Comic books September 1948, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $1,500.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) Label #0764731012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($45.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superboy -- Super-Cowboy, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Wenzel. The Aquagirl starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly; Millionaire Mark Windham sees a beautiful mermaid and asks Aquaman to help him find her again. The Impossible Alibi starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Sir Butch of Beeler's Alley starring Shining Knight, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter; 1st return of Shining Knight to King Arthur time; origin of Sir Butch. The Phantom Formula starring Johnny Quick, script by William Woolfolk, art by Mort Meski. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $2,000.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4334150001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($60.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Edvard Moritz. The Werewolf Strikes, script by Frank Belknap Long, art by Edvard Moritz; They captured a timber wolf, but it was instead a Werewolf! The Living Ghost, script by Frank Belknap Long, art by Fred Guardineer; Malveo, Satan's first lieutenant, lives and is looking for a Queen. The Painted Grave text story. It Walked By Night, art by Max Elkan. The Castle of Otranto--Tell Me A Ghost Story, script by Frank Belknap Long, art by Al Ulmer; adapted from novel by Horace Walpole. The Vengeful Specter of Lord Tyrone--True Ghosts of History, art by Edvard Moritz. Haunted House, art by King Ward. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $665.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0313730004

Listed as scarce in Overstreet. Cover art by Alex Toth. Masquerade at Mesa City starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth. Case of the Talking Shadows starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by John Broome, art by Rudolph Palais; Dr. Mid-Nite investigates mysterious shadow men who have robbed a jewelry festival, and is drawn to a silhouette show run by the Great Ludwig. Chewing Gum--Everything Happens to Harry, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Ship That Sailed the Hills starring The Black Pirate, art by Howard Purcell. Crimes from a Cardboard Box starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $599.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4049093006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. "The Fowls of Fate!", pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Upset with his recent failures in crime, the Penguin breaks out of prison again and vows to no longer use birds in his crimes. Wheaties ad with Bob Elliott. "The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Wolf Brando has escaped from jail and makes his way to Wayne Manor; He finds the ultimate secret, the Batcave, and tries to escape via the Batmobile. One-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. "There She Blows: Whales and Whaling" text story, art by Raymond Perry. Scribbly comic book ad. Untitled Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Crime from Tomorrow!", pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; A gang of "men from the future" has started committing crimes across Gotham and the Dynamic Duo suspect that the people responsible might be connected to the "World of the Future" Fair. Dale Evans Comics ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4370834003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. "The Fowls of Fate!", pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Upset with his recent failures in crime, the Penguin breaks out of prison again and vows to no longer use birds in his crimes. Wheaties ad with Bob Elliott. "The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Wolf Brando has escaped from jail and makes his way to Wayne Manor; He finds the ultimate secret, the Batcave, and tries to escape via the Batmobile. One-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. "There She Blows: Whales and Whaling" text story, art by Raymond Perry. Scribbly comic book ad. Untitled Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Crime from Tomorrow!", pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; A gang of "men from the future" has started committing crimes across Gotham and the Dynamic Duo suspect that the people responsible might be connected to the "World of the Future" Fair. Dale Evans Comics ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $304.00 Paper: Brittle Label #4389505009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.12) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. "The Fowls of Fate!", pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Upset with his recent failures in crime, the Penguin breaks out of prison again and vows to no longer use birds in his crimes. Wheaties ad with Bob Elliott. "The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Wolf Brando has escaped from jail and makes his way to Wayne Manor; He finds the ultimate secret, the Batcave, and tries to escape via the Batmobile. One-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. "There She Blows: Whales and Whaling" text story, art by Raymond Perry. Scribbly comic book ad. Untitled Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Crime from Tomorrow!", pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; A gang of "men from the future" has started committing crimes across Gotham and the Dynamic Duo suspect that the people responsible might be connected to the "World of the Future" Fair. Dale Evans Comics ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,750.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4389356008

Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by unknown. The Blonde Phantom stars in: "Justice for Jimmy Sullivan" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Her Double Trouble!"; and "Rhapsody in Death" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Also: 2-page text story "The Murder Gang"! Plus: the Sub-Mariner in "The Playboy Killer!" (spoiler warning) - Host Nick Gaynor throws an early wedding party cruise aboard his yacht for the girl who spurned his advances and her fiance. However, when the Sub-Mariner (and Namora, who was also invited along) hears a mistake in naval language used by the Captain, he smells a rat and investigates. Soon, the young couple disappears and fire breaks out aboard the ship. Namor notes a launch speeding away from the ship, speeds after it, and rounds up the villains. Characters in this issue: Blonde Phantom [Louise Mason]; Jimmy Sullivan (first appearance); Dr. Demise (villain, first appearance); a phony Blonde Phantom (villain, first appearance); Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Namora; Barry; Kathy (Barry's fiancee); Nick Gaynor (villain, playboy); Charlie Manelli (villain, yacht's Captain and arsonist). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,495.00 Paper: Off white Label #4308108025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.85) will be charged at checkout.

Includes: cover art by Charles Nicholas; The Enigma of the Death Doll, art by Nicholas; A Case of Conscience, pencils by Al Avison; My Son Is a Thief starring Sub-Mariner, art by Paul Reinman; Trouble In Grade Five text story; and The Case of Joey Arnold, Pencils by Al Avison. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $380.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of glue on cover. Label #4419033019

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Oksner. The Sinister Countess Hatra, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Princess of Pogolana's life is in danger after her father is overthrown by her cousin. When she returns home, only Wonder Woman can save her from death. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). The Treasure of Diaz starring Johnny Peril, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Treasure of Plateau City starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alexander Toth; WXYZ Radio is asked to broadcast Plateau City's centennial of its first gold strike, but a criminal band is on hand to relieve the city of its gold by spreading rumors of a new gold strike! National Thrift Week-Open a Bank Account starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle). The Mystery of the Midway Tunnel starring The Atom, script by Joseph Greene, art by Carmine Infantino. The Flash Concerto, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $210.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4276565007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.30) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Promising athlete Petey stars in two alternate-timeline stories, Sliding Doors-style: in one, he becomes an Olympic athlete; in the other, he starts hanging out with a bad crowd and becomes the dreaded juvenile delinquent. Sniffer dons an Irving Forbush-like disguise to elude a gangster and return stolen money to an impoverished widow. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Crimebuster: Overdone Alibi; Sniffer. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $339.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1482288018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.17) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. When a brazen crime involving the theft of jade rocks Chinatown, Batman teams up with a Chinese detective to track down the criminals. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Crimes of Jade!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "A Bid for Robotman?" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Shorty Rides a Winner!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Dr. Z, Future Criminal!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Ozzie 1-pager by Phil Berube; 2-page text piece "Secret Codes -- A Hobby for All"; and 1-page story "Arizona Ranger." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $500.00 Paper: White The DC Universe Collection. Very minor amount of color touch on cover. Label #4441060004

Flash stars in "The Star Prize of the Year," written by John Broome, art by Lee Elias. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Hammer Man" with pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Black Canary in "Time Runs Out" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Atom in "Disaster at Hairpin Turn" with art by Paul Reinman; Flash Facts by Martin Naydel; and Hawkman in "The Red-Headed Doll" by John Broome and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Infantino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $380.00 Paper: Off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441056006

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Crime Goes West starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen; Alan and Doiby find themselves victims of several escaped criminals who are in search of loot long buried. The Criminal Nobody Knew starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen; A criminal genius called Mr. Big baffles the Emerald Crusader and Doiby by committing a series of crimes in three different locales at the same time! The Harlequin's Leap Year starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irwin Hasen; The Harlequin, since it's leap year, decides to "pop the question" to Green Lantern in the middle of trying to stop a robbery (at a wedding), but the resulting answer is not what she expects! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $234.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3811827007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.02) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

All comic stories except "Sweet Sue" reprinted in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Movie Murder!" reprinted with new splash panel as "The Image of Horror.." in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Gladiators of Gore!" reprinted as "Gladiators of Gore" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Talisman Pearl!" reprinted as "Talisman Pearl" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; and "Sweet Sue". "For Batter or Worse" text story reprinted in Pedro (1950) #18. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $815.00 Paper: Cream to off white 1 small piece of tape on cover & 3 pieces on interior cover. Label #0184647013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.45) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

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 find an ancient Martian weapon and a warning of the Volta invasion; The body of a strange humanoid warns Mysta of an impending alien attack, in a story by good-girl art legend Matt Baker; Pirate queen Yrina manages to switch places with Futura on her way to trial, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. Bizarre transparent-women-under-glass cover by Joe Doolin (also featuring The Red Comet, long after his last appearance in the comic). The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Unguarded Pass; Life On Other Worlds: Neptune; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $90.00 Paper: White Label #4413399006

Volume 18, Issue 1 - September, 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Fredric Brown, P. Schuyler Miller, Dorothy and John de Camp, John D. MacDonald, and Jack Vance. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 170 pages. Cover price $0.20.