Comic books 1950, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $197.00 Paper: Off white Label #4552464001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.91) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Joe Giella. Johnny Thunder Indian Chief, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth (signed), inks by Joe Giella. Ad for Adventures of Alan Ladd #4 and Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet #4. Ride the Iron Horse featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Bob Lander. The Case of the Iron Shirt--Epics of the Texas Rangers, art by John Giunta. The Trail of the Riderless Horse starring Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. Up the Chisholm Trail, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by John Giunta. Colorful Names of the West article, art by Raymond Perry; describes how several towns were named. The Rescue of the Golden Caravan starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, script by John Broome, art by Joe Kubert. Superman's Code for Buddies public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Al Plastino. Ad for Adventures of Bob Hope #2. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $115.00 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle Label #4471956006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.45) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

The Justice Society of America stars in "Invaders From the World Below!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Johnny Peril back-up story, "The Ice Queen." One-page public service announcement, "Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!" Two-page article, "Feathered Pilots." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $800.00 or Best Offer Paper: Tan to off white Label #0019531015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.00) will be charged at checkout.

The Justice Society of America fights the strangest war of all time in "The Secret Conquest of the Earth!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Back-up Johnny Peril Surprise Story, "The Last Man on Earth!" Back-up story, "The Incredible Death Valley Scotty." Superman is featured in a one-page public service announcement, "Superman's Code for Buddies." Two-page article on lighthouses, "Watchdogs of the Sea." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Justice Society of America embark on a hunt through the centuries in "The Gun That Dropped Through Time!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Back-up story, "The Race of Wheel and Keel." Two-page article, "Little Known Facts About Little Known Islands." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Cover laminated. Tape on cover. Major front/back scratch(es), longer than 1" and deep. Label #0261915005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. Intro and first appearance of The Man Who Replaced Batman!, script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A new hero, a marksman called Deadshot, arrives in Gotham City; His primary goal as Gotham's new vigilante is to upstage Batman as the prime crime fighter; It turns out Deadshot plans to become the new crime lord of Gotham by taking out Batman. The Forbidden Cellar!, art by Jim Mooney; The legend of a cursed cellar of an old building in Gotham begins to spread; The citizens of Gotham try to debunk the myth; Batman goes inside and discovers that there is a poisonous mushroom inside that turned people into crazy maniacs. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Look It Up! text article, art by Raymond Perry. -page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Batman In the Future!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin capture the Joker and ask him about his ultimate motives for crime; He tells them that his ancestors were criminals; Bruce and Dick ask Professor Carter Nichols to send them into the past to investigate, but he mistakenly sends them to the future where they meet a descendant of the Joker called Rokej. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Birth of Batplane II!", script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Criminals recreate replicas of the Batplane; Bruce and Dick build a new Batplane using Bruce's improved design model that will feature better equipment and different functionalities. "The Mystery of the Winged People!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Penguin escapes jail using mechanical wings made in the prison shop; The Penguin and his cronies begin a series of crimes using flying devices. Half-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Two-page Bebe story by Henry Boltinoff. Railroad Quiz text article by Raymond Perry. "The Wheelchair Crimefighter!", pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman attempts to fight crime while confined to a wheelchair. Half-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. School Children 'Round the World public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,100.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1242006002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($33.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Birth of Batplane II!", script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Criminals recreate replicas of the Batplane; Bruce and Dick build a new Batplane using Bruce's improved design model that will feature better equipment and different functionalities. "The Mystery of the Winged People!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Penguin escapes jail using mechanical wings made in the prison shop; The Penguin and his cronies begin a series of crimes using flying devices. Half-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Two-page Bebe story by Henry Boltinoff. Railroad Quiz text article by Raymond Perry. "The Wheelchair Crimefighter!", pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman attempts to fight crime while confined to a wheelchair. Half-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. School Children 'Round the World public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $308.75 Paper: Light tan to off white Label #1162317027 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.26) will be charged at checkout.

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Bob Haney, Lee Elias, and Russell Stamm. The Black Cat in "The Dangerous Masterpiece!" Back-up stories "A Day with Linda Turner" and the Invisible Scarlet O'Neil. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie the Rain maker" by Bill Schreiber. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Linda Turner, Invisible Scarlet O'Neill, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. Alan Ladd bio. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $310.00 Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4140793004

Cover art by Jack Kirby. Last Second of Life!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Matthew Crane discovers the secret of the afterlife from the last words of a dying girl, and it drives him insane. The Woman in the Mirror!, art by Mort Meskin. His Father's Footsteps!, art by Mort Meskin; Gustave tries to prevent his son Karl from joining the tradition of the Werner family, where every man becomes the hangman. Don't Look Now!, art by Bill Draut. The Idol text story. When You Were Alive!, art by Bruno Premiani; Thomas McCarthy picks up Alice Riley, who is stranded along a deserted road; The next day, he finds out that Alice died 5 years prior. My Dolly Is the Devil!, art by Leonard Starr. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $254.71 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3755460008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.64) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Scorn of the Faceless People!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; dream analysis story. The Cheerful Old Lady in Black!, art by Mort Meskin. The Cloak!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Paul Darvas orders a new cloak, only to receive a cursed cloak from Asmodeus himself. Out of Your Mind text story. I've Seen You Before, art by Bruno Premiani. Yesterday You Died!, art by Bill Draut; When Grace Hanley is looking to buy a house she sees a ghostly image of a murder that has yet to happen in that house. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $120.00 Paper: White Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #3745730002

Canadian reprint series. Reprints material from Black Rider (1951 Atlas/Marvel). Cover reprinted form Black Rider (1951 Atlas/Marvel) #15. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 30 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3729053001

Screaming out of the depths of space came fiery fragments of death! Can even the Blackhawks turn back the menace of the meteors? Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "Menace of the Meteors" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?); 13 page Blackhawk story "Who Were the 3 and 30?" drawn by Reed Crandall; 5 page Chop Chop story "Tempest In a Teapot"; 1 page text story "The Plane From Nowhere." Cover by Bill Ward (?). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $244.00 Paper: Off white Label #4407773010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.32) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Jets in Flames starring Blackhawk, art by Bill Ward; introduction of Kurt Krada and Linda Recanoot. The Song of Treachery starring Blackhawk, Tana, and Skelly Bones. Mavis, Tigress of the Seas starring Blackhawk and Mavis. Untitled Chop Chop story, art by Bill Ward; Chop Chop takes a walk in the mountains and runs into hillbillies and a witch who claim Chop Chop is a bandit named Jake. Jets West text story starring the Avenger. The Ruthless Idol of Death starring Blackhawk, Zita, and the Priests of Malu. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 106 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4462925001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mickey Spillane, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. A reprint of the second Blue Bolt adventure, featuring the very first teaming of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby: Blue Bolt faces the Green Sorceress and her latest secret weapon, the Cyclotron. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces Droon and The Queen of Neptune. The presence of a text story by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane makes this a rare issue indeed, featuring early work by Spillane, Wolverton, AND Simon and Kirby. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero Man; Terror in the Grass; Spacehawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,995.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Page 15 detached. Label #3711500001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($89.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Wrigley's Comics

March 1950 issue. No issue number. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $495.00 Paper: Cream to off white Canadian Edition. Label #0043458014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.85) will be charged at checkout.

Canadian Edition published by Bell Features. Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Marylin King, Rita King, Jitters' sister and Bugs' dad. Also: 1-page text story "Swing Ding" starring Gingy Baker, Art, Lucia Arkins and Billy Woodrow. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $239.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Canadian Edition. Label #0043463017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.17) will be charged at checkout.

Canadian Edition published by Bell Features. Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle and unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in "Mother Nature's Rarest Specimens!" co-starring Bugs, Lorna Holmes, Mr. Holmes and Mr. Brown. Also: 1-page text story "Teener Wiener Roast" starring Taffy Tilghman, Spike Neilson, Buck Roper, Brenda Billingsley and Farley Gibbs. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 75 CGC 1.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Cover Detached.

Label #2116774003

Includes: cover art by Gene Colan; Hoof Prints of Doom! horror story, Pencils by Colan; A Cigarette Stamped Death text story; Thing In the Chest horror story; and The Bat horror story. Cover title is Captain America's Weird Tales. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $379.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Left side of case partially unsealed but unbroken. Label #0107843002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.37) will be charged at checkout.

Not to be confused with the Charlton Comics character of the same name, this Captain Atom is an inventor-hero whose adventures teach kids about science. The Captain and his team find a hidden military base while exploring the Pyrenees after the Spanish Civil War. The team searches for the rare chiaroscuro orchid in the South American jungles. Captain Atom races to stop a runaway Ferris wheel. Meet Captain Atom; Danger In the Pyrenees!; Secret of the Columbian Jungle; Race to the Finish; The Wheel That Wouldn't Stop. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

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The Black Tulip, 1st (and only) Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 75, 7/50). Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Ken Battefield and others. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. Rancher Susan Polmer is as tough as any man, and more than a match for outlaw Bessie. Rancher Kate and railroad man Rex team up to find the outlaws who rustled her herd. The romance of cavalry soldier Jim and Pawnee woman Bright Star plays against a backdrop of conflict, and offers an interracial romance rare for its era. The cover promises "heart-warming thrillers of ranch and range." The Bride Wore Buckskin; Romance Rides The Rails; Senorita Six-Gun!; Arrow in My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, C. H. Moore, Carl Wessler, George Tuska, Fred Kida, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A cop tracks a deported killer to Sicily and finds that his lawless work continues. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed the advance man for a carnival, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. The Suspect; How They Were Trapped; Mob In Exile; On the Level; Death Takes a Ride!; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; The Sergeant's Story. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Murder May Boomerang," script and art by Johnny Craig; Nearly inseparable, a father and son did everything in life together until that one day when a prisoner from a nearby penitentiary discovers the pair's cabin, where he steals clothing and nearly beats the father to death. "Death's Double-Cross," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Wally Wood; Ruth was bored and lonely; Her two-year marriage to John was missing something: love, and she found it in John's twin brother. "Reward!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "A Snapshot of Death!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; A woman enters a pool room and hires a man to kill a lady, whose picture she provides to him; Imagine his surprise when he notes that the photo is of the woman wanting the crime committed. "High Tide!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Four men on a mail boat leave the infamous Mephisto Prison and soon hear by radio of the escape of one of the prisoners; When the boat's engine, clogged with sand, brings the craft to a halt a ways off shore, all fingers begin to point to each other as the culprit. 36 pgs., full color.

PRINTING NOTE: Some copies have Vol. 1 No. 1 printed above a redacted line in the indicia (before the indicia was corrected). Apparently, EC originally intended to print this issue as Vault of Horror #15. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $551.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4024354005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.53) will be charged at checkout.

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Doll maker Margot Haffner gets an unusual order from sinister Count Aorta, but he soon learns the hard way that she's the better criminal; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; In a truly offbeat story, redheaded hobo queen Mable Reine leads a tramp army on a rampage of robbery and looting against moneyed society. Margot Haffner: Passion for Dolls; Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Margot Haffner, Passion for Dolls"; "Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law"; and "Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #7. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $179.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #0352737018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and Al McWilliams. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 05 #3. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole investigates the arsonist who is causing forest fires. Sergeant Spook and Jerry try to prove that a corrupt mayor is swindling the city over a playground for impoverished kids. A reprint of the first adventure of goatee'd criminologist Doctor Doom (no relation to Victor), as he and his students investigate deadly accidents at a skyscraper. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #11. Young King Cole; Criminal Lawyer's Medicine; Sergeant Spook; Dr. Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $6,880.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1096935001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($206.40) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Johnny Craig, his first EC Horror work. First of the "New Trend" issues to hit the stands, this is the first issue of Crypt of Terror with numbering continuing from Crime Patrol (1948-1950 EC). Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $4,900.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1617994005

Cover art by Johnny Craig, his first EC Horror work. First of the "New Trend" issues to hit the stands, this is the first issue of Crypt of Terror with numbering continuing from Crime Patrol (1948-1950 EC). Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $270.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4637828004

Photo cover. "Dark Secret"; A few weeks before her wedding to Bob, Helen accepts a ride from Arthur, her friend Janes husband; Arthur gets fresh, Helen resists, the car wrecks, Arthur is killed, and Helen flees; The authorities know a woman was with Arthur and Jane says shell kill the woman if she finds her. "I Failed at Love"; Sharon is fascinated with high society, and thinks her mechanic boyfriend Jimmy is "Dull! Dull!"; Sharon has a crush on socialite David and turns down Jimmys marriage proposal; She meets and dates David; they fall in love, but Sharon is ashamed of her parents and Davids mother looks down on Sharon. "A Handful of Stars"; When Pete returns from the war, he tells his girlfriend Sonia hes not returning to his job as a miner--he plans to become a lawyer; Sonia doesnt want to wait 5 years to get married and Petes studying leaves little time for romance. "I Played at Marriage!"; Jay marries the "sheltered" Barbara, who thinks "this business of cooking, cleaning and being a wife" will be "real fun!"; Barbara is incompetent at housework and cooking and often shirks her duties, but when Jay is injured due to her carelessness, she changes her ways and "our home is now the well-regulated, orderly existence it should be." "Flight from Love"; Airline pilots Roger and Larry compete for the affections of stewardess Leslie; She chooses Roger and they become engaged; Larry reacts badly. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The new classic Batmobile gets introduced. Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Joe Samachson and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Carmine Infantino, Dan Barry and unknown. After being injured in a wreck involving the Batmobile while chasing some crooks, Batman finds himself laid up, unable to fight crime...or so is thought by crookdom, who are soon introduced to the fearsome capabilities of the new Batmobile! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Batmobile of 1950!" by Joe Samachson, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Great Gold Robbery!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "To Arms!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Beauty Who Talked with Beasts!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Ton o' Fun 1-pager by Harry Lampert, reprinted from Green Lantern (1941-1949 Golden Age) #21; Varsity Vic 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "TV Quiz"; and "The First!" 1-pager. And: 1-page public service announcement "Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Don C. Cameron, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Carmine Infantino, Tom Cooke, Dan Barry, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. As they add trophy 1000 to the Bat-Cave's collection, the Caped Crusaders decide to check over the other trophies to make sure they are in good shape. They are called out on another case, bringing back trophy 1001 unaware that the evil Dr. Doom is hiding inside and plans to rig some of the trophies in the Bat-Cave to kill Batman and Robin in "The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman!" by Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Brave Who Was a Coward!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "Felony and Fun!" with art by Tom Cooke; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Impossible Murder Case!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and Dover and Clover in "Clue Crazy!" by Henry Boltinoff. Also: 2-page text piece "Winner Take All No 2," and Little Pete 1-pager by Boltinoff. And: 1-page public service announcement "Superman's Code for Buddies" by Jack Schiff and Al Plastino. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer and George Roussos. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Dan Barry and unknown. News reporter Dave Purdy is given a seemingly easy assignment: he must find and report on a case in which the Bat-Signal ALONE saved a person's life. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Warriors in Wampum!" with story by Don C. Cameron; Robotman in "The Robot-Mobile"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Case of the Talking Dead!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Peg half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Little Orville half-pager; Bonny 1-pager; 2-page Annie Oakley text story "The Lady with a Gun"; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff. And: Superman in the 1-page public service announcement "School Children 'Round the World" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $289.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0750805001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.67) will be charged at checkout.

Funny-animal stories from the circus, featuring Do-Do the Clown. Skinny the Giraffe and Hotspot the Leopard think they can become clowns and be just as famous and funny as Do-Do. Bears Rolly & Polly dress up as a two-headed leopard for a sideshow act. Plus activities, puzzles and games. The Circus Daze; Wrestle While You Work; Hat's Off to Do-Do; Rolly and Polly: The Great Two Headed Leopard. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

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Funny-animal stories from the circus, featuring Do-Do the Clown. Skinny the Giraffe and Hotspot the Leopard think they can become clowns and be just as famous and funny as Do-Do. Bears Rolly & Polly dress up as a two-headed leopard for a sideshow act. Plus activities, puzzles and games. The Circus Daze; Wrestle While You Work; Hat's Off to Do-Do; Rolly and Polly: The Great Two Headed Leopard. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $172.28 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1211058016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.17) will be charged at checkout.

Funny-animal stories from the circus, featuring Do-Do the Clown. Skinny the Giraffe and Hotspot the Leopard think they can become clowns and be just as famous and funny as Do-Do. Bears Rolly & Polly dress up as a two-headed leopard for a sideshow act. Plus activities, puzzles and games. The Circus Daze; Wrestle While You Work; Hat's Off to Do-Do; Rolly and Polly: The Great Two Headed Leopard. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $236.00 Paper: Off white Label #4391256014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.08) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Guardians Against Crime; Doll Man adopts a dog to help him fight crime, serving as transportation for the Mighty Mite; In this, their first case together, Darrel uses the reward money for solving a crime to help establish a new crime lab. Mr. Revenge starring Doll Man, Mr. Revenge, and Leda Lorn. The Plot To Kill Lyn Hastings starring Doll Man, Lyn Hastings, Harkin, and Croppy. Welcome To Sir Rogerville. One Hour In Mordrillo starring Doll Man, Gonder, Chalca, Limey, and Khorr. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 12, Issue 1 - January, 1950. Cover by Ramon Naylor. Stories include "The Usurpers" by Geoff St. Reynard, "The Man Who Could Not Die" by Lee Francis, "Jirandel" by Warren Kastel, "Sanctuary" by Charles Recour, "The Exteroceptor Deceptor" by Craig Browning, "The Golden Mask of Agarti" by John & Dorothy deCourcy, "Revolt in Pacifico" by Anthony B. Ott, and "The Crumbling World" by Berkeley Livingston. Illustrations by Leo Ramon Summers, Bill Terry, and Murphy Anderson. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover of John Payne (as Captain China). "Captain China," art by Jack Sparling; An adaptation of the 1950 Paramount film; Charles Chinnough, aka Captain China, washed ashore off his ship during a storm, is later rescued, but is relieved of duty when his former first mate, Brendensen (who thought he was dead), and two aides, testify falsely against him in a hearing concerning the loss of his ship; Hoping to clear his name, he books passage on a ship commanded by Brendsen; He and Brendensen fall for a female passenger. One-page Honey in Hollywood story by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope. One-page CinemAntics story by Harry Lampert. Ad for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Two-page On the Set story by Henry Boltinoff. "It's Fun to Be Healthy!" says Wonder Woman public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Irwin Hasen. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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November 1950. Cover by Steffa (Earl Moran). Men's interest magazine featuring articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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November 1950. Cover by Steffa (Earl Moran). Men's interest magazine featuring articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago, Milt Hammer, Bruce Baker, Mickey Marks and E J Reeves. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Neddy Bear and Golden Girl find treasure, but run into trouble from the magical dwarf who claims it. A cartoonist flips his lid and finds himself in the cartoon world that he draws. Canaries Bill and Koo get jobs as extras on a movie shoot, and soon Bill gets a chance at stardom after he insults a movie star. Neddy; The Mad Artist; Zany Giraffe; Barnaby Beaver; Chucky and Bub; Bill and Koo; Frisky Fun; Mistake O. Graphs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank King. Stories and art by Frank King. Reprints of the beloved, influential comic strip showcasing Midwestern American life through the lens of one growing family. Skeezix joins the Women Hater's Club, but that conflicts with his newfound interest in girls, especially Nina. Skeezix's pal Tops tries to make some moves on Nina, but Nina's not having it, and neither is Skeezix. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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(A-1 Comics #27) Cover by Dick Ayers. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Gardner Fox, C. W. Winter, Howard Larsen and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #27. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. The masked gunslinger formerly known as The Calico Kid (actually Marshal Rex Fury) takes on a new identity, using special effects to fool evildoers into thinking he is a vengeful spirit; Outlaws face the various tricks Ghost Rider uses to appear as if he is an actual ghost. This was the first character to use the name and the very cool Western-themed Ghost Rider design, both of which have remained in use to the present day, but for different characters. The Ghost Rider; The Fire Ghost!; The Saga o' Sagebrush Sam; Spook Justice; Western 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. First issue in the series (continues from Gunfighter). (This issue was published in 1950; the ongoing series has another issue 15 that was published in 1952.) "The Wall" (art by Johnny Craig), "House of Horror" (art by Harvey Kurtzman), "The Mad Magician" (script by Gardner Fox, art by Harry Harrison and Wally Wood), and "The Thing in the Swamp" (art by Al Feldstein). Craig cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by H. G. Peter. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Jerry Fasano, Bill Everett, Ruth Atkinson, Fred Guardineer and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A dog named Shep saves a life; A man makes a daring catch to save a falling person; A girl awakens her family and saves them from a carbon monoxide leak in their home. Human Life Net; Quick Action; Shep Saves a Life; Rescued From an Icy Grave; Hero at 63; "Live" Catch; Off-Duty Fire-Fighter; Modest Medic; Out of the Depths; Scout of the Month!; The Call of Duty; Try Try Again; Collision At Sea; Relative Prevents Tragedy; Deep Water; Crash at Dawn; Multiple Rescue; I Must Stay Awake; Mill Pond Rescue; Veteran Saves Drowning Tot; Fire Trap; Lunch-Hour Hero! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Edward Kean and Dick Hall. An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Howdy's first job is putting up advance posters for Phineas T. Bluster's 's Circus. While out sailing, Howdy Doody, Dilly Dally and Mr. Bluster encounter pirates who have been at sea for 200 years. Howdy tries to help Dilly Dally after he gets a job painting with Phineas T. Bluster's Circus. Meet Howdy Doody; Clarabell; Howdy and the Pirates; Howdy Doodlings; Flub-a-Dub; Phineas T. Bluster's 's Circus; Howdy's Camping Adventure; Dilly Dally; Howdy in Alaska; Meet Mr. Bluster. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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John Wayne photo cover. Genius humor page by Harvey Kurtzman. Cavern of Doom; it was a nightmare being trapped in an ice cave; Waynes horror was tripled when he turned and saw that there were creatures from a pre-historic past. The Lion's Den starring Wayne. Taxi! text story starring Memphis Smith by Donald George. Pot-Shot Pete vs. The Apache Indians, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Pot-Shot tries to halt arms sales to the Apaches. Murder Will Out starring John Wayne, art by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. Ad for Lone Ranger pen set with cowboys belt. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Ark of the Mist-Maids!", pencils by Maurice Whitman; The Wasumbas witch, Lutoa, is poisoning the chief so that her confederate, N'toba, can seize the chieftainship; Kaänga exposes her plot; N'tonga is killed by animals captured for a funeral sacrifice and Lutoa is captured. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; A tiger, brought to Simba's jungle for cross-breeding with lions, escapes and proclaims himself king of the jungle. Untitled story; As Captain Terry Thunder attempts to settle a border dispute between tribes, both parties are attacked by ape men, who are, in reality, disguised henchmen of Baron Lorne who has discovered diamonds in the area and wants both tribes driven out. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and Sirdah are captured by a big game hunter who wants Sirdah as a prize and Wambi to help him entice other animals into traps; Wambi extracts a promise from Sirdah to only kill when necessary in return for helping him escape. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; The Aswengi witch doctor and his wife murder Chief Okuda and frame Tabu; Tabu tricks the pair into confessing with his illusions. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; King Cobra's gang is raiding pygmy funeral barges and taking sacred gold; King himself is beginning to feel remorse for the native killed in these raids; He attempts suicide but manages to only wound himself; He succumbs to amnesia and is befriended by Camilla; His gang seize him from her and plan new raids; Camilla promises to help the pygmies defend their barges; King warns Camilla about the coming raid, allowing her to prevent it. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Content likely intended for publication as the non-existent Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #30. Feature stories are "Jo-Jo Congo King" with mastheads obscured so that only "Congo King" remains; scripts retain the "Jo-Jo" character name. In order of appearance: "Congo King, The Political Pirates!"; "Congo King"; "The Cheat! The Swaggering Coward." retitled and reprinted as "The Coward." in Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) #124; and "Congo King, The Crossbowmen of Carnabor". "Otombo to the Rescue!" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #7B. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.