Comic books 1953, graded by CGC

Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4006900009

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $3,600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3835745001

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Dead Men, script by Stan Lee. The Death of a Puppet!, art by Jim Mooney; A puppet master is apprehensive when his performances of a puppet murder mystery seem to coincide with real killings. Let's Face It! The Devil Dog text story. The Pitchman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Brown. A Sight for Sore Eyes. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,520.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3835745002

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Dead Men, script by Stan Lee. The Death of a Puppet!, art by Jim Mooney; A puppet master is apprehensive when his performances of a puppet murder mystery seem to coincide with real killings. Let's Face It! The Devil Dog text story. The Pitchman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Brown. A Sight for Sore Eyes. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,599.00 Paper: Off white Label #4369221004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Love Story, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; The wife of an African guide plots with a doctor to murder her husband. The Whirlpool Of Gairloch text story. The Saddest Story Ever Told!, script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Winiarski. The Revolt of Wilbur Bixby! The Heat's On!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath. Close Shave!, art by Fred Kida. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $255.00 Paper: White Label #4340296009

Cover art by Leonard Starr. The Lucky Squad, art by Leonard Starr. The Flag and the Fort, art by Fred Ray. The Fighting Hick, art by Jim McArdle. The Girl They Left Behind, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $129.00 Paper: Off white Label #3712150023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.87) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Yellow Ribbon, script by Harry Harrison, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Old Soldier, script by Art Wallace, art by Jim McArdle. Unwanted Medal, script by Art Wallace, art by Ramona Fradon. Combat Cameraman, script by France Herron, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Joe Giella. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Rapid Fire humor story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $2,950.00 Paper: Cream to off white Pedigree: Northford Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well Northford. Label #3893487002

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A killer takes advantage of a trip through the remote jungle to commit his deadly crime. Criminal Harry Loomis is undone by convenient film footage of his crime. The Case of the Strange Murder; No Profit in Crime; Picture of Crime; Voyage of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $665.00 Paper: White Label #3719882003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $490.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scratch on front of case; Scratch on back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3886194003

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Zombie Vengeance"; An aviator crashes in Haiti. He finds a house of zombies who welcome him in; He and a zombie woman escape the other zombies and their zombie dogs. "Death Thumbs a Ride"; A man learns that his wife is having an affair; He kills her and her lover and buries them in the basement. "Was It a Dream?" text story by Charles James. "You Can't Cheat a Ghost"; Three criminals search for pirate gold; One fools the others into thinking he's the ghost of the pirate. "Night of Horror"; A writer of horror books has writer's block; He goes to a movie to steal an idea; He falls asleep and when he wakes he's alone in the theater so he runs a movie. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $385.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #0962619002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Untouchable!, art by Bernie Krigstein; When a starving white man, who considers himself one of the highborn caste, takes food from an untouchable the natives now consider him to be a part of that caste. The Easter Eggs text story. What Happened On the Moon?, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A scientist builds a robot that can survive the voyage to the moon. The Voice of Death, art by Bob McCarty. Too Good To Be True!, pencils by John Forte, inks by Matt Fox; The Devil makes a gambler have good luck so he wins all his bets. The Corpse That Wasn't, art by John Buscema. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4219102003

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Pied Piper of Smallville, art by John Sikela; A clarinet playing bum seems to have hypnotized the kids of Smallville into following him into the most dangerous places. Mission of the Planet of Ice popsicle ad, art by Sam Glankoff. The Movie Star of Tomorrow!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Superboy is snatched into the future to make a movie of his life. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How Uncle Sam Got His Name article. How to Spend a Summer Week! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Improve Your Batting Average!--Superboy's Workshop. Clark Kent, Runaway!, script by William Woolfolk, art by John Sikela; When Pa Kent insists that Clark do chores rather than meet his friends, he runs away from home, but it's all a ruse because Clark realizes that his parents have been replaced by impostors trying to uncover his Superboy identity. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $250.00 Paper: White Label #1462815026

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman's Big Brother, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; When Halk Kar crashes on Earth, the note he carries in Jor-El's handwriting makes Superman suspect that Halk Kar is his older brother. The Big Noise of Metropolis! starring Superman and Big-Noise Nelson, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Last Days of Daniel Boone bio. The Men of Fire starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport! 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $325.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scratch on front of case; Scratch on back of case Label #1970377003

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $240.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4163081005

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 84 CGC 0.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover. 7th Wrap Missing

Label #4358958006

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $585.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #2049880005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.55) will be charged at checkout.

The Beast-Man starring Frankenstein's monster and William Frankenstein (grandson of the original doctor), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Werner Roth. Stranger in the House!, art by John Romita. The Pain in the Neck, art by Allen Bellman. Furnished Room with Corpse, art by John Romita. Fairy Tale!, pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. Joe Bonomo's mini-gym ad, pencils by C.C. Beck. The Brute! The Oath! The Man with No Face, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $235.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4311753017

Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Donald Shaw. Pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett with an emphasis on suspense. Margaret is trapped by a killer, and imprisoned in a coffin that is about to be buried. A blind man, his granddaughter and his dog are held prisoner by killers after they witness a murder. Mike could escape the killers who've captured him, but he goes back to save a stranger's life. Plus a PSA for U.S. Savings Bonds, "America's Future Is Your Future!" Save Me... The Coffin Is Closing; The Blind Witness?; He Rode With Fear; Two Strangers! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $795.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4369221007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Davis. EC Artist of the Month article about George Evans (with photo) by Al Feldstein. "Fare Tonight, Followed By Increasing Clottyness...", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A cab driver has a dream that he is pursued by a Dr. Mueller into a basement filled with vampire-occupied caskets. "Curiosity Killed...", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; A woman is convinced that her friend down the hall has been murdered by her husband and that he is disposing of her remains bit by bit via carrier pigeon to a local kennel. "Tight Squeeze" text story. "How Green Was My Alley," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A bigamist is decapitated by his two athletic wives when they find they've been deceived; The golfer putts with his eyes and the bowler uses his severed head. "The Handler," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A mortician avenges himself against perceived slights upon the closed-casket victims of his parlor by violating their bodies until a corpse who isn't quite dead yet overhears his gruesome doings and begs the dead to rise from their graves and stop this horrid man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $325.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4132266005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $495.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4264093015

Cover by Moe Marcus. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz, Moe Marcus, and Bernard Baily. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Hideously ugly Hans Bruckner is rejected from town after town, not because of his appearance, but because of his Mr. Hyde-like violent temper. The world's champion chess player is challenged by the mysterious Invincible One, who plays with a chessboard whose pieces look like miniature human beings. Vampires stalk the help at a country farm, but the farmer himself seems strangely unconcerned. The Man Who Lost His Shadow!; Hand of Fate!; Sisters of the Witch; Game of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $545.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #0311463023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Moe Marcus. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz, Moe Marcus, and Bernard Baily. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Hideously ugly Hans Bruckner is rejected from town after town, not because of his appearance, but because of his Mr. Hyde-like violent temper. The world's champion chess player is challenged by the mysterious Invincible One, who plays with a chessboard whose pieces look like miniature human beings. Vampires stalk the help at a country farm, but the farmer himself seems strangely unconcerned. The Man Who Lost His Shadow!; Hand of Fate!; Sisters of the Witch; Game of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $99.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0774785013

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan Faces Death on the Desert," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tom Culver, seeking the lost Maypools, meets Dr. MacWhirtle in Nairobi; MacWhirtle agrees to introduce Culver to Tarzan; When they find Tarzan he tells them that the Maypools are in New Athne. MacWhirtle flies Tom there and Tom is captured by the Athneans. "Tarzan on the Trail of the Leopard Men," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps his friend Buto rescue Buto's younger sister, Nee-Issa, from a leopard cult; With Tantor's help, the leopard cult village is destroyed. "The Day of Departure" text story starring Mabu. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Kongoni arranges for the Aba-Zulu headmen to pledge their loyalty to Dan-El. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $410.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #3738073009

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Mort Drucker, Ric Estrada, Dana Dutch and Arthur Peddy. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Ruth is torn between new love Bayard and old flame Ralph, who has just returned to town, in a story with very early art by MAD Magazine legend Mort Drucker. Janice finds her reputation ruined after an annulled marriage, in a story with art by Baker. Louise ditches steady Rod when old high-school crush Bill comes back to town. Cover by Baker hints at scandal. I Wanted Life-Long Thrills; The Kisses I Couldn't Forget; Without a Conscience; Comedy Column; Gag-Bag; Too Young to Wed. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $695.00 Paper: White Label #3738073007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ric Estrada, and Bill Ely. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Vicki dates larcenous bad boy Wally and winds up in the news after he gets caught, in a story with art by Baker. Jimmy tries to woo Marge with offers to pay for their class trip, but she knows the money is stolen. After Vera's fiancee Robin loses his family fortune, she decides to go into modeling, but that's not as easy as it sounds. Cover by Baker. Notorious Woman; Love on Thin Ice; Love Cant Be Dishonest; 4 Years to the Altar; His Heart on My Sleeve. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,299.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4369221023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ric Estrada, and Bill Ely. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Vicki dates larcenous bad boy Wally and winds up in the news after he gets caught, in a story with art by Baker. Jimmy tries to woo Marge with offers to pay for their class trip, but she knows the money is stolen. After Vera's fiancee Robin loses his family fortune, she decides to go into modeling, but that's not as easy as it sounds. Cover by Baker. Notorious Woman; Love on Thin Ice; Love Cant Be Dishonest; 4 Years to the Altar; His Heart on My Sleeve. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $399.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4385185022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Matt Baker. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Torga and Luana try to keep their old foe Laskar from sacrificing a visiting professor to the devil-beast called Zong. Jungle warrior Rulah follows a trail of dead bodies to a trap from her old foe Joppa, who wants to make her his bride. Rulah uses jungle strategy against what appears to be an invading Mongolian horde. Another bondage/good-girl/gorilla cover by L. B. Cole. Torga: Bride of the Devil-Beast; African Jungle Hunt; Rulah: Tyrant of the Jungle; Rulah: The Jungle Flames of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $310.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4224156015

Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Tale of a Salem Witch," pencils by Art Capello, inks by Dick Giordano; A witch helps a man regain his stolen horses; She lets a ship sink so that the animals can swim ashore. "The Weird Tale of the Rock Bound Ghost," art by Bob Forgione; A gang of smugglers encouters ghosts from the past at a lighthouse; In helping the ghosts settle an old score, the men are promised a gold treasure. "Vengence Will Be Mine," art by Dick Giordano; Two businessmen commit theft and murder, but frame their partner for the crimes. "The Riddle of Benares" text story. "The Warlock of London," art by Collier; The witcher Rego takes human form by using magic brews and terrorizes London society in the disguise of Lord Harwood. "An Ancient Ghost Story," art by Dick Giordano. "Jibaro Madness," art by Bob Forgione; Explorers searching for the secret of head-shrinking are captured by madman Maximo; He shrinks them to doll size and prepares to cut their heads off. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $240.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4063199010

Cover by Bob Forgione. "Mardu's Masterpiece," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Etienne Mardu, Parisian art painter, gains success by painting with blood. "The Road to Madness," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; The sadistic and ruthless collector of gems, Francisco de Cobra, hears about the world's largest diamond; He travels to the Amazonian jungles to get his hands on the item. "The Skull Stretchers" text story. "Operation Massacre," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Madman Marko controls an army of robots by pure thought; On his way to world domination he makes one fatal mistake. "The Dead Man's Hand," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A cruel master pianist is killed by his wife and her lover; The maestro's hand, however, returns. This issue is mentioned in "Seduction of the Innocent" (by Fredric Werthem) pg. 388 & illo "Stomping on the face is a form of brutality which modern children learn early." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $460.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1994356014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bob Forgione. "Flower of Evil," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Evil botanist Stanley Budd kills for a formula which makes his flowers grow into enormous proportions. "Into the Fire," script by Carl Memling, art by Stan Aschmeier; As assistant in a crematorium, Charley Burns plans to dispose of the body of his murdered boss, but gets himself trapped inside the flames and perishes. "Darkness" text story. "Death Has Three Fingers," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; Inspector Corgan is assigned to investigate the brutal slayings of a werewolf. "Mark of Violence"; When brave villagers capture a vampire, it is the mayor's task to perform certain rituals on the creature's body to make sure it will not rise again. "The Devil's Kiss," inks by Vince Alascia; This year's king of the Mardi Gras is the devil himself. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $290.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3942979006

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $665.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4087451007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Don Perlin. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A killer has a near-death experience and realizes how close he is to losing his soul for good. An evil hypnotist seeks revenge on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend. An evil suit of armor is the undoing of two antique collectors. Hive!; Abominable Snowman; The Search; The Eyes of March; Final Blow; Vision in Bronze. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $449.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #4276005002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.47) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Al Eadeh, Manny Stallman, and John Giunta. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Practical jokers have fun and games scaring each other, until one of them gets his brain knocked out. A history of all the horrible things that have happened on a Monday. A man named Noah builds a boat to escape his nagging wife, in the hilariously titled "Noahs Arg-h!" Big Joke; Murder for Sale; Why We Call It Blue Monday; Noahs Arg-h!; A Rose Is a Rose; The Big Idea; Man Made Monsters; The Trial. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $750.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4121032019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A scientist's evolving machine turns him into an advanced being, until he takes it too far. The series continues its trend of offbeat horror stories with a Western version of the classic Don Quixote. A man murders his brother....too bad they were Siamese twins. Evolution; Terror; The Story of the Witch/The Hand Behind the Head; Don Coyote: A Boo of the Month; Tale of Cain; Blind Alley; Terror Tricks; Gambling Fever. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $615.00 Paper: Off white Label #4375463017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.45) will be charged at checkout.

Special Civil War issue (Content Warning: Pro-Confederate narratives). Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines, and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, John Severin, Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. General Robert E. Lee makes a desperate bid to stop the advancing Union army at Fredericksburg. At Memphis, the Confederate and Union Navies meet in battle on the Mississippi. Another Mississippi battle is for the city of New Orleans, with art by Wally Wood. Plus an illustrated map of the Civil War Battles of Fredericksburg, New Orleans, Memphis and Chancellorsville. Civil War Map; Robert E. Lee!; New Orleans!; Forrest!; Memphis!; Chancellorsville! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $329.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4144022003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.87) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD magazine. "Together They Lie!", art by Reed Crandall; Agnes and her boss's attorney decided to create a major hoax on her employer, Mr. Horton, as she implied to him that his wife was having an affair with his attorney. "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; Children in town question people about various things regarding death and funerals, and are fascinated about a man dying in the electric chair. "Wrecker!" text story. E.C. Addict Fan Club promo. "A Slight Case of Murder!", art by George Evans; Doc Swanson gazes up at the abandoned mansion on the hill and figures it holds the answer to all of the killings. "Strung Along!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Tony once was a famed puppeteer, performing shows all over and becoming quite wealthy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2039114001

Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. Three men spend the night in a haunted lighthouse. A wife's hatred of her husband's undertaking job drives her murderously insane. A woman poisons her lover's wife, resulting in madness and revenge from the beyond the grave. Corpses of the Jury; Death Light?; Man-Killer; Ghoul for a Day; The Spiteful Spirit. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,070.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #4021884007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Ric Estrada. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cindy is torn between military fiancee Len, just returned from overseas, and hometown soldier Jimmy, who she just met, in a story with art by Baker. Joan doesn't want her husband Mike to know that she's seeing the night-shift guy at his garage, Roger, while Mike is at work on the day shift. Korean immigrants Kim and Lee love each other, but take separate sides in the Korean War, in a story with an unusually high political content for a romance book. Another Baker cover featuring a wealth of detail. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. We Married in Haste; When Things Got Rough; Correspondence Club; His Fraternity Pin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $660.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4300686004

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Dana Dutch, Arthur Peddy, Bill Molno and Edd Ashe. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Marjorie loves Army private Greg, but when she causes him to miss his boat, she contributes to Greg being considered a deserter. Married soldiers Joe and Joan struggle against poverty and tragedy, in a story with art by Baker. Their attitudes toward a butterfly who cocooned in her flowerpot helps Barbara choose between rough fiancee Ralph and handsome sailor Dick. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. Deserters Wife; My Secret Guilt; Who Wants to Be Good?; Butterfly Kisses; Correspondence Club; Fools Mistake. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,595.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Tape on interior cover. Label #2066880011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Cole. "The Man Who Died Twice," pencils by Jack Cole; Lester Paley is framed for a murder he did not commit; He dies in the electric chair, but its all a set-up; He is only stunned by the electricity and proclaimed dead by a bribed doctor. "Laughter from Hell," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Old and wealthy John Grome wont part with his money, so his unfaithful wife Della joins family lawyer Loring in a fiendish plot. "The Vengeful Curse," pencils by Jack Cole; Andrew Craven leaves his friend Dave Burk to die in a hole after claiming the riches they were digging for together for himself and taunts Dave that he will marry his fiance Elsa. "Lair of Doom" text story. "The Corpse That Wouldn't Hide"; Walter Mains lives on the allowance of his wife, the successful chemical inventor Anna Mains; They both make their lives a living hell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,675.00 Paper: White Cover re-attached with 2 extra staples added after manufacturing. Label #2077039008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($50.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Cole. "The Man Who Died Twice," pencils by Jack Cole; Lester Paley is framed for a murder he did not commit; He dies in the electric chair, but its all a set-up; He is only stunned by the electricity and proclaimed dead by a bribed doctor. "Laughter from Hell," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Old and wealthy John Grome wont part with his money, so his unfaithful wife Della joins family lawyer Loring in a fiendish plot. "The Vengeful Curse," pencils by Jack Cole; Andrew Craven leaves his friend Dave Burk to die in a hole after claiming the riches they were digging for together for himself and taunts Dave that he will marry his fiance Elsa. "Lair of Doom" text story. "The Corpse That Wouldn't Hide"; Walter Mains lives on the allowance of his wife, the successful chemical inventor Anna Mains; They both make their lives a living hell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $299.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4369208021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Cole. "The Ship of Lost Souls"; The gambling ship "Hades" capsizes and dozens of passengers are killed inside the hull. "Hideout in Hell," pencils by Bob McCarty; The Bexer gang robs a bank and goes into hiding; They quarrel over the loot and two of them shoot each other. "The Strangling Hands," pencils by Jack Cole; Collector Noram comes into possession of the severed arms of Jean DArst, the infamous French strangler. "Drums of Doom" text story. "The Man Who Cheated Death," pencils by Charles Nicholas; John Blane turns 70 years of age and is obsessed with wanting to live forever; One of the researchers in his laboratories comes up with a liquid which will grant eternal life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $459.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4070718004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Feldstein. "Counter-Clockwise," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Ron's father is dismayed when he learns that his son wants to secure at a job at the Rocket-Port...not just to service rockets, but to fly them; He cautions his son that pilots must retire at age 26, but while they talk, Ron's Dad sights a space ship that is not of earthly origin; Together they go to the landing sight, armed with a blaster; When a weird alien being alights from the ship, they kill it and report to the authorities. "Zero Hour," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; Mrs. Morris, at first, thinks nothing of her daughter and a friend playing their game of "invasion"; But when Mink starts telling of a Martian named Drill, who is the fore-runner of a Martian invasion of Earth, and Mary discovers that kids of her friends in other parts of the country are playing the same game, she wonders if this is for real. "The Ashtray" text story. "Homesick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (on technological details); David Todd and Lynn Ardsley plot her husband's murder, while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to investigate the planet's landscape and possible life forms. "Judgment Day!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Tarlton, the Earthman, has landed on the planet Cybrinia, home to mechanical life; He is to judge whether or not Cybrinia will be allowed to "partake of the wonders of Earth." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $349.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4385185025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Feldstein. "Counter-Clockwise," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Ron's father is dismayed when he learns that his son wants to secure at a job at the Rocket-Port...not just to service rockets, but to fly them; He cautions his son that pilots must retire at age 26, but while they talk, Ron's Dad sights a space ship that is not of earthly origin; Together they go to the landing sight, armed with a blaster; When a weird alien being alights from the ship, they kill it and report to the authorities. "Zero Hour," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; Mrs. Morris, at first, thinks nothing of her daughter and a friend playing their game of "invasion"; But when Mink starts telling of a Martian named Drill, who is the fore-runner of a Martian invasion of Earth, and Mary discovers that kids of her friends in other parts of the country are playing the same game, she wonders if this is for real. "The Ashtray" text story. "Homesick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (on technological details); David Todd and Lynn Ardsley plot her husband's murder, while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to investigate the planet's landscape and possible life forms. "Judgment Day!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Tarlton, the Earthman, has landed on the planet Cybrinia, home to mechanical life; He is to judge whether or not Cybrinia will be allowed to "partake of the wonders of Earth." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $342.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4254148010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.26) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Al Feldstein. "For Us the Living," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Dr. Cromwell tells the F.B.I. that he came from an alternate timeline. "I, Rocket," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), pencils by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta, inks by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel; A very expensive new rocketship, once built for war and now rusting away, relates the story of her glory with Captain Lamb in charge, but also of treachery aboard ship, which the rocket secretly dealt with. "Discovery" text story. "Conquers All!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; As a prelude to an invasion of the Earth, an infiltration rocket from a far distant world is sent to the Earth to examine, estimate, judge and report back to their leaders. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 3 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: See item notes

Minor side edge crack(s), less than 1".

Label #4270380001

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A surgeon's lifelong rival beats him to a prestigious position, so he cuts off his hand, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Paul inherits his uncle's castle, and also his family legacy of monster-making. A subway worker discovers giant ants beneath the city. While the Iron Was Hot; Hand of Fate; Your Name on It; The Disbeliever; The Castle of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $519.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Tape on cover and interior cover. Label #2009404008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.57) will be charged at checkout.

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 CGC 3.5 $474.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4035473023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.22) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

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 CGC 1.8 $365.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Tape on Cover and Interior Cover. Label #3824684010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A couple buys werewolf and vampire costumes from a strange shop for Halloween, but the costumes become their real identities. An aging scientist discovers how to put his mind into a younger body, but he chooses the wrong body. A jeweler sells and resells a cursed ring that makes its wearers the targets of a vampire. Trick or Treat; The Ruby; To the Bitter End; Eternal Death; Vengeance in Death; A Better Mouse Trap. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $425.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3824684011

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by John Romita, Les Zakarin and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A woman seeks revenge after her husband kills her father with voodoo. A serial husband-killer makes a pact with the devil that he will free her if she will live with the man he chooses, but that man turns out to be Jack the Ripper. A man makes a deal with the devil and thinks he's come out with the upper hand, in a story by future Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. Voodoo Dolls; Live With a Man; Life Insurance; The Door; Rat-Trap; Cremation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $299.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4102824002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein appear in "EC Confidential" (art by Wally Wood), "Punishment Without Crime" (art by Jack Kamen), "Two's Company" (art by Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta), and "The Ugly One" (art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.