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Boy Comics (1942) comic books

  • Issue #5
    Boy Comics (1942) 5
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4094063002

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Woody Hamilton, Alan Mandel, Ed Smalle, Dick Briefer, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Bart Tumey and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and his pet monkey Squeeks seek the Nazi saboteur called The Leper, in a story with some classic patriotic WWII imagery. Rabbit Foote gets stuck in a runaway tire but still remains lucky, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Nazis try to stop Bombshell before he reveals their plans to invade England. The winner of the contest to name Crimebuster's monkey ("Squeeks") is announced, along with the info that the winner will be awarded a live monkey! Crimebuster: Touch of the Leper; Young Robin Hood: Thumbs Up America!; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Rabbit Foote; Bombshell; The Murder Mite; The Case of Tony Delara; Swoop Storm; Little Wise Guys; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Boy Comics (1942) 6
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack
    • Label #7008919-AA-006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Frank Volp, Dick Briefer, Bart Tumey, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. The origin of Iron Jaw is revealed, as his son is sent to America on a mission from Hitler. Young Robin Hood encounters the mysterious criminal mastermind called The Veiled Lady. A spy tries to prevent Bombshell from revealing the Nazi plans for the invasion of America. Crimebuster: Origin of Iron Jaw; Young Robin Hood: Wanted Dead or Alive: Mickey Murder, Bullet Brain; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil On the Isle of Terror; The Case of Bill MacDonald; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite: Boys of the Street; Yankee Longago. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Boy Comics (1942) 11
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3834342001

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Sam Burlockoff, Dick Briefer, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw cops an insanity plea, and falls in love with a woman who has sworn to kill him to avenge her brother. Swoop Storm's latest invention protects pilots from the g-forces of extreme flight. Yankee Longago visits Rembrandt in the past to stop a Nazi spy in the present, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw Falls In Love; Young Robin Hood: The Killer's Brothers; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: On the Other Hand; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Boy Comics (1942) 14
    • Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple, 3" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Alan Mandel, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster seeks the kidnapped son of an important US military figure and finds his old foe Iron Jaw at the heart of it. Yankee Longago encounters Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new snow plane to take on Japanese forces invading the US territory of Alaska. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Killer Who Couldn't Retire; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Boy Comics (1942) 21
    • Cover and centerfold detached.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Radcliffe, R.W. Hall, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Little Dynamite investigates Counterfeit War Bonds, a wartime fundraising effort. Yankee Longago meets Leonardo Da Vinci, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new Flying Suit to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana and a cameo by fellow teen inventor Dickie Dean. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil Meets Downtown Dan; Little Dynamite; Young Robinhood: The Clueless Killing; Yankee Longago. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $125 Boy Comics # 21 FINE 6.0 Charle Biro Boxing cover Crimebuster 1944 Lev Gleason

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  • Issue #25
    Boy Comics (1942) 25
    • 4" Cumulative spine split. Internal tearing. Staples added (not manufacturing). Tape. Water damage.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Hubbell, Paul Reinecke, Rudy Palais, Alan Mandel, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster investigates a series of pawn-shop thefts that netted a priceless gem. Yankee Longago helps Isaac Newton win a trial for discovering gravity, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm builds a two-man helicopter out of a common barrel and battles enemy agents who are flying in a dirigible. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed; Little Dynamite: The Clever Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Boy Comics (1942) 26
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Three center wraps detached.
    • Label #2127167005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Sidney Mason, Alan Mandel, Jack Alderman, Norman Maurer, Dick Briefer, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tries to rescue a man marked for death by mobsters. Yankee Longago meets Haroun Al-Raschid, the caliph at the center of the Arabian Nights tales, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Young Robinhood tries to figure out how to cope after Friar Tuck falls in love, complicating their crimefighting. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Death In a White Suit; Little Dynamite: The Clever Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Boy Comics (1942) 29
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #0062059018

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster helps to get an important new educational system tested in a reform school, but first he must overcome some young hoods. A living skeleton can't scare anyone on Halloween, because they all think he's wearing a costume, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Crimebuster gets into the boxing ring to prove a point to some young toughs. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a photo of the Lev Gleason creative staff: Bob Wood, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Crimebuster; The Three That Bring You the Big Three; Crimebuster: Silver Gloves Trophy; Little Dynamite; Skelly the Liberated Skeleton; Daredevil: Even Break; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Swoop Storm; Inside Dope for the Boy Athlete; Young Robinhood; All Gagged Up; Double Trouble. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    3 days left Auction 1946 LEV GLEASON Publications BOY COMICS #29 Pre-Comic Code - CRIMEBUSTER - F/G

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  • Issue #35
    Boy Comics (1942) 35
    • 1/2" Spine split from top. Cover coming loose at the staple. Oxidation.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An aging millionaire's greedy relatives smell trouble when they learn about his young fishing buddy. Crimebuster seeks the truth about the murder of a knife-thrower's assistant on stage, featuring early art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Famous Eccentrics presents the story of Captain Bligh and the Mutiny on the Bounty. Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: Blind Justice; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Boy Comics (1942) 36
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Dan Barry, Ed Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An ambitious actress lets neither friendship nor ethics stand in her way, in a story featuring vintage good-girl and bad-girl art by Norman Maurer. A wealthy man is tricked into getting drunk and marrying a floozy, featuring early art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Famous Eccentrics features Diogenes, who wandered Greece with a lantern in broad daylight, searching for an honest man. Also featuring a vintage ad for an "Authentic Dick Tracy Tommy Gun and Detective Badge." Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: Rejected Script; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #38
    Boy Comics (1942) 38
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Edgar Church (Mile High)
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Edgar Church (Mile High).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
      Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Bob Wood, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster investigates the death of a famed lady-killer, in a story featuring classic good-girl art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Teens convince their school to buy a small plane and start a flying program, featuring aviation art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals take on The Smelly Sneed Gang. Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: A Slight Interruption; Famous Eccentrics; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $45 BOY COMICS #38 VG (Lev Gleason 1948) Biro Cover CRIMEBUSTER PRE-CODE Golden Age

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  • Issue #41
    Boy Comics (1942) 41

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C.H. Moore, Joe Crandall, Steve Cranford, Virginia Hubbell, Norman Maurer, Mike Roy, John Belfi, Stanley Davis, Bob Perry, Irving Watt and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster reveals the story of a punch-drunk ex-boxer, as the series continues its gradual move from superhero action to crime and punishment. A teen finds sports gambling a slippery slope to rigging games and worse crimes. A new feature, "Boy Movies," includes a funny-animal cartoon, an adventure serial and a Western, much like a trip to the movies in 1948. Crimebuster; Good Things Come in Small Packages; Daredevil: Medium-Rare; Boxing Quiz; Sport Shorters; Dark Adventure, Episode 2; Terry the Turtle in "Birthday Wish"; The Blue Circle of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #42
    Boy Comics (1942) 42
    • Tape.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Mike Roy, John Belfi, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster appears in his longest story yet, a 22-page epic of life, crime and death. A woman fights back when a gangster moll goes after her man. Crimebuster; Wacky Track; Crimebuster: Ice In His Blood. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #43
    Boy Comics (1942) 43

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Rich snob Paul Granger shows off his new speedboat to the working-class kids in their rowboat, but his arrogance gets the better of him. Noteworthy achievements of real-life young people. Teen street racers menace the public with their high-speed maneuvers, until inevitable tragedy occurs. Cover begins using the word "Illustories" instead of "Comics" with this issue, possibly because of rising sentiment against comic books. Crimebuster; Good Things Come in Small Packages; Daredevil: Jungle Justice. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #44
    Boy Comics (1942) 44
    • Centerfold detached.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster investigates a murder involving identical twins, in the series' first use of the initials "C.B." instead of his name, possibly because of a social backlash against crime comics. C.B tells the story of Larry Lane, the junkman's son, and how he created a gold-plated playground called Treasure Park. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Buck Rogers Sonic Ray gun. Crimebuster; Daredevil: The Case of the Washed-Out Alibi. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #45
    Boy Comics (1942) 45
    • Staple rust.
    • 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover loose at staples. 1/2" Lateral spine tear.
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Light Staple rust. Edge tears . Interior pages folded on top corners
    • 8" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB's pals in the junior basketball league resort to unusual measures to counter an especially tall kid on the other team. Famous Eccentrics features Ponce de Leon and Kublai Khan. Aspiring criminologist Dave decides to go undercover to find out what makes criminals really tick, and quickly gets involved with hoods planning a prison break. Also featuring a vintage house ad for a contest to name Western hero Black Diamond's horse. Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: The Windrop Case. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #46
    Boy Comics (1942) 46

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Two adventurous boys discover a strange secret under an abandoned house: a hermit's one-man silver-mining operation. Famous Eccentrics features Blackbeard and famed royal mistress Lola Montez. A condemned criminal writes a story for a magazine, advising young people to avoid his mistakes. Also featuring a vintage ad for "the Raised Eagle Club," offering reproductions of military service ribbons. Crimebuster; Thug-Uglies; Daredevil Calls the Fiddler's Tune. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #48
    Boy Comics (1942) 48
    • INCOMPLETE. Page missing(p. 33), interrupts art and story.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, Harold Sherman and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and Squeeks the monkey leap into action when a villain sets circus animals loose on the city. Another in a series of multi-joke two-page spreads by an unknown artist, this one set on a fishing lake. Conflict between the rich and poor branches of the same family erupts into violence, a wrongful prison sentence, and revenge on a high cliff. Crimebuster; Nutty Nauticals; Famous Eccentrics; Jest Nuts!; Little Wise Guys Meet Waif. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $15 50% OFF GUIDE Boy Comics # 48 from 1949 Solid Good+/VG- Condition Copy (1 of 2)

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  • Issue #49
    Boy Comics (1942) 49
    • Staple rust.
    • Cover detached at one staple.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A simple misunderstanding leads to C.B. and Doc being tied to stakes for a sacrifice. A Ripley's-like strip features Beethoven's deafness and the stone heads of Easter Island. A youth is faced with the choice of following the straight and narrow path or becoming a delinquent. Crimebuster: The Habitual Liar; The Good-Bad Boy; Deny It If You Can; Gags for Wags!; Little Wise Guys: The Riddle of the Mystery House. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #51
    Boy Comics (1942) 51
    • Staple rust.

    Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, Frank Borth, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A man with an "inferiority complex" finds new strength with the help of C.B. A villain's words can be as deadly as a weapon. A jealous partner puts C.B. in a fix that the cover describes as a "hair stander upper. Crimebuster: The Jealous Partner; The Man Who Made Words Kill; The Deaf One; Little Wise Guys: Mr. Toodley's Tire. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #54
    Boy Comics (1942) 54

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Bill Walton, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A principal tries to get a teen crimelord to express his talent for art instead of his talent for crime. A poverty-stricken youth who longs to be rich gets a chance after an accidental death. Baseball legend Ted Williams explains how to hit a ball, in a unique illustrated comics piece. Also featuring a vintage house ad that claims 90 million Americans read comics. Crimebuster: The Rise and Fall of Danny Denver; The Unfinished Story; Down But Not Out; This'll Kill Ya!; Tips on How to Lead Your League in Hitting; Little Wise Guys: Pee Wee's Brain Storm. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Boy Comics (1942) 56

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Jerry Fasano, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB helps teens dive for sunken treasure, but thugs have learned about the treasure too. A poor boy gains everything he could need from a mysterious benefactor. A Ripley's-like strip features a four-eyed man and an electric palace. Also featuring a vintage PSA encouraging school improvement. Crimebuster: Billy's Golden Secret; The Cinderella Boy; Better Schools Make Better Communities; Famous Eccentrics; Deny It If You Can; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Serpent. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #58
    Boy Comics (1942) 58

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crooks ambush CB to prevent him from advising a man to avoid signing a crooked contract. Champion sprinter Andy Stanfield explains the secret of success as a sprinter. School safety monitors try to prevent kids from hitching rides on passing trucks and other unsafe behaviors. Crimebuster: Second Chance Andy; The Man Who Loved Danger; Sprint Hints, by Andy Stanfield; Famous Eccentrics; Dilly Duncan; Fact Oddities; Little Wise Guys: The Red Jalopy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #60
    Boy Comics (1942) 60

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Despite his seeming demise in issue #15, Crimebuster's foe Iron Jaw returns, now more criminal than Nazi. A vintage ad offers 10 live monkeys! to the 10 winners of a patriotic slogan contest. When the quarterback is out sick, Dilly Duncan gets a chance to play on the varsity team, even though he's a freshman. Crimebuster: The Coming of Iron Jaw; Iron Jaw's Escape Into Prison; Deny It If You Can; Dilly Duncan; Little Wise Guys: The Tarkabian Cargo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #62
    Boy Comics (1942) 62
    • Water damage. Rusty staples with rust migration. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • 2 1/4" cumulative spine split.
    • 5" cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw explains to Crimebuster how he faked his death and burial. Dilly Duncan faces an initiation into the Circle Club, but his rival Gruesome Jones makes sure it's not an easy one. Crimebuster gets shot while fighting crime in his ordinary clothes. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw's Rendezvous With Death; The Shooting of Crimebuster; The Classroom Secret; Dilly Duncan; Little Wise Guys: Pee Wee's Pertinent Palaver. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #64
    Boy Comics (1942) 64

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB helps a boxer escape crooked promoters and winds up saving Julie from a hostage situation. Dilly Duncan and his rival Gruesome Jones compete in a snow-sculpture contest. An innocent construction worker is accused of attacking an elderly restaurateur. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Crimebuster: Dive Or Die; The Wrong Accusation; Dilly Duncan: S'no Trouble; Little Wise Guys: The Curious Calcutta Cobra Caper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #66
    Boy Comics (1942) 66

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. The cover story - involving a crashed airplane, a jungle boy, and a society of gorillas - includes a survey for the readers, asking what kinds of stories they'd like to see. Dilly Duncan doesn't think he'll make it off the bench, until the opposing team starts deliberately injuring players. Drama unfolds on the midget racing track. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Another gorilla-on-the-loose cover by Charles Biro. Crimebuster: Adventure To Danger; Genius Will Out; Taking Ways; Deny It If You Can; Dilly Duncan: Slide, Dilly, Slide; Little Wise Guys: The Private Bucks the Sergeant. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #67
    Boy Comics (1942) 67
    • Scotch tape on outer spine over staples, holds cover to comic.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Scientist Bubbles Briggs is kidnapped by gangsters after he invents a formula for creating diamonds. Dilly Duncan and Gruesome Jones try to propel Dorset High to its first baseball championship in ten years. Crimebuster sets out to clear an innocent man of murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Last Laugh Briggs; A Victim's Silent Revenge; Dilly Duncan: Gruesome Gets a Prize; Little Wise Guys: The Intrepid Slugger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #68
    Boy Comics (1942) 68

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw stows away on a train, and finds himself facing Crimebuster in a humiliating sword duel. Dilly Duncan's rival Gruesome Jones dresses as a bear to prank Dilly, but a real bear joins the fun. A boy's cruel uncle seeks revenge after Crimebuster humiliates him in front of the guys. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw and the Iron Lung; The Cash-Baited Trap; Dilly Duncan: Gruesome and the Bear; Tid-Bits; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Hooks a Big One. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #69
    Boy Comics (1942) 69

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw escapes custody by hijacking a police wagon and leads Crimebuster on a cross-city chase to a drawbridge. Dilly Duncan and his pals discover a treasure map, but some crooks want the treasure first, leading to a Goonies-style chase. Crimebuster tries to help a kid from reform school get a job in a gas station, but he's tempted to go back to his thieving ways to impress a girl. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: The Wild Pursuit; Dangerous Curves; Dilly Duncan: An Unexpected Treasure; Little Wise Guys: The Talkative Terrier. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #70
    Boy Comics (1942) 70

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster goes after phony charities run by con men and winds up on the wrong end of a boat propeller. Dilly Duncan tries to be a jockey in an amateur horse race for a carnival. Crimebuster tries to protect a murder witness who falls into the hands of racketeers. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Blind Man's Bluff; The Wreckers--Flesh and Steel; Laff This Off!; Dilly Duncan: Ride 'Em Dilly; Little Wise Guys: The Coming of Courtney. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #71
    Boy Comics (1942) 71

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by William Overgard, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A man becomes the American agent for a drug dealer who's been deported. Dilly Duncan gets an afterschool job managing the school athletic equipment, but some rivals try to frame him for stealing. Crimebuster gets to judge a beauty contest at an amusement park, but encounters murder and a deadly dive, in a story with good-girl art by William Overgard. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: The High Cost of Dying; The Fatal Beauty Contest; Laff This Off!; Dilly Duncan: Just Buddies; Little Wise Guys: Collapse of a Career. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #72
    Boy Comics (1942) 72

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by William Overgard, Hy Mankin, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An enemy power sends Iron Jaw to blow up the US atomic bomb supply, but Crimebuster stumbles onto their rendezvous point. Then Iron Jaw attempts to destroy the Statue of Liberty but ends up in the water where, almost drowned, he is captured by Crimebuster. Finally, he is declared insane, forcing Crimebuster's boss to go undercover as a captured spy. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw Meets His Master; Boomerang of Destruction; Old Dog, New Tricks; Little Wise Guys: Sven's Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #74
    Boy Comics (1942) 74

    Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw tries to nitro-bomb Crimebuster's house from a passing airplane. But that's nothing compared to the chase that ends with Iron Jaw captive in a beer distillery, wearing a gorilla suit, as seen on the cover (possibly by Norman Maurer). Iron Jaw sets a death trap for Crimebuster by pretending to surrender, then rigging an exploding dummy of himself. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw's Rampage of Danger; Death Bait; Monkey Trouble; Little Wise Guys: Riding the Rails. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #76
    Boy Comics (1942) 76

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster makes a daring leap from a speeding car to stay on Iron Jaw's trail, while Squeeks the monkey sidekick is honored at a pet show. Crimebuster and Iron Jaw face a deadly battle atop a steel foundry. A cohort of Iron Jaw schemes to free him, and throw Crimebuster from a speeding train while he's at it. Crimebuster: The Hot Shot; Iron Jaw's Magnetic Personality; Seeing Is Believing; Little Wise Guys: The Wise Guys' War Effort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #77
    Boy Comics (1942) 77

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An aging boxer gets drawn into a crooked scheme that results in the blinding of another fighter. Teen delinquent Sammy (who looks like Jimmy Olsen) gets a second chance from Crimebuster, but his mean streak keeps getting the better of him. Iron Jaw's attempt at suicide by poison turns out to be another clever ploy to escape the police and Crimebuster. Crimebuster: Blind Alley; Action Shot; Iron Jaw's Poison; Little Wise Guys: Birthday Boomerang. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #78
    Boy Comics (1942) 78

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Hy Mankin, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster races Iron Jaw to a fortune in gold in a sunken WWII ship. A gang uses info about criminal records to blackmail ex-cons who are trying to go straight. Crimebuster and an adventuring duo are marked for death by a native tribe after slaughtering a sacred albino rhinoceros. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw's Treasure Hunt; The Criminal Record Racket; The Adventurers; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow and the Snipe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #79
    Boy Comics (1942) 79

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Hy Mankin, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A construction worker seeks Crimebuster's help to extricate his father from rival mobsters who are shaking down construction crews. Iron Jaw disguises a rebellious crony as himself to throw police and Crimebuster off the trail. A mobster on trail thinks he's killed Crimebuster, the chief witness, by placing a bomb inside a TV set. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: The Son of a Scoundrel; Iron Jaw's Twin; The Big Blast; Little Wise Guys: Crusher Crashes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #80
    Boy Comics (1942) 80
    • 2" spine split from top of comic.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. The Deadly Dozen, super-foes of Daredevil, recruit Iron Jaw by busting him out of prison. FBI agent William "Rocky" Rockwell protects a scientist working on a top-secret moon mission, becoming the space hero Rocky X in the process. Crimebuster battles the Vacuum, whose superpower is an atomic-powered super-vacuum. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw and the Deadly Dozen; Crimebuster Battles the Vacuum; Who Is Rocky X?; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Success Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #83
    Boy Comics (1942) 83

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. While in prison, Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen learn where Iron Jaw's loot is stashed. Rocky X discovers the presence of invisible alien scouts on Earth, but a mad scientist has already begun negotiating with them. A con man tries to scam an elderly couple by posing as a doctor. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Horselaugh on Iron Jaw; Rocky X: The Invisible Men; Slugger Passes the Test; This'll Gag Ya!; The Fleece. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #84
    Boy Comics (1942) 84
    • INCOMPLETE. Pieces torn from first page, slightly affects art and story.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tracks down a trio of con men who are playing the long con with phony money. The Rocketeers race to Pluto to forge a peace treaty with the Plutonians, but an unhinged member of the crew threatens to sabotage the mission. A redheaded waitress and her crooked boyfriend rob the guy who collects money from jukeboxes, a pretty penny in 1952. Crimebuster: Three Men On a Lie; Rocky X: Betrayal In Space; Little Wise Guys: Loot At the Lake; I Won't Be Caught. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #85
    Boy Comics (1942) 85

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen start a new scam by impersonating a dating service. The Rocketeers return to Earth from Pluto, but on the way Simpy discovers a Soviet space-station and sets out to investigate. Smugglers come up with the unique idea of concealing gems inside a live tiger. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Sniffer's Love or Money; Rocky X: Courage in a Sea of Fear; Jest For Laffs; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Believes in Signs; Two Hands in a Tiger's Mouth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #87
    Boy Comics (1942) 87

    Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw hires a double of Sniffer as part of his revenge plot against the Deadly Dozen. Rocky X and the Rocketeers explore the deserted city on jungle planet Kantrax and encounter gigantic vulture-like creatures. Two brothers in love with the same woman try to resolve their triangle by competing to swim the English Channel. Crimebuster: The Big Rat Race; Rocky X: Death From the Skies; Little Wise Guys: Sugar Sloan; The Swim For Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #88
    Boy Comics (1942) 88

    Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A killer hatches a murderous plot to acquire another man's fingerprints. While Rocky X and the Rocketeers are trapped on jungle planet Kantrax, an alien invasion force approaches Earth. Iron Jaw's efforts to destroy the Deadly Dozen are foiled by an Egyptian luck statue. Crimebuster: Brotherly Hate; Chuckle Wagon; Rocky X: Our of Fear--Into Terror; Little Wise Guys: The Great Rescue; Iron Jaw: That's Your Hard Luck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #89
    Boy Comics (1942) 89

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A convict just released schemes to claim the loot that's been hidden since his arrest, and frame his double-crossing girlfriend in the bargain. Sniffer & the Deadly Dozen flee from a dangerous Iron Jaw aboard a runaway roller coaster. After suffering heavy losses, the Rocketeers take on the alien invasion force, only to learn it comes from the planet of space villain the Claw. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: He Got What Was Coming; Sniffer & the Deadly Dozen: Iron Jaw's Biggest Bite; Little Wise Guys: The Four Musketeers; Rocky X: The Return of the Claw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #90
    Boy Comics (1942) 90

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. The love triangle between two doctors and a nurse at an insane asylum leads to the escape of a dangerous lunatic. A comics retelling of the classic boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Joe Louis in 1951. Rocky X and the Rocketeers confront the Claw and his alien invasion force. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Love and Hate; Sport Highlights of the Century: Rocky Marciano vs. Joe Louis; Little Wise Guys: The Missing Murder Weapon; Rocky X: The Claw Invades New York City; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Fakers Takers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #99
    Boy Comics (1942) 99

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Chic Stone, William Overgard, Ben Brown and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw decides to get plastic surgery to get a new face, but Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen have a trick up their sleeves. A one-page comedy strip by future Marvel legend Chic Stone. Rocky X and the Rocketeers race to free Earth from the alien paralysis gas that leaves it vulnerable to invasion. Crimebuster: Spectators Also Die; Little Hank; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: The High Cost of Skin; The Turtle's Secret; Death Was Out to Lunch; Rocky X: D-Day From Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #100
    Boy Comics (1942) 100

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C. H. Moore, Ben Brown, Jay Scott Pike, Ralph Mayo, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw's new face is revealed, and it's even more horrifying than his previous one. A comics retelling of the famed 1938 rematch between heavyweight champion Joe Louis and German boxing legend Max Schmeling. Their space battles over, Rocky and Simpy are reassigned the Korean peninsula as the Korean War heats up. Crimebuster: One Second To Zero; Conquer Any Worlds Lately?; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Riot; Famous Eccentrics; Crimebuster: They Called Him Crazy; Rocky X: Planet To FBI - Over; Best Fights Of The Century: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #106
    Boy Comics (1942) 106
    • Interior complete. Missing small piece (slightly affects story).

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, Ben Brown, Ralph Mayo and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. At a joust for a medieval charity fair, someone switches Crimebuster's lance with a real one and tries to frame him for attempted murder. Sniffer and Iron Jaw stage fake prize fights with stand-in champs, until the real champion boxers show up to give them what for. A traffic accident leads Crimebuster to a fugitive killer, featuring a wrist-mounted gun apparently of Charles Biro's design. Crimebuster: Robin Hood Lives Again; Behind the Clown's Laugh; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Unfortunate Fortune; Crimebuster: Mr. Judge and Jury; Rocky X: Never Kick a Quiz Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #119
    Boy Comics (1942) 119
    • Interior complete. Full spine split with tape. Heavy tearing and tape. Cover oxidation with chipping.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Chuck Chandler, the teen collegian once known as Crimebuster, stars in an issue-length final adventure. As Chuck and his rival Jabbo jockey for position in the hockey championship, a nerdy fellow student sets out to make trouble. Fight Or Quit; Picking the Team; Behind Their Backs; With Everything At Stake; Win, Lose, or Haw. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.