Comic books September 1948, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,495.00 Paper: Off white Label #4308108025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.85) will be charged at checkout.

Includes: cover art by Charles Nicholas; The Enigma of the Death Doll, art by Nicholas; A Case of Conscience, pencils by Al Avison; My Son Is a Thief starring Sub-Mariner, art by Paul Reinman; Trouble In Grade Five text story; and The Case of Joey Arnold, Pencils by Al Avison. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $250.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4276565007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Promising athlete Petey stars in two alternate-timeline stories, Sliding Doors-style: in one, he becomes an Olympic athlete; in the other, he starts hanging out with a bad crowd and becomes the dreaded juvenile delinquent. Sniffer dons an Irving Forbush-like disguise to elude a gangster and return stolen money to an impoverished widow. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Crimebuster: Overdone Alibi; Sniffer. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $339.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1482288018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.17) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. When a brazen crime involving the theft of jade rocks Chinatown, Batman teams up with a Chinese detective to track down the criminals. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Crimes of Jade!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "A Bid for Robotman?" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Shorty Rides a Winner!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Dr. Z, Future Criminal!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Ozzie 1-pager by Phil Berube; 2-page text piece "Secret Codes -- A Hobby for All"; and 1-page story "Arizona Ranger." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $165.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0285841011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by George Roussos. I Was a Fake Talent Scout, script by Phil Evans, art by Dan Barry. The Kings of Counterfeiters, art by Win Mortimer. Sea Cop, art by Win Mortimer. The Maxon Mob, art by Howard Sherman. The Case of the Crooked Gambler, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Charles Paris. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $247.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3811827007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.41) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

All comic stories except "Sweet Sue" reprinted in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Movie Murder!" reprinted with new splash panel as "The Image of Horror.." in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Gladiators of Gore!" reprinted as "Gladiators of Gore" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Talisman Pearl!" reprinted as "Talisman Pearl" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; and "Sweet Sue". "For Batter or Worse" text story reprinted in Pedro (1950) #18. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $236.00 Paper: Off white Label #3932451011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.08) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

All comic stories except "Sweet Sue" reprinted in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Movie Murder!" reprinted with new splash panel as "The Image of Horror.." in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Gladiators of Gore!" reprinted as "Gladiators of Gore" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Talisman Pearl!" reprinted as "Talisman Pearl" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; and "Sweet Sue". "For Batter or Worse" text story reprinted in Pedro (1950) #18. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $299.00 Paper: White Label #4391056001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary battles The Hen, a hairstylist supervillain, in a two-part story. A man seeks help from the Marvels to free his son from gangster Ace Spaid and his gambling debts. Mary Marvel vs. the Hen, Part 1: Coiffure of Death; Daffy Dill Steps Out; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; Newspaper Girl; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear in Ice Capers; Uncle Marvels Powers! Final issue under this title; series continues as Monte Hale Western (1948 Fawcett/Charlton), of all things. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $3,799.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4201225002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Maurice Whitman, Murphy Anderson and Matt Baker. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa find an ancient Martian weapon and a warning of the Volta invasion; The body of a strange humanoid warns Mysta of an impending alien attack, in a story by good-girl art legend Matt Baker; Pirate queen Yrina manages to switch places with Futura on her way to trial, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. Bizarre transparent-women-under-glass cover by Joe Doolin (also featuring The Red Comet, long after his last appearance in the comic). The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Unguarded Pass; Life On Other Worlds: Neptune; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $860.00 Paper: Cream to off white 1 small piece of tape on cover & 3 pieces on interior cover. Label #0184647013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Maurice Whitman, Murphy Anderson and Matt Baker. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa find an ancient Martian weapon and a warning of the Volta invasion; The body of a strange humanoid warns Mysta of an impending alien attack, in a story by good-girl art legend Matt Baker; Pirate queen Yrina manages to switch places with Futura on her way to trial, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. Bizarre transparent-women-under-glass cover by Joe Doolin (also featuring The Red Comet, long after his last appearance in the comic). The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Unguarded Pass; Life On Other Worlds: Neptune; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $680.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4339309022

Cover art by Jack Cole. A Three-Way Stretch For Plastic Man starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Candy story. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Lou Fine. Bomb On Board text story starring Plastic Man. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $475.00 Paper: White Pedigree: Ohio Ohio. Label #1461440002

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled Spirit story featuring Mr. Martin's Pistols, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Red Scandon, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. The Strange Case of the Two $5.00 Bills starring the Spirit, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality Shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Mr. Exter, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Vaudeville Vinnie, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Untitled Jonesy story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $340.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3992734002

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Frank Bolle, Charlie Tomsey, Al Zere, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When a "volcanist" scientist correctly predicts a volcano will erupt in the city, then demands a fortune to stop it, Captain Marvel suspects shenanigans. Golden Arrow agrees to protect timid tenderfoot Jaspar Meake when he arrives in the West, but Jasper didn't warn him about the real danger he faces. Prince Ibis and Taia discover that vampire Baron Ornzy and his sister Maryani have come to America aboard an ocean liner. Captain Marvel: Volcano Villainy; Freshman Freddy: Tricked; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: Night Watch; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Fuzzy Bear; Ibis the Invincible and the Vampire Twins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.