Comic books 1954-1956, graded by CBCS

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Tom Hickey, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Antarctic explorers discover a long-frozen caveman. A man arranges a fiendish revenge on the thieves who murdered his wife, setting the eight-armed Ranu against them. Figures from nursery rhymes are brought to life as murderous minions. Bondage cover by Al Avison. The Eight Hands of Ranu; The Captain's Return; The Ice Horror; Demons of the Night. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Chamber of Clues (1955) #27. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $875.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #7010419-AA-032 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky, Joe Maneely, Howie Post, and Mike Sekowsky. The very first incarnation of Marvel's humor publication, started in the first wave of 1950s Mad imitators. A parody of werewolf movies, with art by Dick Ayers. A Crazy look at censors, a hot topic in 1953. Sinbad the Tailor must leave town in a hurry to flee angry customers, and that's how his adventures begin. Racket Buster!; Rose-Colored Glasses; The Wolf Man; Spencer the Censor; Sinbad the Tailor!; Gentlemen Prefer Bonds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-02CEBFB-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Square bound, heavier cover stock, November 1954. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $360.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #22-00EDC29-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.83) will be charged at checkout.

Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Al Hartley. Glamor, humor and romance on T.V.! Featuring Della Vision/Patty Powers, the Television Queen! In this issue: untitled story (Della does impressions of Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy and Eve Arden on Our Miss Brooks); untitled T.V. Daze 1-pager; 2-page text story "I Will Always Love You" (writer unknown; illo by Morris Weiss); untitled T.V. Daze 1-pager (Harrington Heartthrob mentions appearing on Studio One); untitled story (with Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and the Marx Brothers); three untitled T.V. Daze 1-pagers; and untitled story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "Forbidden to Love Him!", art by Bill Draut; Susan falls in love with John, but is shocked when he admits hes an American Indian; She accepts his marriage proposal but her parents are violently prejudiced and beat Susan when she refuses to stop seeing him; However, when John speaks at a bond rally and reveals that he won the Medal of Honor, Susans parents and the rest of the townspeople change their minds about him. "Love for Sale!" text story." Don't Be Dominating!", art by Tom Hickey; Advice how to treat a boyfriend. "My Heart's Desire," art by Bob Powell; To save her brother Jimmy from jail, secretary Kit is forced to take a job as a scantily-clad "hostess" for Rudy, whose skating rink is a front for crooked activities; Kit falls in love with U.S. Navy sailor Steve but Rudy compels her to act like a slut in front of him. "Love Was Found Wanting," art by Tom Hickey; Pegs soldier boyfriend Hal is deployed overseas but doesnt write to her; A friend convinces her to go on a double-date, but when her escort makes a pass, Peg says "I never want any man but Hal to touch me!"; When shes rescued in the woods by hunter Larry, Peg gives in to her feelings and they kiss. "Broken Prom Date" text story. Advice to readers by Nancy Powers. "Your Kiss"; Marcia dates many men, dropping each one for a better "prospect"; even after accepting an engagement ring from Brad, she flaunts herself to others; Marcia dumps Brad when she meets Frank, whom she really loves; However, Brad uses her for sex and then says "its been lots of fun, kid" and tells her hes moving to another country. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. This looks like a good house for us to haunt!; Homer and his parents find a new house to haunt and Homer meets other ghosts (and a witch) in the new neighborhood. Melvin, would you go the store...; Melvin is kind of dumb. Look, Zelda's crying!; Gobby steals Zelda's broomstick and the boys go to get it back. Melvin, can ya lend me 10 cents?; Melvin accidentally attempts a bank robbery. How do you like my sailboat, Melvin?; Homer and Dugan race their snow boats. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. Tessie's Problem text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Anderson. "Vampire Tale," art by Doug Wildey; A man wrapped in bandages is on trial for murder after slaying a vampire. "The Curse" text story. "Man Alone!," art by Al Eadeh; Communists get the idea to swap a spy for the village idiot in a centrally located village by taking a hermit and training him to pass for the idiot. "The Man Who Wasn't," art by Bill Walton; A man invents a youth serum and wishes to give it to the oldest member of an old folks home, but the man doesn't want it. "The Vultures," art by Mannie Banks; Unknown to his children, a man leaves his estate to the ones who attend his funeral. "The Question!," art by Vic Carrabotta; An inventor who loves his wife asks an electronic brain which he devised two questions, 'When will my wife die?' and 'When will I die?' 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Burgos. "They Wouldn't Believe Him!," art by Pete Tumlinson; A woman three thousand years hence flees into the past to avoid marrying a bore. "The Masterpiece" text story. "The Last Chance," art by Paul Reinman; In order to avoid a costly war, a marriage is suggested between two rival factions, but the man finds the girl homely and is not interested. "The Hole in the Ground!," art by Bob Brown; Aliens from another dimension kidnap people in an apartment building. "Jigsaw!," art by Doug Wildey; A man buys a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces fly out of his hand as he tries to place them. "The Survivor!," art by Dave Berg; A man washes up on a beach populated by tiny people. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. "I Switched Bodies," art by Reed Crandall; An old scientist invents a machine that can transpose minds into other bodies but he makes the mistake of picking as his victim an ex-con on the way to meet with his parole officer. "He Came From Nowhere," art by Gray Morrow; Time-traveling government agents go back to the past in order to duel it out over a scientist's work. "TV Invasion" text story. "Prison Without Bars," script by Carl Wessler, art by Ed Winiarski; A criminal is set free from jail if he agrees to a form of behavioral control by hypnotism ala "A Clockwork Orange." "The Unseen," art by Mac L. Pakula; Invisible visitors to Earth arrive in a flying saucer. "The Perfect Hideout," art by Syd Shores; A fleeing dictator thinks he will hide out on an island and then fly back to the mainland when his pursuers have given up looking for him, but his associates have drained the plane of fuel. "The Swirling Mist!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Sinnott; A man finds himself on a steamboat that transports him through time. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in four untitled stories: When Katy says that the man she marries must make her hear bells and chimes when they kiss, Randy rigs it so that his butler rings a bell at a specified time before kissing Katy; Randy has K.O. wear a knight's suit of armor under the guise of taking it to the cleaners so that he can lock K.O. in a closet and thereby miss his date with Katy; Randy teaches Katy how to ski by telling her it's as easy as spelling her own name; and K.O. battles with a mosquito in his bedroom. Plus: Katy Keene 1-pager; untitled Sis the Candy Kid story - Sis hides in Chubby's bass viol case when a bully chases her for her candy; "Sis and Billy Fashions" 1-pager; Katy Keene 1-page story "A Short Tickling Tale" - Danny's clients want a woman who will make them laugh...Katy obliges by wearing an outfit decorated with feathers to tickle them; Debby/Taffy story "Debby and Her Diary" - Debby asks for her father's help to put the neighbor's twin infants to sleep; "Katy Keene Jokes" 1-pager; Betty and Veronica 1-pager "Apparental Consent" (writer & inker unknown, pencils by Harry Lucey) - Betty overhears Archie and Veronica talking about a dog license and thinks they're referring to a marriage license; K.O. Kelly 1-pager "A Short Punchy Story" - K.O. teaches Sis how to box and accidentally gets hit on the head with a dumbbell; and 2-page Hollywood Gossip article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Stan Campbell. Painted cover by William George. The adventures of Canadian Mountie Dave King, a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. This series featured gorgeous cover paintings of derring-do in the best Men's Adventure tradition. Enemy agents try to use a mentally disabled man to steal atomic secrets. The text pieces called True Stories of the R.C.M.P. begin this issue. Dynamic painted cover by William George. Arctic Patrol; Stolen Secrets. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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First appearance of Little Archie. Cover pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Bob White. Hunting; After Archie's mom asks him to stop playing hunter inside the house, he and his friends go outside to hunt wild animals, and come upon a snapping turtle. Racing; Archie builds an "imported Italian sports racer" for the soapbox derby. Playing House; Archie and Ronnie play house and fight even more than real married couples; Betty tries to get in on the act by marrying her cat to Archie's dog. Troops; General Archie and Sergeant Moose try to prevent Ronnie from joining their army, but she gains the troops' loyalty with her "secret orders." Script and pencils for all stories by Bob Bolling, inks by Bob White. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by unknown. Art by John Tartaglione, Sid Greene, Robert Q. Sale, Ed Winiarski, Dick Ayers and unknown. All brand-new Marvel Tales! (Except for the reprint text story!) In this issue: "Poison Pen!" with art by John Tartaglione; "The Old Couple!" with art by Sid Greene; "Hail the Hero" with art by Robert Q. Sale; "The Man Who Lost Yesterday!" with art by Ed Winiarski; "The Man Who Wasn't" with pencils by Dick Ayers; and 2-page text story "The Visitor!", reprinted from Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) #16 (original title: "Daughter of Death"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $93.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #24-3A166A6-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.79) will be charged at checkout.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Manny Stallman, Pete Tumlinson, Bill Benulis and unknown. Brand-new Marvel Tales! In this issue: "From Out of Nowhere!" with art by Dick Ayers; "Swap Shop" with art by Manny Stallman; "The Spelunker!"; "The Last Chance" with art by Pete Tumlinson; "The Iron Brain!" by Carl Wessler and Bill Benulis; and 2-page text story "Poor Oscar"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. In this issue: Millie the Model in five untitled stories. Plus: untitled Chili the Dilly story; 2-page text story "New Girl in Town" (creators unknown); and untitled Hanover and His Gals story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by John Forte, inks by Matt Fox. The Boy Who Believed, art by John Forte. Wings in the Night!, art by Joe Maneely. The Rejected Robot!, art by Jack Abel. The Tiny Coffin!, inks by Matt Fox. Bottled Up!, art by Pete Tumlinson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $195.00 Paper: White File Copy. Label #20-44C436C-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $57.00 Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #20-44C436C-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.71) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 CBCS 4.5 $275.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white 1 piece of tape on cover. Label #16-1B0D51D-056 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Greatest Villain of All Time, script by Jack Miller, art by Mort Meskin; A thief is stealing artifacts that recreate roles from famous movies such as "The Mad Maestro" and "Phantom of the City." Ad for costumes such as skeleton, pirate, bride, and Superboy and Supergirl. The Two Faces of Mr. X, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Don Reed is a top fashion model; Until the FBI wants him to impersonate Alex Tate, the leader of a crime syndicate; Reed, a former counter-intelligence agent, secretly studies Tate to prepare for the role. Warden Willis and Casey the Cop humor half-pages by Henry Boltinoff. Secrets of the Secret Service article. The Human Eel, script by Jack Miller, art by Bill Ely; Agent Drew is obsessed with stopping The Human Eel's empire of crime; The Eel wears a special "shock suit" that jolts his enemies into submission. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spook (1954) 30 CBCS 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #21-230DC57-015

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and George Peltz. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A female reporter is the only witness as a long-dead mummy revives and goes in search of his ancient bride. A night watchman at a museum is dragged into a painting that is actually the door into an evil dimension. A writer's latest manuscript holds the potential to destroy all evil in the world. Another top-notch cover by L. B. Cole. Swamp Spirit; The Vengeful Phantom; The Mummy; The Ghost Who Cried; Picture a Nightmare; Maniac; The Insider. Final issue of the series. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Last issue, Namora crossover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $180.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-092 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Nothing He Couldn't Do!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Four shipwrecked men are stranded on a cannibal island and captured immediately. "Death of A Gambler!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Vince Alascia; Wealthy Jeff Traynor loses all at gambling and becomes a derelict. "Tara Tusta" text story. "Picture of the Future," script by Carl Memling, art by Seymour Moskowitz; Two gangsters rob an exhibition and come into possession of a magic scroll which forecasts their future. "Mental Wizard!", script by Carl Memling; Don Brunt killed his wife and got away with the crime. "The Crusher," script by Carl Memling; Sadistic plantation owner Barney Tragg flogs his wife's lover to death with a whip. Injury to eye panel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 18 CBCS 2.0 Restored

Trimmed

Paper: Slightly britle

Top & bottom edge of book & left edge of back cover trimmed. 2 pieces of tape on cover & 2 pieces on interior cover. 1 staple added.

Label #25-2BFAE95-003

Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by unknown. Art by John Forte, Ed Winiarski, Al Eadeh, Vince Colletta and Bob Powell. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "One Second Till Doom!" with art by John Forte; "The Last Vampire" with art by Ed Winiarski; "One Little Man" with art by Al Eadeh; "The Machine Age" with art by Vince Colletta; "The Face in the Mirror" with art by Bob Powell; and 2-page text story "A Favor from Satan," reprinted from Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) #13 (original title: "The Demon of Disaster"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-34DFB6D-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Drawn in by stories of the Golden Fleece, Scrooge is captured by harpy-like "larkies," and his nephews must rescue him from the Sleepless Dragon. Scrooge is dying of thirst in the desert, but he still thinks the prices at Joe's Oasis restaurant are too high. Scrooge saves money on coffee by bringing his own "doughnut" cut from a sponge. Watt an Occasion; The Golden Fleecing; Doughnut Dare; A Sweat Deal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Don Christensen, Jack Bradbury, Carl Fallberg, Paul Murry, Tony Strobl, Al Hubbard, Bob Karp, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 15 #9. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy seek Professor Zink after he is kidnapped by bandits. In a story by Barks, Donald and his nephews help a scientist explore the ocean depths. Huey, Dewey and Louie take quick action after an ice-cream truck accident. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Goofy's Spring Housecleaning; Mickey Mouse: The Lost City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Don Christensen, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Jack Bradbury and Al Taliaferro. After starting up two separate ice taxi services, Donald Duck and his nephews find themselves competing against each other in Carl Barks' "The Ice Taxis"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Vanishing Railroad" (part 2 of 3); Pluto in "The Wandering Wig"; Li'l Bad Wolf in "The Cold and the Watchdog"; 1-page Grandma Duck text story "The Circus Express"; two Donald Duck Sunday strips; and six Donald Duck daily strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, and Manny Stallman. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. An undertaker's son is sheltered from the outside world, knowing only death, until he finally snaps, in a story with strong Eisner influences by Howard Nostrand. A MAD-style spoof of the classic Mutiny on the Bounty. Private eye Rudy Crane is hired to find a beautiful woman's missing husband, in a spoof of hardboiled detective stories. Undertaker; Pictures; Mother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes; Mutiny on the Boundary; Eye Eye, Sir; Surgery; Monumental Feat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.