Comic books August 1940, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $2,000.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4713475001

A Superman adventure leads off this issue, followed by: Pep Morgan story by Gene Baxter --- The Black Pirate by Sheldon Moldoff --- Untitled Three Aces story A Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Tex Thompson in "The Return of the Gorrah!" --- An untitled Clip Carson adventure --- Zatara, the Master Magician in "The Vanished Explorer!" Full page ad for Superman #6. Full page ad for Supermen of America club. Inside front cover ad for All Star Comics #1 plus ads for Batman #1, Superman #5 and Detective #41. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $950.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4077895002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($28.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover by Lew Glanzman. Stories by Sam Glanzman (as Samuel Decker), John F. Kolb, Sam Gilman, Frank Thomas, Martin Filchock, and Bob Lubbers. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, Minimidget, Iron Skull, Dr. Hypno, The Shark, Mighty-Man, Reef Kinkaid, and Zardi. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $800.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure. Label #2023291004

Cover by Lew Glanzman. Stories by Sam Glanzman (as Samuel Decker), John F. Kolb, Sam Gilman, Frank Thomas, Martin Filchock, and Bob Lubbers. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, Minimidget, Iron Skull, Dr. Hypno, The Shark, Mighty-Man, Reef Kinkaid, and Zardi. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $675.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1445081009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Charles Sultan. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, art by John Celardo; Rip Regan the Power-Man vs. The Termite-Men. "The Headhunters of New Hebrides," art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie vs. Mogo and other headhunters. "Lair of the Vulture," pencils by Charles Sultan; Chip Collins vs. Pierre Villon. Untitled story starring Kinks Mason and Battler (his fighting seal partner), art by Steve Broder. Untitled story, art by Klaus Nordling; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. a gang of spies. "Tamer of the Wild"; Oran of the Jungle vs. Tony Siro. Keeping Fit article. Untitled story; Spencer Steel vs. Ratty Morone. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Charles Netcher); Big Red is taken prisoner in order to be used in one of The Monk's rocket tests. "Kid McCoy, the Lone Wolf of Fistiana"; Life story of world middleweight boxing champion Charles "Kid" McCoy. "Secret Legion," art by Leonard Frank; Saber (Spy Fighter) vs. Garr Storm. Untitled story, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich; Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby) vs. Clip Davis and J. B. Van Gilt. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,599.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4614071001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.97) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Bert Whitman and others. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. While battling Apollo and The Black Circle, the Eagle trades his wings for a cape (but still gets his flight from a formula); A search for missing rockets leads Perisphere Payne to The Great Master, a disembodied brain, and his army of centaurs, in a story with exceptional art and outlandish imagery; Marga the Panther Woman seeks the reason for Bombo the elephant's savage attacks before the neighboring tribes take action on their own. Classic girl-in-a-tube cover by an unknown artist. The Eagle: The Black Circle; Dynamo; Cosmic Carson; Perisphere Payne; Marga the Panther Woman; Build a Rocket Ship; Explorers In the Spaceways; Scientific Magic; Dr. Doom; Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $899.95 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle Centerfold Detached. Label #0333431005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Bert Whitman and others. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. While battling Apollo and The Black Circle, the Eagle trades his wings for a cape (but still gets his flight from a formula); A search for missing rockets leads Perisphere Payne to The Great Master, a disembodied brain, and his army of centaurs, in a story with exceptional art and outlandish imagery; Marga the Panther Woman seeks the reason for Bombo the elephant's savage attacks before the neighboring tribes take action on their own. Classic girl-in-a-tube cover by an unknown artist. The Eagle: The Black Circle; Dynamo; Cosmic Carson; Perisphere Payne; Marga the Panther Woman; Build a Rocket Ship; Explorers In the Spaceways; Scientific Magic; Dr. Doom; Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $5,000.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1293309004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($150.00) will be charged at checkout.

Special Edition Comics #1, published in 1940 by Fawcett Publications, was the only issue of the title. It appeared on the newsstands several months before Captain Marvel Adventures #1, and at the same time Whiz #8 was released. Note the costume of Captain Marvel shown on the cover. In this early version, he has a buckle on his sash with the initial M, does not have a buttoned shirt flap, and his arm bands are a bit different. Cover art by C. C. Beck. Untitled story, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy is stunned, like the rest of the crowd, when the challenger in the heavy weight boxing match knocks out the champion with one punch; Trying to get an interview, Billy learns the truth behind what happened and is captured by a giant ape who is actually Dr. Allirog, who works for Slaughter Slade. "The Haunted House," script by Bill Parker, pencils, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza (backgrounds); In 1890, a recluse millionaire, with his dying breath, informs his servant that no one is to enter this house after his death; Anyone doing so will fall under the dying man's curse that will follow them to their grave. "Gamblers of Death," script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; Risking death, Billy investigates a phantom gambling ring which uses men's lives as chips in a fantastic game of murder for money. "Sivana the Weather Wizard," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy seeks to learn why there has been ten times as much damage by tornado, earthquake, hail storms, and floods than the previous. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,720.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4501730008

Cover by Kin Platt. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, George Mandel, Leonard Sansone, Elmer Wexler, Tom Gunn, John Daly, and Ray McGill. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $995.00 Restored: B1 Paper: White Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. tear seals to cover & interior, spine split sealed to cover. Label #2031040006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C. C. Beck. "The Squadron of Doom," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy investigates the mysterious disappearance of the freighter, Red Star, last seen near the coast of Greenland; There he discovers that Rodney Stark has invented a machine that slowly melts ice, freeing prehistoric men, whom he uses as slaves to build a massive air force to attack and subdue the United States. Untitled Golden Arrow story, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; Carol's murderous uncles hope to convince her that her gold mine is haunted. Untitled Lance O'Casey story, script by Bill Parker, art by Bob Kingett. "The Horned Bear" text story. "The Mask's Kidnapping Scheme," script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza. "Peril in Fort Worth" starring Dan Dare, art by Al Carreno. Untitled Dr. Voodoo story, script and art by John Hampton. "Chaos at the Carnival" starring Ibis the Invincible, script by Bill Parker, art by Gus Ricca. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $905.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4438240021

Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Charles Biro. "Uwana's Life-or-Death Loan Company," script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro; Witnesses are killed for testifying against protection and loan racketeers. "The Head in the Parachute," script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick; The severed head of a witness in a policy racket case lands in a parachute in the street, as a warning. "Cervantes's Sacrifice Cult, inks by Frank Volp; Nevada and Little Joe are witnesses to a human sacrifice in an old castle in the desert town of Taranto. "The Rescue of Prof. Goodwill," script by Harry Shorten, art by Robert Pious; Prof. Goodwill has discovered a diamond vein in an ancient city and is taken prisoner by men who will force him to tell where the secret vein is. "The U-Boat Aircraft Carriers," art by Ed Smalle, Jr.; The Germans will launch airplanes from a U-boat off Plymouth. "Carnival Killer" text story. "Fire on the Junk," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; Valor and his friends are marooned on a barren island off the Chinese coast; Yat Sing and his followers are also on the island and try to kill Valor, but Tania wants them all to join forces. "Zotter the Blackmailer," script by Abner Sundell, art by Edd Ashe; Mr. Satan smashes up a blackmailer gang hiding on an old freighter in the harbor. "Abdul Khil's Trap for Zambini," script by Joe Blair, art by Elmer Wexler; Abdul Khil, leader of the Black Magic Magicians, plots Zambini's death when he arrives in Morocco. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.