Comic books October 1942, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,799.00 Restored: B3 Paper: White Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced. Label #3799075002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($83.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jerry Robinson. "The Batman Plays a Lone Hand!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Dick is rudely shocked when Bruce literally kicks him out of the house, not knowing that the Thumb has threatened to kill the Boy Wonder if Batman doesn't lay off. 2-page Round House Willie story by Bob Naylor. "Comedy of Tears!", script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders are bewildered to discover the reason behind the Joker's new campaign: to make people cry. "The Story of the Seventeen Stones!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Once suffering from amnesia, and having served 20 years in jail on the rock pile, criminal Rocky Grimes decides to get back at former members of his mob by using stones. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Destination Unknown!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); A couple of criminals board a train, disguised as a doctor and his nurse, in order to get to a man accused of crime being transferred to the gas chamber, and kill him in an iron lung. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $860.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4235497010

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Ezra Jack Keats, Al Liederman, Marc Swayze and Dave Berg. Superhero action with the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel battles Axis forces in Alaska. Marvel's friend Steamboat encounters a hypnotist who makes him think he can be the next Captain Marvel, in a story with inks by future Mad "Lighter Side" cartoonist Dave Berg. Captain Marvel battles Axis forces in Mexico. Classic WWII propaganda cover by Beck. The Alaskan Adventure; The Trumpet of Doom; The World's Mightiest Mistake; Captain Kid; Captain Marvel in Mexico. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $499.00 Paper: Off white Label #4189105003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Bart Tumey, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Kids Peewee, Jock, Scarecrow and Meatball help Daredevil battle fifth columnists, soon calling themselves the Little Wise Guys, who would star in the comic for the rest of its run. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle battles Varicose Vane, provider of Vitamin V, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince's aide Black Mask is captured by an enemy who discovers "his" secret. Also featuring a text biography of notorious comics legend Bob Wood. Daredevil: Blackhearts In White; Thirteen and Jinx; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Blitz In Alaska; Times Square; The Claw; Meet Bob Wood. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $285.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3832321001

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Al Bryant, Rafael Astarita, Lee Ames, Nick Cardy, Rudy Palais, P.R. Isip and Alex Blum, plus a cartoon page featuring Jack Kamen, Art Peddy, John Cassone and Henry C. Morse. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio tries to convince a South American presidente that his life is in danger; Shark Brodie and Pacific Islander Lily battle Axis forces in the South Pacific; Hooks Devlin investigates after an intelligence source is murdered on stage in front of an audience. Cover features a small promo for war savings stamps, a US military funding drive. Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; Jungle Adventure; Blackout; Kayo Kirby; Chip Collins; Hooks Devlin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,895.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4394463005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($86.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Photos of Our Gang and Spanky McFarland on inside front cover. Untitled story, script and art by Walt Kelly; The gang members look for a place to play baseball but find an available vacant lot is covered with junk. "Proving Bears Don't Go For Gophers and Gophers Can Barely Bear Bears"; Barney Bear finds that his beet garden has been invaded by a gopher. Untitled story, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Jerry and Tuffy try to raid the refrigerator. "The Story of Johnny Mole" text story. Untitled Flip and Dip story, script by Gaylord Du Bois; The monkey family moves into a new treehouse. "Pete Smith's Lions on the Loose" text story. "The Donkey in the Lion's Skin"; When Benny Burro pulls a lion skin off a clothesline and it falls on top of him, the other animals think he's a real lion on the loose. "Barney Bear Wants a Good Plan for Hiber-national Defense!", script and art by Walt Kelly; Barney settles in for a winter's hiberation but a pesky gopher tries to mooch his food. "The Milky Way"; The Three Little Kittens have lost their mittens and are sent to bed without supper. "Jimmy Wells Explorer," script by Gaylord Du Bois; Professor Tubbs' magic stereoscope shrinks Jimmy and transports him in the backyard world of nature. Untitled story, script by Gaylord Du Bois; When the canoe of a young Quebec sportsman hits the rapids, his dog King is thrown into the river. Black and white photo of Our Gang on back cover, framed by color illustrations of Barney Bear and Tom and Jerry. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $637.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #1156842001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.11) will be charged at checkout.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $600.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0182841014

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Maxwell Elkan, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Joe Doolin, Al Walker, Sam Savitt, and Art Saaf. Sometimes listed as Rangers of Freedom Comics #7 (the title on the cover). Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Morgan and the rangers battle enemy forces in the jungles of Malaysia; Tex Rainger and Jackie help a woman get her father's gold mine back; The Phantom Falcons - Tom, Akeley, Dale, Jerry, and Parker - fight the Luftwaffe from their underground base in Switzerland. Rangers of Freedom II; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons; Ghost of Bataan; Glory Forbes Vigilante; Rocky Hall, Jungle Stalker; Tex Rainger; The Sea Devil. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $825.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Tape on interior cover. Label #1482219017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Binder. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Jack Binder, Max Plaisted, Lt. Kelvin McKay, Elmer Wexler, Sam Brant, and George Mandel. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $175.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4366432018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $3,100.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4123016002

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "Your Own Web of Doom"; Winkler's poison gas formula is stolen and sent to Germany, but it is the imperfect version. Untitled story, script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; The Vagabond, a master of disguise and daring, is the leader of the Valiants, his fellow Czechoslovakian freedom-fighters battling against the Nazis, as well as a pen pal to Steel Sterling; When Steel hears reports that the Vagabond has turned traitor, he investigates and finds that the hero has been imprisoned and replaced by an imposter. "Who Killed Casino?", art by Warren King; Black Jack must discover the identity of the person who killed the club owner, Casino. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Montana and Harry Lucey; Wilbur tries out his new inventions at home. "Pilot Zoom O'Day," art by Red Holmdale; Zoom gets into a boxing fight with Liverlips, and later meets him as a stowaway in the PBM patrol bomber. "General Draja Mihailovich," art by Paul Reinman; Leader of the conquered Yugoslavs. "People America Can do Without No.1 The Case of Mr. Hooker," script by Harry Shorten, art by Paul Reinman; Mr. Hooker has a hobby railroad and the U.S. could use it as valuable scrap metal. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.