Auctions: comic books in 'Flash'

All-Flash (1941) 1 CGC 6.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Small Amount of Glue on Cover, Tear Seals to Cover.

Label #4339839002

1st solo Golden Age Flash title. Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Origin of the Flash retold. A scientist discovers the serum KZ-10 that transforms living objects into stone, a discovery that certain criminal types would like to wield for themselves. Hop Harrigan text story, art by Sheldon Mayer. Butch McLobster story by Ed Wheelan. The Flash Presents His Hall of Speed Records; Flash discusses actual speed records, such as for the Lockheed P-38, the Cheetah, the race horse Equipoise, miler Glenn Cunningham, and a comet. Boys and Girls: Meet the Author and Artist of The Flash -- Fastest Man Alive!, with photo of Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. Ad for Justice Society of America. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 117 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. First appearance of Captain Boomerang in Here Comes Captain Boomerang!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; W.W. Wiggins, the head of a game company, hires Digger Harkness to be his boomerang expert; Harkness becomes Captain Boomerang, commits crimes, and battles Flash. The Madcap Inventors of Central City!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Winky, Blinky, and Noddy build a machine and start an inventing business. Letter to the editor from Fox himself! Ad for Giant Superman Annual. Comparative Speed Records fact page. Training Secrets Manual ad featuring Bob Cousy, Doak Walker, Carmen Basilio, and Kyle Rote. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 117 GD+ 2.5

Cover taped (interior).

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. First appearance of Captain Boomerang in Here Comes Captain Boomerang!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; W.W. Wiggins, the head of a game company, hires Digger Harkness to be his boomerang expert; Harkness becomes Captain Boomerang, commits crimes, and battles Flash. The Madcap Inventors of Central City!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Winky, Blinky, and Noddy build a machine and start an inventing business. Letter to the editor from Fox himself! Ad for Giant Superman Annual. Comparative Speed Records fact page. Training Secrets Manual ad featuring Bob Cousy, Doak Walker, Carmen Basilio, and Kyle Rote. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 121 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4300538010

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Trickster Strikes Back!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; the Trickster breaks out of jail and begins a crime rampage. Secret of the Stolen Blueprint!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Barry goes to his college reunion and must help his ex-roommate recover stolen blueprints. Letter to the editor from Funky Winkerbean artist Tom Batiuk. Infantino/Giella cover. Palisades Amusement Park ad with Superman. Flash Facts filler page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 127 CGC 3.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4300538011

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Reign of the Super-Gorilla!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Grodd falls in love with Boka, a female gorilla, but Boka is set to marry Solovar; Grodd uses neo-magnetic radiation to make everyone love him; Boka becomes Grodds queen, and he rules Gorilla City. The Mystery of the Troubled Boy!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Wally searches for his friend Tommy Elkins, who has skipped school and is missing. Amazing Speeds fact page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 137 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Golden Age Flash (Earth-2) crossover and Justice Society of America cameo in Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Vandal Savage tries to exact vengeance on the retired Justice Society; Barry goes to Earth-2 to help Jay free the other JSA members. What's The Difference Between fact page. Amazing Speeds! filler page written by Julius Schwartz. Letters to the editor from fan writer Larry Herndon, letter hack Paul Gambaccini, and comic writer E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 138 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4390841006

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Pied Piper's Double Doom!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; The Pied Piper uses his musical control to force both The Flash and The Elongated Man to commit robberies and forget they did so, but the heroes meet while trying to solve each others' crimes and realize the Pied Piper is behind the scheme, and defeat him. How NOT To Enjoy A Vacation! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Letter from super fan Jerry Bails regarding the relative merits of the current Flash stories vs. the stories from the 1940's. Mystery of the Matinee Idol!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Two crooks try to use Dexter Myles as a diversion to stage a jail break of their comrade, but are foiled by Kid Flash, and Dexter is awarded a spot in the summer festival Playhouse production. A new feature of Kid Flash's new costume appears for the first time; the hair spray used to change his hair from red to brown when appearing as Kid Flash. Intro Dexter Myles, who later becomes curator of the Flash Museum. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 175 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Mike Esposito. The Race to the End of the Universe, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Rokk and Sorban, two aliens who once encountered Superman and Batman, force Superman and The Flash to a rematch race.; Superman soon realizes the aliens are not who they seem to be, and the two help each other escape traps along the race and reach the finish line together, after which they unmask the aliens as Abra Kadabra and Professor Zoom; the second Flash/Superman race; marks a new era for The Flash as Carmine Infantino steps down as longtime penciler; he went on to become the editorial director for DC and then publisher, returning to the title as penciler in 1985. Letter to the editor from Infantino himself! Bob Hope, Scooter, and Fox and Crow ad. Mattels Major Matt Mason ad. Letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. Cap's Hobby Hints strip by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 175 GD- 1.8

Two center wraps detached.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Mike Esposito. The Race to the End of the Universe, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Rokk and Sorban, two aliens who once encountered Superman and Batman, force Superman and The Flash to a rematch race.; Superman soon realizes the aliens are not who they seem to be, and the two help each other escape traps along the race and reach the finish line together, after which they unmask the aliens as Abra Kadabra and Professor Zoom; the second Flash/Superman race; marks a new era for The Flash as Carmine Infantino steps down as longtime penciler; he went on to become the editorial director for DC and then publisher, returning to the title as penciler in 1985. Letter to the editor from Infantino himself! Bob Hope, Scooter, and Fox and Crow ad. Mattels Major Matt Mason ad. Letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. Cap's Hobby Hints strip by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 311 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4341508007

Cover art by Jim Aparo. Captives of the Boom-Boom Boomerang, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash battles Colonel Computron and Captain Boomerang. Rogue Gods, script by Steve Gerber and Martin Pasko, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Dr. Fate is trapped in a nightmarish, hallucinatory dimension. Ad from Moondance Comics. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 89 GD 2.0

2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Staples removed and added staples (not manufacturing). Water damage.

Flash stars in "Introducing the Thorn, the Flash's Newest Opponent," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Unexpected Hour" written John B. Wentworth, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Johnny Thunder in "Produce the Crime" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Atom in "The Waltzing Crooks" by Joseph Greene and Jon Chester Kolzak; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; Watt, the Question man by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "Crimes of the Acrobat" by John Broome and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover art by Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 13 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Duel of the Super-Heroes!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; When Green Lantern exceeds the speed of light he crashes on the extra-dimensional planet of Spectar; The aliens there brainwash him and send him to Earth to capture the Flash; 1st Green Lantern and Flash team up; They reveal their identities to each other for the first time. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Green Lantern Corps Omnibus HC (2023 DC) 2-1ST VF- 7.5

1/2" Tear in dust jacket.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Green Lantern Corps (2006-2011 1st Series DC) #39-47 and 59-60, Green Lantern Corps (2011-2015 2nd Series DC) #0-20, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (2010) #1-13, Blackest Night (2009) #8, Green Lantern (2005-2011 4th Series DC) #65-67, Green Lantern (2011-2016 5th Series DC) #17 and 20, Green Lantern Corps (2011-2015 2nd Series DC) Annual #1, a story from Untold Tales of the Blackest Night (2010 DC), and Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular (2020 DC). Written by Peter J. Tomasi, Tony Bedard, and Geoff Johns. Art by Patrick Gleason, Tyler Kirkham, Fernando Pasarin, Geraldo Borges, Claude St. Aubin, CAFU, ChrisCross, Bernard Chang, Chris Batista, Ron Frenz, Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke, Dan Jurgens, Phil Jimenez, Marc Deering, Tom Nguyen, Rebecca Buchman, Tom Nguyen, Matt "Batt" Banning, Scott Hanna, Cam Smith, John Dell, Oclair Albert, Joe Prado, Keith Champagne, Christian Alamy, Mark Irwin, Wade Von Grawbadger, Patrick Gleason, Cully Hamner, Aaron Kuder, Jerry Ordway, Joe Prado, and Ethan Van Sciver. Cover by Patrick Gleason and Christian Alamy. Witness the final chapter of Tomasi and Gleason's Green Lantern Corps saga! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,328 pages, full color. Cover price $150.00.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 199 VG/FN 5.0

1st Superman vs. Flash race. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Superman's Race With the Flash!, script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; a very close race by the two fastest super-heroes; brief Justice League appearance; the first Superman/Flash race. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.