Auctions: comic books 1955 or before, graded by CGC

4Most Vol. 1 (1942) Four Most 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4402888004

Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Bob Davis, Sid Greene, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Irving Werstein and John Jordan. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Military academy cadet Dick Cole is accused of treason, but only fellow cadet Reggie knows the truth. Teen inventor Edison Bell and his friends become "junior air raid wardens" on the WWII home front, and foil saboteurs. The Target and the Targeteers are trapped in a medieval castle and forced to fight the evil Purple Knights. Killer Morrison's gang steals a tank and breaks him out of prison. Plus a history of the Virginia Military Institute. Dick Cole; Real Cadets in Action; The Target and the Targeteers; Edison Bell and His Junior Air Raid Wardens; The Cadet (Kit Carter): Death A.W.O.L.! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ace Comics (1937) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4387103003

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Ed Anthony, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Nat Edson, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Jack Welch, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Romer Grey, Allen Dean, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. The cover features Snuffy Smith and the Katzenjammer Kids interacting with lesser-known characters, like Elmer and Pete the Tramp. Tex Thorne; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Pussycat Princess; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Dream Land; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; On Our Block; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 23 CGC Coverless with Several Missing Pages

Paper: White

Coverless. Pages 3, 8-10, 14-31 Only.

Label #4514608001

Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Treasure Tower starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 1st app of Lex Luthor (with red hair), 1st app of Black Pirate, 1st mention of Daily Planet instead of Daily Star, 1 panel ad for The Spectre in More Fun. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 177 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4356436009

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Anti-Superman Weapon, art by Al Plastino. I Rode With the Outlaw Cameleers starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Children from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Five Bandannas for Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 119 CGC 4.0 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

1/3RD PAGE 6 MISSING.

Label #4636894003

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets Girl starring Superboy, Betty Brown, and Joe Daly, script by Bill Finger, art by Win Mortimer. The Floating Observatory starring Aquaman, script by Don Cameron, art by Louis Cazeneuve. We Knight Thee Dub starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. The 'Round-the-World Crimes starring Green Arrow and Bulls-Eye, script by Don Cameron, art by George Papp. The Scourge of Speed starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures in 3-D (1953-1954 Harvey) 2 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4543086010

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; see individual item notes to determine whether an offered copy still includes them. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. A champion racer competes in the famed Le Mans endurance race. Test pilots Fred and Joe try to sabotage each other's planes so they can be the first lunar astronaut. Plus a tale that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Il Maestro; First Man On the Moon; Trapped; Winged Prayer; Three-D Blinkey. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 58 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #2111297006

3-D effect cover and stories: "Dead Man's Gold," "The Man Who Died Laughing," "The Clasp Knife," "The Last Bars," "The Plague Ship," and "The Crime Machine." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Harry Lazarus. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Pete Riss, and Robert Sale. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 3-D effect stories and cover. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 20 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1133743002

Spring 1944. The Justice Society of America star in "The Movie That Changed a Man's Life." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom (art by Joe Gallagher), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Starman (art by Aschmeier), and Johnny Thunder (art by Gallagher). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Ghost Plane." Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Winners Comics (1941) 5 CGC 1.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4462497001

Invading the Nazis' Secret Plan, inks by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro discover that the Nazis are operating out of a steamship anchored to a pier at Coney Island, intending to deliver a bomb [along with needed tanks of oxygen] to a hospital in order to kill thousands. Ad encouraging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. The Vampire Strikes!, pencils by Al Avison, inks by Don Rico; Cap and Bucky must face the threat created by the world's greatest master of occult medicine, Dr. Togu, who has forsaken the dropping of disease bombs on the Chinese people to inflict yet a new terror upon America: a vampire! Speed On the Rampage starring the Whizzer, art by Howard James. The Man in the Moon text story by Mickey Spillane. The Hermit's Island of Glittering Gold starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett. The Demon's Deadly Secret starring the Destroyer, art by John Forte. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 88 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3763858001

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Canvas of Crime starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by John Belfi; Green Lantern is drawn into a strange case in which paintings depict murders yet to be committed. The prime suspect: Alan Scott! Tarantula Unmasks Dr. Mid-Nite, script by John Broome, art by Alexander Toth; Crooks suspect the true identity of the Man of Night, so they kidnap Dr. McNider to prove their point. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. El Gringo Dingo or Go 'Way Bossie starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 101 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0313730004

Listed as scarce in Overstreet. Cover art by Alex Toth. Masquerade at Mesa City starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth. Case of the Talking Shadows starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by John Broome, art by Rudolph Palais; Dr. Mid-Nite investigates mysterious shadow men who have robbed a jewelry festival, and is drawn to a silhouette show run by the Great Ludwig. Chewing Gum--Everything Happens to Harry, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Ship That Sailed the Hills starring The Black Pirate, art by Howard Purcell. Crimes from a Cardboard Box starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-Famous Police Cases (1952-1954 A Star Comic) 11 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4126020016

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Twins try to outdo each other in crime and murder. Poisoner Cordelia Botkin uses a deadly box of candy on her romantic rival, and accidentally sets a legal standard for the prosecution of interstate crimes. A superstitious hood consults a fortune teller to learn the path forward, but her predictions are dark indeed. The Twin Killers; The Poison Parcel; Murder for Money; I Predict Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-Flash (1941) 14 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4164488008

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. The Three Dimwits enter the drawing room of All-Flash Comics, and, after looking over the story already drawn for issue #14, decide to re-do it themselves. The Three Dimwits try tio find a suitable villain for the Flash to tangle with, and decide on a Professor Feend. Little do they know that it is actually the Thinker, who has invented a time machine and is bringing back ancient dinosaurs to cause havoc while his gang commits robberies! Hop Harrigan text story by Evelyn Gaines. Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. Simp O'dill humor page by Sol Hess. The Red Cross War Fund public service announcement with the Justice Society of America, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-New Comics (1943) 8 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Small amount of tape on interior front cover. Small hair trapped in slabbed.

Label #1266241004

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: Boy Heroes in "Fortunes for Four"; Blonde Bomber in untitled tale; "Flight of the Flying Angel"; Shock Gibson in "Bergs of Banzai"; "Fury of the Deep"; and Captain Red Blazer and Sparky in 2-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story. Plus: untitled Corporal Fooie (introduction) 2-pager (with art by Wood Cowan). Also: untitled Five Princesses of Pompadoonk 2-pager (with art by Marv Levy). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

All-New Comics (1943) 12 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0002748007

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Marv Levy and unknown. Art by Marv Levy, Joe Kubert and unknown. In this issue: Boy Heroes in "The Island of Terror"; "Evil Fans the Flames"; untitled (Happy) Clown tale; untitled Five Princesses of Pompadoonk tale (8 pages) by Marv Levy (final appearance of this feature); "The Peril on Pluto"; "Bombs of Diamonds" with art by Joe Kubert; and Captain Red Blazer and Sparky in 2-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Annie Oakley (1948 Atlas) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: White

Label #4641414001

Western Tales of action and adventure starring the famous female sharpshooter, Annie Oakley: "Just Love That Cowhand"; Annie is hired on the Barr-X Ranch after capturing a wild steer. "The Grecian Wiggle" text story. "She's My Gal, Pa"; A lawyer comes looking for a blonde girl who ran away from home and everybody thinks it's Annie. "Heart Havoc," pencils by Ed Winiarski; Gabby thinks he's finally going to get a date with Hedy but it doesn't quite turn out that way. "Wrong Steer," inks by Chris Rule; Sally arranges a rodeo so that Slim can defeat Annie in tests of skill. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Baffling Mysteries (1952) 8 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3886194006

The Bride's Borrowed Time, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Husband becomes curious about the lifelike male dolls kept by his beautiful young wife -- and why one of them talked to him; Lucretia is a witch dabbling with the secrets of the "Australian bush country head-hunters." Baffling Mysteries #7; One spring day in 1912, Richard Wentworth an American business man, checked in at a well-known hotel in London ...; The ghost of a burning man warns Wentworth that the hotel is on fire. Jungle Idol's Vengeful Rage; Professional hunters in northern India stalk a black panther guided by Ra-La, goddess of destruction; Stealing Ra-La's ruby eyes, the hunters flee to London. At the Sound of Airi's Drum, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Yama's Fiery Fury, art by Chic Stone; Explorers in Sumatra encounter a race of belligerent lava-men. They can be rendered harmless by contact with water, of course. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 3 CGC 10th Page Only

Paper: Off white to white

10th Page Only.

Label #4570497008

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. "The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun. "The Ugliest Man in the World," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman confronts the ugliest man in the world, a man shunned by "normal" people he meets every day. "The Crime School for Boys!!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman has to deal with the threat of a crime school upon the lives of young boys, a school designed how to teach those boys the ways of a criminal. Dinky one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "A Blow For England" text story by Norman Goss, art by Raymond Perry. "The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Cat returns to plague members of the Diamond Syndicate in order to achieve a beautiful "diamond prize!" The Batman Says text article, Batman and Robin tell readers the negatives of crime and criminals. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 3 CGC 1st Page Only

Paper: Off white to white

1st Page Only.

Label #4570497001

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. "The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun. "The Ugliest Man in the World," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman confronts the ugliest man in the world, a man shunned by "normal" people he meets every day. "The Crime School for Boys!!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman has to deal with the threat of a crime school upon the lives of young boys, a school designed how to teach those boys the ways of a criminal. Dinky one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "A Blow For England" text story by Norman Goss, art by Raymond Perry. "The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Cat returns to plague members of the Diamond Syndicate in order to achieve a beautiful "diamond prize!" The Batman Says text article, Batman and Robin tell readers the negatives of crime and criminals. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 20 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4265760001

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Cover by Dick Sprang. "The Centuries of Crime!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Joker enlists the aid of a fraudulent scientist and swami, convincing them that they can successfully carry out their fleecing of victims: in the past and the future! Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Trial of Titus Keyes!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; Batman and Robin, figuring that the case in court against Titus Keyes is much too pat, investigate and discover the real culprit: the cell-mate of Keyes when he was in prison. One-page Hectic History story by Jack Farr. "The Lawmen of the Sea," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); In the 2nd story of a series involving various police divisions, Batman and Robin team-up with the Harbor Patrol to track down harbor pirates! "Convoy Sighted" text story by Walt Abbot. "Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; One day a couple show up at the Wayne mansion claiming to be the Aunt and Uncle of Dick Grayson, and they successfully get custody of the boy. But Batman smells a rat when the couple call up Bruce Wayne and offer him the opportunity to "buy" Dick back! 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Battlefield (1952) 6 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4317088001

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Victim of General Fu!", script by Don Rico, art by Paul Reinman; Tracy must warn his company of the mine field they are about to enter. "The Secret of Sabotage" two-page text story. "T.O.T.--Time On Target," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Keller; Lt. Rowlans needs to keep the Reds bottled up for five more minutes until the artillery can destroy them. "Massacre At Manghowon!", art by Ed Robbins; By using pumpkin gourds an American patrol is able to sneak up on a North Korean unit that has occupied a friendly village. "Race Against Death!", art by Jay Scott Pike; PFC Judson must race thru the Red lines to find help for his men. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 5 #6 CGC 6.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4601074005

Vol. 5, No. 6. - December, 1946. Cover by Peter Driben. Men's interest magazine featuring showgirls, models, and pin-ups. 68 pages. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

Big 3 (1940 Fox) 2 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4311926006

Stories and art by Sam Cooper (credited as Charles Nicholas), Alex Blum and Fletcher Hanks. A collection of superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate, featuring the first version of the Blue Beetle. Crime boss Porky Hogg targets the Blue Beetle by dressing his gang in Blue Beetle costumes and framing him for murder; The Flame battles a gang's protection racket; Stardust must protect America when Master-Mind De Structo plans to steal all its oxygen, in a story by the legendary Fletcher Hanks. Blue Beetle: Death To the Blue Beetle; Samson: Nekroff the Dictator; Wing Turner; The Flame: The Crimson Circle; Interlude At Hoalogaland; The Flame: The Sabotage Protection Racket; Stardust: Master-Mind De Structo. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Cat Comics (1946-1951 Harvey) 29 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Tape on interior cover.

Label #3995828002

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Paul McCarthy and Art Helfant. Early female superhero Black Cat is a martial artist with a lasso and a double life as a Hollywood starlet. In the lead-up to its transition into a horror comic with the next issue, this issue features horror-themed stories, including Black Cat's battle with a witch, and a bondage cover by Lee Elias. Linda Turner plays the Hollywood Bowl, in a story featuring good-girl art and cameos by celebrities Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Cunning master criminal The Sceptre mocks both police and Black Cat. The Salem Witch; A Day With Linda Turner; Diet for Death; Black Cat's Encyclopedia of Superstition; Time for Murder; Obviously, the Sceptre; Hunting for Murder; Holly of Hollywood; Hector the Director; Calling All Sleuths. Final issue as a superhero comic; switches to horror with the next issue as Black Cat Mystery (1951 Harvey) #30. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Hood Comics (1943) 14 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4342471008

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "Death Counts Ten," art by Irv Novick; A boxer is dead after a fight, and Kip finds out he has been poisoned. "The Four-Alarm Ghosts," art by Red Holmdale; The ghost of Gloomy saves people from a house on fire. "Death--The Crow Strikes Again," art by Harry Sahle; An opera singer is fired for drinking, but puts on a crow costume to get revenge. "Murder By Proxy" text story by S. Gordon James. "The Hound of the Devonshires," script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman; A curse of a phantom hound in Devonshire. "The Sinister Spiritualist," art by Clem Weisbecker; A spiritualist tricks people to tell where they keep their valuables, and then robs them. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 1 #6 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4374136002

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Masterpiece!, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. The Moment of Shadow!, art by Bill Draut. A Wolf That Hummed a Nursey Rhyme!, art by Vic Donahue. Union with the Dead, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Vacation in the Mountains text story. Skulls' Eyes Never Sleep! The Girl the Earth Ate Up!, art by George Roussos; Mary Higgens goes to Old Min for help to stop her daughter from partying all night long, and is given a pair of magic scissors. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Black Terror (1942 Better Publications) 23 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4389356007

Edited by Ned Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg (as Xela). Stories by Mort Meskin, Jerry Robinson, Charles Stewart, Vic Prezio, Oliver Buchanan, Stan Aschmeier, and Jules Steiner. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as the Space Speedsters and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 30 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3729053001

Screaming out of the depths of space came fiery fragments of death! Can even the Blackhawks turn back the menace of the meteors? Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "Menace of the Meteors" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?); 13 page Blackhawk story "Who Were the 3 and 30?" drawn by Reed Crandall; 5 page Chop Chop story "Tempest In a Teapot"; 1 page text story "The Plane From Nowhere." Cover by Bill Ward (?). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 106 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4462925001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mickey Spillane, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. A reprint of the second Blue Bolt adventure, featuring the very first teaming of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby: Blue Bolt faces the Green Sorceress and her latest secret weapon, the Cyclotron. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces Droon and The Queen of Neptune. The presence of a text story by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane makes this a rare issue indeed, featuring early work by Spillane, Wolverton, AND Simon and Kirby. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero Man; Terror in the Grass; Spacehawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Ribbon Comics (1939 MLJ) 6 CGC 1.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Spine of cover completely split and re-attached with tape. Tape on cover, interior cover and interior.

Label #2113219002

Cover art by Ed Smalle. Richy, the Amazing Boy starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, script by Joe Blair, art Ed Smalle. Hercules Cleans the Stable of King Augeais starring Hercules, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Wexler. The Island of Baron Von Krasner: Part 2 starring Gypsy Johnson, art by John Bulthuis; story swiped from "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. The Underground Supply Train, script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro. Trap For Ty-Gor's Uncle, art by Mort Meskin. Attack On the Isle of Right starring Doc Strong, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. The Double Agent starring Loop Logan, script by Joe Blair, art by Frank Volp. Lady Marion Enslaved starring Green Falcon, script by Harry Shorten, art by Edd Ashe. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Comics (1942) 14 CGC 8.5 Crowley

Paper: Off white to white

Crowley.

Label #2030551001

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Alan Mandel, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais 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 kidnapped son of an important US military figure and finds his old foe Iron Jaw at the heart of it. Yankee Longago encounters Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new snow plane to take on Japanese forces invading the US territory of Alaska. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Killer Who Couldn't Retire; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Comics (1942) 34 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4332887005

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Carl Hubbell, Bob 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 and Squeeks try to help a girl who is contemplating suicide despite her seeming successes. A love triangle between rival aviators turns to murder, featuring aviation-themed art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals learn about the dangers of guns while visiting Uncle Dan's farm. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Crimebuster; Stop Me If You've Heard This One!; Little Dynamite; Daredevil: Extra Evidence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Commandos (1942-1949 1st Series) 23 CGC 8.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4655338017

Cover art by Jack Kirby. Unlucky Thirteen, script and art by Jack Kirby. Join the Legion of Forgotten Men, script and art by Jack Kirby; the boys think they are signing autographs but accidentally join the Foreign Legion. Captain Tootsie Tootsie Rolls ad, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Sunken World, script and art by Jack Kirby. Law and Order text story starring Jimmy Dale, script by Tex Wade. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Breezy Stories (UK 1949 Thorpe and Porter, Ltd.) Pulp 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: White

U.K. Edition.

Label #4444481006

UK one-shot. 6.5" x 9.5", 84 pages, B&W

Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 4 CGC 0.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Back cover and centerfold missing.

Label #4447229001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. "The Unholy Legion," script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Al Avison and Al Gabriele; Cap and Bucky investigate the strange enigma of the death and destruction that followed in the wake of mysterious beggars, whose bore the brand of the swastika. "Ivan the Terrible," script by Simon and Kirby, Pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon and Kirby; Out of the pages of history steps the most brutal and feared tyrant of the Middle Ages to conquer all that dare to cross his path... that is, until he picked on Captain America and Bucky. "The Case of the Fake Money Fiends," script by Simon and Kirby, pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap and Bucky dare to enter a haunted house in order to discover what the strange noises were emanating from it, and end up breaking up a large counterfeiting ring flooding the nation with millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. "Horror Hospital," script by Simon and Kirby, pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Blood curdling screams coming from a desolate sanitarium lead Captain America into to the most horrible mystery of his career. "Captain America and the Bomb Sight Thieves" text story by Stan Lee. Sentinels of Liberty ad. Untitled Tuk, Cave-boy story, script by Simon and Kirby; Tuk and Tanir must find a way to stop the destructive and wanton behavior of one Bonzo the Brute! USA Comics and All-Aces Comics ad. "The Pirate and the Missing Ships," script by Simon and Kirby; When criminals mysteriously disappear from the American scene, the public was relieved... but Hurricane became very suspicious. Back cover Captain America, illustration, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 75 CGC 1.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Cover Detached.

Label #2116774003

Includes: cover art by Gene Colan; Hoof Prints of Doom! horror story, Pencils by Colan; A Cigarette Stamped Death text story; Thing In the Chest horror story; and The Bat horror story. Cover title is Captain America's Weird Tales. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Easy (1947 Better Publications) 14 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4076834002

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Comic strip reprints. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 2 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0341649001

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 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2016423006

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) 47 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4644960002

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and George Marko. Art by C.C. Beck, George Marko and Pete Costanza. Superhero action with the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel and Dr. Moss shrink down in size and enter an anthill, where they encounter the super-powered "Marvel Ant" and a plot to overthrow the queen. The Jinx sells a bridge to Simp Simon and thinks he's made a tidy profit, until he sees how much the Simp makes panhandling at the bridge. Captain Marvel battles a great flood. Plus a PSA for WWII paper rationing, and a vintage ad for the Captain Marvel Club. The Marvel Ant; Dopey Danny Dee; Sergeant Sandy; Whipper-Snappers; The Voice; Simp Simon and the Jinx; The Second Deluge; The Mountain Marvel Feud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 48 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4639938003

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Billy, Steamboat and others attend the gala birthday celebration of Mr. Morris, and they eat a lot of the rich birthday cake. As they depart for home, Billy tells Steamboat that he hopes that all that cake doesn't give him nightmares. Little does Billy know what lies ahead, especially when Dr. Sivana is involved in "The World's Mightiest Dream!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. (Last appearance of Steamboat.) Captain Marvel also stars in "Sivana and Marvel, Inc." and "The Repentant Crook," both tales by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: 2-page text story "Just Plain Dumb" by C.M. Steever. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Captures the Red Terror!" with art by Beck and Costanza. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 140 CGC 1.8

Paper: Brittle

Label #4636894012

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Hand of Horror" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel Fights the Mongol Blood-Drinkers" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (the Scarlet Vampire appearance); and "Captain Marvel Battles Viking Villainy" with story by Otto Binder (Dexter Knox appearance). Plus: Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb tale "The Well-Dressed Dope!"; Captain Kid in "The New Suit"; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Space Salvage" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 27 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0990624029

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and Mac Raboy. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy joins a scientific expedition to Africa to find the legendary Monkey-Man, but another expedition is trying to find it first. No one knows how Tom Tweed does so well on the basketball courts, until Captain Marvel Jr. discovers there are actually two Tom Tweeds. Captain Marvel Jr. battles a mysterious foe in a fireproof suit who ignites coal seams while they're still underground. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. In Darkest Africa!; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; Double Trouble; Sam the Sheriff; The Kid From Joisey; Caverns of Flame! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 25 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3735154003

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Captain Midnight turns the force of a monsoon against the Axis powers in the Pacific. Captain Midnight and Sgt. Twilight are summoned to "San Ambrosio, Texas" to re-enact the "Battle of the Adamo," where his ancestor "Bowie Midnight" fought. Captain Midnight finds an amusement-park airplane ride can be as dangerous as a real dogfight, with a killer at large. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Midnight's comic-relief sidekick, Sergeant Twilight. Captain Midnight Rides the Monsoon; Sergeant Twilight Stays Out Too Late; Red Skye: Death In A Tree-Top; Johnny Blair, in the Air; The Amusement Park Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Catman Comics (1941) 27 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4115059002

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. A retelling of the origins of Cat-Man and Kitten, as Cat-Man reveals how his mother's killer was brought to justice. A gangster targets Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon after their newspaper expose of his crimes. Students at Kitten's high school rob the student treasury and frame Kitten for the crime. Plus an early story by legendary artist Carmine Infantino. Classic patriotic cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Story of Rosetta!; The Deacon: The Phantom Fiddler; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Finger Points!; Nat Green Mystery Tale: The Mark of Betrayal!; Little Leaders: Row, Row, Row Your Boat!; The Golden Archer: Reward!; The Reckoner and Chipper: The Song of the Dragon. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) 11 CGC 9.0 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Off white to white

Conservation includes: cover cleaned.

Label #4396106008

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Tom Hickey. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A woman's face in a pool tries to lure passersby into the water. Brothers take over an 18th-century English inn by having the owner committed to an asylum, but they didn't count on her grandmother's witchcraft. The Girl in the Moonpool; The Horror From the Shade; To Live Again!; Strange Legends: The Great Drought and the Waters of Waco; Return From Bedlam; The Curse of Morgan Kilgane; Graveyard of Gems! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 004 The Last of the Mohicans (1942) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4227821006

The Last of the Mohicans, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (NO HRN, 8/42). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 073 The Black Tulip (1950) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #3881453013

The Black Tulip, 1st (and only) Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 75, 7/50). Cover price $0.10.

Complete Love Magazine (1951-1956 Ace Magazine) Vol. 28 #1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure.

Label #4637828006

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "My Secret Fling"; "They Called Me Cheat"; "Glamour Mother"; and "Heartbreak House". "For a More Glamorous You: Eye Savers..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #43 and from "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #6, and reprinted as "For Beauty's Sake..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Congo Bill (1954 1st Series) 7 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3827331020

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"The Boy Who Played Janu!" A boy named Mickey Collins plays Janu in a movie, spurring a jealous rivalry between the two. "The Unarmed Safari!" Bombo the Elephant saves Congo Bill, who has been disarmed. Also includes: "The Underwater Big Game Hunter!" and "How to Catch a Lion!" Cover by Nick Cardy. Cover price $0.10.