Comic books January 1942, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $429.00 Paper: Light tan to off white 1 piece of tape on spine of cover. Pinnacle Hill Collection sticker adhered to front of case. Label #0700761005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.87) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Bob Davis, Sid Greene, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Irving Werstein and John Jordan. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Military academy cadet Dick Cole is accused of treason, but only fellow cadet Reggie knows the truth. Teen inventor Edison Bell and his friends become "junior air raid wardens" on the WWII home front, and foil saboteurs. The Target and the Targeteers are trapped in a medieval castle and forced to fight the evil Purple Knights. Killer Morrison's gang steals a tank and breaks him out of prison. Plus a history of the Virginia Military Institute. Dick Cole; Real Cadets in Action; The Target and the Targeteers; Edison Bell and His Junior Air Raid Wardens; The Cadet (Kit Carter): Death A.W.O.L.! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $5,500.00 Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4317852001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. "Spy Ambush," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap and Bucky face the unparaled fury of a female Nazi agent, bent on capturing America's only model of the new rapid fire grenade gun for Hitler. "Hotel of Horror," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; An avowed 5th Columnist uses a city celebration to lure Cap and Bucky to it, so that he can convince the good Captain to join his organization... or die! Untitled Headline Hunter story, script by Stan Lee; A Nazi agent, posing as a newspaper reporter, to prevent Headline from getting an exclusive story from a man who had just visited Moscow. "All in a Day's Work" text story by Lee. "The Phantom Hound of Cardiff Moor," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap solves the mystery of Cardiff Manor and a "ghost" dog, used by the only living relative of the family that once owned the manor. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News. Untitled Hurricane, Master of Speed story, art by Charles Nicholas; An unscrupulous construction company owner seeks to put his competition out of business, but not legitimately! Marvel Mystery Comics ad, art by Lee King. The Unbeatable Three! ad. "Beware the Man Who Could Forecast Doom starring Father Time," script by Lee; Father Time, puzzled by the fact that many noted people are being murdered with a clock at the scene mysteriously stopping at the exact moment of death, seeks to solve the mystery against a strange Yogi who predicted those deaths. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC NG $699.95 or Best Offer Slight professional restoration Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case COVERLESS/INCOMPLETE. Restoration includes: seals, reinforced, staples replaced. (1st wrap and 26th page missing, affects story). Label #1125763001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

1st appearance of Mrs. Grundy. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $4,500.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4286703001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Young Allies ad. "The Flaming Arrow Murders" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro must stop the criminal designs of The Saint, who, along with his gang, is out to steal the plans for a new super air tank that the Raleigh Corporation is building. Marvel Mystery Comics contest. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor hears from a dock worker (aka "brush man"), who handles fur cargoes shipped in from Alaska, that no more shipments are being received and that the furs are somehow being smuggled in; Sub-Mariner investigates and discovers that The Fox is putting the stolen furs in torpedo-like metal tubes with motors and fires them into an underground river that leads to the United States. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby and David Walters, inks by Walters; Satan demands that his sales manager quit falling down on the job and see to it that the only evil-free city in the United States, Arbor City, is turned into a hotbed of evil and misery. "Quick Thinking, or, How Good a Detective Are You?" text story. "Voodini's Last Laugh From the Grave" starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; The relatives of the late Professor Voodini gather at his mansion to listen to the reading of the will, whose contents lead to several murders and the re-appearance of the evil professor. "Death to Spies" starring Patriot, art by Ray Houlihan; Suoka has appointed a Filipino bolo wielder to murder Lt. Curtis, but the Patriot interferes and prevents the crime, finally tracking down the Japanese secret agent behind the murder plot. "Death Rings the Bell"; The Angel investigates weird deaths associated with the ringing of the carillon belonging to the late millionaire, Jonathan Brown. Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, script and art by Ben Thompson; Arriving in French Equatorial Africa, Ka-Zar is captured by the Nazis and used as a decoy to sucker French ships into submarine range. Human Torch Comics ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,000.00 Paper: Off white Label #3785907005

Cover by Howard Sherman. "The Battle Against Time," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Inza asks Dr. Fate to help clear a convicted murderer before his scheduled execution time at midnight. "Crime College," script by Mort Weisinger, art by George Papp; Green Arrow and Speedy vs. Professor Merlin. "The Hijackers," starring the Radio Squad, art by Chad Grothkopf. "The Return of Black Jack," starring Aquaman, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Paul Norris; South sea natives rescue Black Jack who returns the favor by taking over their island. "The Man of a Million Murders," starring Johnny Quick, script by Mort Weisinger, pencils by Jerry Robinson, inks by Mort Meskin. "Adventure in Montevideo," starring Clip Carson, art by George Papp. "Jim Corrigan Lives Again," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; After Popp gets in trouble trying to protect Corrigan from Gat Chenney, the Spectre leaves him on another planet so that he can get a good night's sleep; Meanwhile an artist imprisons Clarice's soul in a painting. The Spectre resurrects Corrigan's body to keep it from being discovered. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $7,200.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4281405016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($216.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Murders By Ghost Light, pencils by Al Fagaly; Sub-Mariner comes across an island hospital where a doctor is haunting the patients attempting to devalue the property so that he can buy it for a song and then announce that the ghost sitings were just pranks. The Horror That Walked starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett, inks by Al Gabriele; story influenced by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Fresh Meat For a Raider text story by Mickey Spillane. Death's Merry-Go-Round! starring Angel, pencils by Paul Gustavson, inks by Al Gabriele. One-page story starring Dr. Dimwit, script and art by Basil Wolverton. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $16,200 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Label #3854687001

Cover art by Fred Ray. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; When people who attend a concert at Monmouth Hall are robbed, seemingly without their knowledge, Clark and Lois attend the next evening's concert to see if lightning strikes twice. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; When young Chet Farnsworth's invention, a fire extinguishing powder, is successfully used to put out a tenement fire, the young man hastily signs a contract with an unscrupulous man. Rollin' Stone humor two-pager by Ray McGill. Jinx Job text story by Norman Goss. Marked Man text story by Edgar Weston. Clancy the Cop two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $3,245.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well Label #3711839001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($97.35) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Edited by Joe Simon. Cover by Joe Simon. Young Allies Comics ad. "The Magic Crystal of Death," art by Mike Suchorsky; Captain Terror becomes involved in a case involving a super-secret invention that can render planes invisible 200' above the ground...a secret desired by local fifth columnists. "The Headless Horseman," script by Phil Sturm, art by Syd Shores; The murder of his old college Dean inspires John Liberty to call upon the spirits of the glorious past to help him avenge this murder: death at the hands of "the Headless Horseman"! "Orrible Oress's Horrible Plan," script and pencils by Ed Winiarski, inks by George Klein; The Vagabond ventures to the city of Middletown, where an arch-criminal has plans to become that town's Czar! "The Monster Who Couldn't Be Stopped!!", art by George Klein; Don and Rusty visit the carnival and witness the brute strength of Mango, the Human Muscle. Unfortunately, moonlight changes this individual into a blood-thirsty monster who has no desire...except to kill! "Quicker Than the Eye" text story by Stan Lee. Magician Paul North, of the All-Star Traveling Carnival, is informed by the owner of a threat made against the carnival by the owner of a rival, the Brite-Lite Carnival, who feels the All-Star property is hogging all the most prosperous towns to set up business in. "The Deadly Pixies," script by Stan Lee, art by Charles Nicholas; Rockman is asked by a king to save his daughter, captured by the Pixies, taken to their stronghold, and forced to become queen of that realm and the soon-to-be bride of the Pixie King. "The Ambulance Racketeers," pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Carmine Infantino and George Klein; Jack Frost has to deal with a man who threatened a hospital superintendent, wanting him to buy ambulances and supplies from him...or else! "Muscles Moe's Million-Dollar Robbery," script and art by Ed Winiarski; Tom investigates the gas attack made on an armored car and the murder of the guards inside. Ad for Human Torch #5 and Sub-Mariner #3, art by Schomburg. Ad for Captain America Comics #10, with art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, including a plea for reader's to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $650.00 Paper: Off white Label #0259400020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by C. C. Beck. "The Amazing Trip into Time," art by C. C. Beck; Captain vs. Sivana. "Danger Lurks on Every Trail for Golden Arrow"; vs. Billy the Cad. "Hercules - the Strongest and Bravest" text story, art by Juan Lopez. "The Schooner of Scoundrels" starring Lance O'Casey, art by Mark Schneider. "Spiggetti, the Knife-Throwing Saboteur" starring Spy Smasher; Angelo hates the U.S. with a passion for jailing him for 10 years, and he is ordered to attend a Defense Ball in Washington D.C. and kill a specific government official. "The Castle of Doom" starring Dr. Voodoo, art by Mark Schneider; Hal approaches the Castle of Doom and is taken by the Death Guards. "The Return of Rameses" starring Ibis the Invincible, art by the Binder studio. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.1 $349.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Coverless. Label #1238779016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Louis Cazeneuve. The White Killer starring U. S. Jones, script by Bob Farrow, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Death In the Night starring Patty O'Day and Colletti, art by Claire Moe. The Curse of the Black Doom starring Flame, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Yarko story. G-Man's Puzzle text story by Gene Rider. Dr. Fun story with Shiela Lees. Spark Stevens story with Heller. Death's Sculptor starring Lu-Nar and Alan DeVoe. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.