Auctions: comic books October 1955

Batman (1940) 95 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage. Residue on back.

Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Guardian of 100 Cities!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Famed replica artifacts from various movie sets, located in a field not far from Hollywood, serve as the stage as a hideout for escaped convict Shag Darnell and his thugs. Half-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. What Are You Getting Out of School? public service announcement with Buzzy by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Bat-Train," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman takes a mobile Bat-Cave on the road by special train, but is mystified why a gang of crooks seeks to steal one particular trophy of his: a spool of recording wire. 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Suspects Wanted article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. "The Ballad of Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A balladeer comes to Gotham City to sing the praises of Batman in verse, but it backfires when his songs tip off crooks wanting to commit crimes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

From Here to Insanity (1955) 12 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage.

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Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Art Gates, Carl Hubbell and Fred Ottenheimer. Charlton's Mad imitator continues its hit-or-miss parodies of 1950s pop culture, converting to a magazine format with this issue, as Mad did. This issue features no art by Marvel legend Jack Kirby, contrary to some sources (the Kirby art is in issue #11). Photo cover includes 1950s icons Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Jackie Gleason, and Jerry Lewis. How Davy Crockett rose up from a simple frontiersman to a 1950s TV star. Parodies of the films Blackboard Jungle and Marilyn Monroe's The Seven Year Itch. Another 1950s icon, trans pioneer Christine Jorgensen, gets the From Here to Insanity treatment. An indecipherable article written in "jazz" lingo. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including shampoo, deodorant, and cigarettes ads. Haloo Shampoo; Chase & Sunburn Coffee; Old Spicy Sticky Deodorant; Classified Ads; The Raving Reporter; How Davy Crockhead Captured America; The Man on the Flying Trapeze; Confidentially; The Truth About the French Pose Card Raquet; The Truth About Army Justice; Why Gretel Garbow Wants Her Privacy; Operation Denmark; The Truth About the Einstein Experts; I Toyed With the Hearts of Men; Blackboard Jumble; Fisherman's Daily Guide for August; How to Catch a Man; Camp Minnacootchie; Eat Younger and Look Older; Jive Me Gently; You Too Can Dance; How To Pour a Patio; Across and Drowkcab Puzzle; Insanity Removes the Wraps from Atomic Age's Most Explosive Pin-Ups!; Recommended by Huncan Dines; Those T.V. Commercials; Maryland Monrowboat in "The Seven Year Twitch"; French Girdle; Pearliaments Cigarettes. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crazy, Man, Crazy (1955) #1. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.