Comic books January 1950, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $460.00 Paper: Off white Label #0798884003

"Yesterday's Darling," "My Forbidden Romance," "White Way Heartbreak," and "Thief of Hearts." Bill Ward and Paul Gustavson art. Ward cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $4,499.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Page 6 missing. Large piece missing from page 7. Label #4068068001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($135.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Peters and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title begins its transformation into a New Trend horror title, featuring the 1st appearance of The Crypt Keeper. Mrs. Stonely's death seems a mere accident, and her husband's affair with a secretary only a coincidence, but one cop isn't convinced. Rising boxer Johnny Sparr becomes the "Guardian of the Little Guy" after his father is killed by the Mob. Corrupt businessmen murder their partner, or so they think, but when they check again the grave is empty. This is the tale that debuted the Crypt-Keeper and EC's legendary horror comics. Murder Writes a Policy; Case Number 318: Murder: The Swindle by Flame; Double-Exposure; Johnny Sparr: Guardian of the Little Guy; Coincidence; Return from the Grave. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $159.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on back of case Label #0352737018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and Al McWilliams. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 05 #3. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole investigates the arsonist who is causing forest fires. Sergeant Spook and Jerry try to prove that a corrupt mayor is swindling the city over a playground for impoverished kids. A reprint of the first adventure of goatee'd criminologist Doctor Doom (no relation to Victor), as he and his students investigate deadly accidents at a skyscraper. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #11. Young King Cole; Criminal Lawyer's Medicine; Sergeant Spook; Dr. Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $205.00 Paper: Cream to off white File Copy. Label #0200135001

Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY, No. 262." Vitamin Water; Mr. Diggs has the Raggedys mix some vitamins in a pool of water, creating "vitamin water" that causes plants to grow and makes people energetic. The Cloudburst; The Raggedys prevent Grinny Bear and Snoopwiggy from taking Sunny Bunny's kite; To get revenge, the villains start a fire that threatens the Raggedys' doll house home. The Bow and Arrow Hunters; The Snoopwiggy and Grinny Bear are shooting arrows at everyone in the forest. The Raggedy Snake in Loonie Land; When Bertram Bear threatens to ruin the Raggedys' picnic with Mummy and Sunny Bunny, the Raggedys make a fake snakeskin to scare him away. The Pumpkin Patch Pies; Mr. and Mrs. Meadow-Mole are living in a pumpkin in Mr. Digg's pumpkin patch and are selling pumpkin pies. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $300.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Gapping in plastic to top edge of slab. Label #4223927006

Photo cover of Beverly Tyler and Jerome Courtland, who appear in the Columbia Picture The Palomino. Trap For Romance; Jan is hired as the companion for Mildred, who lost the use of her legs in an automobile accident; Mildreds fiancé Ted feels responsible; He and Jan fall in love but hide their feelings; Jan learns Mildred is not paralyzed and has been having an affair with Dr. Toomis. Marriage 'Round the World article, art by George Tuska. Heart of a Stranger by Mary Blaine text story, art by John Celardo. Wings on my Heart; Mary works as a waitress to support her younger brother Mike; Her pilot fiancé Fred and parents were killed in a plane crash a few years before, and Mary dislikes airplanes as a result; Pilot Dan Engel defends Mary from a lustful diner patron and they eventually fall in love. Romance on the Range one-page story, art by Rafael Astarita. Date Bait by Betty Cummings text story, art by Dan Loprino. Afraid of Love, pencils by John Celardo; Jane is a man-hater, blaming a man for her parents death in an accident; After an argument with Jane, her sister Sue is struck by a car and hospitalized; Dr. Ken Tilton treats Sue and gets to know Jane. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $345.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #2093314003

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. The Black Pilgrimage starring Blackhawk. Torchy's Private Beach starring Torchy, script and art by Gill Fox. Untitled stories starring Will Bragg and Ezra. Jungle Death text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $300.00 Paper: Off white Label #1074814006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover features Kay Aldridge and friend from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Rod Reed and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, tribal weird sisters (who actually say "Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble" around a cauldron) have a vision that Nyoka is their next voodoo victim. In a three-part story, Nyoka joins the chase for the cursed Oomba Diamond. Does the curse explain the rampaging lions and the tribal attack, or is a sinister white fortune hunter behind it all? The Voodoo Curse, Part I: The Spell of the Man in the High Hat; Ballyhoo Barney: The Full Dress Act!; Part II: Prophecy of Doom; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Jungle Chasm!; Jungle Crash; The Diamond of Death, Part I: The Lure of Eternity; Fashionable Francine; Trader Tom; Part II: The Door to Destruction!; Baldwin the Bachelor; Part III: The Cave to Nowhere!; Jealous Josephine. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $615.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1419440004

Cover art by Will Eisner. The Man Who Killed the Spirit starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. Jonesy humor page by Bernard Dibble. The Case of the Balky Buzzard starring the Spirit and Mr. Carrion, script by Will Eisner, pencils by Will Eisner and John Spranger, inks by Will Eisner. Untitled Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns' City of the Future, script and art by Al Stahl. Carrion's Rock starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $265.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0261830007

Cover art by Will Eisner. The Man Who Killed the Spirit starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. Jonesy humor page by Bernard Dibble. The Case of the Balky Buzzard starring the Spirit and Mr. Carrion, script by Will Eisner, pencils by Will Eisner and John Spranger, inks by Will Eisner. Untitled Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns' City of the Future, script and art by Al Stahl. Carrion's Rock starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $265.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0244391003

Cover art by Will Eisner. The Man Who Killed the Spirit starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. Jonesy humor page by Bernard Dibble. The Case of the Balky Buzzard starring the Spirit and Mr. Carrion, script by Will Eisner, pencils by Will Eisner and John Spranger, inks by Will Eisner. Untitled Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns' City of the Future, script and art by Al Stahl. Carrion's Rock starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.