Comic books 1959, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white From the Mt. Rainier Collection. Label #18-0C71EAC-025

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 1st meeting of Bizarro and Superman (cover & story) in "The Battle with Bizarro!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Luthor steals Professor Dalton's duplicating machine and creates an adult Bizarro to menace Superman, but this Bizarro turns on its creator, hands him over to the authorities, and attempts to help Superman; When the people he has helped react in horror to him, Bizarro gets depressed. 2/3-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Congorilla Goes Wild!", art by Howard Sherman; A thief steals Congo Bill's ring and uses it to switch minds with Congorilla. "Supergirl's Foster Parents!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl is adopted by a couple that turn out to be snake-oil salesmen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $125.00 Paper: Off white Label #22-40C0498-004

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Interplanetary Batman," script by Bill Finger, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Batman and Robin spot an alien being in need of help, and by doing so, get captured and transported to a strange planet. The Atom Servant of Man public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. "The Million Dollar Puzzle," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Caped Crusaders are hot on the trail of some auction items that were stolen, each of which are clues to the location of $1,000,000! One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Batman Baby," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman is given a baby to protect from danger and learns the child belongs to the Prince and Princess of Morania; When the baby is kidnapped, Batman follows the kidnapper, saves the Royal family and the child. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $225.00 Paper: Cream to off white Cover detached and completely split. Label #24-2121100-004

1st appearance of Bat-Mite. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Batman Meets Bat-Mite" starring Batman, Robin, and Bat-Mite (intro), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Preparing to go off on patrol, Batman and Robin find the Bat-Cave disturbed and meet the zany and humorous Bat-Mite, an admirer of Batman's from another dimension; Bat-Mite wants to join Batman and Robin in their fight against crime. Ad for Showcase #20. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Mystery of the Magic Sea!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; When an earthquake exposes a portion of an underground sea, a small town hopes it will be a boon to its tourism business; But a legend warns that if a person swims too deep in the water, he'll turn into a fish; Roy Raymond films the attempts of two townspeople to disprove the legend for Impossible but True. Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park ad starring Superman. "John Jones' Farewell to Earth" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jovians come to Earth searching for a criminal but they need Manhunter's help because their weakness is water and it's raining. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $160.00 Paper: Off white Label #21-40B8A7A-018

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. Grodd Trilogy part 3 in Super-Gorilla's Secret Identity, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; using his quadromobile, Gorilla Grodd escapes once again from Gorilla City; Grodd turns himself into a modern man with an evolution-accelerator; Flash is up for man of the year. The Speed of Doom!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash takes part in an experiment that is actually a trap set by an alien criminal named Kee Feleg. Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun public service strip. Flash Facts page. Palisades Amusement Park ad with Superman. John Daniel—Gorilla Extraordinary article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $129.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #21-40B8A7A-019

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. 2nd appearance of the Mirror Master in Return of the Mirror Master, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Mirror Master escapes from jail and goes on a crime spree. Secret of the Sunken Satellite!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Flash encounters undersea world of the Pale People. (The Pale People are later encountered in Justice League of America #90.) Amazing Speeds! fact page. Palisades Amusement Park ad with Superman. Of Time and the Human Body article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $350.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-1E60C21-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "PEANUTS, No. 969." Cover art by Dale Hale. Linus's Blanket Addiction; Linus goes into withdrawal symptoms when Lucy hides his blanket. The Ball-Chasing Gig; Snoopy is fooled when Linus pretends to throw a ball and tells him to fetch it. The Kite Calamity; Lucy tries to help Charlie Brown get his kite into the air. Linus the Liar; Linus is causing problems for the group with a series of lies. All art by Dale Hale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $631.74 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0002057-AC-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "Last Warning--Evacuate Earth!", art by Joe Sinnott; A gaseous alien arrives on Earth to warn people to evacuate before its race invades; It attempts to communicate with humans telepathically, but they disregard his warning as madness or a trick. "Mystery Trip" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Creatures from the Bottomless Pit!", art by Steve Ditko; A man descends in a bathysphere into a pit so deep that he is surprised to find a waterless cavern beneath it occupied by elves banished long ago by a wizard. "Test Pilot!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A rocketship test pilot in the year 2089 takes an experimental rocket on a test flight; He faces an oxygen leak caused by a collision, alien raiders and other hazards before returning safely to Earth. "Next Stop—Mars!", art by Carl Burgos; A short child mocked for his height takes comfort from his one friend and his love of airplanes; He is rejected by the air force because of his height, but when his friend designs an experimental rocket that can only be piloted by a short man he becomes the first man on Mars. "Trapped In Tomorrow!", art by John Buscema; A man spends twenty years building a time machine in order to use knowledge of the future to enrich himself; He travels to 2010 and memorizes stock market and horse race information from the newspaper archives. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $275.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #16-4318E04-022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Buscema. "The Terrible Time Machine!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A scientist travels back in time to ancient Egypt and loses his memory after a paradoxical encounter with himself, or at least that's the story an Egyptian man dreamed after hitting his head. "The Bridge" text story. "The Thing from Planet X," art by Steve Ditko; Space explorers fall under the mental sway of a sentient plant that they collect; After destroying the ship to save Earth, they say the crash was accidental, since they wouldnt be believed. "Robot Hater!", art by Paul Reinman; A man who hates robots refuses to have a robot pilot his flight to the moon, and insists on a human pilot; The flight gets in trouble and the pilot, really a humanoid robot, saves his life. "The Haunted House!", art by Don Heck; Two fugitives hide in an old house, disguising themselves as ghosts to frighten away children; They themselves flee the house because of ghostly noises made by fifth-dimensional beings. "The Aliens Who Conquered Earth," art by Joe Sinnott; Alien invaders panic Earth with powerful disintegrating weapons, but when the president of Earth confronts them he is immune to their rays because of his own faith. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $1,300.00 Paper: Off white Label #21-15627D9-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($39.00) will be charged at checkout.

Uncle Scrooge in "The Prize of Pizarro" in which Scrooge finds an old letter which leads him and Donald and the nephews on a quest to find the Inca's hidden gold mines and an untitled story. Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Krankenstein Gyro," a one-page text feature "A Bang-Up Time," and one-page gag strips. Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $179.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-31CE7D8-053 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Last Days of Planet Mars!, art by Jim Mooney. Peter Puptent Explorer humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Lighthouse In The Sky, art by Howard Purcell. Scientific Word Origins fact half-page by Mort Drucker. The Super-Insect Army text story. Battle of the Colossal Creatures, art by Bob Brown; two giant creatures battle over an airplane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.