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Comic books April 1957

  • Issue #54
    Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 54
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Holes punched through book, slightly interrupts art or story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Dave Berg, Frank Bolle, John Forte, Bernie Krigstein, John Tartaglione, Marie Severin, and Fred Kida. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #199-10C
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 199-10C
    • Water damage.

    #199, 10¢ Edition, April 1957. Issue has Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in the conclusion of "The Legend of Loon Lake." Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a one-page text feature "Lucky Charm." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Art and story credits on other stories: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #199-15C
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 199-15C

    #199, 15¢ Price Variant, April 1957. Issue has Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in the conclusion of "The Legend of Loon Lake." Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a one-page text feature "Lucky Charm." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Art and story credits on other stories: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #62
    Western Comics (1948) 62
    Published Apr 1957 by DC.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Fadeaway Outlaw starring Pow Wow Smith, script by Gardner Fox, art by Carmine Infantino. The Haircut That Betrayed Nighthawk, script by Gardner Fox, art by Gil Kane. The Secret of the Rodeo Saddles starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Riddle of the Guilty Gunman starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #705
    Wide World (UK Edition 1898 George Newnes Ltd) Pulp 705


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    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Issue 705 - April, 1957. A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 90 Pages, B&W.

  • Issue #7
    Wild Frontier (1955) 7

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by Joe Gill? Art by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. First appearance of Cheyenne Kid, who stars in three tales! The first is the story of how the young Jones boy became Little Chief with the Cheyennes, and then the Cheyenne Kid! Cheyenne's other two stories are "Army Scout" and "The Bitter Creek treaty"! Plus: "The End of Luke Bullit"! And: 2-page text story "Rough Rodeo"! 32 pages, full color. Note: numbering continues in Cheyenne Kid (1958 Charlton). Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #4
    Wingspread for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (1956-1959 Wingspread Magazine Co.) Magazine Vol. 2 #4


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    Monthly magazine for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. 8.5" x 11", 16 pages, B&W

  • Issue #89
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 89
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3928410017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Master of Earth's Twin World!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Every time Wonder Woman turns on a light, she is transported to a parallel world, where a diabolical villain has prepared deadly traps. "The Amazon Album!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A young student finds it difficult to take pictures of Wonder Woman in action. "The Triple Heroine!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Alien invaders attack humans to determine their fortitude, not realizing their targets - Wonder Woman and Diana Prince - are the same person. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    World of Suspense (1956) 7
    Auction opens May 20
    • Cover coming loose at both staples. Heavy water damage with staple rust.

    Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Face!, art by Joe Maneely; A companion of a wealthy man finds out that he does have a son after all so he goes to an inventor that has a machine that can transfer a photo of a face onto a living person. When The Creature Escapes, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A sea creature is captured and brought to an atomic testing facility. The World's Strangest Crime, art by Bernard Baily. The Prisoner text story, art by Reed Crandall. The Lost Island!, art by Pete Morisi. Escape From Nowhere!, art by Tony DiPreta. To Walk Unseen, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Wyatt Earp (1955 Atlas/Marvel) 10
    • 2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by John Severin. The O.K. Corral Gunfight starring Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, art by Dick Ayers. Wild Horses text story. Gunslinger starring Wyatt Earp, art by John Severin. Cactus Corners starring Wyatt Earp, art by Dick Ayers. The Gun, script by Stan Lee, art by Werner Roth; story is told from the perspective of the gun. Comanches On the Warpath starring Wyatt Earp, art by John Severin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.