mars" is written and illustrated by Steve Stiles; "There's No Business Like Space Business" is written and illustrated by Fred Hembeck; "Fast Food" is written by Tim Boxell, with art by Rich Larson and Tim Boxell; "Saucer Attack" is written and illustrated by George Erling; "Surviving Son" (parody of Kal El (Superman) being saved from Krypton) is written and illustrated by Mike Zeck; "Pick of the Litter" is written and illustrated by Steve Bissette; "Watcher from the Skies" is written by Bill Kelley, with art by Tom Yeates; "U.F.O. Indoors" is written and illustrated by Howard Cruse; "Outpost" is written by Larry Shell, with art by Tom Yeates. Plus: pin-ups by Rudy Nebres and Tom Sutton. Cover by George Chastain. B&W, 7 1/4" x 11" Cover price $1.25.

1st printing. Collects material from Dark Horse Presents (1986-2000) #57-59 and Plastron Cafe (1992) #3-4. Written by Anthony F. Smith. Art by Eric Vincent. Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police seek evidence to convict Tony Bellino, aka Tony .38, an enforcer for the mob. A killer mysteriously sets his victims on fire. Bill Payne, the Tarheel Killer, successfully engineers a prison break through the laundry and then a bank job, but not even his gang is safe from his treachery. Trick a Killer!; The Chump; The Torch Murder!; Carolina Jailbreak!; Fruits of Crime; The Case of the Panicky Slayer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Orlando. Art by Marvin Stein, Mort Meskin, and Ted Galindo. Tales of heartbreak and love from Prize. Kit fends off Larry because she loves his friend Ben, but Ben gets the wrong idea anyway. Nurse Marion must choose between a Hollywood career and the handsome patient she loves. Carrie wants Steve to settle down and become a farmer, but he dreams of travel and the sea. Loving is Believing; Beauty Aids; Leading Man!; His Other Love; Stay Feminine; My Destiny! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Orlando. Art by Marvin Stein and Ted Galindo. Tales of heartbreak and love from Prize. After Lois returns from college, hometown sweetheart Tom doesn't seem right for her anymore; Jim loves Alice, but she secretly longs for his brother Frank; Claire feels threatened after her best friend Ruth gets engaged, so she makes a pest of herself. More Than Love; Broken Hearted; Which Love is Mine; The Meddler; Show Window Girl; As Good As Any Man! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Klein. Art by John Prentice, Joe Simon, and Paul Reinman. Tales of heartbreak and love from Prize. Lise has recurring dreams that her boyfriend will be stolen by a redhead; Secretary Kay falls for her handsome boss and wonders if she should quit to date him; Ann is secretly in love with her sister's fiance. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Young Love (1960/03-05) Vol. 3 #5. My Dream Rival!; Wanda Says; With Love - Your Secretary; Why Turn Back?; Our Man, Van; Delphine On Glamour; Woman Hurter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories in this issue include: Penniless Palmer in "Case of the Purloined Producer" (Henry Boltinoff writer/artist); Two-Gun Percy in "Trouble in Malted Mesa" (Bernard Baily artist); Vitamin Vic in untitled story (Jack Farr writer/artist); Hayfoot Henry in "The Statues that Walked" (Alvin Schwartz writer, Stan Kaye artist); Hamilton and Egbert in an untitled story (Paul Fung artist); Buzzy in an untitled story (Alvin Schwartz writer, George Storm artist); Super-Sleuth McFooey in "Case #7050 The Uncanny Chatter Kidnapping Mystery at the Haunted House" (Jack Farr writer/artist); Dover and Clover in "The Doughnut Formula" (Henry Boltinoff writer/artist); and Genius Jones in "Shave and a Haircut ? 10 Cents." Cover art by Boltinoff. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Janice Valleau, Harry Sahle and unknown. Featuring: Untitled Uncle Fuddly story; untitled Pinky story; untitled Hickory story; Kelly Poole in "Termite Terror"; untitled Giddy Goose story; untitled Atomictot story; untitled Nuttsy story; and 2-page text story "Firebreak"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Adam Kubert. Cover by Afu Chan. Warbringer has made good on his name, and the All-New Avengers stand poised to yank defeat from the jaws of victory unless they can put their differences aside--and in the case of Ms. Marvel and Nova, that doesn't seem very likely! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Felipe Smith. Art by Tradd Moore. Cover by Felipe Smith. 'ENGINES OF VENGEANCE' PART 1 A street race leads a young man on the FAST and FURIOUS road of destiny. Amid an East Los Angeles neighborhood running wild with gang violence and drug trafficking, a war brews in the criminal underworld! With four on the floor, Marvel's newest GHOST RIDER puts vengeance in overdrive!!! Cover price $3.99.

Written by Felipe Smith. Art by Damion Scott. Cover by Tradd Moore. 'LEGEND' GHOST RIDER has become a local hero. Can ROBBIE REYES resist the call of street racing? Who is the mysterious figure who takes an interest in the new Ghost Rider? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Felipe Smith. Art and Cover by Damion Scott. ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER VS. GUERO'S BLUE KRUE & The Russian Mob! Can ROBBIE & ELI end their heated inner struggle between Righteous Duty and Satanic Rage in time to avoid their demise? Can JOHNNY BLAZE stir his new protégé in the right direction, or will the All-New Ghost Rider become his most evenly matched enemy for all eternity? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Hip Hop Variant Cover by Sanford Greene. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Ramon K. Perez. Hawkeye and Hawkeye take aim at another season. But it's not all straight as an arrow for Clint and Kate. A deep-seated rift that stretches across time, brings old man Clint and a wiser Kate back together as they chase down mistakes from their past. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Sina Grace and Rex Ogle. Art by Cory Smith and Andrea Broccardo. Cover by Afu Chan. Young X-Man Idie Okonkwo has come a long way since she left her home in Nigeria to attend Xavier's School. But has her time with the X-Men prepared her for her biggest adventure yet: DATE NIGHT?! Plus: Dani Moonstar returns! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Cover art by Jerry Ordway. A Tale of Three Citadels!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jerry Ordway, inks by Mike Machlan; holding the Powerstone he took from Lex Luthor, Superman meets the Justice Society; Deathbolt and Cyclotron attack the Squadron after Wonder Woman is voted in as a member. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Frank Quitely. Jimmy Olsen, the Daily Planet's "Mister Action," is young, brilliant, and reckless! For this week's story he must become the director-for-a-day of P.R.O.J.E.C.T. With top agents assigned to protect him, he's looking forward to an easy day of jet-setting and international liaisons all in the name of scientific discovery. Instead, P.R.O.J.E.C.T. receives a terrifying directive ? to take down a rogue Superman! ? 32 pg, FC. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Frank Quitely. The best-selling, smash hit All Star Superman bursts into another issue by comics masterminds Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely! The world is flipped upside down when the Man of Steel encounters his topsy-turvy doppelganger Bizarro! Round and square Earths collide in all-out, All Star action as two mismatched Supermen go toe-to-toe. ? 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: "The Man Who Wouldn't Let Go!"; "There Is No Escape!"; "Fear Is a Fat Man!"; 2-page text story "Tough Luck"; "The Trap!"; and "Models for Murder!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Allen Bellman and unknown. Art by Mike Becker, Frank R. Sieminski, Gene Colan, Allen Bellman and unknown. In this issue: "Strange Reunion!" with pencils by Mike Becker; "The Prison of the Mind!"; 2-page text story "Time to Kill"; "The Invisible Clue!" with pencils by Frank R. Sieminski; Let's Play Detective 2-pager "Clue by Video!" by Allen Bellman; and "The Case of the Outlaw in Black!" with pencils by Gene Colan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Pierce Rice, Vern Henkel, "KW" and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! It was just an innocent-looking stalled truck on Illinois Highway Number 10...but for Dave Meyers, it turned into a coffin! The actual case of the amazing gang war which the papers called..."The Highway Massacre"! This tale features pencils by Pierce Rice and Vern Henkel. Also in this issue: May 1930 headlines screamed out..."Death at the Auction" with pencils by "KW"; "Matches Mangin, the Crook Who Couldn't Act" with pencils by Rice; 2-page text story "Murder Is No Joke"; London still remembers..."The Crown Jewel Theft" with story by Stan Lee; and Kansas City's ""Tut" Newsome," the man who couldn't shout to save his life! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Carl Wessler, Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Jon D'Agostino, Robert Q. Sale, Dan Loprino, Ann Brewster, Jack Keller, Chic Stone and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! The West Coast rocked with the thunder of blasting guns, and the crime syndicate of "Fingers" Contois and his gang was born! Four violent months later he was dead. Justice had been meted out by the forces of law and order who work..."While the City Sleeps"! Don't miss the whole gripping record, with art by Robert Q. Sale. Also in this issue: "The Break" at Sandston Prison in 1928, exactly as it happened, with story by Carl Wessler and pencils by Jon D'Agostino; 2-page text story "The Corpse With No Face"; "In the Line of Duty" with art by Dan Loprino; the true account of California's Stubbs Gang in "Manhunt" by Wessler and Ann Brewster; he lied for him...he killed for him...and he called himself..."Jason's Deadly Friend" by Wessler and Jack Keller; "Hit and Run" with art by Chic Stone; and "The Fence" with story by Hank Chapman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Written by Carl Wessler, Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Bernie Krigstein, Marion Sitton and Vernon Henkel. True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "The Prisoners" by Carl Wessler and Jack Keller; "King of the Con Men" by Hank Chapman and Bernie Krigstein; "The Frame-Up" by Wessler and Marion Sitton; the all-true case of gangland's most deadly..."Squeeze-Play" with art by Vernon Henkel; and 2-page text story "Boomerang Burglar." Used in Parade of Pleasure (p. 79), a book that, much like Seduction of the Innocent, set out to expose the evils of comic books in the 1950s. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.