Auctions: comic books in 'Girl', graded by CGC

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 590 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4587226002

Indicia title is "HANSEL AND GRETEL, No. 590." Michael Myerberg's Hansel and Gretel, art by Dan Gormley; Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their mother to gather berries for dinner; After losing their way, they spend the night in the forest, guarded by 14 night angels; The next day they find the gingerbread house of Rosina the witch; She captures Hansel to fatten him up and make him part of the gingerbread hedge; Gretel rescues Hansel and the pair use a log to knock the witch into her stove, which then explodes; The house and the witch disappear and the children who were part of the hedge turn back into their original forms. Adaptation of the 1954 stop-action puppet movie "Hansel and Gretel". 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hansi, the Girl Who Loved the Swastika (1973-1976) 1976.39C CGC 9.4 39c Cover Price Variant

Paper: White

Label #4230107009

Al Hartley cover. Pencils and script by Hartley. Based loosely on the book of the same name, about the true story of Maria Hirschmann, a Czechoslovakian girl who became a Nazi during WWII, got forced into a Russian labor camp, and eventually found her way to America and the Christian faith. There are three editions of this comic -- a 1973 39 cent edition, a 1976 39 cent edition, and a 1976 49 cent edition. 36 pages. Cover price $0.39.

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 81 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646447018

First 15-cent cover. First appearance of Abel. Abel acts as a storyteller and host of the series, as well as the caretaker of the House of Secrets. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Don't Move It!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by George Roussos; This story provides the background of the House of Secrets, who built it and its history, and leads into the next story which talks about Abel's taking possession of it. "House of Secrets," art by Bill Draut; A realty agent helps Abel move into the House of Secrets where Abel bumps into Cain; When Cain asks Abel who he is talking to, Abel indicates the realty agent who dissipates into a spirit which merges into the House of Secrets. "Burn This House!" text story. "Aaron Philips' Photo Finish!", script by Gerry Conway, art by Jack Sparling; Abel tells Cain a story about a photographer who takes blackmail photos being sent out to photograph the House of Secrets, but the house swallows him up, leaving only a photograph of the man's shocked expression as the only evidence he was ever inside. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Little Dot (1953 1st Series) 1 CGC 1.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4561667004

Stories and art by Marty Taras, Larz Bourne and Steve Muffatti. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Little Dot goes to the rodeo with her Uncle Hoot, as artist Steve Muffatti presents Dot in the famous "Harvey World" art style, fully developed in this issue, that would last for another three decades. Richie Rich figures out how to play baseball while keeping up with his dance lessons, in his first appearance. Also making her debut is Little Lotta, whose real name is given as "Charlotte Plump." Rough and Tumbled; Richie Rich: The Dancing Lessons; Little Lotta; Show Business; The Missing Jinx; Rags Rabbit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.