Comic books January 1948, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,059.00 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4562292001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($31.77) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by J. L. Keene, Edmond Good and Matt Baker. Cover by Jack Kamen. A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A panther hunter decides to change his ways after an encounter with jungle warrior Rulah; Phantom Lady springs into action when a jealous opera clown turns to murder. Featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Rulah: The Panther Queen; Blue Beetle: The Yeggs and Yawns; Presto! It's Murder; Phantom Lady: The Killer Clown; Jo-Jo: The Scaly Scourge. In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Panther Queen!" art by Edmond Good, reprinted in Golden Age Greats (1994) #14; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Scaly Scourge!"; "Blue Beetle, The Yeggs and Yawns"; and "Phantom Lady, The Killer Clown!" reprinted in Phantom Lady Crime Never Pays TPB (1994 Verotik) #1-1ST and Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #17. "Presto! It's Murder" text story by J. L. Keene. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story by Robert Kanigher. Art and cover by Lee Elias and Moe Worthman. The Flash and Dr. Flura are seeming found dead in the streets, but later are discovered to be in a state of suspended animation. Suddenly, Star Sapphire appears to challenge the Flash (in a dream state) to a battle royale. Written by John Broome. Art by Carmine Infantino and Frank Giacoia. Flash's arch-foe, the Thinker, escapes from prison and forms a new crime syndicate, whose success depends on the pooling of the right talent in perfect harmony with each other. Ton o' Fun story by Harry Lampert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2022254011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

Stories by Ed Lane and others. Art by Jack Kamen and others.. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the first series featuring the original version of the Blue Beetle. A Blue Beetle Christmas story; The Blue Beetle tells the true story of the organized crime gang Murder Incorporated. Featuring an action-packed bondage cover by an unknown artist. The Fiddling Crooks!; Twas the Night Before Christmas; Murder O'Clock; Sadie Krum, Girl Bandit; Murder Incorporated. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. The story of how Billy Batson first became Captain Marvel in "A Twice-Told Tale" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (appearances by Shazam and Sivana). Plus: Captain Marvel and a surrealist artist visit the land from which the artist's paintings are derived in "Captain Marvel in the Land of Surrealism!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: "Captain Marvel's Inferiority Complex" and "Captain Marvel Meets the Weatherman," both written by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid..."On the Griddle" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Duel in Space" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Porcupine starring Captain Triumph, art by Reed Crandall; Fresh from their adventure with a werewolf, Lance and Kim enter a town and meet the Porcupine, who wore a coat of killer quills that he can throw with great accuracy, as well as using his body to topple walls by throwing himself into them. Mighty Midget starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Love and Larceny Don't Mix starring Hack O'Hara. The Pearl Swindle starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Floy Floy starring Floogy the Fiji. Fuzzy humor page by Jack Cole. Bubble Gum Cleopatra starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $325.00 Paper: Off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441059023

Flash stars in "Crimes by Horoscope," written by John Broome, art by Lee Elias. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Never Underestimate a Ghost" written John B. Wentworth, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Johnny Thunder and Black Canary in "The Tumbling Trees" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Atom in "Double Dilemma" by Joseph Greene and Jon Chester Kolzak; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; Out of the Gag Bag by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Phantom Menace" by Broome and Oksner. Cover art by Joe Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp. Mountain Climbing, script by John Stanley, art by Charles Hedinger; Lulu and Tubby go mountain climbing up the side of a brick building. Lulus Diary (May 1948) text story. Bam! Bam!, script by John Stanley, pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp; Lulu, Tubby, and Alvin's noisy gun playing drives Mr. Gripe up the wall. The Lost Hat, script by John Stanley, pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp; Alvin loses his paper hat down a manhole. Tubby one-pager, script by John Stanley, pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Red Letter Day" text story by Gardner Fox. "The Secret of the Statue," art by Ogden Whitney; Undercover Girl must keep a statue with the location of uranium deposits from Russian agents. Untitled story, art by Fred Guardineer; Space Ace must catch the criminal that has stolen the Neverfade Emeralds. "The Faery and the Fireplace," art by Paul Parker; Sir Menkie is killed while in a locked room in the home of his hated rivals, the MacClaymores. "The Adventure of the Fur Robbers," art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox stops Raoul Metis from stealing Chief Cornstalk's tribes furs. "The Girl and the Gorilla," art by Ogden Whitney; Agent Fallon follows killer Mike Makle into the swamps to capture him. "The Talented Team That Created Superman ..." ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Green Men of Kharma starring Tygra. The Crab Men From Space starring Lance Lewis. The Invisible Pirate text story starring Lance Lewis by Charles S. Strong. Jefferson Jones story, art by Hal Sherman. Carnival of Crime starring Fighting Yank, art by Ken Battefield. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Green Men of Kharma starring Tygra. The Crab Men From Space starring Lance Lewis. The Invisible Pirate text story starring Lance Lewis by Charles S. Strong. Jefferson Jones story, art by Hal Sherman. Carnival of Crime starring Fighting Yank, art by Ken Battefield. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,050.00 Paper: Off white Label #4310918004

Cover pencils by Ken Bald, inks by Syd Shores. Viking's Vengeance starring Sub-Mariner, Namora, Betty Dean, and The Viking, art by Ken Bald. One Too Many text story. The Harbor of Madmen starring Sub-Mariner, Namora, Betty Dean, and Tinfish, script and art by Bill Everett. Invitation To a Murder featuring Let's Play Detective, art by Al Bellman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. While Tom shows his stuff at a rodeo, outlaws scheme to steal the diamond-studded belt he won for being the Best Cowboy Ever. A desperate town sends a request that Tom "come hyar" and find out what happened to their missing sheriff. Confusion reigns when a 12-year-old outlaw calling himself The Pecos Kid shows up, right after wanted killer Pecos Pete wounds the local sheriff. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Saga of Tom Mix; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Mystery of the Missing Sheriff; The Shooting of Little Duke; Tumbleweed Jr. Has a Pet Theory; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Big Bank Robbery; Whipper-Snappers; The Fallen Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Goofy acquires a pet lion named Agnes. In the very first Gladstone Gander story, Donald makes a bet with Gladstone and must go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. Li'l Bad Wolf plays Santa to a homeless porcupine. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Surprise; They're Off; Mickey Mouse: Goofy and Agnes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Goofy acquires a pet lion named Agnes. In the very first Gladstone Gander story, Donald makes a bet with Gladstone and must go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. Li'l Bad Wolf plays Santa to a homeless porcupine. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Surprise; They're Off; Mickey Mouse: Goofy and Agnes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 32 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #0339122006

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The Man Who Could Not Die! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley; When Lucky Starr visits a swami, he is told that he was born under a lucky star and he will get a sign from the future. The Case of the Camera Crimes starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Bandits and Books starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Killer with the Golden Voice starring The Boy Commandos. The Heel and Toe Juggler starring Three-Ring Binks, script and art by Jack Farr. The Seventh Wonder of the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel ?, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye ? [as Joe Shuster]; On a way back from a case, Superman stops over in Egypt to admire the pyramids and is swept back into time by way of a time bridge to aid the forces of King Cheops against an evil high priest AND to actually build one of the pyramids! 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.