Comic books March 1953, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $295.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4336836017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.85) will be charged at checkout.

"His Father's Secret" (art by Dick Ayers), "Woman in Black," "Pursuit" (art by Bob Forgione), "Hog Attack," "The Hole in the Wall," and a two-page text story, "Doom of Ages." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $400.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4472288005

Gorilla story issue! Cover by Win Mortimer (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement with Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!", script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The town of Silver Vein is run by criminals and is a hideout for bad guys;. When some criminals from Gotham City go to Silver Vein, Batman and Robin follow them. Half-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Mr. Roulette's Greatest Gamble," script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Mr. Roulette has been gambling with his life but Batman and Robin try to stop him. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Stone Walls and Iron Bars" article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Half-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City!", script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Boss Dyke is executed in the gas chambers for his crimes, and his body is taken to a doctor who transplants the criminal's brain into that of a large gorilla; The gorilla communicates to the doctor that after he and his gang have secured needed funds, he wants his brain then transplanted into that of the Batman, and Batman's brain put into the gorilla. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $600.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Chipped/broken bracket Label #4464457003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.00) will be charged at checkout.

Four untitled Battle Brady stories. Scripts by Hank Chapman; art by Syd Shores (1 story) and Norman Steinberg (2 stories), plus one uncredited. Two-page text story, "Captain Hart Climbs Hinto Hill." Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

Complete Love Magazine (1951-1956 Ace Magazine) Vol. 28 #1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure.

Label #4637828006

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "My Secret Fling"; "They Called Me Cheat"; "Glamour Mother"; and "Heartbreak House". "For a More Glamorous You: Eye Savers..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #43 and from "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #6, and reprinted as "For Beauty's Sake..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Tony Tallarico, Ray McClelland, Pierre Charpentier, John C. Mitchell, Bill Fraccio, William Grew and H. C. Kiefer. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. The ol' "injury-to-the-eye motif" returns, as Dan Turner seeks a killer who fires poison darts into his female victims' eyes! This story also features a deadly Punch & Judy show, hilarious Dan Turner tough-guy dialogue, and a villainous puppet-master who resembles Marvel's Puppet Master. Gail Ford goes undercover at a costume party to catch a wealthy man's killer, in a story with plentiful action-girl art. Sally the Sleuth and "The Chief" are mystified when an executed killer seemingly returns from the dead...for revenge. Gail Ford, Girl Friday; Ray Hale: Murder at First Base; Sally the Sleuth: Back From the Dead; Steve Wilder: Stuck With Murder; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: The Poisoned Puppet. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #7, while the numbering continues with Secret Mysteries (1954) #16. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by David Vern and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin make headlines in "The Joker's Journal!" by David Vern, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Double Life of Pow-Wow Smith" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Super Magnet!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "Roy Raymond's Rival!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Varsity Vic half-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Caging the Counterfeiters" by Jack Miller. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $4,750.00 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: Off white to white Carl Barks Authenticated Autograph on Page 1. Label #4446014002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($142.50) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's UNCLE SCROOGE, BACK TO THE KLONDIKE, No. 456." Cover art by Carl Barks. Back to the Klondike, script and art by Carl Barks; Scrooge takes pills to restore his failing memory, and immediately recalls the location of bag of nuggets he cached in the Yukon fifty years before; When the ducks arrive in the Klondike, they find that Scrooge's claim has been taken over by Glittering Goldie, a former dance hall girl Scrooge knew in the gold rush days--and who still owes Scrooge a thousand dollars, plus interest. Somethin' Fishy Here, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald pastes up a fake newspaper that convinces Scrooge that fish have been made the official money of the land. Back cover strip by Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's UNCLE SCROOGE, BACK TO THE KLONDIKE, No. 456." Cover art by Carl Barks. Back to the Klondike, script and art by Carl Barks; Scrooge takes pills to restore his failing memory, and immediately recalls the location of bag of nuggets he cached in the Yukon fifty years before; When the ducks arrive in the Klondike, they find that Scrooge's claim has been taken over by Glittering Goldie, a former dance hall girl Scrooge knew in the gold rush days--and who still owes Scrooge a thousand dollars, plus interest. Somethin' Fishy Here, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald pastes up a fake newspaper that convinces Scrooge that fish have been made the official money of the land. Back cover strip by Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. "Bridge to Bloody Hell!", script by Joe Millard, pencils by Dick Dillin; Ernie Akin has been nick-named 'Belly Akin' for all of his complaining; His unit gets trapped, and he is selected to run a mission to get word to Command for reinforcements. "Vengeance Raid," script by Joe Millard, art by Sam Citron; Corporal Sam Crane, usually mild mannered, is changed into an unstoppable agent of vengeance when he finds what the enemy has done to his best friend. "The Lieutenant Attacks"; The company's beloved Lieutenant dies in battle, and his replacement finds that he will get the cold shoulder from his men until he can prove himself. "Escape from Red Fury" text story. "One Man Army," pencils by Reed Crandall; The regimental messenger is a former race car driver, and old habits die hard; His racing way get him in trouble, and he earns a trip from the relative safety of his old job to working in the infantry and adventure. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vampire Vengeance; classic story in which two thrill-killers inadvertently select a vampire as their target. The Devil's Ally. Satan's Playhouse text story. Evil Intruder; Classic story of a Trugg searching for love; It finds a couple, kills the husband, and casts a spell over the wife so that she believes he is her husband. No Rest for the Dead; A cemetery caretaker tortures the ghosts in his cemetery. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vampire Vengeance; classic story in which two thrill-killers inadvertently select a vampire as their target. The Devil's Ally. Satan's Playhouse text story. Evil Intruder; Classic story of a Trugg searching for love; It finds a couple, kills the husband, and casts a spell over the wife so that she believes he is her husband. No Rest for the Dead; A cemetery caretaker tortures the ghosts in his cemetery. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $6,200.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2042500013

Cover by Bill Everett. "Death!," script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; When a scientist reanimates the body of a murder victim he has freshly killed in order to learn what death is like, his victim shows him by strangling him. "The Experiment" text story, art by Paul Reinman. "Wings of the Vampire!," script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Winiarski; A European village inspector thinks he is safe from the town vampire by locking himself inside the jail, but it turns out that is the vampire's hideout. "The Perfect Specimen!," art by Tony DiPreta; When a recruiting station tests what appears to be the perfect recruit they are surprised the x-ray results reveal him to be a robot. "The Man Who Went Back," script by Carl Wessler, art by Sam Kweskin; An escaped killer, due to be hanged, gets on a bus that moves forward in time so that the passengers age rapidly. "Till Death Do Us Part!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mort Lawrence; A man who murders his wives for their money hooks up with a woman who just murders her husbands for kicks. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $6,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0988505011

Cover by Bill Everett. "Death!," script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; When a scientist reanimates the body of a murder victim he has freshly killed in order to learn what death is like, his victim shows him by strangling him. "The Experiment" text story, art by Paul Reinman. "Wings of the Vampire!," script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Winiarski; A European village inspector thinks he is safe from the town vampire by locking himself inside the jail, but it turns out that is the vampire's hideout. "The Perfect Specimen!," art by Tony DiPreta; When a recruiting station tests what appears to be the perfect recruit they are surprised the x-ray results reveal him to be a robot. "The Man Who Went Back," script by Carl Wessler, art by Sam Kweskin; An escaped killer, due to be hanged, gets on a bus that moves forward in time so that the passengers age rapidly. "Till Death Do Us Part!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mort Lawrence; A man who murders his wives for their money hooks up with a woman who just murders her husbands for kicks. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 6 CGC 0.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4316970003

Cover by Bill Everett. "Death!," script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; When a scientist reanimates the body of a murder victim he has freshly killed in order to learn what death is like, his victim shows him by strangling him. "The Experiment" text story, art by Paul Reinman. "Wings of the Vampire!," script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Winiarski; A European village inspector thinks he is safe from the town vampire by locking himself inside the jail, but it turns out that is the vampire's hideout. "The Perfect Specimen!," art by Tony DiPreta; When a recruiting station tests what appears to be the perfect recruit they are surprised the x-ray results reveal him to be a robot. "The Man Who Went Back," script by Carl Wessler, art by Sam Kweskin; An escaped killer, due to be hanged, gets on a bus that moves forward in time so that the passengers age rapidly. "Till Death Do Us Part!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mort Lawrence; A man who murders his wives for their money hooks up with a woman who just murders her husbands for kicks. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $675.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4641070002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. One Head Too Many!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett. The Man Who Couldn't Move, script by Stan Lee, art by George Tuska; A woman hires a man to kill her paralyzed husband making it look like a car accident, but he gets his sleeve caught in the door and goes over the cliff with the car. Poor Mr. Watkins, script by Stan Lee, art by Werner Roth; A practical joker torments a timid librarian until he transforms into a monster. They Wait in Their...Dungeon!, art by Russ Heath; After an execution in the gas chamber, a sadistic warden faces a revolt by the inmates and attempts to flee downstairs. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. In this issue: Millie the Model in three untitled stories and five untitled 1-pagers. Plus: untitled Chili story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $205.00 Paper: Off white to white Cracking to front of slab. Label #4508088002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.15) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Rookie Ranger, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Killer Squad, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. The Dud, art by Jim McArdle. I Was a Leatherneck Sniper, art by Bob Brown. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jeb Manton text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Lou Cameron, Bob Forgione, Bernard Baily, Gus Ricca, and Albert Tyler. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. 100-page special. A treasure hunter makes a deal with an African tribal chieftain to search for the fabulous treasure of the Mountains of the Moon, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. A reporter aboard a tuna boat investigates strange reports of apparitions and icebergs appearing out of nowhere. American soldiers in Germany discover a horn that summons alien invaders. Bondage cover by Kubert. Cats Death; The Lottery Ticket!; The Devils of Tajumulco; The Monsters of Chun Lo; Unusual Weather; Sword of the Vikings; The Horn of Palzner; Mission Accomplished; Wrong-Way Taxi; Bargain with Fate; The Man Who Couldnt Lose; Doctor Ohlmers Revenge; The Last Guests at Starkley Inn. Final issue of the series. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Moe Marcus. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz, Moe Marcus, and Bernard Baily. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Hideously ugly Hans Bruckner is rejected from town after town, not because of his appearance, but because of his Mr. Hyde-like violent temper. The world's champion chess player is challenged by the mysterious Invincible One, who plays with a chessboard whose pieces look like miniature human beings. Vampires stalk the help at a country farm, but the farmer himself seems strangely unconcerned. The Man Who Lost His Shadow!; Hand of Fate!; Sisters of the Witch; Game of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Merrill De Maris, Bill Wright, Tony Strobl, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Frank McSavage, Gil Turner, Lee Hooper, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 13 #6. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. The genie takes Mickey to an Arabian country. In a story by Barks, Donald uses his job as a mail carrier to misplace Gladstone's valentine to Daisy. Pluto wants to be a hero dog like Rin Tin Tin, but he's a little too eager. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; The Valentine Mystery; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Miracle Master. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Feldstein. "Counter-Clockwise," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Ron's father is dismayed when he learns that his son wants to secure at a job at the Rocket-Port...not just to service rockets, but to fly them; He cautions his son that pilots must retire at age 26, but while they talk, Ron's Dad sights a space ship that is not of earthly origin; Together they go to the landing sight, armed with a blaster; When a weird alien being alights from the ship, they kill it and report to the authorities. "Zero Hour," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; Mrs. Morris, at first, thinks nothing of her daughter and a friend playing their game of "invasion"; But when Mink starts telling of a Martian named Drill, who is the fore-runner of a Martian invasion of Earth, and Mary discovers that kids of her friends in other parts of the country are playing the same game, she wonders if this is for real. "The Ashtray" text story. "Homesick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (on technological details); David Todd and Lynn Ardsley plot her husband's murder, while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to investigate the planet's landscape and possible life forms. "Judgment Day!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Tarlton, the Earthman, has landed on the planet Cybrinia, home to mechanical life; He is to judge whether or not Cybrinia will be allowed to "partake of the wonders of Earth." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4568998001

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $525.00 Paper: Off white Label #0282496015

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $299.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white 1/3 Piece Missing From Front Cover. Label #4293170002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $399.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4601482005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.97) will be charged at checkout.

Volume 6, Issue 5 - March, 1953. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.