Auctions: comic books May 1960

Action Comics (1938 DC) 264 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Superman Bizarro!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Captured by the Bizarros on Bizarro World, Superman is sentenced to be turned into a Bizarro himself; He dreams what it would be like if the sentence was carried out. 2/3-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl Gets Adopted!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Linda has to scheme to prevent herself from being adopted to protect her secret identity; She spends 30 days with the Wilkins. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 "This is Part 2 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist. Cover price $0.10.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 29 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by pencils Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. 2nd appearance of the Justice League of America in "Challenge of the Weapons Master!" Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs and Joe Giella; Having found an ancient book that appears to indicate that he once defeated the JLA, Xotar travels from 11,960 to the present to test four weapons against the Justice League, in order to determine which weapon will help him defeat the Intersolar Police of his own day; But the JLA counters each of Xotar's weapons and returns him to face justice in his own time. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Iron Horse Goes to War (1960 Railroads) 0 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more; Chipped/broken bracket

Major front/back crack(s) over 1".

Label #4657463014

Released by the the School and College Service division of the Association of American Railroads. This interesting promotional comic tells the story of railroading during the Civil War. Standard 7x10 comic size, 16-pages, full color, newsprint cover and interior.