Comic books 1939 or before, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $4,500.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4213210001

Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Will Eisner, S.M. Iger, Bob Powell and Bob Kane. Art by Will Eisner, S.M. Iger, Adolphe Barreaux, Bob Powell, Munson Paddock, Chuck Wilson, Glenda Carol and Bob Kane. The notorious comic from Victor Fox and Fox Feature Syndicate that triggered a DC lawsuit over the character Wonder Man; note the sudden absence of Wonder Man in this issue. Yarko the Great realizes that the evil hypnotist Shadibba is forcing Oliver Tate and his daughter to commit crimes, in a story by comics legend Will Eisner; Secret agent K-51 thinks Jack is his friend and Jack's girl Claire is a spy, but the reverse is true; The short pieces Frankfurter Follies of 1939 and Movie Memos spoof famous actors of the time, including Buddy Ebsen, Gladys Swarthout, Wallace Beery, and Boris Karloff. Great wizard vs. ape cover by Lou Fine. Also featuring art by Batman legend Bob Kane. Winged Wonders; Yarko the Great; Minnie the Mermaid; Don Quixote In New York; Wonders in the News; Short Shortcake; Wonders That Are True; Patty ODay; Men Who Made the West; Dr. Fung; The Children's Crusade; Tex Maxon; Sport Album; Filmore Dudd; Movie Memos; K-51, Spies at War; Gang-Buster Robinson; Short Subjects; Wonder Stamp Club; Slight Errors; Spark Stevens; Belly Busters. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Wonderworld Comics (1939) #3. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Coverless. INCOMPLETE. 1st wrap missing. Label #1238779015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Will Eisner, S.M. Iger, Bob Powell and Bob Kane. Art by Will Eisner, S.M. Iger, Adolphe Barreaux, Bob Powell, Munson Paddock, Chuck Wilson, Glenda Carol and Bob Kane. The notorious comic from Victor Fox and Fox Feature Syndicate that triggered a DC lawsuit over the character Wonder Man; note the sudden absence of Wonder Man in this issue. Yarko the Great realizes that the evil hypnotist Shadibba is forcing Oliver Tate and his daughter to commit crimes, in a story by comics legend Will Eisner; Secret agent K-51 thinks Jack is his friend and Jack's girl Claire is a spy, but the reverse is true; The short pieces Frankfurter Follies of 1939 and Movie Memos spoof famous actors of the time, including Buddy Ebsen, Gladys Swarthout, Wallace Beery, and Boris Karloff. Great wizard vs. ape cover by Lou Fine. Also featuring art by Batman legend Bob Kane. Winged Wonders; Yarko the Great; Minnie the Mermaid; Don Quixote In New York; Wonders in the News; Short Shortcake; Wonders That Are True; Patty ODay; Men Who Made the West; Dr. Fung; The Children's Crusade; Tex Maxon; Sport Album; Filmore Dudd; Movie Memos; K-51, Spies at War; Gang-Buster Robinson; Short Subjects; Wonder Stamp Club; Slight Errors; Spark Stevens; Belly Busters. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Wonderworld Comics (1939) #3. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $265.00 Paper: Off white Has COA Label #4491207008

November 1930. 1st pulp format issue of series. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "The Time Annihilator" by Edgar A. Manley and Walter Thode. Other science fiction stories by Ulf Hermanson, John S. Campbell, Herny F. Kirkham, R. F. Starzl, and Frank J. Bridge. Illustrations by Paul, Marchioni. Softcover pulp, 7-in. x 10-in., 148 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $165.00 Paper: Cream to off white Includes COA from The Rockaway Collection. Label #4491207006

December 1930. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "The Synthetic Men" by Ed Earl Repp. Other science fiction stories by Joslyn Maxwell, Henry F. Kirkham, Morrison Colladay, Wesley Arnold, and Roger Wulfres. Illustrations by Paul, Marchioni. Softcover pulp, 7-in. x 10-in., 148 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $145.00 Paper: Cream to off white Includes COA from The Rockaway Collection. Label #4491207007

February 1931. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Dust of Destruction" by P. Schuyler Miller. Other science fiction stories by Ray Cummings, Robert H. Wilson, George B. Beattie, David H. Keller, Benson Herbert, and Joslyn Maxwell. Illustrations by Paul, Marchioni. Softcover pulp, 7-in. x 10-in., 148 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $95.00 Paper: Off white Includes COA from The Rockaway Collection. Label #4491207011

February 1931. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "An Adventure in Futurity" by Clark Ashton Smith. Other science fiction stories by Nathan Schachner & Arthur L. Zagat, Edsel Newton, Edmond Hamilton, Leslie F. Stone, Thomas H. Knight, and Gawain Edwards. Illustrations by Paul, Marchioni. Softcover pulp, 7-in. x 10-in., 148 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $265.00 Paper: Off white to white Has COA Label #4491207009

"Pygmalion's Spectacles" a short story by Stanley G. Weinbaum.

June 1935. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Seeds from Space" by Laurence Manning. Other science fiction stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, W. Varick Nevins III, Sterling S. Cramer, and P. B. Maxon. Illustrations by Paul, Winter, Saaty. Softcover pulp, 7-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $369.00 Paper: Brittle Label #4459045007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.07) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Arson Ring of Mr. Crass starring The Flame and J. B. Crass, art by Lou Fine. The Blood Flower starring Yarko the Great; Yarko and Li Wan go to Tibet in search of the Hoshai Plant (a flower with human blood); They are captured by Lailani and her group of vampiresses and Yarko has to pit his power of hypnotism against hers. The Guatemala Gold Mine Caper starring Shorty Shortcake, script and art by S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams]. The Hawaiian Volcano Eruption starring Patty O'Day, script and art by Claire Moe. The Death of Khan Gen-Kee starring Dr. Fung, script and art by Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean]. Tommy Taylor In Tibet text story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Bob Powell. Indian Drums Throb Along Bar-9 starring Tex Maxon. Takes the Air starring Don Quixote. The Sinking of the S-1—K-51 Spies At War. The Kidnapping of Mary Sloan starring Mob Buster Robinson, art by George Tuska. The Poaching Junks starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $9,300.00 Restored: A2 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover and interior, tear seals to cover and interior, cover cleaned, interior lightened, cover and interior reinforced. Label #2088573003

Cover art by Lou Fine. Invasion of the Kikoos, script by Will Eisner [signed as Basil Berold], art by Lou Fine; The Flame has to deal with the wanton killing and robberies staged by a group of weird, spectral creatures called the Kikoo, which came from an island where the government leaders hid them out because of their inferior minds. The Voodoo Master starring Yarko the Great, Master Magician, art by Will Eisner (signed as Anthony Brooks). In Guatemala starring Shorty Shortcake, art by S. M. Iger [signed as Jerry Williams]. Sabotage On the Northern Clipper starring Patty O'Day, script and art by Claire Moe. The Revenge of Loti Gen-Kee starring Dr. Fung, script and art by Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean). Tommy Taylor In India text story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Bob Powell. A Hot Lead Rumba On "Crazy Woman Creek" starring Tex Maxon, script and art by Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson). A Day At the Circus starring Don Quixote. The Plot To Take the Phillipines--K-51 Spies At War, script by Will Eisner [signed as Willis B. Rensie]. Diamonds of Death starring Mob Buster Robinson, art by George Tuska. In Cuba starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $1,620.00 Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white All 3 edges of cover and 1st wrap trimmed. Cover and 1st wrap married. Spine of cover and 1st wrap completely split. Cover and 1st wrap detached. Label #2015305005

Cover art by Lou Fine. Invasion of the Kikoos, script by Will Eisner [signed as Basil Berold], art by Lou Fine; The Flame has to deal with the wanton killing and robberies staged by a group of weird, spectral creatures called the Kikoo, which came from an island where the government leaders hid them out because of their inferior minds. The Voodoo Master starring Yarko the Great, Master Magician, art by Will Eisner (signed as Anthony Brooks). In Guatemala starring Shorty Shortcake, art by S. M. Iger [signed as Jerry Williams]. Sabotage On the Northern Clipper starring Patty O'Day, script and art by Claire Moe. The Revenge of Loti Gen-Kee starring Dr. Fung, script and art by Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean). Tommy Taylor In India text story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Bob Powell. A Hot Lead Rumba On "Crazy Woman Creek" starring Tex Maxon, script and art by Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson). A Day At the Circus starring Don Quixote. The Plot To Take the Phillipines--K-51 Spies At War, script by Will Eisner [signed as Willis B. Rensie]. Diamonds of Death starring Mob Buster Robinson, art by George Tuska. In Cuba starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.