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Add to cart CGC 9.6 $299.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3904844003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $125.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3932773015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $99.95 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #1618520014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $75.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4262889019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $69.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Newsstand Edition. Label #4478803002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.07) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Marvel Spotlight (1979 2nd Series) 7 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4138153006

Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "Tears For the World Called Heaven!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Frank Miller and Bob Wiacek. Beyond the stars you'll find a world called Heaven - a world of no return! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Last 40-cent cover price. Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $40.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #1262427013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.20) will be charged at checkout.

Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "Tears For the World Called Heaven!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Frank Miller and Bob Wiacek. Beyond the stars you'll find a world called Heaven - a world of no return! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Last 40-cent cover price. Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $69.00 Paper: White Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4066035007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.07) will be charged at checkout.

Marvel Spotlight on Captain Marvel - "Planet Where Time Stood Still!" Written by Mike Barr and Dick Riley. Art by Frank Miller and Bruce Patterson. Cover by Frank Miller and Terry Austin. The cosmic avenger, Captain Marvel, returns! But can even the Protector of the Universe survive the planet where time stood still? 32 pages, FC. NOTE: First 50-cent cover price. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $112.32 Paper: White Label #4015404021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.37) will be charged at checkout.

Marvel Spotlight on Captain Marvel - "Planet Where Time Stood Still!" Written by Mike Barr and Dick Riley. Art by Frank Miller and Bruce Patterson. Cover by Frank Miller and Terry Austin. The cosmic avenger, Captain Marvel, returns! But can even the Protector of the Universe survive the planet where time stood still? 32 pages, FC. NOTE: First 50-cent cover price. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $99.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #3852192003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.97) will be charged at checkout.

Marvel Spotlight on Captain Universe - "The Mystery of Mister E!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art and cover by Steve Ditko. When a gathering darkness threatens to eclipse all life on Earth only the cosmic force known as Captain Universe has the power to save it! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $89.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #1618518014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Marvel Spotlight on Captain Universe - "The Mystery of Mister E!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art and cover by Steve Ditko. When a gathering darkness threatens to eclipse all life on Earth only the cosmic force known as Captain Universe has the power to save it! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $234.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1014102001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.05) will be charged at checkout.

Photo cover features Richard Derr and Barbara Rush. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by Sydney Boehm. Art by George Evans and Al Williamson. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on George Pal's 1951 science fiction epic When Worlds Collide. When scientists discover that a "rogue star" is on a collision course with Earth, humanity faces the coming destruction with blind panic. However, an experimental rocket ship may be able to carry a select group of survivors to a new world. This adaptation features art by comics and science-fiction legends George Evans and Al Williamson, who even provide themselves a cameo in the comic. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $80.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1447401006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout.

Photo cover features Lash LaRue. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by Maurice Tombragel and June Carr. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on The Vanishing Outpost, a 1951 Monogram Western starring Lash LaRue. Marshal LaRue and his sidekick Fuzzy meet Walker, a Pinkerton detective, while disciplining the rowdy barflies in a saloon. Walker enlists their help in tracking down the outlaw gang that murdered his partner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,089.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1301847002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($32.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles M. Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan, Karin O'Dowd, Worth Carnahan, Allan Baker, Jon Small, Ray Willner, and George Papp . An early anthology from Worth Carnahan featuring adventure and superheroics. Not to be confused with Okay Comics (1940) from United Features, or a similarly named series Eisner and Iger worked on in the 1930s. Ranger Sunset Smith makes enemies as soon as he rides into town, and Sanchez, Lanky and Nosey are ready to face him in a showdown. Crusader Prince Philip is sent back to Earth to atone for each of his evil deeds in life as the heroic Phantom Knight. Newsboy Rusty agrees to be a test subject for Professor Rednow's super-serum, and soon he is the superhero Little Giant. Plus the story of the Pony Express. Sunset Smith; Cowboy Stunts; Phantom Knight; Little Giant; Jerry Bly; Leatherneck; Not Afraid of Ghosts; Don Ramon of the Rurales; Pal Peyton and his Flying Fortress; Teller Twins; Further Adventures of Ulysses: The Rescue of Antreas; Mysterious India; Curious Stamps from All Over the World; Kip Jaxon of the Varsity; Pony Express; Back Home Again. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $420.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4412658016

Cover by Charles M. Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan, Worth Carnahan, R. A. Wolfe, Ray Willner, and Max Neill. An early anthology from Worth Carnahan featuring adventure and superheroics. A boy dreams he is Jason of the Argonauts. Given magical powers by a monk in the Far East, Roy becomes the superhero Mister Mist. Newsboy Rusty learns more about his powers as the Little Giant. Sunset Smith; Cowboy Stunts; Phantom Knight; Little Giant; Jerry Bly the Gadget Guy; My Country- Alabama; Devil Dogs in China; Mister Mist; Tales of the Terrible Turk; Teller Twins; Shuteye Dawson; Kip Jaxon. Final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,489.00 Paper: Off white Label #4127413020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($74.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Sultan, Joe Beck, and Art Pinajian. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. The true-crime tale of forger Arthur Wick's rise and fall is chronicled in an early story by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. The Young Americans investigate after a million dollars is stolen from a charity for Chinese disaster victims. A suicide attempt leads Rocketman and Rocketgirl to face the Fantastic Brain Destroyers. Fun cover by Gus Ricca. Master Key: Baroness Nohart; Punch & Cutey; Young Americans: China Relief Mission Money; Flashing Knives; Happy Landing; Sky Chief; Manhunters! Case 1: Master Forgers; The Mystery Truck; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $74,939 Paper: Slightly britle Label #4180092001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2,248.17) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers and Bernard Sachs. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key uses his X-ray vision to seek an emerald stolen from an antiques dealer and clear a reformed ex-convict. Captain Glory investigates after skeletal horsemen with the touch of death attack a mine. Rocketman bequeaths his flying suit to young Billy Wood after Billy's father disappears in the jungle, and Rocketboy is born. Wicked cover by Gus Ricca. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Captain Glory; Sacrifice; Happy Landing; Hale the Magician; Handy Andy; Yankee Boy: Gambler's Payoff; Rocketboy. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $17,099 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Spine of Cover Completely Split and Cover Detached. Label #2045774005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($513.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers and Bernard Sachs. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key uses his X-ray vision to seek an emerald stolen from an antiques dealer and clear a reformed ex-convict. Captain Glory investigates after skeletal horsemen with the touch of death attack a mine. Rocketman bequeaths his flying suit to young Billy Wood after Billy's father disappears in the jungle, and Rocketboy is born. Wicked cover by Gus Ricca. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Captain Glory; Sacrifice; Happy Landing; Hale the Magician; Handy Andy; Yankee Boy: Gambler's Payoff; Rocketboy. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,591.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0779824007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($77.73) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Al Plastino and Paul Gattuso. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key investigates when a sinister scandal threatens to destroy America's diplomatic relations with another country. Boxer Punch O'Malley uses an opponent's superstitions to his advantage. In the modern West, Jim Collins is hunted for a crime he didn't commit, so he fights for justice as the Gay Desperado. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Devil's Decoy; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Crime on the Run; Mock Murder: Gay Desperado; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $601.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1972416003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.03) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Joe Beck and Otto Eppers. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl trace two murders to The Purple Peril and his pet tiger, Rajah. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to examine a mystery: How could a dead man return to the scene of a crime? Outlaw Ray Sutherland's trail of murder earns him the nickname The Two-Gun Terror of Mohawk Valley, in a violent pre-Code Western story. Rocketman; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Jest for Fun; Crime on the Run; Registered for Ransom; Capt'n Courage; Murder Scare; Punch & Cutey; Sport Slang. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,100.00 Paper: Slightly britle Label #0701577010

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Fred Schwab. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman investigates a gang with a strange M.O.: faking pedestrian accidents and then blackmailing the drivers. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to catch master con man and forger "Baldy" Shaw. Kid Dropper's trail of murder earns him the nickname Manhattan's Mad Mobster, in a violent pre-Code crime story. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Rocketman; Master Key; Alibi for Murder: The Clues Could Pin the Girl's Ears Back; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Mirth Parade; Crime on the Run; Registered for Ransom; Capt'n Courage; Racket Buster; Punch & Cutey; Joe Dokes. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $4,000.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4379827003

Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl search for Mr. X, who is hypnotizing teens into becoming juvenile delinquents and holdup gangs. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to detect bank robbers inside Zip's Ice Cream Parlor. Johnny on the Spot stumbles on a crooked plot at the horse races; to solve it, he must take the jockey spot himself. Pre-Code action-girl cover featuring Rocketgirl is quite risque for its time. Rocketman; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Laughing At Life; Crime on the Run; Pipp Boys: Three Knights in a Daze; Whiz Crackers; Jungle Town Show Boat; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4412525008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Harry Fisk and Chu F. Hing. Adventure comics from Rural Home Publishing. Teen Dinky Dibbs sets out to become a detective, with help from his mystery-solving parrot Cracker, and soon discovers Nazi saboteurs. When nightclub singer Swifty is being blackmailed, vaudeville comedian Mike dons a comedy mask and becomes The Prankster. Naval commander Lloyd "Fifty Fathoms" Foster battles Nazi destroyers in the Indian Ocean. Jack Bradley; Dinky Dibbs: The Disappearing Dynamite; Prankster; The Other Half; Fifty Fathoms Foster; The Judge and the Jury; Stenchy; Red Riot. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $200.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4412525009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Leonard Starr. Stories and art by Leonard Starr and Frank Bolle. Adventure comics from Rural Home Publishing. Teen detective Dinky Dibbs and his parrot sidekick set out to prove that a parrot can be as useful as a dog when it comes to fighting crime and saving lives. When vaudeville comedian Mike is doing a crank-call bit, he hears a woman in trouble at the other end of the line, and investigates as The Prankster. Solve-a-Crime dares the reader to figure out the clues and discover who pushed a man in front of a subway car. Secret Assignment; Solve-a-Crime; Saunders of State; Pathfinder; Dinky Dibbs; The Prankster: Adventure of the Sudden Scream; El Kuraan; Red Riot; Name the Place in Each State. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $540.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4368679005

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Bob McCay, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck and George Tuska. Numbering apparently continues from Carnival Comics (1945) #0, by Chesler's unusual numbering scheme. Humor and adventure comics from Chesler / Dynamic. Diminutive, Shadow-like superhero Black Dwarf and his band of assistants take on a counterfeiting ring. (The Black Dwarf was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes.) The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay, in which a Flash Gordon-like teenage Nemo defends Slumberland from attack by the Forest Kingdom. Sheriff Nye suspects the Gay Desperado is in cahoots with actual outlaw Midas Moran. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Classic bondage/ mad scientist cover by Paul Gattuso. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado; Prehistoric Pete; Nemo In Adventureland; Lessons in Larceny; Lucky Coyne: Murderer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $630.00 Paper: Off white Label #4366163009

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Bob McCay, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck and George Tuska. Numbering apparently continues from Carnival Comics (1945) #0, by Chesler's unusual numbering scheme. Humor and adventure comics from Chesler / Dynamic. Diminutive, Shadow-like superhero Black Dwarf and his band of assistants take on a counterfeiting ring. (The Black Dwarf was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes.) The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay, in which a Flash Gordon-like teenage Nemo defends Slumberland from attack by the Forest Kingdom. Sheriff Nye suspects the Gay Desperado is in cahoots with actual outlaw Midas Moran. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Classic bondage/ mad scientist cover by Paul Gattuso. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado; Prehistoric Pete; Nemo In Adventureland; Lessons in Larceny; Lucky Coyne: Murderer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $500.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0011099014

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and George Tuska. Humor and adventure comics from Chesler / Dynamic. The Gay Desperado discovers that cattle rustling is just part of a larger land-grab scheme Mike Stiles is using on Norton's ranch. Magical superhero Lady Satan contacts the ghost of Nancy's murdered father to learn the truth about his death and missing fortune. In an unusual crime drama, police investigating a woman's murder discover a honeymooning couple is actually two holdup men, one of whom is dressed in drag. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado: Haunted Land; Prehistoric Pete; Calling All Cars: The Whispering Bride; Lady Satan; Sky Chief; Stand-In For a Corpse; Lucky Coyne. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $236.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Gapping on top edge exceeds standard tolerance. Label #4303057025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.08) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and George Tuska. Humor and adventure comics from Chesler / Dynamic. The Gay Desperado discovers that cattle rustling is just part of a larger land-grab scheme Mike Stiles is using on Norton's ranch. Magical superhero Lady Satan contacts the ghost of Nancy's murdered father to learn the truth about his death and missing fortune. In an unusual crime drama, police investigating a woman's murder discover a honeymooning couple is actually two holdup men, one of whom is dressed in drag. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado: Haunted Land; Prehistoric Pete; Calling All Cars: The Whispering Bride; Lady Satan; Sky Chief; Stand-In For a Corpse; Lucky Coyne. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,081.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3877912003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($32.43) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Gus Schrotter, Joey Cavallo, Anthony Cataldo and George Tuska. Superior takes over publishing of the humor and adventure anthology from Chesler / Dynamic. This issue features unpublished stories left over from the Chesler era. Diminutive, Shadow-like superhero Black Dwarf investigates after two of his agents find a shooting victim on the street. This story features the slang wordplay the strip was noted for, with lines like "He's cold cuts already, and his leather is empty!" The Gay Desperado follows stories of the "flaming hoss" and finds sinister doings afoot. Lady Satan's magical powers appear to be no match for the walking dead. The Black Dwarf and Lady Satan were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado; Prehistoric Pete: Pete's Toll Bridge; Calling All Cars; Lady Satan; Sky Chief; Escapade Behind an Eight Ball; Lucky Coyne. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $849.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4473377006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Prentice. "The Story Behind Showcase," script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; The genesis of Showcase is explained, having originated with fan Larry Blake's letter. "The School for Smoke-Eaters," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell passes his final exam to become a fireman. Smoky Stan cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. "Fire under the Big Top," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell fights a fire at a circus. Varsity Vic cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. Secrets of the Firehouse article by Jerry McKay. "Fourth Alarm," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; A TV crew catches the firemen in action and helps influence a vote on fireman pay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $849.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1013630001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by John Prentice. "The Story Behind Showcase," script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; The genesis of Showcase is explained, having originated with fan Larry Blake's letter. "The School for Smoke-Eaters," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell passes his final exam to become a fireman. Smoky Stan cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. "Fire under the Big Top," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell fights a fire at a circus. Varsity Vic cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. Secrets of the Firehouse article by Jerry McKay. "Fourth Alarm," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; A TV crew catches the firemen in action and helps influence a vote on fireman pay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $32,250 Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Top edge label strip is coming loose. Label #0117917001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($967.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino and Bob Kanigher (cover design), inks by Joe Kubert. Origin and first appearance of Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash in "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; By a freak accident involving lab chemicals and lightning, Barry Allen becomes the fastest man alive and originates a costume based on the comic adventures of the Flash from the 1940's; And it's a good thing too: for he must now face the Turtle Man, termed "The Slowest Man Alive." This is the first DC Silver Age super-hero, and this issue begins the Silver Age of comics. "Fastest Creatures on Earth!" article about animals. "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; The criminal Mazdan was tried for his crimes and sentenced to be sent to a future time period where he could harm nobody but was accidentally sent backwards to the 20th century, where he is captured by the Flash. "100-Yard Dash" article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $26,500 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s) Label #2112041001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($795.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino and Bob Kanigher (cover design), inks by Joe Kubert. Origin and first appearance of Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash in "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; By a freak accident involving lab chemicals and lightning, Barry Allen becomes the fastest man alive and originates a costume based on the comic adventures of the Flash from the 1940's; And it's a good thing too: for he must now face the Turtle Man, termed "The Slowest Man Alive." This is the first DC Silver Age super-hero, and this issue begins the Silver Age of comics. "Fastest Creatures on Earth!" article about animals. "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; The criminal Mazdan was tried for his crimes and sentenced to be sent to a future time period where he could harm nobody but was accidentally sent backwards to the 20th century, where he is captured by the Flash. "100-Yard Dash" article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,100.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, small amount of glue on spine of cover. TOP & BOTTOM EDGE TRIMMED. Label #4002176002

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,700.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #0325429013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($81.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,575.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1482332002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $810.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4097178003

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $475.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4251712018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. 3rd apearance of Challengers of the Unknown in The Day the Earth Blew Up, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Bruno Premiani; At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped; Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica; They call in "men capable of handling the unknown," and Ace takes the call; He, Rocky, and Red fly; They'll pick up Prof along the way; Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed; In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot; The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs; Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice!; They land on a futuristic bridge; Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits. Just Imagine story, art by Virgil Finlay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $40,000 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0707481002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1,200.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 3rd appearance of the Flash in "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", script by Robert Kanighers, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Paris!; The Sahara Desert!; Tibet - and the Pacific Ocean!; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, rockets to those distant places and in the most astonishing adventure of all times - answers startling appeals for help. Four illustrations showing how various cultures from history regarded lightning. Flash Facts. "The Master of the Elements!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,375.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1554909001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($41.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 3rd appearance of the Flash in "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", script by Robert Kanighers, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Paris!; The Sahara Desert!; Tibet - and the Pacific Ocean!; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, rockets to those distant places and in the most astonishing adventure of all times - answers startling appeals for help. Four illustrations showing how various cultures from history regarded lightning. Flash Facts. "The Master of the Elements!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $530.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4411985005

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 3rd appearance of the Flash in "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", script by Robert Kanighers, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Paris!; The Sahara Desert!; Tibet - and the Pacific Ocean!; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, rockets to those distant places and in the most astonishing adventure of all times - answers startling appeals for help. Four illustrations showing how various cultures from history regarded lightning. Flash Facts. "The Master of the Elements!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,850.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #2073599008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($55.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Gil Kane. Origin and 1st appearance of Adam Strange in Secret of the Eternal City!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; An Earth archaeologist is caught by a "zeta-beam" and teleported to Rann near Alpha Centauri where he meets Alanna and Sardath; Alien invaders, called The Eternals, attack the planet. Ad for Strange Adventures #98 and House of Secrets #14. Our Strange Universe!; Educational facts about space, the sun, and stars. Curious Comets; Educational info on Tebutt's Comet, Halley's Comet, and the Pons-Winnecke Comet. The Three-In-One Star; Educational information on Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system. The Planet and the Pendulum!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Zapped by the zeta-beam, Adam is teleported, not to Rann, but to Anthorann, a neighboring planet; Escaping barbarians and their "Rainbow Doom" (a teleporter), he meets Alanna and Sardath, who had used knowledge from Samakand scientists to journey to Anthorann. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $650.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Spine of cover completely split & re-attached with tape. Cover detached. Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #2101828001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Gil Kane. Origin and 1st appearance of Adam Strange in Secret of the Eternal City!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; An Earth archaeologist is caught by a "zeta-beam" and teleported to Rann near Alpha Centauri where he meets Alanna and Sardath; Alien invaders, called The Eternals, attack the planet. Ad for Strange Adventures #98 and House of Secrets #14. Our Strange Universe!; Educational facts about space, the sun, and stars. Curious Comets; Educational info on Tebutt's Comet, Halley's Comet, and the Pons-Winnecke Comet. The Three-In-One Star; Educational information on Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system. The Planet and the Pendulum!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Zapped by the zeta-beam, Adam is teleported, not to Rann, but to Anthorann, a neighboring planet; Escaping barbarians and their "Rainbow Doom" (a teleporter), he meets Alanna and Sardath, who had used knowledge from Samakand scientists to journey to Anthorann. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $320.00 Restored: B2 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover. Label #4252282010

3rd appearance of Adam Strange (and first Adam Strange logo). "Challenge of the Star-Hunter!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; In Calcutta, India, Adam Strange is in the attendance of a number of explorers who wish to witness an ancient rope trick; When one of the locals explain that it's a trick, and nobody can disappear at the end of the rope, Adam Strange offers to prove him wrong; He manages to climb up in the air and - to everyones astonishment - disappear; However, none witnessing could guess that Adam really intercepted the next Zeta-Beam and is transported to Rann; Arriving on his adopted world, Adam finds himself greeted by Alanna and a delegation of people from Rann who inform Adam that a super-being known as Leothric has appeared and demanded to face Rann's chosen champion. The "End" of the Universe article. "Mystery of the Mental Menace!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Sy Barry; Arriving in the African Veldt, Adam Strange prepares to intercept the next Zeta-Beam when he hears the cries of an explorer that is about to be trampled by a herd of elephants; He frees the man and manages to catch the next Zeta-Beam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Origin and 1st appearance of Hal Jordan (Silver Age Green Lantern). Cover and interior art by Gil Kane. SOS Green Lantern; Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern. Secret of the Flaming Spear!; Saboteurs try to crash a new experimental aircraft created by Ferris Aircraft. Menace of the Runaway Missile!; Green Lantern stops a missile launched by Dr. Parris at a government Hydrogen Power facility. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $4,495.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1482332004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($134.85) will be charged at checkout.

Origin and 1st appearance of Hal Jordan (Silver Age Green Lantern). Cover and interior art by Gil Kane. SOS Green Lantern; Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern. Secret of the Flaming Spear!; Saboteurs try to crash a new experimental aircraft created by Ferris Aircraft. Menace of the Runaway Missile!; Green Lantern stops a missile launched by Dr. Parris at a government Hydrogen Power facility. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $699.00 Paper: Off white to white Coverless. Label #3900475015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.97) will be charged at checkout.

Origin and 1st appearance of Hal Jordan (Silver Age Green Lantern). Cover and interior art by Gil Kane. SOS Green Lantern; Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern. Secret of the Flaming Spear!; Saboteurs try to crash a new experimental aircraft created by Ferris Aircraft. Menace of the Runaway Missile!; Green Lantern stops a missile launched by Dr. Parris at a government Hydrogen Power facility. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $295.00 Paper: Off white Label #4341776005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.85) will be charged at checkout.

2nd appearance of Green Lantern. Cover and interior pencils by Gil Kane, cover and interior inks by Joe Giella. Summons from Space!; Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attack by yellow Pterodactyl-like creatures. The Invisible Destroyer!; When Dr. Phillips is distracted, The Invisible Destroyer is released from his mind. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $295.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1270238004

Cover pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Jack Adler. Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer starring Rip Hunter...Time Master, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Kubert; As a favor to his friend Professor Blakeslee, Rip agrees to take Doctor Senn into the past; The destination is the island kingdom of Rittannia in the year 960; Upon arrival, Senn takes off on his own; While waiting for his return, Rip and his crew are discovered by King Gamina and his guards; Captured, they are taken to the city and thrown into a dungeon; Out of nowhere, Cholorus the Sorcerer appears to ask why the strangers have not been thrown into the Valley of Monsters. Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Ad for House of Mystery #97, House of Secrets #30, and Tales of the Unexpected #47. From Rocks to Rockets text article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,495.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #1571707013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Russ Heath. 1st appearance of Sea Devils in The Golden Monster!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; SCUBA diver Dane Dorrance hopes to earn his Dad's UDT flippers; Judy Walton hopes to land the lead in the movie "Sea Devils"; Biff Bailey hopes to prove he's not a "clumsy ox"; Nicky Walton hopes to prove he's a man. The A-B-Seas of Skin Diving!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Information on scuba diving, equipment, mysteries and joys; And "Never dive alone!" Monsters of the Seven Seas! article. Ad for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, art by Bob Oksner. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.