Comic books August 1954, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $854.99 Paper: White Label #4630449020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.65) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Bob Jenney. An anthology from St. John, with a variety of genres, sources and artists. This issue features justice in the frigid north with the Canadian Mounties. A story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker showcases the various jobs of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the mid-20th century. A murderous thief seeks a patsy, and finds a woman who is collecting the stories of gold miners. The superhero called the Blue Monk investigates after Cleopatra's necklace is stolen from a museum. Cover by Baker. Mountie Guns Break the Snow Siren's Secret; The Blue Monk; Dangerous Duty; Mission of Mercy; The Desperado; McHugh Defies the Ruthless Renegade. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. Knockout, art by Paul Reinman; A crooked boxing promoter meets his end when the ghost of a fighter he set up ties him up in rope and stuffs him into the gym's punching bag. The Tomb!, art by Myron Fass; A woman excavating a tomb attempts to eliminate her rival by using dynamite but the explosion blinds her. The Slave-Driver, art by Al Carreno; A sea captain that is set adrift after his crew mutinies comes ashore on an island where a plantation owner makes a slave out of him. Transformation!, art by Ed Moline; A gangster doesn't get the results he wants when he threatens a plastic surgeon to repair his acid-scarred face and the doctor remakes his face to resemble a woman's. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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3 untitled Combat Casey stories (art on all by Robert Q. Sale). Back-up story, "Dudley the Demon" (art by Bill Savage) and a two-page text story, "Up From the Ranks." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 26 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745073007

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Marriage Vow--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A woman who was murdered by her husband for her money comes back from the dead to fulfill her wifely role in a zombified way. The Shadow Knows--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; A man murders his wife making it look like a suicide in order to marry a wealthy woman. Spoiled--Haunt of Fear, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen. Comes The Dawn!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: Contains anti-censorship editorial, 'Are you a Red Dupe?' Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $960.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4716205008

Werewolf, pencils by Mort Meskin (as MR), inks by George Roussos (as MR); A werewolf is on the rampage in the English countryside; A brave young constable suspects the ominous Sir Langley, but things turn out different. Junk-Man's Treasure, pencils by Rocco Mastroserio, inks by Nick Cardy; A junk-man collects the heads of his victims in a trunk. The Dead Can't Talk text story. The Brannock Curse, art by Mike Roy; Irishman Brannock committed murder out of jealousy and had to flee the country; The victim's curse haunts his line for centuries; The last male descendant, Lawrence, meets his fate on a skiing slope. When Death Takes a Hand, art by Gene Fawcette; Alice has murdered her husband, but can't find where he hid the money; Conjuring his ghost she hopes to learn about the hiding place. Day of Reckoning, pencils by Rocco Mastroserio; Mysterious "cat dancer" Gata (sic!) falls in love with the night club owner; And if she can't have him, no one shall. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $630.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4391256021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover photo of Mitzi Gaynor and Keefe Brasselle from the movie "Three Young Texans." Stories and art by Frank Frazetta and Mike Roy. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Actress Elaine is attracted to her co-star in a play, but he acts cold and distant during romantic scenes, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. Profiles of film legend Mitzi Gaynor and actor Keefe Brasselle. A Past to Forget; Empty Heart; Loves Revenge; Love's Dupe; Keefe Brasselle "Our Cover Man"; Mitzi Gaynor "Our Cover Girl". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Tales of love, heartbreak and reunion from publisher Stanley Morse. Bob marries Ellen, only to find that her mother is a control freak who's trying to get Ellen to be just like her. Bored housewife Linda takes up with bachelor Tom after her husband's job takes them to a desert town. Soldier Jon falls for Pacific islander Lanu despite her unconventional looks. I Knew What I Wanted; My Love Was Dying; Social Climber; Moon Dust; Beautiful One! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shock Suspenstories (1952 EC) 16 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4142056023

Cover art by George Evans. "Are You A Red Dupe" editorial on interior front page. ...My Brother's Keeper, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; An evil Siamese twin murders but the state does not execute him as it would mean the death of the good one. The good one finally commits suicide to halt the evil of the other. The Hazing, art by Joe Orlando; A college student wants to join a frat so he makes up a story about a professor they don't like being a communist in order to get him fired. Slob! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. A Kind Of Justice, script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A mob beat a vagrant to death for the rape of a sixteen year old girl that the town sheriff has been violating. The Pen Is Mightier, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A newspaper columnist murders his gangster friend to get his wife and frames an innocent man for the crime through the power of his words. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Mad scientist Dr. Cabot uses his new shrinking serum on his wife and his assistant after learning that they've been having an affair. An experimental vessel probes beneath the Earth's crust for the most dangerous element ever discovered, in a story with art by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Quentin's new invention is a chemical treatment that will grow hair anywhere, but that's not always a good thing. Another legendary (and hilarious) cover by Ditko. Too Much to Swallow; The Unknown Element; Devolution; Saucers from Saturn; The Morning After; The Alien Raider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) 10 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4277686004

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. An elder thing from beyond space targets all Earthlings with knowledge of atomic energy. Scheming Frankie Barrows makes an escaped embezzler into her personal slave, in a lurid and bizarre tale featuring much bad-girl art by an unknown artist. Killers Zack and Spink go on a shooting and robbery spree, until a redheaded girl betrays them to their final destiny. Another classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. The Horrible Entity; Slave of Death; The Killer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Ellis Eringer, Sal Trapani, Medio Iorio and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Professor Lenox's charm school for girls turns out to be abducting women and replacing them with slaves of Satan. Tuscan peasant Alberto betrays the witch who aided him, but he forgot that witches often have covens. The corpse at a funeral thinks back on how each of his pallbearers led him to his untimely death. Welcome to My School; Fate of Alberto; Highway Rubout; The Pallbearers; Poison-Quill at Midnight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Ellis Eringer, Sal Trapani, Medio Iorio and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Professor Lenox's charm school for girls turns out to be abducting women and replacing them with slaves of Satan. Tuscan peasant Alberto betrays the witch who aided him, but he forgot that witches often have covens. The corpse at a funeral thinks back on how each of his pallbearers led him to his untimely death. Welcome to My School; Fate of Alberto; Highway Rubout; The Pallbearers; Poison-Quill at Midnight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Chuck Miller and Dana Dutch. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Joan gets in too deep with gambling kingpin George, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Doris dumps boring boyfriend Stu for tough-guy Lenny, only to learn that Lenny is a gentleman deep down, in a twist on the usual moral tales. Small-town gal Janie finds a job in the big city, but life gets more complicated when she falls in love with her boss. Cover by Baker. Fast Company; I Tempted the Wrong Boy; Office Romances Are Bad Business; The Seeds of Sin. Final issue under this title; series continues as Going Steady (1954-1955) #10. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Jack Bradbury, Paul Murry, Bob Karp, Vic Lockman, Al Hubbard, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 14 #11. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Goofy tells Mickey's nephews what happened when he and Mickey joined the Foreign Legion. In a story by Barks, Donald competes against Gladstone in a fishing contest. When opera star Waldo Wormwood's wig goes missing, Pluto is on the case. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; The Circus Rally; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Lost Legion. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "Landing of the Flying Saucers," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman protects America's missile program from invaders in flying saucers. After the Wedding article, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolosi. "The Iceberg Bombshell," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Spies steal Wonder Woman's magic lassos and use it to make her obey their commands. A Bicycle Built for You text article. "T.N.T. Target," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A movie director tries to kill Wonder Woman. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.