Comic books 1961, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $120.00 Paper: White Label #4398082002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.60) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Zzutak the Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An American comic book artist is forced by an Aztec priest to make a monster with magic paints; The artist creates another monster to fight the first, causing the temple to collapse on both monsters. "Snowstorm" text story. "The Lifeless Man!", art by Steve Ditko; A young boy prefers an old wooden toy soldier to more modern toys; His friends make fun of the toy, but when they are threatened by a bear the soldier seems to drive it off with its rifle. "Punishment!", art by Don Heck; An advanced civilization sends a mugger to a prison planet; Only a few moments on this world full of war, crime and disease make him go straight in order to avoid ever again coming back to Earth. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $975.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3694849015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. 1st appearance of Fin Fang Foom in "Fin Fang Foom!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A young historian from Taiwan crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom and foil a communist invasion; He lures the dragon to the coast to wreck the invasion fleet. "The Future" text story. "The Green Things!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A wealthy retiree keeps a magnificent greenhouse, where he talks to the plants; When a burglar tries to kill him, his plants come to life and stop the intruder, saving their friend's life. "The Touch of Midas!", art by Paul Reinman; A greedy man locates the source of Midass power, planning to stop the undesirable effects with gloves; He gains the power but finds that his gloves turn to gold, dooming him to the same fate as Midas. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $900.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1211440002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. 1st appearance of Fin Fang Foom in "Fin Fang Foom!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A young historian from Taiwan crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom and foil a communist invasion; He lures the dragon to the coast to wreck the invasion fleet. "The Future" text story. "The Green Things!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A wealthy retiree keeps a magnificent greenhouse, where he talks to the plants; When a burglar tries to kill him, his plants come to life and stop the intruder, saving their friend's life. "The Touch of Midas!", art by Paul Reinman; A greedy man locates the source of Midass power, planning to stop the undesirable effects with gloves; He gains the power but finds that his gloves turn to gold, dooming him to the same fate as Midas. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $120.00 Paper: White Label #4398082003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.60) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "Orrgo... The Unconquerable!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien race with immense telepathic and telekinetic powers send one of their kind to conquer Earth; He easily defeats the police and army and freezes Washington, DC in a block of ice. "Special Sale" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "A Thousand Years Later...," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist prolongs his life for a thousand years, outliving all his friends as Earth becomes overpopulated; When Earth is abandoned he stays behind with one young woman. "The Inhuman!", art by Don Heck; In a war against robots, the robots try to find a way to break the human defenses by sending a robot spy disguised as a human; The spy leads them into a trap, and they discover that their spy was a human disguised as a robot. "Germ Warfare," art by Paul Reinman; A medical researcher on a boat enlarges a germ to human size, causing it to attack him and hijack the boat; The germ lands on an island in order to make an army of enlarged germs. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $210.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0221450005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.30) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "Orrgo... The Unconquerable!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien race with immense telepathic and telekinetic powers send one of their kind to conquer Earth; He easily defeats the police and army and freezes Washington, DC in a block of ice. "Special Sale" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "A Thousand Years Later...," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist prolongs his life for a thousand years, outliving all his friends as Earth becomes overpopulated; When Earth is abandoned he stays behind with one young woman. "The Inhuman!", art by Don Heck; In a war against robots, the robots try to find a way to break the human defenses by sending a robot spy disguised as a human; The spy leads them into a trap, and they discover that their spy was a human disguised as a robot. "Germ Warfare," art by Paul Reinman; A medical researcher on a boat enlarges a germ to human size, causing it to attack him and hijack the boat; The germ lands on an island in order to make an army of enlarged germs. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $190.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0354178002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Sacrifice!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; An astronaut sent to Mars encounters a telepathic plant that destroyed all life on Mars and forces him to take it to Earth; The man kills himself by blowing up the spaceship and stranding the plant in space. "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Coming of the Giants," art by Paul Reinman; Alien giants menace New York, but retreat at token resistance; The people find a projector and decide that the aliens' giant size was an illusion. "The Mask of Morgumm!", art by Don Heck; A baby-faced criminal gets an ugly mask to disguise himself and intimidate people; When he removes the mask he finds that it has made his face just as ugly as the mask and so easily recognizable. "The Warning!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man frantically tries to convince people in a park that he saw a statue move; When he is unsuccessful he is satisfied, since now he knows that his alien people's plan to infiltrate Earth with soldiers disguised as statues will work. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $110.00 Paper: White Label #4398082004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.30) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Sacrifice!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; An astronaut sent to Mars encounters a telepathic plant that destroyed all life on Mars and forces him to take it to Earth; The man kills himself by blowing up the spaceship and stranding the plant in space. "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Coming of the Giants," art by Paul Reinman; Alien giants menace New York, but retreat at token resistance; The people find a projector and decide that the aliens' giant size was an illusion. "The Mask of Morgumm!", art by Don Heck; A baby-faced criminal gets an ugly mask to disguise himself and intimidate people; When he removes the mask he finds that it has made his face just as ugly as the mask and so easily recognizable. "The Warning!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man frantically tries to convince people in a park that he saw a statue move; When he is unsuccessful he is satisfied, since now he knows that his alien people's plan to infiltrate Earth with soldiers disguised as statues will work. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $379.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3869650021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super Coward!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; Superboy goes off into outer space leaving behind a Superboy robot to handle his chores and heroic deeds; When the robot begins malfunctioning however, the town turns against the Boy of Steel. Superboy must return to Earth early to make things right. Ad for Showcase and Aquaman and Aqualad. Watch for the Second Superman Annual! ad. Homer humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent!" starring Superboy and Pete Ross (first appearance), script by Robert Bernstein, art by George Papp; A new boy comes to Smallville named Pete Ross; Clark becomes friends with Pete, but Ross' constant scrutiny makes him worried that he might discover his dual identity as Superboy. Little Orvil humor half-page by Harry Lampert. Get a Grip on Your Gripes! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. "The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Luthor lures Superboy into a kryptonite trap, but he is saved by a timely appearance of Lightning Lad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $849.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1618509015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Great Superman Hoax!, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Professor Juris pretends that he is secretly Superman to attempt to steal some Red Kryptonite from Perry White. Lois Lane's Lucky Day!, art by John Forte; Perry White sends Clark and Lois to a carnival to determine if the games are rigged. Bizarro Meets Frankenstein!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After seeing an Earth program claiming that Frankenstein was the scariest monster, Bizarro #1 travels to Earth to prove that he is scarier than Frankenstein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $150.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4159608002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Weapon!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon strong enough to destroy Superman. Superboy's First Public Appearance!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; The story of Superboy's debut and first meeting with President Roosevelt. The Orphans of Space!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $140.00 Paper: Off white Label #4101863003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.20) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Weapon!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon strong enough to destroy Superman. Superboy's First Public Appearance!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; The story of Superboy's debut and first meeting with President Roosevelt. The Orphans of Space!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 145 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4320677015

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret Identity of Superman!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois thinks that Superman won't marry her because she can't keep his secret identity a secret. The Interplanetary Circus!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; An Interplanetary Circus shows up in Metropolis and tries to force Superman to join their travelling circus. The Night of March 31st!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Everything in Superman's life suddenly changes; Lori Lemaris is no longer a mermaid; Supergirl reveals herself to the world; Perry White has become a Bizarro. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 149 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4385447006

Last 10c cover-priced issue. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Lex Luthor, Hero! [The Death of Superman! part 1], script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Lex Luthor discovers a cure for cancer and with the help of Superman is paroled from prison. Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! [The Death of Superman! part 2]; Lex Luthor reveals that he was only pretending to be good and kills Superman. List of winners of 'The Great Superman Boo-Boo Contest' from Superman #145; Includes some panels and examples of the errors in that story; Winners got original Superman drawings; First place found 456 errors. The Death of Superman! [part 3]; Superman is buried, and Supergirl brings Lex Luthor to justice. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $680.00 Paper: White Label #3765459011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Ironside Comics

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Lois Lane of the Future!, art by John Forte; Luthor's newest invention sends Superman a thousand years into the future, where he meets the super-powered Lois 4XR and tries to figure out if she is descended from him and Lois Lane. Lois Lane's Super-Lesson!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois agrees to marry the Rajah Bandhi if he can complete five super feats. House ad for Superman Annual #3. Lois Lane, Gun-Moll!, script by Bill Finger, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When a machine that can bring out any evil in a person is used on Lois, she becomes Leopard Lady and marries Lex Luthor. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 53 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4360339007

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Boy in the Bottle!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy goes to the bottle city of Kandor and switches places with Van Zee. The Giant Turtle Man!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte; Jimmy finds an enlarging ray-gun and accidentally fires it through a turtle, striking himself, turning him into a giant turtle-man. Cora the Car Hop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Black Magician, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte. Parents Have Rights, Too! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $50.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #1292538005

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen Marries Supergirl!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Supergirl's origin retold. People Are People! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron. Jimmy Olsen's Two Brides!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Doomed Reporter!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy tries to thwart a an escape plan by convicts from a train. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $284.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scratch on front of case Label #0196962015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Kraa the Unhuman," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An American teacher investigates the mysterious statues made by one tribe in Africa, and finds that they worship a native mutated into a monster by a Soviet atomic test; The teacher soothes the man's pain with ointment, but before the American can get him to a hospital he dies protecting his helper from a python. "The Money Tree" text story. "The Mysterious Mr. P!", art by Don Heck; A mysterious but famous clarinetist is trapped by communists and pressed to become a propaganda mouthpiece. "Enter... the Robot!", art by Steve Ditko; A mine foreman is concerned that a new robot may take his job, so he scrambles the wires in its control panel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $249.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2010213011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Colossus Lives Again," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The crab-creatures of Cancrius III come back to try to take over the earth and begin by taking control of Colossus again; Bob O'Bryan, a scenery designer, comes up with the idea of creating a plaster of Paris creature to trick the crab-creatures into it taking over. "Weather Man" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Rocking Horse," art by Paul Reinman; A lame boy in a poor house asks for a rocking horse from charity, enraging his parents; When their house is destroyed in an earthquake the horse saves the boy, showing the value of love. "The Bomb," art by Steve Ditko; A threatening object that appears to be a bomb drops from the sky and lands in New York City; The object even emits ticking sounds that lead people to believe they are in imminent danger and so the city the evacuated. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $799.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #4040451007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "I Entered the Dimension of Doom!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A teenager uncovers a plot of two-dimensional beings to invade Earth by posing as a construction crew to dig a hole in the street that acts as a passageway between dimensions and thwarts their designs. "The Wish" text story. "The Creature from the Black Bog!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A retired couple exploring the Everglades comes upon an alien who has been mired in the bog after landing to affect repairs and was making his way back to the ship. "Going Down!", art by Paul Reinman; A greedy elevator operator fakes an accident to get a rich customer to give him a big tip, but the elevator falls forever as the suddenly sinister passenger promises hell get his reward. "The Changeling," art by Jack Kirby; A teenager in the future desires to return to Earth despite scientist's warning that over thousands of years humans are no longer adapted to life on Earth. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $189.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #2131063016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Learned the Dread Secret of the Blip!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A power drain and radar anomaly is traced to a creature made of electricity hiding in a cave. The Free Ride text story. I Dared Enter the Forbidden World!, art by Don Heck; A white game hunter finds the legendary elephant's graveyard, hoping to make a fortune in ivory. I Am the Invisible!, art by Steve Ditko; A man threatens a witch unless she hands over two lenses which will make him invisible. I Defied the Curse of Tut-Ah-Anka!, art by Paul Reinman; A criminal hides from the police in an old Egyptian tomb, ignoring the warning of a curse. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $275.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3984608003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A comic writer's monsters keep coming to life, until he creates one that can't be defeated. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 3, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 4, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Odd Skills text story, art by Joe Maneely. One-Way Journey!, art by Steve Ditko; A heartless tycoon spends great resources and eliminates jobs in order to build a machine that will transport him from the current moment to one forty years hence because his scientists have predicted an end to disease, war, and poverty in the year 2001. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $359.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #3696934015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Patent Pending text story. Help!, art by Don Heck; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. For Whom the Drum Beats!, art by Steve Ditko; A second-string drummer is envious of another member of the band, and so when he hears about a local gypsy, he goes to see her about improving his playing ability. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $75.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4230162001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Uncle Scrooge in "Mythic Mystery" in which Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews explore a mountain and are transported to the mythical land of Valhalla and "Chugwagon Derby." Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Wily Rival" and a one-page text feature "Do-It-Yourself Picnic." Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $60.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4230161012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

Uncle Scrooge in "Mythic Mystery" in which Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews explore a mountain and are transported to the mythical land of Valhalla and "Chugwagon Derby." Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Wily Rival" and a one-page text feature "Do-It-Yourself Picnic." Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $50.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of glue on cover. Label #4230161013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.50) will be charged at checkout.

Uncle Scrooge in "The Golden Nugget Boat" in which Scrooge and Gladstone Gander, the luckiest duck in the world, engage in a gold rush contest and "Gift Lion." Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Fast Away Castaway," a one-page text feature "The Neighborly Nuisance," and one-page gag strips. Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $425.00 Paper: Off white to white File Copy Label #0907688006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Tony Strobl and Al Taliaferro. Donald Duck stars in Carl Barks' "Duck Luck"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Golden Touch" (part 3 of 3); Chip 'n' Dale in "In the Mood for Food"; Gyro Gearloose in "The Rescue Robot"; 1-page Dumbo text story "Dumbo's Double Trouble"; and a Donald Duck Sunday strip. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.