Comic books May 1946, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $770.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2067322003

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Mountain Music Mayhem starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; Alan and Doiby head to the Great Smoky Mountains to put on the air an actual hillbilly show, only to discover the family they've selected are a bunch of thieves. Valley of the City of Gold starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. Dimwits in a Diner starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Might Doesn't Make Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. No Trouble, Professor, No trouble at All starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. 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.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,350.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4190307003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($40.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, John Daly, George Roussos, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A greedy mine owner gets on the wrong side of the people in his community by firing the local school teacher and by refusing to institute safe mine conditions for the workers in the Batman and Robin tale "Coaltown, U.S.A." by Don C. Cameron and Win Mortimer. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Turnabout Tactics!" with art by Howard Sherman and John Daly; Air Wave in "The Case of the Unlucky Treasure Hunters!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "Reconversion for Rats!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Soft Touch" by Al Martin, and Scuffy the Tramp half-pager by Lit-Win. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $440.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4137686004

Cover art by Fred Ray. Treasure of Araby starring the Newsboy Legion, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Ray Burnley. Death to Robotman starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. School for Problem Children starring the Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. The Paint That Ain't starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The Golden Lantern starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.