Comic books 1959 or before, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $630.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-47F16A0-002

Stories by Toni Blum and Will Eisner. Art by Alex Blum, Louis Cazeneuve, Bob Powell and George Tuska. Cover by Ed Ashe. A strongman superhero from Fox Feature, descended from the Biblical Samson and sharing his weakness: having his hair cut. This issue includes reprints from Samson's early appearances in Fantastic Comics #1, 3, and Mystery Men Comics #2 and 6. A mysterious magnetic super-weapon is lifting ocean liners right out of the sea; Wing Turner is shot down while scouting for Nazi U-boats in the North Atlantic. Dynamic cover by Ed Ashe. The Coming of Samson; Wing Turner; Dragor; Samson and the Murder Ring; K-51 Spies At War. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $1,750.00 Paper: Off white Cover detached. Front cover reattached to back cover with 9 pieces of tape. Centerfold detached. Label #18-110B82D-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($52.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Rodney Weems and Bert Whitman. Art by Emil Gershwin, Robert Webb, George Tuska, and Bert Whitman. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. Electric-powered hero Electro becomes Dynamo, and uses his powers to trap a gang of gold thieves in gold electroplate like living statues; Marga the Panther Woman is kidnapped by a mad African ruler who wants to make her his queen; Navy Jones helps the undersea kingdom rebel against its corrupt Prime Minister. Another terrific cover by Lou Fine. Science Fights Crime!; The Eagle: The Mail Pirates; Dynamo: The Fort Knox Gold Robbery; Cosmic Carson: Master of the Ice Ray; Perisphere Payne: Attack On the Moon; Build a Fighting Plane; Build a Super-Locomotive; Marga: Uchunko, Ruler of the Jungle; Gold...1000 Miles Down; Dr. Doom: Battle of the Insects; Navy Jones: The Prime Minister Strikes Back. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $385.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-40C0498-051

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman story, art by Harry G. Peter [as H. G. Peter]; Midget crooks commit crimes by pretending to be children. The Ham Leapers--Picture Stories from Mythology, art by Don Cameron. Ghost Trouble--Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, art by Frank Harry. Losses Pay A Profit starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Through Darkest Africa With Stretch Skinner starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $902.49 or Best Offer Paper: Slightly britle Label #20-3F84D0E-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.07) will be charged at checkout.

Wonder Woman stars in "Tress's Terrible Mistake"; Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys star in "The Secret Crimes"; Sargon the Corcerer stars in "The Silent Crooks" (art by Paul Reinman); and a Willy Nilly story. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado" (art by C.C. Beck). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $980.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0009826-AB-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.40) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $220.00 Paper: Off white to white Three pieces of tape on cover. Label #16-2DF407A-066

Cover art by Irv Novick. Rider of the Winds starring Eagle Feather, art by Joe Kubert. House ad for Sugar & Spike #1. Outcast Heroes, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! library public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Article about the horse in warfare through the ages by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Facts about squirrels, alligators, honeybees, the dragonfly and sunfish, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Runaway Bear, art by Russ Heath. Palisades Amusement Park ad, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $1,425.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-0564169-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($42.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Hank Chapman, Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Fred Kida, Ogden Whitney, Manny Stallman, Cal Massey and unknown. "The Flat Man" with story by Hank Chapman - A man develops a pill that makes his body two-dimensional, but after 6 hours the effects will prove fatal unless he takes the antidote pill. He uses his powers to steal money from a bank vault, but when he reaches the time-limit he realizes that the three-dimensional pill cannot fit down his two-dimensional throat. Also in this issue: "The Worm" (story has nothing to do with giant worm cover) by Stan Lee and Fred Kida; "The Thing Behind the Wall" with art by Ogden Whitney; "Crazy Glass" with art by Manny Stallman; "X" with art by Cal Massey; and 2-page text story "Black Horror," reprinted from Mystic (1951 Atlas) #1 (original title: "The New England Horror"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $1,090.00 Paper: Off white Label #21-230DC57-015

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and George Peltz. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A female reporter is the only witness as a long-dead mummy revives and goes in search of his ancient bride. A night watchman at a museum is dragged into a painting that is actually the door into an evil dimension. A writer's latest manuscript holds the potential to destroy all evil in the world. Another top-notch cover by L. B. Cole. Swamp Spirit; The Vengeful Phantom; The Mummy; The Ghost Who Cried; Picture a Nightmare; Maniac; The Insider. Final issue of the series. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $520.00 Slight amateur restoration Paper: White Amateur Restoration Includes: small amount of color touch on cover and tear seal on back cover. Label #7007107-AB-006

Stories and art by Dave Berg, Alex Blum and Al Camy. One of Fawcett's most popular superheroes, Spy Smasher fights saboteurs, fifth columnists, Quislings and collaborators during WWII. In a sort of primitive version of The Da Vinci Code, Spy Smasher learns that Da Vinci desgined a destructive secret weapon and hid the plans in a code, and he must find it before the Nazis do. Spy Smasher faces gladiatorial combat in the Roman Arena. A draftee deserts rather than serve in WWII, and soon he's recruited by Axis agents, but Spy Smasher offers him a chance at redemption. Plus a story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. The Deserter; Krishnu, Prophet of Evil; Bright Flames of War; The Quest of the Secret Weapon; On Convoy Duty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $115.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #19-2D2F35F-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.45) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Dead Man's Bridge, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bernard Sachs. The 60-Minute General, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Sam Burlockoff, inks by Frank Giacoia. Texans are Terrific, script by William Woolfolk, art by Jim McArdle. Tank Trap, script by France Herron, art by Carmine Infantino. One-page humor story starring General Little by Irwin Hansen. One-page humor story starring Khaki-Yaks by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $865.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #0008220-AA-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Written by Edmond Hamilton. Art by Howard Sherman. Photo cover from Destination Moon. Chris and the crew of the Pioneer encounter radioactive, crystalline men in the Green Nebula and foil a plot to steal the Nebula's radium. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Job Counselor. Written by David V. Reed. Art by Paul Norris and Bernard Sachs. Darwin meets a young actress who has accidentally bathed in the Fountain of Youth. Written by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. Art by Dick Sprang. A description of devices, events, and innovations predicated by Wells in his fiction. Written by Gardner Fox and Edmond Hamilton. Art by Jim Mooney and Sy Barry. A scientist uses a hydrogen bomb to cause rain, resulting in a world-wide flood. He uses a second bomb to save mankind. Article written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. Science facts about the experiments of Otto von Ghericke and Isaac Newton. Text story, art by Raymond Perry. Written byGardner Fox and Robert Heinlein. Art by Curt Swan and John Fischetti. A story about a seat-of-the pants, first landing on the moon, adapted from the 1950 George Pal movie, Destination Moon. Text story by Julius Schwartz. Art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. Facts about the 1692 appearance of Halley's Comet and the 1919 solar eclipse. Ad for Strange Adventures #2. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $1,286.05 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #21-192385E-019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($38.58) will be charged at checkout.

Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. A man falls for a female ventriloquist, until he learns her terrible secret. Three people are trapped overnight in a mountain cabin in freezing temperatures. Death Holds an Auction; Fate Has a Thousand Faces!; Fabulous Funeral; Chant of the Dead; The Frozen Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $142.49 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well Label #19-4941400-117 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.27) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "Something Is On This Ship!", art by Doug Wildey; The first mate of a ship tries to convince the captain that there are spooks aboard his ship, but when the captain's hair turns white at something he's seen, the first mate begins to wonder if there really are spooks aboard. "The Metal Master!", art by Vince Colletta; An artist creates a robot to paint for him but smashes it when it turns the tables and forces him to paint. "More Than a Mortal!", art by Pete Morisi; A man with a theory that Shakespeare was more than mortal murders his uncle for his money, but Shakespeare's ghost contrives to make him own up to the crime. "Hide-Out!", art by Robert Sale; An owner of criminal hide-outs comes across a wishing jewel that he uses to eliminate his competition but when he gets raided by the police he realizes that there is nowhere to run because his competitors have all been put out of business. "The Fountain of Youth" text story. "Nothing Can Stop It," art by Howard O'Donnell; A chemist tries to make a solvent that can eat through anything for criminal purposes but when succeeds, he realizes that he failed to consider nothing could contain such a compound. "The Shock!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A deadbeat finds that when his foot makes contact with a power cord and he touches the radiator the shock he receives teleports him to distant towns at random; He decides to use this to steal the company payroll. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $631.74 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0002057-AC-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "Last Warning--Evacuate Earth!", art by Joe Sinnott; A gaseous alien arrives on Earth to warn people to evacuate before its race invades; It attempts to communicate with humans telepathically, but they disregard his warning as madness or a trick. "Mystery Trip" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Creatures from the Bottomless Pit!", art by Steve Ditko; A man descends in a bathysphere into a pit so deep that he is surprised to find a waterless cavern beneath it occupied by elves banished long ago by a wizard. "Test Pilot!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A rocketship test pilot in the year 2089 takes an experimental rocket on a test flight; He faces an oxygen leak caused by a collision, alien raiders and other hazards before returning safely to Earth. "Next Stop—Mars!", art by Carl Burgos; A short child mocked for his height takes comfort from his one friend and his love of airplanes; He is rejected by the air force because of his height, but when his friend designs an experimental rocket that can only be piloted by a short man he becomes the first man on Mars. "Trapped In Tomorrow!", art by John Buscema; A man spends twenty years building a time machine in order to use knowledge of the future to enrich himself; He travels to 2010 and memorizes stock market and horse race information from the newspaper archives. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $1,399.00 or Best Offer Conserved Paper: Off white to white Amateur Conservation Includes: Cover reinforced with glue. Label #22-2A3689D-020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($41.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Fantasy of Hate starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, and Mr. and Mrs. Franz Egarus, art by Allen Simon. Brontosaurus--They Lived Long Long Ago. The Ghost Ship starring Sub-Mariner and Allen Rosnim, art by Allen Simon. Ambush text story. The Water Front Phantom starring the Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, Jack Prentice, and Martha Prentice, art by Allen Simon. Shadow of the Noose starring Angel and The Noose, art by Al Bellman. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $717.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0F55B12-045 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.51) will be charged at checkout.

Last issue, Namora crossover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $9,500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #00-0010655-AF-001

Cover art by Joe Shuster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Dennis Neville [as Joe Shuster]; When Superman saves a runaway boy from being run over by a train, he discovers the child is from an orphanage where the superintendent abuses the children in a variety of ways. Supermen of America club contest. Untitled Superman story, art by Jerry Siegel; Although Lois has double-crossed him and editor Taylor has fired him, Clark Kent (as Superman) heads to the Valley-Ho Dam to prevent it from collapsing. Death By the Stars text story, script by Bert Lexington, art by Fred Guardineer. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. Acquiring Super-Strength muscle training tips. Attaining Super-Health: A Few Hints From Superman! Good Luck Charm text story, script by Hugh Langley, art by Fred Guardineer. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must save Lois' life and stop criminals who are smuggling in jewels from Europeans who wish to escape paying custom duties. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $8,400.00 Paper: Off white Label #00-7008344-AA-006

Cover art by Fred Ray. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Superman battles against some members of the Committee Against Militarism, whose leader is actually employed by a warring totalitarian nation. Supermen of America ad. Sport Spotlight on Surprising Veterans featuring Fred Fitzsimmons, Gene Sarazen, Max Baer, Ted Lyons, and Lefty Grove. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy (?) [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Superman prevents Judge Crane from committing suicide, and, after talking with the judge, discovers that his daughter has been kidnapped. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy (?) [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Editor White sends Clark out to Lamson Laboratories to get to the bottom of an unknown person or persons causing problems at the lab in an attempt to force the W-142 formula out of Lamson. A Bombing Flight text story, script by Frank Cooper, art by Fred Ray. Superman Physical Development Club article. Ad for Batman #4 and the Superman Radio Show. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; The death of Morton Carling leads Lois, Sgt. Casey and Superman to uncovering the fact that the Jackson Jewelry Company was a front for a murder syndicate. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $4,800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-2BAA072-190 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($144.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Fred Ray, features Hitler and Hirohito. Man Or Superman?, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Lois suspects that Clark Kent is Superman. The Human Bomb, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus which makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the Police. G-Man humor two-pager by Ray McGill. Muscles For Sale, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable. Rollin' Stone humor two-pager by Ray McGill. When Titans Clash, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful. Full-page ad for Action Comics # 43/World's Finest # 6. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $235.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) 12 pieces of tape on interior. Label #0014118-AA-004

Cover art by Al Plastino. Tiny Trix, the Bantam Bandit, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Tiny Trix tries to get out of jail by claiming he's a juvenile. Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois' doctor advises her to try to transfer her love for Superman to a normal human, but her attempt to fall in love with Clark fails. Shorty humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Casey the Cop humor page by Boltinoff. The Case of the Second Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An earth scientist rockets his child to another planet where he grows up with super powers; He comes to Earth seeking Superman's help against the criminal scientist Bantor. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $423.50 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #7010402-AA-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.71) will be charged at checkout.

Win Mortimer cover shows covers to issues 1, 25, 50, and 75. The Toy Superman Contest starring Superman and Red Anson, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superman--Substitute Teacher, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally gets called upon to be a substitute teacher in order to protect his secret identity. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Clue From Krypton starring Superman, Jor-El, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Floyd Fowler, and Lois Lane, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $92.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-088 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.76) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Clark Kent, Man of Mystery starring Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret of Fort Superman starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Man With the Zero Eyes starring Superman and Rex Chalmers, art by Al Plastino; Superman's heat vision (called super-vision here) is cold instead of hot. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $170.00 Paper: Off white Label #18-45BA084-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "Suzie and Angela the Angel," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie's niece, Angela, comes for a visit and gets into all sorts of destructive mischief and mayhem. "Ginger Has Just Met Tommy Turner"; Ginger gets into an ice skating competition with Brenda in order to win the affections of Tommy. "Suzie the Chorus Girl!", art by Al Fagaly; Suzie gets a job as a chorus girl, but the usual destructive mayhem occurs. "Suzie's Movie Diary" text story. Suzie reviews the movie, "It Happened in Springfield"; There are several screen stills/photos from the movie with a short synopsis about key plot points in the movie. "Little Miss Suzie," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie does not have the full adult fare for a train ride back to Riverdale, so she disguises herself as a child to get cheaper fare; Various incidents of destructive mayhem ensue on the train. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.8 $329.00 Paper: White Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front of case Extensive amount of tape on cover. Label #17-0F31A65-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.87) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Fagaly. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; In order to earn money to buy an expensive bathing suit, Suzie takes a job at the Ladies Fashion Boutique, but proves to be of little help to the store. Suzie Puzzle Page. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Suzie assists an eccentric inventor trying to market his impractical inventions. Untitled story, art by Samm Schwartz; Ferdie is hired to protect Mrs. Van Gelt's society party; Suzie tags along to make sure Ferdie doesn't make things worse, as Ferdie goes to the party disguised as a medieval knight. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; After winning a pinup contest at a local department store, Katy and Sis go to claim her prize. "The Carpenter"; Suzie and Ferdie are subcontracted to build a dog house for an ill-tempered bulldog. Untitled story; Ferdie gets into an altercation with a brute over a suit of clothes; When the brute, who is a local boxing champ, is accidentally knocked unconscious, everyone assumes Ferdie did it and fixes him up with a rematch against the champ in the boxing ring. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $8,800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0009826-AA-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($264.00) will be charged at checkout.

First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $2,499.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front of case Centerfold detached. Label #0008486-AA-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($75.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.8 $1,199.95 or Best Offer Moderate amateur restoration Paper: Off white Amateur Restoration Includes: Piece added to cover. Cover reinforced with glue. Moderate amount of tape on interior cover. Label #22-161452B-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $325.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #24-1373B55-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Davis. "Telescope," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis; A man and a rat from a ship wreck wash up on an island and eye each other warily as the only food source available. "The Substitute," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A man assumes that the body of the governor of the penal colony he is a prisoner in will be sent back to Paris, so he kills him with a poisoned dart from a blowgun and makes plans to switch places with his body in the casket. "Squeeze Play" text story. "Murder Dream," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Krigstein; A maniac ax-murderer assumes his victim's identity in his dreams until he is compelled to return to the scene of the crime to murder the victim's wife as well. "The Switch," script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; An old millionaire falls in love with a young woman but he doesn't want her to marry him for his money so he tells her he's poor. One-page editorial on the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency investigation into the comic industry. Two-page montage of the EC office with caricatures of the artists by Marie Severin. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $799.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #7004007-AA-010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Howard Rosenberger. Stories and art by Howard Rosenberger, Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A creature from the depths is summoned by the sound of a foghorn, in an early comics version of the classic Ray Bradbury story "The Foghorn." An arrogant lawyer believes he is so smart that he can trick the Devil himself. Harriet marries a decrepit old man for his money, only to learn that he's immortal and has placed a horrible curse on any man who loves Harriet. The Man Who Tricked the Devil; Die for the Beggar; The Beast from the Deep; Dinky. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $275.00 Paper: Off white Label #23-3812DEF-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. The Giant from the Tomb--A Purple Claw Mystery, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. Death Flower--A Purple Claw Mystery, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; a man-eating plant terrorizes the Florida Everglades. Sparks of Life cartoon by Chas. Kuhn. The Final Horror--A Purple Claw Mystery, art by Ben Brown. Just What the Doctor Ordered text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $275.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #16-4318E04-022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Buscema. "The Terrible Time Machine!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A scientist travels back in time to ancient Egypt and loses his memory after a paradoxical encounter with himself, or at least that's the story an Egyptian man dreamed after hitting his head. "The Bridge" text story. "The Thing from Planet X," art by Steve Ditko; Space explorers fall under the mental sway of a sentient plant that they collect; After destroying the ship to save Earth, they say the crash was accidental, since they wouldnt be believed. "Robot Hater!", art by Paul Reinman; A man who hates robots refuses to have a robot pilot his flight to the moon, and insists on a human pilot; The flight gets in trouble and the pilot, really a humanoid robot, saves his life. "The Haunted House!", art by Don Heck; Two fugitives hide in an old house, disguising themselves as ghosts to frighten away children; They themselves flee the house because of ghostly noises made by fifth-dimensional beings. "The Aliens Who Conquered Earth," art by Joe Sinnott; Alien invaders panic Earth with powerful disintegrating weapons, but when the president of Earth confronts them he is immune to their rays because of his own faith. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $475.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #16-28611C6-068 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Chu F. Hing. Santa Was No Thief starring Cadet, script by George Kapitan, art by John Jordan. Meets "Grem O' Lynn" starring Al T. Tude, script by Ray Gill, art by Fred Bell. Bull's-Eye Bill story. Ghost Train from the Volga--Stories of the United Nations, art by Harold De Lay. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Ed Ryan. Target and the Targeteers story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by by Alonzo Vincent. Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon story. Targetoons, script and art by Ray Gill. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $205.00 Paper: Cream to off white File Copy. Label #16-3AC8E8D-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Despite the 10c cover price, this was a giveaway comic. "Knight's Falling"; Pop helps the cowardly Sir Klumsy, who wants to marry a princess, but her father, the king, won't let him do so unless he conquers an ogre; Sir Klumsy runs when the ogre arrives, but Pop wins him over with a serving of Tastee-Freez. "Grin and Bear It"; Dot, Lotta and Red are setting up a picnic near the woods when a bear cub, which they dub Junior, starts to eat their food. Dot chases him off a couple of times, the second time running into Mama Bear; The two bears chase the kids from the food, then start eating it themselves. "Change of Space"; An alien in a spaceship is chasing Princess Snowflake. Pop learns that the alien is determined to disintegrate the entire planet, but changes his mind by giving him some Tastee-Freez. "Little Dot Meets Uncle Speedy"; Dot accompanies her Uncle Speedy to the Midget Auto Races, where he is to be a contestant; His car has engine problems right before the race, and while helping him, Dot inadvertently starts driving the car in the race. "The Ski's the Limit"; Dot and Lotta go for a weekend trip to a ski lodge; On their way there and once they arrive, Lotta has several accidents involving the same tough looking man. "Finders Keepers," art by Howie Post; Tee and Eff find a pirate treasure map and follow it to a buried treasure of Tastee-Free. "Ride 'Em Cowboy"; Richie Rich is on vacation in Hollywood; While riding around on a bike, he accidentally and unknowingly enters a movie lot and disrupts several different shoots. "Artist's Dilemma"; Tee and Eff see a stranger hammering a spike into a hillside; They decide to tell Pop, who recognizes the stranger as Marvin, the glad-looking artist; Marvin has sculpted a huge Tastee-Freez sundae, which is edible, and he invites them all to help eat it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $150.00 Paper: Cream to off white File Copy Label #16-3AC8E8D-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Despite the 10c cover price, this was a giveaway comic. "Knight's Falling"; Pop helps the cowardly Sir Klumsy, who wants to marry a princess, but her father, the king, won't let him do so unless he conquers an ogre; Sir Klumsy runs when the ogre arrives, but Pop wins him over with a serving of Tastee-Freez. "Grin and Bear It"; Dot, Lotta and Red are setting up a picnic near the woods when a bear cub, which they dub Junior, starts to eat their food. Dot chases him off a couple of times, the second time running into Mama Bear; The two bears chase the kids from the food, then start eating it themselves. "Change of Space"; An alien in a spaceship is chasing Princess Snowflake. Pop learns that the alien is determined to disintegrate the entire planet, but changes his mind by giving him some Tastee-Freez. "Little Dot Meets Uncle Speedy"; Dot accompanies her Uncle Speedy to the Midget Auto Races, where he is to be a contestant; His car has engine problems right before the race, and while helping him, Dot inadvertently starts driving the car in the race. "The Ski's the Limit"; Dot and Lotta go for a weekend trip to a ski lodge; On their way there and once they arrive, Lotta has several accidents involving the same tough looking man. "Finders Keepers," art by Howie Post; Tee and Eff find a pirate treasure map and follow it to a buried treasure of Tastee-Free. "Ride 'Em Cowboy"; Richie Rich is on vacation in Hollywood; While riding around on a bike, he accidentally and unknowingly enters a movie lot and disrupts several different shoots. "Artist's Dilemma"; Tee and Eff see a stranger hammering a spike into a hillside; They decide to tell Pop, who recognizes the stranger as Marvin, the glad-looking artist; Marvin has sculpted a huge Tastee-Freez sundae, which is edible, and he invites them all to help eat it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-092 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Nothing He Couldn't Do!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Four shipwrecked men are stranded on a cannibal island and captured immediately. "Death of A Gambler!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Vince Alascia; Wealthy Jeff Traynor loses all at gambling and becomes a derelict. "Tara Tusta" text story. "Picture of the Future," script by Carl Memling, art by Seymour Moskowitz; Two gangsters rob an exhibition and come into possession of a magic scroll which forecasts their future. "Mental Wizard!", script by Carl Memling; Don Brunt killed his wife and got away with the crime. "The Crusher," script by Carl Memling; Sadistic plantation owner Barney Tragg flogs his wife's lover to death with a whip. Injury to eye panel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $3,500.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-1B4EFA8-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout.

This cover by World War II era premiere artist Alex Schomburg features the most Nazi symbols EVER to appear on a comic book cover, or for that matter, on any magazine that we've ever seen! This cover belongs right up there with Schomburg's best Timely war covers! And a pretty scarce item as well.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Bachle, Ken Battefield, Charles S. Strong, Max Plaisted, Irwin Brower, Leo Morey, Donald Bayne Hobart, and Maurice Gutwirth. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $475.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #23-3812DEF-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by William Allison and L. B. Cole. Part of Star Publications' purchase of Novelty Publications titles, former adventure comic 4Most becomes one of the most violent of the pre-Code crime titles, with lurid covers by L. B. Cole. Ballistic hero the Gunmaster tries to prove an ex-convict was framed for murder. Stickup men Bob and Frank kill two cops and get away, but Frank leaves his coat behind. Master of disguise the Chameleon fakes his own death by locomotive, to prove gangster Mugs Horton tried to have him killed. Gunmaster: Sugar Bowl Murder; Masked Death; Lives of Crime: Two Bright Boys; Killer On the Loose; Chameleon: The Crooked Bus Franchise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $2,200.00 Paper: White Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #16-3C47D8B-002

Cover by Charles Schulz. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several strips are presented in full color. Charlie Brown learns the agony of making decisions. Snoopy joins the gang on the baseball field, but he's just looking for a snack. Nancy finds a typically Nancy way to water the lawn. One of the earliest appearances of Schulz's Peanuts on the cover of a comic book. Nancy; Peanuts; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Ferd'nand; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $237.50 Paper: White Label #0008485-AA-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.12) will be charged at checkout.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Dick Ayers, John Forte, John Severin, Ed Winiarski, Doug Wildey, and Ross Andru. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $250.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-204F027-064 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout.

No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Uncle Scrooge in an untitled book-length story in which he obtains the world's rarest coin but loses it. With Donald and the nephews, he journeys undersea to find it and discovers Atlantis. Story by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-34DFB6D-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Uncle Scrooge in a book length adventure "The Golden Fleecing" in which Scrooge, Donald and the nephews search for the legendary Golden Fleece. Story by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $1,350.00 Paper: Off white Label #21-15627D9-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($40.50) will be charged at checkout.

Uncle Scrooge in "The Prize of Pizarro" in which Scrooge finds an old letter which leads him and Donald and the nephews on a quest to find the Inca's hidden gold mines and an untitled story. Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Krankenstein Gyro," a one-page text feature "A Bang-Up Time," and one-page gag strips. Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $179.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-31CE7D8-053 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Last Days of Planet Mars!, art by Jim Mooney. Peter Puptent Explorer humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Lighthouse In The Sky, art by Howard Purcell. Scientific Word Origins fact half-page by Mort Drucker. The Super-Insect Army text story. Battle of the Colossal Creatures, art by Bob Brown; two giant creatures battle over an airplane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $950.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-155D344-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($28.50) will be charged at checkout.

Published by Magazine Enterprises. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #68. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, in a series revived for the Korean War. A pilot flies night raids over Korea; The story of the battle of Tripoli, remembered in song in the Marines' Hymn; Profiles of the U.S.M.C. Hall of Fame. The Man in the Flying Nightmare; Marine Boot Camp; The Shores of Tripoli!; "Look After My Billy!"; Mister Marine Corps; The Spirit of Semper Fi! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.5 $2,800.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #24-1373B55-018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($84.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A hobo keeps a deal, even after death. Explorers face being sacrificed to a sun god, unless they can somehow use an approaching eclipse in their favor. Paranormal investigator Dr. Trimm realizes that Ellen's uncle Caleb is not a ghost, or even dead at all. A Coffin Waits...; Ghost Gloves; Ghost of R'wana; Skeletons Have Secrets!; The Witch's Curse!; The Ghoul and the Guest; Death Claws; Nightmare Message!; The Captain Who Wouldn't Die!; Primitive Peril!; The Shelf of Skulls; The Golden Ghouls; Jungle Magic; The Werewolf; Voodoo Fact or Fancy?; The Haunted One. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 2.0 $449.95 or Best Offer Paper: White Centerfold detached. Label #16-130768B-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.0 $299.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side edge cracks Label #16-17F1099-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $350.00 Paper: Off white Label #17-4078FC0-015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.