Comic books 1944 w/ month not specified, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $465.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4514315001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.95) will be charged at checkout.

How's this for a phallic symbol cover! No wonder the poor guy fainted!

The Case of the Crooked Candle. Story by Earl Stanley Gardner. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents illustrated versions of bestselling books, an early version of Classics Illustrated and the like. This issue is an adaptation of the 24th Perry Mason mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. A corpse is found in a boat grounded at low tide. But a candle that stands at a steep angle may hold the key to revealing the murderer. An illustrated text version of the story, rather than straight comics. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,195.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white 2 center wraps re-attached with tape. Tape on cover. Label #1569573001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($35.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Ed Goggin, Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Clem Weisbacker, Zoltan Szenics and Janice Valleau. Archie wreaks havoc on Bingle B. Bungling's circus in "Circus Serenade"! Plus, Mr. Andrews forecasts the weather and Jughead and Archie end up in swimming trunks during a snowstorm in "Spring Fever" (note: first appearance of Souphead, Jughead's younger cousin)! Also, Bumbie stars in "Swing It, Bee-thoven"! Meanwhile, Mr. Andrews wants Archie to sell Oscar because he eats too much in "Oscar the Watch-Dog"! And Jughead plays Cops and Robbers with Souphead and his friends in "Jughead and Souphead"! Plus, Cubby stars in "Cubby Hangs a Picture"! Also, Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there in "Glamour In White"! And Mr. Andrews goes to the department store to find out why his folding chair won't open in "Birthday Blues"! Plus: 2-page text story "Archie the Fixer" by Bob Gorman. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,000.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Cover detached. Tape on cover. Label #1222347006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Ed Goggin, Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Clem Weisbacker, Zoltan Szenics and Janice Valleau. Archie wreaks havoc on Bingle B. Bungling's circus in "Circus Serenade"! Plus, Mr. Andrews forecasts the weather and Jughead and Archie end up in swimming trunks during a snowstorm in "Spring Fever" (note: first appearance of Souphead, Jughead's younger cousin)! Also, Bumbie stars in "Swing It, Bee-thoven"! Meanwhile, Mr. Andrews wants Archie to sell Oscar because he eats too much in "Oscar the Watch-Dog"! And Jughead plays Cops and Robbers with Souphead and his friends in "Jughead and Souphead"! Plus, Cubby stars in "Cubby Hangs a Picture"! Also, Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there in "Glamour In White"! And Mr. Andrews goes to the department store to find out why his folding chair won't open in "Birthday Blues"! Plus: 2-page text story "Archie the Fixer" by Bob Gorman. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2076855023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Ed Goggin, Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Janice Valleau and unknown. Archie gets punched by Reggie on "Friday the 13th"! Plus, Bumbie stars in "How To Win Friends and Influence Bee-ple"! Meanwhile, while shopping, Mrs. Andrews sees Mr. Andrews watching another woman model a coat in "Mom's Birthday"! Also, Archie tries to train Oscar and his dog friends to perform various tasks! And: while wearing a zoot suit, Archie stains Mr. Andrews' pants in "Zoot Suit Zombie"! Plus, Veronica and Betty nearly get into trouble by Professors Jasper and Lucifer for setting up a date bureau! And: Bobby lets Archie date his Hollywood cousin Dawn in "The Hollywood Bondadiers"! Plus: Archie reads a horror story while alone and begins to imagine things in the 2-page text story "The Ghoul of Riverdale" by Ed Goggin. And: "Archie's Puzzles" activity page. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $659.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0285703001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by Harry Sahle, Ed Goggin and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Ed Goggin, Red Holmdale and Janice Valleau. Archie gets a new fun kit and begins to pull pranks on everyone in "The Practical Joker"! Plus, Oscar realizes that whenever he retrieves a stick, he gets candy! Also: Cubby stars in "Water Hole"! Meanwhile, Archie tries to outsmart a set of twins on a snowy day in the illustrated 1-page 'rebus' story "Archie Fools the Twins"! Also, Archie ends up competing in the intra-school obstacle contest and giving a speech for Mr. Weatherbee on the same day in "What Makes Archie Run"! And Bumbie stars in "Shadows In the Dark"! Plus, Archie goes on a school trip to Indian Point in an Archie Short! Also, in order to join the Geta-Hunka-Man sorority, Veronica has to take the clothes of a boy and dress in them in "Sorority Shenanigans"! Plus: "Archie's Magic Page" and "Archie's Hobby Page"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $579.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1258878008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by Harry Sahle, Ed Goggin and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Ed Goggin, Red Holmdale and Janice Valleau. Archie gets a new fun kit and begins to pull pranks on everyone in "The Practical Joker"! Plus, Oscar realizes that whenever he retrieves a stick, he gets candy! Also: Cubby stars in "Water Hole"! Meanwhile, Archie tries to outsmart a set of twins on a snowy day in the illustrated 1-page 'rebus' story "Archie Fools the Twins"! Also, Archie ends up competing in the intra-school obstacle contest and giving a speech for Mr. Weatherbee on the same day in "What Makes Archie Run"! And Bumbie stars in "Shadows In the Dark"! Plus, Archie goes on a school trip to Indian Point in an Archie Short! Also, in order to join the Geta-Hunka-Man sorority, Veronica has to take the clothes of a boy and dress in them in "Sorority Shenanigans"! Plus: "Archie's Magic Page" and "Archie's Hobby Page"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $400.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1991799006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Terry Woik Szenics and unknown. Archie gets a rifle for his birthday and goes rabbit hunting with Jughead the next day in "The Hunter"; Oscar runs away from home after hearing that Archie will use him to pull a sled in "Mush, Oscar! Mush!"; Betty and Veronica fight over who will take Archie to the Thanksgiving Dance and wreak havoc on Pop Tate and his restaurant in "No Thanks For Thanksgiving"; Reggie tries to sabotage Archie while on a skiing date with Veronica in the Archie Short "A Ski Skit"; a tale starring Bumbie; Archie replaces his father as air raid warden for the day and causes chaos for the chief warden in "The Air Raid Warden"; and a tale starring Cubby! Plus: "Archie Antics," "Archie's Magic Page," "Archie's Hobby Page" and "Betty and Veronica Fashion Page"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,500.00 Paper: White Label #4498503004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($45.00) will be charged at checkout.

"Danny the Demon Had Plans," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman has to work fast to discover evidence that will exonerate Steve from the murder of General Courtney. Mutt & Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). "The Ten Buck Nut," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Ma and the kids head out to the racetrack and overhear a man who gets Ma to bet on "a sure thing" --with disastrous results. "Putting on the Dog," script by Joseph Greene, art by Joe Gallagher; Big Mouth Bo-Bo kidnaps a talented dog who has been trained to open doors and arranges for it to be declared homeless so that it will be adopted into a wealthy family. "Three Fugitives from Clarence" starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Lynn Evans, art by Frank Harry. "Little Peachy Pet Riding Hood," script by Julius Schwartz (as John B. Wentworth), art by Stan Aschmeier (as Stan Josephs); After a rather wild birthday party for Peachy Pet, Johnny Thunder offers to tell her a bedtime story: Little Red Riding Hood. "The Fatal Charm of Tank Tinker" starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. "Heroes Are Born...Not Made!" starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman (as Nodell and Reinman); While visiting the city of Baxton, Alan and Doiby visit with the town's bell ringer, who tells them he will never ring the bell again until something heroic is done. "A Hot Time in the Old Town" starring Hawkman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joe Kubert. "The Million Dollar Apple" starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. 132 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $395.00 Paper: Off white Label #4473377017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

White cover edition; "Clean Fun, Starring Shoogafoots Jones" is a 1944 comic book by the Southern Book Company of Columbus, Ohio. The book features short stories in comic book format rife withg Jim Crow-era stereotypes of African-Americans from the South. Although the stereotypes are from a time that is now, thankfully, long past, Shoogafoots does perform some non-stereotypical deeds: In one story, he appears as a World War II flying ace, shooting down enemy planes and bombing Axis submarines. 28 pages with a slightly thicker cardboard cover which is also slightly larger than the interior pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $359.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1482322018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.77) will be charged at checkout.

White cover edition; "Clean Fun, Starring Shoogafoots Jones" is a 1944 comic book by the Southern Book Company of Columbus, Ohio. The book features short stories in comic book format rife withg Jim Crow-era stereotypes of African-Americans from the South. Although the stereotypes are from a time that is now, thankfully, long past, Shoogafoots does perform some non-stereotypical deeds: In one story, he appears as a World War II flying ace, shooting down enemy planes and bombing Axis submarines. 28 pages with a slightly thicker cardboard cover which is also slightly larger than the interior pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $225.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4484736001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.75) will be charged at checkout.

White cover edition; "Clean Fun, Starring Shoogafoots Jones" is a 1944 comic book by the Southern Book Company of Columbus, Ohio. The book features short stories in comic book format rife withg Jim Crow-era stereotypes of African-Americans from the South. Although the stereotypes are from a time that is now, thankfully, long past, Shoogafoots does perform some non-stereotypical deeds: In one story, he appears as a World War II flying ace, shooting down enemy planes and bombing Axis submarines. 28 pages with a slightly thicker cardboard cover which is also slightly larger than the interior pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $695.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white "Ruben Blades Collection" Sticker affixed to frontside of slab next to CGC Holographic Sticker. Label #0064539012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.85) will be charged at checkout.

Comic Cavalcade: One-Hundred Years of Cooperation (1945) is an 8-page, full color, newsprint promotional comic (reprinted from Comic Cavalcade #9). No cover price.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,895.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1482331001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($56.85) will be charged at checkout.

Rare giveaway to promote Robin Hood Enriched Flour, reprints Classics Illustrated #7.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,430.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4459138003

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Alex Schomburg, Ken Battefield, Ed Good, Leo Isaacs and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Adventure with jungle heroes, space heroes and superheroes, several of whom - Wonderman, Zudo, Magnet, and Silver Knight - debuted in Complete Book of Comics and Funnies (1944) #1 earlier in the year. Wonderman suspects the Immortal Emperor is hiding out on the Dark Planet Lilith, somewhere near the Moon. Captain Dick Devens, King of Futuria, battles Venusians in the far-off era of the late 20th century. The Magnet's Geo-Locator is put to its first test in tracking down the Crimson Conqueror. The Wonderman who appears in this issue has no connection to either the Wonder Man created by Will Eisner for Fox or the later Marvel character. Brad Spencer, Wonderman; Zudo the Jungle Boy; King of Futuria; The Magnet; The Silver Knight. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,199.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4096547006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($66.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Robert Stanwood, Ken Battefield, Ed Good, and Alex Schomburg. Adventure with jungle heroes, space heroes and superheroes. Wonderman storms the fortress of mad Dr. Voodoo just as the Vacuum Spiral draws monsters from distant space. Fortune hunters and a rogue shaman trick natives into mining for diamonds. The Magnet is captured by criminals who want to use his Geo-Locator to find an Aztec treasure. The Wonderman who appears in this issue has no connection to either the Wonder Man created by Will Eisner for Fox or the later Marvel character. Brad Spencer, Wonderman: The Monsters of Dr. Voodoo; Zudo the Jungle Boy: The Menacing Medicine Man; The Safety Guard; King of Futuria: Karlak's Oxygen Ionizer; The Magnet: The Treasure of the Aztec Princess; Jack Manning: Short Circuit Doom. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.