Auctions: comic books in 'Birthday', graded by CGC

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Love Dares You: Part 1 - Written by Christos N. Gage. Art by Megan Levens. Cover by Georges Jeanty and Tariq Hassan. With the magical side of things momentarily under control, Buffy and crew have a chance to deal with their personal lives: things heat up between Xander and Dawn, young Giles is visited by an old flame, Andrew introduces some new friends, and the Slayer is totally set for round one of speed dating! Then the bad guy shows up. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes and others. Art by Dan Gordon, Ken Hultgren and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Cadwallader the ghost looks down his nose at Hector the Specter because he doesn't haunt a fancy mansion; Detective Whoo-Doodit is robbed of his special crime-solving clothing; Blunderbunny invents various humane weapons, but the U.S. government rejects them, in a story with overt Cold War references, including a mention of USSR premier Georgy Malenkov. Puss an' Boots; Blunderbunny; Too Much to Bear!; Hector the Specter; The Trouble-Shooter; Chow Hound!; Whoo-Doodit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Dan Gordon, Jack Bradbury, Ed Dunn, and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Superkatt tries to educate Humphrey and Petunia on democracy and America on Presidents Day; The unemployed Fremont Frog starts a new career as a barber; Corky the fox tries to help a hungry bird catch a worm, but isnt sure that counts as a good deed. Superkatt; Moonlight Magic; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; Those Jailbird Stripes; Binky; Fremont Frog; A Lesson for Curly; Corky; Witch Hazel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Dan Gordon, Lynn Karp and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Superkatt finds himself busy after a new law requires all dogs to wear tags; Chip Chipmunk figures out how to sabotage Squire Squirrels new acorn-harvesting equipment; Mr. Meatball, the responsible pig, tries to teach the kids a game that isnt violent, so he picks the one with croquet mallets. The Squire and the Chip; The Not-So-Wily Weasel; Superkatt; E.Z. Mark; The Trick That Backfired; Biffy Bear; Binky; The Burglar and the Baby; Laffy; Mr. Meatball; The Duke and the Dope. Final issue to feature Superkatt on the cover. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

What should she have wished for? The only thing she ever wanted with all her heart...was walking out the door! "Too Late for Wishing" is the cover-featured 8 page story drawn by Tony Abruzzo, Sy Barry, John Romita, Sr. and Bernard Sachs. Plus: 7 page story "Goodbye to Love" drawn by Tony Abruzzo and Bernard Sachs; 7 page story "Somebody Else's Sweetheart" drawn by Arthur Peddy and Bernard Sachs; 1 page Joan reprint filler "Hat Attracts Bees"; 7 page story "Stranger to My Heart" pencilled by John Forte; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 1 page Carol filler "Dates." Cover by Sy Barry and Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

Zenescope VIP Exclusive Happy Birthday Variant. Retailer appreciation comic sent to retailers who filled out a Zenescope Survey at the Diamond Retailer Summit. Less than 150 in circulation.
Written by Dan Wickline. Art by Salvador Velasquez. More and more Highborns seem to be appearing on earth every day…and most of them are disappearing just as fast. Wherever their going and whatever is happening to them is being swept under the rug by the government and its special branch for dealing with these powerful beings…Hibocorp. As Sela investigates the disappearance of one of her student she uncovers the horrible truth…a sinister plot that goes deeper than she ever could have imagined. Age of Darkness tie-in story.

Contains a Frank Frazetta illustration. Frazetta illustrations appear in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37) and in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Happy Rabbit in 'Happy Goes Hollywood'" by Vincent Fago; "Mabel Mouse"; "Happy Rabbit in 'Dragon Bait'" by Vincent Fago; "Happy Rabbit"; "Johnny's Gift" rebus story; "Unce Pigly in 'Saved by the Bell'" by Lynn Karp; "Buddy Bear in 'High Society'"; and "Casey the Cat" art by Ralph Wolfe. Illustrated text stories: "The Nightingale Who Couldn't Sing: Poor Little Norbert Just Could Not Sing!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "The Forest Fool: Poor Danny Deer Longed to Be Wise and Clever!" by Elizabeth Starr. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Steve Gerber Art and cover by Brian Hurtt DC Focus. Travelling outside his body, inmate Ethan Harrow saves a life. Trapped inside his body, he's falling in love and about to turn sixteen. And a jailhouse wedding goes horribly wrong! On sale Jan 5 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

Stories and art by Marty Taras and Steve Muffatti. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features characters from the Famous Studios cartoons that were repackaged for television as Harveytoons. Baby Huey ropes a hapless fox into helping him live out the Little Red Riding Hood story. Baby Huey helps Papa get the house ready for the new sofa. Plus adventures of Casper, Buzzy the Crow and Herman & Katnip. Casper; Baby Huey: Surprised Party; Buzzy; Huey's Diary; Baby Huey: Red Riding Huey, Playmates; Herman and Katnip: Well-Schooled, On the Trailer; Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Baker. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features Little Sad Sack, the adventures of Sad Sack as a boy. Little Sad Sack and Little Slob Slobinski demolish a condemned building with vandalism. Adult Sad Sack gets roped into a Native American tribe's rain ritual while hitchhiking across the desert. Plus military comedy with Sarge and the Sad Sack gang. Also featuring a vintage Cheerios ad with Rocky and Bullwinkle. It Figures; The Helpers; Sound Sleeper; The Worriers; Sad Sack: Wild Indians; Nervous Neighbor; Ouch! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

196 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago and Milt Hammer. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Neddy finds out why his mother cautioned him not to go into the Black Forest. Spunky enters a swimming contest. Bill and Koo go camping. How to Make a Circus; Neddy; Spunky: The Damp Champ!; Fatty Pig's Beans; Dopsy Durvy; Bill and Koo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Uncle Scorchy assigns Hot Stuff to teach his Cousin Demo how to use a trident, but Demo is a slow learner. Stumbo takes a dip in the ocean and blocks shipping lanes. Stumbo tries to out-trick a witch. Not So Hot; Heres Sand in Your Eyes; Out of this World; Stumbo: The Tricky Witch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Howie Post and Warren Kremer. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff goes snowboarding in a live volcano. Stumbo the Giant decides he wants to become a hippie, in a story that's a real sign of its times (1969). The Snow Devils Secret Mission; Deep Freeze Land; A Devil of a Fight; Stumbo the Giant: The Huge Hippie! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Michael Wm. Kaluta. "Cake," script by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley, art by Frank Robbins; Two hotel employees plan to rob a guest but accidentally murder her, which leads to their own grisly deaths. "It's Hell!", script by John Albano, art by Ruben Sosa; Mr. Ellison conspires with a magician to kill his perfect (and boring) wife so that they will not have to spend eternity together, but after she is dead he learns a secret that changes everything. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

September 1957. Humor Digest featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Tough Situation, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead and Ms. Beazly fight over the quality of her food. Ad for Hostess Twinkies starring Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones. Rhythm And Blues, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead has a talk with parents about why he avoids girls. Ambition Mission, script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Inspired by a lazy actor, Jughead decides to become an actor as well, and spends the rest of the day being the opposite of what people expect from him. Holey Error, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead declares war on a moth that has eaten holes in his favorite shirt. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.30.

Script by Frank Doyle, George Gladir, Claire Doyle. Art by Samm Schwartz. Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. When Jughead says he's going off to join the circus, because he wants fun and excitement in his life, Archie tries to change his mind in "Bring in the Clowns." Jughead in "Computer Recruiter," "In Appreciation," and "Countdown." 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $0.60.

Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Roy Crane, Carl Anderson, Dick Wingert and Joe Musial. Standard Comics presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. For the final issue, King Comics presents several now-forgotten strips like Fatso, The Flop Family, and Myrtle, along with long-running everyman strip Hubert; Mandrake the Magician departs the Kingdom of Marvel. Thimble Theatre; Hubert; Fatso; The Flop Family; Myrtle; Mandrake the Magician. Final issue of the series, after 16 years. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

by Penders, Allan, & Pepoy THE FIRST DATE: Part 3?Knuckles is nervous as his big date with Julie-Su approaches, so he asks his mother for dating advice. His confidence is restored, but not for long: his dreams are shattered when Julie-Su changes plans! Is this the end of romance for everyone's favorite echidna, or does his gal-pal just have something else up her sleeve? FC, 32pg$1.79" Cover price $1.79.

July 24, 1983. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Speedwalker Private Eye, Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), W.C. Fields (by Frank Smith and Jim Smart), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Dick Tracy (by Dick Locher and Max Collins), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), The Phantom (script by Lee Falk, art by Sy Barry), Tarzan (script by Don Kraar, art by Gray Morrow), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Alley Oop (by Dave Graue), Henry (by Don Trachte), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), Frank and Ernest (art by Thaves), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Brenda Starr Reporter (by Dale Messick, Ramona Fradon, and Sutter), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), They'll Do It Every Time, Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), and The Small Society (by Brickman). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Featherbrain," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; Archie buys Veronica a parrot, but finds the bird has a very limited and very controversial vocabulary. "Corn Ball," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; Archie nearly destroys himself and the house, all in the quest for some popcorn. "Hey, Big Spender," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx tries to teach Charley how to budget his allowance. "Hair-Raising," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica browbeats her father into getting a modern hairstyle. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Public service announcement in which Archie and his friends give advice to children about contacting home in case of emergency. "Caddy Shock," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Mr. Lodge thinks he will avoid his usual bad luck if he gets Archie to caddy for his golf opponent instead of for himself. Maze in the shape of a pineapple by Joe Edwards. "Model Behavior," script by Mark Esposito, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Archie needs to submit some shots of pretty girls for a photography portfolio, but the girls are unavailable. "A Piece of Cake," script and pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica is jealous that Archie likes Betty's baking skills, so she gets Dilton to help her bake a cake. Archie Club News. "A Real Case," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; Archie tries to build a home entertainment center for Veronica. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.65.

52 page issue. Cover price $0.10.

By Roman Dirge. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lenore with fabulous full-color pages! Why? Because blood looks cool in color! When the mailman accidentally delivers to Lenore a birthday party invitation addressed to Chong Lee, Lenore dismisses that as bad spelling and finds herself invading a stranger's party. Poor stranger! Mayhem ensues. What kind of mayhem? The red, sticky, coagulating type. Pooty goes on a permanent sabbatical and leaves a mysterious stranger in his place. But... is this new guy friend or foe? Ooooohh... cryptic! Cover price $3.95.

All stories except "Brian..." reprinted in Little Angel (1954) #16. In order of appearance: "Brian, He's Always Tryin'..." art by Ray Gill; "Little Angel in 'The Secret Terror'"; "Little Angel in 'Fly Baby'"; "Willy Nilly in 'Batter Up'"; "Little Angel in 'TV or Not TV!'"; "Doggie Is Lost!" puzzle page; and "Little Angel in 'Fish Story'". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Prisoners of the Fiendish Subrinco"; Felix Fortran uses the hypnotic computer Subrinco to take over the company where Dot's father works, with plans to take over all companies in the city. Untitled one-page story; Lotta bakes a pie and Dot suggests she puts it on the windowsill to cool. Untitled one-page story; While on a self-imposed diet, Lotta suffers as she smells all the food at a carnival. "Power of Dots"; Dot's penchant for punching holes (dots) in things inadvertently changes Subrinco's punch-card driven programming and saves the day. "The Wrong Wrangler"; Richie and his pals visit the Rich Bar $ Ranch, but when they arrive, all of the people Richie expects to be there running the place have been replaced by rough-looking characters. "The Carnival Caper" text story starring Little Lotta. "Richie Rich and the Grabbers"; Richie and Freckles outsmart the bad guys' plot to steal gold from the Old Kincaid mine. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Jacqueline Roettcher. In the tradition of Casper's Ghostland, Foodland reprints Little Lotta's misadventures in a giant-sized format. Bookish Gerald gives Lotta a birthday cake that's shaped like a book. Little Dot finds that there's no situation that can't be improved by adding some dots. Little Lotta; Little Dot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Steve Ellis, inks by John Dell. "Lobo's Big Birfday Bash," script by Alan Grant, pencils by Steve Ellis, inks by Mark Propst and Phyllis Novin; Lobos friends--at least those wholl own up to it--throw him a surprise birthday party. What were they thinking?! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.25.

Sylvester's insatiable appetite for Tweety leads him to his strangest plan yet - Sylvester as a bird. By Jack Enyart, Walter Carzon and Steve Collins. Plus: Taz celebrates a birthday, and Foghorn Leghorn gets up to his usual antics. Cover price $1.50.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

What's up, Doc? Only the 50th Anniversary of Bugs Bunny, and he's here with the rest of the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters in this fun-filled mix of articles, puzzles, jokes and other special features, including a four-page comics story, a mini-poster, and a two-page illustrated prose story. Cover price $1.95.

Tom and Jerry

Matinee Idyll. Story, art and cover by Joe Sinardi. Mouse-about-town Maxwell runs a Manhattan nightclub and has musical misadventures during the Great Depression. Maxwell goes Hollywood when the movie business comes calling. Also in this issue, the Hobo's tribute to Lewis Carroll, a trivia contest, and a brief look at Maxwell's first decade (1976-1986). Final issue of the series. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Promotional comic book from the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services aimed at teaching children to say NO to the dangers of substance abuse. Contains two activity pages, full color, 16 pages.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Let's Get Ready to Robattle!" Story and art by Horumarin. In this exciting second volume, Ikki gains more robattle experience, the Rubberobo Gang are up to no good plotting to steal more Medabots. Then, Ikki and Erika visit her grandmother in the country and meet the mysterious and legendary protector of the forest! Dr. Aki, the inventor of the Medabots, is about to announce the creation of a brand-new Medabot, but the Rubberobo gang and the mysterious Phantom Renegade seem to be up to something. Could they be working up to no good... together? Softcover, 6-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Melvin the Monster stories with a LIttle Zelda back-up story. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $162.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3931816011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Top TV Comic Stars Come From DC; ad for various TV shows and a Broadway Musical based on DC Comics characters. Birthday Cake for a Cannibal Robot!, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men reconstruct Dr. Yes's robot with a responsometer, to have it lead them to Dr. Yes; But Dr. Yes turns the tables and the Metal Men have to fight and destroy the robot again, and still do not find his lair. Your Free Trip Around the World! public service announcement about libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Adventures of Andy And George In The GI Joe Club. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fall 1988. This issue: Halloween Fun with the Disney Babies. Plus: A Fairy Tale Starring Mickey; Minnie Cooks Up a Surprise; Guide for Grown-Ups - Ideas for Family Fun. Cover price $1.95.

No number, 1978. German reprints. Anniversary Special Edition celebrating Mickey's 50th birthday. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 68 pages, FC.