Comic books December 1947, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $885.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Cosmic Aeroplane Cosmic Aeroplane Label #0314693002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.55) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Dale Messick, Richard Fletcher, Bill Perry, J. L. Keene, J. J. Olson, Jack Ryan, Ferd Johnson, Edmond Good and George Merkle. Cover by Jack Kamen. A collection of adventure comic strips originally from the Chicago Tribune syndicate's stable of characters. Reporter Brenda Starr finds trouble when she covers a fashion show; The first adventure of Dagar the Desert Hawk, aka Bart Benson, a white man who lives and fights in the Arabian desert. Brenda Starr Reporter: The Fashion Show; Surgeon Stone: Frogs Daughter; Ned Handy: Tied Up in Trouble; Frame Up; John West: The Case of the Dead Pigeons; Streamer Kelly: The Frame-Up; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton: Daltons Weakness; Mighty OMalley, Ex-Marine: The Leap for Life; Dagar the Desert Hawk. This issue was actually published after issue #14; it became Dagar the Desert Hawk with the next issue. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,010.00 Paper: Off white Label #4313783010

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Robert Webb, Jack Kamen, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Otis. Blue Beetle in "The Shady Lady," "The man Who Murdered Midas," and "The Cunning Corpse!" Tales of daring-do starring Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Shady Lady; A female gang leader uses electricity black outs and darkness to rob banks. The Man Who Murdered Midas; Professor Midas invents a drink that turns living tissue into pure gold. The Cunning Corpse; Joan Mason gets into trouble investigating criminals stealing corpses. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4345602007

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Robert Webb, Jack Kamen, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Otis. Blue Beetle in "The Shady Lady," "The man Who Murdered Midas," and "The Cunning Corpse!" Tales of daring-do starring Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Shady Lady; A female gang leader uses electricity black outs and darkness to rob banks. The Man Who Murdered Midas; Professor Midas invents a drink that turns living tissue into pure gold. The Cunning Corpse; Joan Mason gets into trouble investigating criminals stealing corpses. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $850.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4262869002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. In his first appearance, Tawky Tawny leaves his jungle home for the big city, where he meets Captain Marvel in "The Talking Tiger" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel travels to ancient Egypt to discover if Shazam was a thief in the past in "The Ancient Crime" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in "The World's Worst Actor" and "Minerva's True Love," both tales by Bill Woolfolk and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "Candidate for Chaos" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Rocket Race" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder); 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and two "Comix Cards" featuring Ozzie and Babs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $330.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2029164022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.90) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. In his first appearance, Tawky Tawny leaves his jungle home for the big city, where he meets Captain Marvel in "The Talking Tiger" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel travels to ancient Egypt to discover if Shazam was a thief in the past in "The Ancient Crime" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in "The World's Worst Actor" and "Minerva's True Love," both tales by Bill Woolfolk and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "Candidate for Chaos" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Rocket Race" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder); 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and two "Comix Cards" featuring Ozzie and Babs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $345.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4369221010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. In his first appearance, Tawky Tawny leaves his jungle home for the big city, where he meets Captain Marvel in "The Talking Tiger" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel travels to ancient Egypt to discover if Shazam was a thief in the past in "The Ancient Crime" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in "The World's Worst Actor" and "Minerva's True Love," both tales by Bill Woolfolk and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "Candidate for Chaos" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Rocket Race" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder); 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and two "Comix Cards" featuring Ozzie and Babs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 178 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Small piece out of the margin of pages 9-16.

Label #1229263005

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK, No. 178. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Christmas on Bear Mountain, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's stingy old Uncle Scrooge McDuck lets the ducks use his mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays, planning to test Donald's bravery by coming to the cabin disguised as a bear; However, two real bears--a mother and her cub--turn up at the cabin soon after the ducks' arrival. Santa Claus Land, art by Don Gunn; Mickey and Goofy are working at Santa's Workshop at the North Pole; Doc and Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo are also working there; Goofy is made custodian of Santa's reindeer, where he discovers that Prancer has been stolen by Willie the Giant. Two one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $5,900.00 Paper: White Label #4257731008

Cover art by Matt Baker. "An Army of Walking Dead!", art by Matt Baker; Doctor Crime ships zombies around the country, getting them ready to use when he attempts to take over the United States. "Fish for Small Fry" text story by J. L. Keene. "World's Meanest Crook!"; The Phantom Lady looks into a racket that is being run by a crook named Foreclose that sells property to a person, then makes sure the person can't make the first payment and forecloses on them. "The Red Rain!", art by Matt Baker; Phantom Lady must stop the Vulture and his minions who are using a red rain to foretell the death of a famous person. Article on customs in North Africa, the Island of Bali, and New Zealand. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $190.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Thread stitching down entire spine of cover. Label #1109961021

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Toyman and the Gadgets of Greed, script by Don Cameron, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos; Superman & Toyman team up to capture the man who is framing him. Clark Kent's Most Dangerous Assignment, pencils by John Sikela; Perry fires Clark for cowardice, so he goes on a dangerous expedtion to prove his worth. Trick Play text story by Pat Farris. Lois Lane, Globe-Trotter, script by Don Cameron, pencils by John Sikela; Lois tries to go around the world in 80 days. Captain Tootsie stars in a one-page Tootsie Roll ad, "The Secret-Play Touchdown" (by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $349.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1488662011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin is sent to buy surplus fighter planes from the war, but a crooked veteran wants the contraband that's stored in one of them. Greasemonkey Griffin gets hijacked while test-driving an experimental car that becomes a plane. Mr. Atlantis tries to kidnap a colonel with his submarine, but finds Captain Wings has pulled a switcheroo once again. Good-girl in jeopardy cover by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $255.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3846676003

Stories and art by Dan Barry, Bob Fujitani, Dick Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet's alter ego Brian Butler is one of four heirs who have been called to a wealthy uncle's decrepit mansion, where they are being murdered one by one. Commando Yank helps a tribal fishing village oppose a rogue trapper who was trying to steal all the ambergris, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Ozzie: Hi-Flutin' Guy; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Will Power; Phantom Eagle: The Planes That Wouldn't Land!; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: The Mill Road; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Stool Pigeon; Dippy Detours; Commando Yank: Riddle of the Arctic. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4181664012

Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Milt Hammer, John Graham, E. J. Reeves, Joe Certa, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole investigates when recently pardoned ex-cons are being framed and sent back to prison for mysterious reasons. During a costume party, Toni Gayle tracks a killer, resulting in a robot fighting a Renaissance rogue. Killers hire a bodyguard for a dying millionaire to throw off suspicion, but unfortunately for them, they hire bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Look Out Below!; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man: The Poisoned Arrows; Boitram the Boiglar; Homer K. Beagle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.