Comic books 1947-1949, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $665.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4387843002

Cover by Win Mortimer. The Man With the Automatic Brain!:, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Thinker, using a machine he created, pretends to discover Batmans secret identity; To prevent The Thinker from achieving his goal, Bruce stages his death with Alfred's help; Vicki Vale takes a picture of Alfred tossing a dummy of Bruce into the ocean; Alfred is taken to prison for the murder of Wayne. Batman and the Vikings!, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; When Bruce and Dick visit the Gotham City museum, they note an image of a Viking that looks like Bruce Wayne.....and who is labeled a coward, so they visit Carter Nichols to go back in time to discover the truth. Untitled two-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. Fearless Wise Man text story, art by Raymond Perry. Cartoon Flips Starring Batman activity page by Martin Naydel. The Happy Victims!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker blackmails people into setting up fake robberies; The robberies stop when he tries to blackmail Bruce Wayne. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 54 CGC 4.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small of color touch on cover, small amount of glue on spine of cover.

Label #4417376002

Cover pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Charles Paris. The Treasure Hunter!, art by Jim Mooney; A bad guy begins stealing valuable collectors items from rich people in Gotham City; Batman and Robin intervene. The Door Without a Key!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson get lost in Florida and discover an ancient castle; As Batman and Robin, they find a long lost fugitive; When they return in the Batplane, they can't find castle. Wonder Drug article, art by Raymond Perry. Untitled two-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. The Amazing Masquerade!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin battle John Foster and the Human Spider Mob. Safety First public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Wayne Boring. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $390.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #3944419006

Cover pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Charles Paris. The Treasure Hunter!, art by Jim Mooney; A bad guy begins stealing valuable collectors items from rich people in Gotham City; Batman and Robin intervene. The Door Without a Key!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson get lost in Florida and discover an ancient castle; As Batman and Robin, they find a long lost fugitive; When they return in the Batplane, they can't find castle. Wonder Drug article, art by Raymond Perry. Untitled two-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. The Amazing Masquerade!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin battle John Foster and the Human Spider Mob. Safety First public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Wayne Boring. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,450.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #1493863010

Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the 48 Jokers!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye; The Joker starts his own criminal school; He prepares thugs from 48 States to become part of a large network of criminals; Batman and Robin learn of the cross-country crimes and confront the Joker in his base of operations. Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman!, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne agrees to carry on the honorable work of a dying policeman; He becomes a member of the Gotham City Police Department, but his duties create conflict with his work as Batman. One-page Fluffy story by Phil Berube. Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Chance public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. It's Your Future text story, art by Raymond Perry. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. The Bandit of the Bells!, pencils by Bob Kane and Charles Paris, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin must prevent the crimes of Gong, controls every kind of bell; When he steals a particularly valuable bell, Batman investigates. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 55 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4400973015

Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the 48 Jokers!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye; The Joker starts his own criminal school; He prepares thugs from 48 States to become part of a large network of criminals; Batman and Robin learn of the cross-country crimes and confront the Joker in his base of operations. Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman!, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne agrees to carry on the honorable work of a dying policeman; He becomes a member of the Gotham City Police Department, but his duties create conflict with his work as Batman. One-page Fluffy story by Phil Berube. Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Chance public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. It's Your Future text story, art by Raymond Perry. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. The Bandit of the Bells!, pencils by Bob Kane and Charles Paris, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin must prevent the crimes of Gong, controls every kind of bell; When he steals a particularly valuable bell, Batman investigates. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (Canadian 1948 National Comics Publications of Canada) 49 CGC 1.8 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover. Canadian Edition

Label #4400973016

Canadian Edition. Story by Bill Finger. Cover by Bob Kane. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Jim Mooney, and Charles Paris. Reusues cover from the American Batman (1940) #49. Contains "Batman's Arabian Night" and a Vigilante backup story. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $475.00 Paper: White Label #4342371003

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias and Ken Ernst. Mystery and adventure tales starring such characters as Linda Turner, Mary Worth, Danny Dixon, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $275.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4311753002

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Vic Herman, and Russell Stamm. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Bob Hope, Linda Turner, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $160.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4327056007

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Bill Draut, and Ken Ernst. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Linda Turner, Winnie the Waitress, Mary Worth, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,500.00 Paper: Off white Label #4389356007

Edited by Ned Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg (as Xela). Stories by Mort Meskin, Jerry Robinson, Charles Stewart, Vic Prezio, Oliver Buchanan, Stan Aschmeier, and Jules Steiner. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as the Space Speedsters and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $135.00 Paper: Off white Label #3716332003

Cover by Reed Crandall. Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "Blackhawk Against Blackhawk" drawn by Reed Crandall; 8 page Chop Chop story "Charley Chop and the Green Dragon" drawn by Bill Ward; 1 page Burp the Twerp story "Volcanic Weekend" by Jack Cole; 2 page text story "Beacon Trap"; 10 page Blackhawk story "Polito, Master Schemer" drawn by Bill Ward. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,300.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2007727006

Cover pencils by Syd Shores. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Syd Shores, George Klein and unknown. The Blonde Phantom stars in "Peril from the Past" with story by Bill Woolfolk and pencils by Syd Shores, and "Horror In Hollywood"! Also in this issue: Miss America in "Burning Witness!"; Sub-Mariner in "Cruise of Death" with art by George Klein; and 2-page text story "The Dude"! Characters in this issue: Blonde Phantom [Louise Mason]; The Redcoat (villain, introduction, death); Miss America [Madelyn Joyce]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,300.00 Paper: Off white Label #4358090009

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories by Alan Sulman, Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pager) and unknown. Art by Syd Shores, Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pager), Vince Alascia and unknown. Everybody wanted to kill him! And somebody did! But the Blonde Phantom and Mark Mason didn't dream that his death would bring them so close to the brink of disaster! Don't miss this sensationally gripping tale of tangled lives..."The Man Who Deserved to Die" with splash page pencils by Syd Shores. Also: the Blonde Phantom in "I Hate Me!" with story by Alan Sulman and pencils by Syd Shores; the Blonde Phantom in "Glamour Can Be Fatal" (includes 1st appearance of villain Porky) with art by Syd Shores and Vince Alascia; untitled Hey Look! 1-pager by Harvey Kurtzman; and 2-page text story "Blazing Glory"! Plus: the Sub-Mariner in "Death Deals in Stamps!" (spoiler warning) - "Pirate" Fletcher, a waterfront cafe owner who dresses like a pirate, offers to buy the stamp collection of "Father Time" the lighthouse keeper, but when the old man refuses to sell, Fletcher shoots him and steals the stamps. As he lay dying, "Father Time" uses the stem of his pipe to etch a skull and crossbones on the floor. When Namor and Namora pay the lighthouse keeper a visit, they find his dead body and the clue, and immediately suspect "Pirate" Fletcher. A quick visit to Fletcher's cafe confirms their suspicion as they catch "Pirate" selling the stamps to a shady stamp dealer. Characters in this story: Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Namora; "Father Time" (lighthouse keeper, introduction, death); "Pirate" Fletcher (villain, introduction); Arnold Rankin (villain, stamp dealer, introduction). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,660.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1209529002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($49.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. The Blonde Phantom stars in "The Last Man!" and "Murder in Print!" Also in this issue: Namor the Sub-Mariner and Namora in "Terror of the Tattler!" And: 2-page text story "The Big Joke"! Characters in this issue: Blonde Phantom; Ignatius Fowler (first appearance, villain); Sub-Mariner; Namora; The Tattler (first appearance; villain). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,750.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4389356008

Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by unknown. The Blonde Phantom stars in: "Justice for Jimmy Sullivan" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Her Double Trouble!"; and "Rhapsody in Death" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Also: 2-page text story "The Murder Gang"! Plus: the Sub-Mariner in "The Playboy Killer!" (spoiler warning) - Host Nick Gaynor throws an early wedding party cruise aboard his yacht for the girl who spurned his advances and her fiance. However, when the Sub-Mariner (and Namora, who was also invited along) hears a mistake in naval language used by the Captain, he smells a rat and investigates. Soon, the young couple disappears and fire breaks out aboard the ship. Namor notes a launch speeding away from the ship, speeds after it, and rounds up the villains. Characters in this issue: Blonde Phantom [Louise Mason]; Jimmy Sullivan (first appearance); Dr. Demise (villain, first appearance); a phony Blonde Phantom (villain, first appearance); Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Namora; Barry; Kathy (Barry's fiancee); Nick Gaynor (villain, playboy); Charlie Manelli (villain, yacht's Captain and arsonist). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $910.00 Paper: Off white Label #4313783010

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Robert Webb, Jack Kamen, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Otis. Blue Beetle in "The Shady Lady," "The man Who Murdered Midas," and "The Cunning Corpse!" Tales of daring-do starring Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Shady Lady; A female gang leader uses electricity black outs and darkness to rob banks. The Man Who Murdered Midas; Professor Midas invents a drink that turns living tissue into pure gold. The Cunning Corpse; Joan Mason gets into trouble investigating criminals stealing corpses. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4345602007

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Robert Webb, Jack Kamen, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Otis. Blue Beetle in "The Shady Lady," "The man Who Murdered Midas," and "The Cunning Corpse!" Tales of daring-do starring Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Shady Lady; A female gang leader uses electricity black outs and darkness to rob banks. The Man Who Murdered Midas; Professor Midas invents a drink that turns living tissue into pure gold. The Cunning Corpse; Joan Mason gets into trouble investigating criminals stealing corpses. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $665.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4314421009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover by Jack Kamen. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the first series featuring the original version of the Blue Beetle, which by this time was becoming one of the era's many crime comics. The Beetle tracks a killer of women, only to learn she's a woman herself: the masked Sphinx; Frankie becomes a heroin pusher in a typically lurid crime story of the era; The Beetle tells the true story of bank robber and Depression-era outlaw Wilber Underhill. Featuring violent imagery that got the issue mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent. The Sinister Sphinx!; An Invitation to Danger!; Killers at Large; True Crime Story: Wilber Underhill; Gang Leaders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $474.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4153934005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.22) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by James Wilcox, Al McWilliams, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #95. Early issues of Blue Bolt featured a super-hero of the same name who had the power to control electricity. Dick Cole and his fellow cadets set out to rescue Major Farr from kidnappers during an outing on the lake. Ace pilot Blue Bolt sets a trap for the mysterious Red Hawk of France. A comics biography of baseball great Ted Williams. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make stilts. Cover by Jack Hearne features perhaps the most dynamic fish-slap in fight history. Dick Cole; Blue Bolts and Nuts; Easy Cartooning: Lesson - 7: Comic Noses; Blue Bolt; Who's a Dummy?; Sergeant Spook; Ted Williams; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Sled-Mobile. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $650.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Scratch on front of case Label #0324065022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Matt Baker, Dana Dutch, and Warren King. An anthology series from St. John that alternated early romance comics with funny-animal characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Shy Joan makes up fake boyfriends so she has something to talk about when the girls talk about boys, in a story with art by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. In another Baker story, a woman gets a chance at stardom, but she's not sure she wants to compromise. A girl tries to shake a reputation for being "boy-crazy." I Tried to Make Love Pay Dividends; I Was a Broadway Casualty; I Fell in Love with My Boss; Two Loves Too Many; They Called Me Boy-Crazy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $280.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1230606012

The adventures of Dale Messick's fearless comic strip hero, redheaded reporter Brenda Starr. Brenda's find at a Chinese antique shop is, of course, the idol being used to smuggle a fortune into the country by a killer. Brenda and a hotshot pilot struggle to survive in the Arctic after a crash landing. Brenda narrates the more-or-less true story of how reporter Henry Stanley found missing explorer Livingstone in the wilds of Africa. Fun size-changing cover by an unknown artist.Shopping for Trouble; Get Your News While It's Hot!; Better Man for It; How Stanley Found Livingstone; Photo Finish!; Murder in Style. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $560.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #0184647002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories and art by Lee Diamond and others. The adventures of Dale Messick's fearless comic strip hero, redheaded reporter Brenda Starr. Brenda consoles her friends Elsa, who loves celebrity Rex Riley but tires of sharing him with the world. Brenda narrates the real-life history of journalists and journalism. Copy By Cupid; Revenge; Torpedoed; And the Waltz Came Tumbling Down. Final issue of the series; numbering continues with Brenda Starr (1955 Charlton) #13. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $5,000.00 Paper: White Label #0149403001

Includes: Vince Alascia cover pencils; The Human Fly; The Last Case of Inspector Leeds; Evidence On File text story; The Catman Murders starring Human Torch, Pencils by Carmine Infantino; Case of the Careless Killers--Let's Play Detective; and The Big Fight Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $3,495.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0615803010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($104.85) will be charged at checkout.

Captain America and Bucky in "Sparkles Strikes Back," "Diamonds Spell Doom," and "Terror at the Fair!" Human Torch back-up story, "Death is the Highest Bidder!" Two-page text story, "Recruit." Syd Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,495.00 Paper: Off white Label #4308108025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.85) will be charged at checkout.

Includes: cover art by Charles Nicholas; The Enigma of the Death Doll, art by Nicholas; A Case of Conscience, pencils by Al Avison; My Son Is a Thief starring Sub-Mariner, art by Paul Reinman; Trouble In Grade Five text story; and The Case of Joey Arnold, Pencils by Al Avison. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $4,950.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4281405013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($148.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Includes: cover Pencils by Al Avison, Inks by Syd Shores; Worlds At War, Pencils by Ken Bald, Inks by Vince Alascia; Eddie Saves the Dough text story; The Man Who Knew Everything, art by Bald; and Scavengers of the Desert starring Sub-Mariner. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,995.00 Paper: Slightly britle Label #3995610001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($59.85) will be charged at checkout.

Includes: cover art by Al Gabriele; The Outcast of Time, art by Ken Bald; Carnival of Crime--Are You a Detective?; The Plainest Clue text story; The Mystery of the Deadly Dreams, art by Bald. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Ohio. Label #2004504005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $200.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4259266003

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $799.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4262869002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. In his first appearance, Tawky Tawny leaves his jungle home for the big city, where he meets Captain Marvel in "The Talking Tiger" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel travels to ancient Egypt to discover if Shazam was a thief in the past in "The Ancient Crime" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in "The World's Worst Actor" and "Minerva's True Love," both tales by Bill Woolfolk and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "Candidate for Chaos" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Rocket Race" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder); 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and two "Comix Cards" featuring Ozzie and Babs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $330.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2029164022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.90) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. In his first appearance, Tawky Tawny leaves his jungle home for the big city, where he meets Captain Marvel in "The Talking Tiger" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel travels to ancient Egypt to discover if Shazam was a thief in the past in "The Ancient Crime" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in "The World's Worst Actor" and "Minerva's True Love," both tales by Bill Woolfolk and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "Candidate for Chaos" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Rocket Race" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder); 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and two "Comix Cards" featuring Ozzie and Babs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $249.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #4276005016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. The story of how Billy Batson first became Captain Marvel in "A Twice-Told Tale" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (appearances by Shazam and Sivana). Plus: Captain Marvel and a surrealist artist visit the land from which the artist's paintings are derived in "Captain Marvel in the Land of Surrealism!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: "Captain Marvel's Inferiority Complex" and "Captain Marvel Meets the Weatherman," both written by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid..."On the Griddle" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Duel in Space" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $300.00 Paper: White Label #4424280010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman, Howard Boughner and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Battle of Electricity" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "Sivana's Understudy" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza; "The Phantom Plague" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "The God of Crime" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "Money to Burn" by Al Liederman; Headline Harry tale "Go Yeast, Young Man" by Howard Boughner; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Mind Exchange" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $215.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3842433021

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Art Helfant¸ and Sid Lazarus. Art by Bud Thompson¸ Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. joins the search for a hidden treasure. Marvel Jr. faces a conundrum when his alter ego Freddy Freeman is accused of a crime and a reward is offered for his capture. CMJ meets Willy Weake, The World's Weakest Man, and tries to help him find a job. The Hunt for Treasure; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The World's Weakest Man; The Crime of Freddy Freeman; Snortville Sneeze: Catch as Catch Can; Courage Flight; The Truth Pen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $450.00 Pedigree: Crowley Crowley Copy Label #0074328012

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. finds himself in a pitched sword battle with an invisible and possibly non-existent opponent. Marvel Jr. meets the extra-dimensional Impulso and his Fifth Dimension Phone. Plus "Comix Cards" (like the later "Marvel Value Stamps") featuring Billy Batson and the original Captain Marvel. The Irresistible Sword; Lazy Lee Gets a Grippe on Himself; The Fifth Dimension Phone; Boxcar Benny; Prairie Pete; The Incognito Adventure!; Captain Marvel Jr.'s Crossword Puzzle; Rubbernose Randolph; Hunter's Peril; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: Sad Story; The Two Roads. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,800.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4325701001

Stories and art by Oliver Towne and others. The first issue of what eventually became Harvey's long-running series about the friendliest of ghosts. Also featuring the debuts of Herman the Mouse and the Ghostly Trio, and the origin of Baby Huey. Casper flunks out of ghost school because he doesn't like to scare people. Herman the Mouse torments his first cat-agonist, Butch the Cat, when Butch breaks up his mousey frat party. Baby Huey is big and dumb, but the neighborhood learns to love him after he accidentally sends Mr. Fox packing. Creepy Town Terror; Casper the Friendly Ghost; Herman; Monty the Mountain Sheep; Paddy the Leprechaun; Willie the Watch-Dog; Benny Beaver; Baby Huey; Spooky: Ghostly Guard. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $145.00 Paper: Off white Label #3712550004

Circa 1948. Standard 7x10 3/8 comic size, 16-pages, full color, newsprint cover and interior. Featuring Jim Jolly, the Lightweight Boxer. Cute little promo book about boxer shorts for boys. Sponsored by Lightweight Boxers, the wonderful new shorts for boys! Walter Johnson art/story?

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $110.00 Paper: Off white Label #4262841012

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Claire Voyant (1946 Standard) 4 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4421226003

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $635.00 Paper: Off white to white From the collection of Jon Berk. Davis Crippen ("D" Copy). Includes certificate of authenticity from Heritage Auctions. Label #1485450015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.05) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jimmy Thompson. Stories and art by Jimmy Thompson, Ruth Atkinson, Phil Berube, Dave Tendlar and Jerry Fasano. Teen comedy in the Archie tradition from Famous Funnies. Betsy drives her boyfriend Bix crazy with her obsession over astrology. Identical twins Ginger and Snap have comical misadventures that often involve them switching roles. Benny is the sort of eccentric genius who will destroy the school chemistry lab while mixing his own H2O. The Wheel of Betsy's Zodiac!; Angela; Lockinvar Rides Again!; The Joker Bloker!!!; Gabriel Blew; Ginger and Snap; Bungling Ben; Don't Call Me Punkin'; Panther Hollow High School; Time to Rhyme! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $549.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1199733005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.47) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Art Helfant, Bernard Sachs, Alden McWilliams, and Jack Keller. Forgotten superheroes from the Golden Age of comics, featuring early work by Dan Barry and other comics legends. Nightmare and Sleepy were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Gun Master infiltrates a secret club of gangsters and killers, The Gat Frat, and meets blonde femme fatale Velvet Silver again. Little person Craig Mansfield invents telescopic stilts to make himself tall, and uses them to fight crime as the superhero Rackman. Nightmare and Sleepy battle The Scorpion, who enslaves his victims, in their last appearance together in the Golden Age. Gun Master; Rackman; Nightmare and Sleepy; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Phantom of the River; A Cop Is Born; Boy King; Cornie Corner; The Secret of Krishnu; Swifty; Micro-Face. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $569.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4080180012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.07) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Battle for Eternal Youth starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Gangster Ambrose Venture seeks to obtain the secret of eternal youth from the Amazons, and hires Roba Jewel to gain access to Paradise Island and steal the waters of the Fountain of Youth. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. The Race Through Time, art by Everett E. Hibbard; As a session of the Liar's Club, Jay Garrick spins a yarn involving the Flash that begins in the present, goes back to prehistoric times, and ends up in the future with the end of the world! Foney Fairy Tales, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Mr. Nobody--Just a Story, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Fog-Shrouded Doom starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Cotton-Top Katie story, script and art by Harry Lampert [as Harrielle]. Grin and Bear It starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $295.00 Paper: Off white Label #4377241006

Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Edd Ashe, and Eddie Robbins. For those who love a little horse opera with their soap opera, Fawcett presents tales of romance and heartbreak on the Western frontier. Jack faces ridicule for being a male schoolmarm in the Old West, but his cool resolve impresses Gail, a "wild daughter of the Range." Society gal Amy from "back East" doesn't know why she's strangely drawn to rough-and-tumble cowpoke Hank Thompson. Rancher's daughter "Peggy Carter" falls for handsome stranger Brian when he saves her life. Duel at Sunset; Stampede; Melody Ames, the Prairie Minstrel Part 3; Treachery on the Trail; Badge of Love!; Six-Gun Chaperon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crack Comics (1940) 51 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4292637007

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Werewolf War, art by Reed Crandall; In a strange town, Kim is kidnapped by a man named Raffrey, who, in reality, is a werewolf; Captain Triumph shows no remorse for the evil creature by delivering a fatal blow to it, even after he had reverted back into human form. The Shrunken Crooks starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Trouble! starring Hack O'Hara. The Substitute Strips starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Magic Tree starring Floogy the Fiji. Insurance, Injuries, and Marriage Prospects starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $275.00 Paper: Off white Label #2115863012

The "A" variant has a June 1948 publication date. "When Fear Ruled Chicago," "Dead Man's Return," "The Man They Couldn't Find," "The Sign of the Skull," and "Pay Up or Die," plus a two-page text story, "The Red Head." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $260.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more; See item notes Chipping to top corner bracket of slab. Label #0347403005

This issue contains an anti-Wertham editorial signed, "The Editors of the Marvel Comics Group." Stories include "The Last Cigarette," "Terror by Remote Control," "Gangster's Goal," "The Bullet Sings," and "Tide of Terror," plus a two-page text story, "The Landing." 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.