Comic books October 1940, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,000.00 or Best Offer Slight amateur restoration Paper: Off white Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Staples Replaced. (Tape on Cover and Interior Spine of Cover.) Label #1224718005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by George Little, Bentley Wade, Harry Parkhurst, Robert Leslie Bellem, Art Helfant, Robert Turner, G. O. MacConachie, Henry Kiefer, G. Michaelis, Worth Carnahan, and Roy Nelson. Publisher Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. Young Toby learns that Duke O'Dowd is secretly the Human Meteor, and becomes his teen sidekick, as they investigate The Traitors In the Lighthouse. Dr. Miracle seeks the secret of The Crook Who Survived the Electric Chair. Johnny Fox battles an arson ring. Plus illustrated guides to four Royal Air Force aircraft. Duke O'Dowd; Champ; Neptina; Dragon's Teeth; Dr. Miracle; Simple Snitz: The Smith Case; Johnny Fox; Champion Puzzler; Foul Shy; Liberty Lads; Aero Champs; Jungleman; Robinhood Jones; Champion Chuckles. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $3,000.00 or Best Offer Restored: A1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Pieces Added to Cover, Tear Seals to Cover, Cover Reinforced. Label #4305730001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Daring Comics promo ad. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Hunted by the police forces he was once a member of, due to his burning down tenements infected with the black plague, the Torch is offered re-instatement by the police commissioner IF he can bring in the mysterious "J.B." Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; When Namor discovers that the airplane, carrying Luther Robinson, Micky and Lynne Harris, has been forced down by the Nazis, he goes to search for them, and saves Harris only, intending to make her his mate! The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; Following Shirley Smith into an enchanted marsh, the Angel is suddenly down, falling into quicksand; He is saved, however, by a hulking creature that works for a mysterious woman who has murdered the owners of Piedmont mansion and now threatens the Angel and Smith. A Good Impression text story, script by Jack D'Arcy, art by Harry Ramsey. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; When Terry and his friends arrive at a mysterious house during a rain storm and spot a prowler, little does he know that it will turn into a murder mystery. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; When President Roosevelt hears a radio broadcast from the Shark, threatening to blast every ship off the ocean, he contacts Professor Zog for help. The Masked Raider untitled story; The Raider investigates rumors of gun thefts from Army posts along the Rio Grande. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When Ka-Zar's captors inform him that they are going to put him on display in New York City when they arrive, he and Zar jump overboard and make their way to the city zoo, where Ka-Zar plans to release some of Zar's brothers. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $5,990.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4451570001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($179.70) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Daring Comics promo ad. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Hunted by the police forces he was once a member of, due to his burning down tenements infected with the black plague, the Torch is offered re-instatement by the police commissioner IF he can bring in the mysterious "J.B." Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; When Namor discovers that the airplane, carrying Luther Robinson, Micky and Lynne Harris, has been forced down by the Nazis, he goes to search for them, and saves Harris only, intending to make her his mate! The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; Following Shirley Smith into an enchanted marsh, the Angel is suddenly down, falling into quicksand; He is saved, however, by a hulking creature that works for a mysterious woman who has murdered the owners of Piedmont mansion and now threatens the Angel and Smith. A Good Impression text story, script by Jack D'Arcy, art by Harry Ramsey. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; When Terry and his friends arrive at a mysterious house during a rain storm and spot a prowler, little does he know that it will turn into a murder mystery. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; When President Roosevelt hears a radio broadcast from the Shark, threatening to blast every ship off the ocean, he contacts Professor Zog for help. The Masked Raider untitled story; The Raider investigates rumors of gun thefts from Army posts along the Rio Grande. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When Ka-Zar's captors inform him that they are going to put him on display in New York City when they arrive, he and Zar jump overboard and make their way to the city zoo, where Ka-Zar plans to release some of Zar's brothers. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,450.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2027845002

Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Paul Ludwig, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A fragment of a destroyed planet crashes to Earth and forms its own mini-planet, complete with alien life, in a Rex Dexter story that features the very creation of the Earth rendered by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle tracks rooftop murderers Gimp and Moody, not realizing his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, is already on their trail; Wing Turner tracks jewel thieves in his final appearance before moving to The Flame comics. The Murders of Gimp and Moody; The Jewel Robbery; The Jewel Robbery; The Mummy's Curse; Billy Bounce; The Crojax Murders; The Murder of Sir James Boyce; The Strike of the Sinister Skull; The Siberian Sub Base; Ghost Murder At Stock Manor; The Murder of Jonathan Graham; The Bride of Baal. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $420.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4412658016

Cover by Charles M. Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan, Worth Carnahan, R. A. Wolfe, Ray Willner, and Max Neill. An early anthology from Worth Carnahan featuring adventure and superheroics. A boy dreams he is Jason of the Argonauts. Given magical powers by a monk in the Far East, Roy becomes the superhero Mister Mist. Newsboy Rusty learns more about his powers as the Little Giant. Sunset Smith; Cowboy Stunts; Phantom Knight; Little Giant; Jerry Bly the Gadget Guy; My Country- Alabama; Devil Dogs in China; Mister Mist; Tales of the Terrible Turk; Teller Twins; Shuteye Dawson; Kip Jaxon. Final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,010.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4400633007

Volume 4, Issue 2 - October, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,500.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1132559004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout.

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $2,999.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #2008532004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,420.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Minor side/edge crack(s), less than 1". Label #1566475004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($42.60) will be charged at checkout.

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $990.00 Paper: Brittle Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Label #4338730001

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $720.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Tape on cover. Label #3961544015

The Revenge of Dr. Death starring White Streak, script and art by Carl Burgos. Mayhem At the Martian Election starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Boomerang--Fantastic Feature Films, script and art by Tarpe Mills. The Eyes Have It starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. The Murder of Joe the Goon-Man starring T-Men, script and art by Paul Schneider. The Telepath and the Gorilla starring Calling 2-R, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. The Fence and the Frameup starring Chameleon, script by Doug Allen, art by Bill Everett. The Wildcat Cub and the Movie Cowboy: Part 2 starring Bull's-Eye Bill, script by B. Holmes, art by L. Kenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $855.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing to inner well of case COVERLESS. (1st wrap completely split & detached.) Label #3811827016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Hank Porter. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Al Taliaferro, Ferdinand Horvath, Homer Brightman, Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris, Bob Wright, Tom Wood and Hank Porter. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1, #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey and Goofy meet Professor Einmug, who has created a floating island haven in the sky. But when Pegleg Pete gets wind of it, Mickey sees trouble ahead. In another Gottfredson story, Mickey plays Robinson Crusoe in a movie. A ventriloquist teaches Pluto to talk, or so it seems. The Robber Kitten; Just One Thing After Another; Billboard Artist; Following a Tip on the Market!; Oh, Nuts!; True To Form; I Bite - Do You?; Donald Duck Follows Through!; Ducky Housecleaning; Clarabelle's Dinner Talks; A Ticklish Rescue; Water Babies; Pie a la Donald; A Hallowe'en Puzzle; Mickey's Hints; Tack-sy! Taxi!; Bullied!; Hook, Line And Succor!; A Cagey Finish!; Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip; Donald's Got a Girl!; Chalk It Up; Donald Fights to the Finish; He Got It in the End!; Donald Was Game - So Was Horace!; Robinson Crusoe. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $700.00 Paper: White Label #4309261002

Cover by C. C. Beck. "Fantastic Crimes of Dr. Durgan," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Mr. Morris tells Billy that the theft of the fabulous Elban Crown Jewels could lead to war between the nation of Elba and the U.S. unless the jewels are recovered; Billy discovers an evil scientist that is shrinking innocent men to minute proportions and flying them in model planes to various areas to commit crimes. "Race Against a Noose" starring Golden Arrow, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; vs. Yellow Feather. "The BLACKBIRD Pirates" starring Lance O'Casey, script by Bill Parker, art by Bob Kingett. "The Hypno-Ray Affair" starring Spy Smasher, script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; vs. The Mask. "The Radio Racketeers" starring Dan Dare, art by Harry Anderson; vs. Power. "You Never Can Tell" text story. Untitled Dr. Voodoo story, script by John Hampton, art by Mac Raboy; Hal and Nikko explore the Temple of Gold and discover the secret of how Maxinya came to live in the jungle. "The Wrath of Piang" starring Ibis the Invincible, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; vs. Piang and Carl Brand. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.