Comic books February 1948, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $900.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4724453017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories by Joe Adder and others. Art by Jack Kamen and others.. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the first series featuring the original version of the Blue Beetle. The Beetle gets involved in a film shoot and winds up making an underwater rescue; The Blue Beetle investigates a series of women jumping to their deaths; The Beetle tells the true story of gangster "Legs" Diamond. Featuring another lurid cover by an unknown artist, as the series transforms into one of the era's many crime comics. Murder on Strange Street; Suicide for Sale!; Rat Poison; Homicide Diary: The Case of the Lethal Christmas Package; True Crime Case: Jack Legs Diamond, Scorpion of Crime. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 81 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4735814025

Captain Marvel stars in "Captain Marvel Battles Mr. Atom and the Comet Men," "The Pact Plot," "The Boy Who Never Heard of Capt. Marvel," and "The Lottery of Death!" Captain Kid stars in "Two Ghosts Too Many", Two-page Jon Jarl text story, "The Space Trap" by Eando Binder." This issue has 2 Golden Arrow "Comix Cards," small pictures (slightly smaller than a trading card) that were printed at the end of a story; the reader was supposed to cut them and paste them on cardboard. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $613.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1236838006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.39) will be charged at checkout.

Art by Edmond Good and others. Cover by Edmond Good. Dagar the Desert Hawk, aka Bart Benson, is a white man who lives and fights in the Arabian desert. The Lawrence of Arabesque hero first appeared in All Great Comics. Numbering continues from All Great Comics (1947 Fox Features) #13 (despite the existence of All Great Comics #14). Dagar and friends stumble upon the Lost City of the Lizard People, where they are enslaved to keep the city's location secret. Also featuring the jungle adventures of Tangi and Safari Cary. Spicy bondage cover by Edmond Good. Monsters of Mura!; Claws of the Red Vulture!; A Killer Shouldnt Lie; Tangi, Ruler of the Jungle; Safari Cary: Spawn of Doom! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,200.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back Label #2008426001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout.

Jack Kamen bondage cover. In order of appearance: "The Water Warriors!"; "The Cutthroat Caravan"; and "Vulture Birdmen!". "Decoy for Death" text story reprinted in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #18, Famous Crimes (1948) #13, and Famous Crimes (1948) #51 and retitled and reprinted as "Brother of Death" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14. Indicia states "JO-JO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) 11 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0356393023

Jack Kamen bondage cover. In order of appearance: "The Water Warriors!"; "The Cutthroat Caravan"; and "Vulture Birdmen!". "Decoy for Death" text story reprinted in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #18, Famous Crimes (1948) #13, and Famous Crimes (1948) #51 and retitled and reprinted as "Brother of Death" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14. Indicia states "JO-JO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $590.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #3808696002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Jack Kamen bondage cover. In order of appearance: "The Water Warriors!"; "The Cutthroat Caravan"; and "Vulture Birdmen!". "Decoy for Death" text story reprinted in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #18, Famous Crimes (1948) #13, and Famous Crimes (1948) #51 and retitled and reprinted as "Brother of Death" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14. Indicia states "JO-JO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1482301012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by John Celardo. "Ten Tusks of Zulu Ivory," art by John Celardo; Station manager Markham spreads word that the station personnel are suffering from fever and the natives give it a wide berth, enabling Markham to steal ten tusks of ivory; When Lindstrom, the station owner arrives, Markham convinces him to sign over the local mines to him; Kaänga rescues the party that Markham had taken hostage and Markham is killed by a captive gorilla. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba is wounded by a rhinoceros that proclaims himself king of the jungle; Simba's wounds are treated by a doctor on safari; When the rhinoceros attacks Simba's family, Simba stands his ground and defeats him. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Congo Lil and her men, disguised as ape cultists, raid the T'bongas and make them slaves in Lil's diamond mine; Terry leads the real ape cultists in attack on Lil and her men and Lil is killed in the battle. Jungle Quiz, art by Mike Peppe. Untitled story, Frank Doyle; After Wambi rescues an orphaned lion from a hunter's trap, the boy becomes jealous of the attention given to the cub by his jungle friends; He plays a series of practical jokes on them that almost results in his own death when he falls into the hunter's tiger trap and they don't believe his cries for help. "Lions at Large" text story. "Zazenda Ghost Goddess of Lost Souls!", art by Maurice Whitman; Tabu and the district commissioner travel by astral projection to the land of the witch Zazenda where Tabu bests her in a magic duel. Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; A trio of con men, hoping to extract tribute from a local tribe, use a double of Camilla to warn the tribe against dis-obeying the white men. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $61.32 Paper: Tan to off white File Copy. Right Side Edge has gapping, inner well and book are unaffected. Label #1265549009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.84) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Al Capp. A brief biography of Al Capp with a photo. Li'l Abner's Wedding, script and art by Al Capp; Believing he has permanently injured opera singer, Barbara Seville, Li'l Abner marries a dressmaker's dummy, much to the dismay of Daisy Mae. Li'l Abner's Problem, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae's grandma conspire to marry off Daisy Mae to Timberwolf McHowl, and Marryin' Sam tries to shame McHowl into springing for a deluxe $3.00 wedding; Li'l Abner struggles with his marriage to the dressmaker's dummy. Daisy Mae's Discovery, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae and Timberwolf McHowl jilt each other, and neither shows up for the prepaid wedding; An unnamed Dogpatcher marries Hoss-Face McGoon to take advantage of the prepaid $3.00 wedding; Daisy Mae discovers that Li'l Abner is married to a dressmaker's dummy and plans to burn the dummy in an old barbecue pit. Here Is the First Issue of Milton Caniff's Sensational New Comics ad. Danny's Dilemma text story. "That's it, Buddy! That's it! Easy! Easy!, art by Bob Powell; Tommy and Buddy stumlbe onto a crime scene. Puzzle Fun activity page by A. W. Nugent. Death Watch text story. Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio ad. Terry and the Pirates ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4724453009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. While tracking the criminal "Eyebrows," Mary learns about the villain Dicehead, whose floating casino is hidden in a submarine. Investigating Dicehead, she almost winds up six feet under, in a multi-part story. Plus a vintage Wheaties ad ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring baseball star Bud Foster. Mary Marvel Versus Dicehead, Part 1 Watery Grave; The Cliff Edge; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; Freshman Freddy: No Smoking Allowed; The Snortville Sneeze; The Comedy of Errors! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Lady (1947 Fox) 16 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4650349001

Cover art by Matt Baker. "The Avenging Skulls," art by Matt Baker; The Phantom Lady stops a criminal who's looking for a treasure he buried 20 years ago. "The Monster in the Pool"; Phantom Lady answers a newpaper ad from a millionaire playboy and ends up having to stop a female werewolf. "Monsoon" text story by Tom Hale. "Clara Peete, the Beautiful Beast," pencils by Gil Kane; A look at the life of a petty criminal, who ends up in the gas chamber. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,599.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4638102010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Matt Baker. "The Avenging Skulls," art by Matt Baker; The Phantom Lady stops a criminal who's looking for a treasure he buried 20 years ago. "The Monster in the Pool"; Phantom Lady answers a newpaper ad from a millionaire playboy and ends up having to stop a female werewolf. "Monsoon" text story by Tom Hale. "Clara Peete, the Beautiful Beast," pencils by Gil Kane; A look at the life of a petty criminal, who ends up in the gas chamber. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $449.00 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Includes a Certificate from The John Celardo Fiction House Collection. Label #1972737005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Charles Sultan, Maurice Whitman, Frank Doyle, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Tiger Man sets out to rescue the mayor's niece from gangsters after she gets in over her head; A magic ship in a bottle reminds The Werewolf Hunter of a shipboard adventure from his past; Glory Forbes encounters smugglers while vacationing at a ski resort. Another great damsel-in-distress cover by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Tiger Man; Sky Rangers; Glory Forbes; World Adventurers; Crusoe Island; The Werewolf Hunter. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains teen antics stories in the style of Archie Comics. In order of appearance: "Andy"; "Lily Belle"; "Orville"; "Adelbert"; and "Ernie" art by Gus Schrotter. "Screamers" joke pages. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $649.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0917240010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.47) will be charged at checkout.

Wonder Woman in "The Undersea Cowboys" (art by H.G. Peter), Little Boy Blue in "The Blue Boys Go Into Action," Sargon the Sorcerer in "Realm of Black Magic" (art by Paul Reinman), Wonder Women of History: Mary Lyon, Willy Nilly, and Wildcat in "The Scythe That Reaped Time!" 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4685241014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

Wonder Woman in "The Undersea Cowboys" (art by H.G. Peter), Little Boy Blue in "The Blue Boys Go Into Action," Sargon the Sorcerer in "Realm of Black Magic" (art by Paul Reinman), Wonder Women of History: Mary Lyon, Willy Nilly, and Wildcat in "The Scythe That Reaped Time!" 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $650.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3986790006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

Teen comedy about a redheaded girl and her goofy friends, featuring early work by EC legend Al Feldstein. Stories and art by Al Feldstein and others. Cover by Al Feldstein. Sunny pretends to like ice skating to meet a handsome instructor; Richy gets in trouble with Babs after she sees him buying perfume for Sunny's mom; Teddy's attempt to teach Sunny how to bowl becomes a painful lesson for him. An Ice Story; Dollars and Scents; Like Water Off a Duck's Back; Junior: Ice Cream, You Scream; Bowling Teddy Over. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4404840018

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Task That Stumped Superman starring Jasper Hawk and Lois Lane, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by George Roussos. The Slogans That Came Too True starring Superman, Lois Lane, and The Prankster, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. Christmas Bonus text story by Ben Carroll. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Hunter's Club starring Superman and Lois Lane, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. Full-page ad for Mr. District Attorney #1. Full-color interior ad for Erector sets. Full-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $100.00 Paper: White Label #2014721024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "The Deep Sea Diver," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red go diving for Mr. Wilkin's fishing pole when they lose it while fishing. Wilbur Puzzle Page. Suzie ad. "Quiet Please!", art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Linda try to deal with Wilbur's sleepwalking father, who has a penchant for stealing food from the icebox. Betty and Veronica ad. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Wilbur tries to sand the floor for his parents, but keeps getting interrupted. "Comes the Dawn," art by Bill Vigoda; A mouse in the kitchen causes early-morning chaos in the Wilkin household. Untitled story, art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur's incompetence at being on the basketball team leads to troubles for Principal Dripwaite. Untitled Katy Keene the Pin-up Queen story. script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy decides to visit Mount Blitz, where the Towers Model Agency photographers are holding their annual ski party. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,475.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1171023006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nice good-girl art as Jane Martin is tricked into smuggling contraband cash in an iron lung; Greasemonkey Griffin is hired to transport a champion skier who has ulterior motives; A spy impersonating an RAF pilot is revealed by the ghost of the actual flier. Good-girl in jeopardy cover by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $420.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4460444004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.60) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Bronte

Art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of adventure featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. This, the Feb. 1948 issue, is the first issue #13; a later issue was erroneously numbered 13 as well. A circus promoter uses a boy in his scheme to lure Rulah to New York; Ungar warns Rulah that the spirit of a dead slaver may return to the jungle; Rulah pursues a jungle cult that killed a woman with gold, in a strange premonition of the James Bond adventure Goldfinger. Terrific cover has Rulah battling a snake, leopards and forest fire all at once. More outrageous action and classic pre-Code good-girl art. Stone Jungle; Bloody Moon; Murder Deadline; Plundering Cult. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.