Auctions: comic books 1944

Black Hood Comics (1943) 10 GD+ 2.5

Staple reinforced with archival tape. Water damage.

"Headline For Homicide," art by Clem Weisbecker; An editor starts his own crime newspaper--The Daily Crime Record--and the Black Hood is about to make the front page. "The Riddle of Sergeant McGinty's Voice," art by Clem Weisbecker; Sergeant McGinty is accused of making false radio alarms, and the crooks behind it are about to broadcast the demise of the Black Hood. "New Director of Orphan Asylum," art by Bill Vigoda; The Black Hood visits a local orphanage to stop a gang of hoods from abusing the kids. "The Crime of the Centuries," script by Otto Binder, art by Bob Fujitani; Hangman goes 100 years into the future to catch a killer. "Bait For Murder" text story by Alf Corsican. "Bill Vigoda Unfair To Villains!", art by Bill Vigoda; Bill Vigoda, the artist of the strip, helps Dusty find some thugs to scrap with. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 5 #2 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4698990005

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, Pam Robinson, Robert Pious, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #50. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate the killing of Old Man Bleaker at the dilapidated Bleaker Mansion. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the USS O'Bannon, the US Navy's most decorated destroyer during World War II. To catch a traitor in the ranks, Blue Bolt's sidekick Charlie must go undercover at a WAC camp by dressing in drag. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Home Skreeno; Sergeant Spook; Dead Duck; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Since Pearl Harbor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 022 The Pathfinder 1C PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.

The Pathfinder, 1st Printing, 10/44, Classics Comics, Queens City Times edition. Comic book adaptation of the classic James Fenimore Cooper story about a guide in the early 1700s when the French and Indian Wars were taking place. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cooper. (HRN 22, 10/44). Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 35 GD+ 2.5

Lateral spine tear.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Dick Hall, Robert Q. Sale, 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. A convict helps build the gas chamber in San Quentin, little realizing that he'll see it again soon. A Hollywood murder mystery features comedy star Jimmy Durante, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring a vintage PSA for wartime paper salvaging, an early recycling program. Help Beat the Axis by Collecting Waste Paper; One Man Crime Wave; Pranzini of Paree; The Case of the Missing Toe; The Case of the Jersey Kid; The Man Who Built His Own Doom; Mystery Killing in the North Country; How Jimmy "Schnozzola" Durante Solved the Whodunnit. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Exciting Comics (1940) 36 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3962631006

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Terror of the Torch starring the Black Terror; vs. The Torch. The Punta Rebellion starring American Eagle, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. the Japanese. The Plasma Shipment Adventure starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner; vs. Nazis. Ploopie Plays Cupid starring the Crime Crushers, art by Al Camy; intro of Virginia Giltrock; vs. Ricardo and his gang. Island Trap starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Palooka (1942 Columbia) 4 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. Columbia Comics presents the first comic-book collection of the classic Joe Palooka comic strip, about the adventures of a good-hearted boxer. This issue reprints the WWII strips in which Joe enlists in the military and infiltrates Nazi-held Europe before the Normandy Invasion. Introduction by Ham Fisher offers some behind-the-scenes info on Joe Palooka's entry into the war, and the response to the strip from Free France. Plus a vintage ad for a book on how to identify warplanes from the ground, a hot topic on the home front during WWII. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Nov 19 1944 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Pieces missing, interrupts art or story.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 28 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4340296016

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Simon). Poor Man's Rich Man starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Joe Simon); Upon the death of his uncle, "Pop" O'Leary receives news that he has inherited all of his uncle's property. The Mirror of Madness starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. The Cruise to Nowhere starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The All-American Way starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Mobster and the Millionaire starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

True Aviation Picture Stories (1943) 7 FR/GD 1.5

4" spine split from bottom. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Stories and art by Robert Denby, Edd Ashe, Hal Goodwin, Cy Caldwell, Ed Smalle, Willy Ley, Charles Kennett, Lawrence Dresser, Art Meisner, Sam Glankoff and Jack Sparling. Tales of aerial adventure in the tradition of nonfiction comics vehicle True Comics. A detailed illustrated guide comparing Axis and Allied medium-range bombers; A daring bombing run over Greece manages to survive intense ground bombardment. Fatty Chow, China's Sky Champ; Ten and Out; The Flying Musketeers Do Some Groundwork; The Cats Have Nine Lives; Planes in the News; Prepare to Attack!; The American and British Air Training Plans; Our Hat Is Off; The Lesson of Four Islands; 17 Tons of Science; How to Build the Bell Airacobra; Aviation in the Movies; True Aviation's Air Spotter's Guide; Air Shorts; Allied vs. Axis Medium Bombers; Aero Quiz; All Our Aircraft Returned. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 40 PR 0.5 (R)

Trimmed

RESTORATION. Color touch. Tear seals. INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Cover detached. Paste along spine interior.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey dreams of his archaeologist pal, Professor Dustibones. In a story by Barks, Donald takes his nephews skiing and sets up a catapult for a record-breaking jump. In a story by Kelly, Gremlin Gus discovers ping pong. Snow Fun; Bucky Bug; Lion's Luck; They Take No Chances; Every Man for Himself; The Last Ride; Donald's Unexpected Ducking; Like This!; Gremlin Gus; Mickey Mouse: In the Land of Long Ago; Hollywood Chatter; Spring Is Here!; Not Caught Napping; Remarkable Resemblance; Do Unto Others; Knight of the Garters; Slim Pickin's; Funny Films; After Dinner Speech; Thaw Out, Sister!; An Eye for an Eye; Borrowed Time; Just as You Say, Donald; Fooling the Enemy; Ya' Can't Win!; Little Fixer. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 41 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece-fill and tear seal. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Professor Dustibones enlists Mickey for a journey to a land of prehistoric creatures. In a story by Barks, Donald builds a suit of armor to attack his nephews' snow fort, and the combat just escalates from there. In a story by Kelly, Gremlin Gus makes mischief in the kitchen. Plus the Hollywood Chatter column discusses the fifteenth anniversary of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon. The Duck in the Iron Pants; Bucky Bug; Clearer Visibility; Tokens for Tokyo; 'Sno Use; Handwriting in the Snow; Slim Pickin's; Gremlin Gus; Mickey Mouse: In the Land of Long Ago; Hollywood Chatter; Gilt-Edged Security; Stuffy's Picnic; Table Manners; Mush, Boy, Mush!; A Difficulty Ironed Out; Aerial Combat; Sink or Swim; Let's Make Valentines; Hey, Rube!; Winter Sports; The Invisible Man; It's a Gift; Getting Down to Earth; Horse Sense; All Snow and a Yard Wide; School's Out; Patriot Satisfies Wanderlust; Insomnia 'Nipped' in the Bud; Pass The Ammunition; Fair and Warmer. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Yellowjacket Comics (1944) 3 GD/VG 3.0

Archival tape around staple, staple rust/migration, water damage.

Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Morey, Jack Warren, Gus Schrotter, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket investigates when a doctor experiments on amputee soldiers to see if crab serum will regenerate their limbs, or just turn them into crab monsters. The moon goddess Diana leads a contingent of gods against a Nazi armada approaching Greece, including Hercules, Jupiter, Mercury and Discordia. The Filipino Kid leads his guerrillas into battle against the so-called "murder master of Manila." Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. Yellowjacket: The Curse of the Broken Claw; Diana the Huntress; Killer; Famous Tales of Terror: The Pit and the Pendulum; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.