Auctions: comic books 1951

Action Comics (1938 DC) 152 PR 0.5

REMAINDERED COPY.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Sleep That Laster 1000 Years starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Ark of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Secret of the Invisible Map starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. How to Bring Christmas Cheer public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Craig Flessel. City of the Chiefs starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 10 VG- 3.5

Only one staple (manufacturing).

Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner and unknown. Join the laugh legion with Bob Hope as he flirts with danger and damsels in the zaniest story this side of the Sahara! Don't miss this untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Janie 1-pager; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner; and Betty 1-pager. Also: Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals," with art by Bill Schrieber. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

All True Romance (1948) 1 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Staple rust.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Feb 1951 FN- 5.5

British Edition. February 1951, Vol 8 #3. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Murder's Little Helper by Robert C. Dennis, Patsy in Slaughter-Land by Nels Leroy Jorgensen, Don't Kill my Love by Paul Kolton, Matter of Timing by Larry J. Marcus, and Mum's the Corpse by R.M.F. Joses. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Mar 1951 VG+ 4.5

British Edition. March, 1951 - Volume 8, Issue #4. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: "Kill and Make Up" by Mel Colton, "Exclusive Sucker" by Walter Snow, "There Was a Crooked Man" by Talmage Powell, "Murder on the Make" by Robert Martin, and "Mourner's Bench" by W. P. Brothers. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Apr 1951 GD/VG 3.0

Cover separating from book. Water damage with staple rust/migration.

British Edition. April 1951, Vol 8 #5. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Tri-Kill Cutie by John D. MacDonald, Slayers Burn Slow by Robert Martin, A Bullet for Baby by Donn Mullally, and Killer's Luck by Raymond Drennen. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Dec 1951 GD 2.0

British Edition. December, 1951 - Volume 9, Issue #1. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: "My Bride, My Corpse" by Francis K. Allan, "Mother Kills Best" by Donn Mullally, "Too Much Rope" by Winston Bouve, "Lady on the Loose" by Dean Evans" and "Bull's-Eye View" by George C. Appell. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 21 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405340003

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Numbering continues from Blondie (1947 McKay/Harvey/King/Charlton) #20. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #1. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The descendant of famous witch-hunters is called to Ireland by a witch's spell. A man returns to Paris and remembers his childhood encounter with a ghost. A glimpse at what future space prisons might look like. The Old Hag of the Hills; The Avenging Spectre!; Darker Than Death; Gorilla!; Strange Customs; Gray Death; Tricks to Mystify Your Friends; The Chieftain of the Dead; Terror in the Heavens!; The Ghost of the Rue de Morte; How Death Valley Got Its Name; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 22 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3827781007

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by John Giunta, Manny Stallman, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #2. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A ferry captain provides corpses to a mad doctor in an island castle for his evil experiments. An unhinged artist creates a portal to a horrific world, bringing a hapless art student along with him. Profiles of infamous monsters: Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; The Mummy; The Werewolf; Jack the Ripper. The Vault of Living Death; Portrait of Fear; Creatures of the Swamp; Men from Mars; Strange Customs; Caught!; House of Horror; Ferry of the Dead; The Snake Man; Chambers of Chills; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 22 CGC 3.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #4386574001

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by John Giunta, Manny Stallman, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #2. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A ferry captain provides corpses to a mad doctor in an island castle for his evil experiments. An unhinged artist creates a portal to a horrific world, bringing a hapless art student along with him. Profiles of infamous monsters: Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; The Mummy; The Werewolf; Jack the Ripper. The Vault of Living Death; Portrait of Fear; Creatures of the Swamp; Men from Mars; Strange Customs; Caught!; House of Horror; Ferry of the Dead; The Snake Man; Chambers of Chills; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 23 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4386574002

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Pierce Rice, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #3. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The recipient of an eye transplant is haunted by horrifying visions. A meek accountant pushed too far turns to murder, in a story with possible inks by comics legend Leonard Starr. Scientists discover the legendary lair of the Minotaur, but soon regret it. Arctic explorers accidentally unfreeze an evil temple and its inhabitants. Walking Dead; Hall Of Horror!; Trip To Terror; Brain Operation!; Strange Customs; Death In The Desert!; Monster's Maze; Scientific Oddities; The Doom of Living Ice; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing 3 wraps (missing pages 4-7 of "King of the Living Dead" and complete story "The Subway Horror"). Interrupts art and story.

Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Moe Marcus, Rocke Mastroserio, Marty Rose and Fred Kida. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. Robert Warsham learns about the werewolf that stalks his family through the generations; An American couple discovers that a madman is recruiting an undead army in Budapest; A man disposes of his nagging wife with a subway train, but then is haunted by visions and hallucinations. The Werewolf of Warsham Manor; King of the Living Dead; The Subway Horror!; Double Trouble; The Monster from the Pit! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 13 #10 GD 2.0

Miswrap. Chew.

"Medusa Was a Lady" a novel by William Tenn, and illustrated by Virgil Findlay and Gene Fawcett.

Volume 13, Issue 10 - October, 1951. Cover by Joe Tillotson. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Medusa Was a Lady" by William Tenn. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 10 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The E.C. Artist of the Issue - Graham Ingels photo and bio. Grave Business!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An undertaker who overcharges for his services becomes paralyzed in an auto accident and buried alive because his partner doesn't bother to embalm him and uses all the tricks he learned while working with the victim to bilk the estate for the funeral costs. The Vamp!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Johnny Craig, pencils by Johnny Craig (pages 1-4) and Jack Davis (pages 5-7), inks by Jack Davis; A man and wife go on vacation in Europe where he meets a vampire that falls in love with him; Once he learns what she is he rejects her in disgust and she angrily replies that she'll kill him before she lets him go back to his wife. My Uncle Ekar!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Bum Steer!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 101 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, TRIMMED. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

The Man Who Died Twice!; Fate teaches a lesson to a man who denies him by giving him another chance to avoid being a passenger on a doomed airliner, but when he decides to drive instead of fly, the plane crashes into his car. The Spider!, script by Hank Chapman; A boy feeds his giant spider the neighbor's animals, and then the neighbor. When the spider bites the boy, he transforms into a giant spider. The Train to Nowhere text story. The Voice of Doom, art by Gene Colan; A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him; A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. The Hidden Men, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Other Worlds (1949-1953 Clark Publishing) 1st Series 11 GD/VG 3.0

May, 1951; Volume 3, No 3 / Issue 11. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 VG/FN 5.0

an issue jampacked with great writers including Poul Anderson-N, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mac Reynolds, and James Blish.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Ross Rocklynne, J. T. McIntosh, Dave Dryfoos, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and James Blish. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Earl Mayan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) 29 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4417376008

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Attempted Return of Tricky Toledo starring Plastic Man and Tricky Toledo. The Tennessee Smugglers starring Plastic Man. Two untitled Plastic Man stories. Woozy Winks story. The Body In the Creek text story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 90 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4400765005

Photos from the Red Ryder Roundup. Red Rider story, pencils by John Hampton; Red and Little Beaver attempt to help Auntie Duchess with her wild cows. Red Rider story, pencils by John Hampton; Red Ryder plans on riding Cyclone, a wild horse. The West that lives Forever article by Fred Harman, art by Bill Lignante. Little Beaver story. The story of Little Turtle, Chief of the Miami tribe, art by Bill Lignante. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 97 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4400758014

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 73 GD- 1.8

Oxidation.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Hank Garvin, Man of Steel starring Superman, Hank Garvin, Honest Jack Dugan, Friendly Al Piper, and Harry Dane, script by Bill Finger. The Mighty Mite starring Superman, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Jeremy Kendall, Henrietta Kendall, Horace Preson, and Cynthia Preston, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Boxing's Forgotten Man text story by Frank Minton. Perry White Vs. Clark Kent, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Clark Kent briefly becomes Planet editor; Planet combines with rival Dispatch. Superman is also featured in a one-page public service announcement, "The World is Our Schoolroom! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

White Princess of the Jungle (1951) 2 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4405338009

Everett Raymond Kinstler art in two stories, "Jungle Vengeance" and "Death Wears the Jungle Crown," plus inside front cover. Other stories include "The Witch Doctor Murder Cult" and "The Strange Mission to Ormuz." Origin of Malu, Slave Girl Princess is reprinted. Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 49 CGC 6.0 Qualified

Paper: White

PAGE 16 MISSING.

Label #4380359001

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "Return of the Phantom Empire," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Paradise Island finds itself at war with the land of Mu from 90 centuries ago! Jerry The Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Little Miss Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman adopts a little girl who has lost her parents. Wonder Women of History: two-page Emilja Plater bio by Julius Schwartz, art by John Giunta. "Happy Landing" text story. "The Mystery of the Magic Typewriter," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter Wonder Woman vs. leprechaun Moon O'Day; story used in Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.