Comic books 1942-1944, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $375.00 Paper: Cream to off white Pedigree: Crowley Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Crowley Copy/File Copy. Label #0068988037

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, and Bert Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet battles germophobic gangster Hypo Kondriak, who wants the secret of The Germ-Proof Vest that can resist biological attacks. Commando Yank goes undercover as war correspondent Chase Yale to find out why and how Allied soldiers are disappearing during training maneuvers. Mary Marvel helps a ghost get published in his favorite "ghostly tales" magazine. Mary Marvel: The Frustrated Phantom; Commando Yank: The Anti-Commandos; Phantom Eagle: Paper Planes; Frontier Fort; Helpful Hugo; Richard Richard, Private Dick Cracks the Nut Case; Mr. Scarlet: The Germ-Proof Vest. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $580.00 Paper: Cream to off white Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Davis Crippen Copy HAS COA. Label #0745233012

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Dick MacKay. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Uncle Marvel returns to help Mary Marvel battle gangsters, in perhaps the only story where Uncle Marvel actually flies...thanks to a pocket-sized rocket. A little boy's fanciful story casts suspicion on Commando Yank among the Resistance. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky track gangsters who are hiding out in the country, and teach them the meaning of "roughing it." Mary Marvel: The Return of Uncle Marvel; Commando Yank Battles His Friends; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Violin Case; Phantom Eagle: The Underground Oasis; Helpful Hugo; Penny Graves: The Death's-Head Horror; Mr. Scarlet Meet the Homesick Hill-Billys. 4856 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $395.00 Paper: Off white Label #4299880010

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Dick MacKay. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Uncle Marvel returns to help Mary Marvel battle gangsters, in perhaps the only story where Uncle Marvel actually flies...thanks to a pocket-sized rocket. A little boy's fanciful story casts suspicion on Commando Yank among the Resistance. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky track gangsters who are hiding out in the country, and teach them the meaning of "roughing it." Mary Marvel: The Return of Uncle Marvel; Commando Yank Battles His Friends; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Violin Case; Phantom Eagle: The Underground Oasis; Helpful Hugo; Penny Graves: The Death's-Head Horror; Mr. Scarlet Meet the Homesick Hill-Billys. 4856 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $440.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4299880012

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Marc Swayze, and Edd Ashe. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Sinister Professor Van Ish uses his "Z-ray" to escape justice into Mirror Land, so Mary Marvel follows him through the looking-glass. Phantom Eagle learns of the legendary Black Mace, which can cause eternal war on Earth, and becomes determined to get it before the Nazis do. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky battle the Sun Man, whose special mirrors can cause sunstroke or cook you alive. Plus a PSA about the wartime uses of milkweed, featuring Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel in Mirror Land; Commando Yank; Phantom Eagle: The Black Mace; Penny Graves: The Mystery of the Persian Tomb; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Sun Man Terrorizes the City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $249.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4341429007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Marc Swayze, and Edd Ashe. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Sinister Professor Van Ish uses his "Z-ray" to escape justice into Mirror Land, so Mary Marvel follows him through the looking-glass. Phantom Eagle learns of the legendary Black Mace, which can cause eternal war on Earth, and becomes determined to get it before the Nazis do. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky battle the Sun Man, whose special mirrors can cause sunstroke or cook you alive. Plus a PSA about the wartime uses of milkweed, featuring Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel in Mirror Land; Commando Yank; Phantom Eagle: The Black Mace; Penny Graves: The Mystery of the Persian Tomb; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Sun Man Terrorizes the City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Yankee Comics (1941 Armed Service Edition) 4 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3705607019

Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Biro, Ferd Johnson, Dick Ryan, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Russell Keaton, Jim Tyer, and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Numbering continues from Scoop Comics (1941) #3. A digest-sized comics anthology packaged for the U.S. Armed Forces by Harry A. Chesler Features Syndicate (listed as Remington Morse). Early stories and art by comics legends Jack Cole, creator of Plastic Man, and Charles Biro, later one of the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. A rare one-page strip featuring Little Nemo's Impy drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Foxy Grandpa and Stars and Stripes. Also, text articles about WWII war efforts, including an argument in favor of wartime humor (like Yankee Comics) and a morale-building message to military personnel. Yankee Comics; Belly-Laughs; King Kole; Little Samson; Stars and Stripes; Lonesome Luke; Ace & Deuce; Ima Slooth; Joe McGee; Sick Call; Nutty Fagin; Dot and Dash; Impy; Joe Ticket the Picket; Jack Potts; Tom, Dick and Mary; Private Bill; The Rumor Cycle; Foxy Grandpa; Wacky Rhymes; Riggin Bill; Tough Guy Joe; Wacky Rhymes; Tough Guy Joe; Bad Breaks; Spots; Your Uncle Sam Speaking. 5-in. x 7.5-in., 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $2,500.00 Paper: Cream to off white 2 pieces of tape on cover. Label #0916812019

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Al Gabriele and George Klein. Stories by Stan Lee, Al Gabriele, George Klein, M. Fred, Red Holmdale, and Ed Winiarski. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). Ad Sentinels of Liberty featuring Captain America. Ad for Human Torch Comics #8 and Sub-Mariner Comics #6. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,419.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well Label #2113555001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($42.57) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by George Klein, Al Gabriele, Mike Sekowsky, Al Bellman, Don Rico, Otto Binder, and Dan Barry. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Ad for Krazy Komics. Ad for Captain America Comics. Ad for Terry Toons Comics. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $799.00 Paper: Cream to off white Cover detached. Tape on interior cover. Label #2122154008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.97) will be charged at checkout.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Stan Lee, Al Bellman, Charles Nicholas, Mike Sekowsky, Dan Barry, George Klein, Al Gabriele, Don Rico, Dan Barry, and Vince Alascia. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $860.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1561813015

Edited by Vince Fago. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Vince Alascia, Al Bellman, Al Avison, and Dan Barry. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,279.00 Paper: Off white to white Minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #1158169012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.37) will be charged at checkout.

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "The Web and the Madman of the Crooked Cross"; The Army has arranged for Raymond to take a job teaching in Pastor Michel's School in occupied France; This is before the U.S.A. got into the war. "The Laughing Death," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; A U.S destroyer picks up a lone survivor with an important portfolio that must not fall in the hands of Der Hyena. "The House of Cards," art by Red Holmdale; A worker at a playing card company discovers that they make deadly incendiary to be shipped out of the country, enroute to burst into flame. Untitled Wilbur story, script by Joe Blair, art by Bob Montana; Mr. Wilkin is playing golf. "Tame the King Gorilla," art by Warren King; Otto will capture a gorilla and train it to make plenty of money. His friend tries to persuade him to abandon his project. "The Epic of the U.S. Cruiser Marblehead," art by Sam Cooper; An American cruiser in fight with Japanese war ships. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten; A business man who can't afford to lose an important contract, refuses to help the Army with experimental tanks; The Army officers then get help from Zambini. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $3,100.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4123016002

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "Your Own Web of Doom"; Winkler's poison gas formula is stolen and sent to Germany, but it is the imperfect version. Untitled story, script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; The Vagabond, a master of disguise and daring, is the leader of the Valiants, his fellow Czechoslovakian freedom-fighters battling against the Nazis, as well as a pen pal to Steel Sterling; When Steel hears reports that the Vagabond has turned traitor, he investigates and finds that the hero has been imprisoned and replaced by an imposter. "Who Killed Casino?", art by Warren King; Black Jack must discover the identity of the person who killed the club owner, Casino. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Montana and Harry Lucey; Wilbur tries out his new inventions at home. "Pilot Zoom O'Day," art by Red Holmdale; Zoom gets into a boxing fight with Liverlips, and later meets him as a stowaway in the PBM patrol bomber. "General Draja Mihailovich," art by Paul Reinman; Leader of the conquered Yugoslavs. "People America Can do Without No.1 The Case of Mr. Hooker," script by Harry Shorten, art by Paul Reinman; Mr. Hooker has a hobby railroad and the U.S. could use it as valuable scrap metal. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,100.00 Paper: Off white Label #1974432002

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Irv Novick. "The Merchant of Hate"; This is the tale of a town somewhere in Europe, Lidice, and its destruction by the Nazis. "The Creeper," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Steel in his struggle against the arch saboteur, the Creeper, who starts as a green costumed attraction at the circus. "The Clubfoot," art by Red Holmdale; The Clubfoot has come to America to kidnap the exiled King of Ptomania and take him to Germany, but Black Jack gets in his way. "The Football Season," art by Bob Montana; The football season and all the students are out for the team with that good old Westfield spirit. "Some Killers Work Slowly" text story by Scott Feldman. "The General's Radio," art by Joe Kubert; Zoom and Liverlips are on a strafing mission on Euphrates River and are shot down, but escape and blow up a river dam. "Major Devereux, Warrior of Wake Island," art by Paul Reinman; The battle of Wake Island in the Pacific, December 1941. "Case No. 2 of People America Can Do Without," art by Paul Reinman; On needlessly use of cars when sailors die to bring gasoline. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,100.00 Trimmed Paper: Off white RIGHT EDGE TRIMMED. Label #4339886023

Edited by Harry Shorten. "The Disappearing Diamonds," art by Irv Novick; Diamonds used in the cutting of precision instruments have been stolen from one of the airplane factories, and Looney is set on the job to deliver the next transfer. "The Vikings," art by Sam Burlockoff; Germans disguised as vikngs plans to blow up an American base in Alaska. "Murder!" text story starring Web by Flynn Livingston. Untitled Black Jack story, art by Sam Cooper; The KBC radio station used their power facilities to send secret messages to Japanese submarines lying off the coast. "The Costume Ball"; Wilbur and friends are going to a masquerade, and sis' silk stockings are missing. "Black Binder" Black Witch story, art by Joe Kubert; A slave trader captain is saved by his slave after a shipwreck and taken to his village and beheaded. "The Old Soldier"; In Serbia, an old woman of 72 years has shown the world that one is never too old to fight. "Trojan Rock" one-page World Wonders story by Mary Goss. "Enemies Within" starring Zambini; The country is badly in need of rubber, but Throckmorton is wasting tires and buying them from black market operators. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $160.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3735264002

Cover art by Harry Sahle. "The Gruesome Twosome," art by Irv Novick; Steel buys two small jinxed goblin figurines that brings him trouble and bad luck. "The Zoot Suits," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Terry Szenics; Banana and Stencho have received reward money and spend it on clothes and women. "The Password," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Terry Szenics; The revenue men only get gas to drink. "Honor Among Thieves" text story by George Wellington. "Three Rounds With Gorilla Gus," art by Ed Robbins (as Robin); Red Rube signs up for a boxing match against Gorilla Gus to earn 500 dollars to help a lady and her blind son to an operation. "Seven Weeks of Hard Luck," script and art by Joe Edwards; Bigge Jinx has got an order from Pluto in Hades to deliver seven weeks of hard luck to Chimp for breaking his crystal ball. "A Day In the Country," script by Ed Goggin, art by Claire Moe; Piddle, Grump and the students are taking a day off in the country, without Ginger. "Vines Camp," script by Ed Goggin, art by Lin Streeter; School activities at Vines Camp with Wilbur as Councilor. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.