Comic books 1951-1953, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $180.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #17-391A0EC-001

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Super-Charged Superboy, script by Jerry Coleman, art by John Sikela; A criminal scientist electrifies Superboy with millions of volts, so that he can't go near anybody. The Outlaw Navy starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Treasure of the Lost City starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The 50th Century Bowmen, art by George Papp; Green Arrow and Speedy accidentally visit the future. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $123.49 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #0007053-AB-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.70) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. The stories include a space-opera, a tale of explorers battling the dangers of the jungle, and a quest to discover the strange mountain creature known as the Snowman. Plus a story that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Breaking the Time Barrier!; Jungle Drum; Three-D Blinkey; The Hidden Depths; The Snowman; Sand. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. NOTE: Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; may or may not still have them included. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $220.00 or Best Offer Paper: Slightly britle Centerfold detached. Label #22-020BB33-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.60) will be charged at checkout.

"The Vampire's Prey," "Demon of the Devil," "Satan's Scepter," "The Spectre's Revenge," "Double Vision," and "The Hideous Head." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Lin Streeter, Milt Knopf, Pete Riss, King Ward, Mac Elkan, R. S. Pious, and Al Camy. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $549.00 Paper: Off white to white Highest graded copy. Label #17-2FA7A46-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.47) will be charged at checkout.

Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. Flash Gordon-like Craig battles a mad scientist who has stolen the formula for an "electron" that can destroy cities. Captain Buck Vinson leads an assault on a Soviet-held uranium mine in the Congo. MacAvoy and his bomb-disposal team look for unexploded ordnance in the Korean combat zone. Intrigues of the Planet Smasher; Three Rocketeers; Assault on Target UR-238; Have You Heard This One?; Rescue Under Fire; Operation Bomb Disposal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $435.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #23-3812DEF-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bernard Bailey. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Bernard Bailey. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. In the English town of Trelawney, John gets caught in the ancient feud between two ghosts with ghostly attack dogs, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. A safari captures the legendary white ape, but catching it and keeping it are two different things. Grave robber Charley is chosen by the dead themselves to be the new cemetery keeper. Ghost Hounds of Trelawney; The Nameless Horror; Horror on the Hill; Custodian of the Dead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 4 #1 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #23-1D5E6A6-001

# 25 on cover. Vol 4 No 1 inside. Cover art by Jack Kirby. Strange Old Bird!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Did Miss Stewart find a Phoenix bird that allowed her to start her life over? The Human Cork, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Light text story. The Romantic Souls!, art by Al Eadeh. The Crash text story. Human Bloodhound!, art by Harry Lazarus. A Beast Is in the Streets!, pencils by Jack Kirby. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $1,050.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($31.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Terror of the Crimson Hoods" by Bill Woolfolk and Reed Crandall; "Devil's Squadron!"; and "Vampire Men of Kunwalo!" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "Man-Killer"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Science (1950) 2 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-11DB1D1-002

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and Gustav Schrotter. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. When the alien supercomputer warns of danger from the dark side of the moon, Captain Science and Rip use the flying saucer to investigate, leaving beautiful alien Luana to coordinate the action with the Cortexon. But their return is delayed when the Cat Men of Phoebus abduct Luana, hoping to lure Captain Science and the supercomputer into their grasp. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig investigates after the Venusberg Freight line is targeted by the Space Pirates of Lanthus IV. The Dark o the Moon; The Space Pirates of Lanthus IV; Nightmare!; The Cat Men of Phoebus; Robots of Ra. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $540.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.20) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Manny Stallman. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A clockmaker's obsession with his latest clock drives him to murder. A deadly package is the result of an evil plan. A recluse encounters a Martian invader. The Clock; Murder; Lay That Pistol Down; End of the Line. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cinderella Love (1950) 2 CBCS 4.5

Paper: White

Label #0005262-AA-003

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Ogden Whitney, and Paul Parker. Actually #2 in series, but numbered #11 on cover. Ziff-Davis published the first incarnation of this influential romance title. Square Carla hires Jeff to impersonate her made-up boyfriend for her co-workers, but she didn't expect to actually fall in love with him. Door-to-door saleswoman Anne is hired at random by handsome prince Richard to impersonate his fiancee for the benefit of his controlling family, in a story with art by Ogden Whitney. Struggling actress Elaine begins a romance with wealthy Carter, but when she thinks he's compromising her career for the sake of love, she has a tough choice to make. Plus a story by fantasy art legend Reed Crandall, and a look at the real-life Cinderella-style romance of pianist Marion Stein and the Earl of Harewood. The Pianist and the Earl; Shadow of a Dream; Make-Believe Sweetheart; Love Has Two Faces; Love's Impractical Joke; Bitter Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $8,299.95 or Best Offer Paper: Slightly britle Cover Detached and Completely Split. Label #22-23C36B1-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($249.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Origin of the Joker. Cover by Lew Sayre Schwartz and George Roussos. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer, George Roussos, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" by Bill Finger, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer and George Roussos. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Ten Little Indians!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Return of the Iron Man!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Electric Thinking Cap!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo; 2-page text piece "Your Thinking Cap" by William Morrison; and Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Boltinoff. And: Green Arrow, Tomahawk and the Shining Knight in the 1-page public service announcement "The World of Adventure in Books" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $855.00 Paper: Off white File Copy. Label #21-155D344-009

Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Fran Matera, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Matt Christopher, Rodlow Willard, William McCleery, and Ralph Briggs Fuller. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. The debut of Tom Terriss, the Vagabond Adventurer, as he enters "The Land of Satan." Dickie Dare and Dan's vacation is interrupted by yet another adventure. A classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Tom Terriss the Vagabond Adventurer; Dickie Dare; Steve Roper; Underwater Battle; Scorchy Smith; Prayer Works Wonders; Oaky Doaks. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $130.00 Paper: Off white Label #21-40ADE66-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix foolishly tries to do his own electrical work. Felix goes shopping. Monty Monk has a good idea - or at least, he thinks so. Felix Gets Ohm Sick; Worse and Reverse; Shopping Daze; Monty Monk. Final issue published by Dell; Toby Press took over with issue #20. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $135.00 Paper: Off white Label #19-252657F-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Alex Kotzky and George Tuska. Aerial action with the aviator hero known as Flyboy. Larry gets constant ribbing and hazing from his peers and officers in the Air Force, but when his trainer blacks out in midair, Larry takes the controls and earns the name "Flyboy." A Korean War veteran, two lovely ladies, a case full of cash and trigger-happy gangsters add up to trouble for Flyboy and Happy. Anne's father, who looks like J. Jonah Jameson in colonel's stripes, becomes even worse after he learns he has reputation as a "monster." Plus a look at 1950s combat training for pilots, and a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. Training for Combat; Stunting with Death; Angels Without Wings; The Dogface; The Gripes of Wrath!; Navy Wings; Fortress in the Sky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

For a Night of Love (1951) 0 CBCS 5.5

Paper: White

Label #0004191-AA-008

Art by Louis Ravelli, Rafael Astarita and Marion Sitton. Tales of romance based on stories by the 19th-century French writer Emile Zola. In the title story, Julien falls in love with the woman he can see from his window, but he does not expect her sudden appeal for help. In The Millers Daughter, the daughter of a windmill keeper must find a way to save her familys livelihood after the windmill is occupied by soldiers. Plus three more tales. For a Night of Love; The Miller's Daughter; The Loves For Felicie; The Desperate Woman of Paris; Angeline by Emile Zola. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $530.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-047 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Al Williamson, Pete Riss, Sam Cooper, Paul Gattuso and Paul Gustavson. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An adventurous medical researcher gets more than he bargained for in the backcountry of Brazil; A writer sells his soul so that he can tell this very story; The strange tale of the African Were-Jackals. Any similarity to King Kong on the cover is purely commercial. The Domain of the Dead; The Haunted Gallery; The Sorcerers Play-Kit; The Flapping Head; The Haunting Refrain; The Devils Typewriter!; Stranglers Spirit; Bride of the Beast; The African Were-Jackals. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $98.00 Paper: White Label #22-0692A42-226 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.94) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Indicia title is "Rudyard Kipling's MOWGLI JUNGLE BOOK, No. 487." Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli, script by Rudyard Kipling (original story) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), art by Morris Gollub; The story of Mowgli, a boy raised by a wolf pack and instructed in the ways of the jungle by Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther. Mowgli is threatened by the Bandar-Log (monkey people) and Shere Khan, a crippled tiger. Story is adapted in part from "Mowgli's Brothers" and "Kaa's Hunting" from the 1894 collection "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ghost Comics (1951 Fiction House) 6 CBCS 2.0

Paper: Off white

Cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of tape.

Label #21-134518C-003

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Sleepers in the Crypt; Gangster returns to the scene of his crime to recover hidden loot; His henchmen are frightened by ghosts and ironically turn on their boss, accidentally killing him. Zandini Did It!, art by A. Albert; Zandini comes back from the dead to wreak revenge on Dan Kramer, the man who caused his death years ago. Payoff Blues, art by Jack Kamen; Triggerman and train robber Chopper Mack is driven insane by a tune he keeps hearing over and over again. He also sees ghosts everywhere. Two Must Die, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; Two mine owners inquire about ghostly apparitions in their mine in Mexico. Not believing in ghosts, they enter an accident-prone shaft and perish. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $470.00 Paper: Off white Label #21-2F68DFB-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories by unknown. Art by Ed Winiarski. In this issue: "Hired or Fired!" - Hedy, again late to the movie set, is at risk of being fired; untitled Hedy 1-pager - Hedy bemoans the fact that she is recognized everywhere she goes; Sandra the Star in "Sandra Meets the Press!" - Sandra mistakes an income tax collector for a reporter; "Platter Hunters" text story, reprinted from Patsy Walker (1945) #20 - Fay is jealous when she spots Danny with Isobel on a Friday night; Trumpetski the Terrific in "The Eyes Have It!" - Trumpetski is hypnotized into saying, "Trumpetski is a big fool!"; and "The Ripped Script!" - Hedy is given a new script and is expected to learn it in less than one day. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $190.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-0692A42-271 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories and art by Joe Certa, Frank Bolle and John Martin. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. An outlaw uses "loco weed" smoke to trick two innocent men into being his patsies. Mesquite buys a gold brick from a con man for five bucks - but bricks have a way of coming back down when you least expect it. Pistol Packing Pattie suggests that the back of Jackson's head would photograph better. The Smoke of Injustice; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: A Feather in His Cap; Mesquite: The Butterfly Bonanza; Pistol Packin Pattie; Six-Gun Sight; The Covered Wagon Escapade. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $650.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #21-31C4038-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

Ike's Story (1952), with art by Golden Age great Norman Maurer, is a promotional comic book produced by the Republican National Committee for the successful Dwight D. Eisenhower presidential campaign. The comic's cover features the now famous slogan "I like Ike," which helped to propel Eisenhower to office for two terms that spanned the Korean War and the early years of the Cold War. Created and produced by Sponsored Comics. 8 pages, color.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $680.00 Paper: White Label #17-0C709CB-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by George Frese. "A Fool for Food!", pencils by George Frese; When Mr. Weatherbee realizes that Betty is passing food to Archie and Jughead from Home Economics class, he sabotages the next batch to teach them a lesson. "Fight! Fight!"; Jughead claims a fight is about to break out in the Choc'lit Shoppe. "The Baby Quitter," art by Samm Schwartz; An innocent remark to the child Jughead is baby-sitting gets him suspected of child abuse. "Flash in the Pan," art by Samm Schwartz; Ferdie's attempts to take cheesecake photos of Suzie end up making her father miserable. "Movie Chatter" article. "Bewitched Battered and Bewildered," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by George Frese, inks by Terry Szenics; Mr. Weatherbee tries to stop Jughead and Reggie from constantly fighting in class. In Hot Water" public service announcement, script and art by Dave Berg; Red goes swimming alone against Wilbur's advice. "Shirt from Skirt," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead mails pictures of himself in a loud shirt to a strange woman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $799.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-3F584B6-010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.97) will be charged at checkout.

(A-1 # 63). Cover pencils by Dick Ayers. "The Girl and the Gorilla," art by pencils by Ogden Whitney; Agent Fallon follows killer Mike Makle into the swamps to capture him; Reprinted from issue 4. "The Meeting at the Pyramids," art by Ogden Whitney; Undercover Girl must escort Sir Sexton to a meeting with Arabs; Reprinted from issue 10. "The Mad Hermit of Hag's Hollow," art by Paul Parker; Inspector Kirk battles a madman who has been killing anybody who enters the swamp; Reprinted from Trail Colt #2. "The Black Flower of Fear," art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox bets caught between the Latour family and Jim Traner who has been stealing their furs; Reprinted from issue #7. "The Rodeo Robbers," art by Frank Frazetta (as Fritz); Tim Colt joins a rodeo to track down a band of thieves; Reprinted from Trail Colt #2. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $2,849.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on back of case Label #20-01EC054-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($85.50) will be charged at checkout.

Pre-code horror. Cover pencils by Ross Andru. Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Imprisoned wife murderer Michael Carter tries to escape the electric chair by pretending to be insane. It Can Happen To You; Terminally ill Mr. Lane is drawn into a murder mystery and helps out a young woman. Burning Sands, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon; The survivors of a French foreign legion battallion attacked by Arabs struggle through the desert and kill each other for water. The Painting, inks by Mike Esposito; Mad art painter Charles Craven tells his story to a reporter: How he could only paint when using fresh blood for the brilliant reds in his pictures. The Faker!, pencils by Ross Andru; Lumber tycoon Horace Turner employs a circus swami to experiment with thought transmission; The swami almost gets killed in the process. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $119.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Includes Mighty Mouse #19 & #20 & Terry-Toons Comics #82. Label #23-3D47B15-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.57) will be charged at checkout.

An album of previous issues rebound with a new cover. Includes Mighty Mouse #19, #20, and Terry Toons #82. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $1,700.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #23-33A36FE-007

Maurice Whitman cover. Stories reprinted from Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) #22. In order of appearance: "Flint Baker" art by Art Saaf; "Star Pirate" art by George Appel; "Reef Ryan" art by Pagsilang Rey Isip; and "The Lost World" art by Nick Cardy. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 15 CBCS 5.5

Paper: White

Label #0005262-AA-002

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman dedicates herself to helping humankind, but allows no time for love; A girl is led astray by communists, in a story clearly inspired by the Cold War red scares; Castaways on a desert island find love. Do-Good Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 102 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0006921-AA-005

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Queen of the South Seas starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Trevor is taken captive by a descendant of Helen of Troy. The Circus Queen Mystery starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Port of Missing Space Ships starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella. Love's Where the Heart Is--Romance, Inc., art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $1,380.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0009826-AB-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($41.40) 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 CBCS 5.0 $1,425.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-0564169-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($42.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Russ Heath. The Thing Behind the Wall, art by Ogden Whitney. Black Horror text story. The Worm, script by Stan Lee, art by Fred Kida. The Flat Man, script by Hank Chapman. Crazy Glass, art by Manny Stallman. X, art by Cal Massey. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 16 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #16-20F0EE8-041

Captain Comet in "The Ghost of Captain Comet!" (script by Edgar Ray Meritt); "The Secret of Easter Island!" (script by Edmond Hamilton), and "The Touch of Death" (script by Gardner F. Fox). Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Share With Others!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 32 CBCS 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0006921-AA-001

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $1,286.05 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #21-192385E-019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.58) will be charged at checkout.

Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. A man falls for a female ventriloquist, until he learns her terrible secret. Three people are trapped overnight in a mountain cabin in freezing temperatures. Death Holds an Auction; Fate Has a Thousand Faces!; Fabulous Funeral; Chant of the Dead; The Frozen Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $799.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #23-06D186D-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Witching Hours!, art by Ed Goldfarb; A man marries the beautiful daughter of a witch. The Power of Hatred text story. Death Makes a Deal!, art by Ed Robbins; A washed-up reporter needs to come up with a scoop or he will be fired; He meets Death, who reveals future tragedies to him so that he can write up the stories. The Hiding Place, script by Carl Wessler, art by John Tartaglione; Three crooks hide the money they've stolen and agree to retrieve it in a year. The Bugs, art by Larry Woromay. The Secret of Christopher Morse, art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $799.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #7004007-AA-010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Howard Rosenberger. Stories and art by Howard Rosenberger, Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A creature from the depths is summoned by the sound of a foghorn, in an early comics version of the classic Ray Bradbury story "The Foghorn." An arrogant lawyer believes he is so smart that he can trick the Devil himself. Harriet marries a decrepit old man for his money, only to learn that he's immortal and has placed a horrible curse on any man who loves Harriet. The Man Who Tricked the Devil; Die for the Beggar; The Beast from the Deep; Dinky. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $450.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #23-3812DEF-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by William Allison and L. B. Cole. Part of Star Publications' purchase of Novelty Publications titles, former adventure comic 4Most becomes one of the most violent of the pre-Code crime titles, with lurid covers by L. B. Cole. Ballistic hero the Gunmaster tries to prove an ex-convict was framed for murder. Stickup men Bob and Frank kill two cops and get away, but Frank leaves his coat behind. Master of disguise the Chameleon fakes his own death by locomotive, to prove gangster Mugs Horton tried to have him killed. Gunmaster: Sugar Bowl Murder; Masked Death; Lives of Crime: Two Bright Boys; Killer On the Loose; Chameleon: The Crooked Bus Franchise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $950.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-155D344-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($28.50) will be charged at checkout.

Published by Magazine Enterprises. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #68. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, in a series revived for the Korean War. A pilot flies night raids over Korea; The story of the battle of Tripoli, remembered in song in the Marines' Hymn; Profiles of the U.S.M.C. Hall of Fame. The Man in the Flying Nightmare; Marine Boot Camp; The Shores of Tripoli!; "Look After My Billy!"; Mister Marine Corps; The Spirit of Semper Fi! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 23 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #17-0FAF737-009

Cover by Johnny Craig. Biography of artist "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, with photo. "A Stitch in Time!", script and art by Johnny Craig; The scene opens in an old-fashioned sweatshop, run by a Mr. Lasch, who makes the women work 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, for a salary of $6; The machinery is outdated and dangerous, and Lasch treats the women like slaves. "99 44/100% Pure Horror!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Life had been good to Ernie ever since he had become manager of the Hudson Soap Company, and his predecessor, Benny Anderson, had disappeared; He suddenly remembered a date he had with a showgirl. "Superstition!" text story by William M. Gaines. Dead Wait!, script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; In an isolated plantation home on a tropic isle, a shot rings out and 'Red' Buckley's former plantation boss lies dead at his feet. "Staired... in Horror!", art by Graham Ingels; Irma stared down at the grave of her late husband and smiled.... just as a gentleman came near to pay respects to his late wife; As the two conversed, Irma gleaned that this old boy must have money, so she struck up an on-going affair with this Mr. Hornsby, and plotted to have him murdered for his insurance. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Fantasy (1951 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 13 CBCS 5.5 1952 Variant

Paper: White

Label #20-48E05B5-013

"The End" (art by Wally Wood), "The Trip" (art by Jack Kamen), "Home to Stay" (art by Wood; unauthorized swipe of two Ray Bradbury stories, "Kaleidoscope" and "Rocket Man"), and "Don't Count Your Chickens" (art by Joe Orlando). The letters page features a well-reasoned response from the editors to a letter from a parent critical of SF and horror comics such as those published by EC. Al Feldstein classic outer space cover. NOTE: See 1st Series for 1950 #13.

NOTE: Also, this issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover and 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints # 5). 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.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $420.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #23-3812DEF-015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.60) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Al Feldstein. "For Us the Living," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Dr. Cromwell tells the F.B.I. that he came from an alternate timeline. "I, Rocket," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), pencils by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta, inks by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel; A very expensive new rocketship, once built for war and now rusting away, relates the story of her glory with Captain Lamb in charge, but also of treachery aboard ship, which the rocket secretly dealt with. "Discovery" text story. "Conquers All!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; As a prelude to an invasion of the Earth, an infiltration rocket from a far distant world is sent to the Earth to examine, estimate, judge and report back to their leaders. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $625.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #7004212-AA-005

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Petrizza, Sal Trapani and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man is captured and tormented by a bizarre cult. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. A struggling author discovers that a mysterious doppelganger is writing the same book he's writing. Dream; The Garcon; The Plan!; Out of Focus; Epitaph; Destiny's Double Deal. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 7 CBCS 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #20-48E05B5-014

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, and Al Feldstein. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A man has an unhealthy reciprocal relationship with his Model T auto, in a story by Harvey Kurtzman. A communications glitch results in war between two planets, with tragic consequences for Earth, illustrated by Wally Wood. A scientist and his hillbilly brother capture a bloblike visitor from the fourth dimension. Classic Al Feldstein rocket/space cover. It Was the Monster From the Fourth Dimension; Something Missing!; Miracle!; …Gregory Had a Model-T!; The Aliens! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $335.00 Paper: White Label #17-045AA32-005

Everett Raymond Kinstler art in two stories, "Jungle Vengeance" and "Death Wears the Jungle Crown," plus inside front cover. Other stories include "The Witch Doctor Murder Cult" and "The Strange Mission to Ormuz." Origin of Malu, Slave Girl Princess is reprinted. Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $365.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #17-4085E2E-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Sheldon Moldoff. Pre-Code tales of horror from Fawcett, a publisher not normally noted for grue. Ted dies in an accident, but is allowed to return to life until he finds his soul mate. A pro athlete finds an evil way to enhance his performance, by channeling the abilities of dead baseball stars. A gang boss's head is kept alive by a mad scientist to help his cronies plan their crimes. The Dead Lover Returns!; The Man Who Lost His Body; The Shrunken Head; The Resurrected Head. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.