2007 January Signature Comic Auction #823

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...