Comic books 1944, graded by CBCS

America's Best Comics (1942) 9 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #23-06D186D-002

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Havoc In Holland"; Black Terror vs. Nazis. "The Digitron Beam"; Doc Strange vs. Galohz, Karl, and Nazis. "The Thunderer"; Fighting Yank vs. The Thunderer and Nazis. "The Curse of the Naghwar Diamond"; Ghost vs. Kim and two other Datavians. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $450.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-31C4038-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

White cover edition; "Clean Fun, Starring Shoogafoots Jones" is a 1944 comic book by the Southern Book Company of Columbus, Ohio. The book features short stories in comic book format rife withg Jim Crow-era stereotypes of African-Americans from the South. Although the stereotypes are from a time that is now, thankfully, long past, Shoogafoots does perform some non-stereotypical deeds: In one story, he appears as a World War II flying ace, shooting down enemy planes and bombing Axis submarines. 28 pages with a slightly thicker cardboard cover which is also slightly larger than the interior pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $3,059.00 or Best Offer Paper: Slightly britle Slab: See item notes Cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of archival tape. Moderate amount of archival tape on 1st wrap. Pegs loose inside upper portion of case; case is fully sealed. Label #23-3E84026-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($91.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Transformed by science, Ricky McQuade, younger brother of Dynamic Man, becomes Dynamic Boy. Mr. E hears a dying man's words and learns that a series of tenement fires are actually arson. Dan Hastings battles the underground kingdom of Sub-Earth when their forces steal America's vital radium supplies. Dynamic Man; Jest for Fun; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy; The Dead Man Plays; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; Li'l Arthur; The Echo; The Sting of Death; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $2,299.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #22-34A3EF4-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($68.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Untitled Black Terror story; someone steals Black Terrors uniform. Untitled The American Eagle story, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. the Japanese. Untitled Crime Crushers story, art by Al Camy. Untitled Sgt. Bill King story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Untitled Crash Carter story, art by Bob Oksner. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $195.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-40ADE66-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Indicia title is "ANDY PANDA, No. 54." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Ghostrider, art by Dan Gormley; Charlie and Andy take a vacation out West and end up in the rundown town of Grimy Gulch; When the Ghost Rider appears after a ten-year absence and robs the bank, Andy and Charlie are made deputies and trail him; They get lost and end up in a ghost town, where Miranda Panda and Wally Walrus are held captive by a gang of "ghosts." The Magic Hat, script by John Stanley, art by Dan Gormley; Andy and Charlie go into a magician's hat and find themselves in Hocus-Pocus Land, the place things go when magicians make them disappear. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mr. Miracle (1944) Holyoke One-shot 4 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #21-31C4038-012

Stories and art by Irwin Hasen, R. Johnson, Lee Lawrence and George Storm. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #4. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. The Blue Streak battles Nazi agents to free an explorer from an Antarctic avalanche. Cat-Man must elude a series of traps to enter a spy stronghold and discover the identities of enemy agents. Secret Agent Z-2 faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career. The Flying Trio; Blue Streak; Secret Agent Z-2; Bob Preston; Cat Man; Jane Drake; Alec and the Reign of Yang; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $1,804.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Cover detached and completely split. Label #20-478E896-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($54.12) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Harry Sahle. Shield G-Man Club ad. Untitled story, script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Janice Valleau; Archie is caught trying to play a prank on Reggie and is sent to the principal's office; Mr. Weatherbee uses his latest readings in child psychology and gives Archie responsibility for a school picnic aboard a boat. "Special Communique #15: Father Scarface, pencils by Clem Weisbecker; Father Scarface, a Buddhist monk, defends his Monastery from the Japanese with the help of Captain Commando. "Crime Is Always Careless" text story starring Black Hood by Roger Conway. "The House That Crime Built, pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; Narrated by "the house that crime built," this is the story of Black Hood solving a crime at a house built in 1821 with a history of crimes being committed in it. "The Rajah's Silver Idol, " pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; The Rajah's silver idol goes missing and it's up to the Shield to find out where it went. "America - First, Last, and Always" text story starring Black Hood by Scott Feldman. Untitled story, art by Carl Hubbell; Marco Loco meets pearl-diving headhunters. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.0 $349.95 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle Cover and 1st Wrap Completely Split and Reattached With Moderate Amount of Tape on Cover and Interior. 2 Staples Added. Label #23-23A8325-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, Fran Deitrick, George Appel, Richard Case, Lily Renee, and Lee Elias. 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. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale and her team encounter a handsome stranger while crossing the Broken Mountains in search of stolen ernium; The Star Pirate and crew get in the space-dinghy to explore a forest planet, but they're not alone; Hunt and Lyssa discover that Hollywood has become the territory of a maiden-capturing cult in the future of the Lost World. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. Fun alien-grabs-the-girl cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Is There a Lost Race Beneath the Polar Cap?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $1,060.00 Paper: Off white to white Cover reattached with moderate amount of tape. Two center wraps detached. Label #18-01973CB-003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain Freedom story. The Canister of Death starring Black Cat. The Maharajah's Major-Domo starring the Girl Commandoes, art by Jill Elgin. Speed Sticklers activity page by A. W. Nugent. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. The Battle of the Bats starring Shock Gibson. The Story Behind the Cover text article with Hitler and Tojo. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Flossie filler page by Jourdain. Flying Stripes of Courage, pencils by Martin Epp. 60 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $1,110.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #7004225-AA-002

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Kerry McRoberts, Maurice Gutwirth, Gerald Devers, Fred Joyce, and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.