Comic books 1945, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $475.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4434580003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

Volume 27, Issue 4 - July, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $899.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4396761001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Puzzle in Jade starring Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), art by Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster). Old Wyoming starring The Vigilante, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). The Hungry Hare starring Hayfoot Henry. Secret of the Rug of Tezan starring Congo Bill, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. The Magician's Apprentice starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $895.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1446641001

Classic rainbow cover by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The King of Color starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Elephant's Homecoming starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. An Ill Wind Blows starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Curse of the Ichabod Q starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). Race Against Rogues starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 91 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4367053001

Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Ghost Drum starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Sunshine Swindle starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Underground School starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. The Fiddler's Jam Session starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). One Man Show starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,900.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0000834006

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Riddle of the Rembrandt, art by Gil Kane; Wes and Sandy, while visiting a museum, discover a fake Rembrandt hanging on the wall, so Wes offers to buy the piece from the curator. Victory Makes Hay starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Professor Plays Safe starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Honest Crook starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. Conquest Doesn't Pay starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $310.00 Paper: Off white Label #4340956004

Cover art by Pen Shumaker. He Doodled It starring The Sandman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Pen Shumaker; Innocent doodles left behind in a phone booth used by Wes Dodds tips off the Sandman and Sandy to two rival gangs: one involved in robbery, the other in counterfeiting. New Shoes For Victory starring the Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. My Fortune For a Star starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. Mechanical Murder starring Genius Jones, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Stan Kaye. Compliments of Honorable Mikado starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $597.00 Paper: Off white Label #4308126010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.91) will be charged at checkout.

Spring 1945. The Justice Society of America takes on Germany in "This Is Our Enemy!" The issue presents "the story of a nation--a degenerate nation whose people throughout the centuries have always been willing to follow their military leaders into endless, bloody, but futile warfare!" That's wartime comics for ya'. Script by Gardner Fox. Hawkman's chapter (with art by Joe Kubert--first art on the series) begins the story around 1250 A.D. Subsequent chapters feature Mr. Terrific in 1725 (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Dr. Mit-nite in 1824 (art by Aschmeier), the Atom in 1872 (art by Joe Gallagher), Wildcat in 1896 (art by Gallagher), and Johnny Thunder in 1923 (art by Aschmeier). Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman cameos (art by Martin Naydel and H.G. Peter). Hitler cover and interior cameo. Two-page text story, "Glider Plight" by Jay Marr. One-page public service announcement, "Wonder Woman Explains Waste Paper Salvage." Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $450.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4448210011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

Spring 1945. The Justice Society of America takes on Germany in "This Is Our Enemy!" The issue presents "the story of a nation--a degenerate nation whose people throughout the centuries have always been willing to follow their military leaders into endless, bloody, but futile warfare!" That's wartime comics for ya'. Script by Gardner Fox. Hawkman's chapter (with art by Joe Kubert--first art on the series) begins the story around 1250 A.D. Subsequent chapters feature Mr. Terrific in 1725 (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Dr. Mit-nite in 1824 (art by Aschmeier), the Atom in 1872 (art by Joe Gallagher), Wildcat in 1896 (art by Gallagher), and Johnny Thunder in 1923 (art by Aschmeier). Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman cameos (art by Martin Naydel and H.G. Peter). Hitler cover and interior cameo. Two-page text story, "Glider Plight" by Jay Marr. One-page public service announcement, "Wonder Woman Explains Waste Paper Salvage." Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $550.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4448210013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

Fall 1945. The Justice Society of America battle robots (robot cover) from outer space in "Vampires of the Void!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher and Martin Naydel, plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), the Atom (art by Gallagher), Green Lantern (art by Stan Aschmeier and Naydel), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier and Naydel), Flash (art by Gallagher and Naydel), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "Hurricane Orders" by Jim Robinson. Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Cover art by Gallagher and Naydel. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $595.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3965053007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Napoleon and Joe Safeen starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; An apparent insane asylum escapee uses his exceptional talent in mathematics to aid Joe Safeen's mob in a series of robberies. Curse of the Caliphs starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joseph Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier. Red and Blooey Meet in China starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Hippity and His Off the Cob Dream of Conquest starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $2,700.00 Paper: Off white Label #0118688002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($81.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Bamboo Knife Butcher, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; Natives exert a strange influence over a man and he sends his nephew's mother a shrunken head and claims it is her son; Her son is still alive, however, and Captain America and Bucky rescue him and send the uncle plunging to his doom. The Shadow of the Stalking Death starring the Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. Speed For Sale starring Whizzer, pencils by Jack Binder, inks by Al Gabriele. The Mystery of the Great Lakes starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Bob Powell. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Yellow Claw and the Mole Men, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; Yellow Claw creates a chemical which dramatically increases the size of men's hands, making them into Mole Men which he uses to tunnel under munitions plants and wreck them; When he plans to use explosives in a lava pit to create a new volcano under a munitions plant, Captain America and Bucky see that they meet their doom inside the lava pit. The Merchant of Death starring the Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. Master of Murders starring the Destroyer, pencils by Chad Grothkopf, inks by Al Gabriele. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $2,550.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Significant front/back scuff(s). Damaged/broken/not intact. Label #0159515003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($76.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Masters of Evil starring Captain America, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; As Cap and Bucky bust up Terrible Tom Garrett's gang, the boss steals a car and drives out to the woods where he runs out of gas; On foot he comes upon the dwelling of Terdu the sorcerer who claims to have observed his battle with Cap and Bucky in his cauldron and offers the gangster his help in evil doings. The Swanky Swindlers starring the Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Discs of Death starring Whizzer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $3,600.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4333901003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The China Wall Mystery starring Captain America, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; Steve Rogers and Bucky are stationed at the Great Wall of China when they come across a Jap plot to bypass Chinese garrisons by using hollowed out interior tunnels within the wall; Cap and Bucky meet a mysterious old Chinese man who gives them aid against the Japanese troops. Death Cargo starring Human Torch, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Jack Binder. Air Base starring Jap Buster Johnson, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Don Rico. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $212.00 Paper: Off white Label #4421337008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.36) will be charged at checkout.

December 1945. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Richard Shaver ("Quest of Brail"), Frances M. Deegan, William Lawrence Hamling, Robert Moore Williams, Chester S. Greier, Berkeley Livingston, and Rog Phillips ("Let Freedom Ring!" -- his first published work). Illustrations by Brady, Robert Fuqua, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, Brady, James B. Settles, and Rod Ruth. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $430.00 Paper: Light tan to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0906377005

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana, Al McLean and Terry Szenics. Archie goes to a masquerade as a knight and Jughead goes as his horse. Archie causes choas at the masquerade, and particularly upsets his English teacher Mr. Squeegee in "A Horse's Tale"! Plus: A hypochondriac tells Mr. Andrews that he appears to be very sick in "The Physical Wreck"; Betty and Veronica make life masks in "The Plastic Mask"; Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time in the Archie Short "Blitzed By the Blackout"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie caddies for Mr. Andrews and does more harm than good in "The Caddy"! Plus: When Archie breaks Mr. Weatherbee's typewriter, it's up to Archie and Jughead to fix it in the 2-page text story "You Can't Kill a Guy For Trying"! Also: "Match Wits With Archie" activity page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $272.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side edge crack Label #0231518006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.16) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana, Al McLean and Terry Szenics. Archie goes to a masquerade as a knight and Jughead goes as his horse. Archie causes choas at the masquerade, and particularly upsets his English teacher Mr. Squeegee in "A Horse's Tale"! Plus: A hypochondriac tells Mr. Andrews that he appears to be very sick in "The Physical Wreck"; Betty and Veronica make life masks in "The Plastic Mask"; Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time in the Archie Short "Blitzed By the Blackout"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie caddies for Mr. Andrews and does more harm than good in "The Caddy"! Plus: When Archie breaks Mr. Weatherbee's typewriter, it's up to Archie and Jughead to fix it in the 2-page text story "You Can't Kill a Guy For Trying"! Also: "Match Wits With Archie" activity page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $235.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side edge crack Label #0207862001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana, Al McLean and Terry Szenics. Archie goes to a masquerade as a knight and Jughead goes as his horse. Archie causes choas at the masquerade, and particularly upsets his English teacher Mr. Squeegee in "A Horse's Tale"! Plus: A hypochondriac tells Mr. Andrews that he appears to be very sick in "The Physical Wreck"; Betty and Veronica make life masks in "The Plastic Mask"; Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time in the Archie Short "Blitzed By the Blackout"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie caddies for Mr. Andrews and does more harm than good in "The Caddy"! Plus: When Archie breaks Mr. Weatherbee's typewriter, it's up to Archie and Jughead to fix it in the 2-page text story "You Can't Kill a Guy For Trying"! Also: "Match Wits With Archie" activity page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $142.50 Paper: Cream to off white Tape on 1st and 2nd page. Label #1221140002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.28) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana, Al McLean and Terry Szenics. Archie goes to a masquerade as a knight and Jughead goes as his horse. Archie causes choas at the masquerade, and particularly upsets his English teacher Mr. Squeegee in "A Horse's Tale"! Plus: A hypochondriac tells Mr. Andrews that he appears to be very sick in "The Physical Wreck"; Betty and Veronica make life masks in "The Plastic Mask"; Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time in the Archie Short "Blitzed By the Blackout"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie caddies for Mr. Andrews and does more harm than good in "The Caddy"! Plus: When Archie breaks Mr. Weatherbee's typewriter, it's up to Archie and Jughead to fix it in the 2-page text story "You Can't Kill a Guy For Trying"! Also: "Match Wits With Archie" activity page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jerry Robinson. "Twenty-Ton Robbery!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans. "Recipe for Revenge!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve. "The Year 3000!", script by Joseph Greene, art by Dick Sprang; In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura. "Night Rider" text story by Tod Lowry. "Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang; Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 26 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4317526001

Cover by Jerry Robinson. "Twenty-Ton Robbery!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans. "Recipe for Revenge!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve. "The Year 3000!", script by Joseph Greene, art by Dick Sprang; In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura. "Night Rider" text story by Tod Lowry. "Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang; Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,350.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3965053010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($40.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. "Shadow City!", script by Don Cameron, art by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); When several wealthy playboys are taken in by a quick-rich scheme hatched by the Joker, Batman decides to visit the Crime Clown's layout that he called Shadow City. "The Great Handcuff King!", art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred decides to get a pair of handcuffs in order to practice putting them on felons, but when he decides to practice on a fellow gentlemen's gentlemen, Alfred is shocked at the result. "Shirley Holmes, Policewoman!", script by Bill Finger, art by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); Batman and Robin have to battle a large-scale outbreak of short-confidence rackets. 1-page Handy Andy story by Jack Farr. "Once a Fighter" text story by Stan Carter. "Batman Goes To Washington!", script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); Batman decides to enlist the aid of a Senator and the public in getting ex-cons the chance to get honest work. 1-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $399.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0716474016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by John Giunta. Stories and art by Howie Post and others. Funny-animal comics from Spotlight Publishers. When the hive's honey is threatened by a farmer, Bee-29 transforms into a bee superhero to stop him. But when he learns the honey is needed for the "war effort" to stop Hitler, the bees change their buzz, in an unusual mix of kids' humor and WWII propaganda. In another story that showcases its historical era, Spot and Dot get jobs through the WPA to work on a farm. But the journey to the farm becomes a cross-country odyssey. Frank Furter the dog sneaks into the carnival, but freaks out when he thinks "hot dogs" are cooked canines, a natural enough reaction. Cool cover by John Giunta. To Be or Not to Be a Bee...; Sammy the Stork; Gee Gee the Talking Horse: The Mysterious Castle!; Spot and Dot; Life's But a Stage...; Eeny Meeny and Moe; Frank Furter. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $280.00 Paper: Off white Label #4342471008

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "Death Counts Ten," art by Irv Novick; A boxer is dead after a fight, and Kip finds out he has been poisoned. "The Four-Alarm Ghosts," art by Red Holmdale; The ghost of Gloomy saves people from a house on fire. "Death--The Crow Strikes Again," art by Harry Sahle; An opera singer is fired for drinking, but puts on a crow costume to get revenge. "Murder By Proxy" text story by S. Gordon James. "The Hound of the Devonshires," script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman; A curse of a phantom hound in Devonshire. "The Sinister Spiritualist," art by Clem Weisbecker; A spiritualist tricks people to tell where they keep their valuables, and then robs them. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $530.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Gapping in plastic to top edge of slab. Label #4328627011

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "The Case of the Blood-Red Rubies"; The Ghost of The Grand Lama has murdered two men to get back his Blood Red Ruby. "The Case of the Beautiful Corpse"; $25.000 to win in contest to choose the handsomest man in U.S. "A Millionaire's Life," art by Red Holmdale; St. Peter wants substitutes for two dying tycoons to prevent a stock-market panic. "A Nickel's Worth of Murder" text story. "The Case of the Friendly Murder," art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Kip is invited to the class of '39 reunion. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,140.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2056859025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($34.20) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Chu F. Hing. Stories and art by Chu F. Hing, Bill Allison, Art Moore, Harold DeLay and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blazing Comics Vol. 2 #1. Costumed adventurers face Axis forces in this WWII-era series featuring the Green Turtle. The Green Turtle and Burma Boy must fly to Chunking, China for a mission against the Axis forces, in a story that features an appearance by real-life Chinese general Chiang Kai-Chek. Native American air ace Red Hawk risks a suicide mission to destroy a Japanese naval base in the South Pacific. The Black Buccaneer faces an ancient Incan sacrificial rite to rescue his brother Ronnie. Green Turtle: Mission to Chunking; Tommy Paige; Black Buccaneer; So I'm 4F; Super Drooper & Drip; Red Hawk: Cargo of Death; Jun-Gal; Mr. Ree: The Corpse That Came Back. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $4,500.00 Paper: Off white to white Interior is Batman #108. Label #0050472001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($135.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Chu F. Hing, Harold Sherman, Gus Schrotter, Art Moore, Harold Sherman and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blazing Comics Vol. 2 #2. Costumed adventurers face Axis forces in this WWII-era series featuring the Green Turtle. NOTE: In addition to the regular issue, some copies of no. 5 were manufactured with different interiors from other comics. Please see individual item notes to see if a particular copy of this issue has a variant interior. The following describes the original contents. The Green Turtle and Burma Boy aid Chinese guerrillas battling Japanese occupying forces. Native American air ace Red Hawk targets an impenetrable oil- and rubber-producing stronghold in the South Pacific. The Black Buccaneer's brother Ronnie rescues the beautiful daughter of Tortuga's governor, and quickly gets caught up in palace intrigue. Green Turtle; Tommy Paige: Death for Whom?; Black Buccaneer; Smoky Jr.; Super Drooper & Drip; Red Hawk: The Carnival of Courage!; Jun-Gal; Mr. Ree: Hypnotized Mummy!; Sound Off! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories by Otis, E. C. Stoner, Walter Egan, Hal George, Milt Hammer, Art Allen, Larry Page, and Tom Canby. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Sonny Boy, Joan Mason, the OBrine Twins, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Adventure Beneath the Sea. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell. The Threat From Saturn (Ch. 4): Revolt of the Zombies. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Jack Hearne, Harold DeLay, Pam Robinson, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #58. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the B-29 Super Fortress bomber. Sergeant Spook helps Jerry when he gets mixed up with an eccentric portrait painter and a rich kid who looks just like him. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!" Cover (a War Bonds promotion) features portraits of various American WWII generals and admirals, including future President Dwight Eisenhower. Inside front cover features a message from those same military figures, again promoting War Bonds, a WWII funding drive. Dick Cole; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; Edison Bell: The Disappearing Act; Make Edison Bell's Professional Magician's Magic Box; Thorns of the Devil; Blue Bolt; Krisko and Jasper; Fearless Fellers; Sgt. Spook; Bluebolts and Nuts. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Radcliffe, R.W. Hall, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Dick Wood 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. Little Dynamite investigates Counterfeit War Bonds, a wartime fundraising effort. Yankee Longago meets Leonardo Da Vinci, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new Flying Suit to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana and a cameo by fellow teen inventor Dickie Dean. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil Meets Downtown Dan; Little Dynamite; Young Robinhood: The Clueless Killing; Yankee Longago. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $199.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #3738248011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright, Rudy Palais, John Giunta, and Paul Parker. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Joan is assigned to investigate missing carrier pigeons, but it's Miss Victory who discovers the secret. Masked avenger Red Cross tracks a pilot shot down behind enemy lines before the Axis can find him. A PT boat crew is assigned to take out a Japanese dreadnaught. Plus non-fiction stories about the Vought-Sikorsky 052U and Chance-Vought F4U-2 planes. Cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: The Ghost of Von Richtofen; Miss Victory: Devils With Wings; Kingfisher; Pacific Pandemonium; The Mighty Mite: The Ring of Gazooka; Sky Rider: Cowboy on the Wing; M. T. B.'s; Corsair; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Mail Gets Through; The Red Cross. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Holocaust cover, classic. Includes: Alex Schomburg cover art; Invitation to Murder, art by Vince Alascia; The Five Traitors From Berlin, Pencils by Paul Reinman, Inks by Carmine Infantino; Too Smart To Live text story; The Shadow of the Monster, art by Alascia; The Mystery of the Puff-Adder Skulls, Pencils by Vince Alascia, Inks by Al Bellman; The Case of the Forged Check--Let's Play Detective, art by Bellman. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $990.00 Paper: Off white Label #2097388002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.70) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, Paul Parker, Maurice Gutwirth, Maurice Whitman, Ann Brewster and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Aviator hero Captain Flight battles the Axis by air during World War II. Captain Flight finds a secret Nazi air base that survived WWII, in a story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Black Cobra encounters danger at the ballet. Flight attendant Kitty Kelly battles Nazi saboteurs as Yankee Girl. Captain Flight; Korner Kids; The Black Cobra: The Dance of Death; Red Rocket: The Invisible Terror; Torpedo Eight; Trouble in Furnace No. 9; Trapped; Round-the-Clock Torture; Kitty Kelly Yankee Girl. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $575.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4471956001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, Paul Parker, Maurice Gutwirth, Maurice Whitman, Ann Brewster and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Aviator hero Captain Flight battles the Axis by air during World War II. Captain Flight finds a secret Nazi air base that survived WWII, in a story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Black Cobra encounters danger at the ballet. Flight attendant Kitty Kelly battles Nazi saboteurs as Yankee Girl. Captain Flight; Korner Kids; The Black Cobra: The Dance of Death; Red Rocket: The Invisible Terror; Torpedo Eight; Trouble in Furnace No. 9; Trapped; Round-the-Clock Torture; Kitty Kelly Yankee Girl. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0990624029

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and Mac Raboy. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy joins a scientific expedition to Africa to find the legendary Monkey-Man, but another expedition is trying to find it first. No one knows how Tom Tweed does so well on the basketball courts, until Captain Marvel Jr. discovers there are actually two Tom Tweeds. Captain Marvel Jr. battles a mysterious foe in a fireproof suit who ignites coal seams while they're still underground. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. In Darkest Africa!; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; Double Trouble; Sam the Sheriff; The Kid From Joisey; Caverns of Flame! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1624858021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. In a story that begins with Captain Midnight accused of treason, he goes to work as an inventor for Axis forces. The latest enemy invention is a fence of steel cables to keep bombers from flying over Japan, but CM has an invention to top it: The Flying Buzz-Saw. An experimental malaria drug causes Captain Midnight's sanity to fray. Plus a list of stations carrying the Captain Midnight radio show. Adventure in Black Gold; Captain Midnight's "Fighting Air Insignia"; The Flying Buzz-Saw; Captain Midnight's Army Air Corps Slang; Red Skye; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page; Captain Midnight Fights His Own Mind; From One Side to the Other. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $250.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3988720017

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and others. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Midnight investigates bombs that seem to aim themselves, and discovers Axis robot planes. Johnny Blair gets a lesson in parachuting, and so does the reader of this educational strip. A tiny man is an inventor ignored by the tall world, so he invents a tiny plane and becomes CM's latest foe, The Flea. The Bomb That Never Missed; Your Invention Page; Sergeant Twilight's Totem Pole; Red Skye: Booby Trap; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Captain Midnight Fights the Flea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,150.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4115059002

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. A retelling of the origins of Cat-Man and Kitten, as Cat-Man reveals how his mother's killer was brought to justice. A gangster targets Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon after their newspaper expose of his crimes. Students at Kitten's high school rob the student treasury and frame Kitten for the crime. Plus an early story by legendary artist Carmine Infantino. Classic patriotic cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Story of Rosetta!; The Deacon: The Phantom Fiddler; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Finger Points!; Nat Green Mystery Tale: The Mark of Betrayal!; Little Leaders: Row, Row, Row Your Boat!; The Golden Archer: Reward!; The Reckoner and Chipper: The Song of the Dragon. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $2,200.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #1220979008

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $2,199.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4178852001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($66.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $1,800.00 Paper: Off white Label #4176833007

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $200.00 Paper: Cream to off white Page 1 missing. Label #4471880004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Great Blue Father, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; A scientist by the name of Professor Proto Plasm invents a "moron hormone" that makes people simple-minded, including Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman. Mutt & Jeff Gags strips by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). Tomorrow the World play adaptation, art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Man with the Missing Memory!, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; The Checker Mob and the Crime Syndicate are both after Professor Memory, a man who has been picked up by Doiby in his cab. Green Lantern's job is to discover why. The Story of the French and Indian War--Picture Stories from American History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Dragon Dies in India starring Johnny Everyman, art by John Daly. The Elevator That Went Sideways starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $199.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Page One Missing. Label #4253784006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Great Blue Father, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; A scientist by the name of Professor Proto Plasm invents a "moron hormone" that makes people simple-minded, including Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman. Mutt & Jeff Gags strips by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). Tomorrow the World play adaptation, art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Man with the Missing Memory!, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; The Checker Mob and the Crime Syndicate are both after Professor Memory, a man who has been picked up by Doiby in his cab. Green Lantern's job is to discover why. The Story of the French and Indian War--Picture Stories from American History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Dragon Dies in India starring Johnny Everyman, art by John Daly. The Elevator That Went Sideways starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $335.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure Label #1573515007

Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Cheetah Returns, script by Joyce Murchison, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman arrives in Paradise Island after being informed that the Cheetah had escaped and supposedly drowned in the ocean. Mutt & Jeff Gags strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. Two Characters in Search of a Brain starring Green Lantern, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; Two petty thieves kidnap a college professor in order to convince fellow criminals that they are the "brains" of their mob, and to cover up their theft of stolen funds. The Lucky Rings starring Hop Harrigan, art by Jon L. Blummer. Birds over China starring Johnny Everyman, art by John Daly. Whitey in Germany starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Shenanigans in Sherwood Forest starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Martin Naydel. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $610.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3985843009

Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $720.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4112838002

Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $570.00 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.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,750.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2015768002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($52.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Death From the Unknown, art by Allen Simon; A criminal steals a spaceship and travels to Venus; He returns with some of the population and attempts to steal the wealth of a West Indian island, but Sub-Mariner kills him. Horror Rides the Rails starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele. The Devil's Doorway! starring The Angel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.