Comic books 1953-1955, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $175.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3712150019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Irv Novick. Surprise Landing, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Last Ditch, script by John Reed, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Kindergarten Patrol, script by David Kahn, art by Jim McArdle. Borrowed Wings, script by Ed (France) Herron, art by Eugene Hughes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $115.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0223906004

"Torpedo Raft" (art by Russ Heath), "Battlefield Payoff," "20th Century Trojan Horse," and "Frogman's Treasure" (art by Russ Heath). Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Know Your Country!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $189.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4153934020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.67) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Ken Bald. The Electric Spirit, pencils by Dick Beck, inks by George Klein. Beware the Bejango, art by Harry Lazarus. The Weird Winger, pencils by Pete Riss. The Awful Mr. Ishveli, art by Robert McCarty. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $279.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3846808004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ken Bald. Music For the Dead, art by Sheldon Moldoff. I Am a Thing, art by Art Gates. The Terror of Totten Village, pencils by Charles Nicholas. The Cursed Caravan, art by Bob Forgione. Out of the Past, art by Harry Lazarus. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $600.00 Paper: Off white Label #4320447006

Cover art by George Roussos. Destroy My Enemy, art by Nick Cardy; Meek Elmer Grimes commands a murderous pirate-genie in a bottle; Fulfilling a death contract the genie turns on his master. 'Til Death Do Us Part, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Peppe; The husband of a dominating wife is sent over to inquire about the rich neighbors. Harvest of Hate text story by Irving Werstein, pencils by John Celardo. Revenge of the Little People, inks by John Celardo; The circus midget "Major" Martin marries the lovely trapeze artist Lila, but is betrayed by her and killed for his money; Lila is haunted by apparitions of ghost midgets, who sabotage her act and let her drop to certain death. The Corpse That Lived!, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Mike Peppe; A woman is buried with her jewels; When grave robbers open the coffin, the lady stirs again. She recovers and lives happily ever after. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $264.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Extra staple added after manufacturing. Tape on cover. Label #2084352009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.92) will be charged at checkout.

Fountain of Fear, art by George Roussos; An escaped convict finds the fountain of youth; He tries to change his appearance by getting younger, but vengeful Indian spirits won't let him leave the fountain. The Coin of Evil, script by W. W. Jacobs (original story), pencils by Nick Cardy; Three wishes come true by the magic of a beggar's coin; But there's a horrible price to pay. Hands of Fate text story by Gordon Jones, pencils by Jack Katz. The Prophecy, pencils by Jack Katz; Carlotta sees death in the cards for thief Chuck Hanson; He kills Carlotta and is doomed to die by water; He does so after weeks on the run. The Wig, art by Mike Roy; A barber kills a man and steals his hair for a wig, but the wig seeks revenge. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $900.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white United Kingdom. Label #4129433002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout.

"Robin Hood of Mexico". A British Production published by L. Miller & Son.

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"Smiddy" (Smitty parody with art by Bill Elder), "Hindu" (art by Wally Wood), "Just Plain Bull" (art by Joe Orlando), and "I Touched a Flying Saucer" (art by Jack Davis). Basil Wolverton cover. Cover price $0.10.

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"Tick Dracy" (Dick Tracy parody with art by Bill Elder), "Baseball Jargon/Golf Match/Football Terms/Basketball" (art by Jack Davis), "Spots Before Your Eyes" (art by Joe Orlando), and "You Too Can Hook a Zillionaire" (How to Marry a Millionaire movie parody starring Marilyn Monroe; art by Wally Wood). Al Feldstein cover. Cover price $0.10.

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"Captain Izzy and Washt Upps" (Captain Easy parody with art by Bill Elder), "A Star is Corn" (A Star is Born parody with art by Jack Davis), "Punch Lines" (art by Bill Elder), and "Foreign Movies" (art by Jack Davis). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $710.00 Paper: White Label #4398010014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.30) will be charged at checkout.

Final issue of the series. Low distribution; thousands were destroyed. "Charlie Chinless" (Charlie Chan parody with art by Bill Elder), "House Hunting" (art by Jack Davis), "The Heartaches of Joliet's Groans" (Juliet Jones parody with art by Elder), and two pages of cartoons by Wally Wood. Davis cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $699.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4391256021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover photo of Mitzi Gaynor and Keefe Brasselle from the movie "Three Young Texans." Stories and art by Frank Frazetta and Mike Roy. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Actress Elaine is attracted to her co-star in a play, but he acts cold and distant during romantic scenes, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. Profiles of film legend Mitzi Gaynor and actor Keefe Brasselle. A Past to Forget; Empty Heart; Loves Revenge; Love's Dupe; Keefe Brasselle "Our Cover Man"; Mitzi Gaynor "Our Cover Girl". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,000.00 or Best Offer Slight amateur restoration Paper: White Restoration includes: tear seal to cover. Label #0626797003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

"The Old Shell Game"; Don and Sandra get invited to a party at an old girl-friend of Don's; The Phantom Lady solves a mystery involving stolen jewels and a swimming pool. "There's Only One - Miss America!"; The story of how Joseph Pulitzer raised enough money for the Statue of Liberty to be brought to America. "Salute to a Policeman," script and art by Fred Guardineer; Poem about how much policemen do for us every day. "The Deep Hunt"; Dawson and his trained seal Battler investigate the case of some missing government agents. "Sink, Swim, or Surrender" text story. "An Eye For an Eye-Witness!"; Snakes Blake gets out of jail and is convinced that Sandra Knight is actually The Phantom Lady who put him away. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,274.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3709664001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($98.22) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Untitled story, art by Lily Renee; Hunt and Lyssa are trying to escape some Voltamen and discover Dr. Schultz, so they enlist his aid in destroying a Volta power station. Untitled story, art by Joe Doolin; The planet Itec has returned to its orbit after being lost for aeons, and is now capturing spaceships; Gale is mistaken for a legendary queen and manages to hypnotize Lor. Untitled story, art by Murphy Anderson; Star takes a spaceship of male colonists to a forgotten world populated only by women; People age very slowly there and the colonists decide to stay on with the women, while Star and Blackbeard continue to roam the universe. Untitled story; Huldan escapes prison posing as a robot in a load of others being delivered by Reef; Flint follows and together they thwart a plot of Huldane's to transform women into plant-being slaves. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,250.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4118089006

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Invasion? story, art by John Belcastro. The Sandhogs of Mars story, art by Maurice Whitman. The Changelings starring Space Rangers, inks by Bernard Sachs. Silence From Planetoid X, art by Bill Discount. Hijack On Alpha-7 story, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,175.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1282558001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($35.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Invasion? story, art by John Belcastro. The Sandhogs of Mars story, art by Maurice Whitman. The Changelings starring Space Rangers, inks by Bernard Sachs. Silence From Planetoid X, art by Bill Discount. Hijack On Alpha-7 story, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $505.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3975128002

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Invasion? story, art by John Belcastro. The Sandhogs of Mars story, art by Maurice Whitman. The Changelings starring Space Rangers, inks by Bernard Sachs. Silence From Planetoid X, art by Bill Discount. Hijack On Alpha-7 story, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $160.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0805407014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Plastic Man stars in "The Chemist's Cauldron," "A Photo Finish," and an untitled story. Untitled Woozy back-up story. Jack Cole cover and art? Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ray Gill and Manny Stallman. Archie-style teen comedy, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. A reprint of the first issue of Popular Teen-Agers. Eve schemes to ruin Toni and Butch's date. The girls sneak into the boys' camp despite Lefty's attempts to stop them. Con artists who use a love potion would have gotten away with it, if not for Midge and her meddling friends. Plus activities, a profile of Hollywood legend Betty Grable (with photo) and a striking cover by L. B. Cole. The Brat Race; Buoy Crazy; Potions of Love; Rajah Dodger. 32 pages, Full Color.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ray Gill and Manny Stallman. Archie-style teen comedy, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. A reprint of the first issue of Popular Teen-Agers. Eve schemes to ruin Toni and Butch's date. The girls sneak into the boys' camp despite Lefty's attempts to stop them. Con artists who use a love potion would have gotten away with it, if not for Midge and her meddling friends. Plus activities, a profile of Hollywood legend Betty Grable (with photo) and a striking cover by L. B. Cole. The Brat Race; Buoy Crazy; Potions of Love; Rajah Dodger. 32 pages, Full Color.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $360.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4363466014

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Norman Nodel and Manny Stallman. Archie-style teen comedy, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Toni and Butch try horseback riding to improve posture. Honey joins the school baseball team, and proves an even better player than Lefty. Eve gets mixed up with art thieves while vacationing in Italy. Also featuring a hilarious gorilla cover by L. B. Cole. The Showoff Showdown; White Walled Romance; Masquerade Mele; Villains Villa. 32 pages, Full Color.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $895.00 Paper: Off white Label #3922108005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Frank Frollo. Spirit Post Office starring Dr. Neff, the Original Ghost-Breaker, art by Frank Frollo. The Hotel Gypsy, art by Frank Frollo. 50 Miles on a Dime, art by John Belfi. Racket Lingo text story. Just off the Boat, art by Dick Giordano. The Old Master Swindle, art by Dick Giordano. Shake Well Before Choosing, art by Sal Trapani. Accidents Will Happen, art by Frank Frollo. A Quick Buck, art by Dick Giordano. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $125.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4412525010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A soldier has PTSD after Apache torture; The Ghost Rider tracks killers to a northern lumber camp; Redmask and Black Phantom help a sheriff and his young son captured by outlaws. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. A Tin Soldier!; Powdersmoke Hero!; The Ghost Rider: Terror Travels North!; The Shadow of the Sixguns! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0086453009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Rustler of Goblin Hill starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Al McKimson team; Roy takes a job as undercover deputy and finds out that the cattle rustlers use a helicopter. The Clue of the Spur, art by Albert Micale; to keep Charley away from his daughter, Mr Voorhees tries to frame him for cattle rustling. Little Eric text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Buffalo Skinners fact page. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $169.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Edgar Church (Mile High). Label #0072046004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.07) will be charged at checkout.

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Races Murder in Papoose Pass starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord Dubois, art by Al Micale. High Wind and Gun Smoke starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Al Micale. Bullet Searches a Crook starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Randy Steffen, Pete Alvarado, and Charles McKimson. The Choice of Rory O'Hara text story by Gaylord DuBois. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Ray Thayer. The Last Boomtown Sheriff text story. Ad for Grape Nut Flakes featuring badges related to Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Trigger, and Bullet. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $349.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1618403005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout.

1953 Yearly Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $275.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1488660022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Edvard Moritz, Bill Allison and Marty Elkin. Crime and horror comics with detective heroes, an unusual mix. A noble condemned to the guillotine during the French Revolution escapes with the help of a ghostly ancestor, then does the same for a modern-day descendant. A man has a vision of a couple's tragic death in a train accident, but is unable to prevent their fate. Pete Stockbridge, the master of disguise known as the Chameleon, outwits a gang of thieves. Aid from Yesterday; Date with Death; Toni Gayle: Maze of Mystery; Deserved Retribution; Curse of the Ancients; Pete Stockbridge: Mystery of Disguise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Mystery (1952) 113 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4348396006

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. The End of Death, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Frank Giacoia; A criminal tries to convince Johnny Peril that he is being haunted by Death himself. The Sea Girl!, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs; Jim Spencer is marooned on an enchanted island; He lives in the company of an undine, a dryad and a sylph; Spencer falls in love with Celia, the mermaid. Lantern in the Rain!, script by Jack Miller, art by Irwin Hasen; Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train? The Man Who Sold His Soul article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; Account of a strange story happening in Lima, Peru, in 1715. Legacy of Horror!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; Ralph Edgerton inherits millions from a distant relative, but has to spend time in a haunted house. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Shock Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731006

Painted cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Daniel Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring slice-of-life tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. This first issue focused on psychology-themed stories, similar to EC's 1955 comic Psychoanalysis. A key-swapping party for bored suburbanites results in a temporary split in Beth and Jim's marriage, and a trip to the psychiatrist. Teenage dope addict Peggy sees a psychiatrist after her life falls apart and she's jailed on multiple charges. A teen becomes a leather-jacked juvenile delinquent and murders a stranger with a switchblade, encompassing many of the fears of middle-class America of the 1950s. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Needle; Switch Party; The Jacket. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $799.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4390835013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,299.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #0028161002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $921.00 Paper: Off white Label #4210025002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.63) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Piecemeal, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman plots to give her naturalist husband an overdose of sleeping pills so that she can be with his younger brother. The Assault!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; Lucy, who was spending hours away from home on a regular basis, comes home one night and claims that old Hodges kidnapped and raped her, when, in fact, she had been with her lover. Suicide text story by Albert B. Feldstein. The Arrival, script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta (some panels on pages 4-6), and Roy Krenkel (alien architecture), inks by Al Williamson (signed), Frank Frazetta (some panels on pages 4-6), and Roy Krenkel (alien architecture); Ninety-five thousand years after man destroys himself with nuclear weapons, the evolved rats develop space travel and meet their Martian neighbors. Seep No More!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; Every morning, after a man stabs a woman to death and stashes her body in the attic, he sees a huge bloodstain spreading across his ceiling; He tries to cover it up with paint, but every morning it's there. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $2,400.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #2073381001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($72.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Deadline, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; An alcoholic ex-reporter tries to get back on his feet after meeting a girl, and his old boss says he can have his job back if he brings in a story. The Monkey, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A drug addict murders his father in order to get his fix. Last Laugh! text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin; Major Clagg was a parachute corps pilot that liked to take real risks when parachuting from a plane, and every feat he accomplished was accompanied by a practical joke of some kind. The Kidnapper, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man's baby is kidnapped and when his wife's mental health grows so bad that he desperately attempts to steal another baby, he is beaten to death by a crowd of onlookers for attempting to kidnap...his own son. Fall Guy, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A hotel clerk steals $100,000 from a diamond merchant and then rents a safety deposit box years in advance under the name 'Brad Gilbert'; He serves 15 years for the theft, then meets with the girl who promised to wait for him because she wants the money. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover a 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints #3). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. Cover price $0.10.

Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4006900009

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $480.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3698454007

Cover art by Steve Ditko. "Interplanetary Safari!", pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Dick Giordano; Ron Adams, Interplanetary "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Explorer, demands a half-million dollars to build a spaceship and go to the planet Xarto; There he hopes to capture a giant, carnivorous plant that is worth a great deal of money. "You Are the Jury," art by Steve Ditko; Ogu is an alien assigned a guard post in space; He notes a small planet, Earth in actuality, and goes there to investigate; He runs across a circus. "Moment of Decision" one-page story, art by Steve Ditko. "Machines versus Mars" text story. "Dead Reckoning!", art by Steve Ditko; Airman Andor is a police officer in space; He goes to a disturbance call; An elderly man is angry at his maid for attempting to steal his treasure map; She is a young and attractive blonde woman named Kyt. "Case of the Sweating Swami" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. "Legions of Atlantis," art by Seymour Moskowitz; The Navy submarine R-93 dives; Something goes wrong and it goes too deep; Captain Small, Huey, and Robert Crane are rescued by fishmen from the city of Atlantis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,420.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3706393004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($42.60) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Mad scientist Dr. Cabot uses his new shrinking serum on his wife and his assistant after learning that they've been having an affair. An experimental vessel probes beneath the Earth's crust for the most dangerous element ever discovered, in a story with art by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Quentin's new invention is a chemical treatment that will grow hair anywhere, but that's not always a good thing. Another legendary (and hilarious) cover by Ditko. Too Much to Swallow; The Unknown Element; Devolution; Saucers from Saturn; The Morning After; The Alien Raider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Ahead of the Comics Code, Space Adventures switches from horrific tales of sci-fi to super-heroics, reviving 1940s hero Blue Beetle, in what proved to be a long and influential series for both Charlton and the Blue Beetle himself. In the far-off future year of 1988, Blast Baker and Astra Adams of the Planet Police battle a tentacled monster from outer space. Someone tries to frame reporter Joan Mason by planting a bag of cocaine in her purse. Blue Beetle: Murder in the Ring; The Thing in Outer Space; From Planet Rathe to Planet Earth; The Beauty Parlor Murders; Minit Mystery; Heritage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $379.00 Paper: Off white Label #3932451014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.37) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Art by Frank Carin and Isadore Klein. Funny-animal hijinks featuring Space Mouse, Super Pup, Merry Mouse and Peter Rabbit. Space Mouse investigates a lost world; Peter Rabbit becomes a test pilot; Super Pup battles an alien invasion. Space Mouse: The Lost World; Super Pup: The Green Peril; Moon Rocket; Peter Rabbit: Test Pilot!; Merry Mouse: The Awful Truth! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $3,250.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3835745001

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Dead Men, script by Stan Lee. The Death of a Puppet!, art by Jim Mooney; A puppet master is apprehensive when his performances of a puppet murder mystery seem to coincide with real killings. Let's Face It! The Devil Dog text story. The Pitchman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Brown. A Sight for Sore Eyes. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,440.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3835745002

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Dead Men, script by Stan Lee. The Death of a Puppet!, art by Jim Mooney; A puppet master is apprehensive when his performances of a puppet murder mystery seem to coincide with real killings. Let's Face It! The Devil Dog text story. The Pitchman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Brown. A Sight for Sore Eyes. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,499.00 Paper: Off white Label #4369221004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Love Story, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; The wife of an African guide plots with a doctor to murder her husband. The Whirlpool Of Gairloch text story. The Saddest Story Ever Told!, script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Winiarski. The Revolt of Wilbur Bixby! The Heat's On!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath. Close Shave!, art by Fred Kida. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $525.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1220289010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. When the Martians Strike!, art by Gil Evans. A Gift from Venus text story. Sleep, My Love!, art by Jim Mooney. The Weaker Sex!, art by Dick Ayers. The City, art by Tony DiPreta. Terror in Time, art by Al Eadeh. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $600.00 Paper: Off white Label #4152391001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Mickey Spillane, John Jordan and George Peltz. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Artist Justin Finger becomes obsessed with his married model Lauren, leading to infidelity, murder and vengeance from beyond the grave. A Sergeant Spook story involving gorillas, ghosts and gangsters written by hardboiled detective legend Mickey Spillane, no less, back when he was writing comics. The reader is invited to find the clues and solve the murder of Roger Medlo before Inspector Roc does. Macabre cover by L. B. Cole. A Weird Picture of Murder; You Can't Kill a Dead Man; Sergeant Spook: Gorillas, Ghosts and Gangsters; The Bloody Horror; You Be the Detective Thriller: His Conscience Drove Him Mad! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $474.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4035473018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.22) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Howard Larsen. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A jealous musician kills his more talented identical twin, who then returns from the grave to steal the spotlight once more. Jungle hero Jo-Jo, Congo King, and his mate discover The Garden of Lost Maidens. A modern-day man must commit an act of bravery to free his family from an ancient curse. Another top-notch cover by L. B. Cole. Solo for Death; Jo-Jo: Spook of the Congo; Western Ghosts; Pete Stockbridge alias the Chameleon: Killer's Holiday; The Thing from Beyond; The Vengeful Phantom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $240.00 Paper: White Label #4340296009

Cover art by Leonard Starr. The Lucky Squad, art by Leonard Starr. The Flag and the Fort, art by Fred Ray. The Fighting Hick, art by Jim McArdle. The Girl They Left Behind, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $129.00 Paper: Off white Label #3712150023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.87) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Yellow Ribbon, script by Harry Harrison, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Old Soldier, script by Art Wallace, art by Jim McArdle. Unwanted Medal, script by Art Wallace, art by Ramona Fradon. Combat Cameraman, script by France Herron, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Joe Giella. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Rapid Fire humor story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $189.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3712150024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Irv Novick. Prize Target, script by France Herron, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. All Quiet, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. Turnabout, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Fort and the Flea, script by France Herron, art by Jim McArdle. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. From Blueprints to Battlefield humor story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $89.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3712150025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Irv Novick. The Big Lift, script by France Herron, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Sy Barry. The Last Weapon, script by France Herron, art by Jim McArdle. Gen. Hunger, art by Howard Sherman. War Under the Sphinx, script by France Herron, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Private War and General Little humor one-page stories by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.