Auctions: comic books 1946-1948

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 3 #12 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Fred Kida, Tony DiPreta, and Dick Hall. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #35. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #11 in indicia. When Airboy and Valkyrie are captured by mind-controlling atomic-powered medieval conqueror Black Tamerlane, only fellow Hillman air hero Sky Wolf can save them, in a rare crossover story. The Heap is pursued by a movie producer who sees it as the next great movie monster. Iron Ace investigates The Model Plane Murders. Airboy and Sky Wolf: The Wind of Battle; Skinny McGinty; The Heap: Nature's Prank!; No Trespassing!; Man By the Kitchen Door; Iron Ace. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 4 #10 VG- 3.5 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. 1" spine split from top. Oxidation. Staple rust.

Cover by Arthur Peddy and Bernard Sachs. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Bernard Sachs, Art Helfant, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #45. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #10 in indicia. Airboy encounters old foe Valkyrie pretending to be involved in a friend's flying school. The Heap gets caught up in the war over the famed Black Tashmal, as part of a wager between the Roman gods Ceres and Mars. Flying Fool confronts the Face in the Storm, in a story with art by Captain America creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Airboy; The Heap; Model Builders with Airboy; Mouse Trap Dept.; Flying Fool: The Face in the Storm; Saved By the Bell; Johnny Halfbuck. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 83 GD- 1.8

3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at original staples. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer [as Fisher]. The Power of the Primitive starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Paul Reinman; A college football star suddenly finds himself transformed into a weird, stone-age type man, and the Emerald Crusader must solve the enigma before a murder occurs. Bad Blood between Brothers starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Kroll People starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. The Secret of the Unopened Letters starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Animal Comics (1942-1948 Dell) 19 FN- 5.5

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Hubbell R. McBride, Morris Gollub, Dan Noonan and Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Howard R. Garis). Dell's classic funny-animal series included early work by former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. In an early Pogo story by Kelly, a jive-talking Jersey mosquito lands in Pogo's swamp, and his name is Citronella Jones. (Pogo introduces himself as Ponce de Leon Montgomery County Alabama Georgia Beauregard Possum.) In another Kelly story, Uncle Wiggily catches a fish in his hat. Goozy the monkey tries to become king of the jungle. Mixed Families; Uncle Wiggily; Albert and Pogo; Cubby & Tubby; Goozy; Silvershoes; Elephunnies. 48 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 28 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4300538006

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Lifeguard," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie fills in for Reggie as a lifeguard and gets into his typical antics. Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page by Herbert "Red" Holmdale. "The Glamour Boy," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie takes a bunch of papers from Miss Grundy's desk (instead of just his essay) to escape the Riverdale Glamour Girl Society, Reggie discovers that test answers are among the papers and steals them from Archie. Hollywood Tattle Tales article. "A Cozy Date," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to get some time alone with Veronica, but people keep ringing the doorbell. Katy Keene ad. Untitled Betty and Veronica story, art by Irving Novick; Betty and Veronica take the advice of a radio show host and decide to live among nature to lose weight. Super Duck ad. "Service With a Snicker," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie and Veronica cause the cook and maid to quit, Veronica has Archie dress up as a French maid to serve dinner to the Lodges and their guests--who turn out to be Archie's parents. "Midsummer's Nightmare," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie gets a summer job at Hopntakadip Camp and causes the usual chaos. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 72 VG 4.0

Tracing on front cover.

"Captain Marvel Judges the Dog Show," "Buried Alive," "Captain Marvel's Record," and "Captain Marvel Discovers a New Planet!" Back-up story: "Captain Kid Gets in Hot Water!" Two-page Jon Jarl text story, "The Dictator of Space" by Eando Binder. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Part photo cover--Capt. Marvel flies through New York City. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Don Fortune Magazine (1946) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Only one staple (not manufacturing).

Flash Comics (1940 DC) 76 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill and TRIMMED. Water damage with residue.

Flash stars in "The City That Couldn't Stop Laughing," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: a Ghost Patrol story by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "The Dog Bandits" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; a Rockhead McWizzard story by Jack Farr; Out of the Gag Bag by Ed Wheelan; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; and Hawkman in "The Crazy Quilt Crimes" by Fox and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Hibbard. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jingle Jangle Comics (1942) 22 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Larz Bourne. Stories and art by George Carlson, Dave Tendlar, Allen Ulmer, Larz Bourne, Ben Levin, Jack Ehret, Mickey Klar Marks and Doug Anderson. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." Merry Ike the Savage Sailor steals a pond-lily of particular interest to the Filligree King, and only the Straight-Shooting Princess can set things right. Hortense has a dream she turns into a lawnmower. Princess Panatella Murphy buys a bag of extra-stinky cheese that looks exactly like the ransom bag The Pie-Faced Prince must give Rajah Razzo Razzh-Berri. Also featuring an ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Straight-Shooting Princess and the Filigree Pond-Lily; Pronto Pete; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Seminole Sam; A New Coat for Morty; Aunty Spry; Tapper!; Sailors Always Say 'Sir'; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jingle Jangle Comics (1942) 32 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Stories and art by George Carlson, David Tendlar, Allen Ulmer, Ray Willner, Jack Farr and Larz Bourne. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Duke wants his castle haunted to raise the asking price, but the young Ghost who gets the job is frightened away. Hortense falls asleep in the beauty shop and dreams her face is stolen. A wacky chase through the Pretzleburg amusement park is sidetracked by a runaway Moon-Rocket. Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Hickory-Hatted Duke and the Spooked-Up Tower; Topsy Turtle; Lil Bimbo; The Stubborn Groundhog; Trixie, the Tomboy; The Kid Next Door; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Aunty Spry; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Old Swap Shop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 96 FR 1.0

4.5" Cumulative spine split. Brittle.

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In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb, reprinted in Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) #16; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Patsy Pinup"; "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Sheena and the Pool of Peril" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Krazy Komics (1948) 1 FR 1.0

REMAINDERED COPY.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 68 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4018295005

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Wolf of Gotham starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. The Pawns of Satan starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. Clue of the Chinese Ticket starring Miss America, art by Charles Nicholas. Golden Wraith of Walgrave starring Patriot. Blind Man's Boots starring Angle, art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 18 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4652009009

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. While taking an art class at the beach, Mary encounters a talking sea serpent and quickly gets wrapped up in its story. Freshman Freddy's professor is so absent-minded, he's the one who shows up for a test in his underwear. Mary tries to manage a pet shop full of mischievous animals. Plus a plethora of comics-format ads, including Bubbles and Yanks for Yanks Bubble Gum, and Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. And a vintage ad for Captain Marvel t-shirts. The Talking Sea Serpent!; Memory Test; Two of a Kind; The Absent-Minded Professor; Antics of a Pet Shop!; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; The Sinister Tropical Snow! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Our Gang Comics (1943-1947 Dell) 24 VG- 3.5

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, and H. R. McBride. Based on the popular movie shorts also known as Little Rascals, Dell's Our Gang Comics featured early work by Pogo's Walt Kelly and other cartooning greats. In a story by Kelly, Red and Bucky try to convince Froggie that they have invented a teleporter. Con men Deacon and Oxtail (from the previous issue) overhear, and try to swindle the kids out of the device, resulting in a comedy of errors that of course includes Julep the goat. Barney and Benny pick the wrong place to camp at Yellowstone, in an early story by legendary Uncle Scrooge creator Carl Barks. Hippy Hop on a Lonely Day; Our Gang; Flip 'n' Dip; Tom and Jerry; Barney Bear and Benny Burro; Johnny Mole; Wuff the Prairie Dog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Picture News (1946) 10 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Moisture damage.

Spirit (1944 Quality) 11 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. Interior tape.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled Spirit story, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story with Rogoff. Untitled Spirit story with Cousin Dora's Little Egbert, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring the Moorish Section of Central City. Untitled Spirit story featuring Man O' War. Untitled Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Untitled Jonesy story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

True Crime Comics (1947 Magazine Village) 5 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Pages missing, interrupts art and story.

Venus (1948 Marvel) 2 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing centerfold (affects art and story). Full length spine split. Brittle. Tape on interior.

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"Way Out West!" Thanks to trickery by Della Mason (publisher Whitney Hammond's jealous secretary), Venus goes to Cactus City. Luckily, the plan backfires and works out in the favor of Beauty Magazine. Also includes: "Venus Stops the Presses!"; "Between Two Worlds"; "Birthday Blues!; and "Murder in Miniature." Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 79 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #1226387009

Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Paul Murry, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 7 #7. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, the ghost ship seemingly sends Mickey back in time, where pirate Captain Greatbeard looks exactly like Peg Leg Pete. In a story by Barks, Donald refuses to take his nephews along on a picnic with Daisy, so they sabotage the picnic. Huey, Dewey and Louie seek a good cover story after they eat the candy that Donald got for Daisy. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Figaro and Frankie; Goofy; The Lion's Crown; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Isle of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 88 FR/GD 1.5

Puncture damage.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Goofy acquires a pet lion named Agnes. In the very first Gladstone Gander story, Donald makes a bet with Gladstone and must go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. Li'l Bad Wolf plays Santa to a homeless porcupine. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Surprise; They're Off; Mickey Mouse: Goofy and Agnes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Western Thrillers (1948 Fox) 1 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Sal Brodsky. Art by Sam Glanzman and others. Gun-blazing Western adventure from Fox Feature Syndicate. This issue features dangerous women of the Old West: Notorious dancer Velvet Rose and her outlaw lover Chet Hatch bring trouble to the ominously named town of Bloody Greens; Highwayman Jim Sikes is a thief and a killer, but his beautiful daughter Two-Gun Sal is ten times worse; Farmer's daughters Rita and Vivian Striker trade in their plows and gingham for pistols and stage holdups. The Saga of Velvet Rose and Her Dance of Death; Two-Gun Sal - Poison in Pigtails; Shootin' Duel; The Striker Sisters. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 81 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold loose. Water damage. Lateral spine break.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Bernie Krigstein, Howard Boughner, Ken Bald, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow must figure out which of three prospectors is robbing the other two, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Whitey Whiskers tries to teach Daniel Boone Jr. how to ride a horse. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Mat Your Hair Down Flat." Captain Marvel, Bodyguard; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Golden Arrow: The Inside Job; Whipper-Snappers; Whiz Quiz; Wilbur the Waiter; A Blank Sheet; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: The Terror Typewriter; Doc Sorebones; Ezra of the Ozarks; Figure Frets; Mickey the Monitor Packs a Wallop; Crime Smasher: The Substitute for Trouble. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 84 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Gus Ricca and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. A stolen golden arrow is enough to frame Golden Arrow for murder, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. When crooks try to swindle a fishing fleet with phony documents, Captain Marvel's hands are tied - so young Leopold becomes Red Cloak, the boy pirate. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Put a Wave in Your Hair." And "Comix Cards" (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring two popular characters, Hopalong Cassidy and Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Captain Marvel and the Boy Pirate!; Witless Witmore: Book-Minded; Whipper-Snappers; Golden Arrow and the Secret of the Golden Arrow; Wickys Bubble Trouble; Turn About; Ibis the Invincible and the King of Darkness; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner: How to Put a Wave in Your Hair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 96 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In a story with almost as much wacky detail as a Bill Elder panel, an eccentric scientist's "fight ray" causes the inhabitants of two skyscrapers to declare war on each other. The owner of a traveling carousel has a magic flute with Pied Piper-like powers, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Dead supervillain Karnok overpowers Charon, ferryman of the dead, and takes the wheel of the ferry on the Styx. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Double Your Bubble Gum Bubble." Captain Marvel: The Battle of the Buildings!; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Golden Arrow: The Magic Flute; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Mawby the Medicine Man; Ibis the Invincible: The Land of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 16 CGC 4.5 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Off white

Conservation includes: centerfold reinforced, cover reinforced, staples replaced.

Label #0316930008

Tara in "The Fabulous Jewel of Morn," Wonderman in "The Hordes of the Immortal Emperor," the Grim Reaper in "The Master of Treachery," Jill Trent Science Sleuth in "Portrait of a Crime," and Spectro Master of Magic in "Murder in Mind!" Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). Cover price $0.10.

Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 2 #6 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Joe Certa. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Milt Hammer, E. J. Reeves, Janice Valleau, Robert Plate, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Investigating a mysterious crime wave, King Cole and his assistants discover a hidden criminal enclave within the city subway system. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, follows rumors of a werewolf at an ancient country estate, but suspects shenanigans of the Baskervillian variety. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle tracks a missing canary into a pet-shop racket. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Heathcliff the Hobo; Hear Some Evil; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; Inspector Klooz; Homer K. Beagle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 7 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Gus Jud, Sid Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, A. W. Nugent, Herman Browner, and Harry Lazarus. 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, encounter a ghost ship. A duck who can't swim faces a tough future. In a retelling of an Aesop's fable, a wolf and a dog compare lifestyle choices. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the porpoise and the bald eagle. Willie; Bulgy Bear; Elmer Elf; Smarty; Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Dog; Magic Tricks; Beloved Vagabond; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Mr. Crow; Dicky Duck; Bojo and Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.