L.B. Cole produced a number of stand-out Pre-Code Horror covers during his Star Publications era.
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The 1942 Blackhawk villain Tondeleyo in Military Comics #14 was inspired by a movie role played by Hedy Lamarr earlier that year.
Jim Corrigan embraces his mission and makes his costume as his origin story continues in More Fun Comics #53.
Terrors of the Jungle #17 features an L.B. Cole cover and contains a "bacterial warfare" story referenced in Seduction of the Innocent.
All-True Detective Cases #nn (Avon, 1952) might be the rarest Avon giant and includes a Joe Kubert story from the heart of the Pre-Code Crime era.
There's a rare chance to get an early key More Fun Comics issue from Lamont Larson's now-legendary and historically important collection.
For a shining six-issue moment in 1952/1953, Charlton converted Cowboy Western Comics into a weird, wild artifact of the Cold War.
Young King Cole V3#4 has a fascinating focus on one of L.B. Cole's favorite subjects -- animals and zoos.
Highest-Graded L.B. Cole copies are always in demand, and this issue also included the bizarre romance "The Dream Lover."
National Comics #5 features an expanded origin for the Quality Comics version of Uncle Sam, plus the debut of speedster Max Mercury.
Kid Eternity's 1942 origin moment in Hit Comics #25 was a direct reaction to German U-boat attacks on merchant shipping along the East Coast that year.
The legendary team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby collaborated on early issues of Blue Bolt from Novelty Press.
The early Golden Age title Slam Bang Comics from Fawcett Publications contained an eclectic mix of features, one based on a Fawcett editor.
Chesler's Major Victory Comics #1 reprints his origin from Dynamic Comics #1, but includes the all-new debut of the Golden Age Spider-Woman.
Wow Comics #1 from Fawcett Publications featured a caped crusader in Gotham City, and a power-ring wielding boy of the atom.
Startling Terror Tales #13 features a boldly lurid cover by L.B. Cole for Jay Disbrow's interior story "Love from a Gorgon".
A decade before The Jetsons, Dan DeCarlo's Jetta was a science fiction comedy about normal life in the far future we were promised.
"Accidentally endowed with the strength and buoyancy of an eagle", Exciting Comics #22 is the first appearance of the American Eagle by Kin Platt.
The second highest graded copy to hit the auction block in over a decade, Matt Baker's Cinderella Love #25 is one of the world's most sought after romance comics.
Created by the "powders of patriotism" at Boston Commons in 1941, The Sentinel debuted in Centaur's Liberty Scouts Comics #3.
Jack Binder evokes the Shudder Pulp era for the Captain Battle cover of Silver Streak Comics #15.
Keen Detective #20 features an iconic Frank Thomas cover for his character The Eye, plus superscience from the Masked Marvel and Dean Denton.
Blue Ribbon Comics is the debut comic book title from MLJ Magazines, and Rang-A-Tang the Wonder Dog was its first star.
MLJ mainstay Harry Shorten's Zip Comics #33 cover depicts the U.S. Army nurses who became known as the Angels of Battaan.
Charles Nicholas and future Marvel legend Sol Brodsky deliver a war-era saga directly inspired by the Operation Pastorius saboteurs earlier that year.
The Black Cat made her debut in Pocket Comics #1 by Alfred Harvey and Al Gabriel, and the featured covers by Joe Simon and Bob Powell.
Shield-Wizard Comics #11 is a stand-out horror cover of this unique MLJ Magazines series by underappreciated artist Clem Weisbecker.
With a Lou Fine cover and story featuring The Flame, Wonderworld Comics #6 also features a story inspired by the Rescue of the USS Squalus.
Publisher Lev Gleason had high hopes for the inclusion of The Saint in his flagship comic book title Silver Streak Comics.
In Startling Comics #16, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's January 6, 1942 State of the Union sets the stage for cover mayhem and Fighting Yank drama.