Comic books October 1947, graded by CGC

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 28 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4300538006

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Lifeguard," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie fills in for Reggie as a lifeguard and gets into his typical antics. Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page by Herbert "Red" Holmdale. "The Glamour Boy," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie takes a bunch of papers from Miss Grundy's desk (instead of just his essay) to escape the Riverdale Glamour Girl Society, Reggie discovers that test answers are among the papers and steals them from Archie. Hollywood Tattle Tales article. "A Cozy Date," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to get some time alone with Veronica, but people keep ringing the doorbell. Katy Keene ad. Untitled Betty and Veronica story, art by Irving Novick; Betty and Veronica take the advice of a radio show host and decide to live among nature to lose weight. Super Duck ad. "Service With a Snicker," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie and Veronica cause the cook and maid to quit, Veronica has Archie dress up as a French maid to serve dinner to the Lodges and their guests--who turn out to be Archie's parents. "Midsummer's Nightmare," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie gets a summer job at Hopntakadip Camp and causes the usual chaos. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Commandos (1942-1949 1st Series) 23 CGC 8.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4655338017

Cover art by Jack Kirby. Unlucky Thirteen, script and art by Jack Kirby. Join the Legion of Forgotten Men, script and art by Jack Kirby; the boys think they are signing autographs but accidentally join the Foreign Legion. Captain Tootsie Tootsie Rolls ad, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Sunken World, script and art by Jack Kirby. Law and Order text story starring Jimmy Dale, script by Tex Wade. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $3,495.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0615803010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($104.85) will be charged at checkout.

Captain America and Bucky in "Sparkles Strikes Back," "Diamonds Spell Doom," and "Terror at the Fair!" Human Torch back-up story, "Death is the Highest Bidder!" Two-page text story, "Recruit." Syd Shores cover. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 167 CGC 9.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0913088007

"The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Horsemen" Written by Fran Striker, Art by Charles Flanders, and Cover art by Morris Gollub. A gang of hooded men holds two sisters hostage to get their father to sign over his property to them. The Lone Ranger and the Dagger Gang; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a man in a cabin who has been stabbed; Tonto stays with him, while the Lone Ranger goes for help. The Lone Ranger on the Trail of a Fugitive; The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Red Hawkins, a man accused of killing a Texas Ranger; The Lone Ranger and Silver get caught in an explosion meant to blow up a bridge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $269.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4554867010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.07) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Indicia title is "POPEYE, No. 168. Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Microbe Battle or A New Champ of the Slap Swappers; Mr. K. O. Biffer, the fight promoter, tricks Popeye into signing a contract for Swee'pea to fight Baby Boom for the "Microbeweight" title of the world. Water Hole or Kin Ya Spare a Couple of Thousand Fer a Cup of Water?; A water hole is found on Olive's desert property and Popeye and Olive go to Slither Creek; They sell the property to Mayor Gunrod, not realizing that the water hole is the only source of water for the area. Fish Bait; Popeye goes on a fishing trip with Prof. Herman H. Haddock and Dr. G. B. Bluzard, who are fighting over the honor being the first to catch a rare Roccus Scomberomorus Lineatus. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $265.00 Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Piece(s) missing, may include corners/pegs. Label #1260465003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by George Kerr and Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), Lou Myers, W.J. Enright, Oskar Lebeck, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Riddle Me, Ree and Goosey, Goosey Gander. Clementina seems to be an ordinary barnyard pig, until the day she sprouts wings and flies away. Billy and Bonny Bee help Mr. Carpenter Ant build a house for Mr. Spittlebug. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Clementina, the Flying Pig; None-Such Animals: The Snups; Raggedy Ann; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Out of the Rainy Day Box; The Magic Slippers; The Cobbler and the Brownies; Animal Mother Goose; The Raggedy Way; Billy and Bonny Bee; The Baby. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $609.12 Paper: Off white Label #4484897024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.27) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Man Who Stole the Sun!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela; Luthor uses a giant space ship to cut off sunlight from the Earth. Autograph, Please!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela; When the Daily Planet mounts an autograph contest, Superman helps Johnny Terrill collect signatures from around the globe and across time to give him the confidence to walk again. Flip Flop the Clown humor page by Phil Berube. Comeback of a Clown text story by Tex Blane. The Rarest Secret in the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos. A Wheaties ad features baseball's George Kurowski (St. Louis Cardinals). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $599.00 Paper: Off white Label #1972469016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey matches wits with a mesmerist who uses his act for jewel theft. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to turn Huey, Dewey and Louie into a string trio. Mail-dog Pluto is aided by a rabbit during a snowstorm. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto: Mail Dog; The School Surprise; Mickey Mouse: The Jewel Robbery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $141.00 Paper: Off white to white 4" crack to upper back side of slab (extending from side edge to top edge). Label #0965594007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.23) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey matches wits with a mesmerist who uses his act for jewel theft. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to turn Huey, Dewey and Louie into a string trio. Mail-dog Pluto is aided by a rabbit during a snowstorm. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto: Mail Dog; The School Surprise; Mickey Mouse: The Jewel Robbery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4498563010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "The Genius," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur becomes convinced that he's inventive and a genius after learning the meaning of his name, and applies his knowledge to mowing the lawn and doing the laundry. "Pop the Painter," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and his father paint the house. Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and K.O. go to the beach, but Katy finds it hard to get K.O. away from girls that claim to be drowning. Katy Keene Kut-Outs activity page. "Wilbur Goes Formal"; Wilbur's date plans with Linda run into multiple problems. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Wilbur gets soap in his eyes in the bathroom, which leads to chaos. Untitled story, art by Bill Vigoda; Mr. Wilkin comes home early intending to take his wife for a drive in the country, only to be tasked with cleaning house. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $100.00 Paper: White Label #4467464013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "The Genius," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur becomes convinced that he's inventive and a genius after learning the meaning of his name, and applies his knowledge to mowing the lawn and doing the laundry. "Pop the Painter," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and his father paint the house. Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and K.O. go to the beach, but Katy finds it hard to get K.O. away from girls that claim to be drowning. Katy Keene Kut-Outs activity page. "Wilbur Goes Formal"; Wilbur's date plans with Linda run into multiple problems. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Wilbur gets soap in his eyes in the bathroom, which leads to chaos. Untitled story, art by Bill Vigoda; Mr. Wilkin comes home early intending to take his wife for a drive in the country, only to be tasked with cleaning house. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.