Comic books June 1939, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $850.00 or Best Offer Restored: B3 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, cover reinforced. THE DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. Label #4376477009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.50) will be charged at checkout.

First appearance of Abigail Mathilda "Ma" Hunkel, who becomes Red Tornado in issue 20. Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Gun Smugglers starring Red, White and Blue, pencils by William Smith, inks by Stan Aschmeier. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Visit to a Movie Studio starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer; Ikky gets a job at a movie studio working as a pilot; Hop rescues Ikky from a plane crash. Introducing Ma Hunkel starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Mystery Men of Mars Part 3--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. Untitled Bobby Thatcher story, art by George Storm. Untitled Wiley of West Point story, script and art by Lt. Richard Rick. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $160.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4366438001

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #3. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan rescues and befriends Sheeta the panther, an act that benefits him after he is captured by hostile tribes, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Bathless Groggins and Sourpuss Boom compete to take Miss Abbie out... at the same time. Looy and Dilbury find a tropical island populated by beautiful women, but they're in trouble when the men of the island return. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen actor Richard Barthelmess. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster: At Bat; Roads of Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $20,300 Extensive professional restoration Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, cover cleaned, interior lightened, reinforced. Label #1027897001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($609.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. 2nd appearance of Batman. The Bat-Man story, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. Dope Ring starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Fred Guardineer. Killing by Proxy starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. Human Cargo text story by Jack Anthony. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. Doctor Fu Manchu story, script by Sax Rohmer. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, art by Sven Elven. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $150.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Very small amount of dried glue on spine of cover. Label #2121220005

Cover art by Ed Cronin. Untitled Joe Palooka story, script by Ham Fisher, art by Mo Leff (ghost for Ham Fisher). "Pursued By Baron Basil," script and art by Will Eisner (as Will Erwin); Espionage Starring Black X; first appearance of Baron Basil and his spy ring. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross. "The Princess of Navaria," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Gallant Knight vs. Chopak; Lady Alice appears. "The Death of Colonel Warren" starring Captain Cook of Scotland Yard, script and art by William A. Smith. "Crime at the International Fair" starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner; O'Brien visits the 1939 World's Fair and immediately runs into trouble; He manages to stop the Boss and Chick without ever donning his black silk mask.Untitled Lala Palooza story, script and art by Rube Goldberg. "Theft by Seaplane," script and art by Frank Frollo; Richard Manners vs. Ned Parsons. "Ned Brant," script by Bob Zuppke, art by R. W. Depew. "Murder among the Cree" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, script and art by Art Pinajian; Amo vs. Chief Big Horn. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.0 $750.00 Paper: Off white 26th Page ONLY. INCOMPLETE. Label #0218044028 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Joe Shuster. Features a two page origin (new material) of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus four pages previously omitted from the Action Comics series. Untitled Superman story; Clark Kent applies for a job at the Daily Star, but is turned down until Superman stops a lynching and Clark phones in the story. Untitled Superman story; Superman breaks into the Governor's mansion to stop the execution of Evelyn Curry, and Lois is kidnapped by gangsters, no thanks to that spineless milksop, Clark Kent, but is rescued by Superman. Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength! Superman text story featuring Biff Dugan. Action Comics #14 ad, art by Fred Guardineer. Article with photos and biographies of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Back cover features the first pin-up of Superman with is also the 1st ever pin-up page to appear in a comic book. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.1 $30,000 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Slab: See item notes Coverless. Centerfold missing. Bottom left corner of case slightly misaligned. Label #4124479006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($900.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Joe Shuster. Features a two page origin (new material) of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus four pages previously omitted from the Action Comics series. Untitled Superman story; Clark Kent applies for a job at the Daily Star, but is turned down until Superman stops a lynching and Clark phones in the story. Untitled Superman story; Superman breaks into the Governor's mansion to stop the execution of Evelyn Curry, and Lois is kidnapped by gangsters, no thanks to that spineless milksop, Clark Kent, but is rescued by Superman. Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength! Superman text story featuring Biff Dugan. Action Comics #14 ad, art by Fred Guardineer. Article with photos and biographies of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Back cover features the first pin-up of Superman with is also the 1st ever pin-up page to appear in a comic book. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $261.00 Paper: Off white Label #4393775016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.83) will be charged at checkout.

June 1939. 10th Anniversary Issue. Stories by John Taine, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Jack Williamson, David H. Keller, Edward Elmer Smith, Eando Binder, John C. Burroughs and Hulbert Burroughs, and Otis Adelbert Kline. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $185.00 or Best Offer CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well Page 3-7 & 21-23 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE. Label #3989644002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.55) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan escapes from the mines and his war against Flint begins anew, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Jim Hardy wonders if Penny Feather is involved with escaped killer Allrat, but he doesn't suspect that she's his sister. Ella Cinders and her brother Blackie accidentally get involved in the feud with the Rutherford clan. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Twisted Timber; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.1 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Coverless. INCOMPLETE. 1st wrap missing. Label #1238779015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Will Eisner, S.M. Iger, Bob Powell and Bob Kane. Art by Will Eisner, S.M. Iger, Adolphe Barreaux, Bob Powell, Munson Paddock, Chuck Wilson, Glenda Carol and Bob Kane. The notorious comic from Victor Fox and Fox Feature Syndicate that triggered a DC lawsuit over the character Wonder Man; note the sudden absence of Wonder Man in this issue. Yarko the Great realizes that the evil hypnotist Shadibba is forcing Oliver Tate and his daughter to commit crimes, in a story by comics legend Will Eisner; Secret agent K-51 thinks Jack is his friend and Jack's girl Claire is a spy, but the reverse is true; The short pieces Frankfurter Follies of 1939 and Movie Memos spoof famous actors of the time, including Buddy Ebsen, Gladys Swarthout, Wallace Beery, and Boris Karloff. Great wizard vs. ape cover by Lou Fine. Also featuring art by Batman legend Bob Kane. Winged Wonders; Yarko the Great; Minnie the Mermaid; Don Quixote In New York; Wonders in the News; Short Shortcake; Wonders That Are True; Patty ODay; Men Who Made the West; Dr. Fung; The Children's Crusade; Tex Maxon; Sport Album; Filmore Dudd; Movie Memos; K-51, Spies at War; Gang-Buster Robinson; Short Subjects; Wonder Stamp Club; Slight Errors; Spark Stevens; Belly Busters. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Wonderworld Comics (1939) #3. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.