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Batman (1940) 195 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Spark-Spangled See-Through Man!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Joe Giella and Jack Abel; Creegan steals some jewels from the laboratory of a scientist, who has treated the gems with radiation; During a battle with the Caped Crusaders, Creegan is transformed into a skeletal figure possessing a deadly electrical touch. Letter to the editor from comics writer Tony Isabella. Cap's Hobby Hints activity half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Batman (1940) 200 GD 2.0

Water damage. 1/2" spine split from the bottom.

Cover art by Neal Adams (first work on this title) and various (background). "The Man Who Radiated Fear!" starring Batman and Robin (with Joker and Penguin cameos), script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Chic Stone (ghosting for Bob Kane), inks by Joe Giella.; When the Scarecrow perfects a fear-radiated pill and uses it on the Caped Crusaders, the duo are unable to continue their war on crime until Alfred enters the picture; Then the Caped Crusaders head out and capture several of their foes, each one having a clue on their persons which lead them to the Scarecrow. "The Bat-Man," script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane; reprint of first page of first Batman story. The Batman says: public service announcement, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Jack Burnley. One-page dialogue between comic writer Mike Friedrich and fan Biljo White. Statement of ownership--average print run 1,198,000; average paid circulation 805,700. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Batman (1940) Annual 1 FR 1.0

Water damage. 5" spine split from the top.

All reprints. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, and Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. "How to Be the Batman!", pencils by Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman loses his memory after being exposed to amnesia gas, when the antidote fails, Robin must teach the Cowled Crimefighter all that he has forgotten; Origin retold. "The Strange Costumes of Batman!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A look at some of the specialized costumes that Batman has utilized over his career, including one garment that he had hoped never to use. "Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!", script by David Vern, pencils by Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Reporter Dave Purdy saves Batman by dazzling an approaching murderer with the Bat Signal; The Masked Manhunter is happy to let Purdy have the credit. Secrets of Batman's Utility Belt; Famed Batarang. "The Origin of the Bat-Cave!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Professor Nicholls sends the Dynamic Duo back in time 300 years, there they meet Jeremy Coe, a frontiersman spy who doubles as a Red Indian. "Batman's Electronic Crime-File!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The microfilm from Batman's crime file is stolen from the Bat-Cave. "Thrilling Escapes of Batman and Robin!", pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Villainous Paul King captures Batman and Robin, he then sets about devising an inescapable trap, based on Robin's recollections about their previous ingenious escapes. "The Amazing Inventions of Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman gets word that one of his inventions is to be used against him, he and Robin must then examine their many crime fighting innovations for clues. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder ad. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) Annual 3 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

All reprints, with the topic being "Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!" "The Mad Hatter of Gotham City," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Mad Hatter has a superb collection of stolen hats, but with Batman's cowl missing it is incomplete. "The Human Firefly," script by Ed (France) Herron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When theatrical lighting director Garfield Lynns is prevented from staging his first robbery, he makes his escape thanks to the light given off by a firefly; Inspired, he assumes the identity of the costumed criminal, Firefly. "The Mental Giant of Gotham City," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A freak accident gives police janitor Barney Barrow a super advanced brain, he then blackmails the Dynamic Duo into aiding him with his ever more dangerous methods of crime fighting. "The Joker's Aces," script by David Vern, pencils by Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Clown Prince of Crime recruits some new members for his gang, all of whom are perfectly suited for specific felonies. "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City," script by David Vern, pencils by Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Executed criminal George 'Boss' Dyke's brain is transplanted into a gorilla's head. "The New Crimes of Two-Face," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Actor Paul Sloane is disfigured in an accident, this unhinges his mind and causes him to turn to crime as the second Two-Face. "The Mysterious Mirror Man," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Ventris, a convict, escapes jail with the help of a broken mirror; He adopts the identity of the Mirror Man and sets out to uncover Batman's secret identity by using his X-Ray Mirror. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1974) DC Treasury Edition C-37 VG- 3.5

Limited Collectors' Edition: Batman reprints from the 1940s. Jim Aparo cover. Size is 10 x 13-1/2" (about the size of a Life magazine). Cover price $1.00.

Batman and Robin Sketch by Ron Williams

Signed by the artist. Pencil and ink on art board. 6" x 9".

Batman and Robin Sketch by Ron Williams

Signed by the artist. Pencil and ink on art board. 6" x 9".

Batman Catwoman's Catnapping Caper (1966 Mini) 1 VG- 3.5

Batman "The Catwomans Catnapping Caper" (1966 Mini) 4of 6 Kellogg's Poptarts Mini Cimics. Why does Catwoman want to steal the new Mummy Cat exhibit at the Gotham Museum? It's up to Batman and Robin to find the answer. 16 pages, full color.5.5-in. x 3-in.

Batman Fortnite Zero Point #2B Cover Print by Art Adams

Signed by the artist> High quality print on heavy stock. 13" X 19"

Batman Lot of 10

Issues 400N, 409D, 418, 419N, 420, 429N, 436N, 439-441 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the VG/FN to VF range, with #436 grading at GD-.

Batman Lot of 10

Issues 448-451, 457N, 475, 486, 488, 490, 493 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the FN to VF+ range.

Batman Lot of 10

Issues 268, 270, 295, 315, 331, 332D, 333, 335, 336N, 337N of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the GD/VG to FN range.

Batman Lot of 10

Issues 230, 231, 233, 236, 238, 240, 242, 245, 247, and 248 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the VG to GD range.

Batman Lot of 11

Issues 437-439, 447, 448, 450, 452-456 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the VG/FN to VF range.

Batman Lot of 12

Issues 458, 459, 462, 463, 467, 468, 476, 484, 488, 489, 492A, 494 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the FN to VF+ range.

Batman Lot of 12

Issues 308, 325, 327, 328, 330, 337, 340-343, and 365 of Batman (1940) and 338UK of Batman (1940) UK Edition. Most will grade in the FN to VG range.

Batman Lot of 3

Issues 655A, 656, and 666 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the VF range.

Batman Lot of 4

Issues 404-407 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the VF to FN+ range.

Batman Lot of 4

Issues 176, 187, 193, and 213 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the GD range.

Batman Lot of 4

Issues 426, 427N, 428, and 429N of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range.

Batman Lot of 8

Issues 191, 192, 195, 196, 198, 199, 202, 203 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the GD to VG range with #191, #192 grading PR.

Batman Lot of 8

Issues 182, 185, 191-193, 195, 196, 198 of Batman (1940). Most will grade in the FR to GD range with #191, #192 grading PR.

Batman Signed Lot of 6

Issues 620-625 of Batman (1940) signed by Brian Azzarello. No autograph certification is included. Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Batman Sketch by Dick Giordano

A fantastic sketch from legendary Batman artist Giordano who perfectly captures the grim determination of the Dark Knight here! Signed by the artist. Pencil and ink on heavy paper stock. 11" x 13 1/4", B&W.

Batman Sketch by Mike Mignola

A loose but evocative sketch from Mignola that shows the Dark Knight gritting his teeth in determination! Signed by the artist. Pencil and ink on heavy paper stock. Paper measures 11 1/4" x 16 1/4", image area is approximately 5 3/4" x 7".

Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-1ST VG 4.0 1st Printing

Scuffing with color loss.

1st printing. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Returns," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the Mutants are terrorizing Gotham City; Bruce Wayne has been retired from super-heroing for 10 years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin; Despite Wayne's funding of the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to being a super-villain; Bruce, overcome with the grief over what Gotham has become, dons the Batman costume again and captures Dent. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.

Battle Cry (1952) 15 GD 2.0

Cover by Eugene Hughes. Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes, Charles Stern and Tony Mortellaro. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A colonel and an captured enemy commander discuss their recent battle over a game of chess. Soldier Joe has short-timer's syndrome - if he can make it just a few more weeks, he'll be heading home. Steel Foxhole!; Dragon from the East!; Plan of Attack; Bawl Like a Baby!; Saga of Steel; Going Home! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Battlefield (1952) 6 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4317088001

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Victim of General Fu!", script by Don Rico, art by Paul Reinman; Tracy must warn his company of the mine field they are about to enter. "The Secret of Sabotage" two-page text story. "T.O.T.--Time On Target," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Keller; Lt. Rowlans needs to keep the Reds bottled up for five more minutes until the artillery can destroy them. "Massacre At Manghowon!", art by Ed Robbins; By using pumpkin gourds an American patrol is able to sneak up on a North Korean unit that has occupied a friendly village. "Race Against Death!", art by Jay Scott Pike; PFC Judson must race thru the Red lines to find help for his men. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Battlefront (1952 Atlas) 32 GD/VG 3.0

1 1/4" Spine split from bottom.

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Cover by Russ Heath. Written by unknown. Art by John Severin, Dick Ayers, Gene Colan, Bob Powell and Ernie Bache. Don't miss the thrilling saga of a..."Night Assault" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Also in this issue: "The Escape That Couldn't Be Done!" with art by John Severin; War of Independence tale "No Surrender!" with art by Gene Colan; "Captured by the Enemy!" with art by Bob Powell; and 2-page text story "The Lecture"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge (1964) 1 VG 4.0

THE BEST OF DONALD DUCK AND UNCLE SCROOGE (GOLD KEY) #1 1964 25c Giant size comic reprinting two classic Duck stories by Carl Barks: "The Old Castle's Secret" in which Donald, Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie search for an ancient treasure in the ancestral home of clan McDuck, an old castle in Scotland and "The Golden Helmet" in which Donald and Huey, Dewey, and Louie journey far away to find the legendary golden helmet, the bearer of which will own North America. One page gag-strips on inside covers. Front cover features the "The Old Castle's Secret" and the back cover features "The Golden Helmet." Cover price $0.25.

Bettie Page Comics (1996 Dark Horse) 1 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover by Dave Stevens. Step right up, folks and pay attention! This is it! At long last, Bettie Page has given her blessing to this, her very first officially licensed comic book. And the man who's put it all together in this stunningly illustrated package: Dave Stevens, of course (need you ask?). Featuring three complete stories, Bettie's exploits take her from camera club misadventures to B-movie making, to meeting little green men in Central Park! FC. Cover price $3.95.

Beware (1952 Youthful) 12 GD+ 2.5

Rough edges to a few pages (not fully cut during manufacturing). Water damage. Miscut.

Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Joseph Szokoli, Vince Napoli, Bill Fraccio and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. This issue was mentioned in the text (p. 388) of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Grave-robber Harry gets a comeuppance when the dead rise from their graves. An artist for "Beware" comics feels that he's run out of monster ideas, until he meets his son's strange new playmate, in a story that name-drops several other Youthful Mag horror artists. In postwar Germany, American agents investigate a killer stalking a small town, and learn the ancient castle nearby hides a very modern horror. The Body Snatcher; My Daddy Should Have Listened; The Death Waltz; The Pied Piper of Ziess-Baden; Don't Dance With Me When I'm Dead. Final issue under this publisher; Trojan Magazines continues the title and numbering with Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) #1 (aka #13), while Youthful continues it as Chilling Tales (1952) #13. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) 6 FR 1.0

7" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation.

Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Al Tyler, John Belfi, and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines really gets into gear with this issue. In fact, this issue was used for an illustration in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent (illo #12, with caption, "Children are first shocked and then desensitized by all this brutality."). A mad scientist builds a robot and programs it to think, then is surprised when it attacks him with a yen for taking over the world. In one of the more original "poetic justice" horror stories, a man murdered in a paper pulper returns from the grave to avenge his murder through paper products. Hugo seeks revenge on those who have slighted him. Plus a grisly article about real-life decapitations and what happens after. The Thing from Beyond; Almost Human; The Paper Ghost; Life After Death?; The Phantom of the Moor. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot GN Lot of 2

Issues 1, 2 of Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot GN (1995 Dark Horse). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Big Numbers Lot of 2

Issues 1, 2 of Big Numbers (1990). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Bionic Woman Lot of 5

Issues 1-5 of Bionic Woman (1977 Charlton). Most will grade in the FN to VG range.

Birds of Prey Lot of 10

Issues 20, 25, 27, 34, 35, 36, 46, 49, 51, and 56 of Birds of Prey (1999 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

Birds of Prey Lot of 8

Issues 69-71, 73, 76, 96, and 103 of Birds of Prey (1999 1st Series); and 1B of Birds of Prey Giant (2020 DC). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

Black Cat Comics (Canadian 1948 Super Publishing) 16 FR 1.0

Full length spine split.

Canadian Reprint of Black Cat Comics (1946-1951 Harvey) #16 but condensed to 36 pages. Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Russell Stamm, Vic Herman, and Ken Ernst. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, Winnie the Waitress, Mary Worth, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 36 pages, PC/PBW.

Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 43 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Spine split seal.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Warren Kremer. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. An American in India wants to murder his native wife, but her pet panther protects her. A chess-lover kills for a special chess set, then is forced to play chess with Death. A sailor is tried for abandoning a sinking ship by the ghosts of his crew. My Husband The Cat; Truth Is Stranger; Devil Drums; The Rage in Suspense; Black Knight; Saucer; Weird Facts; Eternity! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Hood Comics (1943) 14 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4342471008

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "Death Counts Ten," art by Irv Novick; A boxer is dead after a fight, and Kip finds out he has been poisoned. "The Four-Alarm Ghosts," art by Red Holmdale; The ghost of Gloomy saves people from a house on fire. "Death--The Crow Strikes Again," art by Harry Sahle; An opera singer is fired for drinking, but puts on a crow costume to get revenge. "Murder By Proxy" text story by S. Gordon James. "The Hound of the Devonshires," script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman; A curse of a phantom hound in Devonshire. "The Sinister Spiritualist," art by Clem Weisbecker; A spiritualist tricks people to tell where they keep their valuables, and then robs them. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Knight (1955 Atlas/Marvel) 1 GD- 1.8

Cover and centerfold detached at staples. Cover anchored with tape along spine.

Black Knight stars in "The Menace of Modred the Evil" and an untitled story. Back-up story featuring the origin of The Crusader. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. Two-page text story, "Excalibur." Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 7 #5 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Half a page missing, interrupts art and story.

Art by Ted Galindo, Dick Ayers and Angelo Torres. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 44 on cover; listed as Vol. 7, issue #5 in indicia. A cat begins acting like her dead owner. A fortune-teller has the last laugh on a skeptic. Two boys hear plans for an alien invasion through the static on their TV. Despite the cover, the issue does not feature Hitler leading an alien invasion. I Flew Over The Big Wall; Picture Of Mystery; Voice from Space; No Time Like The Present!; Where Is Murdock?; Eloise; Beyond The Darkness! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Widow Signed Lot of 2

Issues 1A, 2 of Black Widow (1999 1st Series) signed by J.G. Jones. No autograph certification is included. Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 27 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Heavy color touch, regloss and TRIMMED. 3.5" Cumulative spine split.

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Blackhawk destroys a war-mad munitions magnate! Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "The Plot To Conquer Posnia" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?); 8 page Chop Chop story "North To Alaska" drawn by Bill Ward; 1 page text story "The Destroyer Strikes"; 11 page Blackhawk story "The Winged Death Demons" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?); 1 page Wun Cloo story "Truth And/Or Consequences" by Jack Cole. Cover by Reed Crandall. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blackhawk Lot of 7

Issues 246-250, 252, and 258 of Blackhawk (1944 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN range with a couple grading VG.

Bloodstone Lot of 3

Issues 2, 3, 4 of Bloodstone (2001 Marvel). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) 46 FR/GD 1.5

1" spine split through bottom of cover and all wraps. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

Cover art by Jack Kamen. Pyros, the Evil Auctioneer, art by Lou Ferstadt; Pyros auctions off a silver wishbone said to have belonged to Cleopatra and a diamond necklace. The Toga Terror; Blue Beetle, Mike and Joan are transported back to the year 56 AD in ancient Rome. The Adventure of the False Rajah starring the Puppeteer; Pops is kidnapped, diamonds are involved. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 106 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4462925001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mickey Spillane, 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 the second Blue Bolt adventure, featuring the very first teaming of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby: Blue Bolt faces the Green Sorceress and her latest secret weapon, the Cyclotron. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces Droon and The Queen of Neptune. The presence of a text story by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane makes this a rare issue indeed, featuring early work by Spillane, Wolverton, AND Simon and Kirby. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero Man; Terror in the Grass; Spacehawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 113 FR/GD 1.5

4" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Brittle.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Basil Wolverton. 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 reporter follows scientists who encounter a shape-shifting creature guarding a burial ground in Alaska. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces the Terror of the Green Faces. A fiend lures his victims into his castle's ancient deathtrap-room, until the police finally get wise. The Unknown Presence; The Mystery of the Catacombs; The Ghoul of the North; Death in the Sea; Spacehawk: Terror of the Green Faces; The Black Room. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.