Comic books 1937-1939, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,599.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4365726001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Ed Anthony, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Nat Edson, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Jack Welch, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Romer Grey, Allen Dean, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. The cover features Snuffy Smith and the Katzenjammer Kids interacting with lesser-known characters, like Elmer and Pete the Tramp. Tex Thorne; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Pussycat Princess; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Dream Land; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; On Our Block; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Shuster. Legendary issue featuring the origin and 1st app. of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. 1st app. of Zatara and Lois Lane. One-page Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; A space vehicle from a destroyed world lands on Earth, and its occupant becomes Superman; In addition, a scientific explanation for this being's powers is given. "The Coming of Superman," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; Superman delivers a witness to the governor to stop an execution, then stops a wife-beater; Later Superman, as Clark Kent, goes out with Lois, but she earns the wrath of Butch Matson and Superman must save her; Finally, Clark is assigned a story on the South American republic of San Monte. Superman ad. "The A-G Gang," art by Homer Fleming; Chuck begins a vendetta against the crooked ranch owners who have, by fraud, acquired the range lands he inherited after his father's death. "The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies," script and art by Fred Guardineer; Zatara and Tong investigate the murders of several railroad detectives and the theft of over $200,000 in loot. "South Sea Strategy" text story by Captain Frank Thomas. "Sticky-Mitt Stimson," script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger); Sticky swipes some apples and is pursued by the police. He gets a lucky break to make good his escape. Untitled The Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven; Marco, his father and his uncle are given an audience with the new Pope; They are sent on a mission to satisfy a request from the Khan of Tartary for priests and men of learning. "The Light Heavyweight Championship," script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer; When the Boxing Commission runs a dirty fight trainer out of town, he swears his revenge...against Pep. "The International Jewel Thief," art by Will Ely; An international jewel thief arrives in America as a prisoner, but Scoop and Rusty are on hand to witness his escape with the help of his gang lying in wait. "Murder in England," art by Bernard Baily; Ken is framed for the murder of a man, and, with the help of Betty and Bobby, sets out to prove his innocence. Stardust cartoon. Odds 'n Ends cartoon by Sheldon Moldoff on inside back cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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3rd Superman cover - Cover art by Joe Shuster. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Treasure of Ghengis Khan starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Fred Guardineer. Island Uprising starring The Sandman, script by Larry Dean, art by Bert Christman; The Sandman rescues a girl from natives on an isle in the South Seas, then prevents the massacre of her father and his party. The Return of Fang Gow: Part 1 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski; The Deadly Cough Medicine starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring. The Poor Fish starring Professor Doolittle, script and art by Bob Kane. The Flying Dutchman: Part 4 starring Socko Strong, script and art by Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy). Count Ogrloff's Dangerous Game: Part 1 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Devil's Physician--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. The General's Daughter starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 3 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. The Revolt of the Pirates starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,799.00 or Best Offer Restored: A2 Paper: Off white to white Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Pieces Added to Cover, Tear Seals to Cover, Cover Cleaned, Cover Reinforced. From the Collection of Jon Berk Label #4460390001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($83.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jon Blummer. Origin part 1 starring Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man, script and art y Jon Blummer [as Don Shelby]; Gary Concord's father spent years in suspended animation to awake in the far future of 2239AD. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Saboteur starring Red, White and Blue, pencils by William Smith, inks by Stan Aschmeier; Doris is captured by enemy agents when she discovers a plan to sabotage a new submarine. Hauling Nitro! starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon Blummer [as John Elby]. A Very Funny Cartoon - to the right person starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Mystery Solved starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. The American Way (part 4), script by John Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jon Blummer. Origin part 1 starring Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man, script and art y Jon Blummer [as Don Shelby]; Gary Concord's father spent years in suspended animation to awake in the far future of 2239AD. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Saboteur starring Red, White and Blue, pencils by William Smith, inks by Stan Aschmeier; Doris is captured by enemy agents when she discovers a plan to sabotage a new submarine. Hauling Nitro! starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon Blummer [as John Elby]. A Very Funny Cartoon - to the right person starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Mystery Solved starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. The American Way (part 4), script by John Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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This issue features an ad with the first in-print mention of The Flash and Hawkman, pre-dating publication of Flash Comics #1! Cover art by Walter Galli, Jon L. Blummer, and William Smith. Origin, Part II starring Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man, script and art by Jon L. Blummer (signed as Don Shelby); Gary's father's story continues; He discovers he is the only one who can breathe the air outside the domed cities. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. The Volcano starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. Northern Lights starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer (signed as Jon Elby). A Thousand Years A Minute - Part 3--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. Scribbly Teaches the Principal, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Calling the Roll starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. The American Way [Part 4], script by John B. Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $2,900.00 Paper: Off white to white Two small pieces of tape on cover. Label #4036813002

Cover by Bill Everett.# ## Stories by Bill Everett, Lew Glanzman, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Tarpe Mills, and Martin Filchock. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, The Shark, Iron Skull, The Miniature Man, and Mighty Man. Ad for Keen Detective Funnies. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $2,900.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3725298012

Vol. 1 #2. Cover art by Bill Everett. Untitled Skyrocket Steele story, script and art by Bill Everett; Steele heads to the planet out-post Mannin at the request of King Kurt to investigate the mysterious bat raids that supposedly have been occurring. 2038 A. D. two-page story; 1st appearance of strip. The Red Raider, script and art by Ed Moore. Untitled The Brothers 3 story, script and art by Will Eisner. The Sacred White Elephant starring Brailey of the Tropics, script and art by Victor Dowling. Diamond of Doom starring Speed Rush, script and art by J. M. Wilcox. Treachery on the Trail, script and art by H. Mulheim. Rocks of Fate. 52 pgs.$0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,120.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4439932022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($33.60) will be charged at checkout.

Vol 2 #3. Cover art by Bill Everett. Part 1: The Professors Enemy! Starring Air-Sub 'DX', art by Carl Burgos. Untitled Dirk the Demon story, art by Bill Everett; Dirk and the Princess arrive for her wedding to Prince Marcus, but they find the place overtaken by men in strange masks; They're captured, but Dirk escapes and frees the royal couple. Vanishing Men starring Phantom of the Hills. Dictator's Mistake text story, art by George A. Fish. The Madhouse Murder Mystery, art by E. F. Webster. Pay Off For Mr. Ghost starring Pat O'Day, art by Joseph E. Buresch. The Mysterious Poacher starring Captain Dale, art by Howard L. Hastings. Untitled Skyrocket Steele, art by Bill Everett. 52 pgs.$0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol 2 # 9. "The Fantom of the Fair" by Paul Gustavson; "Air-Sub DX" by Carl Burgos; "The Inner Circle"; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire, Part 2" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Speed Centaur" by Martin Kildale; "Daredevil Barry Finn" by Tarpe Mills; "Knuckle Down" by Martin Filchock; plus a two-page text story, "Rocketship Race" by Lloyd Victor. Gustavson cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol 2 # 9. "The Fantom of the Fair" by Paul Gustavson; "Air-Sub DX" by Carl Burgos; "The Inner Circle"; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire, Part 2" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Speed Centaur" by Martin Kildale; "Daredevil Barry Finn" by Tarpe Mills; "Knuckle Down" by Martin Filchock; plus a two-page text story, "Rocketship Race" by Lloyd Victor. Gustavson cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol 2 # 11. "The Fantom of the Fair" by Paul Gustavson; "Daredevil Barry Finn" by Tarpe Mills; "The Inner Circle"; the conclusion of "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Jon Linton" by Harry Francis Campbell; "Speed Centaur" by Malcolm Kildale; and a two-page text story, "Runaway Rocketship" by Lloyd Victor. Half-page Bill Everett (William Blake Everett) bio on the inside front cover. Frank Thomas cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $3,450.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2106522001

Vol 2 # 11. "The Fantom of the Fair" by Paul Gustavson; "Daredevil Barry Finn" by Tarpe Mills; "The Inner Circle"; the conclusion of "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Jon Linton" by Harry Francis Campbell; "Speed Centaur" by Malcolm Kildale; and a two-page text story, "Runaway Rocketship" by Lloyd Victor. Half-page Bill Everett (William Blake Everett) bio on the inside front cover. Frank Thomas cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,299.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4626516003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.97) will be charged at checkout.

Volume 21, Issue 6 - August, 1938. Cover by H. W. Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 19, Issue 4 - June 1937. Science Fiction and Adventure stories. This issue features "Earthspin" by Nat Schachner. 160 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white Label #4465051002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Biro, Bob Wood, Fred Schwab, Fred Guardineer, Rafael Astarita, Frank Frollo, Maurice Gutwirth, Jack Romer, Richard Dean, George Nagle, Ken Fitch, Joe Penner, Hal Raynor, Will Harr, Claire Moe, Dick Ryan, and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, as a giveaway for Cocomalt, a powdered-drink company. Cocomalt sponsored a popular radio show featuring comedian Joe Penner, who appears here in short comic strips. Early stories and art by comics legends Jack Cole (creator of Plastic Man) and Will Eisner. featuring radio comedian Joe Penner. A rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.), plus a one-page strip featuring Little Nemo's Impy. Also featuring early stories by Charles Biro and Bob Wood, later the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Cover is also by Biro. Little Nemo in Slumberland; Insurance Ike; Officer Skelly; Tommy the Bear Scout; Cowboy Joe Penner; Put On Your Own Radio Show; When the Berry Blossoms; Boodini the Great; The Wild Cat; Lucky Coyne; Impy; Myrth-Parade; Spots; Sky Menace; Senior Symphony; Brain Teasers; Bib and Tucker; Round Table Adventures; Dan Hastings; Adventures In Goobyland; King Kole's Kourt; Animal Crackers; Laughing At Life; Don't Look Now; Nothing But the Truth; Tell Me? Mr. Wise Guy. 48 pages, Full Color.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $575.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4626030001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Fred Methot, Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Robert Dickey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, J. Carver Pusey, Paul Berdanier, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 1 #1. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. This issue features the debut comic-strip adventures of Tarzan (by future Prince Valiant artist Hal Foster), Al Capp's Li'l Abner, and Raeburn Van Buren's Abbie and Slats. In the latter, country spinster Abbie meets her orphaned cousin Aubrey for the first time. She knows he's a city boy, but she's not prepared for the rough-and-tumble teen who calls himself "Slats." Shipwrecked on the African coast, the infant son of Lord Greystoke is raised by great apes to become Tarzan. Plus an illustrated biography of screen legend James Cagney. Terrific cover features a parade-float's worth of classic 1930s comic-strip characters, the familiar mingling with the forgotten. Danny; Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster of Waverly Prep; Roads of Romance; Jest di-Jest; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Colonel Wowser; How to Make It; For Junior Readers; Joe Jinks; Fritzi Ritz; Billy Make Believe; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Bucky and His Pals; Little Mary Mixup; Benny; Opportunity Knox; If You Want to Know; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Dub Dabs; Li'l Abner; Jasper. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white From The Collection of Ruben Blades. Includes Ruben Blades Collection sticker on front of slab. Label #4478969017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Victor Pazmiño. Stories and art by Sheldon Mayer, Boody Rogers, Charles Payne, J.R. Williams, C. D. Small, Al Carreño, Victor Pazmiño, A. W. Nugent, Stookie Allen, Augustus Robinson, James McCague, Tack Knight, Paul Jepsen, Norman Fallon, Courtney Dunkel, Adolphe Barreaux, Tex O'Reilly, Jack A. Warren, Walter Galli, Robert Weinstein, Ed Cronin, Bob Moore, and Carl Pfeufer. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer, The Comics presented original stories, art reprinted from Dell's Big Little Books, and reprints of classic newspaper strips. Arizona Ranger Tex Ritter and his pals Doc and Pee Wee track rustlers to the Mexican border and get framed for their trouble, in an adaptation of the 1937 Western movie Riders of the Rockies. A Deadwood Gulch story by Sparky Watts creator Boody Rogers. Space Policeman Rod and Unicor Warrior Taro discover why their prison is called the Island of the Living Dead. S'Matter, Pop?; Salesman Sam; Ted Strong; Tex Ritter: Riders of the Rockies; Gags and Giggles; Out Our Way; Stop Look and Laff; Cowboy and Indian Lore; My Big Brudder; How to Make the "Balsa Bullet"; Little Artists; Decks Awash; Sailor's Knots and Seaman's Ways; Deadwood Gulch; Bill and Davey; Crossword Puzzle Page; Rod Rian of the Sky Police; Manhunt: A True F.B.I. Story; The Enchanted Stone of Time; Pecos Bill; It's the Truth!; Victorious Valor; Cap'n Cloud; Comic Puzzles; Clancy the Cop; Gordon Fife and the Boy King; Headliners; Thrill-Hunters; Bachelor Bowers; Be a Big Leaguer: Catcher. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,070.00 Paper: Off white Pedigree: Rockford Rockford. Label #4268976014

Stories and art by Roy Crane, J. R. Williams, Norman Marsh, Irwin Myers, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Dan Balkin, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Sylvia Sneidman and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Don Winslow and his Navy crew attempt to rescue American civilians from the Spanish Civil War. Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy hop a train and ride with the hoboes - at least until Easy loses the boot that's got their money in it. Nan Cameron turns Tom Mix over to Carter's outlaws, who plan to shoot him, but Hank arrives just in time. Dan Dunn; Captain Frank Hawks, Air Ace; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Columbus Goes West; Wash Tubbs; Out Our Way; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Tom Traylor, G-Man X32; Flapper Fanny; Buck Jones: The Rock Creek Cattle War. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $750.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4480158010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.50) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, J. R. Williams, Norman Marsh, Irwin Myers, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Dan Balkin, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Sylvia Sneidman and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Don Winslow and his Navy crew attempt to rescue American civilians from the Spanish Civil War. Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy hop a train and ride with the hoboes - at least until Easy loses the boot that's got their money in it. Nan Cameron turns Tom Mix over to Carter's outlaws, who plan to shoot him, but Hank arrives just in time. Dan Dunn; Captain Frank Hawks, Air Ace; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Columbus Goes West; Wash Tubbs; Out Our Way; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Tom Traylor, G-Man X32; Flapper Fanny; Buck Jones: The Rock Creek Cattle War. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.0 $2,895.00 or Best Offer Detective Comics #1. Back Cover Only. Incomplete. Label #1027410001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($86.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Vincent Sullivan. "The River Patrol," script and pencils by E. C. Stoner, inks by Creig Flessel; Speed investigates the murder of several Chinamen along the wharf area and uncovers a human smuggling operation. "The Rhangwa Pearls," art by Sven Elven; A millionaire that has just bought the fabulously valuable Rhanggwa Pearls receives a letter from someone threatening to steal them. "The Peruvian Mine Murders: Part 1," art by Creig Flessel; Confronted by a series of murders, Bret forages into the Peruvian jungles to ascertain why a hole appears in each victim's throat, but they were not shot! "The Claws of the Red Dragon," script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Tom Hickey; Venturing into downtown San Francisco, Bruce Nelson finds it odd to see a Chinese restaurant among the buildings, and no one to wait upon him when he enters desiring a meal. "The Gotlotz Jewels," script and art by Bill Patrick; Gus is sent to a rich woman's home to watch over her pearls during a party and nabs a man he sees pocketing them. "The Balinoff Case: Part 1," script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster; Bart is called on to volunteer for a secret spy case, but in doing so, he must forgo his own personal agenda, including his marriage to fiancé Sally. "The Gotrox Pearls," script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger); Jake is called in to solve the theft of some pearls, and promptly discovers that there were no pearls in the first place! "The Bar S Rustlers," script and art by Homer Fleming; Buck is called in to discover the truth behind some rustling charges between two cattle ranchers that have had hard feelings for each other since a land deal went bad. "The Streets of Chinatown," script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster; The daughter of a chain-store magnate wants to hire Slam to guard her valuable poodle, and when he turns it down, Shorty volunteers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $5,400.00 Paper: Dark Tan to Off-White Label #4114804003

Cover art by Creig Flessel. Speed Saunders story, script by Gardner Fox, art by Creig Flessel. Larry Steele story, script and art by Will Ely. Cosmo story, script and art by Sven Elven. Murder In the Clouds: Part 2 starring Bruce Nelson, script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Tom Hickey. Dental Detective text story by Gardner Fox (as Paul Dean). Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Pine Road Mystery, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Crooked Trail starring Buck Marshall, script and art by Homer Fleming. At Sea starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $4,750.00 Paper: Cream to off white Very minor amount of glue on cover. Label #4188978001

Cover art by Creig Flessel. The Case of the Missing Corpse starring Speed Saunders, script by Gardner Fox, art by Creig Flessel. Larry Steele story, script and art by Will Ely. Cosmo story, art by Sven Elven. Too Many Crooks: Part 3 starring Bruce Nelson, art by Tom Hickey. The Tattoo Trap text story by Gardner Fox (as Paul Dean). Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. "Fingerprint" Farson, the Plain Clothes Man, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Trading Trouble starring Buck Marshall, script and art by Homer Fleming. The Broadway Bandit starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $5,499.00 or Best Offer Restored: B3 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: color touch, tear seal, spine split sealed, reinforced. Label #3739689005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($164.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Creig Flessel. The Snake Death starring Speed Saunders, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Larry Steele story, script and art by Will Ely. Cosmo story, art by Sven Elven. Dr. Fu Manchu story, script by Sax Rohmer, art by Leo O'Mealia. The Hooded Hordes starring Spy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Disaster On the Diamond text story by Gardner Fox (Paul Dean). The Coolie Smugglers (Part 1) starring Bruce Nelson, art by Tom Hickey. The Right Trail starring Buck Marshall, script and art by Homer Fleming. Slam Bradley Gets the Air starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 68 pgs. $0.10. First Appearance of Fu Manchu in Detective Comics. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.1 $4,000.00 Paper: Brittle Page 14 Only. (From the Collection of Jerry Robinson) Label #1269989007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($120.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bob Kane. 1st appearance of Batman and Commissioner Gordon. The Case of the Chemical Syndicate starring The Bat-Man (as he's called in the story), script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Killers of Kurdistan starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Bullet Bluff starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. Death on the Airwaves text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean), art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Mysterious Doctor Fu Manchu story, script and art by Leo O'Mealia. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, script and art by Sven Elven. Plain Clothes Pete story, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Ad for All-American #2 and Movie Comics #2. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $175,000 or Best Offer Restored: A4 Paper: Off white Restoration includes: pieces added, tear seals, spine split sealed, reinforced, cleaned. All 3 edges on interior trimmed. Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4335035002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5,250.00) will be charged at checkout.

Dr. Death cover art by Bob Kane. 3rd appearance of Batman. The Batman Meets Doctor Death, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Bob Kane. The Stamp Detective text article. Larry Steele, Private Detective story, art by Will Ely. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. A Game for Two text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean). The Perfect Crime starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, art by Sven Elven. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 68 pgs. $0.10. 1st Appearance of Dr. Death, Batman's 1st name Villain, 1st 2-part story. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $12,499 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle Coverless. Tape on Interior. Reproduction Cover Included. Label #2044251002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($375.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Classic Batman over Castle cover art by Bob Kane. Batman and the Monk story, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Bob Kane. Killer's Bait starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. Larry Steele, Private Detective story, art by Ken Ernst. Newspaper Nightmare text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean). The Mammoth Mystery starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, art by Sven Elven. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 68 pgs. $0.10. The Monk, Julie Madison, Batplane, and Batarang 1st appearances. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $28,000 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4485910001

Origin of Batman, plus Spy (script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey), Buck Marshall, Larry Steele Private Detective, Speed Saunders Ace Investigators (art by Fred Guardineer), Cosmo the Phantom of Disguise, Bruce Nelson, and Slam Bradley (by Siegel and Bailey). Full-page ad for Superman # 2/New York World's Fair Comics. Batman gun holster cover 68 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $760.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0168995002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.80) will be charged at checkout.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. First comic book appearance of the Phantom Magician. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Screen Oddities" by Captain Roscoe Fawcett and Bruno Thompson; "Alec and Itchy" by Jimmy George and Merle Mulholland; "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "The Adventures of Jabby" by Tom Carlisle; "War on Crime" by Rex Collier and Hammon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Nipper" by Clare Victor Dwiggins; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Queenie" by S. M. Iger (as Bob Bliss); "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Fisher's History of Boxing" and "Joe Palooka" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Beau Geste" by P. C. Wren and Bill W. Depew; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "The Frog Pond Ferry" and "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Strange as it Seems" by John Hix; "Ned Brant of Carter" by Bob Zuppke and Bill W. Depew; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Jolly Geography" and "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Bobby" by S. M. Iger; "Nippie" and "Mickey Finn" by Frank E. Leonard (as Lank Leonard); "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Lena Pry" and "Jane Arden" by Monte Barrett and Jack W. McGuire; "Flight" by W. D. Tipton and J. H. Mason; "Toddy" by George Marcoux; "Homer Hoopee" by Fred Locher; and "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño. "The Terrible Voice" text story by Robert M. Hyatt. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $80.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4553995009

Issue 576 - April, 1937. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $80.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4553995011

Issue 594 - October, 1938. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $21,500 Paper: Off white The DC Universe Collection Label #4278170001

Cover by Leo O'Mealia. This comic-sized ashcan issue was used to secure the trademark for the title, "Flash Comics" before the release of Flash Comics (1940 DC) #1. Reuses cover from Adventure Comics #41. Partial interior from All-American Comics (1939) #8. 7 1/2" X 10 1/2". Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $300.00 or Best Offer CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Pages 18, 19, and 24 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE. Label #0004220013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Boots" and "Bootkins" by Edgar Martin; "Bronc Peeler" by Fred Harman; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" and "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest; "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" and "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "Now You Tell One!" by Edward Courtney Dunkle; "Heroes' Hall of Fame" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); and "Be a Big Leaguer" by Ed Cronin. "Shark Hunters of Aran, Part One" text story by H. T. Sperry, illustrated by Walter Cole Brigham. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,975.00 Paper: Slightly britle Label #1482295024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($59.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Fred Harman, J. R. Williams, Gene Byrnes, Al McWilliams, Jim Gary, Hal Forrest, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Fred Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. With the departure of former editor MC Gaines, this issue debuts several new features, including Edgar Rice Burroughs' authorized comic-strip adaptation of John Carter, Warlord of Mars. This is the first appearance of John Carter of Mars in a comic book. Another character making his comics debut is the early toon Bosko, in an adaptation of his 1931 Looney Tunes cartoon, Bosko Shipwrecked! Tex Ritter tracks down cattle rustler Dorgan, but Dorgan has dynamite, in an adaptation of the 1939 Western movie Sundown on the Prairie. Plus a comics adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz featuring art by Walt Spouse. Gene Autry: The Ghost of Winter Ranch; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Red Ryder; Bosko; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Everybody's Playmate; Tex Ritter: Sundown on the Prairie; John Carter, Warlord of Mars; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; Stranger Than Fiction; Oz; Captain Easy; Bronc Peeler. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4419776006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Volume 2, Issue 1 - January, 1939. Pulp magazine focusing on historical adventures. This issue features "Gates of Empire" by Robert E. Howard, and "Eric Aztalan" by Ralph Milne Farley. 6 /2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $2,095.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white 15 Cent Price Variant. First price variant. Highest graded of only two slabbed copies. Very rare. Label #1027423001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($62.85) will be charged at checkout.

10-cent cover

Variant cover has 15c cover price. Story by Fran Striker. Art by Robert R. Weisman. Dell's Large Feature Comic presents one of the very first appearances of the Lone Ranger in comic books, preceded only by an ice-cream company giveaway. Closer to a Big Little Book in the interior format, it features a text story of the Lone Ranger and Tonto with regular full-page illustrations. The masked hero of the West battles outlaws with help from his sidekick Tonto and faithful horse Silver, never even waiting for anyone to thank him. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,699.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4617269001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($50.97) will be charged at checkout.

April 1937. Rare first issue of Lone Ranger's pulp magazine. Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Silver cover painted by Kidd. Features "The Phantom Rider," a complete Lone Ranger novel, plus non-Ranger back-up stories by Lawrence A. Keating, George C. Henderson, Wayne Brooks, and Charles A. Roberts. Also two comic strip sections, one illustrates the life of a real Texas Ranger and the other shows the humorous"Doodlebug Jones" by Schaff. Most of the interior illustrations are credited to H. Smilkstein. Approx. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $5,200.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Very small amount of dried glue on spine of cover. Label #2052282001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($156.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Sheldon Stark, Neil O'Keefe, Robert Storm, Austin Briggs, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Fanny Y. Cory, McKay and E.C. Segar. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake investigates when strange beings emerge from a spherical object and claim to be from Mars. Mandrake the Magician; News in Sports; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Inspector Wade; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Roger; Stamp Corner; Little Miss Muffet; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,750.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4387117007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($112.50) will be charged at checkout.

Vol. 1, No. 1 - Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4403012005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($104.97) will be charged at checkout.

Vol. 1, No. 1 - Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $3,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4636243001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($104.97) will be charged at checkout.

Vol. 1, No. 6 - December 1939. See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp for earlier issues. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $699.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4583522003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Notable for having the first Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 36 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.10.