Auctions: comic books 1955 or before, graded by CGC

Action Comics (1938 DC) 91 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4367053001

Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Ghost Drum starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Sunshine Swindle starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Underground School starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. The Fiddler's Jam Session starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). One Man Show starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 108 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0186801001

Classic molten metal cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Great Crasher! starring Superman, art by John Sikela. The Fight That Couldn't Be Won! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Baker and the Jailbird! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Triumph of Taffy! starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Town That Roared Again! starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 66 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4151670013

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Case of the Camera Curse, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman must face a man who uses a forbidden voodoo formula, combined with the properties of photo-electric cells, to capture the souls of men and control the will of anyone whose image he captures in his camera! The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Creig Flessel; 1st appearance and origin the Shining Knight. Counterfeit Coal starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. Trouble in Tibet starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Danger from Train to Plane starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Comet-Ray starring The Sandman, art by Paul Norris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures into Terror (1951) 28 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

The Bobby Blue Collection.

Label #4393138001

Cry Werewolf, art by Joe Sinnott. Doll of Doom text story. The Men in the Morgue, art by Gene Colan; Two killers attempt to hide in the morgue, but the attendant locks them in the freezer. Insane, art by Al Eadeh. The Smasher, art by Myron Fass. Half-Man, pencils by John Forte. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 27 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

The Bobby Blue Collection

Label #4393108008

"The Lost Lives of Laura Hastings" (art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel), "Dolls of Doom," "The Shape of Evil," "The Buried Brain" (art by Ogden Whitney), and "The Citadel of Evil." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, George Wilhelms, Charlie Sultan, Al Camy, and Ogden Whitney. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-New Comics (1943) 10 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Tape on Centerfold

Label #3734736001

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 16 #7 CGC 5.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: White

Restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover.

Label #4486209003

Volume 16, Issue 7 - July, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 276 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

America's Best Comics (1942) 9 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4467067002

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Havoc In Holland"; Black Terror vs. Nazis. "The Digitron Beam"; Doc Strange vs. Galohz, Karl, and Nazis. "The Thunderer"; Fighting Yank vs. The Thunderer and Nazis. "The Curse of the Naghwar Diamond"; Ghost vs. Kim and two other Datavians. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Astonishing (1951) Canadian Edition 27 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Canadian Edition.

Label #4111025002

Atomic War! (1952) 4 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3712147015

Batman (1940) 26 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4317526001

Cover by Jerry Robinson. "Twenty-Ton Robbery!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans. "Recipe for Revenge!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve. "The Year 3000!", script by Joseph Greene, art by Dick Sprang; In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura. "Night Rider" text story by Tod Lowry. "Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang; Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 42 CGC 1.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4389533004

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. "Claws of the Catwoman!", script by Bill Finger, art by Charles Paris; Catwoman escapes from prison and starts a crime spree, basing her crimes on famous fictional cat stories; Batman and Robin investigate the case and they confront the plunder princess on several occasions, but they are outsmarted each time. Wheaties ad with Pete Reiser. "Blind Man's Bluff!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Charles Paris and Curt Swan (next to last panel last page only), inks by Charles Paris and Stan Kaye (next to last panel last page only); A criminal learns that a police officer suspects Bruce Wayne is Batman and he pretends to use the secret to his advantage; Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne has been left blind on a heroic act while saving a kid from a burning building. Chief Hot Foot half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "Death Stalk" text story by Bob Baker. "The Robot Robbers!", script by Bill Finger, art by Charles Paris; Three criminals who had been sentenced to life in prison are set free on their old years by an unknown person; They are taken to the house of Doctor Hercules, who informs them that he wants to use their special criminal talents and he provides them with enormous robots that they can remotely control, in order to fulfill the crimes they are no longer capable of because of their age; Using the robots, the thugs start a crime spree in Gotham City and their actions get the attention of Batman and Robin. Playful Pop one-page story by Phil Berube. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Beware Terror Tales (1952 Fawcett) 7 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808012

Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Chess master Roger engages Death in a chess game during a near-death experience, but after he's revived, Death wants to continue the game. A train engineer gets a job offer to conduct the train to Hell, a one-way trip for most. Scientist Hiram creates a machine that can transport the souls of the elderly into the bodies of the freshly dead, and it just gets worse from there. The Man Who Defeated Death!; Dripping Terror; Last Express!; Tempest in a Teapot; The Walking Cadaver. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Beyond (1950 Ace) 7 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4497773003

The Doorway to Yesterday, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; While staying in Rome, american newspaperman Wilson follows a beautiful stranger through the ruins and enters the "doorway to yesterday;" He finds himself in ancient Rome and (at the command of Nerissa) has to battle a gladiator. The Dead Guard the Gold, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Treasure hunter Kramer gets pulled into an underwater world where ghost pirates dwell; The pirate's girl shows him a way out and Kramer can escape. Gallows in the Sky. Creatures of Fantasy, pencils by Richard Case. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Comics (1942) 17 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4433610002

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Montana, Rudy Palais, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, R.W. Hall, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster seeks the mysterious villain known as the Moth, who stole a fortune in jewels from a burning building. Young Robin Hood encounters Crow King, who uses trained crows to commit robberies in broad daylight. Swoop Storm uses his new Rocket Ship to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art by Archie creator Bob Montana. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Case of the Mutilated Mummy; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 2 CGC 1.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4280455001

Cover art by C. C. Beck. World of the Microscope, art by George Tuska; Sivana uses his latest discovery to shrink Captain Marvel and Beautia. Invasion From Mars, art by George Tuska; The Spider Men from Mars invade the Earth. The Curse of the Scorpion text story. The Pirate's Treasure, script by Rod Reed, art by George Tuska; Captain Marvel fights sea pirates. The Arson Fiend, script by Rod Reed, art by George Tuska; Captain Marvel stops an arsonist. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 3 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4326945001

Partial silver metallic cover. Cover art by C. C. Beck. The Menace of Muscles McGinnis, art by George Tuska; Muscles McGinnis tries to take over the radio station. Einstein--Master of Space and Time. Sivana's Paralyzing Gas, art by George Tuska; Sivana uses a paralyzing gas to conquer New York. Return of the Mogul Diamond text story by Carl Formes [as La Rac Semrof]. The Terror of the Goptas, art by George Tuska. The Beast-Ruler, art by George Tuska; Sivana uses his science to create an evil beast-ruler. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 4 CGC 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4432996005

October 31, 1940. Classic cover featuring Captain Marvel appearing in in smoke and a flash of light after Billy Batson has shouted "Shazam!" Cover art by C. C. Beck. Sivana's Revenge on the Lieutenant Marvels, art by George Tuska; Billy rescues the Three Lieutenant Marvels from Sivana and his thugs. Code of Glory text story by Dick Raleigh. The Tunnel of Invasion, art by George Tuska; Captain Marvel destroys the invasion tunnel Adolf Hitler is having dug beneath the Atlantic Ocean. The Secret Submarine Base, art by George Tuska; Captain Marvel helps to prevent a submarine base being set up in South America. The Lawless Legion, art by George Tuska; Captain Marvel prevents a gang leader from assassinating the prosecuting attorney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel and the Horn of Plenty (1946 Fawcett) Miniature 0 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white

Label #2119912004

Captain Marvel "And the Horn of Plenty" (1946) is a promotional (mini) comic book published by Fawcett. Contains a story about Captain Marvel and a mysterious horn that grants wishes. This mini also contains a back-up story of Bulletman. 24 pages, black and white, 4-in. x 5-in., newsprint, no cover price.

Cyclone Comics (1940 Bilbara Publishing) Ashcan 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Ashcan.

Label #0034154027

Ashcan. Used to trademark title of Cyclone Comics (1940). Featuring Tornado Tom, King Anthony, The Red Night, Volton, State Trooper, Mister "Q", Ken Cameron, Nick Nelson, and many others. Cover price $0.10.

Dagar Desert Hawk (1948) 22 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4460377002

Art by Edmond Good and A. C. Hollingsworth. Cover by Edmond Good. Dagar the Desert Hawk, aka Bart Benson, is a Lawrence of Arabesque hero who lives and fights in the Arabian desert. Educational comics focus on exotic animals including gorillas, giraffes, kangaroos, ostriches, camels, cobras, lions, crocodiles, leopards, and elephants; A government agent seeks Safari Cary's help to stop a diamond smuggling ring; Jungle warrior Tangi offers inspiration to a blocked writer. The Forgotten Allah!; The Perfidious Portrait!; Tropical Topics; Jungle Curiosities; Meet the Seminoles; A Dame, Diamonds and Dynamite!; Felony Files; A Purple Parakeet! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 45 CGC 4.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

MARRIED CENTERFOLD.

Label #1234369006

1st Joker appearance in Detective Comics in the Batman and Robin story, "The Case of the Laughing Death!" Also in this issue: Spy (by Jerry Siegel and Ed Moore); Larry Steele, Detective; The Crimson Avenger (by Jack Lehti); Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator; Steve Malone, District Attorney; Cliff Crosby in "Murder at the Polo Games"; and Slam Bradley (by Siegel and Howard Sherman). Full-page ad for Batman # 3. Half-page ad for All Star Comics # 2. Cover price $0.10.

Dickie Dare (1941) 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4346143002

Durango Kid (1949 Magazine Enterprises) 11 CGC 2.5 Mohawk Valley

Paper: Off white to white

Mohawk Valley.

Label #4348117014

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Joe Certa, John Belfi and Frank Frazetta. Cover by John Belfi. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #11. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. Durango Kid helps the very first oil well in Oklahoma stave off attacks by the greedy; When Steve Brand can't help ranchers battle a dangerous land baron, the Durango Kid takes up the fight; Dan and Tipi bring supplies through British lines to Valley Forge, in a "White Indian" story by legendary artist Frazetta. Blood and Oil!; A Busy Day in Red Hook!; White Indian: The Blood of Valley Forge!; The Terrible Mr. Slade; The Big Frame-Up!; Charles Starrett, Star of Columbia's "Durango Kid" Western Movies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 17 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4393105020

Art by Mo Marcus, Rocke Mastroserio, Maurice Gutwirth, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer, Joe Kubert and Wally Wood. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. This issue is a reprint of issue #3 with a new cover. The hideous monster from an art-contest painting comes to life; A killer checks to make sure his victims corpse isnt coming back to life, and winds up trapped in the tomb with it; An ancient Egyptian mirror threatens to take over a modern-day woman and make her kill her fiance. The Case of the Painted Beast!; Was He Dead?; The Monster of the Storm; Kill a Witch; The Mirror of Isis! Final issue before the title changed to Strange Worlds with #18. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exciting Comics (1940) 63 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0913024003

52 pages Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 9 #6 CGC 7.0 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

Page 65-76 missing.

Label #4472521002

Volume 9, Issue 6 - October 1947. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Witch of the Andes" by Richard S. Shaver. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 180 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Fight Comics (1940) 31 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Small amount of dried glue on spine of cover.

Label #2006599012

Exceptionally violent cover for its time! Metaphorically speaking, as with this poor individual Jap soldier, Imperial Japan lost its head as well after taking on America and her allies exclamation

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Claude Lapham and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, and Arnold Hicks. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Senorita Rio suspects a stage mentalist is involved in a plot against a government official; A criminal gang tries to get a signed confession away from Hooks Devlin before he turns it in to police; The final adventure of comedic teen military mascot Dusty Rhodes. Exceptionally gory pre-Code cover by Joe Doolin. Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; The Lieutenant Meets a Lady; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 58 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4413894002

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and Edmund Good. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl, white traders and Zalaka tribesmen all become involved in a dangerous quest to find the lost treasure ship of mad Capt. Hawkins; Hooks Devlin investigates the mysterious murder of the Great Zalini, lion tamer; Senorita Rio seeks the source of a strange gas that turns ordinary men into killers. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 70 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4472483006

Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill La Cava, Gus Schrotter, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Evil white men try to turn the natives against Tiger Girl by creating phony versions of her pet tigers; Boxer Kayo Kirby faces crooks and a gigantic opponent in Central America; Senorita Rio investigates rumors of US forces aiding rebels in a South American republic. Another classic Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Kayo Kirby; The Camera Eye; Rip Carson of Risks, Unlimited; Senorita Rio. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 83 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Tape on Cover and Interior Cover.

Label #0361497009

Flash stars in "Twelve Jurors on Trial," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Three Brothers in Crime" by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Can Opener" by John B. Wentworth, art by Irwin Hasen; Atom in "The Atom's Rest Cure" by Joseph Greene and Jon Chester Kolzak; A Fish Story text story by Cliff Rhodes; and Hawkman in "Destined for Disaster" by Kanigher and Kozlak. Cover art by Joe Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 129 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1340835009

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S UNCLE REMUS AND HIS TALES OF BRER RABBIT, No. 129." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Brer Rabbit an' De Tar-Baby, script by Chase Craig, pencils by Paul Murry, inks by Carl Buettner; Brer Fox makes a tar-baby to trap Brer Rabbit. Brer Terrapin's Tug-o'-War, script by Chase Craig, art by Tom McKimson; Brer Rabbit bets the forest dwellers that Brer Terrapin is stronger than Brer Bear in a tug-o'-war. Brer Fox an' de Stolen Goobers, script by Chase Craig, pencils by Paul Murry, inks by Carl Buettner; Brer Rabbit is caught in a trap while stealing peanuts from Brer Fox's patch; He tricks Brer Bear into taking his place in the trap. Brer Rabbit Visits De Witch, script by Chase Craig, art by Tom McKimson; Afraid he is losing his smartness; Brer Rabbit goes to a witch to get help. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 386 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

Label #3730414004

Cover art by Carl Barks. Only a Poor Old Man; When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater; Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land. Coffee for Two; Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee. Soupline Eight back cover strip; Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Golden Arrow (1942) 2 CGC 9.0 Rockford

Paper: Cream to off white

Rockford

Label #0911647019

Heroic archer Golden Arrow uses gold-tipped arrows and his horse White Wind to battle injustice. Golden Arrow battles lumber rustlers in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Outlaws frame Golden Arrow for murder and give his horse "loco weed," (!) so it seems that even his horse is crazy. A mysterious figure in medieval armor called the Knight Hawk wants the map to long-lost Spanish treasure. A Saga of the North Woods; Death Rides the Badlands; The Sign of the Killer; Golden Arrow Fences the Knight Hawk; Cousin Egbert: A Good Guy in the Badlands; The Dread Secret of Misty Valley. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 17 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1163300005

Cover by R. Webster. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, E. Demby, Alan Mandel, Dan Barry, Charles Bruno, Harry G. Peter, Ben Thompson and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy battle The Red Scorpion; A true war story featuring early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry; Man O' Metal investigates the murder of a millionaire. Also featuring a Rainbow Boy story promoting War Bonds, a WWII fundraising effort. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Outstanding Hero of the War; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; 18 Karat Heroes; Man O' Metal; He Learned It Well; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Human Torch Comics (1940) 27 CGC 3.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

PAGE 4 MISSING, AFFECTS STORY. COVER DETACHED. INCOMPLETE.

Label #1621634025

Cover art by Syd Shores. Meet the Asbestos Lady starring the Human Torch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Torch and Toro attempt to take a vacation that is interrupted by Asbestos Lady. Mystery of the Old Curiosity Shop starring the Human Torch and Madame De Farge. A Boy and a Horse text story. Murder Deadline starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Al Gabriele. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Incredible Science Fiction (1955 EC) 30 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4248014022

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Jack Oleck and Alfred Coppel. Art by Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Bernie Krigstein, and Joe Orlando. Numbering continues from Weird Science-Fantasy (1954 E.C. Comics) #29. As part of its skirmishes with the Comics Code, William Gaines' EC Comics changes its pioneering sci-fi title Weird Science-Fantasy to Incredible Science Fiction. This was also the first issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Astronauts find the other planets reduced to the size of toys, with art by Bernie Krigstein. The advance agent of an alien invasion is disguised to look like a human. Future Earth empires discover a mysterious barrier on the moon that prevents their struggle for domination. Clean Start; Marbles; Conditioned Reflex; Barrier. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

International Comics (1947) 4 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)

Label #0032688014

Cover by Lee Bachelor (credited as Leo Bachle). Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Lee Bachelor and Kurt Schaffenberger. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Van Manhattan battles circus performers who have turned to crime, in a story (and cover) guaranteed to creep out every clownophobe. Diggy Do & Diggy Dont investigate when an ancient folk remedy gives a killer the strength of a tiger, in a story by Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Crime-solvers the Chessmen investigate a series of strange murders committed by someone dressed like a medieval crossbowman. Van Manhattan: The Crooks from the Circus!; Diggy Do & Diggy Dont: The Wine of the Tiger!; The Magic Formula; Chessmen: The Crossbow and the Crook!; Madelon: Menace of the Midnight Marauder! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 14 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

THE BOBBY BLUE COLLECTION.

Label #4393108007

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Stan Lee, Dan Keyes and unknown. Art by George Tuska, Basil Wolverton, Bill Everett, Louis Zansky, George Roussos and unknown. In this issue: "The Lighthouse Ghost" by Stan Lee and George Tuska; 2-page text story "The Ultimate Weapon" with illo by George Roussos; "One of Our Graveyards Is Missing!" by Dan Keyes and Basil Wolverton; "One Little Mistake"; "The Scarecrow" with art by Bill Everett - A destitute couple, out of money and nearly out of hope, wish for a miracle to happen to ease them out of their plight...when their fields are plowed and corn planted overnight, and a mysterious scarecrow appears on their property, their wish seems to have come true...in more ways than one; and "The Spy" with art by Louis Zansky. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 31 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1339603002

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Art Saaf, Sy Reit, Mort Leav, Bob Kane and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena encounters slavers, voodoo and treasure in the jungle; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor visits ancient Greece and encounters Medusa, Mercury and the Oracle of Delphi; A Jumbo Laffs joke page is drawn by Batman creator Bob Kane. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Suicide Channel; Jumbo Laffs; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 108 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4394374002

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #4, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #7; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Top of the World" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 14 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4469976010

Painted cover is a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. "Manduck the Magician," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Manduck is reduced to using his hypnotic spells to sell snake oil on the street, until he matches spells with Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom; Parody of the comic strip Mandrake the Magician. "Movie... Ads!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; The differences between scenes in a movie and the way the movies are advertised. E. C. Fan-Addict Club! ad. "The Countynental!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parody of a short-lived 1952 TV show, "The Continental." "Plastic Sam!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Russ Heath; Plastic Sam meets an imitation who is a bank robber; Parody of Plastic Man (Quality, 1943 series). 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Mechanix Hobbies and Inventions (1932 Fawcett Publication) Vol. 11 #1 CGC 1.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: White

Restoration includes: small amount of glue on cover. (Page 8 missing.)

Label #4476044010

Volume 11, Issue 1 - November, 1933 - Non-fiction mechanical science and technology magazine in pulp format. Mickey Mouse, Popeye, & Buck Rogers depicted on cover. Cover art by ??. "How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes" article by Alfred Albelli with photos of the top earners: Robert L. Ripley, Walt Disney, Rube Goldberg, Sidney Smith, Grant Powers, Bud Fisher, and George McManus. Oddities of Science illustrations by Nic Sprank, Celebrating the 30th birthday of the airplane, and more. Softcover, 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Movie Humor (1934-1939^) Magazine Vol. 1 #12 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4421688003

Volume 1, Issue 12 - June, 1935. 8.5" x 11.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Mystery Comics (1944) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4297571002

Classic Alex Shomburg cover. Featuring Brad Spencer, Wonderman (pencils by Shomburg?); Zudo the Jungle Boy (pencils by Ken Battefield); Lance Lewis, Space Detective makes his debut; The Magnet (who welds the amazing 'Geo-Locater,' a device "from which no criminal can escape," pencils by Ed Good); "King of Futuria" - in which time traveler Dick Devens protects the 30th century from Venusian Tentacle-Men (who resemble tentacled Mr. Potato-Heads wearing tiny sombreros). Thanks to Grand Comics Database for the above artist information! Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 10 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

THE BOBBY BLUE COLLECTION.

Label #4393108009

Cover art by Russ Heath. Bluebeard, art by Tony Di Preta; A man who calls himself Bluebeard murders and robs the guests of his inn, but when a thief carrying a bottle of Nitro becomes his latest victim, Bluebeard decides to dispose of the bottle outside. Death Notice!; An obit writer who finds that he has the power to cause the deaths he writes about has the tables turned on him when the ghosts of his victims print an edition of the paper that says he dies in a train wreck. They Called Her a Witch!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Peasants call an old woman a witch, a man gives her the benefit of the doubt, but it turns out the peasants were right. Doom Island text story. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, art by Joe Sinnott; A man who invents a camera that can photograph the future is terrified when he sets it to a week in advance and produces a...blank photo. Detour!, art by Myron Fass; A man at a train crossing is killed and places a curse on motorists every year that one person must take his place. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 34 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

THE BOBBY BLUE COLLECTION.

Label #4433610001

Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Tony DiPreta, Tony Mortellaro, Sid Check, Chuck Winter, Tom Cooke and Harry Anderson. The most unusual stories ever told! In this issue: "The Murder That Wasn't...!" with art by Tony DiPreta; "The Thing in Space!" by Paul S. Newman and Tony Mortellaro; "The Man Who Couldn't Come Back!" with art by Sid Check and Harry Anderson; "Why?" by Paul S. Newman and Chuck Winter; "Ivan the Terrible!" with art by Tom Cooke; and 2-page text story "The Disappearance," reprinted from Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) #21 (original title: "Horror Hill"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 23 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0918549004

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. Mars, God of War story, art by Joe Doolin. Reef Ryan story. Star Pirate story, art by George Appel. Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story, art by Art Saaf. Will Earth Be Invaded? text story. The Lost World story, art by Pagsilang Rey Isip. 100 Years After, art by Lee Elias. Auro Lord of Jupiter, art by Rafael Astarita. Norge Benson story, art by Fran Deitrick. Flint Baker story, art by Joe Doolin. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 28 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4393105013

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, Fran Hopper, George Appel, Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, Lily Renee, and Lee Elias. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale Allen and her team are captured by man-eating plants; Mars tries to inspire war on a pacifist planet; Hunt and Lyssa get caught in a war between cave-dwellers and surface people in The Lost World. Outer-space derring-do cover by Joe Doolin approaches the level the series was famous for. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Can the Creatures of Space Enslave Us?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 45 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4409592020

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, the alien Volta introduce Red Rain to drive the animals mad and make Earth more like Venus; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Pluto might look like; Satania has Space Ranger Flint Baker framed for treason. Girl-vs.-giant cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Pluto; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Coffin Cargo; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.