Comic books 1951 w/ month not specified, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $99.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4549975020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Bert N. Dean, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Police set a trap for the burglar known as the Tarantula, who "scrambled on all fours, spiderlike," and his redheaded accomplice, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Everyone believes Red Vance is dead after he disappears while escaping from Alcatraz, but Sergeant Daniel O'Connor knows better. Inspector Growl tells private eye Vic Flint that he's a suspect after his latest client turns up dead at the bottom of his building's elevator shaft. Cover by Baker. Odds against the Outlaws; The Trail of the Human Tarantula; Vic Flint: Pearl of Sorrow; The Killer Who Broke Alcatraz. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $5,600.00 Paper: Off white Label #2039115001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($168.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and others. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. Blue Bolt investigates weirdly local earthquakes and suspects the work of his old foe, the subterranean Green Sorceress. Red Rocket discovers a plot to replace human babies with Martian mutants. Bruce Corbet becomes the superhero The Mask to track down the Devil Gang that killed his brother, and engages the gang's leader in a final aerial dogfight. Mask: The Face of Death; Cremation; Red Rocket: The Monstrous Madmen; Thorns of the Devil; The Space Scare; The Thing of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,599.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4281998002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and others. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. Blue Bolt investigates weirdly local earthquakes and suspects the work of his old foe, the subterranean Green Sorceress. Red Rocket discovers a plot to replace human babies with Martian mutants. Bruce Corbet becomes the superhero The Mask to track down the Devil Gang that killed his brother, and engages the gang's leader in a final aerial dogfight. Mask: The Face of Death; Cremation; Red Rocket: The Monstrous Madmen; Thorns of the Devil; The Space Scare; The Thing of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $325.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4667465008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Story by Ralph Milne Farley. Art by Wally Wood. Cover by Gene Fawcette. An adaptation of Ralph Milne Farleys vintage science fiction novel The Radio Man, which in turn owes a debt to Burroughs A Princess of Mars. Earth scientist Myles Cabot is mysteriously transported to Venus, where he is captured by the gigantic ant-like Formians. But he uses science to fight back, winning the love of the humanoid princess Lilla. An Earth Man on Venus; The Lost Princess. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Eddie Stanky (1951) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4659527004

Stories and art by Eddie Stanky and Charles Dexter. Fawcett continues its early-'50s baseball one-shots with a look at the life of another pioneering baseball great, Eddie Stanky. He plays second baseman and shortstop for teams such as the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and '50s. Despite breaking a leg in a game in 1948, he goes on to play in three World Series. Includes a short message written by Eddie Stanky himself. Eddie Stanky, Baseball Hero; To My Fans Everywhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $475.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1279044004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Hooded Menace (1951 Realistic Publications) 0 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4000363020

Art by Louis Ravielli and others. Cover by Louis Ravielli. A typically lurid pre-Code comic, based on a real-life band of hooded outlaws in the Pacific Northwest of the early 1900s. In 1903, ex-soldiers from the Spanish-American War settle in the Northwest and begin preying on the still-young towns and communities; President Roosevelt sends the Army to deal with the hooded menace. The backup story features the short and brutal life of gangster Vincent Coll, known as Mad-Dog. Also featuring a dramatic contents page illustrated by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. The Terror of the Northwest!; Reign of Terror!; Mad-Dog Killer Vincent Coll!; Mike Strong: Forecast for Death! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $225.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4363004004

Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in three untitled stories: Katy gets a part as a princess, giving her and Sis dreams of fairytale royalty, but she turns out to be a Native American princess; inspired by the letters from her readers with polio, Katy continually runs across lucky objects (four-leaf clover, shooting star, etc.) and wishes that her fans would donate to the March of Dimes; and Katy gets a movie part, but she misses her alarm and arrives late...the next day, Sis invents an alarm clock that punches Katy with a boxing glove to wake her up, but she gets a black eye and loses the part. Plus: two "Katy Fashions" 1-pagers; untitled Sis the Candy Kid story - K.O. and Randy aren't available to date Katy (and bring Sis candy), so Sis arranges for Chubby to come over with ice cream; and "Fashions for Sis the Candy Kid" half-pager (artist unknown). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $180.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1568541011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in three untitled stories: Katy gets a part as a princess, giving her and Sis dreams of fairytale royalty, but she turns out to be a Native American princess; inspired by the letters from her readers with polio, Katy continually runs across lucky objects (four-leaf clover, shooting star, etc.) and wishes that her fans would donate to the March of Dimes; and Katy gets a movie part, but she misses her alarm and arrives late...the next day, Sis invents an alarm clock that punches Katy with a boxing glove to wake her up, but she gets a black eye and loses the part. Plus: two "Katy Fashions" 1-pagers; untitled Sis the Candy Kid story - K.O. and Randy aren't available to date Katy (and bring Sis candy), so Sis arranges for Chubby to come over with ice cream; and "Fashions for Sis the Candy Kid" half-pager (artist unknown). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $410.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1201441002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in four untitled stories: Sis makes Katy a date with Chubby Chuckles, a sweet shop worker, in the hopes that he'll bring lots of candy for Sis, but Chubby ends up eating it all himself; when Katy asks Sis to take her gown to the cleaners, Sis has the gown shrunk so that Katy thinks she's gaining weight and will give her chocolates from Randy; Sis dreams that Katy and Randy get married and that Randy gifts her extravagant buildings made of sweets; and K.O. gifts Sis a ping-pong set for their picnic, but Katy and K.O. are too busy to play with her, so she competes with a beaver using his tail. Plus: two "Katy Fashions" 1-pagers. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $330.00 Paper: White Label #2093499003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.90) will be charged at checkout.

Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in four untitled stories: Sis makes Katy a date with Chubby Chuckles, a sweet shop worker, in the hopes that he'll bring lots of candy for Sis, but Chubby ends up eating it all himself; when Katy asks Sis to take her gown to the cleaners, Sis has the gown shrunk so that Katy thinks she's gaining weight and will give her chocolates from Randy; Sis dreams that Katy and Randy get married and that Randy gifts her extravagant buildings made of sweets; and K.O. gifts Sis a ping-pong set for their picnic, but Katy and K.O. are too busy to play with her, so she competes with a beaver using his tail. Plus: two "Katy Fashions" 1-pagers. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Diary (1949-1955 Our Pub.) 16 CGC 3.5 Buscema Collection

Paper: Cream to off white

From The Collection of John Buscema.

Label #4703908013

Stories and art by John Buscema, Arthur Seymour, Vince Alascia, Miles Cahn, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Mort Leav. A post-war, pre-Code romance comic from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted (who doubled as Love Diary's advice columnist, Ray Mann). Stephen is torn between steady Beth and exciting bad girl Roxy, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Movie star Lily tries to control the image and behavior of her daughter Jane, but Jane is ready to be her own woman. Kathy has daddy issues and mistrusts men, but Denis tries to love her anyway. Wanted: A Man of My Own; They Called Me Plain Jane; Prescription for Happiness; Journey to Romance; Secrets from a Love Diary; Bewitched; I Belong to You. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Chipped/broken bracket Label #4687374015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Art and cover by Bob Powell. Sci-fi adventure giveaway offered with Inapak powdered drink mix. No relation to ME's later Space Ace title. In the far-off future year of 1982, a stowaway child helps Major Inapak defend Earth from an alien planet cleverly hidden behind Earth's moon. Major Inapak demonstrates household science experiments, including the many uses of Inapak chocolate-flavored powdered drink mix. Major Inapak the Space Ace; Science Sidelights. 20 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.00.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $175.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4698990009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Art and cover by Bob Powell. Sci-fi adventure giveaway offered with Inapak powdered drink mix. No relation to ME's later Space Ace title. In the far-off future year of 1982, a stowaway child helps Major Inapak defend Earth from an alien planet cleverly hidden behind Earth's moon. Major Inapak demonstrates household science experiments, including the many uses of Inapak chocolate-flavored powdered drink mix. Major Inapak the Space Ace; Science Sidelights. 20 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.00.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $720.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0235109012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.60) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ed Goldfarb. "Curse of the Witch"; John Cahill falls in love with Abigail Sheffield, cursed to walk the Earth sowing fire, death, and ash as a falsely-accused witch, until she finds true love. "The Cabinet of the Living Death"; Explorer Jim Bixon and newspaper reporter Marcy Merry investigate Ju-Ju dolls on a trip to South America; The fiendish Dr. Sharon knows how to produce them and shrinks Bixon and Merry to miniature size. "Mark of the Tomb"; Renowned Dr. Marsak is a vampire at night, as his colleagues Dr. Drexel and nurse Corbin find out. "A Midnight Ride with Death" text story. "The Unholy Quest," art by Ed Goldfarb; Alan Saxton inherits the house of his uncle Mat who dabbled in black magic; The undead sorcerer Zoltan tries to get his hands on the corpse of Mat - to walk the earth again. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $449.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Top edge label strip is missing. Label #0019513039 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.47) will be charged at checkout.

Painted cover art by Allan Anderson. "The Wheel of Fate!", pencils by Alice Kirkpatrick; Elaine convinces her fiancé Paul to give up his career as a test pilot for a safer job with an airline; When hes killed in a crash, Elaine blames herself and has a nervous breakdown; Her doctor sends her to recuperate at a fishing village. "The Pharaoh's Curse!", pencils by Bob Oksner; Teacher Fay falls in love with archeologist Stephen and accompanies him on an expedition to Egypt; Theyre separated by a flood and Fay thinks hes dead. "Long-Distance Date" text story. "The Princess and the Pirate"; At a Paris costume ball, American teacher Laura falls in love with another disguised guest, also an American; Theyre separated and since they dont know each others names (or even what they look like out of costume), Laura returns to the USA and her job. "Heaven on Wheels," pencils by Art Peddy; Roller derby participant Daisy is offered a job in a skating show by Jim, who makes himself her agent and her boyfriend; When shes injured doing a stunt, Daisy is surprised to learn Jim has replaced her in the show and has also been cheating her out of much of her salary; She takes a job in a drugstore to make ends meet. Back-cover pinup. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $2,142.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4181257001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($64.26) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Untitled story, art by Lee Elias; The Blind Death is killing people and Marto comes to Vanam with information. Untitled story, art by Graham Ingels; Flying over ruined Manhattan, Hunt's ship is shot down. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; It's winter on Neptune and the Toags have awakened and attacked Xalan again. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Star Pirate frees a girl and her crew from the space patrol. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $185.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4371616001

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Honey Bunn in No Holds Barred" art by Jay Disbrow; "Toni Gay in The Case of the Fortunate Fiddle" reprinted from Guns Against Gangsters Vol. 1 (1948) #2; "Eve Adams"; and "Midge Martin, Girl Reporter, Smuggle Trouble". "Love Match" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $213.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4482079023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.39) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and others. Part of Star Publications' purchase of Novelty Publications titles, former adventure comic 4Most becomes one of the most violent of the pre-Code crime titles, with lurid covers by L. B. Cole. The Gunmaster tracks a gang of killers to a skyscraper, but the gang's redheaded femme fatale gets the drop on him. Police use modern communications to trap fleeing criminals in their dragnet. Criminal trio Gus, Harvey and Peter use robbery and murder in 1900 Chicago. State Prison Slaughter; Clue To A Killer; The Deadly Game; Escape; Crime of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $195.00 Paper: Off white Canadian Edition. Label #4331503002

Canadian Edition. Cover by Al Hartley. Reprints the cover from War Comics (1950 Atlas) #1. Pre-Code War Comic.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,100.00 Paper: Off white Label #4277110012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($33.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Sexy redheaded Hilda tempts a fellow soldier to break regulations, in a story with art by Baker. Another Baker story has a woman admit that she loves soldiers who've been decorated, even if that makes her a "medal chaser." Detailed cover by Baker is practically a story by itself. I Went AWOL from Love; Off-Duty and Out of Bounds; No Rules for Me; I Had to Pay the Piper; I Was a Medal Chaser. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.