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Comic books September 1947, graded by CGC

  • Item #59850583
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    Published Sep 1947 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • 1" Tear on the last two pages.
    • Label #0006292011

    Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Cross-Country Chess Crimes starring Superman and Mr. Mxyztplk, art by John Sikela. The Knife Thrower starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Photo of a Phoney starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Practical Jokers starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Vigilante's Double, art by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60486827
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    Tags: Batman
    Published Sep 1947 by DC.
    $1,565.00
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3814603001
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    Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. "Claws of the Catwoman!", script by Bill Finger, art by Charles Paris; Catwoman escapes from prison and starts a crime spree, basing her crimes on famous fictional cat stories; Batman and Robin investigate the case and they confront the plunder princess on several occasions, but they are outsmarted each time. Wheaties ad with Pete Reiser. "Blind Man's Bluff!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Charles Paris and Curt Swan (next to last panel last page only), inks by Charles Paris and Stan Kaye (next to last panel last page only); A criminal learns that a police officer suspects Bruce Wayne is Batman and he pretends to use the secret to his advantage; Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne has been left blind on a heroic act while saving a kid from a burning building. Chief Hot Foot half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "Death Stalk" text story by Bob Baker. "The Robot Robbers!", script by Bill Finger, art by Charles Paris; Three criminals who had been sentenced to life in prison are set free on their old years by an unknown person; They are taken to the house of Doctor Hercules, who informs them that he wants to use their special criminal talents and he provides them with enormous robots that they can remotely control, in order to fulfill the crimes they are no longer capable of because of their age; Using the robots, the thugs start a crime spree in Gotham City and their actions get the attention of Batman and Robin. Playful Pop one-page story by Phil Berube. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60360498
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    Published Sep 1947 by Marvel.
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    • Label #4358090009
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  • Item #60415664
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    Published Sep 1947 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4261864003

    Flash stars in "The Phantom Bell of the Bayous," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Knights Must Fall" written John B. Wentworth, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Johnny Thunder in "The Package of Peril" by Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella; Atom in "Al Pratt's Problem" by Joseph Greene and Jon Chester Kolzak; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; and Hawkman in "Peril at High Tide" by Kanigher and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59046084
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    Published Sep 1947 by EC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes
    • Piece missing from page 15. Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #4200782003

    Cover by Don Cameron. Stories by Ed Wheelan and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Don Cameron and Ed Wheelan. An early kids' comic from EC, featuring Americas craziest and most lovable family! Also notable for introducing EC's lone superhero, Moon Girl (at the same time as her debut in her own title). The Houlihan family is a typical Midwestern American family perplexed by the arrival of a mysterious figure. Moon Girl leaves her homeland of Amazon-like warrior women to fight for justice in America, aided by her moonstone powers and her sidekick, the rugged Prince Mengu. Moon Girl was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Introducing The Happy Houlihans; Fat and Slat; The Mysterious Stranger!; Introducing Moon Girl and the Prince; Art for Arthurs Sake! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58919732
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    • Label #0912246012

    Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Sam Glanzman, Seymour Pearlstein, Stookie Allen and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Amputee ice skater Chad Detrick makes a comeback on the ice. A nurse risks her life to rescue patients from a burning clinic, featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth. A youth saves a friend from electrocution in a train shed. Grandpop Goes Into Action; Roanoke's Volunteer Lifesavers Wholesale Rescue; Operation Emergency!; Fancy Skater on One Leg!!; Bicycle Mountie; Mercy Flight; Life Saving Scout; Alley Duel; Perilous Journey; Nurse Without Fear; Cattle Detective Roy S. Lobdell; Danger! Live Wire; Saved by a Surfboard. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #53736148
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    $1,900.00
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    Cover pencils by Syd Shores. The Twins Who Weren't starring the Human Torch; Identical twins are the focus of this murder mystery; One of them is committed to an asylum after a broke off love affair convinces her that she is in love with Lancelot from Arthurian legend. Dead End starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Hanging Witness text story. Case of the Bends starring the Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Professor D. Mencha, script and art by Bill Everett. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60097111
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    • Label #1025182009

    The Triangle of Crime, script by Otto Binder; the Marvel family faces the Triangle. Cleans Up humor half-page starring Lazy Lee. Basil Wentworth's Greatest Performance starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by Bud Thompson. Prescribed For Laughter humor page starring Whipper-Snappers. Gets the Bird humor page starring Judge Smudge, script and art by Howard Boughner. The Menace At Girls' Town, script and art by Otto Binder; Mary decides to make a visit to Girl's Town, a home run democratically by a team of girls, and discovers that she has to stop the destructive efforts of a woman who wants to become head mistress. The Midget Bandit starring Peewee Pete. Condemned To Die starring Captain Marvel and Sivana, script by Otto Binder, art by C. C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60558305
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    • Label #4132509013

    First issue in the series (continued from Sub-Mariner). "Trapping the Bank Butchers," "Masked For Murder," "The Man Who Winked at Death," "The Case of the Grinning Killer," and "Terror of the Unholy Three." Carl Burgos art. Syd Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60619375
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    Published Sep 1947 by DC.
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • 1/2 of Pages 7 Missing, Affects Story. INCOMPLETE
    • Label #2094975005
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    Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery Behind A, B, C starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Two rival stage magicians battle it out and Wonder Woman is caught in the middle. The Clarion Call Sounded Again starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. The Log-Jam Rescue Captain Tootsie Tootsie Rolls ad, pencils by C. C. Beck (signed), inks by Pete Costanza. Danger in the Air! starring Sargon the Sorceror, art by Paul Reinman. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Follow the Leader starring Wildcat, art by Mort Meskin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59983450
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    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, Carl Pfeufer, Roy Ald, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze.. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Cursed keys from ancient Egypt bring forth a living mummy, in a horror-tinged tale that marks Mary Marvel's final exploit in the pages of Wow Comics (she continued in Marvel Family and her own title). In a truly strange story, broke Mr. Scarlet and Pinky accept an invitation to dinner with a corrupt millionaire, and face the mysterious villain Glass King, who sets a decapitating glass trap. Commando Yank encounters opium dealers while setting up a new TV news network in Central America. Mary Marvel: The Curse of the Keys; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Spectre of Death; Phantom Eagle: Claim Jumpers; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Murder on Display; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Missing Badge; Commando Yank: Death Rides a Swallow. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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