Comic books June 1952, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $340.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0143881007

Swamp Thing look-alike cover!

The Haunt of Evil, art by Pete Riss. The Faceless Legion, art by Frank Simienski; People disappear everyday ... to become the Faceless Legion. The World of the Weird, art by Lou Cameron. Beyond the Door of Death, pencils by Moe Marcus, inks by Rocco Mastroserio. Were-Beasts Through History, art by Charlie Sultan. The Crawling Corpse, art by Harry Lazarus. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $230.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1362850001

Swamp Thing look-alike cover!

The Haunt of Evil, art by Pete Riss. The Faceless Legion, art by Frank Simienski; People disappear everyday ... to become the Faceless Legion. The World of the Weird, art by Lou Cameron. Beyond the Door of Death, pencils by Moe Marcus, inks by Rocco Mastroserio. Were-Beasts Through History, art by Charlie Sultan. The Crawling Corpse, art by Harry Lazarus. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $665.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1568327011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.95) will be charged at checkout.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Marty Elkin, Ogden Whitney, Myron Fass, and Jim Mooney. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $569.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #1301915013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.07) will be charged at checkout.

Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. Captain Buck Vinson and his tough-guy commandos storm a Communist beach after their atomic sub is sunk. Buck and Jim capture a Communist general on Galapagos (!), but now they must get him back to friendly territory. Shot down over China, pilot Jerry catches a ride with a USO troupe. Operation Wolverine; Commandos Blitz a Red Invasion; Underground Action; Zero Hour Ahead; Private Thistlewait: Perfect Fit; Dangerous Flight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $189.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4080180011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.67) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Russ Heath. Banzai!, script by Hank Chapman, art by Russ Heath. Panic! Under Fire, art by Dave Berg. The Hero text story, art by Joe Sinnott. Death, art Joe Sinnott. Two Men, art by Norman Steinberg. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,400.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2010142001

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and Jack Davis. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. An anatomy professor turns out to have a personal connection to his class's latest cadaver. Mary conceives of an elaborate plan to poison her husband, but there are many kinds of poison. An accountant works out a bogus counterfeiting swindle, essentially counterfeit counterfeiting. Stiff Punishment!; One Mans Poison!; Big Money; Two for One!; Four for One!; A Fool and His Honey Are Soon Parted! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $99.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3925073002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.97) will be charged at checkout.

American Edition 25¢ cover price. Photo cover with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, and Rex Allen. Gene astride a sitting Champion photo. Gunfighter's Retreat starring Roy Rogers, art by Peter Alvarado; Roy encounters a "retirement" home for old gunfighters. Dictionary of Western Terms. The Mustangers starring Trigger, art by Till Goodan. Short article about various breeds of horses. Nickel Plated Pay-Off starring Gene Autry, art by John Ushler. Words and music to the song Red River Valley. Killer Trouble starring Champion, art by Nicholas Firfires. Articles on rodeo. The Phantom Stage starring Johnny Mack Brown. The Pay-Off Bandit starring Wild Bill Elliott. Double Deception starring Rex Allen, art by Peter Alvarado. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,800.00 Paper: Off white Label #4288801002

1st appearance of Firefly. Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Garfield Lynns, a disgruntled special effects creator, turns to crime and tries to rob the rich of Gotham City during a gala premiere. The robbery is stopped by Batman and Robin, who pursue Lynns into the swamps, where a lowly firefly distracts the two heroes long enough for Lynns to make his escape. Lynns decides to take on the super-villain persona of Firefly and launches a series of spectacular crimes in "The Human Firefly!" by Ed Herron, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Indian Relic Robberies!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "Robotman Runs a Restaurant!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Controlled the Elements!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "The Most Mysterious Book in the World" by David Kahn. And: Superman says "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3889318007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vic Herman, and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Joyce toys with the affections of boys like Jackie to increase her popularity, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Sybil sets her sights on handsome new student Fred, even though he has a reputation as a "woman-hater." Lucy gets a job at the drugstore so she can earn the money for a prom dress, but that doesn't leave her much time for dating Jim. Simple yet sophisticated cover by Baker. Two-Timing Got Me in Trouble; I Played Kiss and Run; Prom Trouble; Dusty Dawn; A Lie Nearly Ruined My Romance; My Wrong Approach for Romance; Confidentially Yours. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $275.00 Paper: Off white Label #4303057015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Wally Wood and Joe Orlando. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Joe Kubert, Norman Nodel, George Roussos, Harry Lazarus, and Vince Alascia. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A couple vacationing in the Alps learns the truth about an old family legend about vampires; A writers new play causes the devil to appear; A police detective discovers the horrifying truth about the murder spree hes been investigating far too closely. Blood for the Vampire; Haunted Honeymoon; Hounds from Hell; The Ghostly Diners; Black Means Death!; The Nightmare; The Ghoul Walks! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $750.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4328739001

Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. A hypnotist wants to use an experimental serum to control the Frankenstein Monster; Explorers in a Mexican tomb unwittingly discover the Monster's hiding place; An artist hides a terrifying painting, in a story similar to Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model." Terror Under Trance; The Tomb of Death; The Coughing Corpse; Nightmare. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $599.00 Paper: Off white Label #4390835010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Graham Ingels. For the Love of Death!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man envious of the accolades showered upon the dead at their funerals resolves to slay the town's richest man so he can substitute for the corpse and enjoy the pomp and circumstance. Fed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, art by Johnny Craig; A sword-swallower marries a man who becomes obese over time by spending all the money she earns with her act on food. Minor Error!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Wolf Bait!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $149.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4275981013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.47) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. The Pandora Pirates Ch. 1: The Treasure Danger, script by Otto Binder, art by C.C. Beck; Sterling Morris finds a magic bottle that leads him, along with Billy, Freddy and Mary, to what they hope is a buried treasure; Unfortunately there is no treasure, but they manage to release the Barbary Pirates. Crime On the Speedway text story by Daniel Sheldon. Marvel Family Puzzle Page. Doubtful Strategy humor half-page starring Boxcar Benny. Front Page Foolishness starring Headline Harry, script and art by Howard Boughner. The Pandora Pirates Ch. 2: The Pirate Plunder; Sterling Morris finds a magic hat that turns him into the leader of the Barbary Pirates. The Pandora Pirates Ch. 3: The Pirate Pay-Off; The Marvel Family rescues Sterling Morris from the Barbary Pirates and sends them to jail. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $199.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4275981016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Panther Man's Trap, art by Bill Ward; Captain Marvel, Jr. vs. The Panther Man. In the Big Time text story by John C. Adler. The Dancing Statues starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Horse Holiday starring Ozzie. The Strong Box Mystery, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan; Tom Mix is called in by Matt Collinge to get to the bottom of how gold dust keeps getting stolen right under their noses while being transported to the essayers office; When Tom arrives he finds a posse, led by Zeke Ezzard, about to hang on Lewis, the driver of the stagecoach taking the gold dust to the essayer's office; Tom stops the hanging and sets about finding out how the gold dust is stolen and who is stealing it. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $236.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3932451012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.08) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

"name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #0180397007

Cover by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris. Stories by Henry Boltinoff, Morris Waldinger, Al McLean and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Morris Waldinger, Al McLean and unknown. Brand-new adventures of radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Case of the Secret Six!" with art by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "The Driving School for Death!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "The Crimes of Caesar Torrow!" with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; "Crime Punishment!" half-pager by Morris Waldinger; "Special Prosecutor!"; Beware the Rackets! half-pager by Al McLean; and The Crime File 2-page text article. Plus: Superboy stars in the 1-page public service announcement "Happy Hobby Time!" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) 1 CGC 1.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Spine of cover completely split & cover re-attached with tape. Pages 1 and 16 detached.

Label #2064763011

Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Tuska, Everett Raymond Kinstler and Syd Shores. Pre-Code horror and suspense from Ziff-Davis, featuring their typically beautiful painted covers. A bitter one-handed sailor burns down a ship, only to be haunted by its ghost, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. In another Tuska story, a man is haunted by his dead brother after an accident during a snowstorm. A beautiful Sri Lankan dancer does not show up on film, in a story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Typically eye-catching painted cover by Allen Anderson. The Blood Ship; The Corpse That Wouldnt Stay Dead; Jardinis Jaw; The Fatal Note!; The Tunnel of Horror; Vision of the Gods! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $999.99 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #3764489006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos. "My Brother Talks To Bats!", art by Joe Maneely; Our narrator is a boy who lives in the Hungarian village of Sverna; His older brother George frequently sneaks out of the house and goes to a nearby castle which is said to have once been the home of Dracula; There, George finds a group of giant bats, and he talks to them about his worrying urges to drink human blood. "He Wished He Was A Vampire," art by Gene Colan; A teenager named George likes going to Dracula movies and biting audience members on the neck; When he goes home, he is shadowed by a mystery man who claims to be a "student of the occult." "The Strange Hat" text story. "Tap! Tap! Tap!", art by Joe Sinnott; After attacking an American destroyer during the Korean War, a Communist submarine hastily submerges, despite the fact that one of its crewmembers was still on deck fixing a gun; Underwater, the submarine's crew begins to hear a mysterious tapping sound which increases their terror and gives away their position to the American destroyer. "Who Stands In the Shadows?", art by Pete Tumlinson; Len Ambers loves his house, but his wife Lucy deliberately makes life difficult for him by insisting that they move to a smaller residence; One night, Len meets an odd little man named Bernie who suggests that Len should murder Lucy. "The Horrible Man," script by Carl Wessler, art by Werner Roth; Hugo Ryner, the richest man in the European town of Dachshaven, hates almost everything and everyone in the world, but reserves a special hatred for cats; He pays an old gypsy woman for a poison which kills every cat in the village; This leads to a massive rat infestation. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $545.00 Paper: Off white Label #4369221009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos. "My Brother Talks To Bats!", art by Joe Maneely; Our narrator is a boy who lives in the Hungarian village of Sverna; His older brother George frequently sneaks out of the house and goes to a nearby castle which is said to have once been the home of Dracula; There, George finds a group of giant bats, and he talks to them about his worrying urges to drink human blood. "He Wished He Was A Vampire," art by Gene Colan; A teenager named George likes going to Dracula movies and biting audience members on the neck; When he goes home, he is shadowed by a mystery man who claims to be a "student of the occult." "The Strange Hat" text story. "Tap! Tap! Tap!", art by Joe Sinnott; After attacking an American destroyer during the Korean War, a Communist submarine hastily submerges, despite the fact that one of its crewmembers was still on deck fixing a gun; Underwater, the submarine's crew begins to hear a mysterious tapping sound which increases their terror and gives away their position to the American destroyer. "Who Stands In the Shadows?", art by Pete Tumlinson; Len Ambers loves his house, but his wife Lucy deliberately makes life difficult for him by insisting that they move to a smaller residence; One night, Len meets an odd little man named Bernie who suggests that Len should murder Lucy. "The Horrible Man," script by Carl Wessler, art by Werner Roth; Hugo Ryner, the richest man in the European town of Dachshaven, hates almost everything and everyone in the world, but reserves a special hatred for cats; He pays an old gypsy woman for a poison which kills every cat in the village; This leads to a massive rat infestation. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $159.00 Paper: Cream to off white Double Cover: 1st cover 8.0, interior cover 8.5. Label #2054996017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.77) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Tony Tallarico and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex takes issue when a ferry owner tries to price-gouge wagon-train settlers who are racing a deadline to make their claims on the Western frontier. Framed for murder in Ten Mile City, Tex must elude a mob and prove his innocence. Outlaws want Tex's saddle, because a map to stolen loot was hidden inside it by the hanged owlhoot Calabash. Plus a vintage ad for Daisy Air Rifles featuring Red Ryder. Barrier to Boot Hill; Loonie Les: Gentamental Critter; Li'l Buck: Good Historian; Journey to Jail; Saddle Conquest; Buffalo Bull: The Doggonedest Deal; Pinto Pete: Echo Canyon; Sagebrush: Quiz Kiddo; The Frame-Up; Gopher-Face: Quarrelsome Type; The Round-Up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $400.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0348694009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Warren Kremer, Pete Morisi and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A ghost awakens to resume his old life with a murder, but doesn't reckon on the murder victim's ghost returning as well. Scientists discover something living deep beneath the Earth's crust - something evil. Puppeteers buy strangely lifelike puppets from an odd little man. The Dead Awaken; The Thing from the Center of the Earth; The Marriage of the Monsters; Strange Superstitions; The Little People; The Wax Museum; The Living Dead/Root Of Evil; Weird Facts. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $325.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1972471001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $125.00 Restored: C2 Paper: Off white to white Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover Label #4385185024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Al Feldstein classic outer space cover. "The Exile" (art by Wally Wood), "The Expert" (art by Joe Orlando), "The Ad" (art by Orlando), "Close Call" (art by Jack Kamen), and "Mad Journey" (art by Al Williamson--his first for EC--with Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel). The EC staff appears in the two Orlando stories. This issue contains the first Williamson/Frazetta collaboration at EC. 36 pages. NOTE: See 1st Series for 1950 #14. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $222.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4254148009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.66) will be charged at checkout.

Al Feldstein classic outer space cover. "The Exile" (art by Wally Wood), "The Expert" (art by Joe Orlando), "The Ad" (art by Orlando), "Close Call" (art by Jack Kamen), and "Mad Journey" (art by Al Williamson--his first for EC--with Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel). The EC staff appears in the two Orlando stories. This issue contains the first Williamson/Frazetta collaboration at EC. 36 pages. NOTE: See 1st Series for 1950 #14. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $945.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white File Copy Label #0276664004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($28.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Joe Certa, Pete Morisi, Don Perlin and Abe Simon. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. Professor Hayes brings an Egyptian mummy back to life, and soon regrets it. The vengeful ghost of a theater owner is lethal to actors. A mad scientist tries to create winged people. The Unburied Mummy; Monster Maker; Devil Drums; Beyond This World!; Return from the Tomb; The Spiral Staircase!; The Battle of Birdmen! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.