Comic books April 1948, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $600.00 Paper: Off white Canadian Edition. Label #0981329002

Canadian Edition. Cover by Jim Mooney. Stories by Bill Finger, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Jim Mooney, Charles Paris, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Jack Kirby and George Klein. A freak lightning bolt destroys most of the Penguin's trick umbrellas that he was going to use to commit crimes, so he warns Batman he'll commit the crimes anyway but by using umbrellas that are not umbrellas. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Umbrellas of Crime!" by Bill Finger, Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Abercrombie and the Urchins!" with art by Howard Sherman; The Boy Commandos in "The Beast of London!" with art by Jack Kirby and George Klein. Also: Homer half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text story "Look Before You Leap" by Cliff Rhodes; and Little Pete half-pager by Boltinoff. 36 pages. Full Color.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $306.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1296451006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.18) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kamen. Jungle adventure in the tradition of Tarzan from Fox Feature Syndicate. The sinister Learda captures Jo-Jo and Tanee so she can transplant their brains into leopards' bodies; Female hunter and filmmaker Brette Winston competes with Tanee for Jo-Jo's affections, eventually resorting to a fight with Tanee; A British lady visiting the jungle tries to charm Jo-Jo after losing most of her clothing in a tiger attack. The Leopards of Learda; Revenge of the White Shrew; Jungle Tryst; Rocks of Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 110 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3796072011

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Jungle Girls (1988) #4, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #9; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Cornered" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Chipped/broken bracket Label #4367437007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by John Celardo. "Hate Has a Thousand Claws!", art by John Celardo; Kongola, seeking revenge for the loss of his hands and the scarring of his face at the hands of Kaänga, doses Ann with mind control drugs and has her lead Kaänga to him; Tying Kaänga, he plans to have Ann behead him, but Kaänga breaks free and Kongola is devoured by leopards. Ann, however, remains in a drugged state. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba and his cub become trapped on a canoe that is bearing medical supplies for a safari; When they wash ashore, they are threatened by the safari but the cub carries the medical package which is recognized by the safari leader who then lets the lions leave. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; A fake lancer steals a tribal treasure map; Terry pursues him and demonstrates to the Balongas that the lancers were not guilty of betrayal. Jungle Killers, art by George Evans; A brief look at dangerous jungle animals. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; When Tawn and Ogg have a falling out, Wambi decides to pretend to leave the jungle in order to bring his friends back together in pursuit of him. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Trader Graw makes a deal to provide witch doctor M'pogi with rifles in exchange for the Tanakis' sacred diamonds; They frame an innocent young woman for the theft and execute her; Tabu uses his magic to make it appear that the woman has come back to life and M'pogi and Graw, in terror, leap into a crocodile pool. Denizens from Down-Under Jungle Lore, art by P. Dring. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; Jewel thieves use Camilla's friendly reception at the village of the B'togis as an opportunity to get inside the walled village; They escape with the tribe's gold and Camilla and the chief's daughter as captives. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,150.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4742997006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($34.50) will be charged at checkout.

Art and cover by Al Feldstein. Teen comedy typical of the time, with art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Goofy and Deena spill ink on the rug and try to get it out before her mother sees it; Junior and Deena sell an old picture frame from the attic, not realizing that the picture still had value; Gwenny and Deena are keen on the new student who's just come back from the war. Classic cheesecake cover. In a Spot; Framed; Pay the Ransom, Handsome; War Talk; Love's Labor Lost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $150.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4688939002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Buried Treasure Fraud, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; a confidence team tries to outsmart the law. So Many Ways to Die!, art by Bill Draut; none of the residents at a nursing home die from old age. The Capture of Night-Club Nick, art by Warren Broderick. Suicide or Murder? text story. My Strangest Crime Case starring Private Investigator Ruth Lang, art by Bill Draut. Ask Eddie Green, Consultant to Crime, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Ad for Young Romance comics. My Personal Comic Album comic holder ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $185.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #3743598007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.55) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Giggles 'n Grins cartoons) and unknown. Art by Morris Weiss, Harvey Kurtzman (Giggles 'n Grins cartoons) and unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "Inhibition Condition"; "Party-Smarties"; "Switchboard Sabotage"; and "Going Up"! Also in this issue: Giggles 'n Grins cartoons (approx. 1.5 pages) by Harvey Kurtzman; Tessie the Typist in "Currency Events" with art by Morris Weiss; 2-page text story "Personal Appearance"; and Rusty in "Neighbor-Labor"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $30,000 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4650349003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($900.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Matt Baker. "The Soda Mint Killer!", art by Matt Baker; When Sandra discovers that a protection racket is bullying a friend of hers, and eventually kills her because she won't pay, the Phantom Lady decides to take them head-on. "The Stinging Whip!", art by Matt Baker; Don calls up Sandra and invites her out to the Grand Fairgrounds Track to introduce her to a new racehorse he has purchased; His jockey is killed, however, when he refuses to throw the race, so Don gets Sandra to ride Sugar Girl instead! "Marks of a Killer!" text story. "Evelyn Ellis, Queen of Gangsters," pencils by Rudy Palais. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,160.62 Paper: White Label #0040475007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($34.82) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Mr. Mxyztplk Seeks a Wife, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Win Mortimer; Mxyztplk tries to get Lois Lane to marry him so he won't have to marry the king's daughter. The Magnetic Mobster starring Superman, Mr. Ohm, Lois Lane, and Perry White, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Win Mortimer. Book Learning text story by Cliff Rhodes. The Man Who Bossed Superman, pencils by Curt Swan. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $199.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4552464022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) 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, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #7. 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 gets a job as a salesman for an advertising agency. In a story by Barks, Donald hypnotizes his nephews into thinking they're monkeys for his jungle-themed party. The Big Bad Wolf runs for mayor against Br'er Bear. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto's Purchase; Mickey Mouse Down Under; The Easter Mystery; Mickey Mouse: Super Salesman. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $135.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4498563007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Wilbur Meets Laurie Lake," art by Bill Vigoda; Commodore Lake moves to Westfield to get his daughter away from the boys in the city; Wilbur meets the pair at the station and makes a shambles of trying to take their baggage to their new home. "The Daring Young Man," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red go to the circus; Red gets a job, but Wilbur tries to sneak in, with unpleasant results. Archie ad. "The Speed Demon," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red plan to participate in the Westfield jalopy race to Flatburg, but Slats sabotages Wilbur's jalopy. Nevada Jones ad. "Wilbur Builds His Dream Boat" text story. Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1947; No circulation figures given. Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page. "The Sky's the Limit," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur builds a model airplane for the hobby show, but it causes nothing but trouble when he tries to fly it. Super Duck ad. Untitled Katy Keene story, script by Bill Woggon; aty's future is told by a swami with a crystal ball; Later she and Sis go to the observation tower on the 100th floor of the "Umpire State Building." Katy Keene paper doll. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $386.00 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Label #2034202014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.58) will be charged at checkout.

Art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of adventure featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. This, the April 1948 issue, is technically the fifteenth issue, but was erroneously numbered #13. A jungle wizard named Loki makes animals and people alike slaves to his will, but Rulah bows to no one; Rulah uses jungle strategy against what appears to be an invading Mongolian horde; Rulah is hired to escort a harem through the jungle, and ends up battling wild animals in an arena. Another action-packed cover. The Golden Lake; Satyrs of Satan; Bait for the Lion; Harem of Horror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.