Comic books September 1945, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $4,000.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Promise The Promise Collection. Label #1974641005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($120.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by StrandEstate

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C. L. Hartman, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Robert Sale and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The origin of Mr. Common Sense, sometimes known as Officer Common Sense, a ghost cop who becomes an occasional story host like Mr. Crime. London is terrorized by The Ratcliff Highway murders in the early 1800s. Hoods terrorize a wealthy man with extortion threats against his children. Plus a vintage PSA for wartime tin-can recycling. Uncle Sam Needs Tin!; The Cocksure Counterfeiter; The Slippery Mr. Smith; The Smile of Death; The Saga of "Hungry Joe"; The Monster of Crime; The Meanest Crime; This'll Kill You!; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $475.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4462026005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 84." Untitled story, script by Don Moore, art by Alex Raymond; Flash, Dale, and Zarkov aid Queen Desira in an escape across a volcanic desert; They are rescued by the bandit Gundar, who becomes their ally in their battle against King Brazor, who has usurped Queen Desira's throne. Reprinted from Flash Gordon (King Features Syndicate) Sunday strips from 1942-1943. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $650.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2056859021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

Written by Basil Wolverton and unknown. Art by Frank Carin, Basil Wolverton and unknown. In this issue: Tessie the Typist stars in an untitled story with art by Frank Carin. Plus: Eustace Hayseed and Choo-Choo in an untitled story; Star and Tar in an untitled story; 1/2 Chief Poke-in-Nose in an untitled story; 2-page text story "Zeke and His Zake"; and Powerhouse Pepper in an untitled story by Basil Wolverton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4641070003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Mystery of the Missing Baby Doll starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; The Police are notified of curious criminal behavior: Green Lantern stealing dolls! Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Saturn Muscles In starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Alan and Doiby comes upon a street sign which leads them to Saturn, a rather exclusive club, owned by an individual with cloven hoofs! Quirt Vs. Culture starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; A notorious gangster feels that, despite all his possessions, he lacks one thing: culture. His gang helps him try to obtain this virtue in a most unusual way. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $695.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4688927023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.85) will be charged at checkout.

Schomburg cover. The Young Allies star in "The Corpse Came F.O.B." Jap Buster Johnson stars in "The Vanishing Island." The Destroyer in "The Robot Boomerang!" 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 66 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0128024001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Devil's Mutineers starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Murderous "Zako" starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Al Gabriele. Miss America untitled story, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Prediction for Pinky text story. The Jig-Saw Death starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Al Gabriele. Angle untitled story. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $179.00 Paper: White Label #4704024009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Jim Robinson, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff tries to roller skate. Mutt encounters a would-be caveman living on the Wildwood estate. Jeff wants to pitch in the baseball game. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; The Nose Knows. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $615.00 Paper: Light tan to off white Label #0798963003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.45) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: Patsy Walker stars in four untitled stories. Plus: 2-page Patsy text story "The Red Bicycle"! Characters in this issue: Patsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Nancy Brown; Buzz Baxter; Mickey Walker; Stanley Walker; Mrs. Walker; Robbey. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Vigoda. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "This Teen-Aged Steam Age"; Archie invents a steam car; Meanwhile, Jughead picks up a tramp that hears of the invention and gets in on it for the money. Pep Puzzle Fun page. "Murder Plays a Hunch," pencils by Irv Novick; Dusty leaves the apartment because he feels something is going to happen; A strange phone call leads The Shield to chase a suspect around the waterfront. "Monkey Madness"; A monkey named Susabella causes choas around Suzie's town. Untitled The Twiddles story, art by Bill Woggon; When Gramps once again rattles on about the "good ol' days", Mr. and Mrs. Twiddle get revenge by turning off all modern appliances. "Car Trouble" text story starring Archie by Ray Cohan. Untitled story, pencils by George Harrison, inks by Pen Shumaker; During World War I, a sacred white elephant was left to die in the jungle; In modern day, Captain Commando and the Boy Commandos come across the elephant and it helps them find their Japanese enemies. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy and his friend go camping in terrible weather. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 54 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4661981010

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "This Teen-Aged Steam Age"; Archie invents a steam car; Meanwhile, Jughead picks up a tramp that hears of the invention and gets in on it for the money. Pep Puzzle Fun page. "Murder Plays a Hunch," pencils by Irv Novick; Dusty leaves the apartment because he feels something is going to happen; A strange phone call leads The Shield to chase a suspect around the waterfront. "Monkey Madness"; A monkey named Susabella causes choas around Suzie's town. Untitled The Twiddles story, art by Bill Woggon; When Gramps once again rattles on about the "good ol' days", Mr. and Mrs. Twiddle get revenge by turning off all modern appliances. "Car Trouble" text story starring Archie by Ray Cohan. Untitled story, pencils by George Harrison, inks by Pen Shumaker; During World War I, a sacred white elephant was left to die in the jungle; In modern day, Captain Commando and the Boy Commandos come across the elephant and it helps them find their Japanese enemies. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy and his friend go camping in terrible weather. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $199.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4634534017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. In the Enemy's Hands starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman is selected to deliver a very important international agreement treaty between Mexico and the U.S., but a certain bandito has other ideas! Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys story. King Cronos and Young Jupiter--Picture Stories from Mythology, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Violent Violin starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Read This And Weep starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $182.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4396570015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.46) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 5 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, a giant crow is starting fires at the farm where Mickey and Goofy are working. In a story by Barks, Donald starts tracking his nephews with radar, but they turn the tables on him. Bucky Bug visits an insect dude ranch. The Legend of Coyote Rock; Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Mickey Mouse; Li'l Bad Wolf; No Sail; Mickey Mouse: The Black Crow Mystery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $450.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1268504002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Dick Sprang and Jack Burnley. The Battle of the Zodiac! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Superman confronts an astrologer that is conning people into believing they could become rich by using the powers of the ancients, then got those people to entrust all of their money to him. Bridges For Bandits starring Green Arrow, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice del Burgo. Magic, Many Miles Away starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. Casey of the K9s starring The Boy Commandos, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Casey of the K9s starring The Boy Commandos, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The League For Larceny! starring Batman and Robin, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley; The Joker, after escaping from prison, decides on a new plan of gaining riches: to use a "reformed" criminal to pave the way to loot the homes of the rich and gain control of a crime reform committee and its funds. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.