Auctions: comic books 1950 w/ month not specified

Crimes by Women (1948) 14 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #1230570001

Bondage cover. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Heroin dealer Annie French raises her son to be her murderous partner in crime, but when the law closes in, it's her or him; Con woman Lina Vanishyn has access to a drug that makes her victims agree to whatever she suggests; Queeny Ames lures unsuspecting soldiers to be beaten and robbed by her gang, but is undone by her desire for fame. Terrific cover by an unknown artist. Shoe Box Annie French and the Vanishing Corpses; Facts About Crime; Female of Fraud!; Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better; The Queen of the Killers!; Racketeers' Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "'Shoe Box' Annie French and the Vanishing Corpses" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Facts About Crime" reprinted in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8 and Ms. Trees 1950s Three Dimensional Crime (1987) #1; "Female of Fraud!" retitled and reprinted as "Wicked Cheat..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56; "The Queen of the Killers!" retitled and reprinted as "Bloodthirsty..." in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14; and "Racketeers' Revenge, The Racket King" reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #6 and retitled and reprinted as "Killers' Revenge" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12. "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." text story reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #8 and retitled and reprinted as "Trial and Execution." in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12 and Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. Cover price $0.10.

Sam Hill Private Eye (1950) 3 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829023

Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) 10 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4660401016

Art by Robert Webb. Cover by Joe Doolin. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. The lion-worshipping Zambuli cult returns to plague Sheena and the neighboring tribes; A plundering rogue tricks Sheena into helping him; A mysterious new tribal leader appears just as the tribes are gathering to defend themselves against raiders. Death-Trap of the Lion Men; Gorilla God; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stirring Western (UK c.1950 Streamline) 12 VG/FN 5.0

UK Reprint series. Reprinting western stories from U.S. publications, primarily Outlaws (1948 D.S. Pub.). Cover states "All Colour" but only includes black and red. 28 pages, partial color.