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Catman Comics (1941) comic books 1955 or before, graded by CGC

  • Item #60541851
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    Published Sep 1941 by Holyoke.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3992323003

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Edward Lipowski, Saul Rosen and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 1 #9. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics Cat-Man's alter ego David Merryweather is marked for death after he threatens to reveal the names of the Nazi-affiliated Swastika Council. Dr. Diamond tracks a mysterious zeppelin that is destroying buildings with artificial lightning. Dean Denton is a reformed burglar who becomes the crime-fighting Deacon to make up for his past misdeeds. Working out of a church, he tries to prevent ex-con Johnny from resuming his life of crime and corrupting his young brother. Cat-Man; Blaze Baylor and the Arson Ring; The Deacon; Dr. Diamond; Lucky Landers; Freddie's Match; Hurricane Harrigan; Rag Man; Devil Dogs; Pied Piper; Lance Rand. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #40948265
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    Published Jul 1943 by Holyoke.
    $595.00
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Spine of cover completely split and cover detached.
    • Label #0291454005
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #8. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, discover Nazis hiding in the suburbs. The Hood faces the magical Death's Head, a decapitated Indian mystic with mind-control powers and a yen to rule the world. Blackout tries to prevent an experimental bomb-sight from falling into Nazi hands. Cat-Man and Kitten: The Golden Lure; The Deacon: The Case of the Right to Ride; Blackout; Rag-Man: The Symbols in Jade; Frank Fairplay's Dangerous Mission; Little Leaders: Cobweb of Blackmail; Pirate Peril; The Hood: The Death's Head!; Terror in the Tropics; A Bear Fact. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60015761
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    Published Sep 1943 by Holyoke.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Detached. Tape on Cover and Interior Cover.
    • Label #0291454006

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60468957
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    Published Sep 1943 by Holyoke.
    $1,100.00
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Large piece out of page 1 and 2.
    • Label #4269154012
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61776540
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    Published Oct 1943 by Holyoke.
    • Restored: C2
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, tear seals to cover, cover reinforced.
    • Label #4391169021

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Sylvan H. Stein, Jack Alderman, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #7. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, discover that the mysterious force destroying defense plants is a trained elephant gone wrong. While investigating a War Bonds robbery, the Deacon is framed by a scientist's widow. The true story of Fred Birchmore, who bicycled around the world in 1935. Cat-Man & Kitten: Larceny in Liquid!; The Deacon; Ragman: The Case of the Werewolf Butcher; Little Leaders: Keeper of the Mad Elephant; The Hood; Screwball Strikes Back; Blackout: Treating a Traitor; A Cowhands Reward; Journey into Jeopardy. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60429088
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    Published Nov 1943 by Holyoke.
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    • Label #4217997015

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Jack Grogan, Jack Alderman, and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #8. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man and Kitten battle their arch-enemy, the porcine Mr. Peccary, after he escapes prison. The Deacon goes after black marketers who deal in ration books, designed to conserve national resources during World War II. American soldiers in Nazi-occupied Europe encounter Blackout, leader of the Berlin underground, and learn the secret of the old windmill. Cat-Man & Kitten; The Deacon: The Ration Book Racket; Ragman; Little Leaders; The Hood: The Mystery Sharks Nest Point; In Twenty-Five Years; Blackout: The Windmill of Betrayal!; Murders for Profit; Los Banditos; Black Market Butcher; Death Roams the Deep. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61804068
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    Published Jul 1944 by Holyoke.
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    • Label #4192647003
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    No number on cover. Dated 7/44. Volume 2 # 12 on inside cover. The Cat-Man and the Kitten in "The Eyes of Justice," the Deacon and Mickey in "Rasputin, Jr.," the Reckoner in "The Stamps That Spilled Blood" (art by Don Rico), the Hood in "The Sons of the Rising Sun," Little Leaders in "The Death of a Swordsman," "Heroes All," and "The Death of You" (script by Jack Grogan and Orren Ward Jr., art by L.B. Cole; 4 pages). Rudy Palais cover. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61776717
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    Published Sep 1944 by Holyoke.
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    • Slab: See item notes
    • Cover detached. Significant front/back scuff(s).
    • Label #2050374014

    Cover by Lou Ferstadt. Stories and art by Don Rico, Charles Quinlan, Manny Stallman, Tom Van Buren, Rudy Palais and Bob Fujitani. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #1; numbering on this series is strange and inconsistent. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man and Kitten face Paperboy, an adult newspaper vendor who snaps and becomes a supervillain after being called "boy" too many times. Medieval kitchen servant Ned becomes the mysterious Golden Archer and joins the Merry Men as Robin Hood's sidekick. The Hood faces a villain whose every unlikely venture meets with success, because he has sold his soul to the Devil. Plus the debut of Leatherface, not a chainsaw-wielding maniac (the horror classic was still 30 years in the future), but a 16th century Frenchman who calls himself "champion of the damned." Cat-Man & Kitten; The Deacon: The Man Who Was Death; Leatherface: Count Vultiere; The Hood: The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil!; You're the Murderer!; Rufus; Little Leaders: The Tokyo Termites; The Golden Archer. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61004663
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    Published Apr 1945 by Holyoke.
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    • Label #4115059002

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. A retelling of the origins of Cat-Man and Kitten, as Cat-Man reveals how his mother's killer was brought to justice. A gangster targets Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon after their newspaper expose of his crimes. Students at Kitten's high school rob the student treasury and frame Kitten for the crime. Plus an early story by legendary artist Carmine Infantino. Classic patriotic cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Story of Rosetta!; The Deacon: The Phantom Fiddler; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Finger Points!; Nat Green Mystery Tale: The Mark of Betrayal!; Little Leaders: Row, Row, Row Your Boat!; The Golden Archer: Reward!; The Reckoner and Chipper: The Song of the Dragon. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #57321506
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    Published Jun 1945 by Holyoke.
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    • Slab: Scuffing on front of case
    • Label #1220979008

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61784575
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    Published Jun 1945 by Holyoke.
    $2,199.95
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60016031
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    Published Jun 1945 by Holyoke.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4176833007

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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