Comic books July 1950, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Cover laminated. Tape on cover. Major front/back scratch(es), longer than 1" and deep. Label #0261915005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. Intro and first appearance of The Man Who Replaced Batman!, script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A new hero, a marksman called Deadshot, arrives in Gotham City; His primary goal as Gotham's new vigilante is to upstage Batman as the prime crime fighter; It turns out Deadshot plans to become the new crime lord of Gotham by taking out Batman. The Forbidden Cellar!, art by Jim Mooney; The legend of a cursed cellar of an old building in Gotham begins to spread; The citizens of Gotham try to debunk the myth; Batman goes inside and discovers that there is a poisonous mushroom inside that turned people into crazy maniacs. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Look It Up! text article, art by Raymond Perry. -page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Batman In the Future!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin capture the Joker and ask him about his ultimate motives for crime; He tells them that his ancestors were criminals; Bruce and Dick ask Professor Carter Nichols to send them into the past to investigate, but he mistakenly sends them to the future where they meet a descendant of the Joker called Rokej. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 106 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4462925001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mickey Spillane, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. A reprint of the second Blue Bolt adventure, featuring the very first teaming of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby: Blue Bolt faces the Green Sorceress and her latest secret weapon, the Cyclotron. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces Droon and The Queen of Neptune. The presence of a text story by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane makes this a rare issue indeed, featuring early work by Spillane, Wolverton, AND Simon and Kirby. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero Man; Terror in the Grass; Spacehawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $150.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #3881453013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

The Black Tulip, 1st (and only) Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 75, 7/50). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $148.73 Paper: Off white File Copy Label #0912243006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.46) will be charged at checkout.

Painted cover by H. G. Peter. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Jerry Fasano, Bill Everett, Ruth Atkinson, Fred Guardineer and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A dog named Shep saves a life; A man makes a daring catch to save a falling person; A girl awakens her family and saves them from a carbon monoxide leak in their home. Human Life Net; Quick Action; Shep Saves a Life; Rescued From an Icy Grave; Hero at 63; "Live" Catch; Off-Duty Fire-Fighter; Modest Medic; Out of the Depths; Scout of the Month!; The Call of Duty; Try Try Again; Collision At Sea; Relative Prevents Tragedy; Deep Water; Crash at Dawn; Multiple Rescue; I Must Stay Awake; Mill Pond Rescue; Veteran Saves Drowning Tot; Fire Trap; Lunch-Hour Hero! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Comics (1945) 99 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4334190001

Cover inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk, Zorak, and Telga; Torchy (script and art by Gill Fox), and Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle). The Big Blowhard starring Will Bragg, art by Jack Cole. No Clue of Danger text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $399.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4476313014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Mike Suchorsky. "The Shetland Pirates," art by John Prentice; Sir William Monson is sent to find the Shetland Pirates. Untitled story, script by Jack Oleck, art by Mike Suchorsky; Alpha and Demos are pirates that are captured by the Romans and forced to fight as gladiators. "Blueskin the Pirate"; Blueskin the Pirate has been raiding merchant ships but steals his crew's share of the treasure. "Yardarm Jack" text story. "Glaf of Battle"; Glaf looks for revenge against the pirates that killed his father. One-page Pork-Chop the Pirate story, script and art by Davy Berg. Untitled story, art by Allen Ulmer; Young Philip Ashton stops the pirate El Sac. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Torchy (1949 Quality) 5 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4373408009

Cover art by Bill Ward. Untitled story, art by Bill Ward; Ed wins money on the horses and takes Torchy and Tess out to dinner where Torchy's unravelling sweater dress causes a panic. Untitled story; Ed takes on a ventriloquist with a horse for client and accidentally becomes a circus performer. Untitled story; Ed starts a parking lot and borrows a car to teach Torchy how to drive; Unfortunately an identical car is used at almost the same time to rob a bank. "The Blonde Up Front" text story. Untitled story; Ed gets a job working at the wax museum and breaks a wax dummy of Cleopatra; Torchy dresses up as Cleopatra while Ed gets the dummy fixed, but ends up being lent out to a businessman's luncheon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,299.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4206245002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.97) will be charged at checkout.

"The Devil Strikes!" Venus spurns Satan's advances, leading to Hell on Earth. "Terror on Earth!" Venus enlists Apollo to help her defeat Satan. Also includes: "The Trap!"; "Journey to the Moon!"; "Trapped on the Moon!"; "The Last Rocket!"; and "The Plot that Failed!" Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $600.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4480158018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.00) will be charged at checkout.

"The Devil Strikes!" Venus spurns Satan's advances, leading to Hell on Earth. "Terror on Earth!" Venus enlists Apollo to help her defeat Satan. Also includes: "The Trap!"; "Journey to the Moon!"; "Trapped on the Moon!"; "The Last Rocket!"; and "The Plot that Failed!" Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $275.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4485887017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Mort Leav, Rafael Astarita, Martin Thall, Bob Rogers, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Real-life gangster Vannie Higgins double-crosses every hood he works with, but that leaves him with a lot of enemies who want him dead. A man with a history of family insanity suspects he is the serial killer the cops are seeking, but the truth is stranger still. Private eye Dan Dennis is hired by a woman who claims to be from another planet, but she's beautiful and the money is good, so he takes the case. The Devil to Pay; Wanted: Ira Lawrence Luther; Mania for Murder; The Kid from Brooklyn; Death Always Knocks Twice; Wanted: John J. DeVore; The Case of the Missing Prince. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $500.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4480158023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

Wonder Woman stars in "Danger on the Speedway," "The Mystery of the Missing Monday," and "The Strange Case of Convict 490012." Art by Harry G. Peter. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.