Auctions: comic books December 1945

Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) 18 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

Interior complete. Full length spine split with splitting to interior wraps. RESTORATION. Color touch. Brittle. Mold.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Last of the Buccaneers starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; lan Scott is ordered to construct a radio transmission station in Florida, but on his way down he is attacked by a group of pirates, led by the very man who ordered him to Florida in the first place! Cartoon ad for Wheaties cereal, art by Roland Coe. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. The Connoisseur of Crime starring Green Lantern, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Martin Nodell; Alan Scott's investigation of children wearing unauthorized Green Lantern uniforms plunges the Emerald Crusader into a mystery involving a crooked exporter using his business as a front for crime. Comic strip advertisement for Lionel Trains. The Man Who Doubled In Death, or, The Duplicity of Johnny Double starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern faces the enigma of a man who has a double personality, with a twist in that each hate the other and attempt to destroy their other self! Comic strip ad for Wheaties cereal featuring Don Hutson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 2 GD 2.0

1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached. Cover coming detached. Oxidation.

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Cover by Ellis Chambers. Stories and art by Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss (credited as Pat Simon), Harry Lazarus, and A. W. Nugent. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe is stranded on a desert island with a turtle named Friday and it looks desperate, but then a chest washes up on shore. Bloodhound Sherlock Sniff, better known as Detecto, and his giraffe sidekick Billy Longneck investigate when priceless jewelry vanishes from locked rooms in wealthy Snob Hill. In an offbeat take on fairy tales, a servant sets out to find Old King Cole's Fiddlers Three, but winds up searching for the Cat and the Fiddle. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about animals. Circus Elephant Forgot to Remember; Detecto the Bloodhound; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Indian Elephant; Bugsy Bear; The Low-Down on Mother Goose: The Riddle of the Fiddle; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; Join the Dots Little Tots; Cut-Out Stunts; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo the Monk; The Mischievous Ant. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.