Golden Age

Green Arrow. Speedy. Doctor Fate. Aquaman. The Spectre. The Arrowcar! What are you waiting for?!

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Green Arrow. Speedy. Doctor Fate. Aquaman. The Spectre. The Arrowcar! What are you waiting for?!

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2nd appearance of Dr. Droom (1st Marvel Age Super-Hero) in “The World Below!” (pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers). Other stories include “I Led the Strange Search for Mandoo!” (art by Kirby/Ayers); “Rocky’s Last Ride!” (art by Steve Ditko); and a two-page text story, “The Comic.” Kirby cover pencils.

“Gunsmoke” (art by Graham Ingels), “The Comanche Kid,” “The Butchering Espinosa’s,” and “The Masked Marvel Avenges Murder From Hiding” (art by Ingels). Ingels cover.

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Released by DC COMICS in 1944, this SPECIAL EDITION #3 was produced solely as a morale booster for members of the U.S. Navy. Reprinting Superman issue #33, this issue is a rare example of DC Comic’s early promotional publications. This book is graded an 8.0 by CGC, with cream to off-white pages. THIS COPY IS THE HIGHEST CGC GRADE EVER RECORDED FOR THIS ISSUE!!! 

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“Tarzan and the Captives of the Thunder Valley.” Tarzan battles a lion, a crocodile, and a great ape, and then proceeds to destroy one million dollars owned by a slaver. Includes part two of Jesse Marsh’s adaptation of Burroughs’ Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art and cover by Jesse Marsh.

Issue #2 of TRUE SPORT PICTURE STORIES VOL.2 published in 1943.

FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by DC Comics in 1944.  Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Freedom of the Press! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Joe Shuster]; Lois and Clark are given the assignment to write a special story concerning the staff of the Daily Planet, but gangsters try to stop the Planet from publishing that 100th Anniversary issue. Stars of the Silver Screen starring The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy, art by Hal Sherman. A Wreath For Sir Edgar of Wimpledown starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Jack Kirby. Straight From The Cannon’s Mouth starring Drafty, art by Stan Kaye. Paper Salvage public service announcement starring Batman and Robin, art by Jerry Robinson. Blazing Gold starring The Green Arrow, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie; Crime’s Most Embarrassing Moments starring Zatara, art by William F. White. The Curse of Isis! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane], inks by George Roussos [as Bob Kane] and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); This book is graded a 4.0 by CGC with Cream to Off-White pages. 

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This 1940s/50s series chronicled true stories of people performing selfless, heroic acts.

Real stories. Real Super-Heroes.

Bill Everett cover and art.

This 1940s/50s series chronicled true stories of people performing selfless, heroic acts.

A stewardess sacrifices her own life to save passengers. One little girl saves a little dog from big dogs. She saves a baby from a fire. She saves a girl from drowning. She sacrifices her own life to save a child from a truck. A 68 year old grandmother saves a little girl from being run over by a bus. A four year old uses what he learned on television to save a friend who falls through thin ice.

Real stories. Real Super-Heroes.

FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by DC Comics in 1943.  Cover art by Jack Burnley. The City of Hate! starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Joe Shuster]; A deranged lunatic tries to sabotage the Daily Planet by killing four people the newspaper has selected as “The Finest People in the City” through the use of his invention, “The Hate Gas”.The Land That Wasn’t There starring The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy, art by Hal Sherman. A Day In Africa starring Drafty, art by Stan Kaye. Coupons of Cutthroats starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. Sand Dunes of Death starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Jack Kirby. The Man Who Came Back featuring Flight Control Command, art by John Daly. The Criminal Who Reversed Time starring The Green Arrow, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie. A Thief In Time! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane], inks by Fred Ray [as Bob Kane]; An obscure laboratory worker from the future creates a space time warp and arrives in Gotham City, bent on making himself a millionaire before he is drawn back into his own era. This book is graded a 4.0 by CGC with Cream to Off-White pages. 

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by DC Comics in 1948.  Cover art by Win Mortimer. How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane starring Superboy, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Al Wenzel, inks by George Roussos; Clark wins a contest to work as a cub reporter on the Daily Planet for one week; And so does Lois Lane; 1st meeting of Superboy and Lois Lane. The Man of a Thousand Flags starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Sea Circus starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. The Miracle Farmer starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. This book is graded a 4.0 by CGC with Off-White pages. 

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Released by DC COMICS in 1944, with a Cover by Louis Cazeneuve. The Hard-Luck Hat (Chapter 1), script by Joe Samachson, art by Arthur Cazeneuve; Handsome Harry goes out to survey his criminal domain, but has to return home for his “lucky hat.” When the Law’s Legionnaires capture his mob, Harry escapes, but his hat blows away…a hat that will weave a different story for each person into whose possession it will fall. The Banker and the Bandit (Chapter 2); Banker Biker just so happens to purchase the runaway hat, but soon agrees to a scheme with King-Pin Kong to knock off his own bank and split the take with the felon. This book is graded a 4.0 by CGC and ONE OF ONLY 10 EVER GRADED WORLDWIDE!!! 

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by DC Comics in 1952. Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Mightiest Team in the World!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye (pages 1-8) and John Fischetti (pages 9-12); Superman and Batman learn each other’s secret identities [for the first time] when they meet on a cruise while trying to find a diamond thief. The Misfit Manhunter starring Superman, Joe Harris, and Frosty Ferris, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Gatling Gun text story by Ben Galloway. Mrs. Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Happy Hobby Time!

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Giant-size issue. Origin of Fighting American and Speedboy. Stories include “Round Robin,” “Peter Piper’s Red Vipers” (reprint from Fighting American 1 in 1954) “”Roman Scoundrels,” “Duel to the Finish Line,” “Assignment: Find the King of the Crime Syndicate” (reprint from Fighting American 2 in 1954), “Assignment: Expose the League of the Handsome Devils” (reprint from Fighting American 2), and “The Secret of Yafata’s Moustache.” All art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Two-page text feature by Steve Perrin, “Fighting American: The Hero Who Laughed at Himself.” One-page Goodyear Tires ad with art by Neal Adams. New Simon/Kirby cover.

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John Sikela and Ed Dobrotka cover and art. Used in Seduction of the Innocent pg. 35-36, & 226. Don’t Miss “The Stunts of Superboy!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; the intro of Smallville. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. George Washington’s Drum! starring Superboy, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; time travel story. The Bat Kite–Superboy’s Workshop, art by Al Wenzel. Black Magic article by Fred David. Superboy…John Doe!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. Used in Seduction of the Innocent!

FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by DC Comics in 1951. Entertainer Bob Hope was a star of stage, screen, and television when the world was young and dinosaurs roamed the earth, so it’s no surprise that he also enjoyed a successful comic book series throughout the 1950s and ‘60s. With super-hero comic sales in the dumps, DC turned to humor, among other genres, to win readers in the 1950s, and licensed the rights to produce comics about famous film stars such as Hope, Jerry Lewis, Alan Ladd, and others. Bob Hope, as portrayed in the comics, relies on the witty, wise-cracking, and slightly off-kilter persona Hope cultivated in his stage and screen act, contrasted with extravagant situations that only the comic book medium could provide. The Adventures of Bob Hope was clearly aimed at a younger audience, but provided work for some of DC’s better artists of the time, including Gil Kane and Neal Adams.

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by FAWCETT Comics in 1948. Writing and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Bernie Krigstein and Basil Wolverton.

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by FAWCETT Comics in 1944. C.C. Beck cover and art. Otto Binder story. “Captain Marvel Gets the Heir,” “The Chimes of Crime,” “The Mayor For a Day,” and “The Black Death Ray.” Chapter 19 of the Monster Society of Evil serial, featuring an appearance by Mr. Mind. Also, Captain Marvel visits Boston, Massachusetts!

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Featuring the entire Marvel family!  [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Professor Edgewise; Red O’Reilly; Leroy Marks; Jim Bellows; Mrs. Wagner; Lem Blucher.

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Published by FAWCETT Comics in 1953. C.C. Beck cover and art. Otto Binder story. RARE. LOW DISTRIBUTION.

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Cover art by Ed Dobrotka. The Treasure That Time Forgot! (Chapter 1), script by Joe Samachson, inks by Maurice Del Bourgo; The Seven Soldiers of Victory are offered $1 billion to recover a fortune in gold that was hidden away in the Andes Mountain range by the Incan Indians from murderous Spaniards. Crimes by Proxy (Chapter 2); The Seven Soldiers of Victory are offered $1 billion to recover a fortune in gold that was hidden away in the Andes Mountain range by the Incan Indians from murderous Spaniards. A Duel to the Death! (Chapter 3). Winged Masters of the Mountains (Chapter 4). The Gold That Failed to Glitter (Chapter 5). The Third Treasure Trail! (Chapter 6), script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. Trail’s End (Chapter 7). Terror O’Dowd humor two-pager.

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FROM THE MARK WAID COLLECTION! Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Man Who Stole the Sun!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela; Luthor uses a giant space ship to cut off sunlight from the Earth. Autograph, Please!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela; When the Daily Planet mounts an autograph contest, Superman helps Johnny Terrill collect signatures from around the globe and across time to give him the confidence to walk again. Flip Flop the Clown humor page by Phil Berube. Comeback of a Clown text story by Tex Blane. The Rarest Secret in the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos.

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