Comic books July 1948, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $475.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #0243282006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. A mad scientist traps Bud and Lou in his rocket on its experimental journey to Mars. They arrive just in time to aid Astra, a native Martian who wears a star-spangled leotard. The Martians are being attacked by Jupiter, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find missing racehorse, a case that requires Lou to dress in a horse costume. About Space; They're Off - and How!!; You're All Wed! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $2,199.95 or Best Offer Paper: White Cover Detached Label #3977636003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($66.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. In this key issue, Batman's origin is explored in detail for the first time in "The Origin of Batman!" in which Batman tracks down the killers of his mother and father. In this same story, the Bat Signal also used for the first time; script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. "Fashions in Crime!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Catwoman breaks out of jail in a spectacular way and as soon as she is free again, she realizes that she could use the fashion trends as her new crime theme; Posing as the manager of an important fashion magazine, Catwoman is granted access to the houses of many wealthy people and later she steals from them; Batman and Robin intervene. "The Chain Gang Crimes!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; In pursuit of bank robbers, Batman and Robin chase them to a side street where they suddenly disappear. "The Adventures of Popsicle Pete and Bob Feller" ad. "Winged Justice" text story by Ted Rosen, art by Raymond Perry. One-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. One-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,595.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1209529002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. The Blonde Phantom stars in "The Last Man!" and "Murder in Print!" Also in this issue: Namor the Sub-Mariner and Namora in "Terror of the Tattler!" And: 2-page text story "The Big Joke"! Characters in this issue: Blonde Phantom; Ignatius Fowler (first appearance, villain); Sub-Mariner; Namora; The Tattler (first appearance; villain). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $99.00 Paper: Cream to off white Heavy tanning top edge interior front and back cover. Label #0010259016

Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow Willard; "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Storm Paddler" text story by Claude Dunnagan. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $500.00 Paper: Off white Label #4256369012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Leo Morey and others. Starting as a brutal pre-Code true-crime comic in its early issues, Gangsters Cant Win later evolved into a standard mystery-detective title. Ma Barker and her sons become the first family of crime, until the Feds catch up with them. Beautiful Stella Irwin joins her husband Benny for a spree of bank robberies. Twin brothers Dan and Don Olson both grow up in a bad neighborhood, but one turns to crime and the other becomes a lawman. Most Dangerous Of All; Blue Eyes and a Gun: The Story of Stella Irwin; Twin Trouble; Thunder on the Mountain; Trigger Man: The Story of Frankie Uale; The Mystery of the Stolen Necklace; The Incredible Ma Barker; Brothers In Crime. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,595.00 Paper: Tan to off white Label #1262683001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($77.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Art by Al Feldstein and Charles W. Winter. Cover by Al Feldstein. Teen comedy typical of the time, with art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Junior convinces Deena to let him fix a leaky faucet, even though he's destroyed household appliances before; Junior decides to take on a bully after answering a muscle-building ad in a comic book; Deena tries to outsmart a swindling carnival owner. Just a Drip; The Soul of a Heel!; Sign of a Man; Lady Luck and the Girls; A Quick Change; Sweet Sue. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $150.00 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white File Copy. Label #0780499006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Wrigley's Comics

Cover art by Al Capp. Li'l Abner Must Get 6000 Ham Sandwiches to Save Dogpatch, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner struggles to deliver food to Dogpatch before the citizens die of hunger. Li'l Abner Becomes the Swoon King Part One, script and art by Al Capp; A frustrated crooner teams with Li'l Abner and promises to make him a famous crooner...using Abner's looks and his voice. Li'l Abner Becomes the Swoon King Part Two, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner is kidnapped by the Freddie McGurgle Fan Club and abandoned by Constiato when the old crooner falls in love. Steve Canyon ad. The Art of Baby-Sitting, art by Bob Powell; Tommy Tween learns about baby-sitting the hard way. Green Hornet ad. Jail House Jam text story. Telephone Trouble text story. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $325.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #0988941012

The Lone Ranger and the Clever Impostors, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Two crooks ambush the Lone Ranger and Tonto and steal their clothes to impersonate them. The Lone Ranger and the Gold Mine Episode, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Slavin Mining Syndicate puts a $10,000 bounty on the Lone Ranger-dead or alive! Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $450.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1624856002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Maurice Whitman, Murphy Anderson and Matt Baker. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa investigate when Boston is frozen over in the middle of July; Mysta assumes a new secret identity as Technician 3A, in a story by good-girl art legend Matt Baker; While seeking spare rocket parts, Auro saves a space princess from a gang of jewel thieves. Another classic Mysta cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Murder on Mercury; Life On Other Worlds: Neptune; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.