Comic books 1942-1944, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $1,580.00 Paper: White Label #22-478CA56-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.40) will be charged at checkout.

Japanese war cover by Jack Burnley. When Stars Collide starring Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), art by Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster). Dummy, Dummy & Dummy, Inc. starring The Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). Leatherneck Luck starring Three Aces (last appearance), script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. A Right in der Fuehrer's Face starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. The Curse of Catellaria starring Congo Bill, art by John Daly. The Pirate of Pleasure starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $749.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side edge crack Label #7008919-AA-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel, Frank Volp, Dick Briefer, Bart Tumey, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. The origin of Iron Jaw is revealed, as his son is sent to America on a mission from Hitler. Young Robin Hood encounters the mysterious criminal mastermind called The Veiled Lady. A spy tries to prevent Bombshell from revealing the Nazi plans for the invasion of America. Crimebuster: Origin of Iron Jaw; Young Robin Hood: Wanted Dead or Alive: Mickey Murder, Bullet Brain; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil On the Isle of Terror; The Case of Bill MacDonald; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite: Boys of the Street; Yankee Longago. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.5 $540.00 Paper: Cream to off white Cover and second page detached. Label #18-26283B7-004

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Herman C. Browner, Sylvan H. Stein, Jack Alderman, C. R. Schaare, Jack Grogan, Mack Borgatta and Charles Quinlan. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #10. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero's Sky Scouts take action when enemy agents attack a helpless old man and his daughter. Alias X tracks kidnappers who are abducting children for Nazi slave labor. Flagman and Rusty protect a French underground newspaper from the Nazis. Captain Aero: The Jerks of Japan; Alias X; Commandos of the Devil Dogs: Shalna of the Islands; The Red Cross: Those Who Never Came Back; Counter Spy; Yellow-Belly; Bongo the Wizard; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Miss Victory; Flagman. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $855.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front and back of case Label #19-2BC2507-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

1st appearance of the Monster Society of Evil. Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel's smashing new mystery serial begins! When Captain Marvel tries to stop Captain Nazi from stealing a precious black pearl from an Indian princess, he learns that the Nazi has been sent by a mysterious criminal genius who has gathered several of Cap's deadliest enemies in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 1: The Pearl of Peril" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. (1st appearance of Mr. Mind as voice on radio.) Captain Marvel also stars in: "Shipyard Sabotage" (appearances by Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Josef Goebbels and Benito Mussolini); "The Voodoo Show Boat" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "The Revolt of the Comics!" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kid in "Ski Champion" by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Fog and Fury" by Nathaniel Nitkin. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $450.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-31C4038-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

White cover edition; "Clean Fun, Starring Shoogafoots Jones" is a 1944 comic book by the Southern Book Company of Columbus, Ohio. The book features short stories in comic book format rife withg Jim Crow-era stereotypes of African-Americans from the South. Although the stereotypes are from a time that is now, thankfully, long past, Shoogafoots does perform some non-stereotypical deeds: In one story, he appears as a World War II flying ace, shooting down enemy planes and bombing Axis submarines. 28 pages with a slightly thicker cardboard cover which is also slightly larger than the interior pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 0.5 $1,199.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects story. Cover detached and completely split. 15th wrap detached. Label #21-15A304A-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($35.97) will be charged at checkout.

Joker cover art by Jerry Robinson. A Crime A Day starring Batman, Robin, and The Joker, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. A Break for Santa starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Unlucky Reporter starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. Death on the Diamond starring Spy, art by Chuck Winter. Murder on the Campus text story by Jack Watson. The Voice from Nowhere starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Case of the Missing Grin starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $230.00 Paper: White Label #16-2BAA072-075

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Victor Pazmiño. 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. When Nazi agents target the supposedly unsinkable new radio-controlled Allied transports, Don is called in to find the leak. Don and Red train young Navy sailors in the finer points of boxing. Don leads American minesweepers against the Nazi U-boat fleet. Plus a PSA for US war bonds featuring Shazam, aka Captain Marvel ("American boots for you Axis brutes!"). The Cut Feed Line; Warriors of the Sea: Havoc at Cavite; The Boxing Champ of the Atlantic Fleet; Eaglebeak Spruder; The Camouflage Secret!; Jetsam Joe; Don Winslow Undermines the Axis. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 11 CBCS 1.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of archival tape. Moderate amount of archival tape on 1st wrap.

Label #23-3E84026-001

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Transformed by science, Ricky McQuade, younger brother of Dynamic Man, becomes Dynamic Boy. Mr. E hears a dying man's words and learns that a series of tenement fires are actually arson. Dan Hastings battles the underground kingdom of Sub-Earth when their forces steal America's vital radium supplies. Dynamic Man; Jest for Fun; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy; The Dead Man Plays; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; Li'l Arthur; The Echo; The Sting of Death; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Funnies (1934) 100 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #19-37578F8-010

Famous Funnies becomes the first comic book series to reach its hundredth issue. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, a text story, and an original Fearless Flint feature. In order of appearance: "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Fearless Flint" by H. G. Peter; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "Larry Frames the Fire Demons" text story by M. M. Oblinger. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $3,799.95 or Best Offer Conserved CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Verified Sig: Carl Barks. Amateur Conservation Includes: Tear seals to cover with glue. Label #17-2A6599E-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK FINDS PIRATE GOLD, No. 9." Cover art by Hank Porter. Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold, script by Bob Karp (adaptation) and Homer Brightman (original storyboards), pencils by Carl Barks (story pages 1, 2, 5, 12-40) and Jack Hannah (story pages 3, 4, 6-11, 41-64), inks by Carl Barks (story pages 1, 2, 5, 12-40) and Jack Hannah (story pages 3, 4, 6-11, 41-64); Bearing a map found in Donald's seafood restaurant, the ducks and a parrot named Old Yellow Beak set sail for an island where the pirate Henry Morgan's treasure is buried; Unknown to them, the crew of the ship is made up of Black Pete, disguised as an old woman, and two of his rat-faced henchmen; Peter takes over the ship, but the ducks and the parrot reach the treasure island on a raft; They dig up the treasure while Pete lies in wait. Back cover treasure map. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $180.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-40ADE66-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Indicia title is "ANDY PANDA, No. 54." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Ghostrider, art by Dan Gormley; Charlie and Andy take a vacation out West and end up in the rundown town of Grimy Gulch; When the Ghost Rider appears after a ten-year absence and robs the bank, Andy and Charlie are made deputies and trail him; They get lost and end up in a ghost town, where Miranda Panda and Wally Walrus are held captive by a gang of "ghosts." The Magic Hat, script by John Stanley, art by Dan Gormley; Andy and Charlie go into a magician's hat and find themselves in Hocus-Pocus Land, the place things go when magicians make them disappear. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Slightly britle Label #6500198-AA-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Land of Shrunken Skulls"; Kaänga and Ann must rescue Ngeeso from a tribe of headhunters, led by a white woman with trained leopards. "Spoils for the Congo Amazons," pencils by George Appel; Fantomah defeats the leader of the Mazaans in single combat. Untitled Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story, art by George Carl Wilhelms; A corrupt governor attempts to start a war between two jungle tribes in order to make their land available for lease. "Lion Country Renegade" text story. Untitled story, art by Al Stahl; Andy develops an anti-aircraft weapon but in its demonstration, manages to insult Abdul Hadda, local Arab leader; The Arabs attack the fort and take Terry captive, leaving his rescue for the rest of the gang with the new weapon. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; After secretly looting the Temple of Jamu, witch doctor Kali exhorts his tribe to drive white men from the jungle. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; N'Dongo tells Hassan of his theory that Boko is the lost Yoruban prince; Hassan attempts to capture the boy but is driven away by Simba. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); Camilla and Ben help the Black Cobra tribe protect their treasure from renegades. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $165.00 Paper: Off white to white Centerfold Detached. Label #22-40C0498-047

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.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $430.00 Paper: Off white to white Cover Detached Label #22-207412E-011

Cover art by Bob Montana. Shield G-Man Club ad. "Diamonds of Death" starring The Original Shield and Dusty The Boy Detective, art by Irv Novick; A millionaire is dead, robbery the apparent motive; The suspected killer bought a doll on the day of the death. Untitled The Hangman story, art by Bob Fujitani (as B. Fuje); Abner Thrisk has been on the lam for five years for a murder that he claims he didn't commit. Untitled Li'l Chief Bugaboo story, pencils by Dave Higgins, inks by Terry Woik Szenics; Attempts are made to discover if Fido is a dog or a mountain lion. "Archie the Jockey," script and pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Janice Valleau (as Ginger); Archie and Reggie fight over horseback riding; Veronica believes that Archie can ride and she invites him to the Lodge estate for the weekend. Untitled Catfish Joe story, script and art by Larry Harris; Killer elephant beaks out of the train and heads into the swamp. Untitled Marco Loco Adventurer story, script and art by Carl Hubbell (as Hubbello); Marco Loco (introduction, origin) versus Christopher Flopp. Untitled Captain Commando And The Boy Soldiers story starring Adolf Hitler, Captain Herman, Nazis, Abraham Lincoln (in a dream, cameo), art by Irv Novick. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $900.00 Conserved Paper: Off white to white Amateur Conservation Includes: Cover Reattached With Glue. 4 Center Wraps Detached. Label #17-0DA35DB-034 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Harry Sahle. Shield G-Man Club ad. "The Curse of the Black Monkey"; The Jinx is a blind black monkey, surviving owner after owner managing to survive until it comes to Dusty, the Shields kid partner; The Shield discovers through an anthropologist friend that the monkey is an idol of sorts to the Thuggi cult of India and represents all evil and bad luck to all but the Thuggi. "The Corpse on the Checkerboard"; The Black Hood uses the pieces left on a checker board to solve a murder that's meant to look like a suicide. "Camera Bugs," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Virginia Drury (as Ginger); Archie gets a new camera and starts taking pictures that get him in trouble. "Special Communique #14," pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; Alastair Morganbilt joins the army as a prissy gentleman but leaves in a body bag as a fighting man. Pep's Puzzle Page maze. Untitled story, art by Larry Harris; Two mad scientists give Catfish Joe pills that make him able to jump really far. "The Great Genghis Khan," art by Carl Hubbell; Marco Loco meets Genghis Khan and tries to stop his wedding. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $710.00 Paper: White Moderate amount of tape on interior cover. All pages detached and completely split. Staple removed. Label #23-3D19116-012

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Shock Gibson story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. Speed Taylor story (last appearance). The Case of the Black Marketeers starring Captain Freedom. Girl Commandoes story, art by Jill Elgin. Black Cat story. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Story Behind the Cover text article with Captain Freedom and Shock Gibson. 52 pages, four 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 $4,500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #16-2BAA072-190 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($135.00) 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 4.0 $465.00 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 ($13.95) 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 4.0 $3,120.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-1B4EFA8-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($93.60) 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 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.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $1,000.00 Paper: Off white Label #00-7009333-AD-002

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Dick Briefer, Emil Gershwin, Clem Weisbecker and unknown. Featuring "The Life Story of Captain Marvel" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Grizzly Bear Mystery" with art by Harry Parkhurst; "Jack the Second (Modern Giant Killer)" with art by Dick Briefer; "Spy Smasher Joins the Junior Spy Smashers" with art by Emil Gershwin; Hedda and Tails 1-pager by Victor Pazmino; Lance O'Casey in "Dukwadl, Maker of Zombies" with art by Clem Weisbecker; 2-page text story "The Fox Hole" by Nathaniel Nitkin; and Ibis the Invincible in "The City of Skeletons"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $900.00 Label #0008872-AA-002

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories and art by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. In only her second appearance (after her debut in Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) #18), Mary Marvel tracks sinister Santas stealing orphans' toys, and gets help from Mr. Scarlet, Pinky and the original Captain Marvel. Commando Yank must retrieve Dr. Nordlung and his plans for an "unsmashable tank" from the Norwegian castle of a Nazi "Quisling" - even if he needs the help of ancient Vikings to do it. In a turning point for the series, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky have been so effective at stopping crime that Scarlet's alter ego, Brian Butler, loses his job as DA. Plus an early story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Mary Marvel: The Night Before Xmas; Last Ship from Marseilles; Mr. Scarlet: Make-Believe Mastermind; Phantom Eagle: Down Under; Commando Yank: The Terrific Toy; Spooks: Creepy Fantasy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.