Comic books May 1950, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $600.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1138396025

Cover art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent's Career starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Poison Planet starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Dead Man's Gold starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Quest For Two Dead Men starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $239.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #0346093021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.17) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Paul Gattuso and Jack Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Roy and Connor investigate a hot-check ring, in a story with art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Reporter Scoop Daily is covering a goodwill mission to Mexico when he learns that corrupt billionaire Oily Welles is trying to start a war between Mexico and the U.S. McGuire, arrested for a crime he didn't commit, tries to prove his innocence. Plus the origin of the Masked Blackjack, the superhero formerly known as the Gay Desperado. And a biography of Legs Diamond. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Gerald Chapman; Master Forgers; Scoop Daily; Crime Does Not Pay!; Jack Diamond; How the Masked Blackjack Proved His Innocence; Two Minutes to Doom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $6,500.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1617994005

First issue of the series (continues from Crime Patrol). First "New Trend" issue to hit stands. Cover art by Johnny Craig. Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $2,999.95 or Best Offer Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, tear seals to cover. Label #0357818002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

First issue of the series (continues from Crime Patrol). First "New Trend" issue to hit stands. Cover art by Johnny Craig. Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $460.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3925220007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Dan Zolnerowich. Storm Was His Stock In Trade, art by Bill Ward; Doll Man must battle the evil Pluvius, who has invented a terrible rain-making device. The Flame starring Doll Man and The Flame [Northcross]. The Dog Show Gig starring Torchy, art by Bill Ward. The Undertaker and Tom Thumb; When the Undertaker and Tom Thumb inadvertently help each other steal Egyptian treasure, they decide that whoever could kill the Doll Man could keep the jewels! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $850.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4044884002

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 5.0 $3,150.00 Paper: Cream to off white Tape on cover and interior cover. Label #1496003001

First issue (continued from War Against Crime). Cover by Johnny Craig. "Portrait in Wax," script and art by Johnny Craig; Robert was an artistic genius but with no desire for claim to fame, while Henry, having no ability of his own, was jealous because his friend was passing up a fortune for not selling his etchings; Robert confronted Henry, who threw acid into the face of the artist. "The Werewolf Legend," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Wally Wood; Walter Mallory believes that he is a werewolf, committing murder after murder, and is convinced when he uncovers the Mallory family's werewolf legend. "Fingers of Death" text story by William M. Gaines. "Horror in the Night," art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Tooth and Fang!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Terror Train," script and art by Al Feldstein. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,099.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4153735003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($32.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

1ST ISSUE in series (see note following) - "Am I Man or Machine?" (art by Al Feldstein), "Only Time Will Tell" (script by Harry Harrison, art by Harrison and Wally Wood), "The Men of Tomorrow" (art by Jack Kamen), and "Trip Into the Unknown" (art by Harvey Kurtzman). Feldstein cover. NOTE: See 2nd series for 1952 #13. Cover price $0.10.