Boy Comics (1942) comic books

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by William Overgard, George Tuska, 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. Iron Jaw gets a new face through plastic surgery, as the saga of Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen transforms into a more lighthearted strip. A 20-year-old cold case sends Crimebuster to the Arctic wastes in search of a fugitive from justice. In a complete shift from their previous Buck Rogers-like exploits, Rocky and his pals go undercover as military officers in Korea. Crimebuster: The Long Arm of Justice; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Oily Boid; Dig Those Fleas; Crimebuster: Emergency Chute Failed; Rocky X: Welcome To Spy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Ralph Mayo, Ben Brown 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. Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen pretend to be waiters to ruin Iron Jaw's dinner meeting with a publisher. A puppeteer gains international fame, but a redheaded femme fatale lures him back into his old smuggling ways, using his puppet show as a cover. A brunette femme fatale lures Rocky and Simpy into a trap, where they are tortured by enemy agents, in a story with bad-girl art by Ralph Mayo. Crimebuster: The Boy With the Rabbit Teeth; One-Man Armies; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Writer's Cramps; Crimebuster: Mimi's Human Puppet; Rocky X: Straight From the Dragon's Mouth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Ed Martinott 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. Iron Jaw's new face is finally revealed to the readers after a five-issue buildup. Murder by subway sends Crimebuster on the trail of a man who can seemingly be in two places at once. A formerly blind woman risks her life to go undercover in a phony charity for the blind, in a story with good-girl art by Ed Martinott. Also featuring a vintage ad for Meenahga Lodge ("How Would You Like to Spend Summer Vacation With Buster Crabbe?"). Crimebuster: You Can't Take Me With You; It Happened in the Ring; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Oops! Slip of the Tongue; Crimebuster: Big Trap...Tender Bait; Rocky X: A Guy Could Get Killed That Way. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ben Brown, Al Wenzel 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. Sniffer gets talked into a charity boxing match against Iron Jaw, who, with his new face, has completed his transformation from menacing arch-villain to gruff comic foil. Crimebuster battles two desperate public enemies on a speeding train. Trouble threatens the maiden voyage of a monorail train (then still a new concept) across the Central American jungle. Crimebuster: Streetcar in the Jungle; How To Save a Life - the Hard Way; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Boxing Boneheads; Crimebuster: The Innocent One; Rocky X: Looey, Looey, Who's Got the Looey? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Ben Brown, Ralph Mayo 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. Sniffer's latest scheme involves impersonating an escape artist, but he finds himself at the wrong end of a water trap. Carson tries to frame Pete so he can have Nancy to himself, but Pete turns out to be more dangerous than he appears. US military forces decide the best place to hide the ultra-destructive Titranium Bomb is in a dormant volcano, but then enemy agents learn the secret. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Space Specs" - mini-binoculars that wear like eyeglasses. Crimebuster: The Volcano's Secret; Goofiest Bets; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: The Great Sniffooney; Crimebuster: Fight Back Or Rot; Rocky X: The Strange Hitchhikers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, Ben Brown, Ralph Mayo 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. At a joust for a medieval charity fair, someone switches Crimebuster's lance with a real one and tries to frame him for attempted murder. Sniffer and Iron Jaw stage fake prize fights with stand-in champs, until the real champion boxers show up to give them what for. A traffic accident leads Crimebuster to a fugitive killer, featuring a wrist-mounted gun apparently of Charles Biro's design. Crimebuster: Robin Hood Lives Again; Behind the Clown's Laugh; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Unfortunate Fortune; Crimebuster: Mr. Judge and Jury; Rocky X: Never Kick a Quiz Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, Ralph Mayo 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. In a shift in the Crimebuster saga, the teen hero finds himself penniless and goes out for football to win a college scholarship, foregoing crimefighting completely. Sniffer throws himself a birthday party and invites the Deadly Dozen, but it's Iron Jaw who really spells disaster. Rocky X tries to escort a female general to safety through enemy lines. Crimebuster: The Big Big Shot; Greatest Dares; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Happy Birthday, Dear Sniffer; Crimebuster: Carrying the Grudge; Rocky X: Yes, Ma'am, General. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, Ralph Mayo 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 enrolls in Curtis Technical Institute to study aviation, becoming "Chuck Chandler" again for the first time in almost a decade. Sniffer buys a ferry at auction and decides to start a boating service in Florida, but Iron Jaw follows to make trouble. An aging bookkeeper plots the perfect crime, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Crimebuster: As Bad As They Come; Inside Those Small Packages; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Water Babies; Crimebuster: The Haunting Past; Rocky X: Two Can Play At This Game; Boy Comics' Science Lore. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell, 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 goes out for hockey and football, as his adventures continue to take on a college-life slant instead of solving crimes. Sniffer convinces the Deadly Dozen to take a bodybuilding course with him. Rocky must escort a beautiful American singer on a USO tour, but enemy agents have replaced her with a double, so to turn the tables on the spies, Rocky must dress in drag. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. Crimebuster: Out of Circulation; Kid Stuff Is Good Stuff; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Lumps Ain't Muscles; Crimebuster: Whose Team Are You On?; Rocky X: Unsung Heroine; Lore of the West. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Al Wenzel, Peter Morisi, Carl Hubbell, 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. A mysterious white ball of flame knocks a pilot unconscious, forcing CB to attempt a midair rescue, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Iron Jaw becomes a professional wrestler, taking on the champion, Glittering Gus. An alluring female spy tricks Simpy into revealing the secret atomic submarine, so Rocky and Simpy must risk their lives to steal it back. Crimebuster: Meet A Meteor; Prod That Prodigy; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Bruise Me Easy; Crimebuster: Kid Brother Trouble; Rocky: Down, Boy; Lev Gleason's Science Lore. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Peter Morisi, Carl Hubbell, 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. The former Crimebuster completes its transformation into "Chuck Chandler," a college strip with emphasis on sports stories, featuring early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sniffer wants to throw a party to prove his place in high society, but he mistakenly invites Iron Jaw and the Deadly Dozen. Chuck makes a daring leap from a speeding train, off a high bridge, into a rushing river to save two boys after a rafting mishap. CB: His Last Friend; The Nerve of Some People; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Let's Forget the Whole Thing; Chuck Chandler Alias CB: One-Man Victory; Rocky: More Than They Could Chew; Lev Gleason's Game Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Peter Morisi, Carl Hubbell, 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. A bitter college rival named Jabbo makes life miserable for Chuck, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sniffer wants to copy the success of a Paris documentary film by making his own Paris documentary right in New York. Rocky and Simpy set out to rescue American airmen falsely convicted of war crimes by a communist nation. Chuck Chandler: Boys, the Troubles Are On Me; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Ah, Zose French; Chuck Chandler: Where the Guilt Lies; Rocky: "Red" Red Flannels; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Carl Hubbell, 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. On the first day of his summer job, Chuck discovers a nearby dam is ready to collapse, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sniffer gets a coded message about the location of a fortune in jewels, but Iron Jaw gets wind of it and tries to get there first. Rocky and Simpy join the revolutionaries in an Asian nation to unmask a traitor, and find themselves forced to obey the traitor's orders. Chuck Chandler: Spring Training; The Golden Touch; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: 20,000 Squirts Under the Sea!; Chuck Chandler: Tug of War; Rocky: Strict Diet of Danger!; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Pete Morisi, Carl Hubbell, 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. Chuck's roommate Stew discovers a dangerous new power source, but their rival, the disagreeable Jabbo, gets wind of it, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sniffer and Iron Jaw decide to relocate from their collapsing tenement, but moving is more of a chore than usual with the Deadly Dozen involved. Rocky and Simpy are assigned to steal or destroy the new communist one-man atomic submarine. Chuck Chandler: Gem of an Idea; So What's New?; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Boom to Let; Chuck Chandler: What Goes Up, Must Come Down; Rocky: One Man Sub; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, 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. Chuck and Stew tail Betty when she insists on flying solo to Havana, but it turns out she's actually flying to Brazil, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. When a tanning accident leaves Iron Jaw with an unusual "tattoo," Sniffer decides to exhibit him at a freakshow for profit. Rocky and Simpy are assigned to protect a female photographer who's doing a feature on the war zone, but naturally she wants to be where the trouble is. Chuck Chandler: Downdraft!; Fancy Meeting You Here; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: A Rootin' Tootin' Tattoo; Chuck Chandler: Unwelcome Stranger; Rocky: Take and Retake; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Ed Robbins, Carl Hubbell, 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. Chuck and Stew are trapped by a lion while investigating a cursed carnival, in a story (and cover) with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Iron Jaw convinces Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen to go around the world on a raft, while Iron Jaw watches from his luxury yacht. Rocky and Simpy must decide whether to reveal an upcoming bombing raid while they are trapped behind enemy lines at the raid's target area. Chuck Chandler: The Jinxed Carnival; Out In the Cold; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Iron Jaw's Revenge; Chuck Chandler: Gold Is Where You Find It; Rocky: Chute the Works; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, 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. After his glider crashes, Chuck is rescued by crooks in the midst of a heist, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Iron Jaw wants to play "The Most Dangerous Game" on a tropical island, with Sniffer and his pals as the game. Rocky and Simpy infiltrate an enemy airfield to locate their secret weapon, but someone recognizes them. Chuck Chandler: Flight Into Adventure; Collectors Eye Them; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Guided Fizzle; Chuck Chandler: This Is No Act; Rocky: Nobody's Friend; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Carl Hubbell, 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. Chuck discovers that a discredited man has gone into hiding under an assumed name, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Iron Jaw and Sniffer race each other to a uranium deposit, in their last appearance in the Golden Age. Rocky and Simpy seek spies in the jungles of Asia and wind up chasing a rogue tiger instead, in their final adventure. Chuck Chandler: Lost At Sea; Some Like It That Way; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Uranium Ore Bust; Chuck Chandler: Now It's My Turn; Rocky: Fangs of the Jungle; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 Interior complete. Full spine split with tape. Heavy tearing and tape. Cover oxidation with chipping.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel 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. Chuck Chandler, the teen collegian once known as Crimebuster, stars in an issue-length final adventure. As Chuck and his rival Jabbo jockey for position in the hockey championship, a nerdy fellow student sets out to make trouble. Fight Or Quit; Picking the Team; Behind Their Backs; With Everything At Stake; Win, Lose, or Haw. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.