Auctions: comic books November 1951

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 25 CGC 1.8

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4694136002

"The Were-Tiger of Assam," "The Zombie's Eyes," "The Spectral Pirate," and "Assault From the Unknown." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Sultan, Lin Streeter, Al Camy, Ed Moritz, and Paul Gattuso. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Crime and Justice (1951) 4 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Water spotting.

Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. "Gun moll" Babes Trevor doesn't like it when her take of the bank job is less than the rest of the gang's, and she's just homicidal enough to kill for equal pay, if that's what it takes. Brothers plot against each other to gain an inheritance, in a story where one clue is what they called then a "ball pointed pen." A killer freed in a prison break is horrified to learn who's actually behind his escape...and why. A look at the forensics of the 1950s, in a "true facts" feature on glass. Crime Tracks: Clues in Breaking Glass; The Corpse Provided the Alibi; Thieves Can't Trust Each Other; Blackmail; Trigger Happy; Breakout to Death! Big Shakedown. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Detective (1951) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Art by Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and Henry C. Kiefer. Cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. When danger threatens the Earth, wealthy Rod Hathaway and his secretary Dot change into the space-roving superheroes The Avenger and Teena. While pursuing the space slave-ring of the Gargoyle, The Avenger and Teena encounter the beautiful but bewinged Bat Women of Mercury and other menaces. In the backup story, the Shadow Squad is a special unit of the NYPD investigating future crimes in the far-off year 2000. Also featuring a typically great contents page illustrated by Wally Wood on the inside front cover. Plus another fun cover by legends Joe Orlando and Wally Wood, and a backup story featuring the Shadow Squad. Slave Ship of Saturn; Batwomen of Mercury!; The Metal Murderers of Mars!; Tales from the Shadow Squad: The Case of the Sub-Sea Bandits. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense (1950) 13 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4723170024

"The Strange Man" (art by Joe Maneely), "When Willie Woke Up," "Speak To Me," "The Serpent," and "The Man Who Built the Ark" (art by Bill Walton). Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.