Auctions: comic books published by Avon Publications, graded by CGC

Blazing Six-Guns (1952) 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4329854017

Jesse James stars in "King of the Bandits!" (art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; 7 pages). Wild Bill Hickok stars in "Payoff in Lead!" Kit Carson stars in "Guns of Death!" (art by Geral McCann?; 6 pages). And "The Saga of Frank Carplin--Sixgun Killer!" (pencils by Larsen, inks by Alascia). Cover and inside front cover by Kinstler. Cover price $0.10.

City of the Living Dead (1952) 0 CGC 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4728554008

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, A.C. Hollingsworth, Norman Nodel, Vince Alascia and Harry Lazarus. Cover by A.C. Hollingsworth. Tales of pre-Code horror, curses, and vengeance from beyond the grave. Explorers discover the fabled City of the Living Dead in Mexico, where the bodies of long-dead pirates still live under an Aztec curse; A man hiding out in the swamps encounters a beautiful woman who is not what she seems; A slave trader meets a gruesome fate when he encounters a tribal witch doctor. Also featuring a creepy contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. City of the Living Dead!; The Glistening Death; Terror of the Skeleton Men; The Witches Come at Midnight!; Death Has Many Tongues. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cow Puncher (1947) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4734894008

Stories by E. J. Bellin and others. Art by Joe Kubert, E. Balter, Howard Larsen, Jon Small (credited as and Jack Ross), and Gus Schrotter. Gunfights, outlaws and frontier justice in the Old West. Clint Cortland, The Texas Ranger, goes "undercover" in a Comanche tribe; How Alabam became the sheriff of Broken Creek; The Fighting Parson must learn to use a gun when fate sets him against the Piper Brothers. The White Comanche!; The Arctic Assassin!; Split-Second Stand In!; Throwing the Bull!; The Jealous Lover!; Kit West: Spitting Snake's Revenge!!; Poisoned Pipers!! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Undersea Commandos (1952) 5 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4735814024

Art by Louis Ravielli and Vincent Alascia. Cover by Louis Ravielli. Tales of the U.S. Navys Underwater Demolition Team, popularly known as the frogmen. A captured American soldier with vital secrets is subjected to truth serum, and the frogmen must free him before he cracks. Then, the frogmen seek the mystery underwater message service delivering info to the enemy. Also featuring one last stunning contents page illustrated by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. The Stolen Brain!; Undersea Post Office!; They Couldnt Take Us!; Death to the Enemy!; Surprise Attack! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4593514004

Art by Wally Wood, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and Howard Larsen. Stories about mobsters and the women who love them, with a special focus on women who were notorious criminals in their own right. No mere gun moll, redheaded Evelyn Ellis builds her gang of hoods into a ruthless mob; The violent rise and fall of Big Jim Colosimo, leader of the Chicago Outfit; Gangster Sandy Quirk decides to take over a dance studio. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from Avon paperback #292. Evelyn Ellis—Queen of the Gangsters!; King of the Convicts!; Big Jim Colosimo; Sandy Quirk Trips the Light Fantastic. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Typo on Label - "Gangsters and Gunmolls".

Label #0104714014

Cover by Syd Shores. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Syd Shores, Rafael Astarita, and Gerald McCann. Stories about mobsters and the women who love them, with a special focus on women who were notorious criminals in their own right. The life of Mara Hite, who could have shared career tips with Bonnie Parker; A reporter gets too close to the organized crime hes covering; Alice Cort causes a stir in Hollywood with her movie-star looks and ruthless crime spree. Nice cover by Syd Shores, as well as a typically exquisite contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Mara Hite: Bank-Robbing Murderess; The Elking Boys: Vice-Lords of Crime; The Corpse in the Lake!; Death in the Air!; Alice Cort: Hollywood Hellcat; Payoff in Blood! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Geronimo (1950) 3 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4728829005

Stories by Sam Hannah and others. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Leonard Starr, Sam Hannah and Jill Elgin. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Stories inspired by the life of the famed Apache leader and other Western tales. A female settler takes a stand against marauding Apaches; A factual look at Native American smoke signals. In the backup story, female frontier scout Kit West investigates a serial killer targeting women at Fort Gresham, in a story inspired by The Murders in the Rue Morgue, of all things. Attack on Fort Bannock!; Desert Vengeance!; The Raid on the Yellow Hand!; Murder in the Stockade!; Smoke Signals. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Peter Rabbit Comics (1947) 12 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4354074012

Art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Peter and Dazy imagine themselves as an inventor and an actress in the 1890s; Timmy the mouse tries to convince Cicero the cat that he has a talent for music; Retellings of the classic fairy tales The Frog Prince, The Honest Prince and Clever Gretel running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Gay Nineties; Cicero's Career; The Frog Prince; The Honest Prince; Sparky Smith; Clever Gretel; Bronco Busting. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Love (1949) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4354074013

Art by Walter Johnson, Manny Stallman, Ed Waldman and Louis Ravielli. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Actress Pat finds neither work nor love when she leaves show business; An engaged woman falls for her best friends boyfriend; Lana dislikes Red because he calls her Butch, but winds up falling in love with him anyway. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Heartbreak Alley!; My Stolen Romance; Fate Always Steps In!; Partners in Love; Blind Alley Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is an I.W. reprint of this issue. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Love (1949) 5 CGC 5.0 Double Cover

Paper: Off white to white

Double Cover: 1st cover 5.0, interior cover 4.0.

Label #0321886015

Art by Gene Fawcette, Manny Stallman, Myron Fass and Louis Ravielli. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Margo falls for a baseball player after shes waylaid by a foul ball; Susan tries to win wealthy Dexter by pushing his girlfriend out a window; A supposed sorority initiation turns out to be a plot to separate Audrey from her boyfriend. Love Me Always, Darling!; Innocence was My Angle; With Evil in Your Heart; Afraid to Love! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Love (1949) 11 CGC 4.0

Paper: White

Label #4354074014

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Rafael Astarita. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Lila loves dancing, but her soldier fiance has an injury that keeps him off the dance floor; Phyllis suspects Jay is seeing Gloria behind her back; A woman finally meets the perfect man, only to learn that hes already engaged. I Married You Didnt I?; Phantom Husband; Love Thief; How My Husband Proposed!; The Honeymoon is Over. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

White Princess of the Jungle (1951) 2 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2104207001

Everett Raymond Kinstler art in two stories, "Jungle Vengeance" and "Death Wears the Jungle Crown," plus inside front cover. Other stories include "The Witch Doctor Murder Cult" and "The Strange Mission to Ormuz." Origin of Malu, Slave Girl Princess is reprinted. Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Bill Hickok (1949 Avon) 26 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4354074025

Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Trek Of Treachery starring Wild Bill Hickok. The Secret of the Lost Treasure starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Howard Larsen. The Big Cut! text story. Dangerous Trail!, art by Gerald McCann. The Flaming Fingers of Danger!; a stealthy hand sends the quiet forest into a blazing inferno of burning death. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Witchcraft (1952 Avon) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4735800003

"Heritage of Horror!", script by Sol Cohen, art by Joe Kubert; Weird events occur when Julian Daniels puts brush to canvas. "Devil-Music!", pencils by Gene Fawcette, inks by Vince Alascia; A beautiful young singer discovers what brings evil to life. "This Ship Is Doomed!"; The Indies Queen and its passengers were destined for disaster. "Demon's Bargain!" text story. "Vengeance of the Ouanga!"; Bob Grant carried a dead killer's good luck charm-the bones of a hand and arm-which leads to terror. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.