Auctions: comic books April 1949

Action Comics (1938 DC) 131 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Staples replaced, TRIMMED. Near full length spine split (taped). Centerfold detached.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Scrambled Superman starring Lex Luthor, script by Joe Samachson, art by Al Plastino. The Secret at the Center of the Earth starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Prince of Hams starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Pampas Troubadour starring Vigilante, script by George Kashdan, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Black Cat Comics (Canadian 1948 Super Publishing) 16 FR 1.0

Full length spine split.

Canadian Reprint of Black Cat Comics (1946-1951 Harvey) #16 but condensed to 36 pages. Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Russell Stamm, Vic Herman, and Ken Ernst. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, Winnie the Waitress, Mary Worth, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 36 pages, PC/PBW.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 102 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Plague of the Locusts starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Two Comix Cards featuring Captain Marvel, Jr. Sportsmen starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. The Jealous Jungle Companion starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. The Strange Hostage, art by Bill Ward; Bulletman is forced by criminals to allow them to carry out their crimes so that Bulletgirl, who has been kidnapped, is not harmed. Safety First starring Bart and Art. The Justice Killer starring Tom Mix, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan; Tom Mix is visiting Judge Jody in his courtroom when the Judge sentences Big Bletcher to the gallows; Big Bletcher decides that if he has to die he is going to kill the judge also and tries to strangle him to death. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Slave Girl Comics (1949) 2 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4373408006

Art by Howard Larsen. Cover by Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure in the ancient past featuring Malu, a princess taken captive as a slave girl, and her defender, the warrior Garth. Trapped on Phao's trireme and doomed to be sold into slavery, Garth and Malu escape, but find themselves adrift on the ocean; The duo is imprisoned in the Tower of Indecision; The army of Tirza the Good invades the city of Zankhara. Slave Girl and the Pirates of Abmur; The Lost Princess; Malu: The Tower of Indecision; The Revel in Vardon Hall; The Flame Goddess; Malu: The Fall of Zankhara. Final issue of the series; one last Malu story appeared in Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) #3. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spunky (1949 Standard) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4140980024

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 8 VG 4.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Water spotting.

Art cover. "Tarzan and the White Pygmies." Tarzan teaches pygmies (of the valley Lipona) how to use bows and arrows. Includes part eight of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.