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Catman Comics (1941) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #1
    Catman Comics (1941) 1
    • Moderate professional restoration
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Professional Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Tiny Pieces Added to Cover, Cover Reinforced, Small Tear Seals to Back Cover.
    • Label #18-14796C0-001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, and Ed Lipowski. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 1 #6; this numbering continues from Crash Comics (1940) #5. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Raised in the Burmese jungles by tigers, David Merryweather uses his catlike powers to battle criminals as Cat-Man. After her husband is killed by criminals, Linda Masters becomes the first crimefighter called the Black Widow. Believed murdered by gangsters, Jay Garson returns to fight crime as the Ragman. Cat-Man; Blaze Baylor: The Arson Ring; Deacon; Dr. Diamond; Lucky Landers; Private Jones; Hurricane Harrigan; Rag Man; Black Widow; Muddled Mottos; Lance Rand. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Catman Comics (1941) 4
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3992323003
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Centerfold missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE. 15th wrap detached. Cover reattached with moderate amount of tape. 2 long pieces of plastic attached to interior cover with moderate amount of tape.
    • Label #21-21EDEFB-001
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Edward Lipowski, Saul Rosen and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 1 #9. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics Cat-Man's alter ego David Merryweather is marked for death after he threatens to reveal the names of the Nazi-affiliated Swastika Council. Dr. Diamond tracks a mysterious zeppelin that is destroying buildings with artificial lightning. Dean Denton is a reformed burglar who becomes the crime-fighting Deacon to make up for his past misdeeds. Working out of a church, he tries to prevent ex-con Johnny from resuming his life of crime and corrupting his young brother. Cat-Man; Blaze Baylor and the Arson Ring; The Deacon; Dr. Diamond; Lucky Landers; Freddie's Match; Hurricane Harrigan; Rag Man; Devil Dogs; Pied Piper; Lance Rand. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Catman Comics (1941) 8
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects first three pages of Volton story (pgs. 4-6 still present). Several cover-to-cover wormholes.
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Charles Quinlan, Saul Rosen, Horace Wallace, Al Mandel and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #13. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Believed killed by Nazi spies, agent Lee Ainsley becomes the mysterious figure with a cool name: Black Friday. Gangsters frame an innocent man for murder, and only the crimefighter called The Deacon can save him from the chair. The Deacon's sidekick Mickey meets Cat-Man's sidekick Kitten at summer camp, where they solve a crime and form a team of their own. Plus an early story by legendary artist Joe Kubert. Cat-Man and Kitten: The Spymasters Doom; Black Friday: Friday 13; The Deacon; Rag-Man; Volton; Frank Fairplays Victory; The Pied Piper: The Green Vampire; Mastermind McGinty; Little Leaders; Silent Sims; The Hood. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Catman Comics (1941) 18
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Spine of cover completely split and cover detached.
    • Label #0291454005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #8. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, discover Nazis hiding in the suburbs. The Hood faces the magical Death's Head, a decapitated Indian mystic with mind-control powers and a yen to rule the world. Blackout tries to prevent an experimental bomb-sight from falling into Nazi hands. Cat-Man and Kitten: The Golden Lure; The Deacon: The Case of the Right to Ride; Blackout; Rag-Man: The Symbols in Jade; Frank Fairplay's Dangerous Mission; Little Leaders: Cobweb of Blackmail; Pirate Peril; The Hood: The Death's Head!; Terror in the Tropics; A Bear Fact. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $5,995 CATMAN COMICS #18 CGC FN- 5.5; CM-OW; Rare, rare, and rare!
    $7,160 CATMAN COMICS #18 CGC 6.0 OW PAGES // CONTINENTAL COMICS 1943

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  • Issue #19
    Catman Comics (1941) 19
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Detached. Tape on Cover and Interior Cover.
    • Label #0291454006
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Large piece out of page 1 and 2.
    • Label #4269154012
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Interior is complete, but brittle. Full length spine split through cover and major splitting to several wraps.
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Catman Comics (1941) 20
    • Restored: C2
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, tear seals to cover, cover reinforced.
    • Label #4391169021
    • INCOMPLETE. Three center pages missing, affects Little Leaders and Hood stories. Staple missing, spine damage.
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Sylvan H. Stein, Jack Alderman, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #7. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, discover that the mysterious force destroying defense plants is a trained elephant gone wrong. While investigating a War Bonds robbery, the Deacon is framed by a scientist's widow. The true story of Fred Birchmore, who bicycled around the world in 1935. Cat-Man & Kitten: Larceny in Liquid!; The Deacon; Ragman: The Case of the Werewolf Butcher; Little Leaders: Keeper of the Mad Elephant; The Hood; Screwball Strikes Back; Blackout: Treating a Traitor; A Cowhands Reward; Journey into Jeopardy. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Catman Comics (1941) 21
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4217997015

    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Jack Grogan, Jack Alderman, and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #8. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man and Kitten battle their arch-enemy, the porcine Mr. Peccary, after he escapes prison. The Deacon goes after black marketers who deal in ration books, designed to conserve national resources during World War II. American soldiers in Nazi-occupied Europe encounter Blackout, leader of the Berlin underground, and learn the secret of the old windmill. Cat-Man & Kitten; The Deacon: The Ration Book Racket; Ragman; Little Leaders; The Hood: The Mystery Sharks Nest Point; In Twenty-Five Years; Blackout: The Windmill of Betrayal!; Murders for Profit; Los Banditos; Black Market Butcher; Death Roams the Deep. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $330 Catman Comics #21 CGC 0.5 Continental 1943 Golden Age Bondage Cover
    $1,395 CATMAN COMICS #21 CGC FA/GD 1.5; OW-W; Chas Quinlan bondage cvr/art! rare!
    $5,500 Catman Comics #21 CGC 6.5 OffWhite to White Pages 1943 Bondage Cover

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  • Issue #22
    Catman Comics (1941) 22
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Blackout story. Cover and two center wraps detached at single center staple. Mold.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Jack Grogan, Jack Alderman, and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #9. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, battle Japanese saboteurs. The Deacon and Mickey investigate a bank-robbing gang dressed as demons, and trace them back to the bank owners themselves. Blackout battles the Son of the Red Baron. Cat-Man & Kitten: Hands of Destiny; The Deacon: The Demons of Death; Ragman; Little Leaders; The Hood: The Cry of the Killer-Beasts; Blackout; Costly Curiosity; Venture into Rebellion. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,995 CATMAN COMICS #22 CGC GD/VG 3.0; White pg!; scarce; WWII cover (12/43)!

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  • Issue #25
    Catman Comics (1941) 25
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4192647003
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    No number on cover. Dated 7/44. Volume 2 # 12 on inside cover. The Cat-Man and the Kitten in "The Eyes of Justice," the Deacon and Mickey in "Rasputin, Jr.," the Reckoner in "The Stamps That Spilled Blood" (art by Don Rico), the Hood in "The Sons of the Rising Sun," Little Leaders in "The Death of a Swordsman," "Heroes All," and "The Death of You" (script by Jack Grogan and Orren Ward Jr., art by L.B. Cole; 4 pages). Rudy Palais cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26A
    Catman Comics (1941) 26A
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Cover detached. Significant front/back scuff(s).
    • Label #2050374014
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage. Cover and interior oxidation. Interior tearing. Staple rust, rust migration.
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    Cover by Lou Ferstadt. Stories and art by Don Rico, Charles Quinlan, Manny Stallman, Tom Van Buren, Rudy Palais and Bob Fujitani. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #1; numbering on this series is strange and inconsistent. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man and Kitten face Paperboy, an adult newspaper vendor who snaps and becomes a supervillain after being called "boy" too many times. Medieval kitchen servant Ned becomes the mysterious Golden Archer and joins the Merry Men as Robin Hood's sidekick. The Hood faces a villain whose every unlikely venture meets with success, because he has sold his soul to the Devil. Plus the debut of Leatherface, not a chainsaw-wielding maniac (the horror classic was still 30 years in the future), but a 16th century Frenchman who calls himself "champion of the damned." Cat-Man & Kitten; The Deacon: The Man Who Was Death; Leatherface: Count Vultiere; The Hood: The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil!; You're the Murderer!; Rufus; Little Leaders: The Tokyo Termites; The Golden Archer. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,895 CATMAN COMICS #26 CGC GD/VG 3.0; OW-W; very scarce! WWII cover!

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  • Issue #27
    Catman Comics (1941) 27
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4115059002
    • Interior residue and water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Oxidation. Facsimile front cover present.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. A retelling of the origins of Cat-Man and Kitten, as Cat-Man reveals how his mother's killer was brought to justice. A gangster targets Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon after their newspaper expose of his crimes. Students at Kitten's high school rob the student treasury and frame Kitten for the crime. Plus an early story by legendary artist Carmine Infantino. Classic patriotic cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Story of Rosetta!; The Deacon: The Phantom Fiddler; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Finger Points!; Nat Green Mystery Tale: The Mark of Betrayal!; Little Leaders: Row, Row, Row Your Boat!; The Golden Archer: Reward!; The Reckoner and Chipper: The Song of the Dragon. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,295 CATMAN COMICS #27 CGC GD+ 2.5; OW; LB Cole WWII flag cvr; origin Kitten retold!

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  • Issue #28
    Catman Comics (1941) 28
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front of case
    • Label #1220979008
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4176833007

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,000 CATMAN COMICS #28 (1945) - CGC GRADE 1.0 - GOLDEN AGE - CONTINENTAL - LB COLE!

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  • Issue #29
    Catman Comics (1941) 29
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Spine rebuild, piece fill, color touch. INCOMPLETE. First page missing (affects Cat-Man story).
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    • Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Leo Morey, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man's arch-foe Dr. Macabre steals the Z-Ray, which gives him the ability to kill by touch. An art professor plays a key role in stealing a painting from a gallery, in The Hood's final Golden Age appearance. Reporters Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon are invited to cover a man's murder while it happens. Another offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man: The Man Who Conquered Death!; The Deacon: The Zombie Master; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon; The Cat Came Back; Hypnosis In Reverse; Little Leaders: Carnival of Crime; The Hood: Portraits of Plunder; The Reckoner: Corpses Don't Stay Cold. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.