Comic books published by Star, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $223.25 Paper: Off white Label #4657275001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.70) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. TV & film coverage: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Hole, Clash of the Titans, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Conan, Battlestar Galactica, Tom Corbett, The Greatest American Hero; Spectacular Space Art by David Mattingly & Don Maitz; Feature Interviews: Harrison Ford, Gene Roddenberry, Harry Hamlin, Lou Ferrigno, Lorne Greene, Brian Johnson; Special Features: animation, SF comics, SF radio, space stamps, robots, UFOs. Yoda cover. Cover price $3.95.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $325.00 Paper: White Label #4639551001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. TV & film coverage: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Hole, Clash of the Titans, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Conan, Battlestar Galactica, Tom Corbett, The Greatest American Hero; Spectacular Space Art by David Mattingly & Don Maitz; Feature Interviews: Harrison Ford, Gene Roddenberry, Harry Hamlin, Lou Ferrigno, Lorne Greene, Brian Johnson; Special Features: animation, SF comics, SF radio, space stamps, robots, UFOs. Yoda cover. Cover price $3.95.

Blue Bolt (1949) 107 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4055988007

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, John Graham, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. A reprint of an early Blue Bolt adventure, featuring the second teaming of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Blue Bolt's greatest enemy the Green Sorceress reforms, or so she claims. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces the Mountain Lair of Dr. Gore. Sub-Zero Man faces an expedition from the planet Venus and a volcanic menace. Dinosaur cover by L. B. Cole. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero Man; Cunning; Spacehawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4341799001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L.B. Cole. Stories and art by Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. Blue Bolt faces the horror on the rock of the crawling death. The Phantom Sub works with Naval Intelligence to investigate the sinking of American ships by Axis raiders. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces The Battling Bullet Ships. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero; Phantom Sub; Boomerang; Spacehawk. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $5,600.00 Paper: Off white Label #2039115001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($168.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and others. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. Blue Bolt investigates weirdly local earthquakes and suspects the work of his old foe, the subterranean Green Sorceress. Red Rocket discovers a plot to replace human babies with Martian mutants. Bruce Corbet becomes the superhero The Mask to track down the Devil Gang that killed his brother, and engages the gang's leader in a final aerial dogfight. Mask: The Face of Death; Cremation; Red Rocket: The Monstrous Madmen; Thorns of the Devil; The Space Scare; The Thing of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,599.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4281998002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and others. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. Blue Bolt investigates weirdly local earthquakes and suspects the work of his old foe, the subterranean Green Sorceress. Red Rocket discovers a plot to replace human babies with Martian mutants. Bruce Corbet becomes the superhero The Mask to track down the Devil Gang that killed his brother, and engages the gang's leader in a final aerial dogfight. Mask: The Face of Death; Cremation; Red Rocket: The Monstrous Madmen; Thorns of the Devil; The Space Scare; The Thing of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $900.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4178774004

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. A female reporter is the only witness as a long-dead mummy revives and goes in search of his ancient bride. A night watchman at a museum is dragged into a painting that is actually the door into an evil dimension. A writer's latest manuscript holds the potential to destroy all evil in the world. Swamp Spirit; The Vengeful Phantom; The Mummy; The Ghost Who Cried; Picture a Nightmare; Maniac; The Insider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 115 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4683996001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. The origin of Sergeant Spook, as a dead policeman learns he can still be seen and heard by teenage Jerry, and helps Jerry rid an orphanage of ghosts. A cursed parchment from Tibet kills anyone who reads it. An explorer and his dog seek a shape-shifting Alaskan monster, in a rare sequel to a previous story, "The Ghoul of the North" from issue #113. Cavern of Death; The Parchment of Death; Death from the Skies; Terror in the Fields; Secret of the Moaning Ghosts; The Return of the Ghoul. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $3,172.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4477541006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($95.16) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. The origin of Sergeant Spook, as a dead policeman learns he can still be seen and heard by teenage Jerry, and helps Jerry rid an orphanage of ghosts. A cursed parchment from Tibet kills anyone who reads it. An explorer and his dog seek a shape-shifting Alaskan monster, in a rare sequel to a previous story, "The Ghoul of the North" from issue #113. Cavern of Death; The Parchment of Death; Death from the Skies; Terror in the Fields; Secret of the Moaning Ghosts; The Return of the Ghoul. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $2,200.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4425417004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($66.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. The origin of Sergeant Spook, as a dead policeman learns he can still be seen and heard by teenage Jerry, and helps Jerry rid an orphanage of ghosts. A cursed parchment from Tibet kills anyone who reads it. An explorer and his dog seek a shape-shifting Alaskan monster, in a rare sequel to a previous story, "The Ghoul of the North" from issue #113. Cavern of Death; The Parchment of Death; Death from the Skies; Terror in the Fields; Secret of the Moaning Ghosts; The Return of the Ghoul. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $513.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4176234007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.39) 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 4.5 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4668280003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. A combination of romance comics and celebrity gossip from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Bit player Mason loves movie star Rita Carlyle, but she doesn't even remember their past together. Biographies of movie legends Rudolph Valentino and Gregory Peck, plus movie star Dan Dailey. On the Altar of Fame; In Love and Hollywood; I Don't Remember You; Rudolph Valentino; Gregory Peck; Dan Dailey; The Darkened Trail. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $474.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #4476313010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.22) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Frank King. Stories and art by Frank King. Reprints of the beloved, influential comic strip showcasing Midwestern American life through the lens of one growing family. Skeezix joins the Women Hater's Club, but that conflicts with his newfound interest in girls, especially Nina. Skeezix's pal Tops tries to make some moves on Nina, but Nina's not having it, and neither is Skeezix. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $750.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1488647015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, part of the horror-comics craze of the 1950s. The heir to a haunted castle seeks the one weapon that can destroy its malevolent spirit. Jungle hero Jo-Jo and his mate Tanee encounter the slithery menace of Janeece, the Queen of the Cobras, and her venomous cohorts. A murderer's bride kills him in self-defense, but then faces justice from her own tribe. Terrible Encounter; Gems of Death; The Case of the Shrunken Heads; The Last Man Alive; Jo-Jo: The Cobra Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $279.95 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle Label #4395846007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Jack Kamen. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. An amnesiac in Haiti is drawn by the jungle drums into dark places and the revelation of his true identity. Torpedoman investigates reports of a giant octopus, and finds something even more sinister. An American gangster deported to Africa tries his old tricks until he encounters jungle hero Princess Tonaka, in a story with art by EC legend Jack Kamen. The Homecoming; The Parchment of Death; Torpedo Man: Ghostly Sea Monster; A Thief; Ghostly Act; Weird Trap; Tonaka: The Coward. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $475.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4604752003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

L.B. Cole Christmas cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $189.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4216809004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

L.B. Cole Christmas cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $559.00 Paper: Off white Label #2048138006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.77) will be charged at checkout.

L.B. Cole cover. All stories reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #5. In order of appearance: "Terror Castle" retitled and reprinted with alterations from "Carl Rittech, The King of Crime Castle" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #5; "James Wayburn Hall, The Arkansas Butcher" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; and "The Dead Tell No Tales". Indicia states "THE HORRORS". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $770.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4373732001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by John Alton and Matt Baker. Tales of jungle heroes and other adventurers, male and female. Numbering continues from Sport Thrills (1950 Star) #15. Jungle hero Rulah encounters a man who is following a strange letter into a death-trap, in a story with art possibly by Matt Baker. Jo-Jo the Jungle King battles Gabu, an aging white-haired giant who kidnaps his mate in a gesture of pure primate politics. Phantom Lady learns that an accused murderer has an identical twin sister, in a story inked by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Also featuring a great gorilla-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Rulah, the Jungle Goddess: Jungle Murder In Duplicate; Bonnie Hawks; Jo-Jo the Jungle King: Kingdom of Unseen Terror; Jack Kent, Lock Expert; Kit Carson and the Two Bears; Phantom Lady: The Substitute Cinderella. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $105.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4294472007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout.

James Bond. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $82.25 Paper: Off white to white Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4377394001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Rick Hunt. Featuring work by Joseph Tyburczy, Kenneth Cutter, Michael Langevin, and Randy Bergeron. 24 pages, B&W, 7.5" x 10". Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $225.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4371616001

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Honey Bunn in No Holds Barred" art by Jay Disbrow; "Toni Gay in The Case of the Fortunate Fiddle" reprinted from Guns Against Gangsters Vol. 1 (1948) #2; "Eve Adams"; and "Midge Martin, Girl Reporter, Smuggle Trouble". "Love Match" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,890.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3847690002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($56.70) will be charged at checkout.

L.B. Cole cover. Stories include "Trust the Man You Love," "I Love You Respectfully" (art by Nodel), "LOve is Like Quicksand," and "Love Was an Outlaw." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $2,600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2094930003

All reprints. L. B. Cole cover. Numbering continues from Shock Detective Cases (1952) #21. Cover shows a human body hanging by the neck from a tree branch. A violent panel on page seven of "Her Face of Horror.." shows a woman's face dissolving in acid. In order of appearance: "Headless Horror!" retitled and reprinted from "Sergeant Spook, Headless Horseman!" in Blue Bolt Vol. 06 (1945) #8; "The Sensitive Killer, Six Feet Under" art by Wally Wood, retitled and reprinted from "Six Feet Under" in Spectacular Stories Magazine (1950) #3; "Double Cross to Death.." art by Walter Palais, retitled and reprinted from "Smart Guy" in Crime Incorporated (1950) #2; "Her Face of Horror.." retitled and reprinted with modifications from "Madame Rachel" in Crimes by Women (1948) #6. "Crazy to Kill!!" text story retitled and reprinted from "The Shattered Alibi" in Famous Crimes (1948) #10. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $2,600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2115021002

All reprints. L. B. Cole cover. Numbering continues from Shock Detective Cases (1952) #21. Cover shows a human body hanging by the neck from a tree branch. A violent panel on page seven of "Her Face of Horror.." shows a woman's face dissolving in acid. In order of appearance: "Headless Horror!" retitled and reprinted from "Sergeant Spook, Headless Horseman!" in Blue Bolt Vol. 06 (1945) #8; "The Sensitive Killer, Six Feet Under" art by Wally Wood, retitled and reprinted from "Six Feet Under" in Spectacular Stories Magazine (1950) #3; "Double Cross to Death.." art by Walter Palais, retitled and reprinted from "Smart Guy" in Crime Incorporated (1950) #2; "Her Face of Horror.." retitled and reprinted with modifications from "Madame Rachel" in Crimes by Women (1948) #6. "Crazy to Kill!!" text story retitled and reprinted from "The Shattered Alibi" in Famous Crimes (1948) #10. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $335.00 Paper: White Label #4051621006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.05) will be charged at checkout.

William Shatner - Shakespeare to the stars; Leonard Nimoy - the man between the ears; complete Star Trek filmography - the titles, stories, stars, monsters, planets, air dates & more; Star Trek puzzles & word games; The Bionic Woman - creating a cyborg for the 70's; Space: 1999 - radical changes for the second season; King Kong - 2 new productions battle an old classic; Squirm - invasion of the monster worms. Cover painting by Jack Thurston. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $750.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4657275006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.50) will be charged at checkout.

Boba Fett unmasked - the Empire returns; George Lucas - the final chapter; Lawrence Kasdan on scripting Raiders of the Lost Ark; exclusive Steven Spielberg interview; Sean Connery on Outland; Heavy Metal - sound & vision; the six Doctors Who (or is that Doctor Whos?); Ray Walston on Martians & Mind Warp. Boba Fett cover. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $225.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4657275007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.75) will be charged at checkout.

Boba Fett unmasked - the Empire returns; George Lucas - the final chapter; Lawrence Kasdan on scripting Raiders of the Lost Ark; exclusive Steven Spielberg interview; Sean Connery on Outland; Heavy Metal - sound & vision; the six Doctors Who (or is that Doctor Whos?); Ray Walston on Martians & Mind Warp. Boba Fett cover. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $3,500.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4111912002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout.

Variant cover with blue background on title by L. B. Cole. The Ghost Spider of Death!! Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. This was the reissue, with a blue background around the title logo, after a misprint resulting in a black background in the first print run. In an issue-length tale reprinted from Fox's Feature Presentation Black Tarantula (1950) #5, vampiric Count Rorret makes beautiful maiden Elthena his undead slave, by tricking her into believing she can live eternally with the commoner she loves. But the scheme is Rorret's undoing when her lover Leopold refuses to play along. Fairly mild for a pre-Code horror comic, except for the vampires turning into gigantic black tarantulas when they attack their prey. Classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,227.50 Paper: Off white Label #4434493007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($66.83) will be charged at checkout.

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Tyrant of Terror" art by George Peltz; "Madhouse of Crime!!" retitled and reprinted from "Constantine, The Killer" in Famous Crimes (1948) #8; "The Payoff-Prison!!" retitled and reprinted from "Sadie Krum, Girl Bandit" in Famous Crimes (1948) #1, which was reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #52; "Fool-Proof Scheme"; and "White Hand Horror!!" retitled and reprinted from "Wild Bill Lovett!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #10. "Trial and Execution." text story retitled and reprinted from "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." in Crimes by Women (1948) #14, which was reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #8, and reprinted in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,500.00 Paper: Off white Label #4344153001

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Tyrant of Terror" art by George Peltz; "Madhouse of Crime!!" retitled and reprinted from "Constantine, The Killer" in Famous Crimes (1948) #8; "The Payoff-Prison!!" retitled and reprinted from "Sadie Krum, Girl Bandit" in Famous Crimes (1948) #1, which was reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #52; "Fool-Proof Scheme"; and "White Hand Horror!!" retitled and reprinted from "Wild Bill Lovett!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #10. "Trial and Execution." text story retitled and reprinted from "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." in Crimes by Women (1948) #14, which was reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #8, and reprinted in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,999.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4299194008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($59.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A scientist accidentally contacts a hideous alien from beyond the stars, and she's got a crush on him. Jungle hero Jo-Jo, Congo King and his mate discover The Garden of Lost Maidens. Killer Leonard Scarnici strikes terror in the lawful and lawless alike with his viciousness, but a redheaded beauty proves to be his downfall. Another classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. Love from a Gorgon; Burning Sands of Death; Jo-Jo: The Medicine Men Murders; Jo-Jo: Terror of the Lost Maidens; The "Lone Wolf" of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $500.00 Paper: Off white Label #2023163011

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Prohibition-era Chicago hoods think they're being arrested, but the cops turn out to be the architects of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Teen hood Jack Hammer graduates to truck hijacking, but a scheme for revenge proves his undoing. Trapped by the Color of Blood; The Man Died; The Shocking Massacre; The Bloody Era...!; The "Lone Wolf" of Fear. Final issue of the series; followed by Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #4. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,599.00 Paper: Off white Label #4501034001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.97) will be charged at checkout.

This reprint of Rulah, Jungle Goddess (1948) #19 was published without the first page to the first story, sacrificing the original interior front cover page for the sake of more ad space. Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess battles devil-women, featuring some delightful bad-girl art, possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah learns a frustrated hunter has trained jungle animals to kill for him. A witch doctor foe of Rulah's creates an army of amoeba-men, in a truly bizarre tale. Also featuring a vintage ad for boogie-woogie lessons ("If You Can Play Piano at All, You Can Play Boogie-Woogie!"). Another fun cover with bondage elements by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Death Five; Rulah: The Stalking Death; Rulah: Plasma Peril. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Terrors of the Jungle (1952) 17 CGC 6.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4373408007

Cover art by L. B. Cole. "Revenge of the Black Magic Idol"; Amazo destroys Gahna's village and enslaves his people. She pricks her finger on the idol of Janus, which she had hoped would help her defeat Rulah, and dies from its poison. "Silent Death"; Skeeter sends his wife, Liz, to Rulah's village to try out the Red Death bacteria he stole. "The Strangest Punishment" text story. "Mankillers"; Renture keeps his subjects by lying to them that they are cursed; In fact, it is their dimly-lit city that disfigures them. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,320.00 Paper: Off white Label #0759379011

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and others. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle hero Jo-Jo faces the terror of the Tarantula Men. Jo-Jo battles a beast-man and a gigantic snake to free Tanee and other beautiful women from a witch doctor. Beautiful Torla drugs Jo-Jo and abducts his mate Tanee to the aptly named Rodent Island. Spooky cover by L. B. Cole. Jo-Jo, Congo King; World Facts; Jo-Jo, Congo King: Feathered Serpent; The Greedy Leopard; Wild Betty of the West; The Saga of British Caryl; Jo-Jo, Congo King: Rodent Island; Dream Mystery. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $999.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4391256024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and others. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle hero Jo-Jo faces the terror of the Tarantula Men. Jo-Jo battles a beast-man and a gigantic snake to free Tanee and other beautiful women from a witch doctor. Beautiful Torla drugs Jo-Jo and abducts his mate Tanee to the aptly named Rodent Island. Spooky cover by L. B. Cole. Jo-Jo, Congo King; World Facts; Jo-Jo, Congo King: Feathered Serpent; The Greedy Leopard; Wild Betty of the West; The Saga of British Caryl; Jo-Jo, Congo King: Rodent Island; Dream Mystery. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,099.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1401373010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($32.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and others. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle hero Jo-Jo faces the terror of the Tarantula Men. Jo-Jo battles a beast-man and a gigantic snake to free Tanee and other beautiful women from a witch doctor. Beautiful Torla drugs Jo-Jo and abducts his mate Tanee to the aptly named Rodent Island. Spooky cover by L. B. Cole. Jo-Jo, Congo King; World Facts; Jo-Jo, Congo King: Feathered Serpent; The Greedy Leopard; Wild Betty of the West; The Saga of British Caryl; Jo-Jo, Congo King: Rodent Island; Dream Mystery. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $213.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4482079023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.39) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and others. Part of Star Publications' purchase of Novelty Publications titles, former adventure comic 4Most becomes one of the most violent of the pre-Code crime titles, with lurid covers by L. B. Cole. The Gunmaster tracks a gang of killers to a skyscraper, but the gang's redheaded femme fatale gets the drop on him. Police use modern communications to trap fleeing criminals in their dragnet. Criminal trio Gus, Harvey and Peter use robbery and murder in 1900 Chicago. State Prison Slaughter; Clue To A Killer; The Deadly Game; Escape; Crime of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,999.95 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4006922008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($60.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and others. Part of Star Publications' purchase of Novelty Publications titles, former adventure comic 4Most becomes one of the most violent of the pre-Code crime titles, with lurid covers by L. B. Cole. Police close in on criminal genius Duke Morane and his underworld empire. In pre-WWII Germany, Hilda marries wealthy older men and then poisons them. The leader of one of the earliest New York street gangs, the Bowery Boys, Bill the Butcher later enters city politics. Underworld Mastermind; The Poisoner; Strong Arm Terror. Final issue under this title; series continues as Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #50. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. Numbering continues from Gasoline Alley (1950 Star) #2. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Fools in Love!!" art by George Peltz; "Not the Marrying Kind!" retitled and reprinted from "I Loved to Hate" in I Loved (1949) #28; and "Jilted!!" retitled and reprinted from "Danger Called Me" in Women in Love (1949-50 Fox) #1. "Scarred by Scandal" text story retitled and reprinted from "My Fearful Night" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #7 and as "Love Must Be Faithful.." in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #15. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "I Saved My Love for Him" art by Arthur Gates, retitled and reprinted with alterations as "When You Love Too Much..." in My Personal Problem (1955-56 Ajax) #4 and "At Long Last!" in Secret Love (1957 Four Star) #3; "I Wanted Two Men" retitled and reprinted from "I Wanted Both Men" in My Love Secret (1949) #26; and "My Bargain with Life" retitled and reprinted from "The Man I Wronged" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #8. "My Daring Date.." text story retitled and reprinted as "My Pickup Date" in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #12. Indicia states "True-To-Life Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ken W. Fitch, Jay Disbrow, Louis Zansky and Wally Wood. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. After many letters to her beau Dan, stationed overseas, Toni finally decides to tell him the truth. Helen must choose between secret romance with Alan, whom she loves, or a public relationship with Theo, a man she tolerates, in a story with art by comics legend Wally Wood. Socially awkward redhead Linda sheds her glasses and becomes a sought-after beauty, but still can't win the man she loves. Take Back Those Words; How Cruel My Love; I Gave My Heart to One Man; I Waited for the Man I Love; My Empty Dreams. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.