Auctions: comic books July 1943, graded by CGC
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Item #60971215
Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 9 CGC 5.5
Paper: Slightly britle
Label #4376010004
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Tom McNamara. Art by Tom McNamara and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. invades the City of Crime, where things like honesty are against the law. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a cursed jade idol is stolen, and the culprit seems to be a famous art collector who has no memory of the crime. The evil Mr. Silence is a descendant of explorer Francis Drake, murdering Drake's other descendants so he will inherit a lost treasure. Typically powerful, wordless patriotic cover by Mac Raboy. The City of Crime; The Idol of Theft; A Good Guy in the Bad Lands; Kwiz Kwickies; Ain't So Short; The Terrible Mr. Silence; Silent Sims; Little Sir Echo. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #57821195
Real Life Comics (1941) 12 CGC 2.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Cover detached.
Label #3732724001
Starts Jul 6 -
Item #60854944
Published Jul 1943 by Maple Leaf.Rocket Comics (Canadian 1941-1946 Maple Leaf) Vol. 2 #3 CGC 4.5
Only copy at the top CGC grade of 4.5.
Paper: Off white to white
Canadian Edition
Label #4197280005
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Starts Jul 6 Canadian series. July-August 1943. Cover by Bert Bushell. 7.5" x 10.25", 48 pages, B&W.