Comic books in 'Soldier', graded by CBCS

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. After his gal promises him a kiss, Jeff hits the greatest home run in baseball history. Then he takes a polo horse and mallet to Mutt's next pitch. Plus a vintage WWII Wheaties ad referencing the German military being overcome by P-38 fighter planes. Also featuring an "editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Hop Harrigan. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

# on cover: 10097-401. Photo cover of Ray Walston as the Martian, with inset art by Russ Manning. Photo back cover and inside covers. "My Favorite Martian," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Russ Manning; A real live Martian visits earth and out-of-this-world things begin to happen; based in part on the first episode of the classic TV series. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

by Steven Grant & Sebastian Fiumara; cover by Jacen Burrows Steven Grant kicks into high gear his sci-fi/crime masterwork that has been two years in the making. The series takes a radical turn that puts Evan Knox in way over his head as he discovers that his secret is out, and he isn't the only person who can jump bodies! This series defies all categorization with unexpected plot twists and illustrated by stunning newcomer Sebastian Fiumara. MATURE READERS REG. CVR.?b&w, 32pg (2 of 3) $3.50 WRAPAROUND CVR.?b&w, 32pg (2 of 3) $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

"I Escaped From Castle Morte" (art by Bill Ely), "My Strangest Manhunt," "I Was a Jungle Ringmaster," and a two-page text story, "I am a Spear Fisherman." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Walked Through the Doors of Destiny," "I Made a Pact with 'Them'," "Land Ho," "We Fought the Giant of Island X," and a two-page text story, "The Witch's Mascot." Moreira cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Lou Cameron art. "I Was the Robinson Crusoe of Space"; "I Was the First Future Man"; "Can You Explain It?"; "We Battled the Space Giant" (Nick Cardy art)' and a one-page text story, "Booby Trap in Outer Space." Cardy cover? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Haunted Beach" (art by Bill Ely); "We Mastered the Menace of Wrecker's Reef!"; and "Stay Away From Me--You Might Die" (art by Gene Colan). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Embers - Written by Ivan Velez, Jr. Art by Tommy Lee Edwards & Steve Mitchell. Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards. Still excluded from the Coalition, Holocaust's volcanic rampage continues against crime boss Sanchez Cantano, as John Tower, Dakota's first super-hero, comes out of retirement. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

"Love Locked Out" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "They Called Me Fickle" (art by John Tartaglione), "Mine Alone" (art by Vince Colletta), "Here Is My Heart," "Miss Wilson Regrets," plus a two-page text story, "Worlds Apart." Colletta cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, Ken Bald and Ogden Whitney. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Female soldier Grace is more interested in moving up in rank than in fraternizing; Ambitious Mary loves truck driver Ted, but thinks he should aspire to better things; Redhead Roberta dumps her high school sweetheart for the college bully who hazed him, but soon realizes her mistake. Reveille for Love!; Kiss Me, Jim!; The Truckdriver and the Lady!; Sweethearts in Duplicate!; Arranged Marriage; Romance Can Detour! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and others. A one-shot romance comic from publisher Sterling. Marge's brother Phil is the sole support for both her and her mother, and Marge fears that will end when Phil starts dating Peggy. Paula marries trucker Drew, but she's ashamed to tell her high-society friends what he does for a living. Redheaded singer Lila is determined to become a star, but she may lose Alan, the man she loves, in the process. I'll Never Let You Go; A Fool's Paradise; There's No Escape from Love; The Man for Me; A Tearful Illusion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Paul Reinman and Vince Colletta. A whiff of scandal adds spice to tales of heartbreak and romance. Against her better judgment, Gloria goes to a party without boyfriend Tom, and Tom catches her in a compromising position with Andy, who won't take no for an answer. Beth meets handsome traffic cop Joe when he stops her for speeding, but she doesn't respect his job. Redheaded Pamela moves to New York to start her career without her father's money and meets handsome Steve, who doesn't know she's secretly rich. Stolen Kisses!; No Law Against Love; Stand-In for Romance; Catch a Canoe; Wanting You; When Someone Cares. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Paula knows that sailor Vince loves her, but she still wants to play the field, in a story with some spicy good-girl art. Mary loses respect for her husband Joe after she has to go back to work to support them, but when she really needs him, he's gone. Soldier's wife Beth feels threatened when her husband's beautiful old flame moves back into the area. Also featuring a vintage ad for early lenticular (or "Photo-Move") pictures of Jesus, Mary or Pope Pius XII. Lesson in Love; This Is Forever; She Wanted My Man; The Losing Game. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Beautiful but poverty-stricken Claire uses love and friendship to secure happiness, but risks losing the man she loves. A woman hospitalized after a car crash reveals how a shameful attempt at romance brought her there. Nurse Smith falls for the handsome doctor she works with, but their first surgery together is a disaster. I Won't Cheat Again; Wrong Bridegroom; His Kisses Fooled Me; I Loved My Doctor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Bored with childhood sweetheart David, Julie soon finds herself in the arms of another man, a smooth-talker in a purple suit. Peggy, wife of Marine Bill, has love trouble when her sister comes to visit. Patty's father is a notorious gambler, causing people to look on her with disapproval, including her beau Tommie. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Hungry for Kisses; So Glad You're Mine; I Was a Marked Woman! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Pat Masulli, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. The title takes a left turn into superheroics as it nears the end of its run. One-legged reporter Johnny Mann incurs the wrath of the god Mars. In response, the gods Venus and Vulcan bestow him with the power of Vulcan, so he can battle menaces like the evil Dr. Kong. The Son of Vulcan's second battle matches him against the robotic Giant Gladiator. Plus fun facts about Jupiter and the Roman pantheon. A Mighty Champion Is Born!; The Snake People; Watchdogs of the Deep; He Stands Alone!; The Miniatures; The Roman Gods of Mount Olympus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Richard Doxsee and Kurt Schaffenberger. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. Failed artist George stumbles on a Tahitian "voodoo paint" that causes the subject of a painting to die if the painting is destroyed. Department-store worker Laura learns all the mannequins are secretly alive, and falls in love with her handsome mannequin captor, in a story featuring art by Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Jack and Jill's always-filling pail is revealed as the source of Victoria Falls, in a revisionist version of the classic nursery rhyme. Paint the Town Red; Strange Adventure; Whos the Dummy?; A Date with Destiny; Bal Masque; Mother Shmoo's Nursery Tales: Jack and Jill. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Klaus Nordling and Munson Paddock. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The dead crew members of a derelict spaceship return as zombies due to a space-curse, in a Rex Dexter story by Dick Briefer with elements of the classic poem The Ancient Mariner; A mysterious killer uses bombs and hooks to cause trouble for the Blue Beetle; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates a train crash. Hook Tigo, Super-Criminal; The Curse of the Stratobird; The Dilemma of Dr. Doe; The Three Outcasts; The Rifle Plans Robbery; Silent Sabotage; The Rook Strikes; The Wreck of the Coastal Limited; Double For a Spy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain America Comics #1 ad, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon, Al Liederman, and Jack Kirby. The Origin of the Black Marvel, art by Al Gabriele; The Black Marvel stops a group of criminals who have sabotaged the power plant to provide cover to steal weapons to set themselves up as the local criminal power. The Tempest, art by Paul Gustavson; Cappy (an elderly fisherman) and his daughter Jane are shipwrecked on an island. The Discovery in the Volcano, art by Harold De Lay; Geologist Bob Roland and his fiancée Carol encounter the giant Sub-Earth Man and his Flame Men beneath a volcano. Introducing the Terror, pencils by Syd Shores; After witnessing an amazing transformation in his dog, brought on by chemicals, Dr. Storm extracts a serum to grant those powers of fearlessness and a skull-like appearance to a human being. Garvey Lang, script by George Kapitan, art by Harry Sahle; Satan asks the Black Widow to collect the soul of train robber Garvey Lang. The Poisoned Children, art by Fred Guardineer; The Moon-Man goes after a racketeer who bought tainted meat for an orphanage so he could pocket most of the money. The Story of Mark Todd, script and art by Bob Davis (as Mister X). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Captain America Comics and for joining Cap's Sentinels of Liberty, pencils by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Meet the Destroyer, art by Jack Binder; American reporter Keen Marlow is sent to Nazi Germany to report news other than what the government propaganda department releases. The Scar; he Scar, a Nazi scientist, uses his death ray on Germans protesting food rations. Identity Unknown; The Black Marvel's efforts to discover who killed a German scientist who had fled to the U.S. are complicated when one of his main suspects develops amnesia. Dolls of Death; When the miniaturized dead body of a general is delivered to the President as a doll, the Terror investigates the "Life-Like Doll Company" to prevent any more such bizarre murders. Choose Your Weapons!, art by Al Bare; The Challenger issues a challenge to a serial strangler to strangle him while he walks unprotected through the city on the night of the next full moon. Dark Streets of London, script and art by Bob Davis; The Blazing Skull is too late to stop German spies from informing their superiors of the Prime Minister's secret flight over their country, so he must go to Germany himself to stage a rescue. Young Allies Comics #1 ad. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Syd Shores. Hitler Speaks; The Destroyer enrages Hitler by interrupting his speeches with broadcasts from Freedom Station, a clandestine radio service run by a German named Hans. The Gambling Ship; The Witness brings in a gambling ship that was cheating and blackmailing the players but staying too far out to sea to be in the police's jurisdiction. Poison, Incorporated, art by Don Rico; A criminal known as "The Old One" creates Poison, Inc., and commits murders for hire using poisons. Mortal Combat, art by Howard James; Davey is saved from being dropped into a boiling cauldron by the sudden appearance of the Prince of Good, arch enemy of the Demon. Longnails; A young ex-con tries to go straight, but a former criminal associate frames him for murder so the Black Marvel much catch the real murderer and clear the young man's name. Throwback, art by Don Rico; Noted criminologist Gary Gaunt accidentally drinks an experimental mixture he'd made to turn rabbits into fighting animals after he receives a blow to the head. The Mystery of Red Valley; Mark Todd visits an old friend of his father's, but finds him denying they know each other and acting oddly. Horror Mansion, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; The Challenger stops an insurance scam where those who bought large insurance policies were lured to a castle and scared to death with ghastly apparitions in order to appear to have died of natural causes. Remember Pearl Harbor! ad for United States Savings Bonds and Stamps. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Syd Shores. Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty ad. Battling the Underground Factory Fiend, art by John Forte; Flora observes the government's top production official leaving a conference with Hitler, and tells Keen about it. Inky Dinky humor page by Sol Brodsky. The World of Wonder, art by Louis Golden; Jackie and Jimmie are two boys who live in the magic city in the center of Wonder Woods. Captain America Comics #16 ad. The Legend of the Headless Executioner, art by Jack Alderman; Father Time unravels a complicated scheme involving a large and supposedly cursed emerald that is part of a headless idol from India. The Demon's Rampage, script by Mike Sekowsky (as Howard James); The Demon breaks out of the pit where the Prince of Good imprisoned him last issue and continues his rampage. Story Conference; Red's editor isn't impressed with his writing efforts; When Deena, who wants a job as Red's assistant, mentions a fashion show to Red he starts to write a murder mystery about a model. The Death List of Mister Z, art by Don Rico; The Terror thwarts a scheme to collect on insurance policies through murder. The Lizard; The Challenger suspects a paroled crook nicknamed "The Lizard" of hunting down and killing everyone who helped put him in jail. Remember Pearl Harbor! ad for United States Savings Bonds and Stamps. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Alex Schomburg cover. Vince Alascia, Mike Sekowsky, Al Avison, and Al Gabriele art. Young Allies cover and appearance. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: CBCS 9.6 View scans 4 bids Current bid: $59.00 Time left: 3d 3h 1m CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 03/23/2021. Direct Edition. Label #21-21F3AF0-021

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $190.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 03/23/2021. Direct Edition. Label #21-21F3AF0-022 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

First Printing. Direct Edition. Vietnam the way it really was! Join Ed Marks and the men of the 23rd Infantry as they learn to survive in the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia. "First Patrol" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and Armando Gil. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

First Printing. Newsstand Edition. Vietnam the way it really was! Join Ed Marks and the men of the 23rd Infantry as they learn to survive in the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia. "First Patrol" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and Armando Gil. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

2nd printing. Vietnam the way it really was! Join Ed Marks and the men of the 23rd Infantry as they learn to survive in the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia. "First Patrol" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and Armando Gil. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

The reality of life and battle in the bases and jungles of Vietnam as seen through the eyes of Pfc. Marks and his platoon reveals heroism and cowardice, and the corruption that protects the cowards! "Dust Off" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and Armando Gil. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Pvt. Ed Marks and his buddies take a well-earned leave to Saigon and discover that this city of earthly delights possesses some very real dangers as well! "3-Day Pass" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and Armando Gil. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Michael Golden. "Six O'Clock News," script by Doug Murray, pencils by Michael Golden, inks by Pepe Moreno; Various problems arise as an idiotic one-man news crew joins the soldiers on the front lines. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Frontline heroism contrasts with base camp corruption when Ed Marks embarks on his first patrol as a corporal, and his superior, Sgt. Polkow, confronts the base's corrupt Master Sergeant in "Humpin' the Boonies." Written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Corporal Ed Marks learns how war is waged in the middle of the rainy season of Vietnam in "Monsoon." Written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Duong, a Kit-Carson scout for the U.S. Army, tells the story of how he has fought for his country and eventually left the communist forces and joined the Americans. "Good Old Days" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant (20 pages) and Mike Golden & Bob McLeod (2 pages). Story contains elements of the true stories of three different Vietnamese soldiers. Cover price $0.75.

Auction Item: CBCS 9.6 View scan 3 bids Current bid: $12.00 Time left: 3d 3h 2m CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021. Direct Edition. Label #21-21F617C-001

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $190.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021. Direct Edition. Label #21-21F617C-002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

The lives of the men known as Tunnel Rats are hauntingly revealed in two gripping stories of the Vietnam War. Who are Tunnel Rats? What exactly do they do? And why are their lives measured not in months and years, but in minutes...and inches! And what happens when a Tunnel Rat tries for one last tunnel? "In the Underground" and "Tunnel Rat" are written by Doug Murray, with pencils by Mike Golden. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

It's war at its most brutal level when Cpl. Ed Marks and his friends are thrust into one of the worst battles of the Vietnam War. "Pride Cometh" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Just what do the citizens of Saigon think of the American soldiers in their country? Cpl. Ed Marks and his friends discover the gritty truth when they become a part of the security force assigned to patrol the South Vietnamese capitol during that country's National Day celebrations. Written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Cpl. Marks' first Christmas in Vietnam forces him to reassess his old beliefs in face of the war-torn reality around him in "'Tis the Season." Written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Mike Golden. "From Cedar Falls, With Love," script by Doug Murray, art by John Severin; CpL Ed Marks may be getting ready to end his tour of duty, but he's still got to go out on patrol; And while there, he witnesses the first use of the toxic defoliant, Agent Orange! 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Cpl Ed Marks may be getting ready to end his tour of duty, but he's still got to go out on patrol. And while there, he witnesses the first use of the toxic defoliant, Agent Orange! Written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and Bob Camp. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

You'll get a rare opportunity to see war through the eyes of the men who fight it as a storyteller named Clark tells tales of the Vietnam War and World War II. Of course, that doesn't mean things are always the way Clark tells them! Written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and John Beatty. Cover by Bob Camp. Cover price $0.75.

Ed Marks may be back in the States, but in some ways, his war has just begun! Get a firsthand glimpse of the life of a returning Vietnam vet in "Notes from the World." Written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Geof Isherwood. Cover by John Beatty. Cover price $0.75.

Sergeant Polkow's being rotated out of his unit. But before anyone can think about who'll replace him, everyone is going to have to survive a not-so-friendly visit to some Vietnamese villages! "Good for the Goose" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Geof Isherwood. Cover by John Beatty. Cover price $0.75.

New men join the company. But don't give any of them a long lease on life because the glory-grabbing Lt. Alarnick is going to get some of them killed when he takes Sgt. Little and the men on a search and destroy mission against the Viet Cong "Back in the Boonies." Written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Geof Isherwood. Cover price $0.75.

Lieutenant Alarnick wants to cover himself in glory--by having his men wipe out a peaceful Vietnamese village! Can his men change his mind? And more importantly, when Alarnick's plan takes an unexpected turn, can they save his life? "Bombs Bursting" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Geof Isherwood. Cover by John Beatty. Cover price $1.25.

If you think you know all about Vietnam, you're in for a surprise. In this issue, we gain a different perspective on the war, through the eyes of the Royal Thai Army! Written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Geof Isherwood. Cover by Bob Camp. Cover price $1.25.

The wounded medic, Andy Clark, is awarded a Purple Heart. But it is a medal he believes that others need more than he does! But complicating his desire to give the medal to those who deserve it is girl trouble--South Vietnamese style! "Do Not Forsake Me" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Geof Isherwood. Cover by Bob Camp. Cover price $1.25.

As the Tet Offensive draws nearer, the men of the 23rd celebrate Thanksgiving in the field. But what they don't realize is that they're giving the enemy something to be thankful about, too! "Thanks for Thanksgiving" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Geof Isherwood. Cover by Bob Camp. Cover price $1.25.

As we near the Christmas Truce of 1967, a new recruit learns that spending the holidays far from home can make for a pretty "Blue Christmas"! Written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Frank Springer. Cover by Pepe Moreno. Cover price $1.25.