Comic books January 1962, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #1618416001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Mon-El appearance in "The Babe of Steel!", script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superman uses red kryptonite to become baby-sized in order to get through a hole in the Phantom Zone that threatens to become larger. Ad for Superman Annual. Supermen of America ad. "The Strange Bodies of Supergirl!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl deals with the effects of three Red Kryptonite meteors, the last of which turns her into a mermaid; She visits Atlantis, where Jerro proposes to her, but neither of them realizes that Lori's sister Lenora is also in love with Jerro. Batman ad. Letter to the editor from E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 Pages, Full Color.

NOTE: "This is Part 3 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $165.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0178924007

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Laughing Stock of Smallville, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino; Luthor pulls a series of stunts designed to make Superboy look ridiculous. Origin explains how Luthor lost his hair and began to hate Superboy. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Bizarro Creates a Monster--Tales of the Bizarro World, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Handsome Bizarro movie hero viewed as monster. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $149.00 Paper: Off white Label #06A8C5-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Coming of the Krills; The alien Krill offer the most beautiful woman in the universe to an earthman if he will betray his native planet but finds to his regret that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Everyone Likes a...Ghost Story; A swindler buys a castle with the intention of faking it as a haunted attraction, but then he meets a real ghost and dies of heart failure thus ends up legitimately haunting the castle. The Eyes of Edward Morgo. The Yo-Yo. A Monster Among Us; An alien ambassador lands on Earth and, because of its monstrous appearance, is driven away. All scripts by Stan Lee, all art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $248.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4395236010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.44) will be charged at checkout.

Comic book adventures of the famous Warner Bros. cartoon characters The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The Road Runner in "Fun in the Sun," "King-Size Surprise," "The Trombone Boo Boo," and "Jeep Beep." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "Apple Pie Order," and Daffy Duck in "Spook Spoof." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4467981010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

First 12-cent cover-price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Prisoners of the Dinosaur Zoo," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Investigating the remains of a robot and a dinosaur, the Suicide Squad enter a cave, are swallowed by another dinosaur, and find an entire prehistoric world within it. "Rain of Fire!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Suicide Squad is captured by an artist who turns them into golden statues and intends to sell them to a gang boss. The Amazing Avalanche Hunters! article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 2 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3713884020

Last 10-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. The Skrulls make their first appearance in "The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls From Outer Space!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Four shape-changing Skrulls pose as the Fantastic Four and act as criminals while the true ones are in the country and recall their origin. Part 2 Prisoner of the Skrulls; The real FF is imprisoned by the government for their criminal acts; They escape and decide to flush out the imitating Skrulls. The Fantastic Four Fight Back!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. Thing pin-up by Kirby, inks by Klein. The Fantastic Four... Captured!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; The four Skrull spies are captured, forced to take on the form of cows and then hypnotized to forget all of their former lives. NOTE: This volume holds key clues to the Secret Invasion. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $305.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1175962003

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Prisoner of the Power Ring!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Dr. Jason Blanding shrinks his entire family to a sub-atomic level. Once there Green Lantern's ring energy begins to affect the sub-atomic world and Green Lantern has to travel there to rescue the Blanding family. The Origin of Green Lantern's Oath!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Green Lantern tells Pieface the story of his first three cases, on which his oath is based. Letter to the editor from editor E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,173.24 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Price Variant. Label #1568386020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($35.20) will be charged at checkout.

This is the "Black Circle" variant edition with the price circle blacked out and 12 cents printed below it. "The Genie With the Light Brown Hair!" with pencils by Jack Kirby; "Mind Over Matter (art by Don Heck?); "Follow the Leader" with pencils by Kirby; "Escape to Nowhere!" with script by Stan Lee and art by Steve Ditko; and a two-page text story, "Tricky Travel." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $265.00 Paper: White Price Variant Label #3807505013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.95) will be charged at checkout.

This is the "Black Circle" variant edition with the price circle blacked out and 12 cents printed below it. "The Genie With the Light Brown Hair!" with pencils by Jack Kirby; "Mind Over Matter (art by Don Heck?); "Follow the Leader" with pencils by Kirby; "Escape to Nowhere!" with script by Stan Lee and art by Steve Ditko; and a two-page text story, "Tricky Travel." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $114.00 Paper: Off white Label #1711531005

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. For Sale--The Justice League!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; While Superman and Batman are away in Dimension X, small-time gangster Pete Ricketts finds a strange ray that he uses to turn the Justice League into a gang of mind-controlled criminals that he auctions off to the highest bidder. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4438238006

Cover photo of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Stories and art by Warren Tufts, Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer, and Nat Edson. Rifle-toting rancher Lucas McCain helps keep order in the Old West, based on the popular TV Western. Lucas's old flame Nell returns, now tragically married to wanted outlaw Dan Dorne. A little girl escapes from a wagon train and is taken in by the McCains, who discover that her "father" is not who he appears to be. Plus the true-life Western tale of Charley Parker, who drove a stagecoach for 30 years before anyone ever discovered that Charley was a woman. Winter's Harvest; A Stranger Comes to North Fork; The Winner; Proof of Guilt; The Young Runaway; Getting Started; Runaway from Somewhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $500.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #4438238007

Cover photo of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Stories and art by Warren Tufts, Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer, and Nat Edson. Rifle-toting rancher Lucas McCain helps keep order in the Old West, based on the popular TV Western. Lucas's old flame Nell returns, now tragically married to wanted outlaw Dan Dorne. A little girl escapes from a wagon train and is taken in by the McCains, who discover that her "father" is not who he appears to be. Plus the true-life Western tale of Charley Parker, who drove a stagecoach for 30 years before anyone ever discovered that Charley was a woman. Winter's Harvest; A Stranger Comes to North Fork; The Winner; Proof of Guilt; The Young Runaway; Getting Started; Runaway from Somewhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $4,400.00 Slight amateur restoration Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #1156845001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($132.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Man in the Ant Hill!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall..., art by Don Heck; Bill Carter purchases a mirror for his wife's birthday; It turns out to be cursed and she falls under the control of an undead sorceror until the mirror is broken. The Talking Horse, art by Bob Forgione; The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. Dead Planet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A warrior race conquers world after world, but on one of them there seems to be life but their warrior can find none and dies of loneliness. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $5,675.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #1246582008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($170.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Man in the Ant Hill!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall..., art by Don Heck; Bill Carter purchases a mirror for his wife's birthday; It turns out to be cursed and she falls under the control of an undead sorceror until the mirror is broken. The Talking Horse, art by Bob Forgione; The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. Dead Planet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A warrior race conquers world after world, but on one of them there seems to be life but their warrior can find none and dies of loneliness. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $2,164.99 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1972199008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($64.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Man in the Ant Hill!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall..., art by Don Heck; Bill Carter purchases a mirror for his wife's birthday; It turns out to be cursed and she falls under the control of an undead sorceror until the mirror is broken. The Talking Horse, art by Bob Forgione; The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. Dead Planet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A warrior race conquers world after world, but on one of them there seems to be life but their warrior can find none and dies of loneliness. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.