Comic books published by MLJ Magazines, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $450.00 Paper: White Label #4372552019

"Crime Goes To College," art by Clem Weisbecker; Professor Markov opens a Crime School for thugs, and the Black Hood gets a quick education and is sent to the corner. Archie ad. "The Case of the Medical Murderer," art by Clem Weisbecker; A hospital becomes the hideout for crime boss Killer Kane, and Dr. Walter Anthony thinks there should be a "pay-off" for helping in his escape. "The Crime-Confessors," art by Bob Fujitani; After several days of a violent flood, Bob Dickering and his girlfriend, Thelma Gordon, find refuge in an old church where several others have gathered too. "Is Germany's Secret Weapon a Rocket Plane?" text story. "The Little Crime That Wasn't There," pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; A nephew wants to inherit his aunt and uncles wealth, and is willing to kill for it. "The Crooner and the Crooks," art by Bill Vigoda; Hank Heersatyer, the crooner, is kidnapped, and Dusty and Roy come to his rescue. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $570.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3731981004

"Monkeying With Murder," art by Irv Novick; A stool pigeon is found dead, and the Black Hood finds that some monkey business is behind it. "The Great Magoo," art by Don Rico; Black Hood vs. The Great Magoo. "The Cat and the Rose" text story. "Enter: The Flying Dragons," art by Bill Vigoda; The Flying Dragons (Hank and Mickey) vs. The Japanese. "Vengeance From the Grave" starring Black Hood, Mario, Moke, and Rocco. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $650.00 Label #1570677014

"Monkeying With Murder," art by Irv Novick; A stool pigeon is found dead, and the Black Hood finds that some monkey business is behind it. "The Great Magoo," art by Don Rico; Black Hood vs. The Great Magoo. "The Cat and the Rose" text story. "Enter: The Flying Dragons," art by Bill Vigoda; The Flying Dragons (Hank and Mickey) vs. The Japanese. "Vengeance From the Grave" starring Black Hood, Mario, Moke, and Rocco. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $280.00 Paper: Off white Label #4342471008

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "Death Counts Ten," art by Irv Novick; A boxer is dead after a fight, and Kip finds out he has been poisoned. "The Four-Alarm Ghosts," art by Red Holmdale; The ghost of Gloomy saves people from a house on fire. "Death--The Crow Strikes Again," art by Harry Sahle; An opera singer is fired for drinking, but puts on a crow costume to get revenge. "Murder By Proxy" text story by S. Gordon James. "The Hound of the Devonshires," script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman; A curse of a phantom hound in Devonshire. "The Sinister Spiritualist," art by Clem Weisbecker; A spiritualist tricks people to tell where they keep their valuables, and then robs them. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $850.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Gapping in plastic to top edge of slab. Label #4328627011

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "The Case of the Blood-Red Rubies"; The Ghost of The Grand Lama has murdered two men to get back his Blood Red Ruby. "The Case of the Beautiful Corpse"; $25.000 to win in contest to choose the handsomest man in U.S. "A Millionaire's Life," art by Red Holmdale; St. Peter wants substitutes for two dying tycoons to prevent a stock-market panic. "A Nickel's Worth of Murder" text story. "The Case of the Friendly Murder," art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Kip is invited to the class of '39 reunion. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $285.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4352612003

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "Case of the Insured Corpse," art by Irv Novick; Reporter Barbara Sutton accidentally cracks a murder case that's seven years old. The trouble is--she might be the next victim. "The Gourmet Strikes Again," art by Irv Novick; The Gourmet has escaped prison and wants to serve the Black Hood's last meal. "The Strange Case of Michael Dean" text story. "The Plumbers" starring Gloomy Gus and St. Pete, art by Red Holmdale. "Trouble's Troubles," script and art by Burton Geller. "The Case of the Book of Death," art by Irv Novick; Black Hood vs. James Hawes and Denver Joe Carroll. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $2,500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4351806004

Cover art by Sam Cooper. Light of Death starring Mr. Justice, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper; hooded bankrobbers use a death ray vehicle. The Sinister Sanitarium starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle. The Camera Clue starring Fox, script by Joe Blair, art by Irwin Hasen. Mystery At the Miami Air Race starring Steve Stacey, script by H. A. Biern, art by Nick Zuraw. Riding Shotgun To Greece starring Corporal Collins, script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro. Ty-Gor Goes To School, script Joe Blair, art by Mort Meskin. The Martians Vs. the Barbarians starring Doc Strong, script by Joe Blair, art by George Mandel. The Suez Canal Mission: Part Two starring Loop Logan, script by Joe Blair, art by Frank Volp. To Save a Saracen starring Green Falcon, script by Harry Shorten, art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $750.00 Paper: Cream to off white Tape on cover and interior cover. Label #2069532012

68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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

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

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $599.00 Paper: Brittle Label #4256054002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled Shield story starring Trigger Yancey, Maharani of Robat, and Maharajah of Robat, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. The Mystery of the Flying Dutchman starring Shield, art by Irv Novick. Untitled Shield story starring Mayor Link, art by Irv Novick. The Red Birds of Death text story, art by Irv Novick. Wizard story starring McGonicle, art by Edd Ashe. Wizard story starring Rollo the Ape-Man, art by Edd Ashe. Scripts by Harry Shorten. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $500.00 Paper: Slightly britle Label #4354851001

Cover art by Irv Novick. Shield story starring Fang, art by Irv Novick. Shield story starring Dick Frazer, art by Irv Novick. . Shield story starring Hines and his gang, art by Irv Novick. Frozen Death text story. Wizard story starring Torgo, art by Edd Ashe. Wizard story starring The Beast-Killer, art by Edd Ashe. Scripts by Harry Shorten. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,495.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4358244003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($74.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Irv Novick. The Fountain of Death starring Shield and Dr. Bremen, art by Clem Harrison. Dusty story starring Shield, script by Joe Goggin, art by Clem Harrison. The Case of the Living Puppets starring Shield and Marvelo. Wizard, art by Ed Robbins. Alibi text story. Meet and Beat Dr. Defeet starring Wizard, art by Ed Robbins. Roy the Super-Boy story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $395.00 Paper: Off white Page 18 missing. Label #3912225003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Irv Novick. The Fountain of Death starring Shield and Dr. Bremen, art by Clem Harrison. Dusty story starring Shield, script by Joe Goggin, art by Clem Harrison. The Case of the Living Puppets starring Shield and Marvelo. Wizard, art by Ed Robbins. Alibi text story. Meet and Beat Dr. Defeet starring Wizard, art by Ed Robbins. Roy the Super-Boy story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $800.00 Paper: Cream to off white Cover detached. Label #1238997020

Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Edd Ashe. Meet Rang-A-Tang The Wonder Dog house ad. "The Pearl Harbor Peril," art by Edd Ashe; The Wizard uses his super powers to stop a Jatsonian attack on Pearl Harbor. "In the Worlds of Time," script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder), art by Jack Binder; Scott, a traveler through time with Dr. Meade in the "time car" (which is more of a rocket ship), pick ups Thor the Viking and the lovely Elda in the past. One-page SporTopics story, art by Irwin Hasen. "Murder by Sock" Swift of the Secret Service story, art by Charles Biro; introduction of Rex Swift; vs. Jack Snite. "To-nite! Saved from the Flames!" Jungle Town Show Boat story, script and art by Dick Ryan; Only Billy Hippo appearance. "Vendetta with Von Schiller," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Ben "Wings" Johnson introduction and origin vs. Capt. Von Schiller and Nazis. "Murder Rap" text story with Lucky Coyne by Ken Fitch. It's Really A Fact! non-fiction story, art by Bob Wood. "The Bat and the Bull," script by Ken Fitch; Lucky Coyne posing as Bat Yardley, jewel thief in prison. One-page Lonesome Luke story. The "Fortune Teller's Revenge," art by Chuck Winter; The Mystic (later Kardak) intro; vs. Chuck and his gang. "Kornell Goes to West Point;" Keith Kornell, a physical and mental marvel, is a Kentucky mountaineer who is a collateral descendant of President Andrew Jackson and the son of a World War hero, is orphaned at the age of 5, when both of his parents succumbed to the ravages of pneumonia epidemic; Reared by a poor relative, Keith's life is one of dire poverty until a newspaper runs a story on him and he meets an old Army buddy of his father's who is now a U.S. Senator. "The Ice Cream Cone," script and art by Bob McCay (as Winsor McCay II). "Case 1: Master Forgers," script and art by Jack Cole; true crime story. "Forgets To Remember" one-page Pokey story, script and art by Dick Ryan. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $950.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4300686007

Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Bob Wood, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, Edd Ashe, Ed Smalle, Bernard Klein, and Bob Wood. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $3,350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0078147006

Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Harvey Biern, Irv Novick, Nick Zuraw, Bob Wood, Lin Streeter, Ed Smalle, Joe Blair, and Bernard Klein (as Bobby King). Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $160.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3931817007

Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Nick Zuraw, Warren King, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $510.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4082823022

Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Harry Biern, Ed Bresnick, Warren King, George Storm, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Eddie Brecnick, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $175.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white 2 center wraps missing & panel cut out of page 3, affects story. Cover detached. Tape on interior cover. Incomplete. Label #2034710008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Ed Goggin, Virginia Drury (as Ginger), Don Dean, Bill Vigoda, Carl Hubbell, Red Holmdale, Clem Weisbecker, Pen Shumaker, Robert C. Blackman, Ed Goggin, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,400.00 Restored: B2 Paper: Off white Includes COA from The William Anselmo Pera Collection. Restoration includes: moderate amount of glue on cover, cover cleaned. Label #1556870008

Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Charles Biro. Untitled story starring Steel Sterling, The Man of Steel, script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro; John Sterling completes the chemical formula which will completely protect him from the underworld's bullets, unlike his murdered father who was killed by a group of ruthless gangsters; John bathes himself in the formula, which has been poured into a cauldron of molten steel......dives in, and emerges as a man with the resistance, the magnetism and the strength of steel. Untitled story starring The Scarlet Avenger, Gang Buster, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick; Jim Kendall has devoted himself to wiping out gangland since the death of his wife and child while flying in a hijacked plane, which crashed, and in which all were killed except Jim; In the accident, his face muscles were paralyzed and Jim became the man who never smiled; Kendall has a giant scientific brain, and uses that science to the aid of his crusade. Untitled story, art by Frank Volp; The Cattleman's Association has sent Nevada Jones to help Irene Cox prevent her herd being stolen by rustlers. Untitled Kalthar, The Giant Man, King of the Jungle story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. "The Devil's Flying Twins," art by Ed Smalle, Jr.; The Shane twins are rich Americans who join the British Air Force to continue a feud with the German sportsman, Herr Schultz. "You Can't Win!", art by Mort Meskin; Executions are likely to be drably gruesome affairs even to the most hardened newspapermen. "The Pirates of Ho Tsin," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; Captain Valor resigns his commission in the U.S. Marine Corps to seek adventure, and, aided by Ronnie and Angie, heads to China to battle the evil Ho Tsin. "The Eye of Oglu," script by Abner Sundell, art by Edd Ashe; A young girl's father is missing after a series of weird happenings; She suspects foul play and contacts Dudley for help; He dons a purple costume with yellow cape and ventures out to help as Mr. Satan, international detective and soldier of fortune. "The Ritania-Hundaria War," script by Joe Blair, art by Elmer Wexler; The king of Ritania begs Zambini to help him win the war against Hundania; Hundanian spies place a huge and deadly cobra, whose bite means death, in Zambini's bedroom. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,279.00 Paper: Off white to white Minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #1158169012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.37) will be charged at checkout.

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "The Web and the Madman of the Crooked Cross"; The Army has arranged for Raymond to take a job teaching in Pastor Michel's School in occupied France; This is before the U.S.A. got into the war. "The Laughing Death," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; A U.S destroyer picks up a lone survivor with an important portfolio that must not fall in the hands of Der Hyena. "The House of Cards," art by Red Holmdale; A worker at a playing card company discovers that they make deadly incendiary to be shipped out of the country, enroute to burst into flame. Untitled Wilbur story, script by Joe Blair, art by Bob Montana; Mr. Wilkin is playing golf. "Tame the King Gorilla," art by Warren King; Otto will capture a gorilla and train it to make plenty of money. His friend tries to persuade him to abandon his project. "The Epic of the U.S. Cruiser Marblehead," art by Sam Cooper; An American cruiser in fight with Japanese war ships. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten; A business man who can't afford to lose an important contract, refuses to help the Army with experimental tanks; The Army officers then get help from Zambini. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $3,100.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4123016002

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "Your Own Web of Doom"; Winkler's poison gas formula is stolen and sent to Germany, but it is the imperfect version. Untitled story, script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; The Vagabond, a master of disguise and daring, is the leader of the Valiants, his fellow Czechoslovakian freedom-fighters battling against the Nazis, as well as a pen pal to Steel Sterling; When Steel hears reports that the Vagabond has turned traitor, he investigates and finds that the hero has been imprisoned and replaced by an imposter. "Who Killed Casino?", art by Warren King; Black Jack must discover the identity of the person who killed the club owner, Casino. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Montana and Harry Lucey; Wilbur tries out his new inventions at home. "Pilot Zoom O'Day," art by Red Holmdale; Zoom gets into a boxing fight with Liverlips, and later meets him as a stowaway in the PBM patrol bomber. "General Draja Mihailovich," art by Paul Reinman; Leader of the conquered Yugoslavs. "People America Can do Without No.1 The Case of Mr. Hooker," script by Harry Shorten, art by Paul Reinman; Mr. Hooker has a hobby railroad and the U.S. could use it as valuable scrap metal. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,250.00 Paper: Off white Label #1974432002

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Irv Novick. "The Merchant of Hate"; This is the tale of a town somewhere in Europe, Lidice, and its destruction by the Nazis. "The Creeper," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Steel in his struggle against the arch saboteur, the Creeper, who starts as a green costumed attraction at the circus. "The Clubfoot," art by Red Holmdale; The Clubfoot has come to America to kidnap the exiled King of Ptomania and take him to Germany, but Black Jack gets in his way. "The Football Season," art by Bob Montana; The football season and all the students are out for the team with that good old Westfield spirit. "Some Killers Work Slowly" text story by Scott Feldman. "The General's Radio," art by Joe Kubert; Zoom and Liverlips are on a strafing mission on Euphrates River and are shot down, but escape and blow up a river dam. "Major Devereux, Warrior of Wake Island," art by Paul Reinman; The battle of Wake Island in the Pacific, December 1941. "Case No. 2 of People America Can Do Without," art by Paul Reinman; On needlessly use of cars when sailors die to bring gasoline. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,250.00 Trimmed Paper: Off white RIGHT EDGE TRIMMED. Label #4339886023

Edited by Harry Shorten. "The Disappearing Diamonds," art by Irv Novick; Diamonds used in the cutting of precision instruments have been stolen from one of the airplane factories, and Looney is set on the job to deliver the next transfer. "The Vikings," art by Sam Burlockoff; Germans disguised as vikngs plans to blow up an American base in Alaska. "Murder!" text story starring Web by Flynn Livingston. Untitled Black Jack story, art by Sam Cooper; The KBC radio station used their power facilities to send secret messages to Japanese submarines lying off the coast. "The Costume Ball"; Wilbur and friends are going to a masquerade, and sis' silk stockings are missing. "Black Binder" Black Witch story, art by Joe Kubert; A slave trader captain is saved by his slave after a shipwreck and taken to his village and beheaded. "The Old Soldier"; In Serbia, an old woman of 72 years has shown the world that one is never too old to fight. "Trojan Rock" one-page World Wonders story by Mary Goss. "Enemies Within" starring Zambini; The country is badly in need of rubber, but Throckmorton is wasting tires and buying them from black market operators. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $160.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3735264002

Cover art by Harry Sahle. "The Gruesome Twosome," art by Irv Novick; Steel buys two small jinxed goblin figurines that brings him trouble and bad luck. "The Zoot Suits," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Terry Szenics; Banana and Stencho have received reward money and spend it on clothes and women. "The Password," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Terry Szenics; The revenue men only get gas to drink. "Honor Among Thieves" text story by George Wellington. "Three Rounds With Gorilla Gus," art by Ed Robbins (as Robin); Red Rube signs up for a boxing match against Gorilla Gus to earn 500 dollars to help a lady and her blind son to an operation. "Seven Weeks of Hard Luck," script and art by Joe Edwards; Bigge Jinx has got an order from Pluto in Hades to deliver seven weeks of hard luck to Chimp for breaking his crystal ball. "A Day In the Country," script by Ed Goggin, art by Claire Moe; Piddle, Grump and the students are taking a day off in the country, without Ginger. "Vines Camp," script by Ed Goggin, art by Lin Streeter; School activities at Vines Camp with Wilbur as Councilor. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.