Auctions: comic books published by Harvey, graded by CGC

Adventures in 3-D (1953-1954 Harvey) 2 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4543086010

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; see individual item notes to determine whether an offered copy still includes them. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. A champion racer competes in the famed Le Mans endurance race. Test pilots Fred and Joe try to sabotage each other's planes so they can be the first lunar astronaut. Plus a tale that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Il Maestro; First Man On the Moon; Trapped; Winged Prayer; Three-D Blinkey. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Black Cat Comics (1946-1951 Harvey) 29 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Tape on interior cover.

Label #3995828002

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Paul McCarthy and Art Helfant. Early female superhero Black Cat is a martial artist with a lasso and a double life as a Hollywood starlet. In the lead-up to its transition into a horror comic with the next issue, this issue features horror-themed stories, including Black Cat's battle with a witch, and a bondage cover by Lee Elias. Linda Turner plays the Hollywood Bowl, in a story featuring good-girl art and cameos by celebrities Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Cunning master criminal The Sceptre mocks both police and Black Cat. The Salem Witch; A Day With Linda Turner; Diet for Death; Black Cat's Encyclopedia of Superstition; Time for Murder; Obviously, the Sceptre; Hunting for Murder; Holly of Hollywood; Hector the Director; Calling All Sleuths. Final issue as a superhero comic; switches to horror with the next issue as Black Cat Mystery (1951 Harvey) #30. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Double Dare Adventures (1966-1967 Harvey) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4543086011

Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Sparling. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Bill Draut. Part of Harvey Comics' short-lived Harvey Thriller imprint, designed by comics legend Joe Simon to reap the rewards of the Batman-inspired 1960s superhero craze. Transformed by Martian space-bees, low-ranking NASA technician Barry E. Eames returns to Earth as the improbable Bee-Man. Also featuring reprints of classic Harvey Golden Age sci-fi stories: In the future, a starship captain refuses to believe he's too old to fly. A scientist creates a formula that can give a human the proportionate strength of...an ant. Bee-Man was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Double Dare; Bee-Man; The Bee Line; Legend of the Glowing Gladiator; The Has-Been; The Ant Extract; You Can Be a Magician!; The Secret of Magicmaster; Jack Quick-Frost; Magic Session. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 29 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1996166005

Stories and art by Lee Elias, Jack Sparling, John Sink, Tom Hickey and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Shary dates a dangerous rebel despite her friends' warnings. Mary loves struggling grocery clerk Ralph, but she really admires a go-getter like Bob. Doris will stop at nothing to keep Mark in her life, but he's turned off by her dishonesty. Tainted Kisses; Your Problem; Marriage Memos!; My Perfect Love; I Loved a Weakling; Shameful Surrender; A Child at Love; I'll Never Let You Go. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fruitman Special (1969 Harvey) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4543086013

Stories and art by Hy Eisman, Jack O'Brien and Howie Post. The backup character from Harvey's humor comic "Bunny, Queen of the In Crowd" gets his own special, in which he uses his strange power to transform into any piece of fruit (you read that right) to battle crime and injustice. Also featuring adventures of Captain Flower and the one-and-only Sooper Hippie. Classic 1960s spoofs that are a real time-capsule of the ideas and attitudes of the era. Fruitman; Secret Letter From Percival; Fruitman vs. Smashty and McGee; Fruitman's Vacation; Sooper Hippie in Flower People; Super Fruit Quiz; Fruitman in Once Upon A Vine; Fruitman in The Great Feast; Captain Flower meets 'Lectric Man'. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0247162004

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher). No issue number; bucking bronco on cover. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Jeff takes Mutt to the top of the Empire State Building to win a bet. Mutt and Jeff are chased by an enraged bull. Jeff invents the riding lawnmower by attaching a manual lawnmower to the back of his car. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, about the silent adventures of Mutt's pet feline. Plus a bio of cartoonist Bud Fisher, and a "managing editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 7 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2068090015

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, John M. Jenks, Martin Naydel and Art Helfant. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff considers entering politics. Cicero's Cat takes a flight on a kite. Jeff invents electric underwear. Plus a vintage ad for Picture Stories from the Bible, one of the first publications from Entertaining Comics, soon to be known as legendary publisher EC. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; We Were All Kids Once!; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Flying Colors. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 9 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4535227011

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff and Mutt buy a car together, but Jeff wants to divide it. The new pet in the house is a panda, but luckily Cicero's Cat speaks Chinese. Jeff buys a raccoon and a kangaroo, so he can raise fur coats with pockets in them. Plus a vintage ad for Picture Stories from the Bible, one of the first publications from Educational Comics, soon to be known as legendary publisher EC. Also featuring an "editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Hop Harrigan. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

New Kids on the Block Backstage Pass (1990) 1N CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4651646008

Newsstand Edition. Stories by Michael Gallagher. Art by Ernie Colon and Nate Butler. The New Kids were a pioneering 1990s-era boy band with a huge teen following. In Harvey's New Kids comics, the youthful superstars had misadventures while avoiding the crush of fandom and enjoying worldwide fame. In a story inspired by A Hard Day's Night, the Kids try to escape throngs of female fans. Jordan has a strange dream while composing a new song. The New Kids' new, punk-rock look terrifies their fans. Plus vintage ads for the New Kids' fan club, merchandise and 1-900 fan hotline. Sleepless Knights; A Jordan Knightmare; Two On One; Scared Silly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

Spyman (1966 Harvey) 1 CGC 7.5 SS Steranko

Paper: Off white to white

Signed by Jim Steranko on 07/29/2020.

Label #2137278001

Origin and first appearance of Spyman in "The Birth of a Hero," plus "Spyman at the Mercy of the Whisperer" and "How to Unmask a Villain." Art by George Tuska and Reed Crandall (inks). Jim Steranko splash page pencils (first pro work). 1 page Goodyear Aerospace ad drawn by Neal Adams. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. Tuska cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Spyman (1966 Harvey) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4543086021

Origin and first appearance of Spyman in "The Birth of a Hero," plus "Spyman at the Mercy of the Whisperer" and "How to Unmask a Villain." Art by George Tuska and Reed Crandall (inks). Jim Steranko splash page pencils (first pro work). 1 page Goodyear Aerospace ad drawn by Neal Adams. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. Tuska cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Spyman (1966 Harvey) 1 CGC 5.5 SS Steranko

Paper: Off white

Signed by Jim Steranko on 7/29/20.

Label #2135253001

Origin and first appearance of Spyman in "The Birth of a Hero," plus "Spyman at the Mercy of the Whisperer" and "How to Unmask a Villain." Art by George Tuska and Reed Crandall (inks). Jim Steranko splash page pencils (first pro work). 1 page Goodyear Aerospace ad drawn by Neal Adams. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. Tuska cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Terry and the Pirates (1947-1955 Harvey/Charlton) 16 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4543086020

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Lee Elias, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry gets a top-secret assignment, while Burma takes the opportunity to do a quick fade. Hotshot Charlie schemes to babysit a friend's kid and go on a date on the same night. Plus a fact-based strip about the tiny experimental jet fighter XP-85, which attached under a B-29 bomber. Dangerous Assignment; Debt Repaid; Clue to Murder; Hotshot Charlie: Baby Sitter; Plane Talk; Gals and Gags. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.