Comic books 1938-1955, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $295.00 Paper: Off white Label #0263770003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.85) will be charged at checkout.

Lorna Doone, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 32, 12/46). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $650.00 Paper: Off white to white From the collection of Jon Berk. Davis Crippen ("D" Copy). Includes certificate of authenticity from Heritage Auctions. Label #1485450015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jimmy Thompson. Stories and art by Jimmy Thompson, Ruth Atkinson, Phil Berube, Dave Tendlar and Jerry Fasano. Teen comedy in the Archie tradition from Famous Funnies. Betsy drives her boyfriend Bix crazy with her obsession over astrology. Identical twins Ginger and Snap have comical misadventures that often involve them switching roles. Benny is the sort of eccentric genius who will destroy the school chemistry lab while mixing his own H2O. The Wheel of Betsy's Zodiac!; Angela; Lockinvar Rides Again!; The Joker Bloker!!!; Gabriel Blew; Ginger and Snap; Bungling Ben; Don't Call Me Punkin'; Panther Hollow High School; Time to Rhyme! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $549.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1199733005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.47) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Art Helfant, Bernard Sachs, Alden McWilliams, and Jack Keller. Forgotten superheroes from the Golden Age of comics, featuring early work by Dan Barry and other comics legends. Nightmare and Sleepy were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Gun Master infiltrates a secret club of gangsters and killers, The Gat Frat, and meets blonde femme fatale Velvet Silver again. Little person Craig Mansfield invents telescopic stilts to make himself tall, and uses them to fight crime as the superhero Rackman. Nightmare and Sleepy battle The Scorpion, who enslaves his victims, in their last appearance together in the Golden Age. Gun Master; Rackman; Nightmare and Sleepy; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Phantom of the River; A Cop Is Born; Boy King; Cornie Corner; The Secret of Krishnu; Swifty; Micro-Face. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4071924013

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Biro, Bob Wood, Fred Schwab, Fred Guardineer, Rafael Astarita, Frank Frollo, Maurice Gutwirth, Jack Romer, Richard Dean, George Nagle, Ken Fitch, Joe Penner, Hal Raynor, Will Harr, Claire Moe, Dick Ryan, and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, as a giveaway for Cocomalt, a powdered-drink company. Cocomalt sponsored a popular radio show featuring comedian Joe Penner, who appears here in short comic strips. Early stories and art by comics legends Jack Cole (creator of Plastic Man) and Will Eisner. featuring radio comedian Joe Penner. A rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.), plus a one-page strip featuring Little Nemo's Impy. Also featuring early stories by Charles Biro and Bob Wood, later the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Cover is also by Biro. Little Nemo in Slumberland; Insurance Ike; Officer Skelly; Tommy the Bear Scout; Cowboy Joe Penner; Put On Your Own Radio Show; When the Berry Blossoms; Boodini the Great; The Wild Cat; Lucky Coyne; Impy; Myrth-Parade; Spots; Sky Menace; Senior Symphony; Brain Teasers; Bib and Tucker; Round Table Adventures; Dan Hastings; Adventures In Goobyland; King Kole's Kourt; Animal Crackers; Laughing At Life; Don't Look Now; Nothing But the Truth; Tell Me? Mr. Wise Guy. 48 pages, Full Color.

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 6.0 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #1283617001

Cover art by Frank Harry. Wanted by Hitler, Dead or Alive, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Frank Godwin; Diana Prince is sitting at her desk one day when a woman enters, posing as a reporter, and asks very personal questions about Wonder Woman; Sensing something is wrong, Diana refuses to answer questions, but Steve Trevor is taken in, not realizing the woman is a Nazi agent, Fausta Grables; She eventually steals Wonder Woman's costume and poses as her for an Army benefit show. The Haunted Tank starring Ghost Patrol, script by Ted Udall, art by Frank Harry. They Wind Up in the Doghouse starring Black Pirate and Son, script by Ted Udall, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Covered Caravan--Minute Movies, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Mutt and Jeff strips, script and art by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Handsome John Riley.... starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Jon Chester Kozlak. The Story Behind the Bellyache starring Wildcat / comic story, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen. Punk Junk starring Red, White and Blue, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. The City on Wheels starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Lou Ferstadt [signed as E. E. Hibbard]. Superman by George Lowther article. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $650.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1990275011

Cover art by Frank Harry. The Invisible Invader starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. Mutt and Jeff strips, scripts and art by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. The Guy Who Liked Bananas starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. Master Sgt. Meyer Levin, Bombardier and Hero starring Meyer Levin, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. A Little Savage Revenge starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Man Most Like to Succeed starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Minute Man Answers the Call, script by M.C. Gaines, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Bushmaster starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Stan Aschmeier [signed as Mart Nodell]. Balboa--Picture Stories from History, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Laws of Pumpkin Center starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Lou Ferstadt [signed as E. E. Hibbard]. 92 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $649.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4391056018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Frank Harry. The Invisible Invader starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. Mutt and Jeff strips, scripts and art by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. The Guy Who Liked Bananas starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. Master Sgt. Meyer Levin, Bombardier and Hero starring Meyer Levin, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. A Little Savage Revenge starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Man Most Like to Succeed starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Minute Man Answers the Call, script by M.C. Gaines, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Bushmaster starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Stan Aschmeier [signed as Mart Nodell]. Balboa--Picture Stories from History, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Laws of Pumpkin Center starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Lou Ferstadt [signed as E. E. Hibbard]. 92 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $831.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #3710163007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.93) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Frank Harry. The Amazon Bride, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman is drugged by gangsters, and that night she dreams that she has lost her Amazon powers, so agrees to marry Steve. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. The Twain Shall Meet--History Feature, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Dennis Neville. Is the Kid a Killer? starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman. Heroes in Dungarees--East-West Story, art by Dennis Neville. The Psalm of the K Ration starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Story of Prince Henry--Picture Stories from American History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Man Who Tilted Windmills starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jon Chester Kozlak. Green Lantern for Paper Salvage public service announcement, art by Paul Reinman. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $450.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure Label #1573515007

Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Cheetah Returns, script by Joyce Murchison, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman arrives in Paradise Island after being informed that the Cheetah had escaped and supposedly drowned in the ocean. Mutt & Jeff Gags strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. Two Characters in Search of a Brain starring Green Lantern, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; Two petty thieves kidnap a college professor in order to convince fellow criminals that they are the "brains" of their mob, and to cover up their theft of stolen funds. The Lucky Rings starring Hop Harrigan, art by Jon L. Blummer. Birds over China starring Johnny Everyman, art by John Daly. Whitey in Germany starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Shenanigans in Sherwood Forest starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Martin Naydel. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,500.00 Paper: Off white Label #4416321002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Underwater Folly s starring Wonder Woman, script by Joyce Murchison, art by Harry G. Peter. Meat on the Hoof starring Johnny Everyman, art by John Daly. And Then There Was One starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman; one of the Tibetan Lamas that originally gave the Green Lamp to Alan Scott, appears to warn Master of Light of the return of his greatest foe: Solomon Grundy. Carl Akeley...He Brought Us Africa--Picture Stories From Natural History, art by Dennis Neville. The Corpse in the Shroud Lines starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Story of the First Santa Claus, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; At the annual Christmas dinner meeting of the Liar's Club, Jay Garrick tells the group how the Flash discovered Santa Claus! 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $390.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4383814011

Cover art by Frank Harry. Flaming Fury, script by Joyce Murchison, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman investigates mysterious forest fires on land owned by Nancy Reardon, and discovers the Nancy's fiance, Sam, and a rival land owner are responsible for the blazes. Mutt & Jeff Gag Pages strips by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). The Man That Time Forgot--Just a Story / comic story, script and art by Howard Purcell. Spend Till It Hurts starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jon Chester Kozlak. Oswald the Ogre--Foney Fairy Tales, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Puzzles, Planes and Machine Gun Bullets starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Human Key starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; Some very enterprising crooks discover a young man who has the unusual trait of being able to open any lock made....a trait they hope to cash in on! 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $569.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4080180012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.07) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Battle for Eternal Youth starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Gangster Ambrose Venture seeks to obtain the secret of eternal youth from the Amazons, and hires Roba Jewel to gain access to Paradise Island and steal the waters of the Fountain of Youth. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. The Race Through Time, art by Everett E. Hibbard; As a session of the Liar's Club, Jay Garrick spins a yarn involving the Flash that begins in the present, goes back to prehistoric times, and ends up in the future with the end of the world! Foney Fairy Tales, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Mr. Nobody--Just a Story, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Fog-Shrouded Doom starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Cotton-Top Katie story, script and art by Harry Lampert [as Harrielle]. Grin and Bear It starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $270.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4366438001

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #3. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan rescues and befriends Sheeta the panther, an act that benefits him after he is captured by hostile tribes, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Bathless Groggins and Sourpuss Boom compete to take Miss Abbie out... at the same time. Looy and Dilbury find a tropical island populated by beautiful women, but they're in trouble when the men of the island return. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen actor Richard Barthelmess. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster: At Bat; Roads of Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $249.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4346141004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Numbering continues from Confessions of Love (1953 Star Publications) #14, confusingly enough. Gary longs for love, but women pass him by because he's not handsome or handy. Con man Bill Hale kills and swindles his way to a fortune in black gold in oil-boom Oklahoma. Convict Frank convinces the parole board that he's fallen in love and wants to go straight, but is soon blamed for another murder. The Longing Heart; I Waited For Him; I Fought For My Love; My Tragic Affair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $569.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4176234007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.07) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

L.B. Cole cover. All stories reprinted in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #23. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. "Heart-Break" art by Jay Disbrow; "Will I Have His Kisses Forever??"; and "I Was Dazzled by Love" retitled and reprinted from "I Hid My Lover" in My Desire (1949) #3. "Love's Mailbox" and "It's Personal, Do You Wear a Girdle?" text articles. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $400.00 Paper: White Label #4392473019

First issue (title continues from "Confessions of Love"). "Too Good" (art by Lee Loeb), "I Loved and Lost," and "The Man I Loved." L.B. Cole cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,100.00 Paper: White Label #4392473018

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A woman tries to steal another woman's fiance, and winds up paying the price for her "love thievery." Sue's romance with Dan is disrupted by scandal after her sister Sally gets engaged to Nat, an older con man who's just after her money. A woman plays the field, but soon finds her indiscretions coming back to haunt her, in a story illustrated by comics legend Wally Wood. An exceptionally florid and passionate cover by L. B. Cole. Plus a vintage article on How to Be Popular. My Bitter Romance..!; Date Tips; An Excuse For Love...; I Paid Love's Price. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $675.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1497670004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.25) will be charged at checkout.

"Bombo, Rogue Elephant!" To capture thieves that are intent on stealing a map that is taped around Bornbo's tusk, Congo Bill pretends to kill a bad elephant. Also includes: "The Return of Prince Padhan!"; "The Sun-Born Mountain Man"; and "The Mysterious Jungle!" Cover by Nick Cardy. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $330.00 Paper: Off white Label #4377241006

Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Edd Ashe, and Eddie Robbins. For those who love a little horse opera with their soap opera, Fawcett presents tales of romance and heartbreak on the Western frontier. Jack faces ridicule for being a male schoolmarm in the Old West, but his cool resolve impresses Gail, a "wild daughter of the Range." Society gal Amy from "back East" doesn't know why she's strangely drawn to rough-and-tumble cowpoke Hank Thompson. Rancher's daughter "Peggy Carter" falls for handsome stranger Brian when he saves her life. Duel at Sunset; Stampede; Melody Ames, the Prairie Minstrel Part 3; Treachery on the Trail; Badge of Love!; Six-Gun Chaperon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $400.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4060098005

Art by Al Feldstein and Jack Kamen. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. Tomboy Tony can outrope and outride any man, but still longs for love. Outlaw lovers hope to steal enough to get married on. Molly loses her man to outlaw queen Blaze. Ride Fast for Wyoming; Calamity Jane; A Kiss for Captain Lobo; Halfway House; Beneath the Outlaw Moon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $515.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4019690004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.45) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. New Texan Ken finds beautiful neighbor Jane Foster believes his ranch is stolen. Sue suspects a debonair stranger wants to court her sister Lucy, but the truth is more sinister. Martha becomes involved with a handsome outlaw and his young son. Wild Beauty; Six-Gun Wedding; A Killer's Bullet Stole Her Love!; The Only Man I Could Ever Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $390.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #3738722006

Art by Maurice Whitman, Pete Morisi and John Forte. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. Ginny returns West to sell the family ranch and gets caught up with gold prospector Jim. Ellen is alarmed when handsome newspaperman Mark tells her that her boyfriend is rustling her cattle. Dance-hall girl Sally sacrifices her happiness to save her lover's life and get him back together with his high-class ex. The cover promises "all new romances of ranch and range." Also featuring a classic cover by Maurice Whitman. Love is Where You Find It; Fight for Your Love; The Terror of the Plains; Honeymoon Range; Heartbroken Buckaroo!; Ill Love You Always. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,199.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Tape on Cover and Interior Cover. Label #3996524002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Origin and first appearance of the Black Condor in Man Who Can Fly Like a Bird, script by Will Eisner [as Kenneth Lewis], art by Lou Fine. The Story of Pug Brady, script and art by George E. Brenner; A down and out-of-luck former heavyweight champion boxer and All-American fullback tries to steal Brian's watch. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross. Introducing Rock Braddon featuring Jane Arden, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross. The Sign of the Cricket featuring Alias the Spider, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Too Hot To Hold starring Wizard Wells, script and art by Harry Francis Campbell. Untitled Molly the Model story, script and art by John Devlin. Origin of the Red Torpedo, art by Henry Kiefer [as Drew Allen]. Origin of Madam Fatal, art by Art Pinajian. The 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $300.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4017947010

Cover art by Ruben Moreira [as Rubemor]. Spade the Ruthless, art by Alfred Andriola; Together with Kim, Michael and Lance battle twin villains, who are illegal munition importers that rely on their resemblance to confuse the authorities. Untitled Alias the Spider story, art by John Cavallo. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. UntitledThe Black Condor story, art by Charles Sultan; An author is mysteriously killed and his new novel disappears. Untitled Inkie story, script and art by Al Stahl. Rube Goldberg strips. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled Hack O'Hara story, art by Clark Williams. Who Done It!! starring Clock, script by George Brenner, art by Fran Matera. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Crack Comics (1940) 51 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4292637007

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Werewolf War, art by Reed Crandall; In a strange town, Kim is kidnapped by a man named Raffrey, who, in reality, is a werewolf; Captain Triumph shows no remorse for the evil creature by delivering a fatal blow to it, even after he had reverted back into human form. The Shrunken Crooks starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Trouble! starring Hack O'Hara. The Substitute Strips starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Magic Tree starring Floogy the Fiji. Insurance, Injuries, and Marriage Prospects starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,900.00 Paper: Off white Pedigree: Rockford Rockford. Label #4268976014

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $900.00 Paper: Off white Label #3800446003

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $205.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3800446018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.15) will be charged at checkout.

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $175.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4342470011

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $290.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4181190003

(C) Carl Burgos (A) Joe Maneely, Dick Ayers, Howard Post, Mike Sekowsky. Parody/satire of Sinbad the Sailor, The Wolf Man, Censorship, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $149.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #3970945025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

(C) Carl Burgos (A) Joe Maneely, Dick Ayers, Howard Post, Mike Sekowsky. Parody/satire of Sinbad the Sailor, The Wolf Man, Censorship, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $205.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4262841006

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Paul Parker, John Prentice, Al McWilliams, Gerald McCann, John Daley, Floyd Torb and Mort Lawrence. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Ex-college roommates reunite years later, when one is a successful football star and the other is a crook who wants his help fixing a game. A strong-arm man and a pickpocket who were once cellmates meet up on the outside, and their attempts at going straight end in murder with an ironic twist. How police and forensic science recover evidence from burned documents. The Puddle of Success; Only the Best for Frenchy; The Charitable Pickpocket; Prince of Pennies; A Gift from the Cellar; Cat Markey's Mistake; Science vs. Crime; The French Farmer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $130.00 Paper: Off white Label #4169298004

Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A jewel thief sets his sights on the famed Blue Star diamond as a gift for his wife. A simple-minded town fool stumbles on the evidence of a murder, but townspeople think he is involved himself. It's gangsters vs. cowboys when a new rustling scheme involves hijacking a cattle drive onto a schooner. The Glass Gibraltar; The Rats on the Vine; Haunted Headlines; The Kind Nuisance; The Mink in the Balcony; The Hamburger Pirates; The Gypsy Link. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $200.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Centerfold Detached. Label #0285779003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Bob Wood, Jack Alderman and Charles Biro. 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 unkillable Michael Malloy survives multiple murder attempts. "Two Gun" Crowley's 1931 shootout with police becomes national news and helps create the image of the Prohibition-era gangster. Gunfighter Luke Short survives numerous gunfights and finances some of the best-known saloons in the Old West. Crime Kings: The Phantom of Fort Wayne; The Poison Dove; Two-Gun Crowley; The Count of Gramercy Park; The Killer Who Died Laughing; Thisll Kill You; Little Luke Short; The Corpse That Would Not Stay Dead!; Whodunnit? Be a Detective. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Dick Wood, R. W. Hall, Dick Briefer, Milton Kramer, Bob Wood, Jack Alderman and Charles Biro. 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 Eastman Gang becomes the ruling underworld organization in New York in the period between the 1890s and the 1910s. A killer's shoes identify him among Texans' cowboy boots, in a story with early art by comics legend Carmine Infantino. Crime Does Not Pay editors Charles Biro and Bob Wood investigate a murder and find the trail leads right back to their own office, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Crime Kings: The True Story of Monk Eastman; The Killer the Law Couldn't Kill; The Texas Terrors; Mirthful Murder and the Crazy Killers; The Praying Corpse; Sing Sing Prison Break; Crime Close-Ups; The Patent Leather Killer!; Whodunnit? Be a Detective. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $895.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scratch on front of case Label #0709679004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Robert Q. Sale, and Charles Biro. 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. A criminal gang becomes known in the press as the Suede Glove Bandits. An Alcatraz inmate distinguishes himself as being tougher than the rest. A Hollywood murder mystery dares the reader to figure out who killed a movie star, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring an ad for the following issue's Jimmy Durante Murder Case. Career of Walter Cahill and the Suede Glove Bandits; 27 Years of Murder!; The Grave Gamble; Terror on the Tracks; The Man in Wolf's Clothing; Four Steps to Doom; Tough Guy of Alcatraz; Whodunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Rod Reed, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Milt J. Kramer, Robert Sale and Charles Biro. 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 feud between New Jersey neighbors turns violent when they both become involved in illegal cockfighting, gambling and mobsters. Also featuring a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump!," with art by C.C. Beck and Rod Reed. Plus a vintage PSA for the American war effort. An Important Message to the American People; Little Adam; The Feud of Happy McNulty and Fancy Campbell; The Last Laugh of the Lone Wolf Bandit; Alibi Murderer; Francesco the Terrible; This'll Kill You!; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $695.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Scratch on back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1972664016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.85) will be charged at checkout.

Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. 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. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $610.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3985843009

Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. 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. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. 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. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 45 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4419899016

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Sale, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Edd Ashe, Dan Tay, Ann Brewster, and Charles Biro. 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 FBI plants a trap for notorious outlaw John Dillinger outside a Chicago movie theater. Arsonist Charles Bohme sets fires not for money, but because of a special kind of crazy. A story that dares the reader to figure out who poisoned a movie star on the eve of her wedding at a party full of suspects. Also featuring several lurid text stories of the True Detective type, plus a special introduction by Mr. Crime. Who'll Buy My Wares?; The Trigger Happy Cop Killer; Lesson for Today: 7 Crooks + $2,500,000 = Robbery, Murder and the Chair; The True Story of John Dillinger; This'll Kill You!; The Fire Fiend; Crime of the Friendly Enemy; The Slayer of Smithfield; Whodunnit. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Mike Roy, Sam Burlockoff, Rudy Palais, George A. Marko, Arne Arntzen, Jack Alderman, Red Woodbury, Harley M. Griffiths and Charles Biro. 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 Schroeder gang robs and kills its way across 1920s America, led by bereted blonde Irene, featuring some classic bad-girl art by Fred Guardineer. Mr. Crime narrates the story of killers Steve and Tony, featuring a lurid image of an electric chair high atop the pile of their victims' bodies. The true story of violent criminal Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a photo of the Lev Gleason creative staff: Bob Wood, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Thug's Throne; Fingers of Death; The Tri-State Terror; Mad Dog Vincent Coll; Triple Death and the Trail of Terror; The Terror Down Under; The Horrible Halzingers; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.