Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) comic books 1938-1955

Add to cart PR 0.5 $125.00 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Interior tearing. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Charles Nicholas, Dennis Neville, and Henry Kiefer. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Wing Turner, Dynamite Thor, Sub Saunders, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle battles The Eel and The Wart. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $840.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4087916005

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $595.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4189418001

The Bank of Counterfeit Bills; Crofte Trust Bank is passing counterfeit $1 bills. The Crimes of the Falcon; a gang of zombies tries to rob a jewelry store. The Carnival Doll Killing; carnival pickpockets steal rich people's address cards for future use. The Deadly Sanitarium of Dr. Horthe; Dr. Horth uses dead bodies to dictate new wills leaving their estates to him. The Gorilla With a Human Brain starring The Gorilla; mad scientist Brock transfers Castle's brain into a gorilla's body. Castle murders Brock and then goes after his niece. Buttercup Alley starring Davy the Wish Master. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) Interior is complete. RESTORATION. Piece fill. TRIMMED. Full-length spine split through cover and first wrap (heavily taped). Cover detached and glued to first wrap. Tape on interior cover and pages. Cover and interior oxidation. Staples added (not manufacturing). Incorrect back cover MARRIED. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude [as Pat]. The Case of the Burning Death, art by Al Carreno; Drug manufacturer Leo Sugar murders his partner when he won't let him use his new drug for crime. The Corpse Who Walked, art by Al Carreno; Marcus Hook attempts to falsify his death and almost kills Dr. Franz in the process. Curtain Call For Death; Scribbler is busy forging checks. The Monster of the Swamp, art by Al Carreno; a fake monster hijacks trains by running them into an abandoned mine. The Gorilla and the Gangsters; a mysterious half-human half-gorilla kills Renard and takes over his gang. The Wonderful Wish starring Davy the Wish Master. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,299.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0348452008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude [as Pat]. Claws of the Cat, art by Al Carreno; The Star Diamond is on exhibit at Bufany's, a temptation for many thieves, including the Cat, a man with a claw instead of a hand. The Octopus of the Underground, art by Al Carreno; An insane gangster called the Octopus has an undersea hideout where the Blue Beetle and Joan almost die, until Mike rescues them. The Dead Don't Kill, art by Louis Cazeneuve; a series of murders are planned to gain control of an inheritance. Cargo of Doom, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Judith Carthy's life is in danger because she has papers that proved Felland is head of an organization that stole army secrets. The Devil's Magic Wash Tub starring Davy the Wish Master. King of the Chess Killers starring the Gladiator, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $930.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well; Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #1135383004

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $715.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3801703001

Cover art by Allen Ulmer. House ad for Blue Beetle. Untitled story, script by Charles Nicholas, pencils by Pierce Rice; Blue Beetle goes up against a mad scientist with an "ice gun" who captures Joan and Mike. Untitled story; Blue Beetle solves a case of Japanese infiltrators killing soldiers on leave by placing mechanical beetle weapons in their houses. The Death Mask; Blue Beetle must fight a crime lord who wears a green skull mask and seems to be able to kill by pointing his finger. Patriots Fight For the Right starring V-Man. Death on the Waterfront text story starring Blue Beetle. Untitled Spark Stevens story, art by Joe Kubert. Two paragraphs each about Cat Man Comics and Captain Aero Comics. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $300.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Slab: Minor side edge crack Label #3912219002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Alberta Tews, Bernie Krigstein, Oliver Ashford, Eddie Murphy, Charles Quinlan, and Sol Brodsky. The Blue Beetle in "The Case of the Twisted Minds" and "The Walking Tank." Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Benny Bumps, V-Man, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle battles Nazis. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans CGC Qualified Paper: Off white to white Centerfold Missing, Affects Story. Incomplete Label #2040478009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories by Phil Bard (as Oliver Ashford) and Sol Brodsky. The Blue Beetle in "The Case of the Red Knight," "The Case of the Magic Lamp," and "The Sight-Seeing Bus Mystery." Also Papoose, V-Man in "A Mission of Death," Likkity Split, and Spark Stevens. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as V-Man, Likkity Split, Spark Stevens, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Count Beaufort kills the Red Knight to capture a special jewel, spurring Blue Beetle to action. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $125.00 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached and glued in place. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Aero Plant Sabotage; When the Big Town aero plant is blown up, Dan stumbles upon a quartet of Japanese laundrymen who are actually saboteurs; they try to drown him in a laundry bag. Wanted Vern (Machine Gun) Miller starring the Crime Reporter; Miller is a gun for hire; he's hired by Lanchetti to rub out Detective O'Malley. Scoop Resigns starring Scoop McLuke, script and art by Jack Farr; McLuke goes undercover in Europe for the real scoop on the war. Sinbad the Sailor--Tales from the Arabian Nights, pencils by Ray Wilner, inks by Al Ulmer; Sinbad is shipwrecked on a lonely island where he finds a Roc's egg, and two evil genies. The Monkey Fencer, art by Lewis Golden; The Duke de Montray is the greatest fencer the country of France ever knew; he takes on the Duke de Gromais for the honor of one of the Queen's Ladies In Waiting. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $345.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4299880018

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The Black Genie, script by Dan Barry, art by Charles Quinlan; Willie the Weasel knocks over an antique store and accidentally drinks from a bottle that contains an ancient genie; the Genie now lives inside Willie, making him invulnerable and still being able to be called on to do genie stuff. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, pencils by Ray Wilner, inks by Al Ulmer; Ali Baba and his Mule leave his nagging wife to sleep in the forest where he meets Ali Satrap and his 40 thieves. Wanted for Murder...George Leslie starring Crime Reporter; Gangster George Leslie tries to knock off the Midtown Savings and Trust. The Flying Tigers Chapter 1 starring Wing Lee, art by Jack Alderman; Wing Lee's village is invaded by the Japanese and he is imprisoned. He organizes the prisoners into a guerilla unit and they escape to join up with Chiang Kai-Shek. 14 Days against Japs and Jungle, script and art by Charles Quinlan. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $600.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #2030920009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

The General Alters His Plans, script by Sylvan Stein, art by Allen Ulmer [as Alden Remlu]; Dan, now an American Secret Service agent, arrives in Holland to search for a Nazi glider base. The Smashing Case of Voodoo in New York--Crime Reporter, pencils by Allen Ulmer. Dogs of War text story with photos. Major General James Hawlel Doolittle bio, script and art by Charles Quinlan. Aladdin's Lamp starring Ali Baba, pencils by Ray Willner [as Wilmer Muddleshtunk], inks by Al Ulmer [as Wilmer Muddleshtunk]. Coast Guard Duty featuring Drop Towers, script and art by Robert Webster. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $350.00 or Best Offer View scan 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories by Zac. H. Gabel, Louis Ferstadt, Ray Willner, Edith Wieselthier, George Tukel, Al Ulmer, and Ruth Peecook. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as George S. Patton (with a photo), Crime Reporter, Ali Baba, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. An insidious Nazi spy ring operates in the shadows of the capitol of Washington, attempting a coup that would prolong the battle against the Nazis and the Japanese; Blue Beetle intervenes. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $525.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4369590002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

The Adventure of the Crumbling Skyscraper, art by E. C. Stoner; German saboteurs blow up a building and leave evidence that the Beetle is responsible. Peril In the Pacific; Dan Garrett is given the assignment of protecting Col. Denton who is delivering information of the utmost importance. They Came to Destroy America text story. The Whistling Death; Joan Mason solves the mystery of a Broadway booking agent's murder. The Very Salty Tale of the O'Brine Twins, script and art by Jack Farr; after being declared 4-F by the draft board, the O'Brine twins join the Merchant Marine. Coxwell and Glaisher fact page. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $999.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4391056017 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $225.00 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Centerfold detached. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Mold. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

The Museum Murders; Joan, a double for the long lost princess of the Ozini tribe, is taken to be sacrificed to appease the rain god; their plans are foiled by the Blue Beetle. A Case of Death text story--A Matty Case Mystery. Adventure in the Gobi Desert; In the Gobi Desert, the Blue Beetle and friends search for the lost city of Lulan and its treasures. Mystery In C Major starring Joan Mason Reporter; a hit and run story leads to murder and hidden loot. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $960.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4313783010

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $800.00 View scans 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 $700.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4314421009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium 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 4.5 $549.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4308126017 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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 investigates crime in the world of boxing; Reporter Joan Mason, the Beetle's girlfriend, and her photographer pal have a Hitchcockian showdown with a killer on the torch of the Statue of Liberty. Murder In the Ring; Explosive Action; Joan Mason: Reproduction of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.