Auctions: comic books 1947

Ace Comics (1937) 123 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. They'll Do It Every Time strips, art by Jimmy Hatlo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) 51 CGC 4.0 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: cover reinforced. All 3 Edges Trimmed. TRIMMED.

Label #4766479014

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Robert Webb, Jack Kamen, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Otis. Blue Beetle in "The Shady Lady," "The man Who Murdered Midas," and "The Cunning Corpse!" Tales of daring-do starring Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Shady Lady; A female gang leader uses electricity black outs and darkness to rob banks. The Man Who Murdered Midas; Professor Midas invents a drink that turns living tissue into pure gold. The Cunning Corpse; Joan Mason gets into trouble investigating criminals stealing corpses. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 129 CGC 3.5

Paper: White

Label #4745717014

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Ray Burnley, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. After a gang of jewel thieves, Batman and Robin land on an island owned by a judge, who has, because of the death of one of his daughters, forbidden the existence of any modern devices on the island in "The Isle of Yesterday!" by Bill Finger, Jack Burnley, Charles Paris and Ray Burnley. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Heat's On!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Crime Spots on the Sun!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Quarterback from Brooklyn!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Nifty 2-pager, and 2-page text story "Long Chance" by Kit Martin. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 12 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #5 GD 2.0

2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 144 VG 4.0

Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 144. Roy Rogers and Trigger cover photo. Roy Rogers on the Apache Trail, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Erwin Hess; Roy comes across loot taken when Apaches wreck a train and rob the passengers; Finding a pocket watch of an old friend among the clothes, he takes it with him; He then runs into a sheriff and his posse and his possession of the watch makes him a prime suspect in the crime. [Roy and Trigger publicity inside back cover photo. Roy Rogers back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 148 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717002

Indicia title is "ALBERT THE ALLIGATOR AND POGO POSSUM, No. 148." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Great Sam Widge Contest; Owl and Albert are judges in Pogo and Churchy's sandwich-making contest. Rainy Daze; Pogo and Albert get on each others nerves while spending a rainy day together at Albert's house. The Catfish Pirates; Pogo catches a boatload of catfish, but Churchy and Owl dress up as pirates to steal the fish for dinner. Mr. Owl and the Atomic Bomb; Owl captures a batch of bugs named Adam in order to make an "Adam" [Atom] bomb. East Lint with Albert and Pogo and an All Star Cast in Person; The swamp critters dress in costume to see who is the best actor. All scripts and art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 156 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072010

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG AND THE PHANTOM, No. 156." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Phantom, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's Uncle Curly (who Porky had never heard of) leaves him a ranch in Centipede Canyon. Porky, Petunia, and Elmer all go to see the ranch, but when they get there they find that the ranch is being haunted by a headless phantom, who steals cattle and drills holes in the walls of the ranch house. Telephone Trouble, art by Don Gunn; Cicero is jealous of the time Petunia spends with Porky and embarks on a series of nasty pranks to make Petunia angry with Porky. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 169 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072006

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 169." Cover art by Dick Hall. Man Hunter of the North; Alaskan Ranger Woody is sent out to bring in an arch criminal known as The Fang. The Evil Genius; A drug turns Woody into a Mr. Hyde; He builds an empire of crime, then comes up with a scheme to take over City Hall and become Mayor. Art by Dick Hall. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 86 CGC 5.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #3982926008

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Firegems of L'hama Lost," art by John Celardo; Jewel thieves steal the L'homas' sacred jewels and kill their sacred leopard; The L'homas blame Kaänga and Ann; After a brief fight, they leave Kaänga for dead and take Ann to their village for execution; the jewel thieves accompany them. Kaänga recovers and pursues the L'homas. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba is forced to lead a safari of gold hunters to a cave with gold dust. Untitled story; Using drug addled slaves, Anders is stealing sacred gems from the local idols; Captain Terry Thunder and Keeto put an end to his plundering. Jungle Lore; A brief description of the sources of women's clothing in the jungle. Untitled story, pencils by Alex Blum; A mad riverboat captain takes a pair of hunters and their animals captive; Wambi boards the boat and frees the hunters and the animals. "Blood-Priest of the River God" text story. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; A crocodile cult takes a pair of white hunters captive; Tabu rescues the pair and leaves the cultists to a pack of mandrills. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; While investigating a pair of slavers, Camilla is taken; She challenges one of the slavers to a duel on elephant-back and kills her. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Margie Comics (1946) 36 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4579123011

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Stories by Morris Weiss and unknown. Art by Morris Weiss and unknown. America's glamour girl, Margie, stars in four tales by Morris Weiss: "Tossing the Boss for a Loss!"; "Margie's Big Date!"; "Music Has Charms!"; and "The Outcast!" Also in this issue: Ruffy Ropes in "The Man in the Mask!" with art by Morris Weiss; 2-page text story "Mud in Your Eye"; and Rusty in "The Good Skate!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 11 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. An evil well has turned the entire community of Synnburgh wicked, but The Marvel Family must save them before a volcano destroys the town. The Marvel Family is astonished to meet a talking dog, and even more astonished when it accuses Billy Batson of murder! The Marvel Family faces Reaper Reagan, who collects souvenirs of his crimes, and wants to add some Marvel mementos to his collection. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and The Log Jam Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Well of Evil; Peewee Pete; The Talking Dog; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Wide-Awake Contender; Bucket of Trouble; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; The Sinister Scavenger Hunt. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 50 #1 GD/VG 3.0

2" Spine split from top. Oxidation.

"The Plainest Clue" a short story by Ray Cummings.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 48 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4670283004

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Frank Doyle, Fran Hopper, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa try to free Venusian slaves of the Volta overlords; Space hero Futura flashes back to her origin; Mysta uncovers a conspiracy to influence an election on an alien planet. Another space-girl-vs-giant-robot cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Future Facts; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rusty Comics (1947) 13 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece-fill, color touch, spine split seal. Full length spine split with covers glued to interior. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. America's funniest female Rusty stars in: "The Horse Who Came to Dinner!"; "Panic at the Pane!"; "Rusty's Happy Hunter!"; and "Justice for Junior!" Also in this issue: Little Vinegar in "The Tale of a Sail!"; 2-page text story "Career Women"; and Mitzi in "Mitzi's Merry Mix-up!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Supersnipe Comics Vol. 3 (1946) 8 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

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Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Bobby Crusoe, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Bumpy. Three-page Supersnipe's Diary text story. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.