Auctions: comic books December 1957

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 250 FR/GD 1.5

2" Spine split from bottom. Oxidation. Water damage. Lateral spine breaks. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. Batman's Super-Enemy starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. The Trick is to Treat All the World's Children! public service announcement, art by Ruben Moreira. Roy Raymond's New Secretary starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. They Police Our Ports article. The Stymied Sleuth starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa. Casey the Cop two pager, art by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 60 GD+ 2.5

3" Cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "With Just One Stroke," art by John Forte; A criminal discovers a magic pen, which makes anything that he writes come true; It runs dry when he is trying to steal jewels, leaving him trapped in a vault to die. "Rude Awakening!", art by George Woodbridge; An embezzler dreams he will be caught, and kills the man he dreams responsible; The murder is another dream, as he is jailed pending sentence for embezzlement. "The Final Shot!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Robert Q. Sale; A convict released from prison attempts to get revenge on those responsible for placing him there; He shoots them with a chemical compound that makes them susceptible to suggestion in order to force them to commit crimes. "Child's Play!", pencils by Christopher Rule (?) and Ed Winiarski, inks by Christopher Rule; A rich man gets forces a scientist to give him a robot as a toy for his son despite his warnings; It tries to burn the house down. "Crackpot Chemist" text story. "The Puppet Man," art by Dan Loprino; An amnesiac confesses to a murder he doesn't remember, but applause reminds him that he is only an actor lost in his role. "The Abyss!", art by Jim Mooney; Political refugees seeking to flee tyranny are assisted by supernatural beings, and realize once they reach freedom that they crossed over Mt. Olympus. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.