Auctions: comic books published by Charlton Comics Group, graded by CGC

Captain Atom (1965 Charlton) 88 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Label #4098545015

Nightshade Back-Up Story Steve Ditko art Cover price $0.12.

Davy Crockett (1954 Charlton) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4687374017

Cover pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Vince Alascia. Patched Moccasin, script by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Maurice Whitman; Davy tracks raiders that are burning out settlers. Blood Brothers, script by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani; Davy frees an Indian from a bear trap; In return, the Indian helps Davy rescue a girl from an Indian camp. The Tale Spinner, pencils by Ernie Hart, inks by Vince Alascia; Davy teaches a young boy how to spin a yaen. Cavalry Scout, art by Pete Costanza; A Cavalry man disguises himself as an Indian so he can gather intelligence for the army. Short feature about different sharpshooters featuring Annie Oakley, Ed McGivern, and Doc Holliday. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Doomsday +1 (1975 Charlton) 6 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4603118021

Only 30-cent issue. Cover art by John Byrne. All the Beautiful People, script by Joe Gill, pencils by Doug Bevan [as Byrne Robotics] and John Byrne [as Byrne Robotics], inks by John Byrne [as Byrne Robotics]; Captain Boyd and his crew are taken to an alternate Earth. Another Dawn text story. 32 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 10 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4697725014

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Gene Colan and others. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and Monte must rescue two Allied soldiers after their plane is shot down over enemy lines, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Knowing he is soon to be transferred to a desk job, Sgt. Gale elects to make his last stand on a Korean battlefield. The other Marines hate Davey's guitar playing, until it proves to turn the tide when they are trapped on the battlefield. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Leatherneck Jack: Danger Patrol; Tripoli Shores: Rapid-Fire Eviction; One-Man Army; Just an Old Leatherneck; Quips and Queries; Gag Bag; Davey's Guitar! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Six Million Dollar Man (1976 comic) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4092977016

Comic book version of the popular 1970s TV adventures of Steve Austin, the bionic super-hero. Issue features "The Beginning" which tells the origin of the Six Million Dollar Man and "The Secret Web" in which Steve Austin investigates evil-doings in China, and a two-page text story "No Way Out." Stories by Joe Gill & art by Joe Staton. Cover price $0.30.

Unusual Tales (1955 Charlton) 11 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4669815014

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Gene Colan, Charles Nicholas, Joe Gill, Maxwell Elkan, Sal Trapani, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bill Molno. Strange stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror that fit within the guidelines of the new Comics Code. In one of four (!) stories this issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, a scientist's super-microscope reveals secrets humankind was not meant to know. In another Ditko story, a WWII military commander killed in battle returns to save his men. An eye transplant allows a blind man to see, but then he learns the donor was a psychotic killer, in a story featuring art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Dreamer; Second Chance; The Beast Legend; Charmed, Im Sure; The Right Spot; Deep in the Mountains; Unwelcome Caller; The Bad Eye; The Living Fog; Noise in the Cellar; The Ghost Gabs; The Man Who Couldnt Die; Dream On...! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Yang (1973) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4697724009

Cover by Warren Sattler. Stories and art by Warren Sattler and Joe Gill. Chinese martial-arts expert Yang fights injustice and slavery in the American West of the 1890s. The son of a Chinese hero, Chung Yuan swears to battle the slave trader Chao Ku. Betrayed by Chao Ku's beautiful daughter Yin Li, Chung Yuan is sold into slavery in America. Escaping, he takes the name Yang, and uses his martial-arts skill to oppose Chao Ku and Yin Li at every turn, like the yang in the yin-yang symbol. Yang the Slave; The Wisdom of Wu. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.