Comic books September 1944, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $449.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4370292002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Sleep For Sale starring The Sandman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Pen Shumaker; Mr. Kendall goes to the Sleepatorium, a special dormitory that puts people to sleep when nothing else works. What he doesn't know, and that the Sandman discovers, is that a fellow patient, a criminal known as Wide-Awake Willie, also uses the facility as a blind to get sleep. Roguery in Nine Reels starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Gifts from the Stars starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. Genius Jones Broadcasting, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Stan Kaye. The Peerless Puppets starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Edmond Good. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,490.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4231539002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($74.70) will be charged at checkout.

Fall 1945. The Justice Society of America star in the fable-like "The Test of Time!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Starman (art by Stan Aschmeier), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Atom (art by Gallagher), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), and the Spectre (art by Gallagher). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Lend-Lease for China." Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man" (art by C.C. Beck?). Frank Harry cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $399.95 or Best Offer Restored: C1 Paper: Slightly britle Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch, Pieces Added to Cover. The DC Universe Collection Label #4441053013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Fall 1945. The Justice Society of America star in the fable-like "The Test of Time!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Starman (art by Stan Aschmeier), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Atom (art by Gallagher), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), and the Spectre (art by Gallagher). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Lend-Lease for China." Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man" (art by C.C. Beck?). Frank Harry cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4184386003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Kubert and unknown. In this issue: Boy Heroes in "Terror in Transylvania"; Zebra in "The Knaves of the Night"; "Murder at the Terminal" with art by Joe Kubert; Boy Heroes, Captain Red Blazer and Sparky in 2-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story; "Witches Kill at Daylight" with art by Joe Kubert; and untitled Slam Bang Lee tale ((introduction, only appearance). Plus: untitled Reggy 1-pager (by Marv Levy; only appearance of this feature); "Private Pinky's Package" half-pager (by Art Helfant); and untitled Rosie the Riveter 2-pager (with art by Al Zere). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $3,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #2064624001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($104.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Horror of the Murdering Magician, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Al Avison; The Young Allies stow away on a troop transport bound for India to fight the Japs; Once they arrive, they encounter an Indian magician Tehru, who uses mirrors to create illusions in order to sway Indians to fight for the Axis; The kids use their powers to sway the Indians, and Tehru is brought before the Japanese in disgrace; He begs for one more chance and plans to use his mirrors to give the illusion that the Japanese troops are not attacking from where they seem to be. The Mad Minute starring the Whizzer, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Al Gabriele. The Face, Master of Evil starring the Destroyer, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Vince Alascia. The Voice of Doom starring Sgt. Dix, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Vince Alascia. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,430.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3893890001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Horror of the Murdering Magician, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Al Avison; The Young Allies stow away on a troop transport bound for India to fight the Japs; Once they arrive, they encounter an Indian magician Tehru, who uses mirrors to create illusions in order to sway Indians to fight for the Axis; The kids use their powers to sway the Indians, and Tehru is brought before the Japanese in disgrace; He begs for one more chance and plans to use his mirrors to give the illusion that the Japanese troops are not attacking from where they seem to be. The Mad Minute starring the Whizzer, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Al Gabriele. The Face, Master of Evil starring the Destroyer, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Vince Alascia. The Voice of Doom starring Sgt. Dix, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Vince Alascia. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $400.00 Paper: Off white to white Tape on cover Label #0210653005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Brooklyn's Dream, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn gets hit on the head and dreams he wins WW II single-handedly. Love Comes to Private 'awkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; the Commandos play matchmaker. A Spy In the Ointment starring Drafty and Tim. Nuggets of the North, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. Kitchen Unit starring Jitters Jeep, script and art by Jack Farr. Tootsie Roll back cover ad, Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $225.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4289854003

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Mr. Mind has taken over the production of the movie and plans to turn it into a propaganda film for his own advancement, but Captain Marvel intervenes. Mr. Mind then turns his experimental death ray on Cap in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 18: Peril Behind the Camera" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Man Who Inherited Pittsburgh" (Pittsburgh, PA city story); "The Adventure of the Garbage Scow"; and "The Shipwrecked Slackers" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: 2-page text story "From One to Zero" by Gary Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $825.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4641074024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.75) will be charged at checkout.

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Captain Midnight loses his cool when Axis agents target Red Cross workers. Civil air patrol cadet Johnny Blair is gets a new instructor, "Hangar Harry," in a series that features real-life flight education. When Icky's alter ego Sgt. Twilight gets swindled by phony "Hollywood producers," Captain Midnight has to make sure Icky's dreams of stardom are realized. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Midnight's comic-relief sidekick, Sergeant Twilight. Sergeant Twilight Speaks His Piece!; The Double Crossed Red Cross!; Sergeant Twilight Goes Hollywood!; Red Skye: Mr. Ikito Is Ill; Dance of Death; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Peril at the Aerial Crossroads. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,100.00 Paper: White Label #0703779003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($63.00) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $860.00 Paper: Off white to white 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.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $831.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #3710163007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.93) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Frank Harry. The Amazon Bride, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman is drugged by gangsters, and that night she dreams that she has lost her Amazon powers, so agrees to marry Steve. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. The Twain Shall Meet--History Feature, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Dennis Neville. Is the Kid a Killer? starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman. Heroes in Dungarees--East-West Story, art by Dennis Neville. The Psalm of the K Ration starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Story of Prince Henry--Picture Stories from American History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Man Who Tilted Windmills starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jon Chester Kozlak. Green Lantern for Paper Salvage public service announcement, art by Paul Reinman. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $3,800.00 Paper: Off white Label #1230280003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Nazi Super Spy starring Human Torch, inks by Allen Simon. The Cult of Cannibals starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Black Widow starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Hunch Drunk text story. Miss Liberty Takes a Hand starring Patriot, art by Al Bellman. Wanted: The Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,580.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4579508002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Nazi Super Spy starring Human Torch, inks by Allen Simon. The Cult of Cannibals starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Black Widow starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Hunch Drunk text story. Miss Liberty Takes a Hand starring Patriot, art by Al Bellman. Wanted: The Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $549.00 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4665571015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.47) will be charged at checkout.

$100,000 a Year! starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Flying Fist and Bingo (script and art by Fred Morgan), and Worldbeater and Unggh (script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich). Bring in Black Owl starring Yank and Doodle, starring The Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $275.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4671563006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "The Fighting Seabees;" Factory workers Jim, Dave and Larry join the Seabees and see action in the South Pacific. "The Conquest of Yellow Fever;" In Cuba in 1900, medical officer Major Walter Reed proves yellow fever is spread by mosquitoes. "Major James H. Howard, Sky-Hunter;" Major James H. Howard flies with the Flying Tigers in China against the Japanese, then transfers to the European Theatre of Operations where he becomes an ace against Nazi aircraft. "Brazil;" Brazil is discovered in 1500 and becomes part of the Portuguese empire, changing hands several times; In 1822 Brazil achieves its independence; During World War II, President Getulio Vargas stands up against a Nazi plot to conquer his country and joins the Allies. "Colonel Ludvik Svoboda;" After Czechoslovakia is conquered by the Germans, Col. Svoboda and his Czech soldiers escape to Russia where they are given arms and another chance to fight the Nazis. "Mississippi Pilot" text story with Mark Twain, script by Alexander Samalman. "Cadet-Midshipman Edwin J. O'Hara;" In 1942, Edwin O'Hara is assigned to the S.S. Stephen Hopkins; The ship is ambushed by Axis raiders off the coast of Africa. "Jacob Riis: The Making of an American;" In the 19th century, Jacob Riis emigrates from Denmark to the USA. He becomes a reporter and crusades for social justice, dying in 1914. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Terrific Comics (1944 Continental) 5 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4468224001

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by George Gregg, Tom Van Buren, L. B. Cole, Ed Wheelan, Nina Albright, George Appel, and Bob Fujitani. An anthology of adventure and suspense comics. Down-and-out ex-boxer Kid Terrific and his sidekick Jimmy are working at an at an alligator farm in Florida, where they stumble on Japanese agents seeking to use the inland waterways as invasion routes. Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon investigate after an ex-millionaire's practical jokes turn deadly. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," daydreams that he is given special powers and a teen sidekick to battle the mad scientist known as The Beard. Bondage cover by legendary artist Alex Schomburg. Kid Terrific: Florida Fiasco; Boomerang: The Duke of Terror Castle; Comics McCormick; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: Exit Laughing; Count Boris Strikes Back; Juggernaut; The Reckoner and Chipper: Man Who Talked with a Ghost; Buck 'n' Broncho: Invitation to Invasion. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.