Comic books 1942, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $429.00 Paper: Light tan to off white 1 piece of tape on spine of cover. Pinnacle Hill Collection sticker adhered to front of case. Label #0700761005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.87) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Bob Davis, Sid Greene, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Irving Werstein and John Jordan. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Military academy cadet Dick Cole is accused of treason, but only fellow cadet Reggie knows the truth. Teen inventor Edison Bell and his friends become "junior air raid wardens" on the WWII home front, and foil saboteurs. The Target and the Targeteers are trapped in a medieval castle and forced to fight the evil Purple Knights. Killer Morrison's gang steals a tank and breaks him out of prison. Plus a history of the Virginia Military Institute. Dick Cole; Real Cadets in Action; The Target and the Targeteers; Edison Bell and His Junior Air Raid Wardens; The Cadet (Kit Carter): Death A.W.O.L.! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $610.00 Paper: Off white Label #4217367001

Cover by Harold DeLay. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Albert Tyler, Sid Greene and Mickey Spillane. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. The origin story of Dick Cole's sidekick, fellow cadet Simba Karno, involves the villains Master Mongol and Dr. Karno. Teen inventor Edison Bell and his friends learn more about being "junior air raid wardens" for the benefit of young readers during WWII. The text story " Trouble...Come and Get It! " is an early story by hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane, back when he was writing comics. Edison Bell shows young readers how to make junior air warden equipment. Dick Cole; Edison Bell and His Junior Air Raid Wardens; Trouble… Come and Get It! (text story); The Target and the Targeteers: Introducing the Tiny Targets; The Cadet (Kit Carter): The Web of Sabotage. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $2,900.00 Paper: Off white Label #4333957002

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Devil's Playground starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy. Crimes in Color starring Vigilante, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.). Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Iron Giant starring Mr. America and Fatman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,275.00 or Best Offer Restored: C1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover. Label #4247467002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Pirate of Pleasure Island starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). The Rookie who Fought a Ghost starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by George Roussos. Fire Over Yunnanfu Road starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Destination Berlin starring Americommandos, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Idol of Doom starring Congo Bill. Recipe for Robbery starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,580.00 Paper: Off white Pedigree: Rockford Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Rockford. Includes Rockford Collection certificate of authenticity. Label #0055926017

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Man Who Couldn't Sleep, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; The Sandman is able to assist a new criminal who suffers from the lack of sleep and has taken up crime only because he hasn't had a wink of sleep in 40 years, and needs something to occupy the long nights! The Time-Machine Crime starring Starman, pencils by Jack Burnley and Mort Meskin (page 10 panels 3-7, page 11), inks by Jack Burnley and George Roussos (page 10 panels 3-7, page 11). Adventure of the Desperate Dragons starring The Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Enigma of the Absent-Minded Artists starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. Man Trap Island starring Manhunter, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. The Case of the Sponsored Crooks starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,800.00 Paper: Off white Label #4358090004

Origin & 1st app. Airboy & Iron Ace; Black Angel (1st app.), Flying Dutchman & Skywolf (1st app.) Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Al Camy, Harry Stein, Mort Leav, Fred Kida, Nathaniel Nitkin, John Cassone, Al Jaffe, Harry Sahle, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $570.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1573056001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Martin Nodell (Green Lantern figure) and Irwin Hasen. The Sinister Plot of Professor Caspar starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell; A vicious scientist kills to obtain a gun that shoots sound, and then kidnaps world famous scientists in order to gain their inventions. The Phony Doctor starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Car Racket, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone; Al takes a car out for a near-fatal test drive, forcing the Atom to round up the crooked car dealers and get them to confess to selling dangerous vehicles. Uncle Herman – Detective starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Parrot Puzzle starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. The Bomber starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Truth of Dr. Mid-Nite's Identity starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $2,600.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Small gap in one corner of inner well. Label #4286978001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($78.00) will be charged at checkout.

The Justice Society of America battle the Nazis in Europe in "Food for Starving Patriots!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldom Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman in France (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Starman in Poland (art by Lou Ferstadt), the Atom in Holland (art by Gallagher), Doctor Fate in Germany (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Mid-nite in Norway (art by Stan Aschmeier), the Spectre in Belgium (pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Bernard Baily), Johnny Thunder in Czechoslovakia (arg by Aschmeier), and the Sandman in Greece (art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, and Howard Ferguson). Brief Wonder Woman appearance. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "The Statue of Buddha." Junior JSA Club begins with membership offer. Gallagher cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,995.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1745711002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($59.85) will be charged at checkout.

The Justice Society of America battle the Nazis in Europe in "Food for Starving Patriots!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldom Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman in France (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Starman in Poland (art by Lou Ferstadt), the Atom in Holland (art by Gallagher), Doctor Fate in Germany (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Mid-nite in Norway (art by Stan Aschmeier), the Spectre in Belgium (pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Bernard Baily), Johnny Thunder in Czechoslovakia (arg by Aschmeier), and the Sandman in Greece (art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, and Howard Ferguson). Brief Wonder Woman appearance. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "The Statue of Buddha." Junior JSA Club begins with membership offer. Gallagher cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $3,900.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Off white From The Collection of Jon Berk. RESTORATION: Very minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #1485443007

Cover art by Al Avison. The Terror of the Slimy Japs!, script and art by Carl Burgos; the Human Torch and Toro, now that war against Japan has been declared, must face the murder, crime and sabotage that Moppino, the high priest of the rising sun temple, wishes to perpetrate against the city of New York. Illustrated ad, encouraging readers to join Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty. The Sorceror's Sinister Secret!; Steve and Bucky are allowed to go and see a magician's act, but when Mysto uses the Colonel of the post in his act, and they BOTH disappear, Captain America and Bucky head to "Sorcerer's Hollow" to track them down. Crime On the Rampage starring The Whizzer, art by Howard James [signed as Howard Johns]. Miser's Gold! text story. Sub-Mariner Combats the Sinister Horde! starring The Sub-Mariner, art by Bill Everett. Ad for Joker Comics #2, art by Basil Wolverton and Lee King. Death To the Nazi Scourge! starring The Destroyer. Ad for Young Allies Comics #3. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,450.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0209857001

Invading the Nazis' Secret Plan, inks by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro discover that the Nazis are operating out of a steamship anchored to a pier at Coney Island, intending to deliver a bomb [along with needed tanks of oxygen] to a hospital in order to kill thousands. Ad encouraging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. The Vampire Strikes!, pencils by Al Avison, inks by Don Rico; Cap and Bucky must face the threat created by the world's greatest master of occult medicine, Dr. Togu, who has forsaken the dropping of disease bombs on the Chinese people to inflict yet a new terror upon America: a vampire! Speed On the Rampage starring the Whizzer, art by Howard James. The Man in the Moon text story by Mickey Spillane. The Hermit's Island of Glittering Gold starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett. The Demon's Deadly Secret starring the Destroyer, art by John Forte. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $2,695.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1109013002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($80.85) will be charged at checkout.

68 pages Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,799.00 Restored: B3 Paper: White Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced. Label #3799075002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($83.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jerry Robinson. "The Batman Plays a Lone Hand!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Dick is rudely shocked when Bruce literally kicks him out of the house, not knowing that the Thumb has threatened to kill the Boy Wonder if Batman doesn't lay off. 2-page Round House Willie story by Bob Naylor. "Comedy of Tears!", script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders are bewildered to discover the reason behind the Joker's new campaign: to make people cry. "The Story of the Seventeen Stones!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Once suffering from amnesia, and having served 20 years in jail on the rock pile, criminal Rocky Grimes decides to get back at former members of his mob by using stones. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Destination Unknown!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); A couple of criminals board a train, disguised as a doctor and his nurse, in order to get to a man accused of crime being transferred to the gas chamber, and kill him in an iron lung. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,299.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0348452008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude [as Pat]. Claws of the Cat, art by Al Carreno; The Star Diamond is on exhibit at Bufany's, a temptation for many thieves, including the Cat, a man with a claw instead of a hand. The Octopus of the Underground, art by Al Carreno; An insane gangster called the Octopus has an undersea hideout where the Blue Beetle and Joan almost die, until Mike rescues them. The Dead Don't Kill, art by Louis Cazeneuve; a series of murders are planned to gain control of an inheritance. Cargo of Doom, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Judith Carthy's life is in danger because she has papers that proved Felland is head of an organization that stole army secrets. The Devil's Magic Wash Tub starring Davy the Wish Master. King of the Chess Killers starring the Gladiator, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $930.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well; Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #1135383004

Cover art by Allen Ulmer. House ad for Blue Beetle. Untitled story, script by Charles Nicholas, pencils by Pierce Rice; Blue Beetle goes up against a mad scientist with an "ice gun" who captures Joan and Mike. Untitled story; Blue Beetle solves a case of Japanese infiltrators killing soldiers on leave by placing mechanical beetle weapons in their houses. The Death Mask; Blue Beetle must fight a crime lord who wears a green skull mask and seems to be able to kill by pointing his finger. Patriots Fight For the Right starring V-Man. Death on the Waterfront text story starring Blue Beetle. Untitled Spark Stevens story, art by Joe Kubert. Two paragraphs each about Cat Man Comics and Captain Aero Comics. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $715.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3801703001

Cover art by Allen Ulmer. House ad for Blue Beetle. Untitled story, script by Charles Nicholas, pencils by Pierce Rice; Blue Beetle goes up against a mad scientist with an "ice gun" who captures Joan and Mike. Untitled story; Blue Beetle solves a case of Japanese infiltrators killing soldiers on leave by placing mechanical beetle weapons in their houses. The Death Mask; Blue Beetle must fight a crime lord who wears a green skull mask and seems to be able to kill by pointing his finger. Patriots Fight For the Right starring V-Man. Death on the Waterfront text story starring Blue Beetle. Untitled Spark Stevens story, art by Joe Kubert. Two paragraphs each about Cat Man Comics and Captain Aero Comics. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $300.00 Paper: Slightly britle Slab: Minor side edge crack Label #3912219002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Alberta Tews, Bernie Krigstein, Oliver Ashford, Eddie Murphy, Charles Quinlan, and Sol Brodsky. The Blue Beetle in "The Case of the Twisted Minds" and "The Walking Tank." Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Benny Bumps, V-Man, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle battles Nazis. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $305.00 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.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $370.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0139706002

Stories by Dave Berg and Jack Binder. Cover by Jack Binder. Mr. Ego; A clever criminal gang leader notices that Bulletman's strength comes from the helmet he is wearing, so he uses a giant electromagnetic to pull off the helmet and capture the Flying Detective. The Doll-Killers; Bulletman and Bulletgirl battle The Dome. A ghost haunts a concentration camp. The Menace of the Man Who Is Dressed To Kill; The Flying Detectives must stop a hardened criminal and killer who uses such ingenious weapons as an electrically carged cane, a boutonniere that emits poison gas, and cuff links that shoot poisoned dart. Dr. Destiny; Bulletman must stop a discredited inventor who is murdering his fellow club members to keep from having to share profits on his machine with them. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $5,500.00 Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4317852001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. "Spy Ambush," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap and Bucky face the unparaled fury of a female Nazi agent, bent on capturing America's only model of the new rapid fire grenade gun for Hitler. "Hotel of Horror," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; An avowed 5th Columnist uses a city celebration to lure Cap and Bucky to it, so that he can convince the good Captain to join his organization... or die! Untitled Headline Hunter story, script by Stan Lee; A Nazi agent, posing as a newspaper reporter, to prevent Headline from getting an exclusive story from a man who had just visited Moscow. "All in a Day's Work" text story by Lee. "The Phantom Hound of Cardiff Moor," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap solves the mystery of Cardiff Manor and a "ghost" dog, used by the only living relative of the family that once owned the manor. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News. Untitled Hurricane, Master of Speed story, art by Charles Nicholas; An unscrupulous construction company owner seeks to put his competition out of business, but not legitimately! Marvel Mystery Comics ad, art by Lee King. The Unbeatable Three! ad. "Beware the Man Who Could Forecast Doom starring Father Time," script by Lee; Father Time, puzzled by the fact that many noted people are being murdered with a clock at the scene mysteriously stopping at the exact moment of death, seeks to solve the mystery against a strange Yogi who predicted those deaths. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $11,000 Paper: Cream to off white the Bobby Blue Collection Label #4276706022

Cover art by Al Avison. "The League of the Unicorn!", art by Avison; A railroad boss poses as King Zong, leader of the League of Unicorns, an oriental criminal gang that wear helmets with spikes on their foreheads to slay enemies. Zong hopes to profit from sowing discord between China and the Allies, but Cap and Bucky defeat him and hand him over to the police. Polly Tix humor page by Fred Schwab. "The Lighthouse of Horror," art by Avison; Cap and Bucky must stop the activities of 20th Century pirates who are able to block the beam of a lighthouse, causing ships to run aground so they can be looted by the criminals. "Wild West" text story. Untitled Imp story, script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; The Imp tangles with Dr. Sinn, who has discovered a book on black magic which reveals magic words that makes Sinn the most powerful man alive! "The One Man Invasion!", A pair of Nazi agents enter the U.S. to kidnap a British newspaper publisher and take him to Germany, all to prevent the publishers' anti-Nazi articles from seeing print. Sentinels of Liberty ad. Untitled The Secret Stamp, U.S. Defense Agent story, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Rico; A group of criminals, who have stolen many defense stamps from Roddy Colt, are threatening to kill a local banker until he pays them $10,000. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $11,000 Paper: Cream to off white Pedigree: Promise Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well The Promise Collection Label #1979999015

Cover art by Al Avison. "The Horror of the Seas," art by Avison; Cap and Bucky encounter a race of undersea people that have built a temple to their goddess Lai-Son beneath the reef where they sacrifice the townspeople under the command of a Nazi who plans to use them as the spearhead of an invasion. Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty ad. "The Imp and the Pirates," script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; Jefferson and the Imp set out to uncover some pirate treasure, then run into a blood thirsty group of pirates determined not to let them have it. Percy humor page, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Klein. "Pacific Voyage" text story. "Red Skull's Deadly Revenge," script by Lee, art by Avison; Jefferson and the Imp set out to uncover some pirate treasure, then run into a blood thirsty group of pirates determined not to let them have it. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News ad. Joker Comics ad, art by Lee King. "Murder in Cross Lane," script by Lee, art by Don Rico; When Roddy's reporter friend, Jerry Dash, is accused of murdering a fellow reporter, the Secret Stamp goes into action to save his life from an angry mob. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $599.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4391256009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Marc Swayze and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Bulbo the Whale" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Klang the Killer" by Marc Swayze; "The Great Atlantic Dam" (Adolf Hitler appearance); and "Captain Marvel a Murderer?" Plus: Giant Paste the Axis Contest 2-pager with C.C. Beck strip, "Captain Marvel Is Robbed of His Magic Word." Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Death Express" by Douglas Mann. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $815.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4235497010

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Ezra Jack Keats, Al Liederman, Marc Swayze and Dave Berg. Superhero action with the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel battles Axis forces in Alaska. Marvel's friend Steamboat encounters a hypnotist who makes him think he can be the next Captain Marvel, in a story with inks by future Mad "Lighter Side" cartoonist Dave Berg. Captain Marvel battles Axis forces in Mexico. Classic WWII propaganda cover by Beck. The Alaskan Adventure; The Trumpet of Doom; The World's Mightiest Mistake; Captain Kid; Captain Marvel in Mexico. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,000.00 or Best Offer Restored: C3 Paper: Light tan to off white Restoration Includes: Color Touch, Pieces Added, Reinforced. (ALL 3 EDGES TRIMMED) Label #4132188001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

1st appearance and origin of Mary Marvel and the Marvel Family. Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. In "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel" by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, Billy Batson accidentally discovers that a young girl, appearing on the Station W.H.I.Z. radio show 'The Mental Marvel Quiz,' possesses half of a strange locket that he has the other half to, and that her former nurse confirms the fact that Billy and Mary are actually twins! Appearances by Captain Marvel, Jr. and Shazam. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Fights a Nightmare"; "The What-Not Adventure"; and "The Three Wishes of Tim Tucker" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kidd in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Killer in the North" by Carl Formes. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.1 $325.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Coverless. INCOMPLETE. 1st wrap missing, affects story. Label #1462524001

1st appearance and origin of Mary Marvel and the Marvel Family. Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. In "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel" by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, Billy Batson accidentally discovers that a young girl, appearing on the Station W.H.I.Z. radio show 'The Mental Marvel Quiz,' possesses half of a strange locket that he has the other half to, and that her former nurse confirms the fact that Billy and Mary are actually twins! Appearances by Captain Marvel, Jr. and Shazam. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Fights a Nightmare"; "The What-Not Adventure"; and "The Three Wishes of Tim Tucker" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kidd in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Killer in the North" by Carl Formes. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $2,100.00 or Best Offer Conserved Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side edge crack Conservation includes: cover cleaned, cover reinforced. Label #0710320012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($63.00) will be charged at checkout.

Art and cover by Jack Binder. The Murder Trap; Captain Midnight, making his first Fawcett appearance, battles Herr Luger. Secret Sub; Captain Midnight battles Schultze. Captain Midnight Rescues a Romeo; Captain Midnight battles Rica. Little Sneezer intro and origin story. Invisible Menace; Captain Midnight battles Baron Von Togo. Red Skye Over London text story by Joseph J. Millard. Ad for Paste the Axis" contest in Captain Marvel Adventures #15. Ad in which Captain Marvel introduces Captain Midnight. A list of radio stations running the Captain Midnight radio program. Ad for Whiz Comics. Ad for Spy Smasher comics. Ad for Master Comics. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $2,495.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0700771001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($74.85) will be charged at checkout.

Art and cover by Jack Binder. The Phantom Bomber; Captain Midnight goes up against The Phantom Bomber. The Case of the Tokyo Turkey starring Captain Midnight. Adventure of the Giant Glider; Captain Albright displays a model of a new glider he has constructed to a group of military officials, a glider that can transport 50 military troops a reasonable distance, all without a motor. Death Has Many Faces text story by Joseph J. Millard. The Case of the Talking Fish humor story with Little Sneezer. The Prison Plot; Captain Midnight battles Black Mikado. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $125.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white HRN 28. Label #4364135010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Siggy’s Comics

Robin Hood, 6th Printing, Classics Comics. Adaptation of the classic stories of Robin Hood, a champion of the down-trodden in England during the Crusades. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. (HRN 28). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,750.00 or Best Offer Restored: A1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: tear seals to cover and interior, cover reinforced. Label #4378815006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($82.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

Cover art by Frank Harry. Mystery of the House of the Seven Gables starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Diana and Steve head out by car to the New England coast at General Darnell's request to keep an eye out for spies and saboteurs; The disappearance of a young boy named Tommy then leads Diana to try and locate him, and she discovers a group of 5th Columnists who are connected to the Nazis that are to come ashore as invaders. The Smell That Spelled J-A-I-L starring Red, White and Blue, script by Jerry Siegel, art by William Smith. Fact page on Columbus. Hitler Is a Bum! starring The Ghost Patrol, script by Ted Udall, art by Frank Harry. Fingers of Fate--Minute Movies, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Scourge of the Seas starring Black Pirate, script by Ted Udall, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Adventure of Luckless Lenore starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Lou Ferstadt. Crime Takes the Count starring Wildcat, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen. Scribbly starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Crime's Birthday Party starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Lou Ferstadt (signed as E. E. Hibbard). 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,895.00 Restored: B1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: tear seal to cover, glue on 13th page, cover reinforced. (Married 13th page) Label #1292690003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($56.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Harry Lucey, Woody Hamilton, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, George Tuska, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Numbering continues from Silver Streak Comics (1939) #21. Erroneously listed as issue #23 on cover (#22 in indicia). The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The series kicks off with the true story of 1930s mobster Louis Lepke Buchalter, the gangster who created the Murder, Inc. killer-for-hire operation. The Wild West gunfighter "Wild Bill" Hickok becomes a figure of legend. Paralyzed polio survivor Bill Reed develops a set of prosthetic wings and becomes the superhero War Eagle, in his sole adventure. Crime Kings: The Real Story Behind Lepke, Mad Dog of the Underworld; Wild Bill Hickok; Officer Edward Maher and the Mad Dog Killers of Fifth Avenue; The Saga of Harpshead Road; Two-Legged Rats; The Mad Musician and His Tunes of Doom; The Crime Corner Presents: Hollywoods Panther Man, The Jersey Devil; The Case of the Twisted Cigarettes; The Blackout Murder Mystery; Dickie Dean, The Boy Inventor; The War Eagle. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Charles Biro. "The Return of Sniffer," script and art by Charles Biro; Daredevil uses young David Schmidt to infiltrate a Bund organization to get the goods on them and what they are up to before he mops up the house with them. "Crippled Vengeance: Chapter Three," script by Dick Wood, art by Bernard Klein; Thirteen, Jinx and Marie make it out of the burning house and to a car that they hope to make a get-away in, believing that King Questionmark has perished in the fire. "South American Smasher," script by Dick Wood, art by Bernard Klein; Terry and Mickey decide to go into town to watch K.O. put the moves on a Mexican senorita, when the South American champ, Castelli, roughs K.O. and man-handles the girl. "Little Big Shot," script by Dick Wood, art by George Roussos; Hugh is walking the streets when he sees two young boys pull a fast one on a grocer; After stopping them and repaying the grocer, and hoping to turn them from a life of crime, Hugh tells them the story of New York Benny. Silver Streak Comics ad. "Hollywood Sabotage"; Miss Patriot is invited on set to watch a new war movie being made called "Fight to Die," and meets the star of the movie, who has fallen for her. Sniffer ad. "The Oil Racketeers," script and art by Dick Briefer; When Jeff sees a friend of his being beaten up at a gas station, he wades into them, gives them a shellacking, and lets them go, not realizing they are criminals that had just committed a heist. "Transpacific Tragedy" text story by Dick Wood. "Who Is the Boar?", script and art by Jerry Robinson; While battling a criminal, Leslie saves London's life and thus makes headlines all over the world... headlines that reach Nazi Germany, where Hitler unleashes the first super-powered villain London has faced: The Boar. "Case of the Missing Mayor," script and art by Bob Wood; After battling the Ghost and possibly killing him, the Claw disappears. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Bart Tumey, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Kids Peewee, Jock, Scarecrow and Meatball help Daredevil battle fifth columnists, soon calling themselves the Little Wise Guys, who would star in the comic for the rest of its run. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle battles Varicose Vane, provider of Vitamin V, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince's aide Black Mask is captured by an enemy who discovers "his" secret. Also featuring a text biography of notorious comics legend Bob Wood. Daredevil: Blackhearts In White; Thirteen and Jinx; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Blitz In Alaska; Times Square; The Claw; Meet Bob Wood. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. The Three Racketeers starring Batman, Robin, and "Crafty" Cal Clate, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Spy story, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Crime Stalks the Barnyard! starring Cliff Crosby, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Beggars Rebellion starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Seal starring Larry Steele, Private Detective, art by Cliff Young. Air Wave story, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Slam Bradley story, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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First Penguin cover by Jerry Robinson. Crime's Early Bird starring Batman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Escape to Disaster starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Crime on the Half-Moon starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Secret Ten starring Spy, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. A Matter of Law text story by Dalton Weeks. The Case of the Country Crooner starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Case of the Whistling Tooth starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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First Two-Face cover by Jerry Robinson. The Man Who Led a Double Life starring Batman, Robin, and Two-Face, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. The Treachery of Osuki starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Dead Men Do Tell Tales starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. Adventure of the Peglegged Wildcat starring Spy, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. Escape from Death text story by Nils Hall. The Case of the Talking Gun starring Air Wave, script by Murray Boltinoff, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the Cultured Crooks starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Joker cover art by Jerry Robinson. The Harlequin's Hoax starring Batman, Robin, and The Joker, script by Joe Greene, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. The Siege of Krovka starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Three Behind the Throne starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the Sweet-Toothed Spy starring Spy, art by Chuck Winter. Sharp Eyes text story by Alan Dell. The Magic Cupboard starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Case of the Artistic Ape starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $350.00 Paper: Off white to white From the collection on Jon Berk. Label #1485450018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Story by J. P. McEvoy. Art by John Striebel and Ham Fisher. Reprints of the long-running comic strip, featuring a former showbiz star who encounters adventure and, sometimes, romance. This issue reprints the storyline where Dixie is dating a would-be boxer. To help him train, Dixie enlists the aid of champion boxer Joe Palooka (also a part of the McNaught comics syndicate). Joe Palooka artist Ham Fisher obliged by providing the Palooka art in these strips, creating one of the earliest crossovers in comics. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Hypnotic Gas starring Black Terror, art by Don Gabrielson; vs. Sweiger. The Poison Dart Murders starring The Liberator; vs. Gobel and Babbon. The Murderous Mechanics starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner. The Harlequin Murders starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. The Harlequin [Richter], a Joker-like character. Startling Comics ad. Carribean Crisis starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Von Stofer. In Hong Kong starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Dr. Cobra. Attack on the Secretary of War starring Sergeant Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Real Life Comics ad on back cover with Adolph Hitler. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Blaster of the Pig-Boat Pirates," art by Dan Zolnerowich; Super-American vs. Von Hofen, Cobert, Commandant Zollen, Kapitan Luden and Adm. Rattner. Untitled Strut Warren story, art by Seymour Reit. Untitled story starring Kayo Kirby and Weldon Steele. Untitled story; Shark Brodie vs. Togashima. "The True Life Story of Mike McTigue," art by Rudy Palais; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Chip Collins vs. Lt. Von Hexa and Nazis; Lord Shackleton introduction. Untitled story, art by Art Saaf; Captain Fight (Jeff Crockett) vs. The Smiler. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Al Bryant, Rafael Astarita, Lee Ames, Nick Cardy, Rudy Palais, P.R. Isip and Alex Blum, plus a cartoon page featuring Jack Kamen, Art Peddy, John Cassone and Henry C. Morse. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio tries to convince a South American presidente that his life is in danger; Shark Brodie and Pacific Islander Lily battle Axis forces in the South Pacific; Hooks Devlin investigates after an intelligence source is murdered on stage in front of an audience. Cover features a small promo for war savings stamps, a US military funding drive. Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; Jungle Adventure; Blackout; Kayo Kirby; Chip Collins; Hooks Devlin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $110.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back; Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes 1st 2 wraps and centerfold married. Top edge label strip is missing. Label #0016846002

Popeye. Stories and Art by Elzie Segar. Featuring Popeye reprints from Thimble Theatre newspaper strips (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) from 1935-1937. Starring Popeye, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, The Jeep, Sea Hag, Swee'pea, The Goon and Poopdeck Pappy! (Bluto appears on the cover, but not in the book.) 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $3,600.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0249320008

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Total War!: Chapter 1: Foemen In the Fog starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell; While investigating a mysterious wreck at sea, Alan, Doiby and Irene are picked up by an invading force of the Gestapo [led by Captain Kortz], but Green Lantern saves the day by destroying the Nazi air force before it can strike on land. Cicero's Cat humor page by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). Total War!: Chapter 2: The Den of Doom. Sweet Adeline humor two-pager by Art Helfant. Total War! Chapter 3: Green Lantern Enlists. Spy Signal text story by Hop Harrigan. Cicero's Cat humor page by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Total War! Chapter 4: Journey's End For Nazis. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains four original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; and "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson. "Emergency Courage" text story by George E. Magee. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Gill Fox. Make-Up For Murder, art by Max Elkan. Case of the Cat's Skeleton, art by Al Bryant. Peanuts and Spies starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. War! starring Comet Kelly, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Silken Gang War starring Red Bee, script by Witmer Williams [as B. H. Apiary], art by Witmer Williams. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Prisoner of Von Kimmel, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; Despite the menace of the Japanese after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Ghost battles the Nazi menace and even sings the lyrics from a 1940 song, "I Am an American." Totoya Adventure starring the Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. The Coming of Captain Flagg, script by Toni Blum [as Anthony Blum], art by Alex Koda. The Swordfish Strikes, art by Fred Guardineer. Bout With the Vichy French starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $6,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #0326503010

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for All-Winners Comics #6. The Hooded Gang starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Jack Alderman; The Torch and Toro prevent a man from being lynched by a slumlord; The man's plans for urban renewal would have prevented the slumlord's building and land from being condemned and sold to the railroad. Ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #7. The Ghost of Reuben Hartnett starring the Sub-Mariner, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carl Pfeufer; Namor and Betty arrive at the home of the late Reuben Hartnett in time for the reading of the will, a will which states that there is a locked box hidden away with the man's fortune and whoever finds it owns the treasure. The Invalid text story by Pvt. Irving Werstein. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Queer Case of Johnny Clostro starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle. Untitled Swoopy the Fearless, script and art by Art Gates. Ad for Young Allies Comics #5. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC NG $699.95 or Best Offer Slight professional restoration Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case COVERLESS/INCOMPLETE. Restoration includes: seals, reinforced, staples replaced. (1st wrap and 26th page missing, affects story). Label #1125763001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

1st appearance of Mrs. Grundy. Cover price $0.10.