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Stalker (1975 DC) 4 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389567011

Final issue of the series. "Invade the Inferno." Script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Wally Wood. Two-page Tarzan ad with art by Joe Kubert. Back-cover ad with art by Mort Drucker. Ditko/Wood cover. Cover price $0.25.

Stalker (1975 DC) 4 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4389567005

Final issue of the series. "Invade the Inferno." Script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Wally Wood. Two-page Tarzan ad with art by Joe Kubert. Back-cover ad with art by Mort Drucker. Ditko/Wood cover. Cover price $0.25.

Stalker (1975 DC) 4 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389567008

Final issue of the series. "Invade the Inferno." Script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Wally Wood. Two-page Tarzan ad with art by Joe Kubert. Back-cover ad with art by Mort Drucker. Ditko/Wood cover. Cover price $0.25.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC #3-204) 148 FN 6.0

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Luck is a Puppy Named Schatzi starring Enemy Ace, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; Von Hammer adopts an injured puppy he finds on the airfield as a good-luck token but the dog is killed during a firefight. Ad for Superman #222, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Fall of the Red Knight starring Warriors of the Sky, art by Ric Estrada. Aircraft Carriers Battle Album, art by Ken Barr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Star Trek (1984 1st Series DC) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2794FAB-015

Kirk, Bones, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu and Saavik lead the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in search of the Klingons in "The Wormhole Connection". Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. Script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Ricardo Villagran. Marv Wolfman edits. U.S.S. Gallant appears. In Trek continuity, series starts after the events of the film Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. George Perez cover. Cover price $0.75.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 2 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-041

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To regain the honor lost by the Federation in the wake of the Raimonan Primarch's missing will, Riker willingly enters into deadly combat with the planet's champion. Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 3 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side edge crack

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-042

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Picard sends an away team to investigate a derelict spaceship...that shifts to high warp speed with the team inside. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 4 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-043

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In "The Hero Factor," the Enterprise races after the decoy vessel while Worf attempts to disable the alien ship. Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 5 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-044

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A rescue mission that's not what it appears on the surface reunites Geordi with an old lover. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 8 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-047

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In "The Battle Within," Data must make a choice between the crew of the USS Enterprise...and a new life as a space-faring pirate. Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Gordon Purcell and Pablo Marcos. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 9 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-048

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Dr. Crusher contracts a rare disease that forces Picard to ignore Starfleet orders in search of a cure...a cure that's in Ferengi hands. The price: the specs for the Enterprise's warp engines in exchange for Crusher's life. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Eric Peterson. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 12 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-279A9AA-207

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Another ship's pretending to be the U.S.S. Enterprise...and only Counselor Troi can hope to salvage the situation and stop the bloodshed. Part 3 of 3, continued from the previous issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 14 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-035

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The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise spends shore leave on a peaceful winter world...until the Ferengi show up and turn up the heat. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 15 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-036

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Though captives of the Ferengi, Riker and Geordi must try to prevent an insidious plot to gut an entire planet. Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Starman (1988 1st Series) 43 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-102

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Part 2 of the 4-part 'Star Shadows': Hoping to find a cure for his wildly fluctuating powers, Starman heads into outer space with Dr. Bruce Gordon...where they meet up with Lobo, who's been hired to kill Gordon's alter ego, Eclipso! Written by Len Strazewski, with art by Vince Giarrano. Cover by Mike Mignola. Cover price $1.00.

Static (1993 DC) Milestone 1A.U CGC 9.8 Cowan Direct Variant

Paper: White

Collector's Edition

Label #3714916013

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Direct Edition unbagged without extras. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Burning Sensation [Trial by Fire, Chapter One], script by Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, art by John Paul Leon and Steve Mitchell; Frieda goes to Akkad's place where the five alarm crew is waiting to take her somewhere; Static steps in and defeats them; Frieda goes home; Virgil asks Larry about asking Frieda out; Larry says he thinks Frieda believes they're just friends; the five alarm crew take Frieda to Hot-Streak; Static battles Hot-Streak, but when he sees his face he stops fighting and is defeated en by him. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 12 VG- 3.5

Water spotting. Interior activity completed.

Captain Comet in "The Girl From the Diamond Planet" (script by Edgar Ray Merritt, art by Murphy Anderson?), "The Brain Masters of Polaris" (script by John Osgood, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry), "Sideways in Time" (script by Jack Miller and John Braillard), and "Exiled From Earth" (script by Gardner F. Fox). Gil Kane cover and art. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 144 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

The Atomic Knights star in "When the Earth Blacked Out!" (art by Murphy Anderson); and "The Imaginary Dooms!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 187 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1265821013

First appearance of the Enchantress. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 205 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1216807008

1st appearance of Deadman in "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?" Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Carmine Infantino. Back-up story: "War of the Mind Readers!" Infantino/George Roussos cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1261895013

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Karate on the Moon!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; a Karate match starts on Earth and shifts to the moon. "Volley of Death," script by Frank Robbins, art by Dick Giordano; a man has to play tennis using a live grenade as the ball. Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World. "Tall in the Saddle!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; a dinosaur runs in a modern day horse race. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 3 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #1261895014

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Gridiron Knightmare!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dick Giordano; an armored knight plays in a football game. "Man Who Leaped over the Earth!", script by Elliot Maggin, art by Dick Giordano; a man pole vaults over the Earth. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 4 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1261895015

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Challenge of the Faceless Five!", script by Cary Bates, art by John Rosenberger; the fate of the world depends on a faceless basketball team winning a game. "Man with the Golden Gloves!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; a prize fighter has heavy weights on his hands. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Suicide Squad Special Edition (2021 DC) FCBD 1A CBCS 9.8 Hairsine

Paper: White

Label #21-3247374-008

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Written by Tim Seeley and Brian Azzarello. Art by Scott Kolins and Alex Maleev. Cover by Trevor Hairsine. Get ready for The Suicide Squad written and directed by James Gunn, which releases in theaters and HBO Max on August 6th, with this incredible Special Edition that features the world's deadliest villains. Discover more about the breakout character from Task Force X in a SUICIDE SQUAD: KING SHARK story by Tim Seeley and Scott Kolins. This issue also includes a preview of the sensational SUICIDE SQUAD: GET JOKER! limited series by Brian Azzarello and Alex Maleev. An incarcerated and angry Red Hood receives a chance at freedom from Amanda Waller. All the former Boy Wonder needs to do to gain his release is lead the Suicide Squad on a mission to terminate The Joker. Paired up with Harley Quinn and Gotham City killers such as Firefly and Killer Croc, he doesn't care if any of them come back alive, as long as The Joker dies! 32 pages, full color. Ages 13+

Super Heroes Battle Super Gorillas (1976) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4360720003

Cover pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Vince Colletta. "The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy summons Superman to Africa with his signal-watch when he encounters a gorilla with super-powers; Superman deduces that the giant ape is from Krypton, and later it sacrifices itself to save Superman from Green Kryptonite, revealing that it was really a Kryptonian human accidentally transformed into a gorilla. "Grodd Puts the Squeeze on Flash," script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene; Gorilla Grodd speeds up the citizens of Central City and uses them to force Flash to free him from his prison in Gorilla City. "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City," script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Boss Dyke is executed in the gas chambers for his crimes, and his body is taken to a doctor who transplants the criminal's brain into that of a large gorilla; The gorilla communicates to the doctor that after he and his gang have secured needed funds, he wants his brain then transplanted into that of the Batman, and Batman's bran put into the gorilla. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 45 PR 0.5

Full length spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Incredible Superboy Auction, art by John Sikela; After the General Store burns down, Pa must raise money and accidentally auctions off all of Clark's Superboy souvenirs. Bat Kite --Superboy's Workshop activity page. The Secret of the Super Charades, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Man Who Owned a Volcano text story by Jack Miller. A Trap for Superboy!, art by John Sikela; Lana Lang stumbles on a piece of kryptonite and tries to prove Clark is Superboy. How a Nation Is Born public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, inks by Win Mortimer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 130 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Only one staple (manufacturing). Water spotting.

Cover art by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "Prince Rama's Super-Stand-In!" starring Superboy Robot X-29K, Panther Maiden, and Swami Hatmok, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Superboy is brought to the kingdom of Bosmir to impersonate the royal Prince Rama, who will soon become Rajah; After Superboy dispels the boy's image as a weakling, crooks led by Swami Hatmok kidnap Rama and sell him into slavery; Superboy rescues Rama and sets him free; He then returns to Bosmir and helps the prince establish his claim to the throne. Your Free Trip Around the World! public service announcement about libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Super-Turtle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Superbaby's Search for a Pet!", script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Superbaby misses his pet Krypto, so he decides to find a new pet; Unsatisfied with the animals he finds on the farm, Clark causes trouble by releasing animals from the zoo; When order is restored, Superbaby tries to capture an intelligent sea serpent for a pet; Instead, the serpents try to make Superbaby their pet; Superbaby then searches in space and finds an alien shape-changer.. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios as. Letter to the editor from colorist and editorial assistant Irene Vartanoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 189 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #19-26F2CFD-030

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Curse of the Hangman's Noose!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; rope, vines, and a garden hose choke Pa Kent, and he tells Superboy it's from a family curse. The Runaway Superbaby!, script by Leo Dorfman [as David George], pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superbaby accidentally injures Jonathan Kent and flies away from home in remorse. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 194 CBCS 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #19-26F2CFD-033

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Super-Merman of the Sea!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; Harkon, a renegade Atlantean scientist, transforms Superboy into a water-breathing merman, which also removes his super-powers. Part 2 Prey of the Sea Wolves!, script by Dorfman, pencils by Brown, inks by Anderson; Superboy discovers that he has new mental powers of telepathy and telekinesis; Unable to leave the sea, he contacts his parents telepathically to tell them he is safe. Part 3 Super-Merman's Final Ordeal! Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. Statement of ownership--average print run 556,000; average paid circulation 265,877. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 198 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #19-26F2CFD-035

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time!--Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Cary Bates, art by Dave Cockrum; At a carnival in his own time period, Superboy faces the Fatal Five. Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Supergirl (2005 4th Series) 1ASPEN.A CGC 9.8 Turner Aspen Variant

Paper: White

Aspen Comics Edition A.

Label #4308031002

Aspen Comics Edition A variant by Michael Turner. Written by Jeph Loeb Art by Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund. Superstar writer Jeph Loeb and the red-hot art team of Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund join forces to deliver a new monthly series spinning out of the sell-out run in SUPERMAN/BATMAN featuring the adventures of Superman's cousin from Krypton, the one and only Kara Zor-el! Kara's story begins with the same brand of high-flying adventure as she begins her whirlwind tour of the DCU! And the first hero she squares off against is Power Girl! Before this tale guest-starring the JSA is complete, secrets behind the origins of both will be revealed! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund (75%) Michael Turner (25%). The Turner cover is shown above; please see page 53 for the Churchill cover. On sale August 10 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 USEdited by Eddie Berganza Cover price $2.99.

Supergirl Special (2023 DC) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Jack Foil Edition.

Label #4358604018

Written by Mariko Tamaki. Art by Skylar Patridge. Cover by Will Jack. GIRL INTERRUPTED! After joining the Superman Family and their heroic efforts in Metropolis, Kara thought she had found her place in the world. But there's only room in town for one Supergirl, and Power Girl's sudden reappearance has made her redundant. Her identity and role are both in question as she looks for answers. Will they lead her out of the city or out of this world? Find out as critically acclaimed writer Mariko Tamaki (Supergirl: Being Super) returns to the Maid of Might with the help of Skylar Patridge (Wonder Woman)! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $8.99.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 32 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Tape and writing on interior pages. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Superman's Search for Clark Kent!, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue. Crime on Skis!, script by Bill Finger (?) [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. Bomb Trap text story by Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe], inks by George Roussos. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Toys of Treachery! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 55 GD 2.0

5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye (background figures), inks by Kaye. Prankster's Second Childhood, art by Al Plastino; The Prankster is voted Most Admired Man by the students at the Manly Academy for Problem Children. The Richest Man In the World, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Millionaire Stephen Van Schuyler wants to marry Lois Lane, so she stages a contest to see who can give her the most spectacular gifts, Schuyler or Superman. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Albert Einstein bio. Too Many Heroes, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Actor Peter Loroff wills all his money to the person who performs the most heroic deed in the week after his death. Used in Seduction of the Innocent (pg. 33). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 57 CBCS 4.0

Paper: White

Label #22-0F351BF-003

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Menace of the Machine Men, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Aliens appear to land in the woods outside Northville and invade the city with giant robots. Every Man a Superman, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is thrown into the future where everyone has super powers, and he meets a woman who looks just like Lois Lane. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Beethoven bio. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Son of Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman adopts an orphan boy and builds up his strength and confidence. Full-page ad for Superboy #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 58 GD 2.0

3" cumulative spine split (taped). Cover and interior oxidation with chipping. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover art by Al Plastino. Tiny Trix, the Bantam Bandit, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Tiny Trix tries to get out of jail by claiming he's a juvenile. Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois' doctor advises her to try to transfer her love for Superman to a normal human, but her attempt to fall in love with Clark fails. Shorty humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Casey the Cop humor page by Boltinoff. The Case of the Second Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An earth scientist rockets his child to another planet where he grows up with super powers; He comes to Earth seeking Superman's help against the criminal scientist Bantor. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 94 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4358958010

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Three Dooms For Metropolis starring Superman and The Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Men Without a World starring Superman and three Blanthians (aliens from Blanth), script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Night Climbers text story. Clark Kent's Hillbilly Bride, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Clark is set to marry a mountain girl named Marybelle. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 97 GD- 1.8

3" cumulative spine split. 1" spine split through all wraps. Cover detached at one staple. Oxidation.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Amazing Professor Memory, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino; Superman takes the place of Professor Memory when the mob is after him for accidentally learning the serial numbers on some stolen bills. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; The Swindle Syndicate dupe Jimmy Olsen with free passes to Jack Borden's Big Game Hunt in an attempt to stop Clark Kent from figuring out who their leader is. Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad with art by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 101 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4376221005

Cover art by Al Plastino. Luthor's Amazing Rebus starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meek Man's Club starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Rainbow Doom, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally turns Lois Lane into glass. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 102 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4385447002

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman For Sale starring Superman, Henry Drebbin, Edward Jorgens, and Paul Quillan, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Midget Menace starring Superman and The Thurans, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is tied down like Gulliver. The Best Present Of All! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Rocket To The Sky text story. The Million Dollar Mistake starring Superman and Soapy Martin, art by Al Plastino. CinemaAntics humor half-page by Harry Lampert. A two-page ad features Superman products available for Christmas. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil with art by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 108 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4331930008

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Brain From the Future starring Superman and Prof. Martin, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Perry White, Jr., Demon Reporter starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Girl Cops of Metropolis starring Superman, art by Al Plastino; the girls suspect that Clark is Superman. Full-page full-color interior ad for Kellog's Corn Flakes Superman Space Satellite Launcher set, 25c plus one Kellogg's Corn Flakes box top. (Wonder what that cereal box goes for today on the collector's market!) 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 110 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4385447003

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Secret of the Superman Trophy starring Superman, Les Keegan, and Lois Lane, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Mystery Superman! starring Superman, Hal, and Lois Lane, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino. The Defeat of Superman starring Lex Luthor, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman battles a giant ant. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 111 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4385447004

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Non-Super Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman gives Jimmy Olsen a new trophy he found on an alien planet; Jimmy uses the device to transfer Superman's mind into Jimmy's body and Jimmy's mind into Superman's body. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Winter Sports Champions of the World public service announcement. Clark Kent's Crooked Cousin starring Superman, Judd Kent, and Perry White, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino. The Toughest Jobs in the World text story. The Magical Superman starring Superman, Lois Lane, and Mysto the Great, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 113 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4385447005

1st full-issue (3-part) Superman story. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Superman of the Past (Part 1), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After disposing of a Kryptonite meteor, Superman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up. The Secret of the Towers (Part 2), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. DC Slogan contest winners. Hy Wire humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Superman of the Present (Part 3). A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 123 VG 4.0

Curt Swan cover. Otto Binder (writer) and Dick Sprang (artist) present the classic three-part tale, "The Three Magic Wishes." Jimmy Olsen gets his hands on a wish-granting totem, and wishes a 'Super-Girl' into existence (much to the chagrin of Lois Lane), a full nine months before Kara Zor-el's first appearance in Action Comics #252. Also in this issue, due to Jimmy's magic totem, Superman loses his powers and is transported back through space and time to arrange the wedding of his, in Supe's own words, "future dad and mom...(choke!)" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 126 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman's Hunt for Clark Kent!, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; When Superman loses his memory, he adopts the persona of Clarence Kelvin and takes a job at the Daily Planet while he tries remember his true identity. The Spell of the Shandu Clock, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman pretends to be under the influence of a mystical clock in order to make the Fallon Gang think he is helpless against their new weapon. The Two Faces of Superman!, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When Superman sees Lois get out of a date by making herself look ridiculous, he changes his appearance to teach her a lesson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 145 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4320677015

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret Identity of Superman!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois thinks that Superman won't marry her because she can't keep his secret identity a secret. The Interplanetary Circus!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; An Interplanetary Circus shows up in Metropolis and tries to force Superman to join their travelling circus. The Night of March 31st!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Everything in Superman's life suddenly changes; Lori Lemaris is no longer a mermaid; Supergirl reveals herself to the world; Perry White has become a Bizarro. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 149 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4385447006

Last 10c cover-priced issue. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Lex Luthor, Hero! [The Death of Superman! part 1], script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Lex Luthor discovers a cure for cancer and with the help of Superman is paroled from prison. Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! [The Death of Superman! part 2]; Lex Luthor reveals that he was only pretending to be good and kills Superman. List of winners of 'The Great Superman Boo-Boo Contest' from Superman #145; Includes some panels and examples of the errors in that story; Winners got original Superman drawings; First place found 456 errors. The Death of Superman! [part 3]; Superman is buried, and Supergirl brings Lex Luthor to justice. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 160 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4385447007

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Mortal Superman! [chapter 1] starring Rocks Haney, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Al Plastino; Superman loses his powers and is vulnerable to his enemies. The Cage of Doom! [chapter 2]. The Super-Cop of Metropolis! starring Superman, Krypto (guest appearance), Jimmy Olsen, and Perry White, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 161 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4385447008

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Al Plastino; On the anniversary of his adoptive parents' deaths, Superman recalls how he, as Superboy, sent his parents on a Caribbean cruise on which they contracted the fever plague and died. Superman Goes To War! starring Supergirl and the Zhorians, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.