Auctions: comic books 1955 or before

Cosmo Cat (1946 Fox) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Crack Comics (1940) 51 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4292637007

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Werewolf War, art by Reed Crandall; In a strange town, Kim is kidnapped by a man named Raffrey, who, in reality, is a werewolf; Captain Triumph shows no remorse for the evil creature by delivering a fatal blow to it, even after he had reverted back into human form. The Shrunken Crooks starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Trouble! starring Hack O'Hara. The Substitute Strips starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Magic Tree starring Floogy the Fiji. Insurance, Injuries, and Marriage Prospects starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 45 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4419899016

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Sale, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Edd Ashe, Dan Tay, Ann Brewster, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The FBI plants a trap for notorious outlaw John Dillinger outside a Chicago movie theater. Arsonist Charles Bohme sets fires not for money, but because of a special kind of crazy. A story that dares the reader to figure out who poisoned a movie star on the eve of her wedding at a party full of suspects. Also featuring several lurid text stories of the True Detective type, plus a special introduction by Mr. Crime. Who'll Buy My Wares?; The Trigger Happy Cop Killer; Lesson for Today: 7 Crooks + $2,500,000 = Robbery, Murder and the Chair; The True Story of John Dillinger; This'll Kill You!; The Fire Fiend; Crime of the Friendly Enemy; The Slayer of Smithfield; Whodunnit. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731002

Cover by Joe Orlando. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Richard Smith. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A private eye investigating a woman's disappearance finds a vital clue in a mystery novel, but fails to notice the title, "Fall Guy For Murder," adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #18. In a noirish story, a chance encounter on the street gets Ben involved with the dangerous lives of Myra and her sister. Another historic moment occurs in Mother's Day (adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #21), when writer Al Feldstein uses the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Vivid cover by Joe Orlando definitely would not have passed muster with the new Comics Code. Fall Guy For Murder; The Sisters; Fools Gold; Farewell To Arms; Mothers Day 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) 19 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4386574004

Cover art by Al Feldstein. "The Killer," script and art by Reed Crandall; Jonathan worked hard at his work, never wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father. Then he met Elsie, whom he intended to marry after he had established himself; However, because Jonathan's father was not a member of a guild, Jonathan was denied his opportunity to make a living, and reluctantly accepted doing his father's line of work. "Wined-Up!", script by Bill Gaines (plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script), art by George Evans; Charles, in a wheelchair since an auto accident, learns that the accident was no accident at all, and that his wife Laura wanted to kill him because she was sick and tired of living with him; She now informs him that is going to try again by wheeling him out on a pier, attaching a wire to it so that she can pull the chair into the lake as she goes swimming. "Rendezvous!" text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Murder May Boomerang," script and art by Johnny Craig; Nearly inseparable, a father and son did everything in life together until that one day when a prisoner from a nearby penitentiary discovers the pair's cabin, where he steals clothing and nearly beats the father to death. "About Phase," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Dangers of a Large City (Circa 1920) 1 FN 6.0

The Dangers of A Large City or The System of The Underworld: Exposing The White Slave Traffic. From Preface: "Thousands of innocent young girls are trapped each year and sold like cattle to the highest bidders, and by promises of good positions, misrepresentation, cajolery, threats, fake marriages, coercion, persuasion, drugging, gentle means and brutal force, lured into a life of shame. They are guarded, watched, beaten, threatened, ruined, robbed and they are driven into an early age. Hundreds of fiends in the form of men are engaged in this form of work. They have their organizations, rules, prices, trade secrets, secret codes, and carry on their work in a businesslike manner. In this book we aim to tell the terrible story in plain English. It is not a literary effort but a book of plain facts." 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Dark Mysteries (1951) 17 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-02CEBFB-007

Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Debbie Dean, Career Girl (1945) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4419920017

Back-up story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" adaptation of the Edgar Allen Poe story (6 pages). Cover price $0.10.

Debbie Dean, Career Girl (1945) 2 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4419920016

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 49 FR 1.0

Interior complete. Full length spine split. Cover detached at one staple and loose at other. Centerfold detached. Cover taped to first wrap. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Clayface Walks Again starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Ed Moore. The Echo starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti. The Case of the Streamlined Train starring Larry Steele, Private Detective. Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story, art by Ed Winiarski (as Fran Miller). Smashes the Loan Shark Racket starring Cliff Crosby, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. Letter Perfect text story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Ray. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. The Case of the Frightened Crooner starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 82 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at single center staple and anchored with tape. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Batman and Robin in "Quarterback of Crime," Slam Bradley in "Wild and Wooly," the Crimson Avenger in "Not With Mirrors," Spy in "Peril on Pier 76," Air Wave in "Rogues Along the River" (art by George Roussos), and the Boy Commandos in "The Romance of Rip Carter" (by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby). A full-page ad features Boy Commandos # 5, Leading Comics # 4, All Star Comics # 18, Wonder Woman # 6, Green Lantern # 9, and All-Flash # 12. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 119 CGC 3.5 Qualified

Paper: White

Piece missing from page 7.

Label #4380159005

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Gene McDonald, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A crook on the lam assumes the role of a guard at an asylum and gets the idea of using the men inside (who think of themselves as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and others) as dupes to carry out his nefarious crimes. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Case of the Famous Foes!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Gene McDonald. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Danger -- Crooks at Work!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Talking Dog!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Runaway Robot" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Gentlemen's Agreement" by John Broome (as John Osgood). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 131 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming loose at one staple. Interior tearing and residue. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Steve Travers is in the uncomfortable position of owing a big debt to his criminal brother, repayment being in the form of giving felons new faces thru plastic surgery so they can't be arrested by the police. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Underworld Surgeon!" by Don C. Cameron, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Case of the Candy Clues!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Polly Wants to Crack a Safe!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "A Murder Rap for Brooklyn!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 1.5-page text story "Local Color" by Tom Neill, and Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 153 GD+ 2.5

1" cumulative spine split. Oxidation. Staple rust.

1st appearance of Roy Raymond TV Detective; origin of the Human Fly. Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Carmine Infantino, Jimmy Thompson, Ruben Moreira and unknown. The Batman takes to the air, like his namesake, on the trail of Slits Danton, all thanks to the creation of special "bat wings" created by a scientist...or so the Caped Crusader thinks! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Flying Batman!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Revenge of Little Thunder Cloud!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "The Second Robotman" with art by Jimmy Thompson; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Land of Lost Years!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "Volcano Sleuths" by Ed Velarde. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!" with art by C.C. Beck. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 207 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Welcome, Amigo public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Batman the Magician starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Secret of the Flying Saucers! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Beware the Sea Serpent! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Meet a Killer text article by Jack Miller (as Joseph Macready). Conquerors of Crime starring Mysto Magician Detective, art by Leonard Starr. 40 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Mysteries (1938 Western Fiction) Pulp 1 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 1, Issue 1 - November, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Short Stories (1937-1947 Manvis Publications) Pulp Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

Short stories by Anthony Boucher and E. Hoffman Price.

Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 28 #2 FN 6.0

Diary Confessions (1955) 10 FR 1.0

Stories and art by Hy Fleishman and others. Tales of love, remorse and regret from publisher Stanley Morse. A Dutch woman falls for the downed American WWII pilot she nurses back to health, but he's got a gal back home. Struggling pro bono lawyer Bert falls for wealthy Valerie, but she doesn't understand why he doesn't want her father's help. A remedial teacher falls for a handsome veteran who's trying to get his diploma. War Bride; Gamble For Love; Rich Mans Daughter; Teachers Pet; Love Problem! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Diary Confessions (1955) 12 GD 2.0

"Cinderella and the Prince," "Skin Deep," "Love is for the Living," and "But I Love Him." Cover price $0.10.

Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 15 #4 VG 4.0

Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 21 #4 VG 4.0

Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 23 #3 GD/VG 3.0

Interior oxidation.

Volume 23, Issue 3 - February, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 31 #1 FN 6.0

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 32 #1 FN 6.0

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by Gloria Stoll Karn. "Dead Men Rise Up Never" by Ray Bradbury, plus stories by William R. Cox, Francis K. Allan, Joel Reeve, Ken Lewis, Cyril Plunkett, Dorothy Dunn, Talmage Powell and D. R. Banat. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 34 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 35 #2 VG/FN 5.0

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by ?. "Wake for the Living" by Ray Bradbury, plus stories by Francis K. Allan, Arthur Leo Zagat, Joe Kent, Wyatt Blassingame, Lix Agrabee and Charles W. Harbaugh. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 5 CBCS 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0005262-AA-007

Cover art by Al Bryant. The Toy Shop of Doom, art by Max Elkan; Every doll toy on sale in the little musty shop resembled some human being. The Talking Tiger, script by Otto Binder, art by Max Elkan; The commander is back from South America with interesting species. Mystery of Morgan's Rock, art by Max Elkan; A Nazi spy has a sectret base on Morgan's Rock on the North American coast. Vengeance For a Doctor, script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Dragon leads his guerillas against the Japanese invaders. The Mask's Terror Campaign, art by Rudy Palais. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 37 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4163880010

#37, 9-10/54, 10c. Issue features Donald Duck in three untitled stories. Inside covers and back cover have one-page gag strips. Entire issue is comic, no advertisements. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Dynamic Science Stories (1939 Western Fiction Publishing) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG 4.0

Volume 1, Issue 1 - February 1939. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Stanton Coblentz ("Lord of Tranerica"), Lloyd Eshback ("Mutineers of Space"), and more. 7" x 10", black and white with color cover. Cover price $0.15.

Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing 3 wraps (missing pages 4-7 of "King of the Living Dead" and complete story "The Subway Horror"). Interrupts art and story.

Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Moe Marcus, Rocke Mastroserio, Marty Rose and Fred Kida. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. Robert Warsham learns about the werewolf that stalks his family through the generations; An American couple discovers that a madman is recruiting an undead army in Budapest; A man disposes of his nagging wife with a subway train, but then is haunted by visions and hallucinations. The Werewolf of Warsham Manor; King of the Living Dead; The Subway Horror!; Double Trouble; The Monster from the Pit! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exciting Comics (1940) 57 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2041685004

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 106 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

October 11, 1907. Tips to Fortune; or, A Lucky Wall Street Deal. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 396 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

May 2, 1913. In Wall Street to Win; or, The Boy Who Got the Money. 8" x 11", 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Fame and Fortune Weekly (1905-1928 Frank Tousey) 418 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split. Cover oxidation.

October 3, 1913. Plunging to Win; or, The Deals of a Wall Street Office Boy. 8" x 11", 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Famous Detective (1949-1956 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #5 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 10, Issue 5 - November, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 7 #3 VG 4.0

"The Willow" a novelette by Algernon Blackwood.

April 1946. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Fantasy stories "The Island of Captain Sparrow" by S. Fowler Wright, "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood, and "Roderick's Story" by E. F. Benson. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Ronald Clyne. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 GD/VG 3.0

December 1946. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Unthinkable" by Francis Sibson, "At the Farmhouse" by E. F. Benson, "And Not in Peace" by George Whitley. Illustrations by Lawrence and Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 13 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Tape on interior of cover.

"Gentlemen, Be Seated" a short story by Robert Heinline

Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Funnies (1934) 119 VG- 3.5

1.75" Spine split from top. Cover oxidation.

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; and "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta. "Terry Breaks a Record" text story by Carl G. Hodges. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Funnies (1934) 209 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Majority of 2 pages missing (affects Dickie Dare story). 7" cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager, Colton Waugh and Harold LeDoux. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Seminal sci-fi strip Buck Rogers returns to Famous Funnies, ushering in the first of a series of iconic Buck Rogers covers by fantasy and comics legend Frazetta that ran during the title's last years. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of wartime action. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; The Terrible Titans; The Smoke Eating Marine; The River Secret; Star Scout in Star Act; The Best Automobile Sticker. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 4 #2 GD 2.0

5" spine split from top of comic. Water saturation. Cover oxidation.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - February 1942. Cover by Robert Fuqua and Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Doorway to Hell" by Frank Patton, and "The Living Manikins" by David Wright O'Brien. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 13 #10 GD 2.0

Miswrap. Chew.

"Medusa Was a Lady" a novel by William Tenn, and illustrated by Virgil Findlay and Gene Fawcett.

Volume 13, Issue 10 - October, 1951. Cover by Joe Tillotson. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Medusa Was a Lady" by William Tenn. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Story Magazine (1950-1955 Best Books) Pulp Vol. 8 #1 VG 4.0

1" Cumulative spine split.

Winter 1955. Alex Schomburg cover. Stories by Murray Leinster, Jack Vance, Kelvin Kent, Bryce Walton, and Winston Marks. Virgil Finlay (2) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Feature Funnies (1937) 4 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Staples removed. Two hole punch.

Cover by Rube Goldberg. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Rube Goldberg, Ed Wheelan, Les Marshall, Lank Leonard, Ham Fisher, Montfort Amory, John Hix, Russell E. Ross, J. H. Striebel, Jo Metzer, George Brenner, Bernard Baily, Bob Zuppke, R. W. Depew, Monte Barrett, J.P. McEvoy, Charles Driscoll, H.J. Tuthill, John J. Welch, George Marcoux, Ed Reed, Al Zere, Don DeConn and Ed Cronin. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips. Ne'er-do-well Mickey Finn poses as Santa to save Christmas for two poor neighborhood kids. A murderous loan shark makes examples of his unfortunate clientele, until The Clock intervenes. Teens Slim and Tubby decide to check up on Roger Bligh Jr. and Judith when they go to Look Out Peak. Plus a profile of Hollywood star Charles Laughton, Hawks of the Seas by comics legend Will Eisner, and the early strip Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg. Joe Palooka; They're Still Talking; Jane Arden; Star Snapshots; Mickey Finn; Off the Record; Modern Planes; Lala Palooza; Strange As It Seems; Off Side; The Clock Strikes; Slim and Tubby; Hawks of the Seas; Puzzle Phun; Flossie; Toddy; Pirates Ahoy; Ned Brant; Big Top; Dixie Dugan; Bungle Family; Lena Pry; Jim Swift. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 31 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4386708002

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Claude Lapham and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, and Arnold Hicks. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Senorita Rio suspects a stage mentalist is involved in a plot against a government official; A criminal gang tries to get a signed confession away from Hooks Devlin before he turns it in to police; The final adventure of comedic teen military mascot Dusty Rhodes. Exceptionally gory pre-Code cover by Joe Doolin. Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; The Lieutenant Meets a Lady; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 34 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1281DA1-001

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Ann Brewster, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee and George Tuska. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl must prove a white man stole a precious idol before tribal warfare erupts, in a story with possible art by Matt Baker; More good-girl art as Hooks Devlin investigates the "lamp-post Mata Haris" who are causing US soldiers to desert; Senorita Rio investigates Nazi U-boat attacks on ships near the Panama Canal. Another offbeat bondage cover by Joe Doolin. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; Silent Cannons; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

For a Night of Love (1951) 0 CBCS 5.5

Paper: White

Label #0004191-AA-008

Art by Louis Ravelli, Rafael Astarita and Marion Sitton. Tales of romance based on stories by the 19th-century French writer Emile Zola. In the title story, Julien falls in love with the woman he can see from his window, but he does not expect her sudden appeal for help. In The Millers Daughter, the daughter of a windmill keeper must find a way to save her familys livelihood after the windmill is occupied by soldiers. Plus three more tales. For a Night of Love; The Miller's Daughter; The Loves For Felicie; The Desperate Woman of Paris; Angeline by Emile Zola. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Forbidden Love (1950) 4 GD 2.0

2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 23 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Charles Nicholas, Bill Walsh and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A mad scientist creates horrifying insect-animal hybrids; A robot falls in love with a woman and goes on a rampage; A ghost ship appears over the South Pacific with a crew of undead privateers. Nightmare for Two!; The Mummy That Lived; The Machine That Fell in Love; The Thing in the Bottle!; Terror of the Deep! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.