Comic books in 'War Stamp', graded by CGC

Superman stars in "The Face of Adonis!" Also the Vigilante in "The Dummy and the Dumbbell" (pencils by Mort Meskin as "Mort Morton Jr," inks by Paris), 3 Aces in "Double-X for the Axis," Americommando in "The Brigade of the Biting Rabbit" (art by Bernard Baily), Congo Bill in "The Full-Dress Rebellion," and Zatara the Master Magician in "The Seven Year Itch!" Full-page ad for Supermen of America fan club. Half-page ads for Superman # 21 and World's Finest Comics # 9. Full-page combined ad for Batman # 15, Wonder Woman # 3, All-Star Comics # 15, All-Flash Comics # 9, Comic Cavalcade # 1, Leading Comics # 5, Green Lantern # 6, and Mutt & Jeff # 8. "Slap a Jap" cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Cinderella -- a la Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. Fiddler's Fee starring The Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton), inks by Charles Paris. Sky Knights of Malta starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Missive for Mussolini starring Americommando, script by Jospeh Greene, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 11 - November 1942. The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Howard R. Garis), John Stanley and Walt Kelly. Art by Walt Kelly, Hubbell R. McBride, Rube Grossman, Arthur Jameson, Arthur Nugent, Dan Gormley and Tom Golden. Dell's classic funny-animal series included early work by former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. In an early Pogoverse story by Kelly, Albert the Alligator challenges a moose to a duel. In another Kelly story, monkeys try to wake up an elephant. Hector and his family go on a picnic, in a Hector the Henpecked Rooster story written by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. Elephunnies; Monkey Biz; Uncle Wiggily; Blackie: How to Outsmart a Wolf; Pogo: Ol Albert Is Really a Deer; Hector the Henpecked Rooster; Buzzy; Lion Dog. 48 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,375.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4240854007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane). "The Batman's Biographer!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Boswell Browne wants to document the exploits of Batman and Robin for future generations, but when members of the underworld hear him bragging to some children that he knows many secrets of the Dynamic Duo, a nefarious criminal decides to use Browne's knowledge against our heroes. 2-page Professor Pipp story by Jack Farr. "The Penguin Goes A-Hunting," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Penguin attends a lecture by Gotham City's prison Warden Keyes, who talks about the city's most dangerous villains: the Scarecrow, the Joker and the Cat-Woman, but not Penguin. "Rogues' Pageant!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); At Alfred's urging, Bruce and Dick decide to take a short vacation after particularly strenuous battling against Gotham's underworld, they stop off in San Pablos, a city celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the courageous deeds of their forefathers. "Scrap Haul" text story by Allan Gerz. "Adventure of the Vitamin Vandals!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; While vacationing at Malibu Beach, Bruce and Dick become aware of several fishing vessels being robbed of their catches by a group of mysterious individuals who seem to disappear into thin air. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ned L. Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Richard Hughes, Morley Burroughs, and Tex Mumford. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Thunderhoof and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Deception; Dan Garret sneaks into Japan by convincing the enemy he's a Gestapo agent and helps a captured American pilot escape. The Devil's Highway starring Francisco Salazar; story of how American settlers crossed the Superstition Mountains in Arizona to reach California in the face of hostile Indians. Victory Garden; Ali Baba plants a victory garden, but the Nose steals all his produce so Ali buys a mechanical bloodhound to track him down. Air Pirates; Brody and White rob banks and use an airplane for their getaways. The Left-Handed Killer; Military Intelligence loans Dan to his old town's police force for a few days to help solve a murder. Escape of a French Girl, art by George Tukel. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $400.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #0339249001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Classic WWII Hitler cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Silent People Speak, script and pencilsby Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; the Commandos stage a raid into the Netherlands in support of the underground resistance. Busy Bill the Bill Collector two-pager, art by George Storm. On the Double, M'lord!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; an English lord finds himself a private in a unit with his manservant as drill sergeant. The Knights Wore Khaki, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; the Commandos liberate the castle of Camelon. Danger Underground, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter; Liberty Belle exposes a woman newscaster as a spy. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Marc Swayze and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Bulbo the Whale" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Klang the Killer" by Marc Swayze; "The Great Atlantic Dam" (Adolf Hitler appearance); and "Captain Marvel a Murderer?" Plus: Giant Paste the Axis Contest 2-pager with C.C. Beck strip, "Captain Marvel Is Robbed of His Magic Word." Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Death Express" by Douglas Mann. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. After Captain Marvel finds a way to plug the lava flow, he pursues Mr. Mind and Jeepers underground, where he meets a race of small people called the Sub-Americans, who have planned to use dynamite to split the western hemisphere from the eastern hemisphere if the Allied forces are endangered by the Nazis. Mr. Mind finds out about the dynamite and plans to use it for his own purposes in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 16: Earth Must Die" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "His Battle of the Bubbles" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (Cincinnati, Ohio city story); "The Visitors from Space" with story by Otto Binder (Mary Marvel appearance); and "Trouble with Mr. Double" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Marvel "Missing Face Contest No. 2" 1-pager. And: 2-page text story "Pattern for Victory" by Carl G. Hodges. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. and a wounded soldier back from WWII try to save a man trapped in a burning fireworks factory. Sivana disguises himself as a "Boy Woodsman," which doesn't fool CM Jr., but does provide the reader the image of Sivana in a cub-scout uniform with short pants and a bandanna. Freddy Freeman finally gets a chance to work on a news story, but unfortunately, he's assigned to work under Lightning Larry, the laziest reporter in the world of media. The cover by Mac Raboy is a PSA on War Stamps. Heroes Never Quit!; The Boy Woodsmen; Rubbernose Randolph; Escape: A True Story!; Captain Marvel Jr. Makes the News. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Captain Midnight faces ghostly horsemen in the sky, in a story that is a PSA for wartime paper conservation and is actually narrated by a piece of paper! A robot and his sidekicks help Capt. Midnight overcome a phony spiritualist. Johnny Blair finally gets his first solo flight with the Civil Air Patrol, but he's not out of the woods yet, in a series that features real-life flight education. Captain Midnight Fights the Four Horseman of the Paper Eclipse; Your Invention Page!; The Skybound Spirits; Red Skye: All Cats Are Black; Johnny Blair, in the Air; The Case of the Stupid Pigeon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Sol Brodsky, Charles Quinlan, Walter Palais, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, discuss "How to Lick the Nazis" in a PSA for War Stamps. Ragman searches for the mad scientist who unleashed the Human King Kong on the city. The Hood is puzzled by the Man Who Fought with Fun, in a story with early inks by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Blackout swears to prevent the Nazis from crushing the Polish underground. Cat-Man and Kitten: Flight to Doom!; Ranger Smith; The Deacon; Blackout; Rag-Man; Frank Fairplay's Dangerous Mission; Little Leaders; The Hood: The Weird Case of the Man Who Fought with Fun!; The Battle of the Solomon Islands; The Death Patrol. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Catman and the Kitten in "Rajah of Destruction." The Deacon and Mickey in "The Sinister Seance of Doom!" The Ragman in "Demon of Destruction" (art by Sol Brodsky). Blackout stars in "Slaves of the New Order." The Hood stars in "A Nest of Rattlesnakes" (art by Dan Barry). Other stories include "Little Leaders," "The Mysterious Bomber," and "Men Agaist the Sea." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pierce Rice and Arturo Cazeneuve. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bernie Krigstein, Jill Elgin, Frank Borth, Victor E. Pazmino, A. W. Nugent, Pierce Rice, Arturo Cazeneuve and Art Helfant. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. The Human Meteor's final appearance features art by Sam Glanzman. The Liberty Lads set out to stop a Nazi bomber from targeting America, in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Magic superhero Dr. Miracle battles Moroccan mystic Mitzah to aid the Allies in North Africa. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twin: Murder in a Blackout; Fingerprints of Death; Water..Water..Everywhere; Liberty Lads; Champ; Introducing Moppo the Marionette; Champ Chuckles; Billy Brains the Boy Marvel; Champ Confusers; Getting Mazie Married. Final issue of the series. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don is assigned to escort USO performers on a Pacific tour, in a story featuring cameos by Bob Hope, Hedy Lamaar (as "Bob Faith and Hedy Glamoor"), Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Don and Red go undercover in a Marine barracks to find an Axis spy named Joe... but ALL the Marines are named Joe. Don and Joe are captured by saboteurs who are targeting a French warship. Plus a fact sheet on the USS Somers. Cover by an unknown artist is a PSA for US War Stamps. The Show Must Go On!; Six Guys Named Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Bait; Don Winslow of the Navy Saves the Liberté!; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $8,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4334828001

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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Written by John Swenson, Gerald Devers, Walt Wilson and unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Maurice Gutwirth, Bob Oksner, Max Plaisted, Ed Moritz and unknown. Featuring The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime, in an untitled story with art by Ken Battefield and Ed Moritz. Plus: The American Eagle in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; Crash Carter, Air Cadet, in an untitled story with art by Bob Oksner; 1-page text story "Dust Storm" by John Swenson; The Liberator in an untitled story; 1-page text story "Haunted House" by Gerald Devers; Sergeant Bill King in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; 1-page text story "Good Cowpony" by Walt Wilson; and Larry North, U.S. Navy, in and untitled story with art by Max Plaisted. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy is trapped in a world of giant insects, with only his secret word to save him. Trouble brews when the Rattler employs Sheriff Oscar to force the Jenks off their gold-rich land. In his Funny Animals debut, Gremmy the Gremlin protects a runaway squirrel from the predators stalking his path. Plus a puzzle page and cover promoting War Bonds and Stamps, fundraising efforts for WWII. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Pranks; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Tells of Willipus Wallipus Jr. Practicing!; Reddy Dough; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Marvel Bunny must save a kindly doll carver's shop from Simon Spider, in a story written by Supergirl co-creator Otto Binder. Hoppy and the rest of the Funny Animals cast provide a PSA for wartime paper recycling that is written entirely in rhyming verse. Sherlock and Chuck discover who keeps destroying the flowers that Elmer is trying to have delivered to Violet. Hoppy and Millie go out West, and meet Billy the Kid in a crossover story. Plus a cover that promotes War Stamps. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Uncle Don: Don't Believers; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Color Me Up Puzzle Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Fuzzy Bear Goes Fishing!; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Oliver the Owl; Dizzy's Song Page!; Willie the Worm; Billy the Kid and Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The thirty-eighth issue of the Flashback reprint series presents World's Finest Comics #8 originally published in 1942 by World's Best Comics Company. Cover art by Jack Burnley. "Talent, Unlimited," script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Sam Citron (as Joe Shuster), inks by John Sikela (as Joe Shuster); Clark Kent is given the assignment by Editor White to find a missing heiress, but along the way manages to help five other people realize their dreams.....as the Man of Steel! "Tanks for the Memory!", art by Stan Kaye; Drafty and Tim are put on K.P. duty, but manage to break everything in sight, so they are assigned to anti-tank detail instead! "The Magic Lantern," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman; A couple of crooks watch Zatara perform magic with an ancient lamp, so they steal it, hoping to use its magic to commit crimes. "Stripesy, Solo Sleuth Inc.!" starring The Star-Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman; Having had a petty quarrel with Sylvester, Stripesy decides to go into the detective business himself.....with disastrous results! "The Luck of the Lepparts," script by Jack Kirby and (possibly co-plotted by Joe Simon), pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Jack Kirby; The last living Leppart is haunted by his ancestors' curse: to die by one of the four elements. "The Unluckiest Man In The World!" starring The Green Arrow, script by Joseph Green, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie. The Minuteman Answers the Call public service announcement by M. C. Gaines, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "A Double for Trouble," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joe Gallagher; While riding the subway, the King decides to make himself up like a passenger he sees sleeping in a seat; Unknown to him, that man is a reporter who has belittled "The Chicken," whom he suspects in involved with the Nazis! "Brothers In Law!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The untimely death of their father leads the O'Brien brothers to attempt to get even with his killer, while working at odds against one another. The Boy Commandos ad. 100 pages, full color cardstock covers, 7-3/4-in. x 10-3/8-in. black-and-white interior on white paper stock, saddle-stitched binding. Cover price $3.00.

June 22, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: furlough brides; Burma mission; logistics in Army supplies; marbles; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 92 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Captain Marvel Jr. faces Captain Monster in a battle for the "Heroship of the world" - but Monster has stolen Marvel Jr.'s powers. Bulletman and Bulletgirl try to help Danny after he's framed for a bank robbery by Dr Charity. Superspy Radar uses his radar vision to masquerade as Baron von Gluck and infiltrate a Nazi stronghold in Switzerland. Plus a PSA for wartime paper rationing featuring Captain Marvel Jr. and Sivana. Captain Marvel Jr. vs. Captain Monster; Bulletman: The Crimes of Charity; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. XXIV: The Doom Wind; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Death Rug; Radar: The Swiss Misadventure. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. "International policeman" (spy) Radar learns that a powerful chemical conglomerate is funding anarchists to destabilize a Balkan country. Nyoka escapes a burning building and pursues the arsonists who stole the Terrible Tiara, in a story with some action-girl art and witty dialogue ("look out for the incendiary bums!"). Bulletman gets some help from "Bulletdog" when a mad scientist plots to infect the city's rats with bubonic plague. Radar: The Cartels of Crime; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Terrible Tiara: Part 4; Bulletman: The Man Who Stole the Mice; Helpful Hugo in Hollywood; Boxcar Benny; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 34: Occupied Coast; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Flytamin Pills. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.