The next Prime Auction will open for bidding Saturday January 3.

Boy Comics (1942) comic books in grade FN or better

  • Issue #12
    Boy Comics (1942) 12
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4572350017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood, Dick Briefer, Carmine Infantino, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Russian soldier Ilya Kuzin battles Nazis despite a disabled leg, in a true story with early art by comics legend Carmine Infantino. Mysterious criminal mastermind The Veiled Lady returns to vex Young Robin Hood. Yankee Longago meets Pocahontas and Capt. John Smith, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood: The Killer's Brothers; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Sweeney Learns a Lesson; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite: East Side, West Side, All Around the Town; Yankee Longago. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Boy Comics (1942) 14
    Auction opens January 3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Crowley
    • Crowley.
    • Label #2030551001

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Alan Mandel, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster seeks the kidnapped son of an important US military figure and finds his old foe Iron Jaw at the heart of it. Yankee Longago encounters Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new snow plane to take on Japanese forces invading the US territory of Alaska. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Killer Who Couldn't Retire; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Boy Comics (1942) 18
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1969414016
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by R.W. Hall, Radcliffe, Alan Mandel, Dick Briefer, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tracks the murderous thug known as Johnny-on-the-Spot, in a particularly violent pre-Code story. Yankee Longago has a Groundhog Day-style time-loop adventure that teaches the importance of war bonds, a wartime fundraising effort, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new Gull Plane, a flap-winged plane like Airboy's Birdie, to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; True Story of Jan Smudek; Daredevils Greatest Battle; Little Dynamite; Young Robinhood and his Band; Yankee Longago. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Boy Comics (1942) 26
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Promise
    • The Promise Collection.
    • Label #1973835011

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Sidney Mason, Alan Mandel, Jack Alderman, Norman Maurer, Dick Briefer, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tries to rescue a man marked for death by mobsters. Yankee Longago meets Haroun Al-Raschid, the caliph at the center of the Arabian Nights tales, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Young Robinhood tries to figure out how to cope after Friar Tuck falls in love, complicating their crimefighting. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Death In a White Suit; Little Dynamite: The Clever Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #34
    Boy Comics (1942) 34
    Auction opens January 3
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4332887005

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Carl Hubbell, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and Squeeks try to help a girl who is contemplating suicide despite her seeming successes. A love triangle between rival aviators turns to murder, featuring aviation-themed art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals learn about the dangers of guns while visiting Uncle Dan's farm. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Crimebuster; Stop Me If You've Heard This One!; Little Dynamite; Daredevil: Extra Evidence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #38
    Boy Comics (1942) 38

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Bob Wood, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster investigates the death of a famed lady-killer, in a story featuring classic good-girl art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Teens convince their school to buy a small plane and start a flying program, featuring aviation art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals take on The Smelly Sneed Gang. Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: A Slight Interruption; Famous Eccentrics; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.