Auctions: Harvey comic books 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.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) 11 CGC 9.0 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Off white to white

Conservation includes: cover cleaned.

Label #4396106008

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Tom Hickey. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A woman's face in a pool tries to lure passersby into the water. Brothers take over an 18th-century English inn by having the owner committed to an asylum, but they didn't count on her grandmother's witchcraft. The Girl in the Moonpool; The Horror From the Shade; To Live Again!; Strange Legends: The Great Drought and the Waters of Waco; Return From Bedlam; The Curse of Morgan Kilgane; Graveyard of Gems! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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.

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.

War Battles (1952 Harvey) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4670318006

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Vic Donahue and Jack Sparling. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. A soldier must decide whether to save a hated rival or let him drown. Baseball fan Joe tries to put his talents to use during the Battle of the Bulge. Navy frogmen take the battle to the ocean floor. Devils of the Deep; The Trap!; Diving Death; American Heroes; Teamwork; The Battle of Brooklyn; Air Combat!; Aces Low!; Coward or Hero? 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Witches Tales (1951 Harvey) 10 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4559112016

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Vic Donahue, Warren Kremer, Joe Certa, and Manny Stallman. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A scientist's electrical experiments create an evil energy being. Another scientist creates a one-celled organism that grows out of control. The ghost of a murdered tailor animates empty clothing to seek revenge on his killer. It!; The Flash of Doom; Witches Tricks; The Room; The Mask of Murder; Keepers of Horror; The Flaming Horror; Cloth of Terror; The Howl of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.