Comic books 1938-1955, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $625.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #7004212-AA-005

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Petrizza, Sal Trapani and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man is captured and tormented by a bizarre cult. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. A struggling author discovers that a mysterious doppelganger is writing the same book he's writing. Dream; The Garcon; The Plan!; Out of Focus; Epitaph; Destiny's Double Deal. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $395.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #20-48E05B5-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $180.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #23-0AF5128-063 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Howard Sherman. Deadlines and Danger starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. The Terror at Tumble-Down Ranch starring Nighthawk, art by Charles Paris. The Indian Sign starring Rodeo Rick, art by Jimmy Thompson. Return from the Owlhoot Trail starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $335.00 Paper: White Label #17-045AA32-005

Everett Raymond Kinstler art in two stories, "Jungle Vengeance" and "Death Wears the Jungle Crown," plus inside front cover. Other stories include "The Witch Doctor Murder Cult" and "The Strange Mission to Ormuz." Origin of Malu, Slave Girl Princess is reprinted. Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $323.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Centerfold detached. Label #20-48E05B5-015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.69) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $500.00 Paper: Off white Centerfold Detached Label #18-3C0FFC4-027

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.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $1,000.00 Paper: Off white Label #00-7009333-AD-002

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Dick Briefer, Emil Gershwin, Clem Weisbecker and unknown. Featuring "The Life Story of Captain Marvel" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Grizzly Bear Mystery" with art by Harry Parkhurst; "Jack the Second (Modern Giant Killer)" with art by Dick Briefer; "Spy Smasher Joins the Junior Spy Smashers" with art by Emil Gershwin; Hedda and Tails 1-pager by Victor Pazmino; Lance O'Casey in "Dukwadl, Maker of Zombies" with art by Clem Weisbecker; 2-page text story "The Fox Hole" by Nathaniel Nitkin; and Ibis the Invincible in "The City of Skeletons"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $799.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #16-2897383-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, and Manny Stallman. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. An undertaker's son is sheltered from the outside world, knowing only death, until he finally snaps, in a story with strong Eisner influences by Howard Nostrand. A MAD-style spoof of the classic Mutiny on the Bounty. Private eye Rudy Crane is hired to find a beautiful woman's missing husband, in a spoof of hardboiled detective stories. Undertaker; Pictures; Mother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes; Mutiny on the Boundary; Eye Eye, Sir; Surgery; Monumental Feat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $270.00 Slight amateur restoration Paper: White Amateur Restoration Includes: Small amount of color touch on cover. Label #23-4937718-009

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, and Manny Stallman. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. An undertaker's son is sheltered from the outside world, knowing only death, until he finally snaps, in a story with strong Eisner influences by Howard Nostrand. A MAD-style spoof of the classic Mutiny on the Bounty. Private eye Rudy Crane is hired to find a beautiful woman's missing husband, in a spoof of hardboiled detective stories. Undertaker; Pictures; Mother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes; Mutiny on the Boundary; Eye Eye, Sir; Surgery; Monumental Feat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $92.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-4049963-097 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.76) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Paul McCarthy, Marvin Stein, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. As the Comics Code goes into effect and horror comics are taken out of the marketplace, this former horror mainstay switches to reprints of the classic Simon and Kirby comic Boy's Ranch. This kid-gang series set in the Old West is often hailed as a creative high-point in the partnership of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The boys strike out for the Oklahoma territory. Clay is enlisted as part of a team to protect a fortune arriving by train from Kansas City, but he doesn't trust the others. Lessons for readers on how to ride, rope and even talk like cowboys. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Teeth for the Iron Horse!; How To Ride a Horse, Lesson 6; Remember the Alamo!; Happy Boy Carries the Ball!; Fun at the Zoo; Now You Can Make Your Pair of Western Moccasins; How Cowboys Say It; How To Spin a Rope, Lesson 6; Indian Attack; Six-Gun Justice. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $2,395.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back Label #7002229-AA-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($71.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Terrors of the Air" (Part 1), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Diana Prince has a strange feeling about Etta's friend Nifty, and it's not just that she's secretly an air-pirate, intent on stealing Professor Chemico's formula for harnessing nuclear power. Ton o' Fun one-page cartoon by Harry Lampert. Wonder Women of History: four-page Lucretia Mott bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Robert Sale (as Sal-Pete). "The Rage of Redbeard" (Part 2), script by Joye Hummel , art by Harry G. Peter; While the Karma Monster brings the Air Pirates to Charleston Harbor, circa 1750, where they battle Wonder Woman in an earlier incarnation as sea pirates, Paula transports Steve, Etta and the Holliday Girls back in time to aid the Amazon Princess. Wonder Women of History: four-page Lucretia Mott bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Robert Sale (as Sal-Pete).Ton o' Fun cartoon page by Harry Lampert. Two-page text story, "The Case of the Horseshoe Nail" by Jim Robinson. "The Pirates' Galley Slave" (Part 3), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman and friends are reincarnated in Ancient Rome, where they fight for their lives in the arena and on the open seas. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $599.00 Paper: White Label #19-08C9454-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Speed Maniacs from Mercury," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Accidentally arriving on the planet Mercury, Wonder Woman and the Holliday Girls are captured by giantesses who have enslaved their men and been driven mad by their resulting idleness. Wonder Women of History: four-page Carrie Chapman Catt bio, art by Paul Reinman. "The Mistress of the Beasts," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter; Arlene (backgrounds); A famous animal trainer uses hypnotism and her tiger slaves to extort money from faint-hearted millionaires. Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. Two-page text story, "Under the Waves" by Charles King. "The Golden Women and the White Star," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); A giant red planet is discovered by Army scientists emitting radiation deadly to the Earth, just as Wonder Woman receives a distress call from the King of the White Star. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 0.5 $1,000.00 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle INCOMPLETE. 29th page missing, affects story. All 3 edges trimmed. Removed from bound volume. Spine completely split. Cover and all pages detached. Label #18-0438BD0-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Atomic Generator starring Flame, script by Will Eisner [Basil Berold], art by Lou Fine. The Golden Amulet starring Yarko the Great, art by Bob Powell. The Terror starring Shorty Shortcake, script and art by S. M. Iger. Action In Switzerland starring Patty O'Day, script by Claire Moe, art by Claire Moe [Vic Todd]. The Real Scorpio starring Dr. Fung, script and art by Bob Powell. Tommy Taylor, the Great Boy Adventurer text story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Powell. The Dust of the Dead Men On Hangtown starring Tex Maxon, script and art by Munson Paddock [Cecilia Munson]. Hitting the Road starring Don Quixote. The Return of Lin Sun--K-51 Spies At War, script by Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie], art by Bob Powell. The Train Robbers starring Mob Buster Robinson, art by George Tuska. Adventure In the Azores starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $2,150.00 or Best Offer Conserved Paper: Off white Amateur Conservation includes: Centerfold reinforced with glue. Cover and 2 center wraps detached. Front and back cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of tape on cover. Label #23-3E84026-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($64.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Lou Fine. The Valley of Terror starring Flame, Dr. Belos, and Vulture Men. Rango the Witch Doctor starring Yarko. Shorty Shortcake story. Mutiny On Devil's Island starring Patty O'Day and The Nazis, art by Claire Moe. Clue of the Broken Buddha starring Dr. Fung. Guardian Angels Under Stormy Skies text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). The Castle of Professor Z starring Tex Maxon the Phantom Rider. Masquerade of Swing starring Don Quixote. Spark Stevens story. K-51 Spies At War story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Wonderworld Comics (1939) 27 CBCS 2.0

Paper: White

Label #23-211F269-004

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.

Add to cart CBCS 2.0 $4,200.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back 2 pieces of tape on interior cover. Label #0008675-AA-006

Traitors Die Fast! starring U. S. Jones, script by Bob Farrow. Patty O'Day story, art by Claire Moe. Burn, Devil, Burn! starring Flame, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Yarko story. The Strange Case of Fulga the Fire Demon starring Dr. Fung. Spark Stevens story. Lu-Nar story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 40 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #18-192A14F-005

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.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $365.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #17-4085E2E-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Sheldon Moldoff. Pre-Code tales of horror from Fawcett, a publisher not normally noted for grue. Ted dies in an accident, but is allowed to return to life until he finds his soul mate. A pro athlete finds an evil way to enhance his performance, by channeling the abilities of dead baseball stars. A gang boss's head is kept alive by a mad scientist to help his cronies plan their crimes. The Dead Lover Returns!; The Man Who Lost His Body; The Shrunken Head; The Resurrected Head. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $900.00 Label #0008872-AA-002

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories and art by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. In only her second appearance (after her debut in Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) #18), Mary Marvel tracks sinister Santas stealing orphans' toys, and gets help from Mr. Scarlet, Pinky and the original Captain Marvel. Commando Yank must retrieve Dr. Nordlung and his plans for an "unsmashable tank" from the Norwegian castle of a Nazi "Quisling" - even if he needs the help of ancient Vikings to do it. In a turning point for the series, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky have been so effective at stopping crime that Scarlet's alter ego, Brian Butler, loses his job as DA. Plus an early story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Mary Marvel: The Night Before Xmas; Last Ship from Marseilles; Mr. Scarlet: Make-Believe Mastermind; Phantom Eagle: Down Under; Commando Yank: The Terrific Toy; Spooks: Creepy Fantasy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #23-472D785-010

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Man I Loved Was a Woman-Hater!", pencils by Jack Kirby; Karen goes on vacation to Florida and meets artist Pete, who saves her from drowning but is otherwise hostile; Kay arrives, claiming to be his fiancé; Pete says she broke his heart but he now loves Karen. "The Plumber and Me," art by Bill Draut; Nina moves to New York to study art; She falls in with a pretentious crowd of would-be artists, but dates down-to-earth plumber Pete; Nina and her friends mock Pete and he vanishes. "Fickle," pencils by Jack Kirby; Marcia has a reputation for dating and then dropping her boyfriends; She goes out with Steve, a college classmate of her brother, and falls in love with him. "The Proper Thing to Do" text article, pencils by Jack Kirby. "Two Loves," art by Bill Draut; Psychiatrist Jim prevents Kit from committing suicide over a failed love affair; They become friends; Hes a widower and 20 years older than she, but asks Kit to marry him; Pat, the girlfriend of Jims son Paul, thinks Kit is a gold-digger like she is. "Lady Luck," art by Bill Draut; Ruth is engaged to oil driller Roy but finds herself attracted to his gambler friend Johnny; Roy says he lost his well to Johnny; Ruth dares Johnny to wager the oil well against her love: if he wins, he gets her and the well; If he loses, hell leave town and Roy and Ruth will marry. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.