Auctions: comic books 1957

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 65 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Featuring: 6 page story "The Magic Lantern" drawn by Bill Ely; 6 page story "The Road to Nowhere" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page story "Three Fearful Wishes" drawn by Jim McArdle; 6 page story "The Human Dragon" pencilled by Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 69 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742157009

Cover by Bob Brown. Featuring: 6 page story "The Miniature Disasters" drawn by George Roussos; 6 page story "The Last Sorcerer" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page story "Puppets of Doom" drawn by Howard Purcell; 6 page story "Dream Girl" drawn by Bob Brown; 2 page Just Imagine reprint story "The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 43 GD- 1.8

1" Spine split from top.

Cover by Carl Burgos. "It's Waiting For Me," art by Jay Scott Pike; A man and his dog have a recurring nightmare in which some hostile presence is waiting for him just around a bend in the road; His wife dislikes the dog as its cries during the dreams disrupt her sleeping. "The Invisible Woman"; An invisible female terrorist strikes in the heart of a Communist country. "The Third Ear," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; A convict with a device that lets him read minds acts as a stoolie for the prison warden. "The Secret of the Strange Stone," pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A man finds a meteorite that gives off rays that make things disappear. "Living Portrait" text story, art by Al Williamson. "The Panhandler," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Baily; A panhandler robs time-travelers from 1991 and is arrested for passing counterfeit bills. "Ghost Ship," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jim Mooney; Modern day pirates are thwarted in their efforts by a ghost ship. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Slade Gunfighter (1957) 7 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

4 Kid Slade stories (art by Joe Maneely, Werner Roth, and possibly John Romita Sr.), plus a back-up story, "The Gun-Slinger" (script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson). Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 159 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

The Man Who Believed, art by Paul Reinman. The Last Look, art by Bernie Krigstein. Wish You Were Here, art by Ed Winiarski; An artist with a poor memory for details comes across an old man who designs greeting cards with magic ink that makes what is drawn there actually occur. Four Who Vanished, art by Al Eadeh. Nose for News text story. Behind the Iron Gate!, art by Matt Fox. The Terrible Touch!, art by Syd Shores; A miner comes upon the immortal king Midas, takes him for a claim jumper and grabs him; The two men that the miner is telling the story to scoff in disbelief so the miner removes his gloves revealing solid gold hands. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mighty Mouse Fun Club Magazine (1957) 1 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Spine split seal.

Art by Art Bartsch, Connie Rasinski and Jack Mendelsohn. Pines presents a giant-sized compilation of comics featuring Mighty Mouse and other Terrytoons characters. Mighty Mouse attends a Halloween party in disguise, but a cat witch is prepared for him with a poisoned apple. The Claw captures Mitzi, and forces her to sing torch songs at a dive bar for mouse sailors (!). Heckle and Jeckle get chased by cops for peddling their wares in the city park without a license. How the Mighty Mouse Fun Club Was Organized; Gaston Le Crayon: Monkey Business; Tom Terrific: Peculiar Picnic; How To Draw Tom Terrific and Manfred; Evil Rides the Skies; Dinky: The Picnic Stowaway; Mystery On the Waterfront; Heckle and Jeckle: Super Salesmen; Gandy Goose: The Artful Dodger; The Lucky Little Door Chime; Clint Clobber: The Elf's Money; How To Draw Clint Clobber; The Little Outcast; Flebus: Strange Footprints; How To Draw Flebus. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Millie the Model (1945 Marvel) 71 GD- 1.8

1" spine tear. Centerfold and 1 additional wrap detached.

Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Millie the Model in: two untitled stories; "Millie Models..." 4-pager; four untitled 1-pagers; "Millie's Fashion Page" half-pager; and one untitled half-pager (writer unknown). Plus: 2-page text story "The Contest" (creators unknown); untitled My Girl Pearl story; untitled Chili half-pager; and "Chili's Fashion Page" half-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Miss America Magazine Vol. 7 1952 (#45-93) 82 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711163024

Sugar and Spike (1956) 10 VG- 3.5

6 Center wraps detached at one staple.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. The Big Word Mystery; Spike learns to say "Bad Boy." Danger: Prejudice at Work public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. The Magic String; Sugar & Spike learn how to turn off the light. Beach Nuts starring Sugar & Spike. More Adventures with the Yak-Yak Box starring Sugar & Spike. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Little Pete humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 113 GD 2.0

Cover loose at staples. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

1st full-issue (3-part) Superman story. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Superman of the Past (Part 1), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After disposing of a Kryptonite meteor, Superman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up. The Secret of the Towers (Part 2), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. DC Slogan contest winners. Hy Wire humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Superman of the Present (Part 3). A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 115 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Midget Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen's Lost Pal starring Superman and Many-Faces Fulton, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino. The Three Substitute Supermen starring Superman and The Organizer, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; three potential heroes vie to become the temporary Man of Steel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 116 GD 2.0

1" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Water damage.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Ray That Changed Superman starring Superman and Rex Malcolm, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. Disaster Strikes Twice, art by Al Plastino; Superman returns to Smallville. The Mechanized Superman starring Superman and Professor Ephraim Snively, art by Al Plastino; A Green Kryptonite dust cloud endangers Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 46 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage. Staple rust.

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"Reds All 'Round Us" (art by Gene Colan?), "Assault By Night" (art by Cal Massey), "Riot," "Surrender at Dawn" (art by Reed Crandall), "Platoon Leader" (art by Joe Sinnott), and a two-page text story, "One-Man Weapon." Cover price $0.10.