Auctions: comic books 1947-1949

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 40 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Ray Gill and unknown. Archie attempts his first shave in "The Close Shave"! Plus, Archie in: "The Renting Agent"; "The Love Call"; "The Heat's On"; "Monkey Business"; and "Prisoner of Love"! Plus: Jughead's first official solo strip in ARCHIE in "The Leather Pusher"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Commandos (1942-1949 1st Series) 36 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Scarce issue. Land From Out of Space; Percy builds the Commandos an atomic powered flying car, just in time to help some Martians return home. Captain Tootsie Saves the Day ad, art by C. C. Beck. The Kid Who Owned A Forest; Brooklyn inherits a forest which is threatened by fire. The Engine in War And Peace article, art by Raymond Perry. Jungle Manhunt; the Commandos chase a wanted criminal and his pet Leopard through Africa. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Buffalo Bill Picture Stories (1949) 2 GD+ 2.5

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Final issue of the series. Buffalo Bill in "The Pool of Mystery" (art by Doug Wildey), "Shaggy's Lore of the West" (art by Wildey), Cal Colt in "Whipsawed" (art by Dick Rockwell), and Don Quickshot in "Don Quickshot's Last Stand" (art by Bob Powell). Wildey cover. Cover price $0.10.

Calling All Kids (1946-1949 Parent's Magazine) 25 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing. Interrupts art and story.

Stories and art by Vic Herman, Orestes Calpini and Ernie Schroeder. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby try to catch an elusive fly; Twinkle teaches a pixie a lesson about borrowing things without asking; Pop's new invention sends messages, but also undoes the laundry. Color Puzzle; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Paddy Penguin; Pop and Junior; Riddles; The Magic Box; Bobo; What's Wrong? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 1 GD+ 2.5

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Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Gil Fox?, Paul Gustavson? and unknown. Candy stars in four untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Dudley, Mrs. Jones and Jitters' sister. And: Flatfoot Burns in "Lamp Sale" co-starring Fatty De Light and Wimpy. Also: Juke Jenkins in 1-page untitled story; Candy in 2-page text story "Candy and the Camera"; and Jonesy in 1-page untitled story. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Candy stars in four untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones and John (art by Paul Gustavson). And: Rims in an untitled story co-starring Horace, Rim's mother and Uncle Mike. Also: Juke Jenkins in 1-page untitled story. Plus: Candy in 2-page text story "Candid Candy"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Candy (1947 Quality) 9 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Moisture damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle and unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Rims in an untitled story co-starring Rims' mother, Emerson Griggs and Mr. Bulgo. And: Candy in 1-page text story "Skiing is Believing" co-starring Ted Dawson, Tim O'Connor, Cuthbert Bagatelle and Sonia Jorgesen. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Easy (1947 Better Publications) 11 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached. Only one staple (manufacturing). Oxidation.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 80 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3916797006

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. The story of how Billy Batson first became Captain Marvel in "A Twice-Told Tale" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (appearances by Shazam and Sivana). Plus: Captain Marvel and a surrealist artist visit the land from which the artist's paintings are derived in "Captain Marvel in the Land of Surrealism!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: "Captain Marvel's Inferiority Complex" and "Captain Marvel Meets the Weatherman," both written by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid..."On the Griddle" by Al Liederman. Also: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Duel in Space" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cindy Comics (1947) 32 CGC 2.5

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4579637005

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Classics Illustrated 044 Mysteries of Paris (1947) 1A GD/VG 3.0

Cover loose at both staples. Tape on interior cover.

Mysteries of Paris, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover, printed on normal paper. Used in "Seduction of the Innocent." (HRN 44, 12/47). Cover price $0.10.

Coo Coo Comics (1942) 47 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill. 1/2" spine split from bottom. Tape inside back cover. Water spotting. Staple rust.

Contains Frank Frazetta comic story art and two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse in 'The Days of the Knights!'"; "Coo Coo, 'Rocket to Mars'"; "Butch and Buttercup, 'The Biggest Dumbbell in the World!'"; "Munchy the Squirrel in 'Spare That Tree'" art by Frank Frazetta, reprinted in Small Wonders (1991) #1; "Fisty, 'The Three Wishes'" art by Jack Bradbury; "Butch and Buttercup"; and "Barney Rooster". Illustrated text stories: "Unsociable Turtle: Bertle Learns It's Never Too Late to Be Friendly!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Kitten and the Mitten: Little Tippy Gets the Surprise of His Life!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Fighters (1948 Marvel) 1 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split through cover and many wraps due to oxidation.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Exposed (1948 D.S. Publishing) 6 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover by Ed Waldman. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Ed Waldman, John Rosenberger, Art Gates, Valerie Barclay and Myron Fass. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. This issue was cited in the illustrations (#28, "How to prepare an alibi") of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. A daredevil tries to use his skills for crime, in a story that features a guy in a Humpty Dumpty costume jumping off a high wall. A gambler thinks he's found the perfect system, in an early story by future EC legend Graham Ingels. An ex-con sets out for revenge on the partner who set him up. The Fatal Masquerade; The Fighter Who Sang Tenor; The Perfect Alibi; Take It or Else!; Lure of the City; Airtight Alibi. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4365255008

"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Fast Fiction (1949) 3 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Staples replaced.

She by H. Ryder Haggard. NOTE: The first five issues of Fast Fiction were reprinted under the title Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated. Except for the title change on the cover, the editions are identical. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 159 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from top. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust. Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK IN THE GHOST OF THE GROTTO, No. 159." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto; While the ducks are running a kelp-gathering boat in the West Indies, they are told of the mystery of an armored man who appears every fifty years to kidnap a small boy; This time, the armored man kidnaps Dewey, and the ducks fight to free him from the armored man's stronghold in a grotto in a coral reef, beneath a rotten old galleon guarded by an enormous octopus. Adventure Down Under; Donald is hypnotized into believing he is a kangaroo and buys airplane tickets to Australia for himself and the nephews; In Australia the ducks try to trap Mournful Mary, the "queen of the kangaroos," and this leads to Donald's falling into the hands of savage aborigines. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 223 GD+ 2.5

Cover and centerfold detached.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "LOST IN THE ANDES", No. 223." Cover art by Carl Barks. Lost in the Andes, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald, a museum janitor, discovers that some "blocks" from Inca ruins are actually square eggs; When the other members of a scientific expedition fall ill, Donald and the nephews press on alone deep into the Andes; There they find a strange race of people who speak with Southern accents and live on the square eggs. Too Fit to Fit one-page story; Donald exercises so that he can fit into his tuxedo again. Tunnel Vision one-page strip; Donald ends the nephews' fighting over the television. Sleepy Sitters; Donald helps the nephews to baby-sit by singing a lullaby. Art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fritzi Ritz (1948) 7 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil and Fritzi each prepare for a date in their own ways, in a strip that includes a Fritzi lingerie panel! Fritzi tires of Phil's wandering eye, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's ability to draw beautiful women. His skill at women's fashions is likewise highlighted in a couple of strips satirizing women's hat styles of the 1930s. Plus Abbie an' Slats strips by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Abbie an' Slats. Title changes to United Comics (1940/1950) with issue #8, and resumes under this title with issue #27. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny Stuff (1944) 22 FR 1.0

5 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Rube Grossman. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar tells Fenimore he knows someone who can jump farther than he can. Wheaties ad featuring Del Ennis. Untitled Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman; Herman and Blackie try to sneak off to go fishing. Untitled Henry the Laffing Hyena story, art by Harris Steinbrook; Elmo and Henry go into the exterminating business. Tootsie Roll ad, pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. With a Clarinet. Untitled The 3 Mouseketeers story, art by Harris Steinbrook. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; J. Rufus Lion encounters Arsenic the Giraffe. Ol' Judge Owl text story. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Flash Comics ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gang Busters (1948 DC) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4145184009

Cover art by Dan Barry. The Private Life of a Public Enemy, art by Dan Barry. I Smashed the Hot Car Mob, art by George Roussos. The Kiss of Death perfect crime mystery, art by Charles Paris. Flames for Profit, art by George Papp. Hideout in the Hills, are by Ed Moore. The Little Charlie Gang, art by Howard Sherman. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Glamorous Romances (1949) 43 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece clipped. Interrupts art or story. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Honeymoon Deferred"; "Hired Rival" art by Ed Moline; "My Dangerous Deception"; and "Married to a Stranger". "Glamorizing Yourself: Eye Savers, Sunlight in Your Eyes..." text article reprinted as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #6 and in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 28 (1953) #1, and as "For Beauty's Sake..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gunsmoke (1949 Youthful Magazines) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167019

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman and unknown. Blazing heroes of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke in "The Killers of Sorocco" with art by Manny Stallman; The Masked Marvel in "His Deadly Double"; "The Border Patrol"; "Massacre"; and 2-page profile of Charles Starrett with a photo of Starrett. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 111 VG 4.0

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #4 and Big Girl Adventures (2002) #1; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Lord of the Sea: Horatio Nelson" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Justice Traps the Guilty (1947 Prize) 3 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4688939002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Buried Treasure Fraud, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; a confidence team tries to outsmart the law. So Many Ways to Die!, art by Bill Draut; none of the residents at a nursing home die from old age. The Capture of Night-Club Nick, art by Warren Broderick. Suicide or Murder? text story. My Strangest Crime Case starring Private Investigator Ruth Lang, art by Bill Draut. Ask Eddie Green, Consultant to Crime, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Ad for Young Romance comics. My Personal Comic Album comic holder ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Lil Abner (1947) 70 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4722034001

Stories and art by Al Capp, Jay Benton and Milt Story. Cover by Al Capp. Toby takes over reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. "Ironpants" Bailey and his cohorts take over Dogpatch, and force the citizens to ostracize Pappy and Lil Abner until they promise never to return. Tender Foote, young man from the big city, heads out west. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Dizz Kids; Lil Abner; Tender Foote; Memphis Smith, Private Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 15 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Cover art by Irving Tripp. Untitled story; Lulu wants to bring Tubby a present while he is sick in bed, but he wants the money instead. Untitled story; Lulu finds a ghost in her bedroom who needs to find a home. The Case of the Missing Wig; Tubby goes into disguise to solve the mystery of Lulu's missing doll wig. Untitled story; Lulu tells Alvin about the magic carpet she once owned. Untitled story; Tubby thinks the rock he has found in the woods is gold. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2045105002

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4162465001

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mr. District Attorney (1948 DC) 4 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece clipped. Interrupts art or story. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Ed Dobrotka, Charles Paris, George Papp, Stookie Allen and unknown. Law vs. crime! Based on the smash radio hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Merchant of Death!" by Ed Herron, Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris; "The False Code of Honor!" with story by Herron and pencils by Dobrotka; "Death Writes a Forgery!" with pencils by Dobrotka; and "The Case of the Loan Shark!" with pencils by Dobrotka. Also in this issue: A Special Crime Feature "Border Cop" with art by Paris; Thomas Brophy 1-pager "Firebug Catcher" by Stookie Allen; The Grapevine 2-page text article; and A Perfect Crime Mystery "Crime Rides the Sky!" with art by George Papp. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nyoka the Jungle Girl (1945 Fawcett) 18 VG 4.0 Double Cover

Double cover. Inner cover 4.0, outer cover 3.5. Staple rust. Cover oxidation.

Stories and art by Bert Whitman and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a two-part story, deranged artist Van Morte convinces Nyoka to pose for him, but his models have a habit of meeting terrible fates. Nyoka has only one ploy: to steal Van Morte's painting. In another story, Nyoka falls prey to the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Jungles, who makes her battle big cats in his personal arena. The Art of Murder, Part I: A Brush with Death; Lumber Jack; Trader Tom; Whippersnappers; Part II: The Mad Masterpiece; Lion-Hearted Leo, the Animal Trainer: A Slippery Character; The Death Rites of Turugu; Wilbur the Waiter; Nyoka the Jungle Girl's History of Animals: Aardvark; The Emperor of the Jungles! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 3 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Al Hartley and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman lets her jealous nature get the better of her; Thelma is so set on getting back at the man who broke her heart, she doesnt notice the one who really loves her; Mary learns how the Valentine Ranch got its name; Rich girl Dona meets a man money cant buy. Also, readers send in their personal love stories. I Was My Mother's Rival!; The Shattered Heart; Jealous of a Shadow; Romance on Valentine Ranch; Money Can't Make Marriage; Breaking the Ice; Readers' Romances; Afraid of Love. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 64 GD- 1.8

Cover detached. Water damage.

The Newsboy Legion in "Criminal Cruise," Penniless Palmer in "The Bouncing Mr. Pop Uppendown," Robotman in "A Medal for Robbie," the Star-Spangled Kid in "The Felon in the Family," and Liberty Belle in "Peril Covers the Waterfront!" Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 15 #1 VG 4.0

1 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 15, Issue 1 - March, 1947. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories: "The Laws of Chance" by Murray Leinster, "When Planets Clashed" by Manly Wade Wellman, "The Soma Racks" by Margaret St. Clair, "Stellar Snowball" by John Barrett. Softcover, 7-in x 9-in, 116 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 18 #3 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 18, Issue 3 - January, 1949. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Alexander M. Phillips, Jack Vance, John D. MacDonald, Murray Leinster, r.W. Stockheker, and L. Ron Hubbard (under the pseudonym Rene LaFayette). Six Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 180 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Teen Comics (1947 Marvel) 24 GD+ 2.5

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Terry-Toons Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel/St. John) 69 0.3

COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Missing story on interior cover, interrupts art and story.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch, Reuben Timmins and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Mighty Mouse's foe The Claw seeks the lost tomb of King Tutmouse of the Mousetecs, to find a legendary potion of strength. Heckle and Jeckle hitch a ride with two desperate criminals on the run. Rudy and Hardtack see an afternoon of insect collecting as a chance to play practical jokes on Dinky. Gandy Goose: Gandy Loses His Appetite; Mighty Mouse: Secret of the Ages; Gandy Goose: Picnic Problems; Dinky: What's Buzzin' Cousin; Heckle and Jeckle: The Hitchhikers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 32 #1 VG 4.0

April 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur Leo Zagat, Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Arthur J. Burks, George O, Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Kenneth Putnam, and Matt Lee. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 35 #1 VG 4.0

Volume 35, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Wallace West, Leigh Brackett, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, Cleve Cartmill, Henry Kuttner, Margaret St. Clair, Murray Leinster, Manly Wade Wellman, L. Ron Hubbard, and Edwin James. One Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 168 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Titter America's Merriest Magazine (1943-1955 Roy Harmon^) Vol. 6 #1

Vol. 6, No. 1 - August 1949. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 7 VG- 3.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Water spotting. Staple rust.

Stories and art by Al Liederman, Chad Grothkopf, Carl Pfeufer and Bill Brady. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom rescues a baby from a burning farmhouse using only his lasso, then must protect the baby's family from a buffalo stampede. Outlaws try to get at Tom by poisoning his horse Tony. Outlaw "Red Bull" and his gang capture the Dobie town sheriff and plan to hang him, unless Tom can stop them. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring the Marvel Family. Also, a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Trail Blazer; The Mistaken Identity; Cowboy Cal; Guns of Destiny; The Poison Peril; Tumbleweed Jr.: Go Fly a Kite; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Badmen Roundup. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 83 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Residue.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Paul Murry, Chase Craig, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 7 #11. 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, Mickey matches wits with a mesmerist who uses his act for jewel theft. In a story by Barks, Donald wants to relax on vacation, but door-to-door salesmen keep interrupting. In part two of a comics adaptation of Disney's Bongo, Bongo the circus bear runs away to the forest. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Bongo; Wide Open Spaces; A 4th to Remember; Mickey Mouse: The Jewel Robbery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 97 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Harvey Eisenberg, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Manuel Gonzales, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. A young tugboat gets a chance to be a hero during a storm, in an adaptation of Little Toot from the Disney film Melody Time. In a story by Barks, Donald goes searching for pearls, but finds ball-bearings instead. Li'l Bad Wolf turns detective after chickens go missing. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Plutos Surprise Package; Sea Salts; A Job for Grandma; Little Toot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 102 GD 2.0

1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Gil Turner, Merrill De Maris, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #6. 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, Mickey assumes various disguises while tracking the Phantom Blot. In a story by Barks, Donald is supposed to guard a dude ranch from rustlers, but doesn't notice he keeps buying the same horses over and over again. The Big Bad Wolf tries to put one over on the Blue Fairy. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Grandma's Valentine; Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Bill Hickok (1949 Avon) 1 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #4703711007

Cover art by Graham Ingels. The McCallan Gang Fight starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Jimmy Thompson. Red Cloud Devil of the Plains starring Red Cloud, art by Howard Larsen. The Story behind the Cover. The Cheyenne Campaign starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Jimmy Thompson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 38 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Girl from Yesterday," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman gets involved with a woman whose aunt has kept her living in the past. "Wonder Woman Captures the Moon," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Women of History: three-page Hannah Moore bio by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Two-page article, "Music Makers." "The Five Tasks of Thomas Tighe," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman must help the Holliday Girls succeed at five tasks where men have failed in order to secure a million dollars for the Holliday College scholarship fund from a misogynist. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day," art by C.C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 27 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. First sixteen pages missing (affects all of Superman and Green Arrow stories and most of Zatara story). 6" Cumulative spine split. Heavy cover tearing and water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. The Man Who Out-Supered Superman, pencils by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed), inks by Stan Kaye [as Joe Shuster]; Frustrated by the fact that his girl friend loves and adores Superman, Nelson Swayne vows to "out-super" Superman in five different events, all to be judged by prominent citizens of Metropolis. The Three Dooms starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Staff of Life starring Zatara, script by George Kashdan, art by William F. White. Shadowing My Own Shadow's Shadow! starring Super-Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. The Flatbush Fiddler starring The Boy Commandos, pencils by Curt Swan. Me, Outlaw! starring Batman and Robin, art by Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane]; While on death row awaiting his fate in the electric chair, Wheels Mitchem agrees to write a book about his life story for $3000. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 42 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Back cover and six pages missing, interrupts last story. Water damage.

1st app Superman robots.

Cover art by Wayne Boring (Superman), Win Mortimer (Batman & Robin), and Howard Sherman (Wyoming Kid). The Alphabetical Animal Adventure starring Superman, art by Al Plastino; Aliens from Uranus come to Earth in flying saucers to collect two of every kind of animal, including humans. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Unknown Adventure, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Green Arrow goes to Mars! The Knights of the Square Table starring Doc & Fatty, art by Howard Sherman. On the Vengeance Trail starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Ryerson Johnson, art by Howard Sherman. The Sun-Born Mountain Man bio on Gantry Daniels, art by Bruno Premiani. The Varmint and the Wizard starring Zatara, art by Joe Kubert. Cowhide In the Clouds text article. Smokey the Bear Comes to The Rescue public service announcement with Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff. The Amazing Adventure of Batman and Marco Polo starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, art by Jim Mooney; a time travel story. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.