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Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 4 #11 CGC 0.5 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: cover reinforced, staples replaced. Centerfold missing.

Label #4417376005

Cover by James Wilcox. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Rod Reed, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, Henry C. Kiefer, Harold DeLay, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #47. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry promote WWII paper salvage, an early recycling program. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of Earl Mountbatten, a member of the British royal family who was also the Supreme Allied Commander in South East Asia during WWII. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump!" from Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Pre-Code bondage and torture cover by James Wilcox. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales: Lord Louis Mountbatten; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Book of Secrets; Sergeant Spook; Strictly Business; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Sniffy; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 32 CGC 6.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #0990638011

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. On Planetoid Punkus, Billy observes Mr. Mind's latest invention, a mammoth cannon called Great Big Bertha which is aimed at Earth and can fire shells that are a mile long. Billy escapes so that Captain Marvel can try to stop the cannon from being fired, but he is too late in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 11: The Firing of Great Big Bertha" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Deep in the Heart of Dallas" with art by C.C. Beck (appearances by Mayor Rodgers, Love Field, SMU, the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News, and the Cotton Bowl); "The Military Misfit!" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "The Glass-Blower of Greenpoint!" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: 2-page text story "Name, Rank and Serial No." with script by Jess Benton. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 40 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #1201469002

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Dick McCay and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Dick McCay and unknown. Mr. Mind learns that his new death ray only disintegrates metal, not living things. He captures Billy yet again, and orders the crocodile man Sylvester to shoot the boy in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 19: The Black Death Ray" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Gets the Heir" with story by Otto Binder; "The Chimes of Crime" with story by Otto Binder; and "Boston's Mayor for a Day" (Boston, Massachusetts city story). Plus: Richard Richard, Private Dick's first appearance in the 2-page tale "The Milk Bottle Case" by Dick McCay. And: 2-page text story "Ragged Spy." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Police Comics (1941) 35 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4374206001

Cover by Jack Cole. "The Confession of Froggy Fink," script and art by Jack Cole; Plastic Man goes through a lot of hoops to get Froggy Fink to confess to the murder of Dr. Mayhem. "Can Destiny Be Trapped?;" When criminals began to discover the modus operandi of Destiny, mob boss Tools threatens to kill one of his own men, and, sure enough, Destiny walks into a trap. "Wanted: Klever Klaus" starring Flatfoot Burns, script and art by Milt Stein. "Sandor, the Terrorizing Taxidermist" starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. "Dream Gold?" text story starring Dick Mace. "Lucille's Robots," art by Paul Gustavson; Roy meets a pretty young inventor, who has invented a robot that looks just like the Human Bomb. "Burp's Proposal" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Genius" starring The Spirit and P.S. Tidewater, script and art by Will Eisner. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 37 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4427483022

Cover by Burne Hogarth. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Milburn Rosser, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Abner Dean. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, plus patriotic WWII heroes The Spark Man and Race Riley. The Spark Man struggles to escape after being sealed up behind the wall in gangster Martoni's house. Heartbroken Hap Hopper and Holly pass each other in the Washington train station without even realizing it. Bathless Groggins is masquerading as Princess Groggynska while the real princess organizes the Resistance, but that puts Bathless in the hot seat. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Aquatic Tarzan cover by Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Comics (1940) 30 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4199677001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story. The Fighting Yank story, pencils by Ken Battefield, inks by Everett Raymond Kinstler; The Fighting Yank fights Nazis dressed up as vultures in America. Snow Signal text story by Jackson Cole. Captain Future story. Outlaw Tracks text story by Tex Mumford. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Merit Badge text story by Henry Hale. The Oracle story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 29 CGC 3.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: small amount of glue on spine of cover, cover reinforced.

Label #4414342001

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Wizard of Wishes! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; When the Prankster is accidently hit by an automobile, the owner, a multi-millionaire, offers his fortune to anyone who can make him happy. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. The Tycoon of Crime!, art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]. Untitled Lois Lane, Girl Reporter story; When Lois is given the assignment to write a story on a bake shop, little does she know that that bakery is a front for a lottery racket. The Weakling text story by Ivan Arlen. The Pride of the Kents!, script by Joe Samachson [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; A formerly rich man, whose relatives still think he is loaded, decides to discover just how much his relatives think of him, and holds an unusual "Kent Family Reunion." Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 30 CGC 3.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

Centerfold missing.

Label #4427656019

Origin and first appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk (later Mxyzptlk). Superman flies for the first time. Cover art by Jack Burnley. Superman Alias Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Lois Lane thinks Clark Kent is trying to trick her into believing he's Superman! Untitled Lois Lane story, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; Lois is taken prisoner by the Dover gang. The King's Substitute!, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Unhappy because his father-in-law to be considers him to be a nobody, Johnny Poly goes to Poltavia to bid on a picture of the nation's ancient monarch. Death of a Pirate text story by Eric Carter. The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Joe Shuster (?) and Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]. Handy Andy humor page by Jack Farr. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 46 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4393003004

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.