Comic books 1937, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,944.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4387103003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($88.32) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Ed Anthony, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Nat Edson, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Jack Welch, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Romer Grey, Allen Dean, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. The cover features Snuffy Smith and the Katzenjammer Kids interacting with lesser-known characters, like Elmer and Pete the Tramp. Tex Thorne; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Pussycat Princess; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Dream Land; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; On Our Block; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $699.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4474815004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.97) will be charged at checkout.

"Seven Worlds to Conquer" 5/6 a serial by Edgar Rice Burroughs, plus "Z is for Zombie" 1/6 a serial by Theodore Roscoe.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #0115095002

Stories and art by Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Henry Vallely, J.R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Mort Cowen, Sandini, B. F. McNaughton, Hal Arbo, Stookie Allen, Peter K. Maple, Conrad Vane, Jim Gary, W. C. Brigham, Steve Saxton, Herbert Anderson, Henry Sperry, Al Lewin, Tom Hickey, Ray Thompson, and Charles Coll. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer, The Comics presented original stories, art reprinted from Dell's Big Little Books, and reprints of classic newspaper strips. Tom Mix and Sor'ful Wilcox realize that not only is "Scott Sommers" a rustler, but the sheriff is in on it. Trapped by the villain called Falcon, spy hero "Doctor Doom" faces torture. While Foozy takes over the caveman government, Alley Oop and King Guzzle are lost in the wilderness, fighting dinosaurs to survive. Alley Oop; Tom Mix; Arizona Kid; Magic!; Myra North, Special Nurse; Tom Beatty; Wash Tubbs; In the Name of the Law; Out Our Way; Sombrero Pete; How to Become a Champion: Tennis; Lone Marshal; G-Man Jim; Champions of the King; State Trooper: Case of the Kidnapped Governor; Speed Bolton Air Ace; Heroes' Hall of Fame; How to Make the LD-3; Let Your Imagination Run Away With You; Shooting Sheriff; Crossword Puzzle Page; International Spy Featuring Doctor Doom; Coast Guard. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.0 $2,995.00 or Best Offer Detective Comics #1. Back Cover Only. Incomplete. Label #1027410001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($89.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Vincent Sullivan. "The River Patrol," script and pencils by E. C. Stoner, inks by Creig Flessel; Speed investigates the murder of several Chinamen along the wharf area and uncovers a human smuggling operation. "The Rhangwa Pearls," art by Sven Elven; A millionaire that has just bought the fabulously valuable Rhanggwa Pearls receives a letter from someone threatening to steal them. "The Peruvian Mine Murders: Part 1," art by Creig Flessel; Confronted by a series of murders, Bret forages into the Peruvian jungles to ascertain why a hole appears in each victim's throat, but they were not shot! "The Claws of the Red Dragon," script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Tom Hickey; Venturing into downtown San Francisco, Bruce Nelson finds it odd to see a Chinese restaurant among the buildings, and no one to wait upon him when he enters desiring a meal. "The Gotlotz Jewels," script and art by Bill Patrick; Gus is sent to a rich woman's home to watch over her pearls during a party and nabs a man he sees pocketing them. "The Balinoff Case: Part 1," script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster; Bart is called on to volunteer for a secret spy case, but in doing so, he must forgo his own personal agenda, including his marriage to fiancé Sally. "The Gotrox Pearls," script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger); Jake is called in to solve the theft of some pearls, and promptly discovers that there were no pearls in the first place! "The Bar S Rustlers," script and art by Homer Fleming; Buck is called in to discover the truth behind some rustling charges between two cattle ranchers that have had hard feelings for each other since a land deal went bad. "The Streets of Chinatown," script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster; The daughter of a chain-store magnate wants to hire Slam to guard her valuable poodle, and when he turns it down, Shorty volunteers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,399.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4419776002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($41.97) will be charged at checkout.

Vol. 13, No. 3. February, 1937. Includes: "Death Breaks Quarantine" by Arthur Leo Zagat; "Dictator of the Damned" by Wyatt Blassingame; "I Summoned Doctor Death" by Ralston Shields; "Satan Sends His Mistress" by Paul Ernst; "The Murder Child" by Donald Dale; "His Avenging Muse" by Emerson Graves; and "Hell's Ghost Ship" by Leon Byrne. Cover by Tom Lovell. 6.75" x 10". 128 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $215.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4223897006

New Years cover. Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, and activity pages. In order of appearance: "The Nut Brothers", "Mr. Blotto", and "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Boots" by Edgar Martin; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "Otto Honk" by Bela Zaboly; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" by Hal Forrest; "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Annibelle" by Dorothy Urfer; "Salesman Sam" by C. D. Small; "Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete" by Fred Harman; "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Flapper Fanny" by Gladys Parker; "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Tad of the Tanbark" and "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Myra North, Special Nurse" by Ray Thompson and Charles Coll; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Myra North, Special Nurse" by Ray Thompson and Charles Coll; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; and "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $300.00 or Best Offer CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side edge crack Pages 18, 19, and 24 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE. Label #0004220013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Boots" and "Bootkins" by Edgar Martin; "Bronc Peeler" by Fred Harman; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" and "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest; "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" and "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "Now You Tell One!" by Edward Courtney Dunkle; "Heroes' Hall of Fame" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); and "Be a Big Leaguer" by Ed Cronin. "Shark Hunters of Aran, Part One" text story by H. T. Sperry, illustrated by Walter Cole Brigham. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $150.00 Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Cover detached. Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #0128229001

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George Clarke, Lou Hanlon, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Ed Anthony, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar continue their adventures with the circus folk. Brick Bradford; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; The G-Man; Rosie's Beau; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Ace Drummond; Ted Towers, Animal Master; King of the Royal Mounted. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #4421688005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Vol. 3, No. 12. July 1937. Cover by George Quintana. Featuring posed photographs of Hollywood starlets and co-stars with humorous captions. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $175.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3939656003

Volume 4, Issue 2 - September, 1937. Hollywood and Broadway related pin-up and studio publicity photos with humorous captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $230.00 Paper: Off white Label #4383697001

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, J. R. Williams; William Ferguson, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Alice Harvey, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Al Posen, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tired of pretending to be a girly-girl to get Smilin' Jack's attention, Red switches back to her pilot gear and flies away, but not before leaving Mary something to remember her by. Even if Pat survives his deadly checkers game with pirate Captain Blaze, they still have to face the Dragon Lady's wrath. Skeezix and Uncle Avery try to make it home before their truck finally gives out. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Dick Tracy and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Sister Susie; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Out Our Way; Let's Draw Cartoons; Billy the Kid Chapter I – The Kid's Boyhood; Dill and Daffy; Life's Little Tragedies; Apple Mary; This Curious World; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Zipper; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Spooky; Simp O'Dill; The Nebbs; Real Magic; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $205.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0299217001

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Walter Berndt, J. R. Williams; William Ferguson, Garrett Price, Alice Harvey, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Stookie Allen, Al Posen, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Lips Manlis may have reformed, but his old gang is still up to their usual business, like arson. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, May 31 - June 21, 1936. The Dragon Lady escapes Cap'n Blaze, but her wrath means Terry and Pat aren't safe yet. Skeezix tries to adjust to his new life in Bunker Prep School. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Smilin' Jack, and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Sister Susie; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jinglet; Gasoline Alley; Out Our Way; Let's Draw Cartoons; Huck Wyatt: Rustler's Cave; Soldiers of Fortune: The Big Leaguer; Apple Mary; This Curious World; White Boy in Skull Valley; Zipper; A Strain on the Family Tie; Spooky; Simp O'Dill; The Nebbs; Real Magic; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,995.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4416090017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($89.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Hugh Joseph Ward. "Murder on the Sound Stage" starring Dan Turner by Robert Leslie Bellem, "Vengeance of the Severed Hands" by C. A. M. Donne, "Pair of Tramps" by Mort Lansing, "Wrong Number" by Robert A. Garron, "Nailed with Silver" starring Jeff Dargan by E. Hoffmann Price, "Sweet and Hot" by Allan K. Echols, and comic strip "Coded in Earnest" starring Sob Sister Sue by Rex Hayden Maxon. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white newsprint pages with color cover. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $425.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Label #4401522007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Volume 29, Issue 2 - February, 1937. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75" x 9.75" x 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $675.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4426080018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.25) will be charged at checkout.

Volume 29, Issue 4 - April 1937. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.