Comic books 1964, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 1.8 $875.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white Verified Signature: Stan Lee (On 1st Page). From The Personal Collection of Duke Caldwell. COA Label #24-3072D7E-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Mysterio in The Menace of... Mysterio!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Mysterio first frames Spider-Man for a crime wave, then challenges him to a battle on top of the Brooklyn Bridge. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 8 and 151. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $90.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0692A42-055 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Golden Rule!" public service announcement with Bob Hope, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. "Danger - Atom-Gun at Work!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; A nameless criminal with scientific knowledge discovers a way to imprison the Atom in a laser weapon and use him to power it. Cave Carson ad. Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales ad. Hawkman ad. "The Gold Hunters of '49!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; The Atom travels back to the year 1849 where he encounters Edgar Allan Poe and helps solve a mysterious gold robbery. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 2.5 $900.00 Paper: Off white Label #00-0014374-AA-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. Captain America Joins... The Avengers!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos; Namor attacks a group of eskimos and throws their idol into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America, in suspended animation since the end of World War II; The Avengers rescue Cap and return to New York. An alien figure turns our heroes to stone. When Cap and Rick Jones track him down, the alien agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return; When doing so, the Avengers are attacked by Namor. Roster includes: Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp, Iron Man and Captain America. Rick Jones and Sub-Mariner appearances. First modern appearances of Captain America and Bucky. First appearance (shadowed cameo of face) of the first Baron Zemo. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $349.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-134A89C-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Invasion of the Lava Men!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; The Avengers return to their mansion to inspect the damage caused by the battle with the Hulk; Days later, a mysterious high-pitched sound destroys a computer in one of Tony Stark's factories in Long Island and Iron Man is informed; Meanwhile, Giant-Man and the Wasp are conducting experiments inside of a large anthill; They are also affected by the noise and manage to escape before the anthill collapses; In his medical office, Don Blake reads about the effects of the noise in the newspaper; Thor meets up with Captain America and Rick Jones, who are training, and they witness another shockwave; The six heroes investigate the source of this new unknown threat; Meanwhile, in an army base in the west of the country, a strange rock breaks the surface of the earth, and soldiers investigate. Roster includes: Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Wasp, and Giant-Man. Appearance by the Hulk. First letters page; letter to the editor from comics artist Alan Weiss. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $300.00 Paper: White Label #7010332-AC-004

Cover by Bruno Premiani. 1st appearance and origin of the Teen Titans (Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad) in "The Thousand-and-One Dooms of Mr. Twister," script by Bob Haney, art by Bruno Premiani; The townsfolk of Hatton Corners is in the midst of a dispute; The adults of the neighborhood feel that the teen populace are too wild and unruly, whereas the teens feel that the adults are too "un-hip" and incapable of relating to teenage problems; Ironically, the teen youth movement is led by Eddie Corliss, son of the town's mayor; Eddie organizes a club house meeting and invites three famous teen super-heroes to come to Hatton Corners to support their cause; They invite Aqualad, Kid Flash and Robin; Before the heroes arrive however, a crazed super-villain known as Mister Twister blusters through town riding atop a giant cyclone. Cap's Hobby Center by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $150.00 Paper: Off white Label #19-495A1BE-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. The Avengers Take Over!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos [as George Bell]; The Avengers join the fight against Hulk. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $235.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-0692A42-208 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.05) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Side-by-Side with Sub-Mariner!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Lady Dorma asks the FF for their help in protecting Atlantis from Attuma, a rogue Atlantian Warrior who is trying to usurp Namor's rule. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $100.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-043 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Weather Wizard Blows Up A Storm!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; A student's science fair project can predict the moves of the Weather Wizard and gives Flash an assist in stopping his latest crime spree. Girl From the Super-Fast Dimension!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Doralla Kon has travelled to Earth from the planet Alkomar; She has super-speed on Earth but she also emits a radiation that causes explosions. Ad for new look Batman. Giant Superboy Annual ad. Flash subscription ad. Showcase Presents I-Spy ad. Amazing Speeds! fact page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $40.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #21-40ADE66-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.20) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Power Rings For Sale, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Green Lantern sells power rings on the street, as a back-up plan against the Grolls. Pay Up--or Blow Up, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; After defeating an evil scientist, Jim and Sue get married. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $170.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-40C0498-039

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Are You a Good Neighbor? public service announcement about littering, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Secret of the Sizzling Sparklers!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; Invading aliens called the Tralls attack the Hawks first because they know how dangerous the Thanagarians can be to their evil plans. House ad for Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1. House ad for the "New Look" Batman; includes cover art from Batman (DC, 1949 series) #164 and Detective Comics (DC, 1928 series) #327 (first issues under new editor Julius Schwartz). Letter from Bruce Lowry. Wings Across Time, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; The wings of Icarus are discovered and exhibited in the Midway City Museum; When Hawkman's wings are damaged in an encounter with mobsters, he uses the historic pair. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $155.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0692A42-266 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. The Fear that Haunted Hawkman, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; An ancient Eqyptian statue mysteriously causes Hawkman to fear the leader of the Sky-Raiders. Birds In the Gilded Cage, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; An alien bird-creature misunderstands the Hawks' work as crimefighters and imprisons them in a cage to "protect" them from a gang of crooks. Letter to the editor from comics artist Bill Stout. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $54.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0692A42-265 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.62) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. The Fear that Haunted Hawkman, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; An ancient Eqyptian statue mysteriously causes Hawkman to fear the leader of the Sky-Raiders. Birds In the Gilded Cage, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; An alien bird-creature misunderstands the Hawks' work as crimefighters and imprisons them in a cage to "protect" them from a gang of crooks. Letter to the editor from comics artist Bill Stout. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Hawkman (1964 1st Series) 3 CBCS 5.0

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Cover art by Murphy Anderson. The Fear that Haunted Hawkman, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; An ancient Eqyptian statue mysteriously causes Hawkman to fear the leader of the Sky-Raiders. Birds In the Gilded Cage, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; An alien bird-creature misunderstands the Hawks' work as crimefighters and imprisons them in a cage to "protect" them from a gang of crooks. Letter to the editor from comics artist Bill Stout. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $850.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-04F50CD-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.50) will be charged at checkout.

Origin and 1st appearance of Zatanna. Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Smoking is for Squares! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Girl Who Split in Two!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; Separately investigating the mysterious arrival of two artifacts to the Midway City Museum, both Hawkman and Hawkgirl find a paralyzed girl in a magician's costume speaking gibberish. When they bring the twins together they merge into one being – Zatanna. She thanks them for their help and tells of them of her quest to find her father, the Golden Age hero Zatara. The Machine that Magnetized Men!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; Jan Kyll and his band of raiders travel from the year 11964 with a vehicle that emits magnetic rays to help them steal historical treasures. 36 pages, full color Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $29.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #21-2F68DFB-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.87) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Bob Brown. "The Sinister Skull of Doctor-7," script by Arnold Drake, art by Mort Meskin; Doctor-7 escapes from prison and disguises himself as a fake phrenologist to lure Mark Merlin into a trap. Ad for Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales. 2/3-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Man Who Destroyed Eclipso," script by Bob Haney, art by Alex Toth; Mona discovers that her boyfriend, Bruce Gordon, is actually Eclipso; Bruce decides to meet an old friend, Judson Randall, and he finds him apparently imprisoned within a luminous blob; He allows Judson to try to cure him of Eclipso; Eclipso is released, but he is now under Judson's control. Doom Patrol ad. "Give and Take" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Children take some broken and unused toys to Mr. Craig, who helps them to repair them so they can be donated to charity. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $814.50 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Mexican Edition. Label #21-0555217-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.44) will be charged at checkout.

Mexican reprint series. This issue reprints Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #18. 7-in x 10-in, 36 Pages, Full Color, Spanish Language.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $265.99 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Cover detached. Label #19-2257369-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.98) will be charged at checkout.

Reprints: Amazing Fantasy 15 (1st Spider-Man) by Steve Ditko; Hulk 1 by Jack Kirby, Tales to Astonish 35 (Ant-Man); Tales to Astonish 49 (Giant Man), Tales of Suspense 39 & 48 (1st Iron Man), Journey into Mystery 83 (1st Thor) by Kirby, and Sgt. Fury 1 by Kirby. Kirby photo. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $210.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Pennsylvania Dutch From the PA. Dutch Collection. Label #16-14A79A6-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.30) will be charged at checkout.

Adam Strange in "The Coins That Doomed Two Planets." The Space Ranger in "The Mystery of the Million-Dollar Beasts." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $145.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #24-3A166A6-009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. First appearance of the Beetle in the Human Torch story, "The Birth of the Beetle!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Dick Ayers; Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of The Beetle; While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double-date, Johnny & Ben wind up being humiliated by The Beetle; Guest starring the Thing. "The Challenge of Loki!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by George Roussos (as George Bell); Dr. Strange practices the art of levitation; Meanwhile, in faraway Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, Loki, God of Mischief, plots as always; He contacts Doctor Strange and tries to convince him that he is a prisoner of Thor, who is evil and deceiving his father; Strange uses a spell to take Thor's hammer (first cross-over with Thor). (Reprinted in Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action # 2.) "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $130.00 Paper: Off white Label #23-0AF5128-035 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. First appearance of the Beetle in the Human Torch story, "The Birth of the Beetle!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Dick Ayers; Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of The Beetle; While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double-date, Johnny & Ben wind up being humiliated by The Beetle; Guest starring the Thing. "The Challenge of Loki!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by George Roussos (as George Bell); Dr. Strange practices the art of levitation; Meanwhile, in faraway Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, Loki, God of Mischief, plots as always; He contacts Doctor Strange and tries to convince him that he is a prisoner of Thor, who is evil and deceiving his father; Strange uses a spell to take Thor's hammer (first cross-over with Thor). (Reprinted in Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action # 2.) "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. You Get What You Vote For! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Pranks of Jimmy the Imp!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Forte, inks by George Klein; Mxyzptlk transfers his magical powers to Jimmy, then controls his mind from the Fifth Dimension. Jimmy Olsen and the Forty Thieves!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jimmy is transported back through time to the era of the Arabian Nights and assumes the identity of Ali Baba. Jimmy Olsen's Secret Love!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $257.20 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #16-432F18D-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.72) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. The first appearance of the Mandarin is in the Iron Man story, "The Hands of the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime; Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle. "Them!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A man frantically tries to convince passersby that he is being chased by storybook characters; He is arrested by the police, but disappears from his jail cell, as he himself is a fictional character created by Larry Lieber. "Journey's End!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud; the cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $126.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-1A7EB23-339 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.78) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. First appearance of the Scarecrow in "The Sinister Scarecrow!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A contortionist becomes the Scarecrow and steals some plans from Tony Stark to sell them to Cuba; Iron Man follows the Scarecrow and steals back the plans. "The Recipe" text story. "The Green Thing!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A psychic alien plant lands on Earth and torments a human to prove its power, but it is eaten by a crow. "The Primitive!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A space explorer finally gives up his quest to find a more advanced species, not knowing that the primitives he found were more advanced, until they invented the cobalt bomb. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $298.00 Paper: Off white Label #16-204F027-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.94) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. "No One Escapes the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; Iron Man escapes the Mandarin and destroys the ray he used to interfere with US missiles; Meanwhile, Happy struggles to keep the company operating in Tony's absence. "All About Iron Man," script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A detailed guide to Iron Man's armor; With some details about his personal life and supporting cast. Pepper Potts' Pin-Up Page by Don Heck; The first time readers learn Pepper's real name: Virginia Potts. "The Atomizer" text story. "The Sun-Stealer!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Larry Lieber; The Watcher must save Earth from an alien without breaking his vow of non-interference. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 1.8 $205.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-30CF1EC-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Bronte

Cover by Don Heck. First appearance of Hawkeye in "Hawkeye, the Marksman!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A carnival marksman tries to become a super-hero, but after a misunderstanding with the police he falls in with the Black Widow; Hawkeye attacks Iron Man at the Widow's request, but when he accidentally injures his partner in the fight he flees to get her to safety. "The Runner" text story. "The Watcher's Power!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as George Bell); Space Pirates plan to attack a rich planet, thinking the Watcher will not interfere; They are destroyed because they unknowingly targeted the Watcher's home world, the one planet that he can interfere with. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $98.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-1683AAD-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.94) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Captain America has a cameo in the Giant-Man story, "The Coming of Colossus!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Back-up story: "The Magician and the Maiden!" Plot by Lee, script and art by Larry Lieber. Jack Kirby/Sol Brodsky cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.