Comic books 1943, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 0.5 $1,199.00 Paper: Off white to white Front and Back Cover Completely Split and Reattached with Tape. Pieces Missing From Last 3 Pages. Affects Story. Incomplete. Moderate Amount of Tape on Cover and Interior. Side Edge Crack Less Than 1" Label #18-0396a51-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($35.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

1st appearance of Alfred Pennyworth - Cover by Jerry Robinson. "The Joker Reforms!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; After robbing a jewelry store, the Joker crash-lands his escape plane and loses his memory; He stumbles into a town where he becomes a hero... but not to the other members of his gang, who seek the jewels, and come looking for him, as do the Caped Crusaders. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Grade A Crimes!", script by Ruth "Bunny" Lyons Kaufman (as Bunny Lyons), pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists. "The Adventure of the Branded Tree!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Batman and Robin track down the secret of a dagger-branded tree that led to the murder of two lumberjacks. "Motive" text story by Eric Carter. One-page Clancy the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Here Comes Alfred!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Things get very complicated when an English butler, named Alfred, suddenly shows up on the doorstep of Wayne Manor and announces that he is there is attend to their needs in order to fulfill a promise that he made to the original butler for the Wayne family. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $2,850.00 Paper: White Cover reattached with 1 staple added. Original staple removed. Label #23-0993083-007

Includes: Alex Schomburg cover art; The Terror of the Green Mist, Pencils by Syd Shores, Inks by Vince Alascia; Murder! starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman; Loose Lips text story; The Mystery of the Locked Door--Let's Play Detective by Bellman; The Canal of Lurking Death, Pencils by Sid Greene; and The Coughing Killer, Pencils by Al Gabriele, Inks by Vince Alascia. 60 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $812.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #19-2BC2507-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.36) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

1st appearance of the Monster Society of Evil. Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel's smashing new mystery serial begins! When Captain Marvel tries to stop Captain Nazi from stealing a precious black pearl from an Indian princess, he learns that the Nazi has been sent by a mysterious criminal genius who has gathered several of Cap's deadliest enemies in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 1: The Pearl of Peril" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. (1st appearance of Mr. Mind as voice on radio.) Captain Marvel also stars in: "Shipyard Sabotage" (appearances by Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Josef Goebbels and Benito Mussolini); "The Voodoo Show Boat" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "The Revolt of the Comics!" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kid in "Ski Champion" by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Fog and Fury" by Nathaniel Nitkin. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $599.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0000610-AA-025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Marc Swayze, Bert Whitman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck Shop, Bert Whitman and unknown. Now on Earth, Mr. Mind uses his cosmic brain ray to command worms to eat away at the foundations of skyscrapers, causing them to collapse. Captain Marvel eventually discovers the villain hiding under his nose and decides to stop Mr. Mind once and for all by crushing him underfoot in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 6: Mr. Mind on Earth" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Makes a Movie Hit" with story by Otto Binder (Los Angeles city story); "The Pledge of the Gremlins" by Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop; and "The Arabian Nights of Today" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Little Sneezer in "De Code in de Dose!" by Bert Whitman; Captain Kid in an untitled 2-pager; and 2-page text story "The Bases Were Loaded" by Gary Brown. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 0.5 $999.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects story. Cover detached and completely split. 15th wrap detached. Label #21-15A304A-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.97) will be charged at checkout.

Joker cover art by Jerry Robinson. A Crime A Day starring Batman, Robin, and The Joker, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. A Break for Santa starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Unlucky Reporter starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. Death on the Diamond starring Spy, art by Chuck Winter. Murder on the Campus text story by Jack Watson. The Voice from Nowhere starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Case of the Missing Grin starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $1,800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #24-43BBC29-007

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Introducing Monstro, the Monster From Mars" starring The Original Shield and Dusty The Boy Detective, art by Irv Novick; A man from Mars comes to Earth, but folks think it's another Orson Wells gag. "The Case of the Singing Corpse," art by Bob Fujitani (as Bob Fuje); A radio announcer and control man are murdered, while they are on the air. "Blackmail" text story starring The Shield. "The Conga Goes To War," art by Irv Novick; Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers' transport ship has sunk off the Solomon Islands. Untitled story, script and art by Larry Harris; Catfish Joe (introduction) versus the sheriff of Mudcat. Untitled story, art by Dave Higgins; Li'l Chief Bugaboo meets a mountain lion. Untitled story, script and pencils by Harry Sahle. "Adventure of the Inner Temple," art by Gil Kane; Bentley tells a story of what happened while he was in Egypt a few years earlier. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $450.00 Trimmed Paper: Off white Left edge of back cover trimmed. Cover reattached with tape. 3 piece of tape on cover & 3 pieces on interior cover. Small piece of paper attached to interior cover. Label #18-377C919-038 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Fighting Yank story. Pyroman story. Convoy Peril text story by Willaim McClellan. The Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Captain Future story. Sheriff's Son text story by Buck Benson. The Hydron! starring The Oracle, art by Henry Kiefer. Stormy Range text story with Jimmy Blue by Sam Brant. Happy and His Pappy story, script and art by Kin Platt. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $420.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #16-28611C6-068 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.60) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Chu F. Hing. Santa Was No Thief starring Cadet, script by George Kapitan, art by John Jordan. Meets "Grem O' Lynn" starring Al T. Tude, script by Ray Gill, art by Fred Bell. Bull's-Eye Bill story. Ghost Train from the Volga--Stories of the United Nations, art by Harold De Lay. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Ed Ryan. Target and the Targeteers story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by by Alonzo Vincent. Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon story. Targetoons, script and art by Ray Gill. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $1,499.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #19-3841B1C-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Carl Buettner. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Hubie Karp, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey discovers the secret of Peg Leg Pete's hidden entrance. Bucky Bug faces a duel to the death to stop June from marrying another bug. Quick Exit; Just Her Speed; Such Is Life; The Twins Do Their Bit; The Great Fighter; Taking No Chances; Fall in Fall out; A Sharp Job; Wind Breaker; The Cow Comes Home; Mickey Mouse at the Bar None Ranch; Hollywood Chatter; Treed; Success; The Twins Go Patriotic; The Bambi Bolka; The Goose Chase; Henhouse Hero; Bedtime Stories; Pluto and the Armadillo; Friends; Revenge; Shipbuilder; Down and Out. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.