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Headline Comics (1943 Prize) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #1
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 1
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing second wrap and centerfold, affects Junior Rangers, Boy's Life, Happy and Scrappy, and Little Johnny Doolittle stories. Several wraps detached from single center staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Stories and art by Jack Binder and Buster Green. Debuting in the heat of World War II, Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The debut of teen hero squad the Junior Rangers; Perry Allen and Don Powers have adventures throughout the North and South American continents; A comics biography of General Douglas MacArthur. Junior Rangers; Animal Crackers; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Happy and Scrappy; Little Johnny Doolittle; Grandfather Clock; Perry Allen; Private Messkit; Buck Sanders; Boy's Life of General MacArthur. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 2
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3732724002
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    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Jack Binder, Ken Browne, Lou Ferstadt and Buster Green. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Teen inventor Cliff Gordon, the Wonder Boy, faces the Adventure of the Blazing Underground. Pan-American adventurers Perry Allen and Don Powers encounter long-lost Inca tribes. A comics biography of Thomas Holcomb. Junior Rangers; Animal Crackers; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Happy and Scrappy; Little Johnny Doolittle; Under Ground; Perry Allen; Private Messkit; Tom Morgan; Boy's Life of General Thomas Holcomb. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 5
    • 4 3/4" Cumulative spine split (chew).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Ken Browne, Buster Green, W. Jourdain, and Bernard Krigstein. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers invade Italy, in a story with art by comics legend Bernard Krigstein. Teen inventor Cliff Gordon takes his three-way plane into battle against the Axis on land, sea and air. The trail of stolen paste diamonds leads boy detective Johnny Doolittle to a hidden Nazi U-boat. Junior Rangers; Animal Crackers; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Happy and Scrappy; Little Johnny Doolittle; Bread and Bullets; Perry Allen; Private Messkit; Tom Morgan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 6
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3796574020

    Stories and art by Al Zere, Maurice del Bourgo, and H. C. Kiefer. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers try to find out how the Nazis are getting supplies into Italy; Teen inventor Cliff Gordon uses his three-way plane to protect the Merchant Marine; Time-traveling teen Tom Morgan encounters Vikings. Junior Rangers; Buck Saunders; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Invisible Boy; Blood Check; Perry Allen; Tom Morgan. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 7
    • Interior is complete. Spine fully split (taped).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Buster Green and H. C. Kiefer. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Buck Saunders takes on deep-sea jewel thieves; Teen inventor Cliff Gordon uses his three-way plane to find The Nazi Submarine Base Where None Can Exist; Time-traveling teen Tom Morgan witnesses the burning of Rome. Junior Rangers; Animal Crackers; Buck Saunders; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Kinker Kinkaid; The Rabbit's Hutch; Perry Allen; Tom Morgan. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 10
    • Paper: White
    • Label #1488672022
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Al Gabriele. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer and Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Kinker Kinkaid investigates Crime's 3-Ring Circus; Teen inventor Cliff Gordon plays pirate on the high seas; Time-traveling teen Tom Morgan visits the Old West. Junior Rangers; Buck Saunders; Cliff Gordon -- Pirate; Routine Report; Tom Morgan; Kinker Kinkaid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 11
    • Paper:
    • Cover only.
    • Label #4438530012
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    Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers are at the wrong end of an enemy shrinking machine; Teen inventor Cliff Gordon investigates underwater sabotage; Time-traveling teen Tom Morgan encounters pirates. Junior Rangers; Buck Saunders; Cliff Gordon; Pilot Without Wings; Tom Morgan; Kinker Kinkaid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $16,250 Headline Comics #11 1944 Prize Publications CGC 4.5 ~ classic WWII cover

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  • Issue #13
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 13
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by H. C. Kiefer. Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer, August Froehlich, Lee Schertz and Howard Post. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Buck Saunders and Officer Flanagan seek kidnappers. The debut of young wizard Max the Magician, later a regular in Wonderland Comics (1945). Circus acrobat Jim Dare becomes the superhero Blue Streak to bring his brother's killers to justice. Junior Rangers; Worldbeater and Unggh; Buck Saunders; George Washington: First in War; Nutzy; Max the Magician; The Blue Streak. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 14

    Cover by H. C. Kiefer. Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer, August Froehlich and Al Stahl. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers meet intelligent penguins while fighting Axis forces in the polar wastes. Worldbeater and Unggh are one of the odder superhero teams, consisting of a futuristic refugee and his caveman pal. Dr. MacAbre wants to steal the secret of immortality. The cover features combat penguins, a sleigh with a machinegun mount, and the Junior Rangers "in their weirdest adventure." Junior Rangers; Worldbeater and Unggh; Buck Saunders; George Washington: First in Peace; Nutzy; Freddie Freckles and Mr. Brainstorm; The Blue Streak. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 17
    • 3/4" Spine split from bottom.

    Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and August Froehlich. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Atomic Man uses a lead glove to protect others, but takes it off when it's time for action; Worldbeater and Unggh battle the Martian outlaws known as the Two-Faced Men; Buck Saunders faces the Plague of the Seven Year Locusts. Junior Rangers; Worldbeater and Unggh; Buck Saunders; Carrot Topp; Behind the Eight Ball; Atomic Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 20
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Other - see grading notes
    • Chipping to upper back side corner bracket.
    • Label #1488665018
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Atomic Man battles fascists in a South American town to save a doctor's life; Copy Boy gets tangled up with kidnappers in his final adventure; Carrot Topp faces The Affair of the Bogus Bills. Junior Rangers; Copy Boy; Picture Queries!; Buck Saunders; Carrot Topp; Beast of Prey; Atomic Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 21
    • 4" Cumulative spine split. Brittle pages.

    Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Atomic Man faces a kidnapping on the high seas in his final adventure; Buck Saunders becomes involved in the search for The Ajax Diamond; Carrot Topp faces The Haywire Hypnotist. Junior Rangers; Uncle Windy; Buck Saunders; Carrot Topp; It's the Little Things That Count; Atomic Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 22
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Henry Kiefer. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers find missing jewels in a bike shop; Teen-Age Tommy runs for student body president; Carrot Topp becomes Mayor For a Day. Junior Rangers; Uncle Windy; Buck Saunders; Carrot Topp; Pilfered Pills; Dilly and Dally; Teen-Age Tommy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 27
    • 1/2" Spine split from top. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Cover coming loose at one staple and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The notorious Simon-Kirby crime classic, "Stella Mae Dickson...the Bobby Sox Bandit Queen"; The truth about legendary outlaw Jesse James; A gang starts a phony fortune-teller racket with Flo as the medium. Stella Mae Dickson...the Bobby Sox Bandit Queen; The Guns of Jesse James; The Death of the Gambler King; The Spark of Murder; Bring Me His Corpse; I Was the Front for the Merciless Spirit Swindlers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 28
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Staples added. 4" Spine split.

    Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Monica Bell, the Sweet Switcher, works for a stolen jewelry racket; The Chicago "Devil Drivers" lead police on a dangerous chase; Notorious outlaw Machine-Gun Kelly stages a kidnapping. I Worked For The Fence; Trapping Chicago's Speed Demon Mob; Postage Stamp Swindle; The Lone Wolf; Machine-Gun Kelly - Kidnapper; Murder Makes Bad Medicine. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 30
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. 2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth, Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Tillie is considered a witch in the Chicago slums where she correctly predicts deaths, but the truth may be more sinister. Bored, redheaded heiress Billie turns to a life of crime. Old West outlaw Jim Miller improvises one of the first bullet-proof vests. I Was An Unwitting Accomplice to a 'Numbers' Racket Combine!; The Witch Murders; Pistol-Packin' Playgirl; The Roasted Mail-Robber Ghost; Menace in the Making; Bullet-Proof Bad Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #32
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 32
    • Centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Vic Donahue, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Treasury agents crack a counterfeiting ring; A tale of murder in rural America that may be EC legend John Severin's first published work; The gangster known as "King of the Everglades" runs amuck in Florida between 1915 and 1924. How the T-Men Broke A Cunning Counterfeit Team; The Mystery of Room 712; The Clue of the Horoscope; A Grave Crime; G-Man Blitz; Trapping the Ashley-Mobley Gang (Terror of the Everglades). 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #33
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 33
    • INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, slightly interrupts art or story. .5" Spine split from bottom.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Will Elder, Manny Stallman, Vic Donahue, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A British swindler plots to steal an ocean liner in 1912; A story with early art by EC legend Will Elder; A crook plays a dangerous game by preying on other crooks. Premeditated Homicide!; The Man Who Stole An Ocean Liner!; The FBI and the Gun Happy Robber; How The FBI Trapped the Booby Trap Slayer; A Mother's Ominous Dream!; What Price Fate? ; The Shattered Alibi; Underworld Parasite! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #35
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 35

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by John Severin, Manny Stallman, Vic Donohue and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Darrow Brothers plot an armored car heist; A story with early art by EC legend John Severin; 1900s detectives the Baldwin Brothers use their offbeat methods to investigate a murder. Dead Or Alive; The Deadly Gilas; The Great Mouthpiece; Georgie's Last Ride; Independence Day; The Golf Links Murder; The Fabulous Baldwins. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #41
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 41
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Photo cover by Theda Hall and Emerson Hall. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A special issue commemorating the long career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover; A guide to the FBI organization in 1950; The FBI infiltrates the gang of the mysterious mastermind known as The Count. Octopus of the Underworld; Reservation For Death; Know Your FBI; J. Edgar Takes a Hand; J. Edgar Hoover; G-Man Savvy; Guns For Sale. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #46
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 46
    • Centerfold detached.

    Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A cop in trouble is aided by the spirit of his dead partner; A G-man goes undercover in prison to nail a corrupt warden; A detective investigates murder on a remote tropical island. Enemy of Reform; Beyond the Grave; Buried Alive!; Death Flight!; Closeups; Ashes of Guilt; Jungle Sleuth. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #59
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 59
    • Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and others. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A gang arranges getaways for fugitives from the law. A thug tries to outsmart his partner when he thinks he's being double-crossed. A frustrated writer kills a rival, and thinks he's found the perfect place to hide the corpse. Getaway Mob!; The Lines on the Map!; Killers Are Never Alone!; Closeups; Deadly Angle; Find the Corpse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #66
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 66
    • Oxidation. Cover loose at one staple.

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A kidnapper begins abducting gangsters. An embezzler kills his brother, but picks the wrong place to hide the body. Two crooks join forces to catch a killer. Ransom; Murder Will Out; Closeups; Manhunt; Soft Touch; The Capsules; G-Men Are Poison. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #68
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 68
    • Heavy pencil marking. Water damage.

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A gangster runs a phony charity; Johnny learns too late not to put his trust in big brother Fred; The saga of Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, from "Public Enemy #1" to longtime Alcatraz inmate. The Charity Racketeers; Closeups; Road to Alcatraz; Grim Lesson; Inside Job; Speed Merchant. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.