Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) comic books

Add to cart Coverless $699.95 or Best Offer View scans Full length spine split to first wrap. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by John Richard Flanagan. The Suicide of Major Duval: Part 1 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Introducing the Raven starring Inspector Kent, script and art by George Newman. The Killing of Judge Thompson starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Shuster Shop. The God of the Ruby Eye: Part 12 starring Tod Hunter, script and art by Jim Chambers. The Armored Truck Robbery starring Steve Malone, script by Gardner Fox, art by Don Lynch. Battle With Tartars starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Professor Doolittle humor two-pager by Bob Kane. Mystery of the Exploding Ships starring Tom Brent, script and art by Jim Chambers. The Rebel Pancho Velez starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Pirate Ship: Part 13 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. Wang Ku of Shanghai--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Fred Guardineeer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $650.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Heavy tape on interior of cover and pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Minute Men of America, art by Bernard Baily; The Hourman investigates the suspicious deaths of twelve children who work in a factory owned by a Mr. Tareff. Ad for Mutt & Jeff #2. Fang Gow's Daughter starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Plot of Vas Onga starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Coast Line Limited Crackup starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. The Women Warriors starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Shanghaied starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. The Great I: Part 2 starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. The Loan Sharks starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Boy's Week Crimes starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; The city government of Cosmos decides to sponsor a week-long "Boys' Week," during which time students will be shown how a big city is run by actually allowing them the chance to do so. Fang Gow's Terror starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Battle To the Death starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Aircraft Plant Robberies starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Revolution In Ugar starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Framed! starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Mediterranean Kidnapping starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Star of Singapore starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,030.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4151670014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $599.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch, tear seals, TRIMMED. Full length spine split (taped). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Bernard Baily. Dr. Slight's Living Statues starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Rex Tyler, ordered by Mr. Bannerman to head out to "Castle Doom" to assist Dr. Slight in working out a special chemical formula, is unaware that this formula gives life to plaster casts by means of a special machine, which have been used to bomb places on the east coast. Fang Gow's Ruse starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Death Behind the Waves starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Menacing Midget starring Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. At Grips With the Kraken starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Bodyguard starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Shipwrecked starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $750.00 View scans 2.5" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple, Cover detached at both. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Mystery of the Undersea Terror, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); When communications with the S.S. Aurora are interrupted, Starman is called in to investigate, and he comes face-to-face with the dread League of the Octopus......and the man behind them: the Light! Outlaws of the Sahara starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Black Ray starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. The House Without Stairs starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Deserted City starring Cotton Carver, art by Jack Lehti. The Sandman at Sea starring The Sandman, art by Paul Norris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,040.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4151670013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $999.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached at one staple and coming loose/torn at the other. 2" cumulative spine split, spine roll. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Case of the Camera Curse, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman must face a man who uses a forbidden voodoo formula, combined with the properties of photo-electric cells, to capture the souls of men and control the will of anyone whose image he captures in his camera! The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Creig Flessel; 1st appearance and origin the Shining Knight. Counterfeit Coal starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. Trouble in Tibet starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Danger from Train to Plane starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Comet-Ray starring The Sandman, art by Paul Norris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $150.00 View scans Corner of first wrap missing, minor impact to story. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Finder's Keepers, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Burnley; The Mist engages in a campaign using valuable items that people find on the street to hypnotize the finder, and later perpetrating thefts from those individuals. The Case of the Hi-Jacked Hep-Cats starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. The Case of the Off-Key Crooner starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Horseless Cowboy starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Stone of Vengeance starring Manhunter, script and art by Jack Kirby. Dreams of Doom starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,580.00 View scans 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 7.5 $645.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #0045434003

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Lady and the Champ, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; Fighter Jimmy Maddox's fight manager decides to double cross his boxer when he meets the champ in the ring, but the Sandman's advice to Maddox's sweetheart saves the day. Wish Upon a Star! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. Checkmate to Chivalry starring The Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Case of the Haunted Opera starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. Justice Was Taken For a Joy Ride starring Manhunter, art by Pierce Rice. The Riddles in Rhyme starringHourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $360.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. Cover detached at single center staple and taped to first wrap. Staple added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jack, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Hounded by dreams of the Sandman, when Gentleman Jack Jarvis is released from prison he swears that he will one day live in a suite of cells, come and go as he pleases with guards waiting on him hand and foot......but the Sandman will suffer in a solitary cell and made to die slowly! The Constellations of Crime! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. The Scrap For Scrap starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Way Down Yonder in the Corn Field starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Mystery of the Monster Bird starring Manhunter, script by Jack Kirby, art by Pierce Rice. The School For Heroes starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4348179022

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. I Hated the Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Silas Pettigrew hated sleep because he couldn't stay awake, and he hated the Sandman because he was a symbol of sleep; But when Silas is falsely accused of murdering a Policeman, the Sandman steps into the picture. The West Goes Ghost starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. The Troubles of a Taxidermist starring Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Crime Paints a Picture! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. The Man From Yesterday, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Pierce Rice. You Never Can Beat the Dutch starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,000.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #3889318012

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Prisoner Of His Dreams, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Archibald Shelby has the uncanny ability to plan perfect crimes while he sleeps, and a gang of criminals decide to use that ability to their advantage! The Case of the Curious Crossroad starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Golden Horseshoe starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Plundering Planets! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. Fisherman's Fortune starring Manhunter, pencils by Pierce Rice. Trouble in Three-Quarter Time starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $234.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. 7" cumulative spine split (taped), cover and centerfold detached. Tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Courage a la Carte, pencils by Gil Kane [as Jack Kirby], inks credited to Joe Simon; When Sandman learns that crooks he is unsuccessfully battling are hypnotized into battling far beyond their means, he soon teaches the villains that hypnotism can be a double-edged sword! The Affair of the Unhappy Hercules starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. Daze of the Knight starring the Shining Knight, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Rising Star of Johnny Teach starring Starman, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Emil Gershwin, inks by Sam Citron. Treasure Is Where You Take It starring Manhunter, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Charles Paris. The Return of Ghenghis Khan starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice del Burgo. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $159.95 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. INCOMPLETE. Several pages missing, affects Shining Knight, Starman, Molly, and text stories. Original staple missing, staples and tape added. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Tough Guy starring Sandman, art by Pen Shumaker; A notorious crook, known as the Tough Guy, has a soft spot in his heart for his brother Jim, whom he does not want to see follow in his footsteps, so he enrolls Jim in a military school. The Saving Scot and the Gypsy Gyp starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Bookworm That Turned starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Three Comets starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Spirit of Korea starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Edmond Good. The Hand of Doom starring Manhunter, art by Edmond Good. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4370292002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Sleep For Sale starring The Sandman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Pen Shumaker; Mr. Kendall goes to the Sleepatorium, a special dormitory that puts people to sleep when nothing else works. What he doesn't know, and that the Sandman discovers, is that a fellow patient, a criminal known as Wide-Awake Willie, also uses the facility as a blind to get sleep. Roguery in Nine Reels starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Gifts from the Stars starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. Genius Jones Broadcasting, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Stan Kaye. The Peerless Puppets starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Edmond Good. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $1,170.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #0055950011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Reincarnation of a Rogue, script by Joe Samachson, art by Pen Shumaker; Ape Larson, while hiding from the Police and the Sandman, picks up a book in the library on reincarnation, and, after reading it, figures that any mutt of the street could possibly be his brother. Ancestor Unknown starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Stars Fell on Allie Bammer starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Puzzle of the Tired Pigeons starring Genius Jones, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Stan Kaye. The Battle of Ti Liang starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Edmond Good. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,900.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back; Significant scuff(s) inner well; Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0000834006

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Riddle of the Rembrandt, art by Gil Kane; Wes and Sandy, while visiting a museum, discover a fake Rembrandt hanging on the wall, so Wes offers to buy the piece from the curator. Victory Makes Hay starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Professor Plays Safe starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Honest Crook starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. Conquest Doesn't Pay starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Pen Shumaker. Hero of Dreams, script by Joe Samachson, art by Pen Shumaker; Timothy Quiver, a gun salesman who is deathly afraid of guns, teams up with the gold and purple clad duo to captured an armed notorious felon and his gang. Twin Stars of Crime (Table of Contents starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Felon's Friend starring the Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. To Filch a Fortune starring Genius Jones, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Stan Kaye. Unconditional Surrender starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.