Comic books September 1947, graded by CGC

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 $350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2019962007

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. Gangsters trying to steal precious radium wind up with an atom bomb instead, and hold the city hostage. Dick Tracy-like criminals Lipstick, Haircut and Coughdrop plot to rob an upscale beauty shop where the rich get their 'dos done. The Atom Bomb on the Loose; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Jewels of Jeopardy!; Captain Marvel, Jr. Jars a Joker; It Looked Like Suicide; Kanvasback: The Homey Touch; Snortville Sneeze: Sensational Rescue; Captain Marvel, Jr. Gets a Haircut. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $700.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4261864003

Flash stars in "The Phantom Bell of the Bayous," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Knights Must Fall" written John B. Wentworth, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Johnny Thunder in "The Package of Peril" by Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella; Atom in "Al Pratt's Problem" by Joseph Greene and Jon Chester Kolzak; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; and Hawkman in "Peril at High Tide" by Kanigher and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $700.00 Paper: Off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441063017

Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Freedom of the Skies starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; From out of the skies appears a new criminal that robs from the air: the Sky Pirate, whom the Green Lantern must battle in order to establish dominion of the skies. The Lamb Who Cried Wolf starring Green Lantern, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; A young scientist's son has a problem that he feels that only Green lantern can help him solve: the fact that all he can invent are lies, and those lies have gotten Gotham City's underworld after him! Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. The Gambler Bets His Life starring Green Lantern, script by Lee Goldsmith, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; The Gambler bets that Green Lantern and the Warden will die instead of him on his execution night; He then escapes from prison on the scheduled night of his execution, believing the odds are all in his favor: after all, he has killed the Emerald Crusader! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,699.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #3832789003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($51.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Syd Shores. The Twins Who Weren't starring the Human Torch; Identical twins are the focus of this murder mystery; One of them is committed to an asylum after a broke off love affair convinces her that she is in love with Lancelot from Arthurian legend. Dead End starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Hanging Witness text story. Case of the Bends starring the Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Professor D. Mencha, script and art by Bill Everett. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $1,250.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Pedigree: Crowley Crowley Copy. Label #0083599003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($37.50) will be charged at checkout.

The Triangle of Crime, script by Otto Binder; the Marvel family faces the Triangle. Cleans Up humor half-page starring Lazy Lee. Basil Wentworth's Greatest Performance starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by Bud Thompson. Prescribed For Laughter humor page starring Whipper-Snappers. Gets the Bird humor page starring Judge Smudge, script and art by Howard Boughner. The Menace At Girls' Town, script and art by Otto Binder; Mary decides to make a visit to Girl's Town, a home run democratically by a team of girls, and discovers that she has to stop the destructive efforts of a woman who wants to become head mistress. The Midget Bandit starring Peewee Pete. Condemned To Die starring Captain Marvel and Sivana, script by Otto Binder, art by C. C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $325.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4462775001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Wrigley's Comics

Cover art by Jack Binder. "The Juke Box Menace," script by Otto Binder; Georgia escapes a girl's reform school with a new invention: a tiny jukebox that can weave weird spells upon people, including Mary Marvel, all in her efforts to become the Princess of Tyrania. "The Two-Timer" starring Freshman Freddy. "Open-Minded" one-page story, script and art by Howard Boughner. "Campus Cackles" one-page story, script and art by Howard Boughner. "Nora's Visit" text story by Larry Steinfeldt. "The Youth Pills," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder; Old Doc Younger is released from prison after 40 years at age 75, but has a scheme to regain his youth; In his haste to outsmart Mary Marvel, however, the plan backfires on him, and he returns to prison, now age 90. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $170.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4489203014

Cover art by Jack Binder. "The Juke Box Menace," script by Otto Binder; Georgia escapes a girl's reform school with a new invention: a tiny jukebox that can weave weird spells upon people, including Mary Marvel, all in her efforts to become the Princess of Tyrania. "The Two-Timer" starring Freshman Freddy. "Open-Minded" one-page story, script and art by Howard Boughner. "Campus Cackles" one-page story, script and art by Howard Boughner. "Nora's Visit" text story by Larry Steinfeldt. "The Youth Pills," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder; Old Doc Younger is released from prison after 40 years at age 75, but has a scheme to regain his youth; In his haste to outsmart Mary Marvel, however, the plan backfires on him, and he returns to prison, now age 90. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $220.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2086560015

Cover by Gladys Parker. Stories and art by Gladys Parker and Ed Kleis. Mopsy, one of the first female-centric comic strips, by pioneering female artist Gladys Parker, combines an Ever Meulen art style with pantomime-style gags and good-girl art. Mopsy's dad suggests she get a job to earn some money, but with clothing, supplies and business-school tuition, he's paying far more than she's earning. This four-page story by Parker is original to this comic, not a reprint from the strip. Mopsy adds new meaning to the phrase, "paint yourself into a corner." Mopsy tries to photograph a high-diver, but she needs to hold still. Mopsy returned to comic-book pages a year later in Mopsy (1948) #1. Mopsy; Virgil Stagg. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $72.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2023124012

Untitled story, pencils by Bob Wickersham; The Crow is hungry, but his cupboard is bare. Untitled story, pencils by Bob Wickersham; The Fox attempts to end the long-running feud with the Crow (but, of course, to no avail). Untitled Tito and His Burrito story. "A Lesson in Grammar" text story starring Wally Woodchuck. Untitled story; The Crow disguises himself as a canary in hopes of pilfering some bird seed. Untitled story pencils by Bob Wickersham; The Crow is insulted when he learns that the Governor has put a mere 15-cent bounty on crows. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,000.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4530093004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($60.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Lance Lewis story, pencils by Bob Oksner. Jungle Amazons starring Tygra, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. The Magic Bottle text story by Charles Stoddard. Jefferson Jones story by Mike Suchorsky. The Tale of the Death Watch starring Fighting Yank, pencils by Ken Battefield, inks by Raphael Astarita. The Time Machine text story by Charles S. Strong. Sooky's Other Self story, art by Don Arr. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $400.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #1476995008

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, Carl Pfeufer, Roy Ald, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze.. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Cursed keys from ancient Egypt bring forth a living mummy, in a horror-tinged tale that marks Mary Marvel's final exploit in the pages of Wow Comics (she continued in Marvel Family and her own title). In a truly strange story, broke Mr. Scarlet and Pinky accept an invitation to dinner with a corrupt millionaire, and face the mysterious villain Glass King, who sets a decapitating glass trap. Commando Yank encounters opium dealers while setting up a new TV news network in Central America. Mary Marvel: The Curse of the Keys; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Spectre of Death; Phantom Eagle: Claim Jumpers; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Murder on Display; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Missing Badge; Commando Yank: Death Rides a Swallow. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.