Auctions: comic books in 'Bizarro'

Action Comics (1938 DC) 255 VG- 3.5

Water damage, cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 1st appearance of Bizarro Lois Lane (cover & story) in "The Bride of Bizarro!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Bizarro keeps the real Superman from revealing to Lois that she has been proposed to by Bizarro's duplicate, whom he calls New Bizarro, with a kryptonite meteorite, but Lois realizes New Bizarro is not the true Man of Steel; The New Bizarro doesn't give up easily, and the duplicates fight each other. "The Abominable Snowman!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill vs. The Abominable Snowman. Half-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl Visits the 21st Century!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl takes her first flight across the time-barrier from 1959 into the future, about a hundred years; hence, she secretly observes a brilliant young orphan named Tommy on an asteroid orphanage. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 263 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage, staple rust/migration.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The World of Bizarros!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Bizarro and Bizarro-Lois move to another world which Bizarro populates with a duplicator ray; Superman visits and discovers Bizarros do everything backwards; Superman is sent to prison for violating the Bizarro code. 2/3-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl's Darkest Day!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl rescues a boy with amnesia found lost at sea; He stays at the orphanage until Linda can figure out where he's really from. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 264 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Superman Bizarro!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Captured by the Bizarros on Bizarro World, Superman is sentenced to be turned into a Bizarro himself; He dreams what it would be like if the sentence was carried out. 2/3-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl Gets Adopted!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Linda has to scheme to prevent herself from being adopted to protect her secret identity; She spends 30 days with the Wilkins. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 "This is Part 2 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 307 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Confession of Superboy!, art by George Papp; Lana tries to prove Clark is Superboy. The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; The Legion takes in new member Mystery Lad on Saturn Girl's word and he helps them put an end to space pirate Roxxas; 1st appearance of Element Lad. Casey the Cop humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 510 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4737551013

Direct Edition. Part 2 of the 5-part 'Bizarro's World,' continued from Superman (1987) #87. In a bizarre parody of Superman's existence, Bizarro terrorizes Lois Lane and all of Metropolis. Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #697. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Barry Kitson and Ray McCarthy. Cover by Kitson and McCarthy. Cover price $1.50.

Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) 25B FN/VF 7.0 Putri Variant

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Written by Scott Lobdell. Art by Dexter Soy, Trevor Hairsine, Ryan Winn, Phil Hester, and Ande Parks. Cover by Yasmine Putri. Batman versus Red Hood for the right to fight in Gotham-grab your ringside seat for the battle 25 years in the making! Jason Todd broke a promise to his mentor, and must now confront an angry and betrayed Batman. That means a good time for readers, but probably not so much for Jason: it's likely going to take more than the Outlaws' help in order for the Red Hood to avoid wearing an orange jumper in prison. 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) 26B FN+ 6.5 Putri Variant

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Written by Scott Lobdell. Art by Pete Woods. Cover by Yasmine Putri. Jason Todd's about to take this vigilante game to a whole new level. His partners, Bizarro and Artemis? Gone! His mentor, Batman? Out! His base of operations, Gotham City? Abandoned. Cast out and alone, Red Hood embarks on a bold, brutal new mission, with a new costume, new weapons and a new plan to punish evildoers across the DCU. Plus, Pete Woods (JUSTICE LEAGUE) joins writer Scott Lobdell as this new era begins! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.