Auctions: comic books 1938-1955, graded by CBCS
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Item #59053550
Tags: SupermanAction Comics (1938 DC) 40 CBCS 1.5
Paper: Off white
INCOMPLETE. piece missing from 1st 12 pages, slightly affects story.
Label #23-18DB970-001
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. The Adventure of the Prehistoric Valley starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Preview of Star Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman (includes photo of Siegel). Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60753778
Tags: SupermanAction Comics (1938 DC) 55 CBCS 7.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #17-1C5D43E-011
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Jack Burnley. A Goof Named Tiny Rufe starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. Bullets for Breakfast starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by George Roussos. Aces of Fire starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Escape from the Scaffold starring Americommandos, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. A Modern Robinson Crusoe starring Congo Bill. Crimes by Coincidence starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842034
Tags: SupermanAction Comics (1938 DC) 140 CBCS 3.5
Paper: Off white to white
From The Mt. Rainier Collection.
Label #18-0C71EAC-002
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman Becomes a Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. The Space Clown starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Texas Rangers fact pages Jack Sparling. The Man Who Played Dead starring Congo Bill, script by Otto Binder, art by Ed Smalle. The Seven Wonders of the West starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dan Barry, inks by Sy Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60896214
Tags: Justice League/SocietyAll Star Comics (1940-1978) 23 CBCS 6.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #0008015-AA-009
Starts Jun 10 Winter 1945. The Justice Society stars in "The Plunder of the Psycho-Pirate." Plot by Gardner Fox and Shaldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Starman (art by Stan Aschmeier), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Spectre (art by Gallagher), and the Atom (art by Gallagher). No Wonder Woman. Two-page text story, "Peruvian Problem." Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60755950
Published 1944 by Archie Publications.Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 4 CBCS 3.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #0003625-AC-002
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Ed Goggin, Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Clem Weisbacker, Zoltan Szenics and Janice Valleau. Archie wreaks havoc on Bingle B. Bungling's circus in "Circus Serenade"! Plus, Mr. Andrews forecasts the weather and Jughead and Archie end up in swimming trunks during a snowstorm in "Spring Fever" (note: first appearance of Souphead, Jughead's younger cousin)! Also, Bumbie stars in "Swing It, Bee-thoven"! Meanwhile, Mr. Andrews wants Archie to sell Oscar because he eats too much in "Oscar the Watch-Dog"! And Jughead plays Cops and Robbers with Souphead and his friends in "Jughead and Souphead"! Plus, Cubby stars in "Cubby Hangs a Picture"! Also, Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there in "Glamour In White"! And Mr. Andrews goes to the department store to find out why his folding chair won't open in "Birthday Blues"! Plus: 2-page text story "Archie the Fixer" by Bob Gorman. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60043558
Tags: ArchiePublished Apr 1948 by Archie Publications.Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 31 CBCS 6.0
Paper: Off white
Label #22-1716DF1-004
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Al Fagaly. Introduction of Boxcar Betsy in "The Uninvited," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie and Veronica find two tramps living in the Lodge vacation estate, they have them serve as butler and maid to Mr. Lodge and his senator guests. Archie Puzzlers. "Snow Use," art by Bill Vigoda; Snowfall leads to a day of hijinks for Archie, including breaking a window, accidentally hitting Mr. Weatherbee with a snowball, and building a fire on Veronica's frozen swimming pool. Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page by Herbert "Red" Holmdale. "The Book Report," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie goes to great lengths to complete Veronica's book report on "A Candid History of Germs," only to find the book report is for Reggie. Hollywood Tattle Tale article. Archie Puzzle Page. "The Cat's Meow," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie babysits for Veronica's two Siamese cats, he spills catnip on his pants, which later get worn by (and wreak havoc on) Jughead and Mr. Andrews. Nevada Jones ad. Introduction of Max in "My Heart Belongs To Lizzie," art by Bill Vigoda; When Mr. Andrews needs a trade-in to get a new car, he has Jughead fix up Archie's jalopy and trades it in; But when Mr. Andrews sees how much Archie misses his jalopy, he buys it back part by part. "I Can Get It For You Wholesale," art by Irving Novick; Veronica convinces Betty to buy a dress wholesale, only for Betty to find it for a lower price in a Riverdale dress shop. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60043561
Tags: ArchiePublished Oct 1950 by Archie Publications.Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 46 CBCS 5.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #22-1716DF1-005
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Sam Schwartz, George Frese and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Life's No Picnic"; "Tight Sneeze"; "Let's Face It"; "Off the Record"; and "Judgement Day"! Plus: Jughead in "Anything Goes"! Also: 2-page text story "Death On Wheels"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60755716
Tags: BatmanBatman (1940) 15 CBCS 4.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #19-34D70A0-020
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Jack Burnley. "Your Face Is Your Fortune!", script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; Selina Kyle wins a beauty contest under an assumed name and falls in love with Bruce Wayne, who was one of the judges. 2-page Lucky-Bucky story by Bob Naylor. "The Boy Who Wanted to Be Robin!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); After watching the Caped Crusader's in action for a period of time, and especially Robin, a criminal boss decides that he will use Batman's methods against him and adopts a youngster to aid him. "The Two Futures," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders visit the world's greatest historian, whose fellow professors give them an idea what will happen to America's democratic way of life when the war ends. "A Lucky Break" text story by Dan Darcy. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Loneliest Men in the World," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60343345
Tags: Pre-Code HorrorPublished Jul 1954 by Ace Comics.Beyond (1950 Ace) 27 CBCS 2.5
Paper: Off white to white
1 piece of tape on cover, 6 pieces on interior cover and 1 piece on 1st page.
Label #22-478CA56-003
Starts Jun 10 Haunt of the Howling Head, art by Ken Rice; Kip Hunter has been to Borneo and brought along a box full of preserved severed heads; Being responsible for the deaths of these people, the heads come to life and hunt Hunter down. Fangs of the Fiend, art by Lou Cameron; A dentist extracts all his rival's teeth and replaces them with dog's teeth--turning the man into a werewolf. Catastrophe, Inc., art by Jim McLaughlin. Strange Potion of Dr. Lorch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60952872
Tags: Pre-Code HorrorBlack Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 4 #1 CBCS 7.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #23-1D5E6A6-001
Starts Jun 10 # 25 on cover. Vol 4 No 1 inside. Cover art by Jack Kirby. Strange Old Bird!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Did Miss Stewart find a Phoenix bird that allowed her to start her life over? The Human Cork, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Light text story. The Romantic Souls!, art by Al Eadeh. The Crash text story. Human Bloodhound!, art by Harry Lazarus. A Beast Is in the Streets!, pencils by Jack Kirby. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60759568
Published Jun 1943 by Lev Gleason.Boy Comics (1942) 10 CBCS 1.8
Paper: Cream to off white
Cover and first wrap detached. Two staples added.
Label #23-33D61D9-001
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Norman Maurer, Sam Burlockoff, Alan Mandel, Virginia Bloch, Frank Volp 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's nemesis Iron Jaw turns out to be not so dead after all - in fact, he's darn near unkillable. Aviator hero Swoop Storm is working on an experimental troop transport when his pal Winkie is conned by Ginger Doll, a Nazi spy. Yankee Longago visits Olympus, which looks much like a 1950s comics publisher, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw Returns; Squeeks: Why All the Monkeys?; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Mind Over Murder; The Case of Earl "Speedy" Feehan; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #58950129
Captain Science (1950) 2 CBCS 5.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #23-11DB1D1-002
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and Gustav Schrotter. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. When the alien supercomputer warns of danger from the dark side of the moon, Captain Science and Rip use the flying saucer to investigate, leaving beautiful alien Luana to coordinate the action with the Cortexon. But their return is delayed when the Cat Men of Phoebus abduct Luana, hoping to lure Captain Science and the supercomputer into their grasp. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig investigates after the Venusberg Freight line is targeted by the Space Pirates of Lanthus IV. The Dark o the Moon; The Space Pirates of Lanthus IV; Nightmare!; The Cat Men of Phoebus; Robots of Ra. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842862
Cinderella Love (1950) 2 CBCS 4.5
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Label #0005262-AA-003
Starts Jun 10 Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Ogden Whitney, and Paul Parker. Actually #2 in series, but numbered #11 on cover. Ziff-Davis published the first incarnation of this influential romance title. Square Carla hires Jeff to impersonate her made-up boyfriend for her co-workers, but she didn't expect to actually fall in love with him. Door-to-door saleswoman Anne is hired at random by handsome prince Richard to impersonate his fiancee for the benefit of his controlling family, in a story with art by Ogden Whitney. Struggling actress Elaine begins a romance with wealthy Carter, but when she thinks he's compromising her career for the sake of love, she has a tough choice to make. Plus a story by fantasy art legend Reed Crandall, and a look at the real-life Cinderella-style romance of pianist Marion Stein and the Earl of Harewood. The Pianist and the Earl; Shadow of a Dream; Make-Believe Sweetheart; Love Has Two Faces; Love's Impractical Joke; Bitter Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60850531
Published Apr 1954 by Master Publications.Dark Mysteries (1951) 17 CBCS 4.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #21-02CEBFB-007
Starts Jun 10 Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842855
Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 5 CBCS 2.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #0005262-AA-007
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Al Bryant. The Toy Shop of Doom, art by Max Elkan; Every doll toy on sale in the little musty shop resembled some human being. The Talking Tiger, script by Otto Binder, art by Max Elkan; The commander is back from South America with interesting species. Mystery of Morgan's Rock, art by Max Elkan; A Nazi spy has a sectret base on Morgan's Rock on the North American coast. Vengeance For a Doctor, script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Dragon leads his guerillas against the Japanese invaders. The Mask's Terror Campaign, art by Rudy Palais. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #57706563
Published Oct 1944 by Fiction House.Fight Comics (1940) 34 CBCS 4.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #22-1281DA1-001
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Ann Brewster, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee and George Tuska. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl must prove a white man stole a precious idol before tribal warfare erupts, in a story with possible art by Matt Baker; More good-girl art as Hooks Devlin investigates the "lamp-post Mata Haris" who are causing US soldiers to desert; Senorita Rio investigates Nazi U-boat attacks on ships near the Panama Canal. Another offbeat bondage cover by Joe Doolin. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; Silent Cannons; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842848
Published 1951 by American Comics Group.For a Night of Love (1951) 0 CBCS 5.5
Paper: White
Label #0004191-AA-008
Starts Jun 10 Art by Louis Ravelli, Rafael Astarita and Marion Sitton. Tales of romance based on stories by the 19th-century French writer Emile Zola. In the title story, Julien falls in love with the woman he can see from his window, but he does not expect her sudden appeal for help. In The Millers Daughter, the daughter of a windmill keeper must find a way to save her familys livelihood after the windmill is occupied by soldiers. Plus three more tales. For a Night of Love; The Miller's Daughter; The Loves For Felicie; The Desperate Woman of Paris; Angeline by Emile Zola. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60896727
Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 132 CBCS 6.5
Paper: White
Label #0010577-AA-003
Starts Jun 3 Indicia title is "TILLIE THE TOILER, No. 132." Cover art by Jack Callahan. A Four-Bell Picture That Was Only a False Alarm; Jorson Snapps convinces Tillie and friends to appear in a movie he produces. The Surprise Prize; Tillie is a fortune teller in her mother's charity bazaar; Jan Vonsen the movie star stops by and is mobbed. Mac Goes Cow Punchy; Mac is going for a trip to his uncle's ranch and the gang decides to throw a western-themed going-away party, which rapidly snowballs out of control. Scripts and art by Jack Callahan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60343407
Published 1952 by Fiction House.Ghost Comics (1951 Fiction House) 6 CBCS 2.0
Paper: Off white
Cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of tape.
Label #21-134518C-003
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Sleepers in the Crypt; Gangster returns to the scene of his crime to recover hidden loot; His henchmen are frightened by ghosts and ironically turn on their boss, accidentally killing him. Zandini Did It!, art by A. Albert; Zandini comes back from the dead to wreak revenge on Dan Kramer, the man who caused his death years ago. Payoff Blues, art by Jack Kamen; Triggerman and train robber Chopper Mack is driven insane by a tune he keeps hearing over and over again. He also sees ghosts everywhere. Two Must Die, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; Two mine owners inquire about ghostly apparitions in their mine in Mexico. Not believing in ghosts, they enter an accident-prone shaft and perish. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #55753207
Tags: Sub-MarinerPublished Mar 1942 by Timely/Marvel.Human Torch Comics (1940) 7 CBCS 3.0 Restored
Extensive amateur restoration
Paper: Cream to off white
Amateur Restoration Includes: Extensive amount of color touch on cover & pieces added, reinforced, spine splits sealed, tear seals, cover cleaned, staples replaced. All 3 edges of 1st 2 wraps trimmed. 2 center wraps detached.
Label #21-225E20F-003
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Agent of Death starring the Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro try to stop the plans of Agent X, who is out to destroy an American convoy headed toward the Far East carrying food and supplies. Promotional ad featuring Captain America, who encourages readers to join his Sentinels of Liberty. The Case of the Attempted Dreadnaught Disasters starring Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Flaming Duo must act quickly to prevent the treacherous fingers of Japanese treachery, out to destroy strategic bridges that would bottle up our Navy yard. Devil Cat text story by Mickey Spillane. Sub-Mariner Slaughters the Japs On Wake Island, art by Allen Simon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842843
Published Jul 1947 by Fox Feature Syndicate.Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) 7A CBCS 4.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #16-1697862-004
Starts Jun 10 Bondage cover
Bondage cover. Series changes theme from cartoon antics to jungle adventure. "Jo-Jo Congo King" features begin. In order of appearance: "Sports Stars on the Horizon"; "Jo-Jo Congo King" presents Jo-Jo's mate as "Gwenna", the first of four names assigned to the character before receiving her fifth and final name, "Tanee", in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #8; "The Weird Adventure of The Bloodthirsty Devil Plant and a Blundering Madman!" presents Jo-Jo's mate as "Geesa", the second of four names assigned to the character before receiving her fifth and final name, "Tanee", in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #8; "Bronze Man"; "The Purple Tigress"; "It's True"; and "Good Sports in Music". "Be Yourself, Daisybelle!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842849
Published Jul 1948 by Fox Feature Syndicate.Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) 17 CBCS 6.0
Paper: Pink
Label #16-1697862-003
Starts Jun 10 Jack Kamen bondage cover. Art by Matt Baker. Jungle adventure in the tradition of Tarzan, featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. An insane actor brings his madness to Jo-Jo's jungle; A deadly painter threatens the tribes of Jo-Jo's land. Yet another bondage cover, probably by Jack Kamen, this one featuring a blonde for a change of pace. The Stark-Mad Thespian; Master of the Poisoned Brush; Curse of the Witch Doctor; Rumbling Plains of Larabe. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60850500
Published Jun 1950 by Marvel/Atlas.Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 96 CBCS 5.0
Paper: White
Label #16-B38B2A3-007
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Syd Shores. The Return of the Monster, pencils by Gene Colan; A contemporary continuation of the Frankenstein story. The Deadly Dwarf!, art by Vern Henkel. House ad for Suspense #3. The Mask of the Mind!; No one suspects that the handsome and kind Dr. Hill is secretly a grave robber who disguises himself with a hideous mask to do his evil work. Don't Shake Hands with the Devil, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Satan sends an emissary to a horror story publisher so that he will read the scroll of suffering and be transported to Hell as a living man. The Case of the Cat text story. The Witch's Son! The Terror That Creeps, art byWerner Roth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #57823138
Tags: Holyoke One-Shots (part 4)Mr. Miracle (1944) Holyoke One-shot 4 CBCS 4.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #21-31C4038-012
Starts Jun 10 Stories and art by Irwin Hasen, R. Johnson, Lee Lawrence and George Storm. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #4. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. The Blue Streak battles Nazi agents to free an explorer from an Antarctic avalanche. Cat-Man must elude a series of traps to enter a spy stronghold and discover the identities of enemy agents. Secret Agent Z-2 faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career. The Flying Trio; Blue Streak; Secret Agent Z-2; Bob Preston; Cat Man; Jane Drake; Alec and the Reign of Yang; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60044010
Tags: ArchiePublished Mar 1947 by Archie Publications.Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #22-1716DF1-009
Starts Jun 10 Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #61087174
Published Apr 1948 by Fox Feature Syndicate.Phantom Lady (1947 Fox) 17 CBCS 4.5
Paper: Pink
Label #24-1136B3A-001
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Matt Baker. "The Soda Mint Killer!", art by Matt Baker; When Sandra discovers that a protection racket is bullying a friend of hers, and eventually kills her because she won't pay, the Phantom Lady decides to take them head-on. "The Stinging Whip!", art by Matt Baker; Don calls up Sandra and invites her out to the Grand Fairgrounds Track to introduce her to a new racehorse he has purchased; His jockey is killed, however, when he refuses to throw the race, so Don gets Sandra to ride Sugar Girl instead! "Marks of a Killer!" text story. "Evelyn Ellis, Queen of Gangsters," pencils by Rudy Palais. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #61001107
Published Jan 1947 by Fiction House.Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 46 CBCS 7.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #22-1E25133-008
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa free alien prisoners and try to lead a revolt against the Volta; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Mercury might look like, as well as a Space Pirates' Hideout; The Star Pirate and a rival pirate captain vie for an heiress's ransom. Space-girl-to-the-rescue cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Mercury; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Message from the Dead; Space Pirates' Hideout; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842856
Published 1951 by American Comics Group.Romantic Adventures (1949) 15 CBCS 5.5
Paper: White
Label #0005262-AA-002
Starts Jun 3 Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman dedicates herself to helping humankind, but allows no time for love; A girl is led astray by communists, in a story clearly inspired by the Cold War red scares; Castaways on a desert island find love. Do-Good Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60343355
Published Oct 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.Samson (1940 Fox) 1 CBCS 7.5
Paper: Cream to off white
From the Oxford Collection.
Label #21-26027AF-015
Starts Jun 10 Stories by Toni Blum and Will Eisner. Art by Alex Blum, Louis Cazeneuve, Bob Powell and George Tuska. Cover by Ed Ashe. A strongman superhero from Fox Feature, descended from the Biblical Samson and sharing his weakness: having his hair cut. This issue includes reprints from Samson's early appearances in Fantastic Comics #1, 3, and Mystery Men Comics #2 and 6. A mysterious magnetic super-weapon is lifting ocean liners right out of the sea; Wing Turner is shot down while scouting for Nazi U-boats in the North Atlantic. Dynamic cover by Ed Ashe. The Coming of Samson; Wing Turner; Dragor; Samson and the Murder Ring; K-51 Spies At War. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842847
Tags: Wonder WomanSensation Comics (1942) 102 CBCS 5.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #0006921-AA-005
Starts Jun 10 Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Queen of the South Seas starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Trevor is taken captive by a descendant of Helen of Troy. The Circus Queen Mystery starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Port of Missing Space Ships starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella. Love's Where the Heart Is--Romance, Inc., art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60343383
Special Edition Comics (1940) 1 CBCS 6.0
1st book devoted entirely to Captain Marvel
Paper: Cream to off white
From The Oxford Collection.
Label #21-26027AF-018
Starts Jun 10 Special Edition Comics #1, published in 1940 by Fawcett Publications, was the only issue of the title. It appeared on the newsstands several months before Captain Marvel Adventures #1, and at the same time Whiz #8 was released. Note the costume of Captain Marvel shown on the cover. In this early version, he has a buckle on his sash with the initial M, does not have a buttoned shirt flap, and his arm bands are a bit different. Cover art by C. C. Beck. Untitled story, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy is stunned, like the rest of the crowd, when the challenger in the heavy weight boxing match knocks out the champion with one punch; Trying to get an interview, Billy learns the truth behind what happened and is captured by a giant ape who is actually Dr. Allirog, who works for Slaughter Slade. "The Haunted House," script by Bill Parker, pencils, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza (backgrounds); In 1890, a recluse millionaire, with his dying breath, informs his servant that no one is to enter this house after his death; Anyone doing so will fall under the dying man's curse that will follow them to their grave. "Gamblers of Death," script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; Risking death, Billy investigates a phantom gambling ring which uses men's lives as chips in a fantastic game of murder for money. "Sivana the Weather Wizard," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy seeks to learn why there has been ten times as much damage by tornado, earthquake, hail storms, and floods than the previous. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60668187
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 16 CBCS 7.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #16-20F0EE8-041
Starts Jun 10 Captain Comet in "The Ghost of Captain Comet!" (script by Edgar Ray Meritt); "The Secret of Easter Island!" (script by Edmond Hamilton), and "The Touch of Death" (script by Gardner F. Fox). Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Share With Others!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60842839
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 32 CBCS 6.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #0006921-AA-001
Starts Jun 10 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60748911
Tags: Sub-MarinerPublished Jun 1948 by Timely/Marvel.Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 26 CBCS 6.5
Paper: Off white to white
5th Wrap Married.
Label #23-12E00A3-001
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Syd Shores. Murder Motor Mart starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, script and art by Bill Everett. Framed For Crime starring the Blonde Phantom, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Terror In the Lost Colony starring the Sub-Mariner and Namora, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Ken Bald. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60809068
Published Apr 1947 by Archie Publications.Super Duck Comics (1945) 19 CBCS 4.5
Paper: Off white to white
HAS COA
Label #22-0CB58FD-025
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Item #60896220
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 30 CBCS 5.5
1st app. and origin Mr. Mxyztplk
Paper: Off white to white
Label #23-324100F-014
Starts Jun 10 Origin and first appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk (later Mxyzptlk). Superman flies for the first time. Cover art by Jack Burnley. Superman Alias Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Lois Lane thinks Clark Kent is trying to trick her into believing he's Superman! Untitled Lois Lane story, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; Lois is taken prisoner by the Dover gang. The King's Substitute!, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Unhappy because his father-in-law to be considers him to be a nobody, Johnny Poly goes to Poltavia to bid on a picture of the nation's ancient monarch. Death of a Pirate text story by Eric Carter. The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Joe Shuster (?) and Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]. Handy Andy humor page by Jack Farr. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60343349
Published May 1950 by Magazine Enterprises.Tim Holt (1948 Magazine Enterprises) 17 CBCS 3.0
Paper: Off white
Label #22-2C3F81C-010
Starts Jun 10 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.
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Item #61086416
Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 23 CBCS 7.5
Cited in Parade of Pleasure
Paper: Off white to white
Label #17-0FAF737-009
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Johnny Craig. Biography of artist "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, with photo. "A Stitch in Time!", script and art by Johnny Craig; The scene opens in an old-fashioned sweatshop, run by a Mr. Lasch, who makes the women work 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, for a salary of $6; The machinery is outdated and dangerous, and Lasch treats the women like slaves. "99 44/100% Pure Horror!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Life had been good to Ernie ever since he had become manager of the Hudson Soap Company, and his predecessor, Benny Anderson, had disappeared; He suddenly remembered a date he had with a showgirl. "Superstition!" text story by William M. Gaines. Dead Wait!, script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; In an isolated plantation home on a tropic isle, a shot rings out and 'Red' Buckley's former plantation boss lies dead at his feet. "Staired... in Horror!", art by Graham Ingels; Irma stared down at the grave of her late husband and smiled.... just as a gentleman came near to pay respects to his late wife; As the two conversed, Irma gleaned that this old boy must have money, so she struck up an on-going affair with this Mr. Hornsby, and plotted to have him murdered for his insurance. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #58516133
Venus (1948 Marvel) 11 CBCS 4.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #22-478CA56-011
Starts Jun 10 "The End of the World!" Venus manages to help a scientist with his love life and save the Earth from falling into the Sun. "Beyond the 3rd Dimension." A scientist dies, taking the secrets of dimensional travel with him. Also includes: "The Plot!" and "Perilous Patrol." With this issue, the title changes format, with "Stories of the Supernatural" appearing on the cover. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #59395126
Published Apr 1941 by Fox Feature Syndicate.Weird Comics (1940) 13 CBCS 2.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #23-211F269-003
Starts Jun 10 Edited by Victor Fox. Stories and art by Louis Cazeneuve, James J. Royal, Bert Whitman, Spencer Allen, and Robert Webb. An anthology of science fiction, horror and adventure comics from Fox. This is as pulpy as it gets. Miss Tilbury, the pretty co-worker who always belittles The Dart's civilian identity, is abducted by the criminals who have taken her cousin Roland; The Beast escapes prison and steals a powerful new gas weapon, and only the Eagle and Buddy can stop him; Marga and Ted seek vanished explorers and find a lost plateau in the jungle, where she kills an attacking panther using just her teeth. Dart; Sorceress of Zoom; Dr. Mortal; Eagle; Buffalo War; Marga the Panther Woman; Dynamo; Blast Bennett. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60439816
Weird Fantasy (1951 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 13 CBCS 5.5 1952 Variant
Paper: White
Label #20-48E05B5-013
Starts Jun 10 "The End" (art by Wally Wood), "The Trip" (art by Jack Kamen), "Home to Stay" (art by Wood; unauthorized swipe of two Ray Bradbury stories, "Kaleidoscope" and "Rocket Man"), and "Don't Count Your Chickens" (art by Joe Orlando). The letters page features a well-reasoned response from the editors to a letter from a parent critical of SF and horror comics such as those published by EC. Al Feldstein classic outer space cover. NOTE: See 1st Series for 1950 #13.
NOTE: Also, this issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover and 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints # 5). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original, which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. Cover price $0.10. -
Item #60439793
Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 7 CBCS 6.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #20-48E05B5-014
Starts Jun 10 Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, and Al Feldstein. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A man has an unhealthy reciprocal relationship with his Model T auto, in a story by Harvey Kurtzman. A communications glitch results in war between two planets, with tragic consequences for Earth, illustrated by Wally Wood. A scientist and his hillbilly brother capture a bloblike visitor from the fourth dimension. Classic Al Feldstein rocket/space cover. It Was the Monster From the Fourth Dimension; Something Missing!; Miracle!; …Gregory Had a Model-T!; The Aliens! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #56363597
Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 21 CBCS 3.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
Centerfold detached.
Label #20-48E05B5-015
Starts Jun 10 Cover by C. C. Beck. "The Vengeful Four," art by C. C. Beck; Three young men from different areas of the country (Texas, the Ozarks, and Brooklyn), all named Billy Batson, were reading Captain Marvels comic book adventures and happened to wonder if saying "Shazam" would work for them as well; As it happened, Tall Billy, Hill Billy, and Fat Billy were captured, along with the real Billy, by Sivana and his gang. "The Railroad Wreckers" starring Golden Arrow. "Crew of Criminals" starring Lance O'Casey. "Blitzing the Blitzys" starring Spy Smasher, art by Charles Sultan: vs. Otto Bund and Blitzys. "Death to the Traitor" text story, art by Carl Formes (as LaRac Semrof). "The Vital Defense Plans" starring Dan Dare. "Dr. Voodoo's Revenge," art by Mac Raboy; Hal and Nero escape from the giants and begin a long climb up a cliff face. "The Coming of Half-Man" starring Ibis the Invincible; vs. Half-Man. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #59029466
Published Dec 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.Wonderworld Comics (1939) 20 CBCS 2.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Cover Reattached With Moderate Amount of Tape on Interior.
Label #18-2A9764E-073
Starts Jun 10 The Kidnappers starring Flame. Zarhov's Monster starring Yarko. The Black Pearl starring Shorty Shortcake. The Bombing Gang starring Patty O'Day. One Minute To Death starring Dr. Fung. Smuggler's Syndicate text story, art by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). Headed For a Noose starring Tex Maxon, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). Return To the Dark Ages starring Don Quixote and Adolphus Stalini. Shanghaied By Captain Swine starring Spark Stevens. The Jigsaw Puzzle Plot--K-51 Spies At War. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #59395127
Published Jul 1941 by Fox Feature Syndicate.Wonderworld Comics (1939) 27 CBCS 2.0
Paper: White
Label #23-211F269-004
Starts Jul 6 The Kidnapping of Dr. Dobbs starring Flame. Blitz and the Saboteur starring Black Lion, art by Chuck Winter. Zino's Bombing Plot starring Yarko the Great. The Framing of Bill Mattson starring Tex Maxon art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). The Framing of Bill Mattson starring Tex Maxon, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). The Murder of "Lord Cowper" starring Patty O'Day, art by Claire Moe (Vic Todd). Jungle Manhunt text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). The Pencil Racket starring Dr. Fung. The Sky Pirate starring Wing Turner. Niki Comso's Train Sabotage Plot--K-51 Spies At War. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60794003
World's Finest (1941) 40 CBCS 4.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #18-192A14F-005
Starts Jun 10 Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Two Lois Lanes starring Superman, art by Al Plastino; Criminals use a double of Lois to distract Superman; Superman uses his strength to squeeze coal into a diamond. A Day In The Life of Robin Hood, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Green Arrow switches places in time with Robin Hood. Ben Hur Wins a Race starring Doc & Fatty, art by Howard Sherman. The Handcuffs of Fate starring Boy Commandos, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Danger Sign starring Zatara, script by George Kashdan, art by Joe Kubert. Bebe two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Foreign Flags Over America text article, script by William I. Irwin, art by Raymond Perry. 4 Killers Against Fate starring Batman, art by Jim Mooney. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.