Auctions: comic books in 'Submarine', graded by CBCS

Supercar in "The Stolen Space Capsule" and "Magic Carpet Rescue." Robert's Robot in "An Amazing Friend." Painted covers. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Underwater Pranks of Mr. Mxyzptlk!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Mr. Mxyzptlk returns to the 3rd dimension to attempt to win a practical joke contest in his home dimension. Krypton's First Superman! starring Lori Lemaris, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Supergirl discovers why Superman has begun to act evil at random intervals, and it all goes back to before Krypton exploded. Superman is also featured in a one-page public service announcement, Be a Good Citizen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ivan Reis and Eber Ferreira. Secrets & Lies: Part 1 of 2 - Written by Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Jesús Merino. Superman faces new supervillainess Anguish! How can Superman fight an opponent he can't touch? And Lois Lane faces a turning point in her career as a journalist. Characters in this issue: Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Morgan Edge; Spence Becker; Victor Barnes; Anguish (first appearance). 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Ivan Reis. Secrets & Lies: Part 1 of 2 - Written by Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Jesús Merino. Superman faces new supervillainess Anguish! How can Superman fight an opponent he can't touch? And Lois Lane faces a turning point in her career as a journalist. Characters in this issue: Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Morgan Edge; Spence Becker; Victor Barnes; Anguish (first appearance). 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Written by Bob Haney. Art by Irv Novick and Nick Cardy. Cover by Nick Cardy. The Titans help a boy genius who is being blackmailed into turning a secret Nerve Gas formula over to a gang of crooks. Another Adventure of Major Matt Mason Mattel's Man in Space ad. Cap's Hobby Hints ad by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. "The Master Plan of Mr. Hyde!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; Mister Hyde kidnaps Don Blake and Jane Foster and then tries to steal a submarine using Jane as a hostage; Jane stops Thor from catching Hyde because she thinks that Don is still in danger; The police realize that Hyde framed Thor for the bank robbery, but Jane's actions convince Odin that she is unworthy of immortality. "Tricky Travel" text story. "The Unreal!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A man recounts a dream to a psychiatrist, in which he meets and fights an alien on an expedition; The psychiatrist dismisses the importance of the dream, since the alien "human" that he describes couldn't exist. Fourth "Tales of Asgard" installment, "The Storm Giants!", script by Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; This is the first "Boyhood of Thor" story; Thor and Loki (as children) defeat three Storm Giants and return the Golden Apples of Iduna. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Bob Powell. Part of Harvey Comics' short-lived Harvey Thriller imprint, designed by comics legend Joe Simon. An anthology title featuring seagoing hero Pirana and Bob Powell's Man in Black. Edward Yates becomes the Pirana and battles Generalissimo Brainstorm. Plus a Clawfang the Barbarian adventure by EC legends Wally Wood and Al Williamson, and a vintage ad for Harvey's short-lived but influential revival of Will Eisner's The Spirit. The Pirana; Meet Bara and Cuda, the Piranapets; A New Life of Danger; Doomsday in Davey Jones Locker; Clawfang: Introduction; Man in Black Called Fate: The Million Dollar Trap! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Leo Morey, Sam Brant, August Froehlich, Larry Latham, and Maurice Gutwirth. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

April, 1953. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories by Damon Knight, Katherine MacLean, Philip Jose Farmer, Lee Priestley, Evan Hunter, Rolf Martell, and Ralf Sloan. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Story by Ted Nomura. Art by Ted Nomura and Ben Dunn. Cover by Ted Nomura. Sometimes listed as Families of Altered Wars #34. In this alternate history, World War II lasts until 1946 and the course of history is changed, allowing artists Nomura and company to create fanciful aircraft from the past and future. While the Axis powers battle the Allies with advanced weaponry in 1946, Commander Oberlicht of the Tigers of Terra deals with the Planet Wars and the invading Viragonian space fleet in 2039. Trouble with Tigers, Part 1; 1985; ToTenkopf: Shadow Police, Part 6. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Designed and drawn by Archie Comics veterans, including Jughead's Samm Schwartz, Tippy is Tower's entry into the world of timeless teen comedy. When Tommy gets a lifeguard job at the beach, Tippy wants to guard him from all the other girls. Stuck with two blind dates at once, Tommy enlists Animal to take one, but Animal's not smooth enough to keep the charade going. Photo pinups of pop singing stars Jefferson Airplane, Engelbert Humperdinck, Harpers Bizarre and The Cowsills, and a profile of Herman's Hermits lead singer Peter Noone. Plus reader-submitted fashion designs and advice for teens on fashion, dating and parties. Taking the Plunge; Beachy Peachy; I Want to Be Part of the "In" Crowd; Crossed Wires; Tennis the Menace; Call Us Hip, Not Hippie!; A Switch in Time; Fashion Bulletin; Think Slim...Drink Slim!; Tippy's Toppers; Sprung Fever. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover B: Titanic underwater. The story of the Titanic in comic book form. 8-in. x 10-3/8 in.; black and white; 48 pages on white paper. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. Sometimes listed as Tom Mix Commandos Comics #10. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom Mix and his gang join the US armed forces when Axis forces begin shelling the West Coast. Taken captive aboard an Axis submarine, Tom devises a desperate and suicidal plan. Miserly Uncle Amos joins the air-raid patrol, but is outraged he must buy his own whistle, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Navy pilot Speed O'Dare goes undercover as a Nazi to rescue redheaded secret agent Karen Dale from behind enemy lines. The series takes a strong turn toward WWII home-front propaganda with material like What Every Young Patriot Should Know and craft column Jane's Page becoming Jane's Home Front Page. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. The Mystery of the West Coast Bombardments; Commandos and Their Weapons; Secrets of the Tom Mix Commandos and What Every Young Patriot Should Know; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; Jane's Home Front Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Makum War; Speed O'Dare. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Will Harr, Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Mort Meskin, William Wills, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Irv Novick, Lin Streeter, Ed Wexler, and C. A. Winter. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Three Torchy stories and Tess and Ed back-up story. Bill Ward art; Gill Fox cover and art. Cover price $0.10.

September 9, 1954. Bob Powell art (7 pages).

December 29, 1966. Reed Crandall art ("The Life of Jules Verne"; 5 pages). Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by David S. Muzzey and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The final part of the history of America covers the period between the World Wars; The story of the medical family behind the Mayo Clinic; The fastest humans and animals. Major John Smith and the "Fighting 223"; The Mayo Family; Life Raft; Between Two Wars, 1919-1939; Pigeon Express; Speed Demons; She'll Smile Again!; Riddle Round-Up ; Men Without Fear; Torpedo Terror; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories based on actual people and events: Frank D. Merrill: Merrill's Marauders. Lionel Conacher: Conacher of Canada. Franklin D. Roosevelt: F.D.R. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Anesia Pinhiero Machado: Rio Flyer; female air pilot. There Are No Master Races; Based on pamphlet, The Races of Mankind. Lt. Hyman Goldberg: Mission Completed; Bombardier finishes run with bullet in spine. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Aubrey Sitterson and Chuck Wendig. Art by Alvaro Sarreseca and Dylan Burnett. Cover by Alvaro Sarreseca. In order to save his daughter, Turok and his new companions-the thieves Nettle and Marak-must venture to the merchant city of Ak-Tha. But in order to do so, they will have to cross the deadly Storm Lands - an eerie desert landscape plagued with terrifying lightning storms so strong that they warp the very fabric of space and time itself! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring characters familiar from TV cartoons of the time, including Casper, Little Audrey and Baby Huey. In a three-part story, the Ghostly Trio tricks Casper into giving them shrinking pills so they can scare insects. After they've created pint-sized mayhem among the tiny denizens of Enchanted Forest, Casper must go all Ant-Man to track them down. Small Spooks; The Ghost Chase; Baby Huey: The Hunters; Will-O-The-Wisp; Nobodys Dog; Two-Day Pass-Out; Spooky: Small World; Baby Huey: Huey Goes to School; Baby Huey: School Daze; Baby Huey: The Big Game; The Bear; Taffy; Herman and Katnip: The Ham. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Joe Wight and Tom Morris. Art by Joe Wight and Tom Morris. Cover by Joe Wight. The continuation of Joe Wight's post-apocalyptic Twilight-X saga, set on a post-WWIII Earth dominated by warlords and would-be kings. The neo-Nazis are in hot pursuit of the nuclear submarine, but Nigels still got a few tricks up his sleeve. Also featuring a Twilight Knights backup story. Ascension 8: Whirlwind Part II; Twilight Knights. Final issue of the series; followed by several anthologized stories and Twilight X: Storm #1. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Refuge. Story, art and cover by Joe Wight. The continuation of Joe Wight's post-apocalyptic Twilight-X saga, set on a post-WWIII Earth dominated by warlords and would-be kings. Jed and Toots, aboard the carrier USS United States, find themselves in the middle of the final attempt by American forces to reclaim their homeland from rogue nationalist states. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Jerry De Fuccio. Art by Joe Kubert, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A WWII soldier meets his final battle in a story by Johnny Craig. In a rare collaboration between two legends of war comics, Kurtzman and Joe Kubert, the real-life story of D-Day's Navy Combat Demolition team is revealed. Master strategist Hannibal launches his legendary attack on Rome, using elephants no less, with art by Wally Wood. Cool submarine cover by Wally Wood. Silent Service!; Lost Battalion!; Submarine School; Hannibal!; Tide! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, and Joe Kubert. Stories of adventure and war, reprinted from ECs original Two-Fisted tales series. 36 pages, full color. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

The Union Jack was a "penny dreadful" type of UK publication that ran from 1894 to 1933. In 1904, Sexton Blake, "the poor man's Sherlock Holmes," became the star of every issue. In this issue, Blake stars in "Hands Up, London!" in which he battles Dr. Ferraro, who holds London hostage with a chemical compound called Nihilite. That's pretty cool. Mostly text with a few illustrations, 7-1/2" x 11", newsprint, b&w.

Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. While flying reconnaissance over Cold War Europe, Jake recognizes a fighter jet belonging to an old enemy from WWII days, and risks creating an international incident. Former cropduster Dusty is enlisted to prevent a Soviet bio-attack on Burmese rubber plantations. After pilot Sam is killed in combat, his widow reads his letters and learns his tragic story. Revenge For a Buddy; Duster Pilot; Death Drops Deep; Medal For a Hero; Air Base Decoy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. Pilots from both sides of the conflict get into an old-fashioned aerial dogfight. Freelance pilot Powerhouse Perkins runs the last independent flying operation run by a Westerner in the Far East. Operation Big Fish; Powerhouse Perkins: Powerhouse Pays Off!; Truce Violation; Duel in the Clouds; Bullets for Buzzards. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert. The Savage Sea!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier must sink a German sub. Casualty List, script by Bob Toomey, pencils by Sandy Plunkett, inks by Bob Smith; Civil War story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Destroy Wolf Lair.. And Die!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier takes a captured Nazi Sub into a sub pen to destroy it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney, Cary Burkett and Robert Kanigher. Art by Dick Ayers, Ric Estrada, Tom Yeates and Gerry Talaoc. Will the Unknown Soldier be able to sink the killer sub? Find out in..."The Sub That Would Not Die" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Plus: Dateline: Frontline story "Homefront!" by Cary Burkett and Ric Estrada. And: 2-page story "Big Daddy" by Robert Kanigher and Tom Yeates. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Death Sub, U.S.N., script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier stops a Japanese plan to infect the Navy with a plague. Debt of Blood! [Killers of the Sky! Part Two], script by Robert Kanigher, art by Dan Spiegle; Lt. Savage takes a blind boy to the Enemy Ace, so he can be taken to a German doctor. Upon the Gallows Tree!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by A. Mushynsky; Tomahawk is found guilty of attempting to assassinate General Washington. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. Destroy Wolf Lair.. And Die!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier takes a captured Nazi Sub into a sub pen to destroy it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.40.

Written by Mark Sable. Art by Julian Totino Tedesco. Covers by Paul Azaceta. Just one more of writer Alan Ripley's unthinkable terror plots remains unfulfilled. Too bad it's as impossible to stop as the man carrying it out. Cover price $3.99.

#1, 1964, 12c. Comic book version of the 1960s Irwin Allen TV series about the adventures of the crew of the submarine Seaview. Issue features "The Last Survivor," a book-length tale in which the crew of the Seaview investigates a mysterious tidal wave disaster and tries to locate the lone survivor. Issue also has "Keys of Knowledge" educational features. Painted front cover and back cover has photo pinup. Story and art credits: unknown. Number/month on Cover: 10133-412, no month listed. Cover price $0.12.

Variant with "Creatures of the Deep" filler on back cover. Number on cover 12-892-211. Painted cover art. The Great Flood fact page, art by Sam Glanzman. "Voyage to the Deep," art by Sam Glanzman; The submarine Proteus has just finished its shakedown run and heads out to explore the Mariana trench; When they reach the trench they not only have to deal with giant sea creatures but an act of terrorism that threatens the entire world. Fire and Water fact page, art by Sam Glanzman. Creatures of the Deep fact page, art by Sam Glanzman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Joe Gill and unknown. Art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and unknown. Featuring: "The Cold, Cold War"; "Action"; and "Cavetti's Army"! Plus: 1-page text story "Glory, Honor, Victory or Death"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover art by Luis Dominguez. Survival of the Fittest!, script by Jack Oleck, art by Frank Robbins; set on 7 December 1941 in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The General, script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; set in the year 2165. The Veteran, script by Jack Oleck, pencils by Paul Kirchner, inks by Tex Blaisdell; set in the year 2060. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Story by D. J. Arneson. Art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Not an actual monster, Wiley Wolf is a superspy who uses the code name Werewolf. While traveling to Scotland for a mission, Werewolf notices strange behavior from the porpoises following his submarine. Soon he learns that Communists are using porpoises as submersible spies. Werewolf: The Call of the Sea; The Chinese Water Devils; Reunion at Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Howard Larsen. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin tries to smoke out enemy agents before a king returns to his nation; Greasemonkey Griffin tells a disbelieving group of schoolchildren about his adventures during the London Blitz; A highly detailed and annotated 2-page cutaway drawing of "A Typical U.S. Carrier." Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Yangtze Trap; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman stars in "Amazing Spy Ring Mystery," "Nuclear Returns," and "Who Killed Col. South!" Art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Women of History: three-page Myra Colby Bradwell bio. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Goran Sudzuka & José Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale Part 3 of the 4-part "Girl on Girl." When questions of loyalty arise from the all- female crew of The Whale, Yorick must decide whether his allegiances lie with his old companions or his new mate, who happens to be captain of the potentially mutinous ship. On sale June 1 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Charles Biro. "The Blair Snatch" starring Steel Sterling, script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro; Doris Cummins is kidnapped. "Catastrophe On Coney Island," script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick; Protection racketeers operate at Coney Island. "The Phantom Killer of Copper Bluffs," art by Frank Volp; A killer makes a red circle on a shaving mug and two days later the mug's owner has his throat cut. "Showdown With Abdul," script by Harry Shorten, art by Robert Pious; Kate Goodwill is captured by Abdul, the slave hunter, and kept for ransom. "A Decoy For Schultz" starring War Eagles, art by Ed Smalle, Jr.; A decoy plane is sent up to trap Herr Schultz. "The Speedy Jackrabbit" non-fiction text story; About the speed of jackrabbits. "The Monsoon Strikes," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; The pirate junk of Yat Sing is crashed against the rocks, and both friend and foe are cast ashore. "The Gorilla Gambit," script by Abner Sundell, art by Edd Ashe; A big killer gorilla is turned loose at the New York World's Fair to cash in on the insurance on him if shot. "Curse of the Egyptasia Tomb," script by Joe Blair, art by Elmer Wexler; Two Orientals have come to take Prof. Lorenz back to Egyptasia where he found the magic doorway to the sacred tomb; He is to be sacrificed to the ancient king Ankkaman. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.