Comic books 1952, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $220.00 or Best Offer Paper: Slightly britle Centerfold detached. Label #22-020BB33-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.60) will be charged at checkout.

"The Vampire's Prey," "Demon of the Devil," "Satan's Scepter," "The Spectre's Revenge," "Double Vision," and "The Hideous Head." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Lin Streeter, Milt Knopf, Pete Riss, King Ward, Mac Elkan, R. S. Pious, and Al Camy. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $549.00 Paper: Off white to white Highest graded copy. Label #17-2FA7A46-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.47) will be charged at checkout.

Features the spine-tingling exploits of Buck Vinson in the War of Wars, the nuclear assault on Target UR-238, and guided missiles raining down on Planet X. Titles include "Intrigues of the Planet Smasher," "Assault on Target UR-238," and "Operation Bomb Disposal." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $615.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #23-06D186D-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.45) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Abe Simon, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Moe Marcus and Warren Kremer. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Mona attempts to murder her wealthy husband, but instead he is transformed into a vengeful crab-creature. Oil prospectors in the Amazon run afoul of the beast from Black Swamp. A man inherits an Italian chateau that is haunted by a medieval noblewoman. Murder At Moro Castle; The Swamp Monster; Taboo; The Snow Beasts; The Bride of the Crab; The Fruit of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $1,440.00 Paper: Off white File Copy. Label #21-155D344-009

Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Fran Matera, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Matt Christopher, Rodlow Willard, William McCleery, and Ralph Briggs Fuller. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. The debut of Tom Terriss, the Vagabond Adventurer, as he enters "The Land of Satan." Dickie Dare and Dan's vacation is interrupted by yet another adventure. A classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Tom Terriss the Vagabond Adventurer; Dickie Dare; Steve Roper; Underwater Battle; Scorchy Smith; Prayer Works Wonders; Oaky Doaks. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $875.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-34BDE0B-009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Bill Fraccio and Lou Cameron. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. Rocky and Shadow hide out from the cops in a cave with gun moll Rosemarie, but then they encounter a pair of deadly snakes. Escaping from both cops and his double-crossed pals after a payroll robbery, Stan steals an antique knife that carries an ancient curse. Dave falls for his boss's beautiful wife Lorrene, and helps her plot her husband's murder. Strangler Snake's Revenge!; The Knife of Death; Shot By a Corpse; Death Backfired; Shaft of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $575.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-047 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Al Williamson, Pete Riss, Sam Cooper, Paul Gattuso and Paul Gustavson. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An adventurous medical researcher gets more than he bargained for in the backcountry of Brazil; A writer sells his soul so that he can tell this very story; The strange tale of the African Were-Jackals. Any similarity to King Kong on the cover is purely commercial. The Domain of the Dead; The Haunted Gallery; The Sorcerers Play-Kit; The Flapping Head; The Haunting Refrain; The Devils Typewriter!; Stranglers Spirit; Bride of the Beast; The African Were-Jackals. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 386 CBCS 4.0 Restored

Slight professional restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Professional Restoration Includes: Cover Cleaned.

Label #17-36E0DF6-001

Cover art by Carl Barks. Only a Poor Old Man; When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater; Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land. Coffee for Two; Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee. Soupline Eight back cover strip; Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.0 $1,565.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of tape. Label #21-134518C-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($46.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Sleepers in the Crypt; Gangster returns to the scene of his crime to recover hidden loot; His henchmen are frightened by ghosts and ironically turn on their boss, accidentally killing him. Zandini Did It!, art by A. Albert; Zandini comes back from the dead to wreak revenge on Dan Kramer, the man who caused his death years ago. Payoff Blues, art by Jack Kamen; Triggerman and train robber Chopper Mack is driven insane by a tune he keeps hearing over and over again. He also sees ghosts everywhere. Two Must Die, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; Two mine owners inquire about ghostly apparitions in their mine in Mexico. Not believing in ghosts, they enter an accident-prone shaft and perish. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $600.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #21-31C4038-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.00) will be charged at checkout.

Ike's Story (1952), with art by Golden Age great Norman Maurer, is a promotional comic book produced by the Republican National Committee for the successful Dwight D. Eisenhower presidential campaign. The comic's cover features the now famous slogan "I like Ike," which helped to propel Eisenhower to office for two terms that spanned the Korean War and the early years of the Cold War. Created and produced by Sponsored Comics. 8 pages, color.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $2,999.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on back of case Label #20-01EC054-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.00) will be charged at checkout.

Pre-code horror. Cover pencils by Ross Andru. Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Imprisoned wife murderer Michael Carter tries to escape the electric chair by pretending to be insane. It Can Happen To You; Terminally ill Mr. Lane is drawn into a murder mystery and helps out a young woman. Burning Sands, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon; The survivors of a French foreign legion battallion attacked by Arabs struggle through the desert and kill each other for water. The Painting, inks by Mike Esposito; Mad art painter Charles Craven tells his story to a reporter: How he could only paint when using fresh blood for the brilliant reds in his pictures. The Faker!, pencils by Ross Andru; Lumber tycoon Horace Turner employs a circus swami to experiment with thought transmission; The swami almost gets killed in the process. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $500.00 Paper: White Label #17-0564169-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. What's Wrong with Charlie Brown?, script by Hank Chapman, art by Al Hartley. The End!, art by Russ Heath. The Last Tattoo, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Fred Kida. The Green Man text story. Horror Story, art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $1,600.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #17-0564169-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($48.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Russ Heath. The Thing Behind the Wall, art by Ogden Whitney. Black Horror text story. The Worm, script by Stan Lee, art by Fred Kida. The Flat Man, script by Hank Chapman. Crazy Glass, art by Manny Stallman. X, art by Cal Massey. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $1,353.74 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #21-192385E-019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($40.61) will be charged at checkout.

Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. A man falls for a female ventriloquist, until he learns her terrible secret. Three people are trapped overnight in a mountain cabin in freezing temperatures. Death Holds an Auction; Fate Has a Thousand Faces!; Fabulous Funeral; Chant of the Dead; The Frozen Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $850.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #23-06D186D-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Witching Hours!, art by Ed Goldfarb; A man marries the beautiful daughter of a witch. The Power of Hatred text story. Death Makes a Deal!, art by Ed Robbins; A washed-up reporter needs to come up with a scoop or he will be fired; He meets Death, who reveals future tragedies to him so that he can write up the stories. The Hiding Place, script by Carl Wessler, art by John Tartaglione; Three crooks hide the money they've stolen and agree to retrieve it in a year. The Bugs, art by Larry Woromay. The Secret of Christopher Morse, art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $749.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #23-0D67F1E-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A professor aspires to join an evil cult. Carl wants the Treasure of Golgoth, even if it costs the lives of his friends. A murderous ventriloquist steals an evil dummy that encourages him to kill again. Cult of Evil; The Quagmire Beast; The End; Atlantis; The Last Word; No Place To Hide!; The Crypt of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $699.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #23-11DB1D1-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Hollywood comedian Jackie finds love with struggling starlet Brenda, but she has trouble getting close because he's always cracking jokes. Redheaded heiress Caroline loves middle-class John, but her wealthy family interferes, until her dying grandfather has the last laugh. Small-town sweetheart Ed wants to marry Sue, but she wants to see the world first. Love's Last Laugh; Legacy of Love; My Secret Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $900.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-155D344-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout.

Published by Magazine Enterprises. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #68. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, in a series revived for the Korean War. A pilot flies night raids over Korea; The story of the battle of Tripoli, remembered in song in the Marines' Hymn; Profiles of the U.S.M.C. Hall of Fame. The Man in the Flying Nightmare; Marine Boot Camp; The Shores of Tripoli!; "Look After My Billy!"; Mister Marine Corps; The Spirit of Semper Fi! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.5 $210.00 Paper: Off white to white Cover detached. Label #17-33CC7DE-085

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Rules of Water Safety public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. The Swindler Who Was Honest starring Superman, art by Al Plastino; J. Wilbur Wolfingham goes straight only to get caught in a swindle himself. Five Feats For the Green Arrow starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Quest for Pecos Bill starring Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Howard Sherman, inks by Bruno Premiani. Romeo, the Robot story, script and art by Jack Farr. Undercover Police starring Manhunters Around the World, inks by John Prentice. Weird Wonders of the Animal World text story by Don White. The Richest Crook in the World starring Batman, script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $395.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #17-4085E2E-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Sheldon Moldoff. Pre-Code tales of horror from Fawcett, a publisher not normally noted for grue. Ted dies in an accident, but is allowed to return to life until he finds his soul mate. A pro athlete finds an evil way to enhance his performance, by channeling the abilities of dead baseball stars. A gang boss's head is kept alive by a mad scientist to help his cronies plan their crimes. The Dead Lover Returns!; The Man Who Lost His Body; The Shrunken Head; The Resurrected Head. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.