Auctions: comic books in '3D'

Adventures in 3-D (1953-1954 Harvey) 2 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4543086010

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; see individual item notes to determine whether an offered copy still includes them. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. A champion racer competes in the famed Le Mans endurance race. Test pilots Fred and Joe try to sabotage each other's planes so they can be the first lunar astronaut. Plus a tale that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Il Maestro; First Man On the Moon; Trapped; Winged Prayer; Three-D Blinkey. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

House of Terror (1953 3-D) 1N VG- 3.5 Without 3D Glasses

Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust.

Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Les Zakarin and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code horror from St. John featuring nice art by comics legend Joe Kubert and Enrico Bagnoli. St. John was a pioneer in 3-D comics during the original 3-D craze of the 1950s. Aspiring painter Henry makes a deal with the devil after he purchases a cursed painting, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. In another Kubert story, robbers commit murder while fleeing police, then are pursued by the murdered man's spirit. A violinist falls under the spell of a cursed Stradivarius. Picture of Evil; The Violin of Death; The Curse of Khar; The Devil's Chair. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3747544024

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.