Comic books 1947, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $225.00 Paper: Off white Label #18-3C1A663-002

1st costumed superhero satire (11-12/1947). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Crazy-Quilt and the Camouflage Crimes, pencils by Jack Kirby. The Enemy With Six Legs; the Boys battle an invasion of giant ants. Professor Pipp humor two-pager by Jack Farr. Brains Vs. Guns text story by Henry Lysing. Up, Up and Away; Brooklyn captures a gang of crooks while dressed for a costume party. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $335.00 Paper: White Label #16-2BF4E72-090

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Ray Burnley, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. After a gang of jewel thieves, Batman and Robin land on an island owned by a judge, who has, because of the death of one of his daughters, forbidden the existence of any modern devices on the island in "The Isle of Yesterday!" by Bill Finger, Jack Burnley, Charles Paris and Ray Burnley. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Heat's On!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Crime Spots on the Sun!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Quarterback from Brooklyn!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Nifty 2-pager, and 2-page text story "Long Chance" by Kit Martin. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 132 CBCS 6.5

Paper: White

Label #0010577-AA-003

Indicia title is "TILLIE THE TOILER, No. 132." Cover art by Jack Callahan. A Four-Bell Picture That Was Only a False Alarm; Jorson Snapps convinces Tillie and friends to appear in a movie he produces. The Surprise Prize; Tillie is a fortune teller in her mother's charity bazaar; Jan Vonsen the movie star stops by and is mobbed. Mac Goes Cow Punchy; Mac is going for a trip to his uncle's ranch and the gang decides to throw a western-themed going-away party, which rapidly snowballs out of control. Scripts and art by Jack Callahan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.0 $505.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-25A1D8F-001

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK, No. 178. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Christmas on Bear Mountain, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's stingy old Uncle Scrooge McDuck lets the ducks use his mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays, planning to test Donald's bravery by coming to the cabin disguised as a bear; However, two real bears--a mother and her cub--turn up at the cabin soon after the ducks' arrival. Santa Claus Land, art by Don Gunn; Mickey and Goofy are working at Santa's Workshop at the North Pole; Doc and Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo are also working there; Goofy is made custodian of Santa's reindeer, where he discovers that Prancer has been stolen by Willie the Giant. Two one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) 7A CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #16-1697862-004

Bondage cover

Bondage cover. Series changes theme from cartoon antics to jungle adventure. "Jo-Jo Congo King" features begin. In order of appearance: "Sports Stars on the Horizon"; "Jo-Jo Congo King" presents Jo-Jo's mate as "Gwenna", the first of four names assigned to the character before receiving her fifth and final name, "Tanee", in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #8; "The Weird Adventure of The Bloodthirsty Devil Plant and a Blundering Madman!" presents Jo-Jo's mate as "Geesa", the second of four names assigned to the character before receiving her fifth and final name, "Tanee", in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #8; "Bronze Man"; "The Purple Tigress"; "It's True"; and "Good Sports in Music". "Be Yourself, Daisybelle!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $250.00 Paper: Off white Label #18-3C0F46D-017

Cover pencils by C. C. Beck. The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family--Part 1, script by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza; Having dropped out of sight for some time, the Sivana Family tries to measure the power of the "Shazam" lightning, but fails; However, Junior discovers the existence of an element named Protium that would provide the power needed to do so. The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family--Part 2: The Sinking of Atlantis, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder; Mary travels into the past--to the lost city of Atlantis, seeking out Georgia Sivana. The Spectacular Spectator starring Kanvasback. The Money In the Shoe text story by John C. Adler. The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family--Part 3: Captain Marvel Faces Danger In the Deep!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family--Part 4: Atlantis Rises Again, script by Otto Binder, art by Bud Thompson. The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family--Part 5: The Marvel Family in The Battle of the Age!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Mary Marvel Enterprises dress ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $400.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #21-31C4038-018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, and Kurt Schaffenberger. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvels help a farmer whose land has been taken over by squatters, only to discover these are interstellar squatters from another world. When a young matador falls for a vacationing Mary Batson, she tries to figure out how to help him in the bullfight ring. OG Captain Marvel flies into space to help scientists survive on the world's first space station. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Terrific cover, possibly by Pete Costanza. The Squatters From Space; Judge Smudge; Lazy Lee; Peewee Pete; Captain Marvel, Jr.: Crime Without Reason; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Mary Marvel: The Boy Matador; On the Job; Clarinet Clue; Captain Marvel: Danger at the Space Station. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1716DF1-009

Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $100.00 Paper: White Label #21-2F48AF8-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories by Harrison Cady and Dow Walling. Art by Harrison Cady and Dow Walling. Cover by Harrison Cady. Reprints of the vintage childrens comic strip featuring a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. When Peter sees Mr. Bear looking for a winter cave, he decides to play a trick on him; Buglet creates a school that has no doors, so no one has to go inside. Also featuring a profile of Peter Rabbit cartoonist Harrison Cady. Peter Rabbit; Skeets. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 46 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1E25133-008

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, 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, Hunt and Lyssa free alien prisoners and try to lead a revolt against the Volta; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Mercury might look like, as well as a Space Pirates' Hideout; The Star Pirate and a rival pirate captain vie for an heiress's ransom. Space-girl-to-the-rescue cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Mercury; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Message from the Dead; Space Pirates' Hideout; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-074 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Jack Cole. The Sands of Crime, script by Gwen Hansen, art by Jack Cole; While Woozy goes on vacation, Plastic Man must prevent Ali Krim from stealing an experimental supersonic rocket. Gangster's Vacation, script and pencils by Jack Cole, inks by Alex Kotzky. The Ballet Caper, script by Gwen Hansen, art by Jack Cole; Woozy Winks goes solo and takes in the ballet, with disastrous results. A-Hunting Woozy Goes text story with Plastic Man by Jack Cole. A Shock to the System, script and pencils by Jack Cole, inks by John Spranger; Plas and Woozy must face a synthetic woman who can eat red hot coals and produce electricity from her fingertips. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Super Duck Comics (1945) 19 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

HAS COA

Label #22-0CB58FD-025

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $599.00 Paper: White Label #19-08C9454-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Speed Maniacs from Mercury," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Accidentally arriving on the planet Mercury, Wonder Woman and the Holliday Girls are captured by giantesses who have enslaved their men and been driven mad by their resulting idleness. Wonder Women of History: four-page Carrie Chapman Catt bio, art by Paul Reinman. "The Mistress of the Beasts," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter; Arlene (backgrounds); A famous animal trainer uses hypnotism and her tiger slaves to extort money from faint-hearted millionaires. Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. Two-page text story, "Under the Waves" by Charles King. "The Golden Women and the White Star," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); A giant red planet is discovered by Army scientists emitting radiation deadly to the Earth, just as Wonder Woman receives a distress call from the King of the White Star. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.