Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 57
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Auction opens January 3
- Cover-to-cover edge tears. Oxidation.
Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, Charlie Tomsey, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze.. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. While searching for the female (and cross-dressing) criminal called Lady Killer, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky meet superfan Abigail, who dons a costume and becomes the unofficial third member of the crime-fighting duo. Commando Yank tries to prevent a dam in China from being sabotaged. Phantom Eagle seeks missing diamonds in India. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, featuring (among others) Snap Crackle & Pop, detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Mary Marvel: The Reign of the Bats; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky vs. Lady Killer!; Whipper-Snappers; Phantom Eagle: The Caliph's Diamonds; Dippy Detours; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Crime Vacation; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Rifle Case; Commando Yank: Deluge at the Dam. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

