Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) comic books 1944-1946

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, Jack Cole, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. A Nazi narrates the story of his own undoing by Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys. A reprint of the first appearance of villain The Claw, featuring art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole, and a new introduction by Bob Wood. Teen inventor Dickie Dean's latest invention is a dinghy that can sink Nazi U-boats, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil: The Confessions of a Nazi!; Sniffer: The King of Smell; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Do You Know...; The Claw. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $360.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); Plastic debris between case and inner well Label #4266835001

Add to cart GD 2.0 $175.00 View scans Three center wraps detached at single center staple. Cover taped on interior witch archival tape.

The implied violence in this cover for "Beware of the Tramp!" is about as extreme as you will see on the cover of a Golden Age comic! And an issue that is very hard to come by, as well!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, Basil Wolverton, Rudy Palais and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scuttle is foiled and fooled by the false faces of Stan Dan the Makeup Man, in the final Scoop Scuttle story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. A new phase begins in the saga of The Claw, featuring art by Rudy Palais. The Pirate Prince takes on a corrupt judge who's jailed one of his sailors, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Daredevil: Meet the Tramp; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Scoop Scuttle; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Squeeks Does It Again; The Claw. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, Jack Warren and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys face the deadly millionaire called Pshyco on the ski slopes. Teen inventor Dickie Dean creates a Thought Transmitter, in a story with art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. The Pirate Prince's pal Droopy meets his dad, in a naval reunion in the tradition of Popeye and Poopdeck Pappy, with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring a vintage ad for wartime "Victory Glasses": a set of tumblers featuring members of each branch of the US armed services smooching a cute civilian. Daredevil; Sniffer: The Strange Case of the Coded Pickles; Dickie Dean; Helpful Hank; The Pirate Prince; Crimebuster: Monkey Maneuvers; The Claw. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Hall, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys investigate a series of traumatic murders at Punch and Judy puppet shows. The Pirate Prince's pal Droopy falls in love, in a story by Dick Briefer. A PSA for WWII paper drives, an early recycling program, featuring Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys, as well as creators Lev Gleason, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. Also featuring an over-the-top pre-Code cover by Charles Biro, with a Punch and Judy show opening fire on the audience - surely one of the most bizarre Golden Age covers ever. Daredevil: The Punch and Judy Murders; Sniffer; Dickie Dean: Magnetic Magician; On the Road to Stalingrad; The Pirate Prince: Droopy Falls in Love; The Claw; A Daredevil Special. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Montana, Carl Hubbell, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in a highly competitive school baseball game. The Pirate Prince and Droopy find a ghost ship on a deserted island, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean witnesses a kidnapping on his new super-telescope, in a story by Archie creator Bob Montana. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster Entertains Refugee Children; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Carl Hubbell, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in backstage drama during a visit to a circus. The Pirate Prince and Droopy encounter Droopy's long-lost twin brother on a pirate vessel, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean battles a saboteur in the Home of Tomorrow. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster and the Crackshot Killer; The Pirate Prince: These Are Twins; The Claw. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Violent covers like this were a prime target during 1950s Wertham comic purges, hence its rarity!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in the search for missing jewels aboard an ocean liner. The Pirate Prince and Droopy pursue a pirate ship into the Arctic Ocean, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean tries to rescue his pal from a runaway plane, in a story featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Another bizarre bondage cover by Charles Biro. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: Death in Disguise; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, Carl Hubbell and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil discovers dead bodies hidden on a borrowed boat. The Pirate Prince meets time-traveler from the future Yankee Longago, from sister publication Boy Comics. The Claw's latest scheme results in disfiguring Hollywood's best faces, unless Bob and Lois can find the antidote. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean: The New Sky Bus of the Air; Crimebuster: The Scientific Killer; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood, Bob Q. Sale, Carl Hubbell and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in a deadly car chase on a high mountain road. The Pirate Prince discovers the beautiful and mysterious Corina has stowed away on his ship, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean creates a high-intensity light. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; It Wasn't Funny; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, Carl Hubbell and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys encounter a carnival fortune teller and his trail of shattered lives. The Pirate Prince meets the evil Horrible Horace, who takes advantage of their uncanny resemblance, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean creates a houseboat of the air. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: A Real Champ; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $540.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Centerfold detached. Label #1399169005

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. In his final appearance in Daredevil Comics, supervillain The Claw is seemingly killed off, but you know how it is with supervillains. Island natives proclaim Droopy a rain god and curse him with constant rain, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean visits the domed city of the future, in a story by Archie creator Bob Montana. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster and the Collegiate Killer; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Carl Hubbell, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys battle wartime black marketers. The Pirate Prince and Droopy are trapped in a ship graveyard by a legendary monster, in the final Pirate Prince story by Dick Briefer. Teen comedy strip Eggbert debuts, as Eggbert copes with the difficulties of raising a pet ostrich. Daredevil; Sniffer: In Memory of Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: The Mystery of Muskrat Lake; The Pirate Prince; Meet Eggbert! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $37.00 View scans Staples added (not manufacturing). Centerfold detached.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The complete life story of a hood who ultimately gets chased up a building by Daredevil. The debut of Captain Roger Wilco, an aviator hero in the tradition of Airboy and Smilin' Jack. To impress Betty Lou, Eggbert foolishly agrees to participate in a wrestling match. Daredevil; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: Million Dollar Racket; Introducing Roger Wilco; Eggbert: Blooming Love. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. A screenwriter cheated out of his best story turns to murder for revenge, until Daredevil intervenes. Captain Roger Wilco thinks fast when a transport plane is hijacked by enemy soldiers. Eggbert must share his room with obnoxious rich kid Gilmore Greenback for the summer. Another offbeat pre-Code cover by Charles Biro, featuring a murdering movie camera. Daredevil; Sniffer; Crimebuster and the Fantastic Mister Feeham; Roger Wilco; Eggbert; Dickie Dean. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Sidney Mason, Clarence Jackson, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Roger Wilco and female air ace Toni Roberts face off on the ground and in the air. Teen inventor Dickie Dean meets the fisherman with the unfortunate name of 'Fishhead' Harry.... A bonus Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys story set in the International Magician's Club, along with an actual song about the masked hero, complete with musical score. Daredevil; Dickie Dean; Roger Wilco; Sniffer; Crimebuster and the Kill Crazy Convict; Chauncey: Your Mother Wants You!; Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil: The Song. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $52.00 View scan Full length spine split with cover taped to first wrap. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Sidney Mason, Morris Weiss (credited as Wes Sirrom), Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil faces the ganglord who fancies himself a dictator of crime. Boxer Go-Along Gallagher goes against his wealthy uncle's wishes when he gets involved in the fight game. Teen inventor Dickie Dean uses his new amphibi-car to pursue a gangster and his bank-robbing submarine. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Daredevil: Criminals Have No Conscience!; Dickie Dean: Moose Moore Threatens Granite City; Go-Along Gallagher; Sniffer; Crimebuster: Verdict - Not Guilty!; Daredevil. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Richard French, Morris Weiss (credited as Wes Sirrom), Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys try to help a juvenile delinquent they met playing baseball. Boxer Go-Along Gallagher gets his first chance at a big fight when another boxer has to cancel. Daredevil investigates after a deceased pillar of the community turns out to be part owner of a notorious gambling club. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Dickie Dean; Go-Along Gallagher: His First Fight; Sniffer; Crimebuster: Fancy Alibi; Daredevil. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Richard French, Morris Weiss, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil reveals his true origin to the Little Wise Guys: he mastered the boomerang while being raised by a tribe of aborigines in Australia. Boxer Go-Along Gallagher finally hits the big time, but someone wants him to throw a fight. Teen inventor Dickie Dean is testing his "mechanical whale" when it gets hijacked by smugglers. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop," and illustrated profiles of writer Charles Biro, publisher Lev Gleason and artist Bob Wood. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil; Sniffer; We'll Never Forget; Twiddle; Crimebuster: Too Many Clues; Go-Along Gallagher; Dickie Dean. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $265.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4276565006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Chic Stone, Morris Weiss (credited as Wes Sirrom), and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys investigate the murder of a trapeze artist at a circus. Boxer Go-Along Gallagher hires a new trainer who's classy, but not as good as street-fighter Nocky. Teen inventor Dickie Dean encounters a gang of killers while testing his new burrowing rocket. Also featuring a vintage ad for a Daredevil "Sun Dial Wrist Watch," and an early strip by future Marvel legend Chic Stone. Another over-the-top cover by Charles Biro, especially for clownophobes. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil; Sniffer; We'll Never Forget; Inside Dope; Crimebuster: Too Many Clues; Go-Along Gallagher; Dickie Dean. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.