Auctions: comic books 1945

Big Shot Comics (1940) 58 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing second wrap and centerfold, interrupts art and story. Cover detached.

Stories and art by Ray Krank, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. When Fawn is abducted by Nazi spies, Skyman gets out his new jet-powered plane, Feather, which can hover in midair. Sparky, Hedy and Slap Happy vacation at Mr. Hodgers' ranch in Texas, and try to help him raise the money for his mortgage before Mr. Gold seizes the property. Charlie Chan tells the story of when he went after The Gentleman Thief. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Skyman Rides the Whirlwind. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 75 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1021324002

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Alex Blum, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A woman runs afoul of hostile natives while tracking her father's killer; Pirate queen Velvet thinks she's found the lost heir to the throne of France; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor meets legendary French swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac. Another classic Sheena cover by Joe Doolin. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Dutch Courage; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Sky Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 64 CGC 5.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

Centerfold Missing. Affects Story. Incomplete.

Label #3794990008

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Bogus Bridge Groom starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Island of Ghosts starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. The Story of Miss Bluebeard starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Pop's text story. Twenty-One Inches from Death starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Al Avison. The Rejected Suitor starring Angle, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carmine Infantino. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 64 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Centerfold detached.

Label #2121209003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Bogus Bridge Groom starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Island of Ghosts starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. The Story of Miss Bluebeard starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Pop's text story. Twenty-One Inches from Death starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Al Avison. The Rejected Suitor starring Angle, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carmine Infantino. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 64 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4522212003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Bogus Bridge Groom starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Island of Ghosts starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. The Story of Miss Bluebeard starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Pop's text story. Twenty-One Inches from Death starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Al Avison. The Rejected Suitor starring Angle, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carmine Infantino. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 66 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0128024001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Devil's Mutineers starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Murderous "Zako" starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Al Gabriele. Miss America untitled story, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Prediction for Pinky text story. The Jig-Saw Death starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Al Gabriele. Angle untitled story. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 1 FR 1.0

6 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Interior tearing. Puncture damage.

Cover art by Jack Binder. "Mary Marvel The World's Mightiest Girl Meets Sivana," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder shop; When Sivana learns that Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., both who have foiled his plots to take over the world, are out of town, he decides to go out and commit a crime (to shoot a Policeman), confident that no one will be around to stop him. "Mary Marvel Meets Sivana's Daughter--Georgia!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder shop; Sivana, the World's Wickest Scientist, is visited on Venus by his daughter, Georgia, and she asks if there is anything she can do to help him achieve his dream of being "Rightful Ruler of the Universe"; He tells her that he needs someone to get rid of Mary Marvel, so she volunteers. "Trouble for Teacher," script by Otto Binder; When Mary learns that her help as a teacher is needed at Hog Hollow, she volunteers; However, it is Mary Marvel that ends up doing the teaching! Mary Marvel Club ad. "Wildcat Oil" text story by Orrin Singleterry. "The Growth Epidemic," script by Otto Binder; When she and many others in the city start growing very large, Mary Batson (as Mary Marvel) decides to investigate and discovers three unscrupulous businessmen who have tainted the drinking water to cause such an effect in order to gain riches. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Nellie the Nurse (1945 Marvel/Atlas) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4735800007

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in four untitled stories. Plus: Nellie and Speed in an activity page. And: another activity page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 54 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4661981010

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "This Teen-Aged Steam Age"; Archie invents a steam car; Meanwhile, Jughead picks up a tramp that hears of the invention and gets in on it for the money. Pep Puzzle Fun page. "Murder Plays a Hunch," pencils by Irv Novick; Dusty leaves the apartment because he feels something is going to happen; A strange phone call leads The Shield to chase a suspect around the waterfront. "Monkey Madness"; A monkey named Susabella causes choas around Suzie's town. Untitled The Twiddles story, art by Bill Woggon; When Gramps once again rattles on about the "good ol' days", Mr. and Mrs. Twiddle get revenge by turning off all modern appliances. "Car Trouble" text story starring Archie by Ray Cohan. Untitled story, pencils by George Harrison, inks by Pen Shumaker; During World War I, a sacred white elephant was left to die in the jungle; In modern day, Captain Commando and the Boy Commandos come across the elephant and it helps them find their Japanese enemies. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy and his friend go camping in terrible weather. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Police Comics (1941) 47 GD/VG 3.0

Interior tearing.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. I'm Guilty! starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. Spirit story, pencils by Lou Fine. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 48 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Booty and the Blizzard starring the Newsboy Legion, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Arturo Cazeneuve, inks by George Roussos. A Weasel in the Woodpile starring Penniless Palmer, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Thurston Harper. Crooks on Ice starring Robotman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Jimmy Thompson. When Dreams Come True starring Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. Outpost in the Philippines starring Liberty Belle, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Comics (1940) 31 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4735797001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank story. Pyroman story. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Captain Future story. Oracle story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 32 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2051399002

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Superman's Search for Clark Kent!, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue. Crime on Skis!, script by Bill Finger (?) [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. Bomb Trap text story by Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe], inks by George Roussos. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Toys of Treachery! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Target Comics (1940) Vol. 6 #5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4735814019

Classic WWII Tojo cover by Tom Gill. Cadet story, art by Walter Johnson; Kit Carter catches a murderous mink rancher. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Peg Leg Killer starring Target and the Targeteers, art by Walter Johnson. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Jack Hearne. Dan'l Flannel story. Friends At Last text story by Pam Robinson. Killer's Holiday starring Chameleon, script and art by Don Rico. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls candy, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Terry-Toons Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel/St. John) 39 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2087485019

Mighty Mouse in "The Atom Smasher," plus other features. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 66 VG 4.0

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Gus Ricca, and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow investigates strange notes sent to the sheriff's office from people who have no memory of sending them. A pianist gets the transplanted hands of a murderer, but the Ibistick inadvertently allows the executed killer to take over the mind of the musician. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on " How to Improve Your Posture." Captain Marvel vs. Billy Batson in the Trial of Mr. Morris; Golden Arrow: Letter of the Law; Horn Paul Hears from Home; The Culture Corner; Spy Smasher vs. Pie Masher; Horace Hotstuff; Ibis the Invincible: The Hands of Horror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Cover detached.

Label #2099150015

Zoom Comics (1945 Carlton) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. 5 Pages missing, interrupts art and story.

Stories and art by Nina Albright, Charles Voight, George Appel and Bernard Baily. Humor and adventure anthology from short-lived publisher Carlton. Spoof superhero Captain Milksop's secret identity, Mortimer X. Mortimer, is targeted by con men, but they don't know he can gain superpowers from comic books. The evil Satanas uses sonic vibrations to wreak havoc on a city. Reporter King O'Leary and photographer Kitty Allen investigate murder at a midnight movie. Dr. Mercy: The Deadly Cap Pistol!; Captain Milksop; Satanas; Bogeyman Deals the Cards; King O'Leary. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.