2007 January Signature Comic Auction #823

This one's much more valuable than the usual promotional comic thanks to the presence of a Donald story, "Race To the South Seas," dra...

<B>March of Comics #54 Gene Autry - File Copy (K. K. Publications, Inc., 1950) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.</B></I> CGC ha...

<B>March of Comics #68 Roy Rogers - File Copy (K. K. Publications, Inc., 1951) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.</B></I> No oth...

<B>March of Comics #78 Gene Autry (K. K. Publications, Inc., 1951) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.</B></I> NM 9.4 is the high...

This is the first issue of the title, and it's a book we had never seen before. We don't expect to see a nicer one! Overstreet 2006 NM- 9.2 ...

This issue is ranked as the third-most valuable comic of all for good reason, and in fact for years and years, it held the #1 spot in Overstreet'...

Kurt Schaffenberger and C. C. Beck art. Overstreet 2006 NM- 9.2 value = $285. CGC census 12/06: 2 in 9.4, 1 higher.<BR><BR><b>Ship...

<B>The Marvel Family #52 Crowley Copy pedigree (Fawcett, 1950) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages.</B></I> Pete Costanza cover and art. O...

<B>The Marvel Family #75 Crowley Copy pedigree (Fawcett, 1952) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.</B></I> Black cover issue. Overstreet 2...

The conclusion of the epic battle between the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner is the highlight of this issue. Terry Vance, Schoolboy Sleuth, begins hi

Overstreet lists very little information about this early issue, so allow us to tell you that the artists involved include Carl Burgos (Human Torch),

That Human Torch -- he just can't resist blasting through steel walls! This issue introduced the Vision, with great art by Joe Simon and Jack Ki...

Alex Schomburg's war-at-sea action cover has the bullets flying from a Nazi "floating fortress" -- good thing the Human torch was arou...

<B>Marvel Mystery Comics #71 (Timely, 1946) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. </B></I>Scintillating copy is the perfect accent ...

<B>Marvel Mystery Comics #72 (Timely, 1946) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages.</B></I> The Human Torch and Toro make things hot for the ...

This issue's patriotic cover is credited to Charles Sultan; inside, Mac Raboy drew the Bulletman feature. Overstreet 2006 VF 8.0 value = $638; V...

Here's a beautiful copy of an issue we hadn't ever offered before. And look what we had been missing: a spectacular patriotic cover by Mac R...

Radar, International Policeman, made his first appearance in this issue (also appearing in the simultaneously published <B>Captain Marvel Adve...

<B>Master Comics #101 Crowley Copy pedigree (Fawcett, 1949) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.</B></I> Features a horror cover. Overstree...

<B>Master Comics #124 Crowley Copy pedigree (Fawcett, 1951) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.</B></I> Kurt Schaffenberger cover. CGC not...

Issues #4 (VF-), 5 (FN), 6 (VF), 7 (VF+), 8 (FN/VF), 9 (VF+), 10 (FN/VF), 11 (VF+), 12 (VF), and 13 (FN+) are included here. Approximate Overstreet va

Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy go for a ride in Mickey's jalopy, on this vividly colored cover illustration. This copy retains the look of a book rec...

This issue features the introduction of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which Overstreet notes as "possibly 1st in print&quo...

Donald and Goofy ring in the new year of 1938 with this delightful cover -- doesn't Donald make a cute baby? Inside, the Snow White and the Seve...

A delightful Snow White cover, the first in the series, features a Valentine motif and makes this issue particularly attractive. It's the first ...

Sign painter Mickey puts the finishing touches on a big portrait of his pal Donald Duck, on this charming cover. The Snow White serial ends with this

The Seven Dwarfs get ready for Easter by making with the paint brushes on this issue's "egg"ceptional cover! Minor edge wear doesn'...

Spring colors dominate this issue's cover. Finding copies of these oversized <B>MMM</B></I>s is not an easy task, especially w...

The "Mickey the Sheriff" serial ends with this issue. Other than a minor bit of damage along the lower left corner, this copy could easily...

Here he comes to save the day! The little mouse with the strength of a lion fills this group which includes issues #7 (VF), #8 (FN+), #11 (FN+), #12 (

<B>Military Comics #17 Mile High pedigree (Quality, 1943) CGC NM 9.4 White pages.</B></I> While Will Eisner's name doesn't...

Admittedly, we're prone to gushing about this comic! It's got the first appearances of Patsy Walker, Hedy Wolfe, and Buzz Baxter, a fondly r...

<B>Miss Fury #6 (Timely, 1945) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.</B></I> No doubt many a young boy could hardly wait each month for this...

Offered here is a pedigreed, almost complete run of <B>Monkeyshines Comics</B></I>. Issues of this funny animal title included are...

<B>A Moon, A Girl...Romance #12 (EC, 1950) CGC FN/VF 7.0 White pages.</B></I> Al Feldstein cover art. Graham Ingels art. Overstree...

Before Johnny Craig became one of EC's premier horror-genre artists, he provided the cover for this title's first issue. In one of his few E...

Shades of the Little Rascals! That young man at the microphone looks a lot like "Alfalfa" on this great Creig Flessel cover! Inside, DC Ha...

<B>More Fun Comics #83 (DC, 1942) CGC VF- 7.5 White pages.</B></I> George Papp is credited with this issue's underwater cover....

DC's oldest series, which started as <B>New Fun Comics</B></I> in 1935, offers a daunting challenge for the collector at any g...

Not that any issue of this title's <I>easy</B></I> to find, but this one's a Gerber "8" and called "scarce&...

This adaptation has a little bonus cameo appearance by George Evans and Al Williamson (who weren't in the movie, of course). The art is by Evans...

This is the only copy of this issue that CGC has certified to date! The cover art is by Win Mortimer. One ironclad rule for comic characters: if the h

CGC hasn't certified another copy of this issue to date, nor had we seen one! The titular duo certainly needs no introduction -- they had been a...

Bud Fisher's classic comic team is featured in newspaper strip reprints. Included: issues #14, 15, 16, and 18. Approximate Overstreet value for ...

The comic duo star in strip reprints. Included: issues #25 (VF), #26 (VF/NM), #27 (VF), #28 (VF/NM), and #29 (double cover; first cover - VF+, second

Those loveable Bud Fisher characters, Mutt and Jeff, permeate this group of "D" copies. Issues included are #30 (VF+), 31 (VF), 32 (Christ...

Includes #40 (VG+), 41 (VF/NM), 42 (FN+), 45 (VF/NM), 46 (VF+), 47 (VF-), 48 (VF), 49 (VF/NM), 50 (VF/NM), 52 (VG), 53 (GD), 56 (VF/NM), 60 (GD), 61 (

Early Wally Wood art is to be found inside this issue. <B>My Experience</B></I> (yours too, perhaps?) is that Fox books are almost...

This early Marvel romance group will have you swooning with five of the issues having photo covers. Included are #7 (FN/VF), #8 (VG/FN), #9 (FN), #11

<B>Mystery Men Comics #2 (Fox, 1939) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages.</B></I> The great robot/sci-fi cover by Lou Fine ranks with the ...

This looks super-nice from outside the slab, so by all means, zoom in on our scan, and you'll see what we're talking about! Quicksilver, Kin...

Any Lou Fine article you'll see mentions this underwater cover as one of the artist's greatest. But that's only part of the story - fact...

This copy's condition means it ranks with the finest books in the entire Crippen collection! Andy Panda, Woody Woodpecker, and Raggedy Ann are f...

This lot of funny animal books contains #83 (VF+), 84 (FN), 85 (FN/VF), 86 (FN/VF), 87 (FN/VF), and 89 (VF). Approximate Overstreet value for group =

This funny animal group includes issues #90 (VF/NM), 91 (VF), 92 (VF/NM), 94 (VF/NM), 95 (VF), 97 (VF), 98 (VF/NM), and 99 (VF+). Approximate Overstre

Includes #100 (VF/NM), 101 (VF/NM), 102 (VF+), 103 (VF+), 104 (VF), 105 (FN/VF), 106 (FN), 107 (VF/NM), 108 (VF+), and 109 (FN). All funny animal stor

This great grouping chronicles 10 Golden Age years of the signature Walter Lantz anthology series. Included are issues #106, 111, 116, 118, 120, 123,

Issues #110 (VF), #111 (FR), #112 (VF/NM), #113 (VF+), #114 (VF+), #115 (VF/NM), #116 (VF/NM), #117 (FN/VF), #118 (FN/VF), #119 (VF+), #120 (2 copies,

There's a story behind the 15-cent sticker that covers up the original 25-cent price on this copy. This is one of the few comics to ever have it...

<B>New York World's Fair Comics 1939 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent VG+ 4.5 Slight (A) Off-white to white pages.</B></I> Listed at nu...

<B>New York World's Fair Comics 1940 (DC, 1940) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white comics.</B></I> Two of the best DC artists of...

<B>Nickel Comics #1 Crowley Copy/File Copy (Fawcett, 1940) CGC VF+ 8.5 Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> Making his first appearan...

With half the price of a usual comic, twice the frequency of publication, and a great hero in Bulletman, it's surprising that this series wasn&#...

<B>Nickel Comics #2 Crowley Copy/File Copy (Fawcett, 1940) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> This File Copy issue fe...

Ray Gotto's hillbilly hero excelled in just about every sport you could imagine. This group includes: #B11 (first Standard issue - VF+), #12 (VF...

Al Feldstein couldn't stand by while Harvey Kurtzman was having so much fun with comics' first satire comic (<B>Mad</B></I>...

<B>Panic #8 Gaines File pedigree 8/12 (EC, 1955) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages.</B></I> Was <B>Panic</B></I> even funn...

Bob Montana, who created the look of the Archie characters, portrayed young Mr. Andrews on this issue's cover. Overstreet 2006 VF 8.0 value = $8...

<B>Phantom Lady #16 Mile High pedigree (Fox Features Syndicate, 1948) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.</B></I> Matt Baker turned on the...

Matt Baker covers are always hotly sought-after, and you can't beat story titles like "I Threw Away My Reputation On A Worthless Love."...

<B>Picture Stories From American History #3 Gaines File pedigree 3/11 (EC, 1947) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages.</B></I> That's r...

Trying to keep all of the variants of this series straight is enough to make your brain explode, but it becomes a bit simpler if you remember that the

<B>Picture Stories from the Bible Complete Life of Christ Edition - Gaines File pedigree 4/12 (EC, 1945) CGC NM 9.4 Cream to off-white pages.&...

King James version too much for you? Here's the Old Testament in Cliff's Notes with pictures. Overstreet 2006 NM- 9.2 value = $215. CGC cens...

<B>Picture Stories from the Bible - Old Testament Edition #2 Gaines File pedigree 4/12 (EC, 1946) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.</B></I&...

<B>Picture Stories from the Bible New Testament Edition #3 Davis Crippen ("D Copy") pedigree (EC, 1946) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages....

One of the short-lived titles that EC came up with as part of its "New Direction" in 1954, the title featured stunning art by Wally Wood, ...

Reed Crandall was a relative latecomer to EC's stable of artists, but he quickly fit in with work like his cover here. He also contributed story...

<B>Planet Comics #27 Rockford pedigree (Fiction House, 1943) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages.</B></I> Joe Doolin's cover spotlight...

<B>Planet Comics #28 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Fiction House, 1944) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.</B></I&g...

Take a trip to the "Plas"-tocene era with this cool Jack Cole dinosaur cover. Without going back in time, you'll not likely encounter ...

Pogo progenitor Walt Kelly handled story and art chores here. Overstreet 2006 VF/NM 9.0 value = $293; NM- 9.2 value = $400. CGC census 11/06: 1 in 9.0

<B>Police Comics #2 (Quality, 1941) CGC VF+ 8.5 Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> Plastic Man smuggles opium in this issue... don&...

<B>Police Comics #10 (Quality, 1942) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages.</B></I> This is the nicest of only two copies of #10 that CGC has...

<B>Popular Comics #52 (Dell, 1940) CGC NM 9.4 Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> This issue is billed by Overstreet as having a &qu...

Smilin' Jack is featured. Overstreet 2006 NM- 9.2 value = $235. CGC census 11/06: 1 in 9.4, none higher. <I>From the Crippen Collection....

Entertainment for the masses in this group which contains issues #90 (FN), 91 (FN+), 92 (VF-), 93 (VF), 94 (FN/VF), 95 (FN/VF), 96 (VG/FN), 97 (VG/FN)

This <I>popular </B></I>group has something for everyone with backup features including Smokey Stover, Gang Busters, Terry and the...

<B>Popular Comics Group - Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Dell, 1945-46).</B></I> The gangs all here in this lot whic...

Basil Wolverton's stories were some of the funniest ever to appear in comics, and we often wonder to what extent he inspired <B>Mad</B&...

Jack Kamen fans -- and who<I> wasn't </B></I>one? -- loved this title because it was all-Kamen all the time, with the great ar...

This issue, like several others from EC's "New Direction" era, is a tough find in high grade. Not even a Gaines File Copy has secured ...

This is the first issue of the title, and not only does the cover feature a "name" criminal in Ma Barker, it's by two "name"...

No disrespect to other artists, but nobody drew underworld mugs like Jack Kirby! He and partner Joe Simon not only produced this issue's cover, ...

If you thought you knew about every great Simon and Kirby cover, have a look at this one! It's certainly a memorable one in our book, and we had...

If you've put checkmarks next to the great <B>Clue Comics</B></I> we're offering in this catalog, don't forget this &l...

Our selection of this newly re-discovered pedigree makes it easy to get a nice run of this Hillman series. Included are issues V2#8 (VF), V2#9 (FN/VF)

This is the first time we've offered an issue of this title, but we're making up for that with this group of 21 issues from the Crippen Coll...

Considering the very collectible covers -- most very hard-hitting! -- this is an amazing series that's still a bit underrated. That may be becau...

Golden Age western action a-plenty, y'all! Issues include #14 (FN+), 15 (VF), 16 (VF), 17 (FN-), 18 (FN-), 19 (FN), 20 (FN), 21 (FN), 22 (FN), a...