Comic books published by Magazine Enterprises, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $500.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4480158017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #122. A solo effort starring bad girl Black Phantom, formerly an adversary of Western hero Redmask, who has turned to fighting outlaws on her own. Black Phantom takes on the trio of outlaws who ride into town with their eyes on the bank; BP must figure out why someone is stealing what appears to be useless junk; Sheriff Satan of the outlaw town of Helldorado puts lawmen in jail and outlaws in power, until the Black Phantom comes along. Featuring early stories by future comics legend Gardner Fox. The Unholy Three!; The Nothing Robber!; Sheriff Satan!; The Ghost Rider. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $721.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4385185011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.63) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

(A-1 Comics #71) Cover by Dick Ayers. Art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #71. Western horror with the original Ghost Rider, a marshal who uses special effects to make outlaws think he's an otherworldly avenger. The Ghost Rider investigates after the Monster of Frankenstein itself suddenly begins terrorizing his little Western town; Jed Gunner sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for a gold mine; Ghost Rider learns that the tiger terrorizing a traveling circus is actually two contortionists in a bullet-proof tiger suit. Ghost Rider vs. Frankenstein; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Devil and Jed Gunner; The Spirit Spurs; Tales of the Ghost Rider: My Friend the Hangman; The Devil Tiger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $675.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4385185010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

(A-1 Comics #71) Cover by Dick Ayers. Art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #71. Western horror with the original Ghost Rider, a marshal who uses special effects to make outlaws think he's an otherworldly avenger. The Ghost Rider investigates after the Monster of Frankenstein itself suddenly begins terrorizing his little Western town; Jed Gunner sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for a gold mine; Ghost Rider learns that the tiger terrorizing a traveling circus is actually two contortionists in a bullet-proof tiger suit. Ghost Rider vs. Frankenstein; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Devil and Jed Gunner; The Spirit Spurs; Tales of the Ghost Rider: My Friend the Hangman; The Devil Tiger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ghost Rider (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 10 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4728829019

(A-1 Comics #71) Cover by Dick Ayers. Art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #71. Western horror with the original Ghost Rider, a marshal who uses special effects to make outlaws think he's an otherworldly avenger. The Ghost Rider investigates after the Monster of Frankenstein itself suddenly begins terrorizing his little Western town; Jed Gunner sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for a gold mine; Ghost Rider learns that the tiger terrorizing a traveling circus is actually two contortionists in a bullet-proof tiger suit. Ghost Rider vs. Frankenstein; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Devil and Jed Gunner; The Spirit Spurs; Tales of the Ghost Rider: My Friend the Hangman; The Devil Tiger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $299.00 Paper: Off white Label #4599160010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Story adaptation by Gardner Fox, based on the screenplay by Andrew Solt and Maxwell Anderson. Art by Ogden Whitney. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #21. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured an adaptation of the 1949 Ingrid Bergman film Joan of Arc. Led by the voice of God, young Joan galvanizes the French during the Hundred Years War. Captured and burned at the stake, she nevertheless becomes an iconic figure in European history and the Catholic church. The film, by Wizard of Oz director Victor Fleming, was adapted for comics by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. Featuring production stills of Ingrid Bergman and an historical discussion. Joan Maid of France; Joan of Arc; After Her Death; Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc. 32 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 3.0 $649.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3707642015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ogden Whitney. "Maid in the Morgue" text story by Gardner Fox. "The School for Spies," art by Ogden Whitney; Fallon uncovers a hidden school for communist agents. "The Land of Lost Lumber," art by L B Cole; Red Fox helps a lumberjack stop a surveyor from stealing his claim. "The Men from Deep Space," art by Fred Guardineer; Space Ace and Jak Tal, with the help of a handshake-buzzer, defeat an alien invasion. "The Stone of the Dying Druid," art by Paul Parker; Eddie Bishop finds a cursed stone that compels him to commit robberies and murder. "The Mystery of the Stolen Secrets," art by Odgen Whitney; Starr Flagg must determine how Black Dan is unknowingly sending secrets to enemy spies. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $180.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4062618003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. "Hand of the Dead" text story by Gardner F. Fox. "The Desert Devil," art by Fred Guardineer; Trail Colt rescues Chuck Bolton from the desert and helps him stop El Diablo and his gang. "The House That Hate Built," art by Ogden Whitney; When her friend Jim disappears into a mysterious house, Starr investigates and discovers the house hides a band of criminals and radio controlled atom bomb rockets, which could be used to destroy the cities of New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Detroit simultaneously! "The Fishing Boats that Failed!", art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox must determine who killed Greg Marken and has been stealing salmon from the boats of Barbara Frisco. "The Case of the Perfect Crime!", art by Paul Parker; Inspector Kirk must solve a murder on a train. Untitled story, art by Ogden Whitney; Grace breaks Bucker Haddon out of prison so the gang can recover their stolen loot and divide it up among themselves and split town. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $2,800.00 Paper: Off white to white Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4434493005

(A-1 #77). Cover pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. "The Enemy Within," art by Ogden Whitney; Agent Fallon infiltrates a communist cell trying to take over the maritime unions; Reprinted from issue #5. "The Little Man Who Wasn't There," art by Paul Parker; Kirk pursues a thief who has perfected a shrinking formula; Reprinted from issue #10. "The Trail of the Curious Pin," art by Ogden Whitney; Undercover Girl must find the pin that contains the message another spy was bringing her before she was captured by enemy agents; Reprinted from issue #11. "The Terror of the Forest Trail," art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox must find out who has been killing every doctor that comes to Barren Bay; Reprinted from issue #9. "The Ledger That Told the Truth," pencils by Graham Ingels; The Duke exposes Fang's rackets on the waterfront; Reprinted from issue #9. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,900.00 Paper: Off white Label #4593298002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($57.00) will be charged at checkout.

(A-1 #77). Cover pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. "The Enemy Within," art by Ogden Whitney; Agent Fallon infiltrates a communist cell trying to take over the maritime unions; Reprinted from issue #5. "The Little Man Who Wasn't There," art by Paul Parker; Kirk pursues a thief who has perfected a shrinking formula; Reprinted from issue #10. "The Trail of the Curious Pin," art by Ogden Whitney; Undercover Girl must find the pin that contains the message another spy was bringing her before she was captured by enemy agents; Reprinted from issue #11. "The Terror of the Forest Trail," art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox must find out who has been killing every doctor that comes to Barren Bay; Reprinted from issue #9. "The Ledger That Told the Truth," pencils by Graham Ingels; The Duke exposes Fang's rackets on the waterfront; Reprinted from issue #9. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $195.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4458827002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Outlaws believe they have killed Straight Arrow, but his ghost rides after them; Red Hawk seeks the legendary Rain Drum to save his tribe from drought; After Red Sky finds silver high in the mountains, bandits want him to show the way. Plus non-fiction features on tribal tools and the Comanche. Animal Tricks; The Ghost of Straight Arrow!; Mission of Hate!; Red Hawk: Quest of the Rain Drum!; The Comanche; Straight Arrow's Great Leap...! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $649.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4458827005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.47) will be charged at checkout.

Art by Frank Bolle, Frank Frazetta and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim winds up on a ship that mutinies against its tyrannical captain. Toughs Spike and Mike, who kick dogs and steal crutches, are hired by a sheriff's killer to take out the Ghost Rider. Tim and Chito investigate after a rancher is killed for the secret he knew. Featuring an early spot illo and cover by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Cowboy and the Clipper!; The Painted Killer; The Ghost Rider: Scourge of Guilt!; The Hooks of Horror!; Prairie Panic. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4727604004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

A boy raised in the jungle has adventures with his animal friends. Muggsy Mouse tries taking cheese from a baby; Tom-Tom and his friends take on a River Rustler; Illustrated nursery rhymes and fables. Muggsy Mouse; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; River Rustler!; Tick Tock Around the Clock; How the Zebra Got Its Stripes; Cross-Pic Puzzle; Tiger Trouble. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $475.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4589306018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

A-1 Comics #62. Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Ogden Whitney. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #62. Female secret agent Starr Flagg debuted in Manhunt! (1947) before graduating to her own title. A reporter is murdered seconds before he could go on the air with a scoop about a hostile foreign country. Starr must find a ring that can trigger a nuclear holocaust. Madam Darkova's gorilla servant captures Starr and a scientist with a deadly steel-melting formula. The Mystery of the Stolen Secrets; The Riddle of the Radio-Death; The House That Hate Built; Jeopardy in Jade; Beauty and the Beast. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $319.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4182865013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.57) will be charged at checkout.

A-1 Comics #62. Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Ogden Whitney. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #62. Female secret agent Starr Flagg debuted in Manhunt! (1947) before graduating to her own title. A reporter is murdered seconds before he could go on the air with a scoop about a hostile foreign country. Starr must find a ring that can trigger a nuclear holocaust. Madam Darkova's gorilla servant captures Starr and a scientist with a deadly steel-melting formula. The Mystery of the Stolen Secrets; The Riddle of the Radio-Death; The House That Hate Built; Jeopardy in Jade; Beauty and the Beast. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream Cracking to lower front and back of slab with plastic missing from right and bottom edge. Label #2011057002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

A-1 Comics #62. Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Ogden Whitney. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #62. Female secret agent Starr Flagg debuted in Manhunt! (1947) before graduating to her own title. A reporter is murdered seconds before he could go on the air with a scoop about a hostile foreign country. Starr must find a ring that can trigger a nuclear holocaust. Madam Darkova's gorilla servant captures Starr and a scientist with a deadly steel-melting formula. The Mystery of the Stolen Secrets; The Riddle of the Radio-Death; The House That Hate Built; Jeopardy in Jade; Beauty and the Beast. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $545.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4597402008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.35) will be charged at checkout.

A-1 Comics #98. Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Ogden Whitney. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #98. Female secret agent Starr Flagg debuted in Manhunt! (1947) before graduating to her own title. Starr must keep Russian agents from finding a statue that pinpoints uranium deposits. Jim's friend Bill rescues a woman lost in the woods, but is she really a vampire? Siva Dey plans to use her power to animate stone to turn all the statues in India into her private army. Terrific action-girl cover by Bob Powell. The Secret of the Statue; Fallon of the FBI: Terror From the Tomb; The Kidnapping of Major Amersley; The Doom of Siva Dey. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.