Comic books June 1941, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $800.00 Restored: B1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: cover re-glossed. The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441061022

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Adventure of the Earthquake Terror, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman faces the threat from a madman who has created a long distance shock machine that can emulate earthquakes, thus spreading panic in the United States, destroying vital defenses and preparing the way for a surprise invasion. Pyramid Sacrifice starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Rich Robbers starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. The Parking-Ticket Murder starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Deadly Love Charm starring Cotton Carver, art by Jack Lehti. The Voodoo Sorcerer starring The Sandman, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $6,850.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side edge cracks; Scratch on front of case; Scratch on back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #0056200003

1st solo Golden Age Flash title. Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Origin of the Flash retold. A scientist discovers the serum KZ-10 that transforms living objects into stone, a discovery that certain criminal types would like to wield for themselves. Hop Harrigan text story, art by Sheldon Mayer. Butch McLobster story by Ed Wheelan. The Flash Presents His Hall of Speed Records; Flash discusses actual speed records, such as for the Lockheed P-38, the Cheetah, the race horse Equipoise, miler Glenn Cunningham, and a comet. Boys and Girls: Meet the Author and Artist of The Flash -- Fastest Man Alive!, with photo of Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Ad for Justice Society of America. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $5,000.00 or Best Offer Restored: A3 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced. Label #4378815001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($150.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

1st solo Golden Age Flash title. Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Origin of the Flash retold. A scientist discovers the serum KZ-10 that transforms living objects into stone, a discovery that certain criminal types would like to wield for themselves. Hop Harrigan text story, art by Sheldon Mayer. Butch McLobster story by Ed Wheelan. The Flash Presents His Hall of Speed Records; Flash discusses actual speed records, such as for the Lockheed P-38, the Cheetah, the race horse Equipoise, miler Glenn Cunningham, and a comet. Boys and Girls: Meet the Author and Artist of The Flash -- Fastest Man Alive!, with photo of Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Ad for Justice Society of America. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-Flash (1941) 1 CGC 6.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Small Amount of Glue on Cover, Tear Seals to Cover.

Label #4339839002

1st solo Golden Age Flash title. Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Origin of the Flash retold. A scientist discovers the serum KZ-10 that transforms living objects into stone, a discovery that certain criminal types would like to wield for themselves. Hop Harrigan text story, art by Sheldon Mayer. Butch McLobster story by Ed Wheelan. The Flash Presents His Hall of Speed Records; Flash discusses actual speed records, such as for the Lockheed P-38, the Cheetah, the race horse Equipoise, miler Glenn Cunningham, and a comet. Boys and Girls: Meet the Author and Artist of The Flash -- Fastest Man Alive!, with photo of Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Ad for Justice Society of America. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $5,999.95 or Best Offer Slab: Minor side edge crack Label #4024019002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($180.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints Donald Duck Sunday newspaper strips from 1940. Donald goes frog hunting, but the frogs are smarter. Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie object to being dressed as babies for a contest. Plus a reprint of the first strip to feature Daisy Duck, making this her first appearance in comic books. Donald Is Stumped; Warm But Dry; Oh, Thunder!; Donald's Plans Were All Bunk; His Idea Was a Pushover; Donald Takes a Spin; Something Fishy About This; Something to Iron Out; He Fell For It; No Rest For the Wicked; Plugging Along; Tickets Are Tiring; Easy Money, Fooey!; Donald Gets Hooked; Nerve Chattering; Donald Drops Off to Sleep; Hold That Tiger; Donald Gets Stuck Up; Well, It's Water; Donald Sponges a Bath; It's the Cat's Meow!; The Drapes of Wrath; Cops and Robbers; Donald Feathers His Nest; Aw Applesauce! 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $499.95 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle Label #2073130003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Steel Sterling, Black Hood, others. Gerber's Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books says this cover was done by Sam Cooper, however, Grand Comics Database thinks it may have been done by Irv Novick. Our guess is Cooper. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white Label #4451113002

Volume 1, Issue 1 - June, 1941. 6.5" x 9.5", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $3,300.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4528767003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; The Torch and Toro must deal with a group of arsonists, led by escaped con Hawk Rivers, who demand $10 million in cash or they will burn down New York City with arson bombs. Human Torch promo ad. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Prince Namor is enlisted by Betty to investigate dirty work in the fight game after a young fighter is paralyzed after a bout with Killer Casey. Sub-Mariner promo ad. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Reports of a 10th murder by a vampire killer sparks the interest of the Vision, who discovers this mad creation in time to save the life of a reporter. High Tension: The Origin of the Angel text story by Ray Gill. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry discovers how the death of Inspector Crane occured and how it tied in with a series of bank robberies. Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; Following the murder of J. P. Thomas, the Angel follows the fleeing Cat's Paw to her hideout castle, where he has a showdown with her and her higher-up Nazi boss. USA Comics #1 promo ad with art by Basil Wolverton. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When Ka-Zar learns of a Nazi plan to bomb the Suez Canal, he and his animal friends set out to destroy the enemy's capability of accomplishing the deed. Captain America #3 promo ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,400.00 Paper: Off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441067011

Cover by Howard Sherman. "Murder in Baranga Marsh," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A mad man invents a sound system that kills people at a distance and Dr. Fate sets out to halt the senseless murders that have already occurred. "The Night of Terror," script and art by Joe Donohoe; Sergeant Carey vs. The Skarpis Gang, Sleepy, and Mickey the Newsboy. "The Killer Plant," starring Clip Carson, art by George Papp. "The Hunt for Dr. Mause'" starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Murder Plunge," starring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Fred Ray. "Menace of the Sea," art by Harold Sharp; Lance Larkin battles pirates in the China Sea. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Lehti; The Spectre battles strange green men from space who succeed in wiping out the entire populations of city after city. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $5,000.00 Paper: Off white Label #0036684017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($150.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Taliaferro. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Tom Wood, Hank Porter, Ferdinand Horvath and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1, #9. 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 is asked to stand in for his lookalike, the irresponsible King of Medioka. In another Gottfredson story, Mickey is a secret agent seeking stolen plans. In a long series of comic strips, Donald Duck plays a never-ending golf game that is one comedic mishap after another. Oh Rubbish!; The Wrong Side of the Bed; There Were Too Many Blazes to Go; Donald's Losing His Grip; The Shoe Fits; Gone But Not Forgotten; Canine Caddy; Mickey Mouse in the Secret Service; Midnight Serenade; The Cooler for Donald; There's Something Phony About This!; Goofy's Glider; A Frame for Mickey; Donald Duck Tracks a Penguin; Donald Barges In; It Was Just a Blind; She Knows Where to Head in; Old Mac Donald Duck; Well, How A-Boot It?; Shady Dealin'; Birds of a Feather Romance Together; The Snooze Was to the Point; Elmer Elephant; He Lowered His Game; It's a Glassy Game; Donald's Game Went to the Dogs; Foresight; Donald Was Pied for First Place; Donald Came Back to Earth; An A-Ledged Escape; His Royal Highness. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,100.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s) Centerfold detached. Label #2081582001

Cover pencils by C. C. Beck. "The Awakening of Spy Smasher," pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; Nazi agents approach Spy Smasher and offer him a medal from the War Lord (i.e. Adolf Hitler), saying that the War Lord wants Spy Smasher to take over his spying and sabotage work in America; But Spy Smasher refuses and the agents conspire to kill the hypnotized hero; However, Captain Marvel sees that Spy Smasher, even though the Brainograph has done its work well, still has some good qualities. "The Bandits Who Took a Town" starring Golden Arrow. "Into the Volcano" starring Lance O'Casey. "Fighting Side-By-Side with Captain Marvel," pencils by Charles Sultan, inks by Charles Sultan; Restored to his sanity by Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher vows to escape the clutches of the Nazi agents who have captured him and plan on torturing him. "The Case of the Tiger's Eye" starring Dan Dare. "The Saving Dagger" text story, art by Carl Formes (Larac Semrof). Untitled Dr. Voodoo story, art by Mac Raboy. "The Giant's House" starring Ibis the Invincible. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,499.95 or Best Offer Slight amateur restoration Paper: Off white Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s) Restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover, last page re-attached with glue. TRIMMED (Bottom edge of last page trimmed) Label #0072137002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Unknown X, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must find out the identity of the mysterious gang leader known as the Unknown X who has organized one of the most thorough criminal organizations Metropolis has ever seen. Repelling the Invaders starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. Mystery of the Night Club Robberies starring The Crimson Avenger, script and art by Jack Lehti. Johnny in the Army, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Stan Aschmeier. Errand of Mercy starring Young Doc Davis, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. The Tornado Mystery starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. The Adventure of the French Quarter starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. Poison Flowers starring Punch Parker. Mystery at the Circus starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Howard Purcell. The Man Who Couldn't Remember! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane and George Roussos (backgrounds). 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,895.00 Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Top edge label strip is detached, but present. Label #0115860002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($86.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Unknown X, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must find out the identity of the mysterious gang leader known as the Unknown X who has organized one of the most thorough criminal organizations Metropolis has ever seen. Repelling the Invaders starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. Mystery of the Night Club Robberies starring The Crimson Avenger, script and art by Jack Lehti. Johnny in the Army, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Stan Aschmeier. Errand of Mercy starring Young Doc Davis, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. The Tornado Mystery starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. The Adventure of the French Quarter starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. Poison Flowers starring Punch Parker. Mystery at the Circus starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Howard Purcell. The Man Who Couldn't Remember! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane and George Roussos (backgrounds). 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $3,000.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4378815004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Unknown X, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must find out the identity of the mysterious gang leader known as the Unknown X who has organized one of the most thorough criminal organizations Metropolis has ever seen. Repelling the Invaders starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. Mystery of the Night Club Robberies starring The Crimson Avenger, script and art by Jack Lehti. Johnny in the Army, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Stan Aschmeier. Errand of Mercy starring Young Doc Davis, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. The Tornado Mystery starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. The Adventure of the French Quarter starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. Poison Flowers starring Punch Parker. Mystery at the Circus starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Howard Purcell. The Man Who Couldn't Remember! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane and George Roussos (backgrounds). 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $7,800.00 Paper: Cream to off white 2 pieces of tape on centerfold. Label #1056943002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($234.00) will be charged at checkout.

Origin and 1st appearance of the Young Allies (Bucky, Toro, others). Bucky and Toro face the Red Skull in a book-length adventure! Captain America makes a brief appearance in which he meets the Human Torch for the first time. Simon and Kirby cover splash featuring Hitler and the Red Skull. Note: The cover was altered after its preview in Human Torch #5. Stalin was shown with Hitler, but was removed due to Russia becoming an ally. Three-page back-up feature, "Unsolved Mysteries" with text by Stan Lee. Two-page text story, "Crooks are Cowards." Joe Simon/Jack Kirby cover and splash page (they also served as art editor and art director for the issue). Cover price $0.10.