Comic books 1961, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $149.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #21-3675176-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. I Am Robot X, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The creation of sentient robots provokes a demagogic campaign revealed to be the work of Martian spies. The Pact text story, art by Joe Maneely. Who or What Was...the Bootblack?, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Simon Sledge is a cruel and heartless businessman who delights in making others suffer; On the way to the biggest deal of his life, one that will eliminate the last of his competition, he stops for a shoeshine; Suddenly his feet are moving away from his destination, taking him far from the deal that will give him a monopoly in his field. What Lurks Within? starring Doctor Droom, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Doctor Droom frightens off alien invaders by convincing them that a construction sites wrecking ball is a life-form. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $32,750 or Best Offer CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Verified Sig: Jack Kirby (1st page). Label #19-2498747-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($982.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. The issue that started the Marvel Age of comics. First appearance of Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Invisible Girl as they battle the Mole Man in "The Fantastic Four!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever. The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Atomic plants disappear all around the world; Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle. The Moleman's Secret!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $148.50 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #7004012-AA-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.46) will be charged at checkout.

Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, No. 1245. Painted cover art by George Wilson. Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck House Cereal Bowl ad. The Derelict Ship, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Bob Fujitani; Holmes and Watson are employed by a ship's owner to find his missing ship and its cargo. The Safe Robber, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Bob Fujitani; Holmes must decide which of three suspects who knew the combination to a company's safe opened it and robbed it. The Cunning Assassin, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Bob Fujitani; Holmes has to find out who is masterminding the planting of a series of bombs around London and who his ultimate target is. Detection Methods fact page, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Frank Giacoia; Explanation of some of Holmes' methods of detection. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $549.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #22-15ead10-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Origin and first appearance of Sinestro. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Day 100,000 People Vanished!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; In an attempt to capture Green Lantern, Sinestro captures 100,000 people from the town of Valdale; The Guardians warn Green Lantern of Sinestro's plan and Green Lantern travels to Qward to rescue the citizens of Valdale. Wings of Destiny!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Green Lantern accidentally changes Pieface into a bird while Green Lantern is having a dream. Later Green Lantern has to meet Terga at the airport and stop a hijacking. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $1,095.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #7300613-AA-015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($32.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "Where Will You Be, When...The Spider Strikes!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A physicist working at an atomic research lab in New Mexico goes into work one day with a spider in his pants cuff. "What Lurks on Channel X?," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A couple with a nasty landlord get a free TV set from a stranger; It is a device sent by aliens to enslave Earth by hypnotizing people through the sets in preparation for their landing force. "Menace from Mars!," art by Don Heck; Martians come to Earth to discover if humans represent a threat to them. "One Look Means Doom!," art by Steve Ditko; A couple moves to a cursed castle and the man discovers the imprisoned Medusa. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $160.00 Paper: White Label #22-40C0498-046

Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Al Hartley. All the warmth, drama and romance of a nurse's life at a big city hospital! Linda Carter, Student Nurse in: three untitled stories; "Linda's Lovely Fashions" activity page; two untitled 2-pagers; and one untitled 1-pager. Plus: "Beauty at the Beach!" activity page; "Gwen Glitter's Gorgeous Clothes!" activity page; 2-page text story "The Surprise Guest" (writer unknown), reprinted from Miss America Magazine Vol. 7 1952 (#45-93) #87; and "Let's Dress the Boys! Featuring Steve Stuart" activity page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $82.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-4049963-076 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.46) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Written by Jack Miller. Art and Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Bonnie Baxter and Corky Baxter must abandon the Time Sphere...or they'll be killed! But no...they've got to get it aloft...or they'll all be stranded in the past forever! Don't miss Rip Hunter in the 3-part tale by Jack Miller, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito: "The Alien Beasts from 500 B.C."; "Chapter 2: The Battle of the Alien Beasts"; and "Chapter 3: Rip Hunter's Last Stand"! Plus: 1-page text story "The Anti-Time Island"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $156.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-40C0498-050

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Sea Devils vs. the Octopus Man!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; Producer Wendel Wales is shooting a movie about the Sea Devils; His mechanical Octopus Man is destroyed when the real version appears and attacks the movie set. "Secret of the Emerald Whale!", script by Bob Haney, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils find an iceberg with the Emerald Whale and Captain Shark frozen inside. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $330.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #17-4085E2E-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Creature King of the Sea starring Aquaman, Aqualad, and Wilo the Wizard, script by Jack Miller, art by Nick Cardy; Aquaman and Aqualad help a diver recover a lost treasure chest hidden by Wilo the Wizard. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $180.49 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-2a310f7-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.41) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of...Grogg!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose; He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon. "Peril on Paper" text story. "The Lighthouse from Nowhere!", art by Steve Ditko; A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldnt use it unearned and destroys it; They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted. "The Macabre Mirror!", art by Don Heck; A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty; When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $180.49 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-2a310f7-025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.41) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Zzutak the Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An American comic book artist is forced by an Aztec priest to make a monster with magic paints; The artist creates another monster to fight the first, causing the temple to collapse on both monsters. "Snowstorm" text story. "The Lifeless Man!", art by Steve Ditko; A young boy prefers an old wooden toy soldier to more modern toys; His friends make fun of the toy, but when they are threatened by a bear the soldier seems to drive it off with its rifle. "Punishment!", art by Don Heck; An advanced civilization sends a mugger to a prison planet; Only a few moments on this world full of war, crime and disease make him go straight in order to avoid ever again coming back to Earth. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $171.47 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #19-36eebb8-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.14) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Zzutak the Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An American comic book artist is forced by an Aztec priest to make a monster with magic paints; The artist creates another monster to fight the first, causing the temple to collapse on both monsters. "Snowstorm" text story. "The Lifeless Man!", art by Steve Ditko; A young boy prefers an old wooden toy soldier to more modern toys; His friends make fun of the toy, but when they are threatened by a bear the soldier seems to drive it off with its rifle. "Punishment!", art by Don Heck; An advanced civilization sends a mugger to a prison planet; Only a few moments on this world full of war, crime and disease make him go straight in order to avoid ever again coming back to Earth. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $2,600.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #00-0009861-AA-023

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. 1st appearance of Fin Fang Foom in "Fin Fang Foom!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A young historian from Taiwan crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom and foil a communist invasion; He lures the dragon to the coast to wreck the invasion fleet. "The Future" text story. "The Green Things!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A wealthy retiree keeps a magnificent greenhouse, where he talks to the plants; When a burglar tries to kill him, his plants come to life and stop the intruder, saving their friend's life. "The Touch of Midas!", art by Paul Reinman; A greedy man locates the source of Midass power, planning to stop the undesirable effects with gloves; He gains the power but finds that his gloves turn to gold, dooming him to the same fate as Midas. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white 1 Piece of Tape on Cover Label #0009928-AB-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

11th appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes; 1st Legion origins (text and Curt Swan illustrations). Stories include "A Doghouse for Superman," "Superboy Meets Superman," "The Alien Who Conquered Superman," "The Bride of Futureman," "The Outlaws From Krypton," Jimmy Olsen in "The Boy Who Killed Superman" (pencils by Curt Swan), "Rip Van Superman," and "The Menace of Planet Z!" Swan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $63.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-40C0498-054

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte. The Day Superman Married Lana Lang!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman marries Lana and gives his wife super-powers, crucially, Lana is immune to kryptonite and has to save her husband on numerous occasions. Lois Lane's Childhood, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois and Kal-El's childhood are paralleled on different worlds, amazingly the future Superman is still able to save Lois's life. The Mad Woman of Metropolis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; "Killer" Meigs' men try to convince Lois she is going insane to get revenge for her helping put their boss in prison. House ad for Superman Annual #3. House ad for Secret Origins #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $325.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #20-2ECB83F-100

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Creature From Beyond! starring Superman and Batman, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; The Creature from Beyond is helping the Jackson Mob commit robberies. Don' t Sell Nature Short public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Dateline: Outer Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney. Lem n' Lime humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Ape Archer, script by Ed Herron, art by Lee Elias; Green Arrow and Speedy must determine what has mad the chimp Bonzo take up a life of crime. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.