Auctions: comic books September 1950

Black Rider (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 10 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4728829004

Origin of the Black Rider in "The Legend of the Black Rider!" The Black Rider also stars in "The Silent Killer," "Six-Gun Lesson," and "Death in the Cards!" Other stories include "The Terror of the West" and "Creeping Death." Two Black Rider pin-ups. Cover price $0.10.

Crypt of Terror (1950) 19 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0250556004

Cover art by Johnny Craig. Ghost Ship, script and art by Al Feldstein; A man and his wife are flying in a small plane when a thick fog arises and they are forced to put down at sea; Using a lifeboat for a couple of days they come across a rotted ship. The Hungry Grave, script by Gardner Fox, art by Graham Ingels; A woman hates her husband so she gives him small doses of arsenic trying to work up her nerve to finish him off, but all she succeeds in doing is allowing him to develop a tolerance to the stuff. Cave Man, script and art by Johnny Craig; A man thaws out after 200,000 years in ice and attacks his exhibitors. Zombie!, script and art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Ken Maynard Western (1950-1952 Fawcett) 1 FN- 5.5

1/2 Spine split.

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Bygone movie cowboy Maynard stars in offbeat stories that set this Fawcett book apart from run-of-the-mill Western comics. Instead of "Hi-yo, Silver," Ken directs his horse Tarzan to "Bite wind, Tarzan!" Corrupt lawyer Silas Crocker, seeking a lost Spanish treasure, joins forces with outlaw Gunsmoke, setting Ken on his trail. Crocker uses stolen money to frame Ken for Gunsmoke's crimes, then tries to burn down the jail with Ken in it. Jeeter has a talking horse, Ya-Ta-Ta, but the horse only wants to insult people, and worse than that, he's smarter than the cowboys around him. Poor Polly; The Outlaw Treasure Trail!, Part 1: Blazing Guns; Fool's Gold; Part 2: Undercover Danger; Jeeter: The Horse Trade; Part 3: Battle Against the Badmen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ozark Ike (1948) 19 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4705498002

Comic strip reprints. Sports action stories with Ray Gotto art on all features except "The Shoeless Wonder!". In order of appearance: "Here's Leroy Folks!" house advertisement for Leroy (1949); "Ozark Ike 'Day'"; "The Payoff Game!"; "Victory for The Bugs!"; "Ozark Ike's Whodunits" with Babe Ruth baseball trivia; "The Mystery Pitch!"; and "The Shoeless Wonder!". "Bean Ball! Hard Clouts and Hard Skulls Make a Bang-Up Team!" illustrated text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Redskin (1950) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829011

Redskin in "Stop the Cheyenne Drums" and "Pawnee Massacre." Also in this issue: "Indian Arrows" and "The White Warrior" (art by Walter Johnson). John Sink cover. Cover price $0.10.