Comic books March 1962, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $175.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4557172003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Condemned Batman" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batmans body is altered by a scientific accident to make him radiate heat uncontrollably and to be only able to breathe methane gas, a condition of which the criminal Brains Beldon capitalizes on; Batman is forced to work from a special flying capsule against the crooks, who also try to eliminate the Dark Knight; During the last encounter, Batman tries to stop the criminals when he is struck by a high tension cable. Strange Laws humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Mystery of the Martian Marauders" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Alvin Reeves fixes the robot brain and brings Martian Marauders to Earth; Jonzz follows him back to Mars and after this can return at any time. From Many Lands... public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron. Easy, now, lad, I don't want to hurt you!" humor half-page starring O'Malley of the 4th Precinct by Irwin Hasen. Warden Willis humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $579.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0713542001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.40) will be charged at checkout.

Features in this issue include: "The Clown at Midnight" (a piece on the nature of horror by Robert "Psycho" Bloch); "The Man Who Lost his Face" (by makeup artist Dick Smith); an AIP contest; and more. FM poster child Basil Gogos painted the Lon Chaney cover. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $3,695.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #3990455004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($110.85) will be charged at checkout.

First 12-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. First appearance of the Miracle Man in "The Menace of the Miracle Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; The Miracle Man performs his super-villain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing. Johnny Storm the Human Torch! Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. Chapter II "The Monster Lives!"; Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue. Chapter III "The Flame that Died!"; Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue and Invisible Girl stowes away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen. Chapter IV "In the Shadow of Defeat!"; The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man. Chapter V "The Final Challenge!" This issue features the first appearances of the FF costumes and the Fantasticar. First FF letters page; letter to the editor from comics artist Alan Weiss. (For the original, unused Kirby/Dick Ayers cover to this issue, see Fantastic Four 224.) 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $949.00 Slight amateur restoration Paper: White Restoration includes: spine split sealed. Label #0088844002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($28.47) will be charged at checkout.

First 12-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. First appearance of the Miracle Man in "The Menace of the Miracle Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; The Miracle Man performs his super-villain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing. Johnny Storm the Human Torch! Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. Chapter II "The Monster Lives!"; Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue. Chapter III "The Flame that Died!"; Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue and Invisible Girl stowes away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen. Chapter IV "In the Shadow of Defeat!"; The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man. Chapter V "The Final Challenge!" This issue features the first appearances of the FF costumes and the Fantasticar. First FF letters page; letter to the editor from comics artist Alan Weiss. (For the original, unused Kirby/Dick Ayers cover to this issue, see Fantastic Four 224.) 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $140.00 Paper: Slightly britle Label #4395305007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.20) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Reign of the Super-Gorilla!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Grodd falls in love with Boka, a female gorilla, but Boka is set to marry Solovar; Grodd uses neo-magnetic radiation to make everyone love him; Boka becomes Grodds queen, and he rules Gorilla City. The Mystery of the Troubled Boy!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Wally searches for his friend Tommy Elkins, who has skipped school and is missing. Amazing Speeds fact page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $250.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4579636007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Jerry Grandenetti and Jack Adler (washtone). Written by Robert Kanigher, Jack Miller, Bob Haney and Hank Chapman. Art by Jerry Grandenetti, Irv Novick and Jack Abel. With the Haunted Tank knocked out, the men inside must make like regular infantry and stop a German Tiger tank in "The Tank of Doom!" by Robert Kanigher and Jerry Grandenetti. Starring the Haunted Tank, Jeb Stuart, Arch Asher, Rick Rawlins, Slim Stryker and General J.E.B. Stuart (ghost). Plus: "No Place Like the Front!" by Jack Miller and Irv Novick; "The Desert Wins 'Em All" by Bob Haney and Grandenetti; "Battle of the Bugles!" by Hank Chapman and Jack Abel; and 2-pager "The Tridents...Battle Story of the 97th Infantry Division." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $70.00 Paper: White Label #4524892009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

Jack Kelly and Robert Colbert photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "I Was a Decoy for Pildorr: The Plunderer from Outer Space!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Earth sends a pilot to get an important cargo past attacking space pirates; He is caught and thrown into space, his cargo taken; The cargo is a cobalt bomb that destroys the pirates. "The Treasure" text story. "Save Me From the Weed!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man urges his unambitious gardener to go into business for himself, but his humble diligence saves the world when he snips a radioactive telepathic weed while it rests. "He Came from Nowhere!", art by Joe Sinnott; A fugitive meets a man from the future who offers to switch places; When he arrives, however, he finds that the man was another criminal, a shape-shifting Uranian. "Help!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man gets a mysterious call for help but thinks it's a crank call and slams down the phone, breaking it; The caller is overjoyed, since it was a tiny alien spaceship trapped inside the phone receiver. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 29 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4615301001

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. When the Space Beasts Attack!!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An alien armada lands on Earth with weapons that seem to disintegrate anything. The Clock text story. The Man Who Blew Up the Earth!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A jilted Quasimodo-like scientist devotes all his energy into producing a cobalt bomb which is so powerful that it can shatter the Earth. What Happened to Harry?, art by Dick Ayers; A brilliant inventor's boss tries to steal his new time machine in order to take credit for it. The Last Laugh! script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A vicious practical joker gets his comeuppance in the afterlife. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $145.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0133099009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, Jack Bradbury, Pete Alvarado, Bob Karp, Al Taliaferro, Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 22 #6. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy track down a missing treasure ship that once belonged to Goofy's family. In a story by Barks, Scrooge makes an exact replica of the Number One Dime to fool Magica de Spell. Chip 'n' Dale think it's an earthquake when The Big Bad Wolf hides in their tree. Donald Duck: Ten-Cent Valentine; Ludwig Von Drake: A Bone to Pick; Chip 'n' Dale: Three in a Tree; Hero Danny; Mickey Mouse: The Missing Merchantman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.