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Auctions: comic books June 1949

  • Item #63484942
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    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 97 VG 4.0

    Starts Dec 22

    Cover by C.C. Beck (partial photo). Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. When Billy Batson finds a large diamond in the street, Captain Marvel gets the task of trying to find its owner in "The Ownerless Diamond" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The World Without Water" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Sivana appearance) and "Captain Marvel Is Wiped Out" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck (along with a cameo by C.C. Beck). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Manager" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Villain of Time" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #63334738
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    Captain Marvel Story Book (1946 Fawcett) 4 GD+ 2.5

    1" spine split from bottom. Soiling. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Jan 3

    Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. The Captain Marvel Story Book featured an innovative combination of text and comics art, featuring great full-page illustrations by Shazam co-creator C.C. Beck. Billy Batson goes on assignment to Egypt, where Captain Marvel tries to uncover the secret of the Gargoyle Men. The desert trail leads to the beautiful but deadly Queen Ashtira, in an issue-length story, The Gargoyle Men. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 5 #6 FN

    Ends Dec 8 8:14 PM CST
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    Vol. 5, No. 6. June 1949. Men's magazine with humor and pin up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5". 58 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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    Terry and the Pirates (1947-1955 Harvey/Charlton) 16 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4543086020

    Starts Jan 3

    Story and art by Milton Caniff, Lee Elias, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry gets a top-secret assignment, while Burma takes the opportunity to do a quick fade. Hotshot Charlie schemes to babysit a friend's kid and go on a date on the same night. Plus a fact-based strip about the tiny experimental jet fighter XP-85, which attached under a B-29 bomber. Dangerous Assignment; Debt Repaid; Clue to Murder; Hotshot Charlie: Baby Sitter; Plane Talk; Gals and Gags. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.