Auctions: comic books 1961

Action Comics (1938 DC) 276 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The War Between Supergirl and the Supermen Emergency Squad!", script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; John Kiley tricks Superman into revealing he's Clark Kent; After trapping Clark Kent with Kryptonite, Supergirl and the Superman Emergency Squad spring into action. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. 1st appearance of Brainiac 5, Phantom Girl, Triplicate Girl, Bouncing Boy, Sun Boy, and Shrinking Violet in "Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl and Brainiac 5 join the Legion. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 278 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4742157016

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Powers of Perry White!", script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; After being infected by an alien plant, Perry White gains super powers and goes after Superman. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Unknown Supergirl!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Superman is ready to announce Supergirl's existence to the world, but she mysteriously loses her powers at the last minute; 6th Legion of Super-Heroes appearance. Batman and Robin ad. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 280 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Brainiac's Super-Revenge!", script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Congorilla helps Superman, Lois and Jimmy escape from Brainiac's trap. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Trapped In Kandor!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Kandorian scientist Lesla-Lar changes places with a de-powered Supergirl using her teleporter ray and begins her plan to destroy Superman. Superman ad. Batman and Robin ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 291 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3765459001

First 12-cent cover-priced issue. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; When Superboy reveals he's in love with Cleopatra to ward of the teen age girls of Smallville, Prof Potter helpfully invents a time machine to bring her to the present. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Bizarro Perfect Crimes--Tales of the Bizarro World, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Superman helps find Bizarro-Lois No. 1. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Adventures of the Jaguar (1961 Archie) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4364308007

Origin of the Jaguar (1st app ?) by J. Rosenberger. Edited by Victor Gorelick. Cover by John Rosenberger. Stories by Robert Bernstein and John Rosenberger. Super-hero adventure stories in which the Jaguar battles such villains as the Inca Serpent, Invaders from Kordu and Monster Mouse. Origin and first appearance of the Jaguar. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Adventures (1961 1st Series) 6 CGC 5.0 SS Stan Lee

Paper: Cream to off white

Signed by Stan Lee on 7/24/09.

Label #0986341016

Final issue of the series. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Sserpo! The Creature Who Crushed the Earth!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A growth serum is abandoned and eaten by a lizard, which grows big enough to menace the Earth. Muscle Man text story. The Fourth Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Two thugs attempt to mug a kindly old man in the park when a statue comes to his aid. Krogg!, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman; Dr. Droom investigates the disappearance of several houses, and finds that an alien disguised as a scientist is to blame. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Archie's Joke Book (1953) 52 CGC 4.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4585539002

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Batman (1940) Annual 1 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4719573014

All reprints. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, and Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. "How to Be the Batman!", pencils by Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman loses his memory after being exposed to amnesia gas, when the antidote fails, Robin must teach the Cowled Crimefighter all that he has forgotten; Origin retold. "The Strange Costumes of Batman!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A look at some of the specialized costumes that Batman has utilized over his career, including one garment that he had hoped never to use. "Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!", script by David Vern, pencils by Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Reporter Dave Purdy saves Batman by dazzling an approaching murderer with the Bat Signal; The Masked Manhunter is happy to let Purdy have the credit. Secrets of Batman's Utility Belt; Famed Batarang. "The Origin of the Bat-Cave!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Professor Nicholls sends the Dynamic Duo back in time 300 years, there they meet Jeremy Coe, a frontiersman spy who doubles as a Red Indian. "Batman's Electronic Crime-File!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The microfilm from Batman's crime file is stolen from the Bat-Cave. "Thrilling Escapes of Batman and Robin!", pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Villainous Paul King captures Batman and Robin, he then sets about devising an inescapable trap, based on Robin's recollections about their previous ingenious escapes. "The Amazing Inventions of Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman gets word that one of his inventions is to be used against him, he and Robin must then examine their many crime fighting innovations for clues. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder ad. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 34 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. RESTORATION. Color touch. Water spotting.

Cover by Joe Kubert. 1st Silver Age appearance of Hawkman in "Creature of a Thousand Shapes!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; Katar and his wife Shayera, police officers from the Planet Thanagar, come to Earth in pursuit of a shape-shifting criminal from their world; Police Commissioner Emmett helps them to establish secret identities, and, after they have succeeded in their mission, helps convince them to stay on Earth. Letter to the editor from comic writer Roy Thomas. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 35 CGC 1.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4328799003

Cover by Joe Kubert. "Menace of the Matter Master!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; A new costumed criminal named the Matter Master, who has a magic wand that allows him to control all matter, has been sighted around Midway City committing fantastic robberies; When the most recent involved the creation of giant meteor creatures who are robbing the city art center, Hawkman and Hawkgirl go into action to try and stop the theft; The Matter Master manages to get away with the stolen loot by using his powers to make helicopter propellers attack the winged duo; Later at his secret hideout, the Matter Master gloats over his recent victory are recalls how he gained his fantastic powers: How he was a scientist who accidentally discovered a new chemical, Mentachem, which he then fashioned into his magic wand to use for his own criminal gain. Dog Track - Wolf Track - Coyote Track article by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. "Valley of Vanishing Men," script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; On an expedition to the Himalayas, Mavis Trent is captured by a band of abominable snowmen, which the Hawks learn are really descended from alien explorers. Eagle Dance article by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Letters to the editor from comic writer Roy Thomas and writer Jerry Bails, plus a note from Kubert. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Brides in Love (1956) 23 VG 4.0

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Newly married romance, and all the complications that go with it. Stenographer Kitty secretly loves office hunk Brad, but blonde, flirty Barbara is doing her best to land him. Debbie gets bad news just before her wedding, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Joan is overwhelmed with the tasks of married life, but a visit from her friend Mimi, a successful fashion designer, helps her put things in perspective. The Most Marriageable Man; The Grass Looks Greener; Love Without Faith; Mudville Memories; To the End of Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 119 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4579125007

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene. The Mirror-Master's Magic Bullet!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Mirror Master steals mirrors in a museum; Flash guards a rear mirror belonging to the father of a girl Iris gets jealous of; Mirror Master uses a mirror duplicator to make Flash his genie. The Elongated Man's Undersea Trap!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Elongated Man goes on a honeymoon with his new bride, debutante Sue Dearbon. Amazing Speeds fact page. The Brave and the Bold #34 ad with Hawkman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 119 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene. The Mirror-Master's Magic Bullet!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Mirror Master steals mirrors in a museum; Flash guards a rear mirror belonging to the father of a girl Iris gets jealous of; Mirror Master uses a mirror duplicator to make Flash his genie. The Elongated Man's Undersea Trap!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Elongated Man goes on a honeymoon with his new bride, debutante Sue Dearbon. Amazing Speeds fact page. The Brave and the Bold #34 ad with Hawkman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 121 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Trickster Strikes Back!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; the Trickster breaks out of jail and begins a crime rampage. Secret of the Stolen Blueprint!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Barry goes to his college reunion and must help his ex-roommate recover stolen blueprints. Letter to the editor from Funky Winkerbean artist Tom Batiuk. Infantino/Giella cover. Palisades Amusement Park ad with Superman. Flash Facts filler page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 124 GD/VG 3.0

Last 10-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. Space-Boomerang Trap!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Captain Boomerang is paroled from prison and invents a time-traveling boomerang; Flash and Elongated Man stop Boomerang; all three join together to battle aliens. Vengeance Via Television!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; When James Lawton is released from jail he takes revenge on those who put him in jail by using his new psi-helmet. Sea Devils #1 ad. Letter from fanzine writers Bernie Bubnis and Robert Jennings. Letter from Infantino. Amazing Speeds fact page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1161 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736273013

Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. The Whole Herd of Help; Scrooge gives Grandma an elephant that he has received as a gift, and the elephant proves useful on the farm. The Day the Farm Stood Still; Grandma wakes to find the farm silent, waiting for the return of a precocious chick who has upset all of the surrounding farmers with his efforts to help them. The Training Farm Fuss; Gladstone practices being a matador, using one of Grandma's bulls, then heads for Mexico. The Reversed Rescue; Donald flies in a helicopter to Grandma's snowbound farm, but is shot down by the Beagle Boys and Grandma and the nephews have to rescue him. Scripts by Vic Lockman, art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) UK Price Variant 1192 VG+ 4.5

UK Price Variant. Indicia title is "RICKY NELSON, No. 1192." Photo cover of Ricky Nelson. The Hong Kong Adventure, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; Ricky and his friend Bruce win a trip to Hong Kong by entering an airline's contest; The pair get into trouble when they buy a vase in a store in Hong Kong. Fall Guy, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; Ricky forgets that he's volunteered to help the charity carnival and has to break a date with Carol. 36 pages, full color.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 109 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4733071022

"Track of the Invisible Beast" (art by Alex Toth), "The Mystery of the Space Swaps" (art by Joe Kubert), and "The Secret of the Hybrid Creatures" (art by Bill Ely). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 66 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4714757015

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of the Hulk!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Hulk returns from space and takes over a small town to get revenge on the human that defeated him. "The Black Ray," art by Paul Reinman; An imprisoned criminal scientist pretends to make a medical device which is in fact a time machine. "The Thing Behind the Wall!," art by Steve Ditko; A thief passes through a wall and is confronted by an evil entity that plans to invade Earth; He escapes, only to be arrested and jailed; He doesnt know if it was real, but is too afraid to touch the wall of his cell and find out. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 5 FR 1.0

6" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs. When Gravity Went Wild!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Green Arrow is put on trial for helping the enemies of the Justice League escape from capture. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 67 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage.

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Adam Strange stars in "Challenge of the Giant Fireflies!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Back-up stories: "Language-Master of Space!" (art by Sid Greene?) and "Mystery Message from Fort Nova!" (pencils by Gil Kane). Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 68 VG- 3.5

Water spotting.

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Adam Strange stars in "The Fadeaway Doom!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Back-up stories: "The Sleeping Peril of Mars!" (art by Sid Greene?) and "Captain Baboon's Space-War!" Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 71 GD 2.0

Water damage.

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Last 10-cent cover-price. Adam Strange stars in "The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Back-up story: "The Last Space-Feud!" (art by Sid Greene?). Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Charlton) 62 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Nobody Home!, or, Gone Goons starring Popeye and Bluto. Elmo's Soup text story. At last! The world's most powerful magnet! starring O. G. Wotasnozzle. One Can of Spinach starring Popeye and Swee'Pea. Ball Bonanza starring Popeye. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Showcase (1956-1978) 34 FR 1.0

Water saturation. Staple rust with migration.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Origin and 1st appearance of Silver Age Atom in "Birth of the Atom!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Scientist Palmer is experimenting with his reducer lens to try and reduce objects in size without blowing them up, all without success; However, when he, Jean and students are trapped in a cave-in, he decides to use the lens on himself and save the others before he is destroyed. "Battle of the Tiny Titans!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When one of Jean Loring's friends is accused of stealing money from the bank where she works as a teller, she explains that a little man appeared and stole the money; When Jean tells Ray that her friend is a trustworthy person, Ray decides to see what he can do with his shrinking powers. 2-page text history of the Atom from the Golden Age by Julius Schwartz, art by Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 85 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1032361001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of Gargantus!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Another group of scientists disturbs Gargantus, who can now breathe air and vows to conquer the surface world; The son of the man who found Gargantus uses his father's bathysphere to lure it deep into the ocean and uses a giant electric shock to kill him. "New Glasses" text story. "The Man Who Fell!", art by Paul Reinman; A town's mayor threatens to imprison a gypsy seer who spurned his advances if her prediction that he will be injured by a fall does not come true; He goes to the basement and has himself tied down to prevent this. "The Ape Man," art by Steve Ditko; A criminal hopes that the story of an ape man in the jungle around his prison will stop pursuit; Instead he finds that the ape man is real and a curse transforms him into an ape until he finds someone to take his place. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 145 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4681786022

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret Identity of Superman!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois thinks that Superman won't marry her because she can't keep his secret identity a secret. The Interplanetary Circus!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; An Interplanetary Circus shows up in Metropolis and tries to force Superman to join their travelling circus. The Night of March 31st!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Everything in Superman's life suddenly changes; Lori Lemaris is no longer a mermaid; Supergirl reveals herself to the world; Perry White has become a Bizarro. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 16 GD 2.0

Heavy water damage.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Here Comes...Thorr the Unbelievable, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; When Professor Linus mistakenly wakes up Thorr the Unbelievable he has to stop him from waking up his fellow warriors and taking over the world. The Bridge text story. My Touch Means... Doom!, art by Don Heck; A teller plans to rob his bank to pay for his wife's surgery. Save Me from the Mole Men!, art by Paul Reinman; A fighter who is cruel and likes to hurt his opponents finds out that there are some creatures stronger than him, and they like to hurt their opponents also. I Am the Victim of the Sorcerer!, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 25 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4695723012

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Was Captured by the Creature from Krogarr!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A dissolute human is targeted by an alien that can transport items through television sets, but he is saved by his failure to pay the electric bill. The Party text story. Behold Him! He Is the Martian!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A spy from Jupiter disguised as a human stows away on the first rocket from Earth to Mars. The Gypsy's Revenge!, art by Don Heck; An American criminal robs an old gypsy man, ignoring his pleas and curses. Where Lurks the Ghost!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 35 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4736272009

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere and Pete Alvarado. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge, Donald, and his nephews compete against Gladstone Gander, the luckiest duck in the world, to find gold in Alaska. Gyro Gearloose goes to the desert to test his latest invention, a food-supplier machine. Not trusting locks to keep his money bin safe, Scrooge gets a guard lion. The Golden Nugget Boat; Neighborly Nuisance; Gyro Gearloose: Fast Away Castaway; Gift Lion; Chip n Dale: Bird Bait. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 116 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #20-2ECB83F-100

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Creature From Beyond! starring Superman and Batman, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; The Creature from Beyond is helping the Jackson Mob commit robberies. Don' t Sell Nature Short public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Dateline: Outer Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney. Lem n' Lime humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Ape Archer, script by Ed Herron, art by Lee Elias; Green Arrow and Speedy must determine what has mad the chimp Bonzo take up a life of crime. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.