Auctions: comic books January 1948

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 65 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "Weeny Roast!", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie invites Veronica to a weenie roast, but discovers he has to work his job delivering weenies. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy has won a date with "The Cinderella Man", which doesn't go down well with her various boyfriends. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx wants to get mail, so she answers advertisements to get something back. Untitled Shield story, script and art by Irv Novick; Professor Scott has invented a serum that can bring people back from the dead; In order to find out if it works he kills a man but is caught by the police before he can administer the serum; Tried and convicted of murder, he's sentenced to the electric chair. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Herbert "Red" Holmdale; Willy disobeys a bunch of signs and then gets angry when others disobey a sign. Untitled story, art by Herbert "Red" Holmdale; Gus and Gabby inhabit the bodies of two dead policemen. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 7 #10 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill, color touch and TRIMMED.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 88 FR/GD 1.5

Puncture damage.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #4. 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, Goofy acquires a pet lion named Agnes. In the very first Gladstone Gander story, Donald makes a bet with Gladstone and must go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. Li'l Bad Wolf plays Santa to a homeless porcupine. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Surprise; They're Off; Mickey Mouse: Goofy and Agnes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 32 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #0339122006

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The Man Who Could Not Die! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley; When Lucky Starr visits a swami, he is told that he was born under a lucky star and he will get a sign from the future. The Case of the Camera Crimes starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Bandits and Books starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Killer with the Golden Voice starring The Boy Commandos. The Heel and Toe Juggler starring Three-Ring Binks, script and art by Jack Farr. The Seventh Wonder of the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel ?, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye ? [as Joe Shuster]; On a way back from a case, Superman stops over in Egypt to admire the pyramids and is swept back into time by way of a time bridge to aid the forces of King Cheops against an evil high priest AND to actually build one of the pyramids! 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.