Comic books 1955 or before, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $249.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back Top edge label is missing. Label #0010444019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. Mob boss Chris Ramsdell must face the music after one of his hoods shoots a senator's daughter. A tough DA is targeted by a gangster after he convicts his brother of murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Pretty Boy Floyd, "Racketeer" Reward; Test Your Judgment!; Crime News Oddities; The End of the Underworld? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $275.00 Paper: Off white From The Collection of John Buscema. Label #4703924019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $275.00 Paper: Cream to off white From The Collection of John Buscema. Label #4703924020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $249.00 Paper: Cream to off white From The Collection of John Buscema. Label #4703924021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $259.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #0354562004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.77) will be charged at checkout.

"Born to Burn" (art by Mike Sekowsky?), "Death Was His Partner," "The Homicidal Hitchhikers," "Teen-Age Private Eye," and "The Legacy of Death." Two page text story, "Cops Don't Cry!" by Jim Hendryx, Jr., and one page filler "X Marks the Spot." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $400.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4715039004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Orlando. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Richard Smith. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A private eye investigating a woman's disappearance finds a vital clue in a mystery novel, but fails to notice the title, "Fall Guy For Murder," adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #18. In a noirish story, a chance encounter on the street gets Ben involved with the dangerous lives of Myra and her sister. Another historic moment occurs in Mother's Day (adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #21), when writer Al Feldstein uses the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Vivid cover by Joe Orlando definitely would not have passed muster with the new Comics Code. Fall Guy For Murder; The Sisters; Fools Gold; Farewell To Arms; Mothers Day 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Pierre Charpentier. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. "Crime psychologist" Jim Phillips investigates a crime wave that seems to be masterminded by a hypnotist who died in prison. Private eye Jerry Jasper is hired by gang boss Mike Bullen to find out who is trying to take over his racket. Showgirl Babe Dawson hires master of disguise Don Grady to protect her from her ex-con ex-husband, Spider Webb. Bondage cover may be the work of Adolphe Barreaux. Jim Phillips: Death Is the Victor; Jerry Jasper: Murder Backfires; Don Grady: The Hidden Clue; Hate Backfires; Queenie Starr: Death Directs. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $247.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4354763001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.41) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm battles mad scientist Dr. Zarno, who has discovered how to turn people into radiation-powered zombies. Chinese scientist Dr. Foo helps Don Grady solve crimes, in his debut. Plus a classic anti-marijuana story. Lance Storm: The Nightmare Monster; Jerry Jasper; The Fantastic Dr. Foo; Queenie Starr. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $195.00 Paper: Cream to off white Tape on interior cover. Label #1974355006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by William Zeller. Stories and art by Richard Kahn, Mo Marcus, Robert Leslie Bellem, Bill Fraccio, Art Gates, Jack Miller, Ray McClelland and Mike Esposito. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm's arch enemy Professor Zarno sets his sights on the British Crown Jewels during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (a hot topic at the time). To solve a murder at the United Nations, Chinese-American scientist Dr. Foo employs his natural deductive skills, and perhaps even his supernatural skills. Wax figures confuse the clues in a case for Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (the most famous sleuth in the pages of Crime Mysteries). Bondage-themed cover by William Zeller is an homage to (or swipe from) an early Jack Kirby cover, for Champion Comics (1939-1940 Worth Publishing) #10. Lance Storm: Death Stalks the Crown; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Murder in Wax; Kitty Vale: Picture of Death; Murder is a Skin Game; The Fantastic Dr. Foo: Prayer of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Art Gates, Alvin Hollingsworth and H. C. Kiefer. Crime and horror comics featuring detective heroes. The series begins edging toward pre-Code horror with this issue. Novelist Gene rents the deserted home of eccentric Simeon Graves to work on his next book, but it comes with a mysterious blonde, a dire warning, and a rumor of hidden treasure. A serial killer dares the police to stop him before he strikes again. An actor uses his skills to get away with the murder of his wife, but reliving the murder for a TV drama pushes him over the edge. Cash for a Corpse; The Strangler; Murder - and You Die!; Deadly Rendezvous; Bounty for Varmints; Dance of the Devil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $356.25 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Chipped/broken bracket Label #3732576008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.69) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by H. C. Kiefer, Ed Waldman and Ann Brewster. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Country sleuth Ellis Parker is called in after a strange murder case stumps the local police. Modern-day pirate and supervillain The Octopus wages a crime spree on the high seas, but luckily, heroic Igor the Archer stands in his path. A handsome hoodlum has a way with the ladies and excels at both love and larceny, until he kisses one woman too many. The Deadly Grease Monkey; The Alibi; Igor the Archer: The Fable of the Flying Dutchman; The Ghost of Markham Manor; The Case of the Kissing Killer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $345.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1231844011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Al Feldstein, Ed Waldman, Howard Larsen and Graham Ingels. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Redheaded bad girl Nell gets on the wrong side of the law and likes it, in a pre-Code story with early art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Police and gangsters alike are searching for safecracker Gentleman Danny Kenyon, in a story with early art by EC legend Graham Ingels. A mad scientist's plot involves a gorilla and the brain of an executed killer, in another early EC horror effort. Nell Baker; The Gentleman Gunman; The Werewolf's Curse!; The Hanged Man's Revenge; Ruse; The Ransom Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Patrol (1948 EC) 15 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Piece out of page 3, slightly affects art.

Label #2019188021

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Peters and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title begins its transformation into a New Trend horror title, featuring the 1st appearance of The Crypt Keeper. Mrs. Stonely's death seems a mere accident, and her husband's affair with a secretary only a coincidence, but one cop isn't convinced. Rising boxer Johnny Sparr becomes the "Guardian of the Little Guy" after his father is killed by the Mob. Corrupt businessmen murder their partner, or so they think, but when they check again the grave is empty. This is the tale that debuted the Crypt-Keeper and EC's legendary horror comics. Murder Writes a Policy; Case Number 318: Murder: The Swindle by Flame; Double-Exposure; Johnny Sparr: Guardian of the Little Guy; Coincidence; Return from the Grave. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Adolphe Barreaux, Max Plaisted and Keats Petree. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Action girl Sally the Sleuth suspects that a bowling alley is a front for an illegal gambling den. Reporter Ray Hale investigates the murder of a dance-hall girl and uncovers a dope ring. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (who dresses like '50s-era Jimmy Olsen in these stories) investigates blackmail and murder on a movie set, in a story with an extended girl-fight sequence. Bondage-themed cover is early work by comics legend Wally Wood. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: The Clutch of Evil; Sally the Sleuth: Death Rolls a Strike; Ray Hale, News Ace; Bump the Jackpot; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Off Stage Kill. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by A. C. Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Robert Leslie Bellem, Max Plaisted, and Newton H. Alfred. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Dan Turner attends a "midnight men's party" where the entertainment is magician Charm Marlowe, whose costume is skimpier than Zatanna's. But when a man dies by snakebite, Dan suspects "premeditated killery." Gail Ford goes undercover as a maid to get the drop on robbers targeting wealthy homeowners. Sally the Sleuth goes undercover as a model to find the deadly secret behind two women's deaths, in a story with plentiful good-girl art. Plus a classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: The Fortune-Teller Robberies; Ray Hale: After-Hours Killing; Sally the Sleuth: Tumbling Corpses; Prayer Works Wonders; Theft by Appointment; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Mysto-Magic Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Tony Tallarico, Ray McClelland, Pierre Charpentier, John C. Mitchell, Bill Fraccio, William Grew and H. C. Kiefer. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. The ol' "injury-to-the-eye motif" returns, as Dan Turner seeks a killer who fires poison darts into his female victims' eyes! This story also features a deadly Punch & Judy show, hilarious Dan Turner tough-guy dialogue, and a villainous puppet-master who resembles Marvel's Puppet Master. Gail Ford goes undercover at a costume party to catch a wealthy man's killer, in a story with plentiful action-girl art. Sally the Sleuth and "The Chief" are mystified when an executed killer seemingly returns from the dead...for revenge. Gail Ford, Girl Friday; Ray Hale: Murder at First Base; Sally the Sleuth: Back From the Dead; Steve Wilder: Stuck With Murder; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: The Poisoned Puppet. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #7, while the numbering continues with Secret Mysteries (1954) #16. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $8,990.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Pedigree: Gaines File Copy Gaines File Copy. COA Included. Label #1230251008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($269.70) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Dead-Ringer," script and art by Johnny Craig; A petty thief learns that his virtual double, a millionaire, is an amnesia victim residing at a local sanitarium, and plans to somehow get into the sanitarium, dispose of the rich man and take his place, then suddenly come out of his amnesia state, and assume the man's identity. "A Moment of Madness!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; A noted brain surgeon is experiencing blackouts, which cause him to unconsciously commit acts of violence during his blackouts. "Perfect Murder!" text story, script and art by Albert B. Feldstein. "Face-to-Face" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "The Corpse in the Crematorium," script and art by Johnny Craig; A man subject to cataleptic fits is brought to a crematorium while his wife-to-be searches frantically for him; She fails to find him before he is scheduled for cremation. "Contract for Death," art by Jack Kamen; A doctor, conducting experiments on the human brain, comes across a man attempting suicide, and offers him $5000 not to do so...for one month; The contract is signed and money given, and the man goes out and lives it up; Plot adapted from Damon Runyon's story, "A Very Honorable Guy", featured as part of the 1989 film "Bloodhounds of Broadway." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and Fred Peters. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A writer seeks solitude for his writing, and also for the murder that he's planning. A condemned murderer escapes the courtroom, only to have justice catch up with him on the subway. A jewel thief picks the wrong house for his next crime, and witnessing a murder is only the start of his ordeal. Sweet Dreams!; The Perfect Place!; The Electric Chair; The Hangmans Noose; The Guillotine!; Private Performance! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and Fred Peters. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A writer seeks solitude for his writing, and also for the murder that he's planning. A condemned murderer escapes the courtroom, only to have justice catch up with him on the subway. A jewel thief picks the wrong house for his next crime, and witnessing a murder is only the start of his ordeal. Sweet Dreams!; The Perfect Place!; The Electric Chair; The Hangmans Noose; The Guillotine!; Private Performance! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $2,499.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, piece re-attached to cover with glue. (TOP EDGE OF COVER TRIMMED). COVER TRIMMED. Label #1252580003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($74.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A cheating wife and a murderous husband plot to out-murder each other with a fire and a wild horse. Brothers who owe a huge debt to mobsters prove to be even worse at murder than they were at gambling. When jealous stunt fliers fall for the same woman, the opportunities for them to murder each other are plentiful. Famous hanging-corpse cover by Johnny Craig was cited in illustration #10 of the famous anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Fire Trap!; The Welchers; Rope!; Double Jeopardy; Plane Murder. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $13,500 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Small scuff on slab surface in title area (see scan). Label #4554218001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($405.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Marie Severin, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A couple's intricate plot to have the mistress impersonate the murdered wife is undone by a game show, of all things. A banker who swindles a fortune from an old woman is betrayed by his own guilt. An attempt at murder-by-fire becomes suicide-by-spouse instead. Severed-head cover is one of the most infamous in comics history, mentioned during Gaines' testimony before the US Senate. In Each and Every Package; Monotony; Cinder Block; Sight Unseen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $6,900.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4278884001

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Marie Severin, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A couple's intricate plot to have the mistress impersonate the murdered wife is undone by a game show, of all things. A banker who swindles a fortune from an old woman is betrayed by his own guilt. An attempt at murder-by-fire becomes suicide-by-spouse instead. Severed-head cover is one of the most infamous in comics history, mentioned during Gaines' testimony before the US Senate. In Each and Every Package; Monotony; Cinder Block; Sight Unseen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $6,399.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #2048091001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($191.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Marie Severin, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A couple's intricate plot to have the mistress impersonate the murdered wife is undone by a game show, of all things. A banker who swindles a fortune from an old woman is betrayed by his own guilt. An attempt at murder-by-fire becomes suicide-by-spouse instead. Severed-head cover is one of the most infamous in comics history, mentioned during Gaines' testimony before the US Senate. In Each and Every Package; Monotony; Cinder Block; Sight Unseen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $532.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4390430020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.96) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by George Evans. "This'll Kill You!", script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; The police are stunned when Victor Gattling brings in the dead body of his best friend and then claims that he, Victor, has been killed by his best friend. "Standing Room Only," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen; Siblings Carl and Cynthia spent their early years cross-dressing in order to have laughs on their friends but fall out of favor with each other; Stime later, Carl sees that his sister has married into money, so he murders his sister and her husband and then disguises himself as her in order to have access to those funds as beneficiary. "The Real Thing" one-page text story by Al Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Return Blow," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; Alma and Luke decide to butter up Alma's boss lady at the fabulous Sanford Manion in order to get Alma listed in the old lady's will as beneficiary for a cool $250,000. "Last Resort," script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; Jerry hated Mona, hated her for being controlled by her money, so he seeks out a diversion in young and beautiful Jane, a waitress in town. Jerry kills Mona and dumps her into a lake at night, which eventually trips him up because he had dumped her body into crystal clear Silver Springs! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $699.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4449410002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover text quoted in Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent". In order of appearance: "Yvonne Ravenal, The Parisian Panther"; "Gladys Behmer Plans Murder"; "Daughter of the Devil, Rosa Harte"; "Gang Leaders, Owney Madden"; "Gang Leaders, Big Bill Lingley and Freddie Muehfeldt" reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #3; and "Don Wan". "White-Hot Murder" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $402.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4024354005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.06) will be charged at checkout.

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Doll maker Margot Haffner gets an unusual order from sinister Count Aorta, but he soon learns the hard way that she's the better criminal; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; In a truly offbeat story, redheaded hobo queen Mable Reine leads a tramp army on a rampage of robbery and looting against moneyed society. Margot Haffner: Passion for Dolls; Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Margot Haffner, Passion for Dolls"; "Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law"; and "Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #7. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4549769002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Matt Baker. Untitled Mickey Magic story, art by Al Feldstein. Untitled Clue Kelly story, pencils by Gus Scrotter. Untitled Buck Farrel story, art by Gerald Altman [as JA]. Untitled Hubert story. Untitled Voodah story, art by John Forte; Voodah is captured by the witch Kala and thrown to the crocodiles. Untitled Master Marvin story, art by Al Fagaly. Untitled Ace of the Newsreels story, pencils by Matt Baker. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $319.00 Paper: Cream to off white Scuffing to inner well. Label #0247417014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.57) will be charged at checkout.

Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Roussos, Marvin Stein, Henry Sharp, Ed Silverman, and Mike Becker. Martian criminals Tarka and Zira fight crime on Earth, as a form of cosmic community service. A crime of passion leads Tarka to commit murder on Mars, for which he is exiled to Earth to use his powers for good. Tarka and Zira battle Herzegovinian terrorists in their first Earth mission. Tarka investigates a plot to poison Earth's grain after a scientist disappears. Peek Into the Future; Mission Through Space; Death in the Soil; Noise! Tomorrow's Secret Weapon; The Tower of Jacob Dis; Escape to Nowhere; Professor Birdbrain. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Martian criminals Tarka and Zira fight crime on Earth, as a form of cosmic community service. Commanded to battle evil, Tarka and Zira target a hate group called The Black Hoods. Then they confront the dictator of Uralia. A space cop goes undercover on the Prison Planet. Plus a look at the dangers of meteor strikes, and fun facts about Jupiter, Venus, and Jupiter's moons. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. Night of Terror; Beachhead on Saturn's Ring; Astronomical Oddities!; Meteors: Terrible Missiles from Space; Fun in the Future; Prison Planet; The Space Bums: Venus or Bust. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig, his first EC Horror work. First of the "New Trend" issues to hit the stands, this is the first issue of Crypt of Terror with numbering continuing from Crime Patrol (1948-1950 EC). Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig, his first EC Horror work. First of the "New Trend" issues to hit the stands, this is the first issue of Crypt of Terror with numbering continuing from Crime Patrol (1948-1950 EC). Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,000.00 Trimmed Paper: Off white to white Bottom & Right Edge Trimmed. Label #4710064001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. The Maestro's Hand, script and art by Al Feldstein; Dr. Hellman arrives at a cabin in the woods to forget the suicide of his ex-fiancee after he unnecessarily removed the injured piano hand of her lover and he killed himself. The Living Corpse, script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A magician strikes his assistant while wearing a snake ring and then attempts to locate where her body was taken by playing dead himself as to remove the snake imprint evidence. Madness At Manderville, art by Harvey Kurtzman; When Tom Mander and his wife lose their son Billy, Tom worries the strain may be driving her insane when she tells him that she sees and hears things he cannot. Mute Witness To Murder!, art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,385.00 Paper: Off white Tape on interior cover. Label #0223589005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($41.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. The Maestro's Hand, script and art by Al Feldstein; Dr. Hellman arrives at a cabin in the woods to forget the suicide of his ex-fiancee after he unnecessarily removed the injured piano hand of her lover and he killed himself. The Living Corpse, script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A magician strikes his assistant while wearing a snake ring and then attempts to locate where her body was taken by playing dead himself as to remove the snake imprint evidence. Madness At Manderville, art by Harvey Kurtzman; When Tom Mander and his wife lose their son Billy, Tom worries the strain may be driving her insane when she tells him that she sees and hears things he cannot. Mute Witness To Murder!, art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $613.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1236838006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.39) will be charged at checkout.

Art by Edmond Good and others. Cover by Edmond Good. Dagar the Desert Hawk, aka Bart Benson, is a white man who lives and fights in the Arabian desert. The Lawrence of Arabesque hero first appeared in All Great Comics. Numbering continues from All Great Comics (1947 Fox Features) #13 (despite the existence of All Great Comics #14). Dagar and friends stumble upon the Lost City of the Lizard People, where they are enslaved to keep the city's location secret. Also featuring the jungle adventures of Tangi and Safari Cary. Spicy bondage cover by Edmond Good. Monsters of Mura!; Claws of the Red Vulture!; A Killer Shouldnt Lie; Tangi, Ruler of the Jungle; Safari Cary: Spawn of Doom! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $175.00 CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Page 9 and 10 missing. Label #4471846014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Art by Edmond Good and A. C. Hollingsworth. Cover by Edmond Good. Dagar the Desert Hawk, aka Bart Benson, is a Lawrence of Arabesque hero who lives and fights in the Arabian desert. Educational comics focus on exotic animals including gorillas, giraffes, kangaroos, ostriches, camels, cobras, lions, crocodiles, leopards, and elephants; A government agent seeks Safari Cary's help to stop a diamond smuggling ring; Jungle warrior Tangi offers inspiration to a blocked writer. The Forgotten Allah!; The Perfidious Portrait!; Tropical Topics; Jungle Curiosities; Meet the Seminoles; A Dame, Diamonds and Dynamite!; Felony Files; A Purple Parakeet! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $7,250.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4661080001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($217.50) will be charged at checkout.

Written by Charles Biro. Art by Charles Biro. Cover by Charles Biro and Bob Wood (as Woodro). Daredevil Battles Hitler (Chapter 1); Daredevil crashes in on a meeting at Berchtesgaden in which Hitler makes final plans to invade England across the Channel, then has to evade Nazi soldiers seeking to locate and kill him. Written by Charles Biro. Art by Jack Cole. The Claw Double Crosses Hitler! (Chapter 2); Hitler approaches the Claw to ask his assistance in helping him and the Japanese successfully attack and destroy the British in Singapore. Fighting Hitler and His Jungle Hordes (Chapter 3); Daredevil and Lance must stop Hitler's plans to conquer Africa from within. Written by Charles Biro. Art by Jack Cole. Smash Goebbels' Spy Net (Chapter 4); Dickie is summoned to Washington D.C. with his latest invention: a fool-proof decoding machine. Wreck Goering's Sky-Fighters (ch. 5) Von Roeder, Nazi Sea Raider (Chapter 6). Written by Bob Davis. Art by Bob Davis. The Man of Hate Adolf Hitler--Dictator of Germany!; The rise of Hitler from a budding artist to soldier in WW1 to Chancellor and finally as a rising dictator. Ad for Daredevil Comics #2, art by Bob Wood. Ad for Silver Streak Comics. Hitler photo cover. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $985.00 CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Staples replaced. Label #4539580009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.55) will be charged at checkout.

Written by Charles Biro. Art and cover by Charles Biro. The Kiss of Death; Forty years after he and his partner discovered the tomb of Princess Sheba, Dr. Pierce, knowing the Princess was buried alive, discovers a secret hidden inside the golden cobra buried with her: a serum which can bring her back to life! Written by Dick Wood. Art by Bernard Klein. Introducing the Whirlwind; Terry Turner is taking on an inhuman brute named Jean Jacques for the heavyweight championship, and learns that two swindlers are asking Terry to take a dive in the fight. Written by Dick Wood. Art by George Roussos (as Inky Roussos). Untitled Nightro, the Streamlined Robin Hood story; Two unscrupulous miners, having discovered a vein of pitchblend (or radium), have their find confirmed by scientist, Hugh Goddard. Art by Edd Ashe. Baseball Beginnings; The baseball team at Hale University is doing poorly and Coach Taylor is in danger of losing his job. Written by Bob Wood. Art by J. Gahr. The Coming of the Pioneer; The Pioneer hears a crash and discovers a wrecked car with injured men at the bottom of a gorge. Art by Charles Biro. Daredevil On Defense" text story. Written by Dick Briefer. Art by Dick Briefer. Origin of the Bronze Terror; Unscrupulous renegade Scar Thornton fills the Indians with liquor and fleeces them of their money on crooked games of chance. Written by Jerry Robinson. Art by Jerry Robinson. London Can Take It!; A prisoner of a concentration camp, Franz escapes with the help of Dian and makes his way to London, where he is greeted and lauded by the Prime Minister himself. Ad for Captain Battle Comics. Ad for Silver Streak Comics. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $660.00 Paper: Off white Label #4439740006

Written by Charles Biro. Art and cover by Charles Biro. The Case of the Killer Who Hated Death!!; Daredevil must battle a person who seems ordinary during the day, but who suddenly seems to take on a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality at night, becoming a vicious, monstrous killer! Written by Dick Wood. Art by George Roussos. The Suicide Circle; Two racketeers discover a doctor who has created a process in skin grafting that would allow criminals to commit crimes without leaving fingerprints behind. Written by Dick Wood. Art by Bernard Klein. Origin of 13; A reporter for The Herald is first on the 13th day of the month because of his editor's belief that the young man's views on a story are all wrong. Written by Bob Wood. Art by Bob Wood. The Battle of the Centuries; Having hypnotized the 2000 soldiers he had captured to serve as an Army to help him seize control of America, the Claw faces the challenge of an opposing force. Written by Jerry Robinson. Art by Jerry Robinson. Hesst Captured; Surveying the damage to London after the attacks made on it by the enemy and promises that the spy ring operating in the city will be captured within 48 hours. Written by Dick Wood. Art by Bernard Klein. K.O.'s Jones in 2nd; As Whirlwind continues to win in the ring, two fight promoters decides the only way to stop Terry is by hiring an ugly brute of a creature from Brazil to step in the ring with him. Ad for Silver Streak Comics, art by Jack Binder. Ad for Captain Battle Comics #1, art by George Harrison. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $3,299.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #3980365001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($98.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Lin Streeter, Sidney M. Elias and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. As World War II heats up, masked crimefighter Daredevil joins the Army Air Corps, the precursor to the Air Force. Pat Patriot puts on a wartime defense benefit at the upscale Diamond Room, but all is not as it seems. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a superhero tale and a comedy short. Daredevil: War; Thirteen and Jinx: Mystery of the Everglades, Ch. 1; Sniffer; Crimebuster: New York Under Fire; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Stamps: The Niagara Falls; Claw: Death To the Allies! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $750.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4497013002

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Carl Hubbell, Bart Tumey, Dan Barry, Basil Wolverton, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys battle a street gang called the Steamrollers, resulting in the shocking death of founding Wise Guys member Meatball. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle braves a burning building and accidentally unearths an arsonist, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Pirate Prince discovers just rulers who have been imprisoned in a dungeon by a dictator, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring inks by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Daredevil; Thirteen and Jinx Smack the Saboteur; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Sudden Death; The Claw. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $199.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4364177011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Sidney Mason, Clarence Jackson, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Roger Wilco and female air ace Toni Roberts face off on the ground and in the air. Teen inventor Dickie Dean meets the fisherman with the unfortunate name of 'Fishhead' Harry.... A bonus Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys story set in the International Magician's Club, along with an actual song about the masked hero, complete with musical score. Daredevil; Dickie Dean; Roger Wilco; Sniffer; Crimebuster and the Kill Crazy Convict; Chauncey: Your Mother Wants You!; Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil: The Song. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,899.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1290874003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($56.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Payment In Death, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Al Gabriele; Sub-Mariner helps out a friend who is being blackmailed because he thinks he shot his business partner during a struggle over a gun, but it turns out that his fiancé shot him and she and the blackmailer got together with the scheme to bleed him of his money by passing the death off as a suicide and keeping quiet about it. The Stolen Republic starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Bellman. Floating Death starring the Destroyer, inks by Alex Schomburg. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $14,000 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0161969013

Voyage To Sunev starring Zephyr Jones, script by Joe Cal Cagno, art by Fred Schwartz; Scientist and inventor, Dr. Morrison Jones, died before his rocketship could be completed so that he could realize his dream of making the first trip to the planet Mars. His son Zephyr, however, vows to live out his father's dream! Origin of the Phantom Bullet; Reporter Allen Lewis is baffled by the death of a wealthy man who cluitches a feather in his hand, but soon learns of a mysterious race of "bird-men" that seemed to be involved. King of the Jungle starring Trojak, the Tiger Man, script and art by Joe Simon [as Gregory Sykes]. Who In Reality Is Mr. "E"?, script by Joe Cal Cagno, art by Al Carreno. Enter the Laughing Mask, script by Will Harr, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $3,250.00 or Best Offer Extensive amateur restoration Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, cleaned, reinforced. Label #0118632002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($97.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Escape of Red Corker starring Dale of the FBI, script by Phil Sturm; Red Corker escapes from prison and re-unites with his old gang, having planned dozens of jobs while housed in jail. In the Miracle City, pencils by Jack Binder, inks by E. C. Stoner; While on a scouting expedition in 1945 in South Africa, Breeze discovers a Japanese Army marching toward British territory, but is shot down. Mystery of the Swabert Mansion starring The Purple Mask, script by Will Harr, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Devil Beast and the Nazis starring Trojak, the Tiger Man, script and art by Joe Simon. The Origin of Marvex the Super-Robot. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $3,350.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2137853002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. G-Man Outfit ad. The Jelly of Doom, script by George Kapitan, art by Harry Sahle; The Fiery Mask saves the world from a flesh-eating ooze unleashed by a mad scientist. The Devil-Flower, art by Arnold Hicks; Trojack, Edith and Balu seek out the life juice of the devil-flower to save Jerry's life. Strike Against the Nazis starring K-4 and his Sky Devils. The Origin of Monako starring Monako, Prince of Magic, art by Larry Antonette. Battle of the Robots starring Marvex, art by Hal Sharp. Introducing Little Hercules, script and art by Bud Sagendorf. Meet the Falcon starring The Falcon, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $2,900.00 Conserved Paper: Cream to off white Conservation includes: cover cleaned, cover and centerfold reinforced, staples replaced. Label #1127221010

Cover art by Joe Simon. The Amazing New Comicscope! ad with Captain America and Bucky. Untitled The Thunderer story, script by John Compton, art by Carl Burgos; Jerry Carstairs uses his radio skills to intercept Nazi messages and construct the booming voice he uses as the Thunderer. Introducing the Fin, script and art by Bill Everett; Lt. Peter Noble is the sole survivor of a wrecked U.S. Navy submarine; as he escapes the wreck he finds himself unable to float and ends up inside a cavern populated by flying mer-men. Origin of the Blue Diamond, art by Ben Thompson. Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty ad. The Underground Empire starring Captain Daring, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby. Sub-Mariner #1 ad. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4710058013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

"The Dread Book of Betarin," pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; Eugene Gordon dabbles with black magic and tries spells out of a "grimore", the black book of Betarin; After summoning some elemental creatures and dead people, Gordon encounters Betarin himself. "Ghosts From Mars," art by Vince Napoli; Tiny dead ghostlike Martian creatures are raining down on earth and cause chaos and destruction; Only scientist and "authority on the occult" Don Blant may help by contacting the ghost of his dead brother Allen. "The Occult Notebook of Dark Mysteries" article; Methods of divination, superstitions about were-animals, voodoo dolls and the evil eye. "The Unwilling Witch"; Bob and Jane are haunted by an old witch who was an ancestor of Jane's; Under the witch's bidding Jane turns into a were-cat and tries to kill her fiancé. "Bargain With a... Worm"; Jim Thomas enters into a pact with a strange entity; Looking like a sack, the being offers Jim help in financial matters; In exchange the being can read Jim's thoughts. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $575.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3733534005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bill Fraccio. Stories and art by Hy Fleishman, Lou Cameron and Doug Wildey. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Student of folklore Arletta learns a little too much about zombies and vampires. After meeting a beautiful, mysterious woman at a museum, two friends find their novelty souvenir nooses have begun to grow. Settlers stranded in the Western frontier are aided by a ghostly apparition, in a story with art by Doug Wildey. Curse of the Prairie Ghost!; Haunt of the Ancient Castles; Ghost of the Golden Slipper; If the Noose Fits - Wear It!; Cannibal's Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.