Auctions: comic books 1946

All-Flash (1941) 23 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4400403003

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Martin Naydel. After surviving near death from the horns of an angry bull at a rodeo, the Three Dimwits decide to travel west to a dude ranch to learn how to become real cowboys. While working in his baoratory on an experiment, Jay Garrick is re-visited by Evart Keenan, a man who lives on the planet Karma. Fat and Slat humor story by Ed Wheelan. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Jul 1946 VG/FN 5.0

Water spotting with staple rust/migration.

British Edition. July 1946, Vol 5 #7. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Deadline for Death by Thomas Burtis, Murder Lode by Dale Clark, Flowers for Flanagan by Julius Long, and Accounts Deceivable by Ted Stratton. 6 1/4" X 9". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Dec 1946 VG/FN 5.0

British Edition. December 1946, Vol 5 #9. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Murder by the Carton (A Ben Corbett Novelette) by Julius Long, My Gun Hires Legitimate (A Detective Slabbe Novelette) by William Rough, The Early Corpse Gets the Worm ( An O'Hanna Novelette) by Dale Clark, The Case of the Mind Reading Seal by Harry Epstein, and The Mad Dog of Lame Creek by Thorne Lee. 6 1/4" X 9". 68 pages. B&W.

Buzzy (1944) 7 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story.

52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 51 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: See item notes

Severe inner well scuff(s).

Label #4062861001

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by Pete Costanza and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) goes Western in "The Last of the Batsons" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in "The Boy Crook" with story by Otto Binder, and "Captain Marvel Subs for Paul Bunyan" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: 2-page text story "Only a Game" by Carl C. Hodges. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 54 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2025690009

Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Sivana Plots Again" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Country Slicker" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck; "Marooned in the Future" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "Station WHIZ Goes Television" by Bill Woolfolk and C.C. Beck; and "Captain Marvel Visits Kansas City, Missouri" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid..."Takes a Flyer." And: 2-page text story "The Run-Around" by Justin Dewey Triem. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 56 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4417376006

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Goes Crazy" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Sivana appearance); "The Flower Peril of Mobile, Alabama" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck; and "Captain Marvel Gets the Golden Fleece" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid..."Has Fair Weather Friends" in a 1-pager with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "A Killer Guards the Water." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 39 FN+ 6.5

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Bill Woolfolk. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. CM intervenes when a cutting-edge tunnel under a river is targeted for sabotage...or is it the river itself that attacks? Midnight creates a device that interrupts electric power in a wide radius, a sort of EMP weapon 50 years early. Captain Midnight is called in to help railroad workers lay track across an impassible swamp. Tunnel of Terror; Path of Darkness; Odd But True Inventions; Pilot Pete; The Sleepy Madman; Red Skye: Debt of Death; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Swamp of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cosmo Cat (1946 Fox) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Don Fortune Magazine (1946) 4 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4427483013

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 Funnies (1934) 141 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3873165003

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Gasoline Cowboy" text story. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 96 CBCS 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-4917586-004

Cover art by Al Bryant. "Alms For the Needy" starring Doll Man, script by Joe Millard, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich; A man pretending to be a blind beggar is the leader of a bank robbery. "Wanted! Dead or Alive" starring Perky, script and art by Sid Lazarus. Untitled Swing Sisson story, script and art by Bill Woolfolk; Mrs. Murdock held a banquet for her dead friends when an insurance detective is murdered in the house. "Bank Crook At Large," script and art by Al Stahl; Blimpy vs. Cheater and the Boss. Untitled story, art by Bill Quackenbush; Spin Shaw ditches his plane in the ocean and is nearly caught by the Japanese. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled Rusty Ryan story, art by Peter Riss; Ryan and his brigade are taken prisoner by a former Japanese vaudeville star. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 106 CBCS 1.8

Paper: Off white

Label #23-4917586-003

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Sword Fish," script and art by Joe Millard; Martha gets a job as an aquarium guide, where she meets the pointy-nosed Swordfish, who kills a researcher with a sword in order to get at a rare black pearl. "Joe's Junk Shop" starring Blimpy, script and art by Al Stahl. "In Bird Land" starring Perky, script and art by Sid Lazarus. "Groman's Grotto"; Swing Sisson vs. Brad Manning. "The Mannequin Kidnapping" starring Roscoe. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Abdul, Abulbul, and Amir" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 127 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Indicia title is "POPEYE, No. 127". Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. My Kingdom For a Horsh or It's Too Far To Walk!; Olive's brother Castor has discovered gold and Olive and Wimpy go west to visit him; Popeye follows, only to find that Olive has become engaged to Bad Bull Battle, owner of 50 gold mines. Two-To-One" or Fifty Thousand Bucks Fer Two!; Popeye is tricked into a boxing match with a small man named "Little Jim" and his huge brother "Big Jim" and has to fight both at the same time. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gay Comics (1944 Timely) 23 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and an additional piece missing, interrupts art and story.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 3 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece clipped from last page (affects art and story).

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. "The Marvel Family Moves a Town!!", script by Otto Binder; Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., and Uncle Marvel versus A.A. Atlas. "Captain Marvel, Jr. in Crooks on Ice!"; versus Mr. Sheldon and Red Bern; This story reveals that Freddy Freeman is the mascot of the Beaver Hockey Club. "Mary Marvel and The Marvelous Transport-O-Phone"; Mary Marvel battles Prof. Dripp and Prof. Slugg. "Gun-Shy" text story by Justin Dewey Triem. "Capt. Marvel and The Marvelous Dinosaur," script by Bill Woolfolk; Captain Marvel versus Hiram the Hermit, who he takes over his knee and gives him a good spanking. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Comics (1945) 54 GD+ 2.5

Water spotting.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "Man Who Pulled the Strings!", art by Reed Crandall; Nabob installs his puppet dictator Maxill on the sleepy island country of Largo unaware that Blackhawk is there on a much needed vacation. Untitled story, art by Bill Ward; Torchy tries on a museum costume and is mistaken for the ghost of Queen Ishmar. Untitled story, script and art by Bart Tumey; Dogtag enrolls in a crooked detective school. "Rollo Minds Delancey!" featuring Ezra Jones, Rollo, Delancey Delaney Todd, Myrna Moore, a substitute teacher, and Miss Fiddler. Untitled story, script and art by Gill Fox; Choo Choo and Cherry are hired as deep sea divers. "Trial By Fire" text story. Untitled story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Bragg asserts that he is a master of Shakespearean plays. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 48 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp UK Edition 3 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #3 VG/FN 5.0

Here with an all-time classic! "Lorelei of the Red Mist" a novelette of suspense and intrigue on Venus by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradury! Plus "The Million Year Picnic," another classic short story from Ray Bradbury.

March-May 1946. Cover by C. Martin. Stories: "Lorelei of the Red Mist" by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury, "Captives of the Weir-Wind" by Ross Rocklynne, "The Shadow-Gods" by Vaseleos Garson, "The Pumpkin Eater" by Carlton Smith, "Space-Lane of No-Return" by George A. Whittington, "Prisoner of the Brain-Mistress" by Bryce Walton, and "The Million Year Picnic" by Ray Bradbury. Illustrations by Moore, Doolin, Leidenfrost, C. Martin, Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Real Life Comics (1941) 28 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Near full length spine split. Brittle.

Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 39 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4400765004

Red Ryder, King of the Royal Mounted, Little Beaver, Kiyotee Kids, and Telecomics. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 49 CGC 5.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #0126423010

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery of Lake Iceberg starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter. Phooey to Love starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, art by Frank Harry. Tale of the Tattooed Eye starring Mr Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Declaration of Independence starring Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. Meet Piccolo Pete--Who's Who In Zooville. Tale of a Tomcat starring Wildcat; Stretch decides he can be a super-hero too and puts on a costume as the Tomcat, to no great avail. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) 59 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing. Interrupts art and story.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan secures the radioactive jewel and restores the rightful queen to the Kavian throne, but is captured by the strange tree-women. Hap Hopper investigates after Senator Stormy Rivers suddenly withdraws from his re-election campaign. The ghost of Flame McGoon declares she will follow Li'l Abner until he declares his love for her. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again; Out Our Way; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 6 #2 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4400403004

Bondage cover. In order of appearance: "UNO"; "The Adventures of Bert and Sue, 'A Portait of a Murderer'"; "Harry the Hack"; "Mr. Risk"; "Magno and Davey", reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #47; and "Harry the Hack". "Wild West Gun Savvy" text story by Brant House, reprinted in Four Favorites (1941) #27. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 38 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior tearing.

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by George Roussos, features Superman reading Batman # 32. The Battle of the Atoms, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Sam Citron, inks by George Roussos; Luthor tries to kill Superman with an atomic bomb (the story was delayed because of government censorship). The Bad Old Knights, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sam Citron, inks by George Roussos; Superman goes to Camelot in a dream. Gun-Grabbing George text story by Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth, pencils by Sam Citron. The Man of Stone, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Sam Citron, inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Jan 1946 VG 4.0

Water damage with staple rust/migration. Interior residue.

British Edition. January 1946. Stories include: Murder's Mandate by W.T. Ballard, "Look Homeward, Killer" by Ken Lewis, Death of a Dead Man by Wayland Rice, One Shot Trick by Benton Braden, Ordeal by Oswald by Hal K. Wells, Dead Man's Nerve by Jack Bradley, and Lead for the Editor by Sam Merwin Jr. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Dec 1946 VG/FN 5.0

Water spotting with staple rust/migration.

British Edition. December 1946. Stories include: Don't Forget your Gun by William Chamberlain, The Corpse from Reno by John L. Benton. Blood on Her Hands by Talmage Powell, Murder Comes in Threes by H.C. Butler, and "Please, I Killed Him" by Wayland Rice. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #6 GD/VG 3.0

2" spine split from top.

Volume 39, Issue 6 - July, 1946. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Manley Wade Wellman "Shonokin Town", Seabury Quinn, Ray Bradbury "The Night", Allison V. Harding, Jim Kjelgaard, Charles King, Harold Lawlor, E. L. Wright, Stanton Coblentz, and P Schuyler Miller. Illustrations by A. R. Tilburne, Boris Dolgov, Matt Fox, Irwin J. Weill, Lee Brown Coye, and Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #7 FR 1.0

5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Residue on interior cover.

Volume 39, issue 7 - Sept 1946. Cover by Pete Kuhlhoff. This issues featured novelette is Lotte by Seabury Quinn, and is accompanied by short stories such as Alice and the Allergy' by Fritz Leiber, Day of Judgment by Edmond Hamilton, Enoch by Robert Bloch, The Horn by Charles King, The Machine by Allison V. Harding Not Human by Bert David Ross,The Polar Vortex by Malcolm Ferguson, Six Flights to Terror by Manly Banister, Threshold of Endurance by Betsy Emmons and Xerxes' Hut by Harold Lawlor. Also included is the poem The Port by H. P. Lovecraft. Softcover, 96 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.15.

Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 3 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4181578004

Stories and art by Harry Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss, A.W. Nugent, and Bernie Krigstein. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find the wreckage of Crusoe's ship. A coyote family hunts prairie dogs , in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. How the bear got a short tail. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about penguins and lungfish. Monkey Visiting the Zoo Sees Zoot Suit Donkey; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Lungfish; Rudy Rabbit; They Say; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Fun for Little Artists; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Coyote Family Hunts Prairie Dogs; Popsy Penguin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.