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Fred Guardineer - Original Cover Art for Action Comics #16 (DC, 1939). This thrilling cover from 1939, just a few issues into the Superman phenomenon, is the second to the last non-Man of Steel cover in one of the industry's longest-running comic book series. Fred Guardineer, a 20 year veteran of comics, delineated the covers of many early DC books, including this cover from Action Comics #16. With his clean and uncluttered approach, Guardineer brings zest to this soldier-of-fortune adventure piece. This beautifully-maintained comic art treasure measures 13" x 17" and is matted with white board. The art is in pristine condition, with an overall yellowing which doesn't detract from the work. The Action logo paste-up is a photocopy and not the original. A great piece from one of the key titles in comic history.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16707 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $16,100.00
Jack Kirby and Joe Simon - Original Cover Art for Champ #23 (Harvey, 1942). Covering a book that features such unforgettable characters as the Twinkle Twins, Dr. Miracle, the Human Meteor and Slim Jim come this outstanding example of Simon and Kirby art, complete with outraged Nazis, a flowing American flag and a tank-full of juvenile gunmen. A piece of history, pencilled and inked by two of the industry's most beloved creators during the middle of World War II. Overall page size is approximately 11.5" x 15.5", matted with white board. The strip along the left edge which features the other characters in the book and the Champ logo are photocopied from the original comic and added to the art to make it appear more like the printed comic. This art is in incredible shape, will some limited use of white out and only the slightest bit of aging.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16709 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $7,475.00
Marvel Mystery Comics #39 (Timely, 1943) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages. Alex Schomburg depicts the action as the Human Torch and Toro lead the invasion of a Nazi stronghold on the cover of this issue. Also appearing in this issue are the Sub-Mariner, Patriot, the Vision and the Angel. Creators in this issue are Syd Shores, Al Fagaly and Bob Oksner. This is a gorgeous example of this issue. As of this writing, this is the highest grade the CGC has awarded this issue. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $1,700.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16018 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $5,405.00
Sub-Mariner Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN- 5.5. Sub-Mariner and the Angel begin; Everett and Gustavson art. CGC notes: "2 small pieces of tape on centerfold; slightly brittle pages". Overstreet 2002 FN 6.0 value = $7070.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16338 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $3,852.50
The Human Torch 4 (#3) (Timely, 1941) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages. Just as his little buddy Toro is about to take a cement bath, Torch crashes the party (from the furnace, no less), ready to put a hurtin' on the baddies. This copy has an extremely fresh appearance, with a perfect spine and clean white back cover. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $4,800.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15884 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $3,680.00
Marvel Mystery Comics #21 "D" Copy pedigree (Timely, 1941) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages. The sheer genius of Schomburg's creative ability is once again apparent on this cover, featuring a wild Nazi weapon called "Submerging Fortress #3," a large circular device loaded with cannons and machines, waging war on nearby Allied ships. This beautiful book from this famous pedigree is also the first appearance of Patriot. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $2,400.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16016 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $2,875.00
Young Allies Comics #4 (Timely, 1942) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to Off-white pages. Bucky and Toro are going after the Red Skull on this cover by Al Gabrielle. Captain America, Human Torch and the Vagabond also appear in this issue. The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books lists this issue as a "5" which makes it less than average with an estimated 200 to 1,000 copies in existance. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $2188.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16639 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $2,760.00
John Severin - Two-Fisted Tales #36 Cover Recreation Original Art (Russ Cochran, 1980). In 1953, John Severin started working for EC Comics, producing beautifully rendered westerns and war stories. He eventually became chief artist and editor on the classic comic Two-Fisted Tales. Here is a beautiful sample of Severin's mastery of the Old Western image... a recreated cover based on the original version of the January 1954 issue of The New Two-Fisted Tales #36, penciled and inked by Severin. This piece, drawn for Russ Cochran's series, The Complete EC Library, shows an artist who has clearly mastered every minute detail of the scene, a gritty tableau of lawmen and desperados, sand and smoking Colts. The image size is 11" x 15.5" on a 13.5" x 18.5" piece of illustration board. There is an overall yellowing, but it is uniform across the entire piece and doesn't detract from the image. Includes the original logo and indicia paste ups.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16708 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $2,645.00
Two-Fisted Tales #20 Gaines File Pedigree (EC, 1951) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood artwork. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $500.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16469 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,897.50
Crime SuspenStories #9 Gaines File copy Certificate Missing (EC, 1952) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. Johnny Craig cover with a skeleton in a trunk. "Headlight" cover. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $385
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15403 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,667.50
Fantastic Four #48 (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. Key issue :first appearance of the Silver Surfer and Galactus. Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott art. The Watcher cover. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $1,250.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15608 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,552.50
Joker Comics #1 (Timely, 1942) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages. This issue is the first appearance of Powerhouse Pepper by Basil Wolverton. Stuporman from Daring Comics also appears. The back cover of this book has a full-page advertisement for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty membership. Extremely rare book. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $1,591.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15938 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,437.50
Robert Crumb-Original Art Sketches for a personal letter (No Publisher, 1959). A note to Marty Pahls is the subject of this cool piece by Crumb. "Blackbirds play the Blues" could be the title of this piece. Matted to a size of 13" x 16" the image area is 5" x 8.5".
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16719 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,380.00
All-American Comics #27 (DC, 1941) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. Doiby Dickles, Green Lantern's humorous sidekick makes his first appearance with this issue. Most heroes of the Golden Age had to have a sidekick, and Green Lantern was just not complete without Doiby. He is taking out the bad guys on the cover, wearing a copy of the Green Lantern costume. Bill Finger and Irwin Hasen are the main creators for this issue with appearances by Scribbly and the Red Tornado by Sheldon Mayer, Mutt and Jeff by Bud Fisher and Al Smith, Hop Harrigan by Jon Blummer, Dr. Mid-Nite, Red,White and Blue, Atom and Sargon the Sorcerer. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $2,292.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15062 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,207.50
X-Men #2 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby present the Vanisher, as he makes his first appearance in this classic second issue. The X-Men have basically been the backbone of Marvel for the last twenty years, appearing in as many as half a dozen of their own titles, with countless spin-offs and crossovers. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $1,222.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16608 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,207.50
Adventure Comics #86 (DC, 1943) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages. Fronted by a great Simon and Kirby cover, this issue features Sandman and Sandy blasting enemy planes from the sky, doing their part to help in the war against the Axis. A bright, white copy that exhibits a sharp spine and edges, and a grease pencil arrival date at the top. If not for a small, unobtrusive stain near the bottom front cover, this book would have certainly graded higher. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $1,300.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15012 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,162.65
Young Allies Comics #7 (Timely, 1943) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages. Busting in on one scary-looking torture chamber, Bucky and Toro try to save their friends from the fiendish Japanese and their claw-like fingernails. Alex Schomburg never shirked his cover duties, delivering two-fisted covers every time. This particular copy has a sharp spine and edges, a light dust shadow down the right side of the front cover, and very little else wrong with it. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $1,300.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16640 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,121.25
Robert Crumb-Original Art Illustration for Greeting Cards (1960s). A cute picture of a pig smoking a cigar is the subject of this art by Crumb. Overall size of this piece is 11" x 16" with an image area of 4" x 9".
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16721 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,121.25
Marvel Mystery Comics #23 (Timely, 1941) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. This time, the Nazis prepare to invade the Cliffs of Dover, only to be repelled by the Human Torch, as he leaps and burns straight through a Nazi invasion barge. Schomburg does it again. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $1,194.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16017 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,092.50
World's Finest Comics #20 (DC, 1945) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. Jack Burnley and Charles Paris give us a light-hearted moment as Superman "helps" Robin find out his true weight. Joe Simon and Win Mortimer provide interiors with the regular features of Green Arrow, Zatara, Boy Commandos and Johnny Everyman by John Daly. Squarebound issues like this are very tough in high grade, which makes this copy exceptional. As an added bonus, there is an ad for Tootsie Rolls that features Captain Tootsie as drawn by C. C. Beck and Peter Costanza. As of this writing, this is the highest grade the CGC has awarded this issue. Great chance to add an early World's Finest issue to your collection. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $725 and NM 9.4 value = $1275.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16601 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,092.50
Shock SuspenStories #12 Gaines File pedigree Certificate Missing (EC, 1953) VF/NM 9.0 White pages. Classic Al Feldstein anti-drug propaganda issue. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $385.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16222 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,035.00
Hawkman #1 (DC, 1964) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. Murphy Anderson Aztec cover. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $750.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15849 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $1,006.25
John Romita-Original Art Partial Story for Sanger Harris, 5 pages (Marvel, undated). Five pages of action with the Hulk, Sandman, and of course Spidey! The pages measure 10.5" x 15.5".
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16733 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $977.50
Tales of Suspense #49 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages. Here is a book that is extremely difficult to find in this kind of shape. These issues just don't seem to surface in conditions above fine. This is also the first X-Men crossover and is an Avengers crossover. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $285.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16381 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $948.75
Amazing Spider-Man #6 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages. Steve Ditko cover and art. First appearance of the Lizard. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $1,062.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15081 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $891.25

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Panic #10 Gaines File pedigree Certificate Missing (EC, 1955) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. Handle with care cover. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $115.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16115 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $891.25
World's Finest Comics #22 (DC, 1946) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. Jack Burnley's winsome cover is set against a white background, usually a formula for disaster for maintaining a clean appearance. Not so with this copy, which still shows off the superheroes impressively. Perhaps even more surprising is the nice spine on this oversized book, the bane of many an early World's Finest Comics copy. Superman, Batman and Robin are all swapping autograph books on this terrific cover. Other characters in this issue include Zatara, Green Arrow, Boy Commandos and Johnny Everyman by John Daly. Win Mortimer provides art for the Batman and Superman stories inside this issue. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $525 and NM 9.4 value = $925.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16603 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $891.25
The Flash #144 (DC, 1964) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to White pages. Carmine Infantino provides both cover and interior art for this issue. As of this writing, this is the highest grade the CGC has awarded this issue. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $110.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15708 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $862.50
Adventure Comics #101 (DC, 1946) CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages. On this cover, Sandman and Sandy uncover a trove of tiny gremlins in their wall, leading them into one zany adventure after another. This beautiful copy has striking colors and a clean cover, with light spine wear and a small stain on the back being the only defects worth mentioning. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $1,050.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15013 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $805.00
The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. Spidey faces off against the Big Man and the Enforcers this issue. This high-grade copy is quite attractive, exhibiting a light dust shadow along the edge and minor spine wear. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $690; NM 9.4 value = $1,300.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15083 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $747.50
Miss Fury #8 (Timely, 1945) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to White pages. Miss Fury drops in on a group of spies who have an army officer tied up and are searching through the Atomic Bomb files. The Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books gives this issue a "6" which means the book is considered uncommon with between 50 and 200 copies believed to exist. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $850.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16047 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $747.50
All-Star Comics #30 (DC, 1946) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. Matin Nodell provides the cover to this issue as the Justice Society are menaced from above by the dreams of madness. Joe Kubert provides the art for the Hawkman chapter and Gardner Fox provides the script. Also in this issue are the Flash, the Atom, Doctor Midnight, Johnny Thunder, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. As of this writing, this is the third highest grade the CGC has awarded this issue. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $769; NM 9.4 value = $1,350.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15069 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $718.75
Frontline Combat #7 Gaines File pedigree Certificate Missing (EC, 1952) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. Harvey Kurtzman war cover. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $210.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15755 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $718.75
World's Finest Comics #17 (DC, 1945) CGC VF 8.0 White pages. This is the last issue to have cardboard covers. Jack Burnley and Charles Paris take off with this cover of Superman pulling Batman and Robin, extremely fast, in a rickshaw. Also inside this issue is Green Arrow, Zatara, Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy, Boy Commandos by Louis Cazeneuve, Johnny Everyman by John Daly and Batman by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. As an added bonus, There is an ad on the back cover for Tootsie Rolls with Captain Tootsie that features art by Rick Reed and C. C. Beck. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $852.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16600 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $690.00
Star Spangled Comics #16 Crowley pedigree (DC, 1943) CGC VF- 7.5 White pages. This is the amazingly nice Crowley copy of this Golden Age classic, and the incredible cover is rendered by the expert team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Also appearing in this issue are the Star Spangled Kid by Hal Sherman, the Tarantula, Penniless Palmer by Stan Kaye, TNT and Dyna-Mite by Louis Cazeneuve and Robotman. An incredible copy with perfectly white pages, it is only downgraded because of one small spine flaw. As of this writing, this is the second highest grade the CGC has awarded this issue. Overstreet VF 8.0 value = $795.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16260 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $661.25
All Star Comics #7 (DC, 1941) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages. Baily and Moldoff art. Overstreet 2002 GD 2.0 value = $333; FN 6.0 value = $1000.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15067 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $632.50
Four Color #709 (Dell, 1956) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. John Wayne photo cover. The Searchers movie adaptation. From the collection of Bobby Harmon. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $350.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15743 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $632.50
Superman #36 (DC, 1945) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. Superman gets stuck with his hand in the 'fridge as Lois Lane looks on unhappily. Bizarre cover. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $625.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16351 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $632.50
Strange Adventures #7 Bethlehem pedigree (DC, 1951) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. great giant ant cover features a horrified brunette being menaced by a purple ant as the Empire State Building is toppled over in the background. This fabulous issue also features interior artwork by pulp legend Virgil Finlay, and the origin of Kris KL-99. This copy features sterling colors and razor sharp corners. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $544; NM 9.4 value = $1,025.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16301 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $621.00
Star Spangled War Stories #120 (DC, 1965) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages. Andru and Kubert art in this dinosaur themed issue. Highest graded copy on CGC's census. This fantastic issue comes from an original owner collection, so it has never been on the market before. Silver Age DCs this nice just do not come along very often, and this one is part of a nice run. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $110.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16273 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $603.75
Dave Dorman - Original Art for Aliens: Tribes, page 17 (Dark Horse, 1992). "Blackened, glistening claws tenderly traced the features of this once and vital husk." This is a line from Aliens: Tribes, a fully-painted graphic novel featuring a story by horror writer Steven Bissette and illustrated with the fantastic painted art of Dave Dorman. Fan fave Dorman won a 1993 Eisner "Best painted work" Award for his illustrations in this book and you can see why. The story is presented in a traditional text format, accompanied by fabulous full-page color paintings by Dorman. Here is one of 24 illustrations created for the book by Dorman, a gorgeous 11" x 16" oil painting on gessoed board. The colors are stunning, capturing the murky alien atmosphere perfectly.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16702 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $603.75
Russ Heath-Original Art Comic Strip Art "Jonah Hex" (No Publisher, undated). This is a piece from a strip that never was, a Russ Heath, Jonah Hex daily was in the works but never happened. Now you can own the art from one of those strips. Overall size is 11.5" x 17".
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16730 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $603.75
X-Men #6 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages. Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Mastermind and Toad) gains a new member this issue -- the Sub-Mariner. This is a great book with Jack kirby and Chic Stone art and a Stan Lee plot. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $425.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16611 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $598.00
Star Spangled War Stories #125 (DC, 1966) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages. Kubert and Ross Andru art in this dinosaur themed issue. Highest graded copy on CGC's census. This fantastic issue comes from an original owner collection, so it has never been on the market before. Silver Age DCs this nice just do not come along very often, and this one is part of a nice run. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $110.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16276 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $594.55
Superman #35 (DC, 1945) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages. On this cover, Superman takes time out of his busy schedule to pose with Lois for an old-time photograph. Appearing near-flawless, this copy has a perfect spine, flawless edges, and deep red colors. Two small holes visible at the top spine account for the VF grade on this otherwise NM book. Overstreet 2002 VF 8.0 value = $625.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16350 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $575.00
Amazing Spider-Man #25 (Marvel, 1965) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages. First appearance Mary Jane Watson; Steve Ditko cover and art. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $375.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 15094 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $563.50
Sea Devils #18 (DC, 1964) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to White pages. Howard Purcell provides the art for this adventure of the Sea Devils. This is the highest CGC graded copy to date. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $85.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16189 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $529.00
Tales of Suspense #48 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages. Iron Man dons his classic red and gold armor for the first time in this issue as he battles Mister Doll with cover/story art by Steve Ditko. Gorgeous, super-high-grade comic has rich, sharp color inks, great gloss and super-clean edges with no "Marvel chipping" whatsoever. Near flawless spine, secure staples (no stress) and perfect centering. One of the best copies we have ever seen! Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $375.
Auction 13031 | Lot: 16380 | Mar 2, 2003

Sold For: $529.00

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