Comic books June 1947, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $749.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white U.K. Edition. Label #4449592006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.47) will be charged at checkout.

British Edition. June 1947, Vol 5 #12. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: The Cold, Cold Ground by William Campbell Gault, Heavenly Homicide (An O'Hanna Novelette) by Dale Clark , I Remember Murder (A Ben Corbette Novelette) by Julius Long, and Unholy Matrimony by H.H. Stinson. 6 1/4" X 9". 68 pages. B&W.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $225.00 Paper: White Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4399661002

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Carl Hubbell, Bob 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. Crimebuster and Squeeks try to help a girl who is contemplating suicide despite her seeming successes. A love triangle between rival aviators turns to murder, featuring aviation-themed art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals learn about the dangers of guns while visiting Uncle Dan's farm. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Crimebuster; Stop Me If You've Heard This One!; Little Dynamite; Daredevil: Extra Evidence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $175.00 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 6.5 $361.00 Paper: Off white Label #3846676009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.83) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Joe Certa, Rudy Palais 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. The true tale of real-life bank robber Baby-Face Nelson. In the early 1900s, rural nurse Bertha Gifford becomes one of the first female serial killers. Cowardly Marty Durkin wins the name "Trigger Happy" for his deadly habit of shooting his way out of any situation. Baby Face Nelson vs. the U.S.A.; Trigger-Happy Durkin; This'll Kill You!; Crime Quiz; Bertha Gifford, Killer of 19 People; Murder Is a False Friend; The Woman Who Wouldn't Die; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $189.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4275981010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.67) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Indicia title is "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 152." Annie Finds a Body in an Ice House; Annie finds the body of "Hoppy" Hark in an abandoned ice house. Combination to District Attorney's Safe; Annie finds a combination to a safe in "Hoppy" Hark's room, then gets shot at while walking through the woods. Evidence Against Turk Torp; Racketeer Turk Torp frames town drunk Guy Gulp for the murder of "Hoppy" Hark. The Trial of Turk Torp; Shyster lawyer Sam Sleazy tampers with the jury and gets Turk Torp declared innocent of murder. Annie Leaves Gooneyville; Fearing for her life, Annie decides to leave Gooneyville. Mazie's Boarding House; After hopping a train to the big city, Annie befriends a beggar, who turns out to be well-off and sets Annie and Sandy up in a room in the boarding house where he lives. Scripts and art by Harold Gray. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1944. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Human Torch Comics (1940) 27 CGC 3.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

PAGE 4 MISSING, AFFECTS STORY. COVER DETACHED. INCOMPLETE.

Label #1621634025

Cover art by Syd Shores. Meet the Asbestos Lady starring the Human Torch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Torch and Toro attempt to take a vacation that is interrupted by Asbestos Lady. Mystery of the Old Curiosity Shop starring the Human Torch and Madame De Farge. A Boy and a Horse text story. Murder Deadline starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Al Gabriele. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $480.00 Pedigree: Crowley Crowley Copy/ File Copy Label #0083588001

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Bud Thompson and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Capt. Marvel Jr. follows a backwards-walking giant to the Land of Backwards, where everything is reversed, and doesn't know whether he's coming or going. Kidnappers think they can hide their hostages in the jungle and no one will be able to find them, but they don't know Nyoka. When a former vaudeville performing dog is trained for robbery, Bulletman's flying dog Bulletdog pounces into action. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Land of Backwards; High Strung; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: Ransom Double Cross; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Bulletman: Bulletdog Takes Over!; Tumbleweed Jr.; For the Master Mind; Giggle Gags; He Caught a Dictator Singlehanded; Whipper-Snappers; Radar: The Mission to Calcutta. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $120.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2010796001

Cover art by Jack Cole. The Gag Man starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns story. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, art by Lou Fine. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Manhunter story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $68.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3956697008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.04) will be charged at checkout.

Second issue in the series (# 1 & 2 were Boy Explorers). Milton Caniff art, plus 6-page Boy Explorers back-up (continuation from issue 3), "The Isle Where Women Rule!" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Also in this issue: Soapy Sam the Snooper Man in "The Guy in the Glass House" by Jack Keeler; and 2 one-page text stories, "Danger is Here" and "Horseshoe Death." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $5,000.00 Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Edgar Church (Mile High) Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Edgar Church (Mile High). Label #0147488002

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin investigates fraud during flood recovery efforts; Greasemonkey Griffin travels around the world on a dangerous spy mission, or so he thinks; A reporter follows Captain Wings on a mission, but he's actually seeking a fortune in gold. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $2,275.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0917641016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($68.25) will be charged at checkout.

Art by Matt Baker and others. Cover by Jack Kamen. The former kids' humor comic from Fox Feature Syndicate switches to adventure, as Rulah, Jungle Goddess makes her debut, with possible art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Female aviator Jane Dodge crashes in the African rainforest and becomes Rulah, jungle warrior; Unsung sports heroes of yesteryear; Reporter Joan Mason (best known as the original Blue Beetle's girlfriend) goes looking for trouble with her new watch-sized video camera. Rulah, Jungle Goddess; Janie Runs For Mayor; Girl Trouble; Joan Mason. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.