Comic books May 1955, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $205.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3776335002

Cover by George Evans. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. As part of its New Direction line, EC presents tales of air combat in World Wars I and II. WWI pilot Lt. Horst Viegel disregards the unwritten rules of conduct for air combat, and pays the price. Captain Warren vows revenge on the enemy ace who killed the nurse he loved during an air raid. A pilot is elated when he is finally accepted by the famed Lafayette Escadrille, until he learns the reason why a spot opened up. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Chivalry!; The Ace of Aces; Revenge; Locker 9; Laughing Warrior; Footnote. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $425.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4681898021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Dick Wood, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson and Chuck Cuidera. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Thunder, the Indestructible" by Dick Wood, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Incredible Silencer" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera; and "The Phantom Sniper" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #59. And: 1-page text story "The Isle of No Return," reprinted from issue #46. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $285.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0345147002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and others. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. When the old rivalry between two barons is revived by horse-racing and murder, a mysterious horse appears on a mission of vengeance. A Civil War soldier shares a magic charm with his sweetheart that will keep them united through life and death, but he didn't really think about what that means. Archaeologist Dr. Peale finds evidence of a race preceding the Native Americans, and awakens things that were better left in slumber. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. The Mardenburg Curse; The Final Waltz; Shadow over Manton Farm; Don't Box Me In. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,575.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Bethlehem Bethlehem. Label #1052981002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ken Battefield, Manning Lee Stokes Alex Blum, and Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs). Chemist Kip Adams becomes The Flame, with superhuman strength and a reporter girlfriend. The Flame tries to find out who's behind a sabotage ring. Tugboat Tessie and Melody leap into action after an escaped circus elephant runs amuck on the Brooklyn Bridge. Boxer Plug McTee doesn't know what to do after his manager is bought out for ten grand. Devil's Business; The Man in the Seven-League Boots; Tugboat Tessie: Traffic and Tide!; Plug McTee; Everybody's Secret; The Flame's Field Day. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $320.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4203914002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.60) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ken Battefield, Manning Lee Stokes Alex Blum, and Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs). Chemist Kip Adams becomes The Flame, with superhuman strength and a reporter girlfriend. The Flame tries to find out who's behind a sabotage ring. Tugboat Tessie and Melody leap into action after an escaped circus elephant runs amuck on the Brooklyn Bridge. Boxer Plug McTee doesn't know what to do after his manager is bought out for ten grand. Devil's Business; The Man in the Seven-League Boots; Tugboat Tessie: Traffic and Tide!; Plug McTee; Everybody's Secret; The Flame's Field Day. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 134 CGC 1.8

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4725401003

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman, Harry Anderson, Dick Ayers, Joe Kubert, Robert Q. Sale, Ernie Bache and Seymour Moskowitz. Brand-new Marvel Tales to capture your imagination! In this issue: "The Lonely House" with art by Manny Stallman; "And a Little Child..." with art by Harry Anderson; "No Time Like the Future" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache; "The Strange Ones" with art by Joe Kubert and Seymour Moskowitz; "Little Black Bag!" with art by Robert Q. Sale; and 2-page text story "The Visitors"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072018

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Pirate commander Captain Satan fears no man - but then he captures a ship that contains his mother-in-law. Midshipman Price tries to convince sailor Harper to go by the book - but Harper has his own book. Emile Divigny incites the crew to mutiny in an effort to win his brother's title and lands. Dynamic swordfight cover by Reed Crandall. Pirate Master; The Kings Buccaneer; By the Book; The Sheba; Inheritance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $299.00 Paper: Off white Label #4707363002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Fanciful mystery stories with an added cash incentive for the lucky 1950s reader. Inmates attempt a daring escape from an island prison that no prisoner has ever escaped. A two-page mystery involving murder at a circus offers a cash prize to the reader who can figure it out - the "prize" of the magazine's title. High-ranking US military officials learn a scientist has invented a time machine, but brings bad tidings from the future. Escape; Lie Detector!; The Circus Caper; Marked Weapon!; Hold Back Time; Pardon! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $275.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1488660022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Edvard Moritz, Bill Allison and Marty Elkin. Crime and horror comics with detective heroes, an unusual mix. A noble condemned to the guillotine during the French Revolution escapes with the help of a ghostly ancestor, then does the same for a modern-day descendant. A man has a vision of a couple's tragic death in a train accident, but is unable to prevent their fate. Pete Stockbridge, the master of disguise known as the Chameleon, outwits a gang of thieves. Aid from Yesterday; Date with Death; Toni Gayle: Maze of Mystery; Deserved Retribution; Curse of the Ancients; Pete Stockbridge: Mystery of Disguise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $495.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4685242024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Clocks That Went to War starring Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. The Secret of Debtor's Prison starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. The Stolen Fort starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.