Auctions: comic books October 1961

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1239 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4423956022

Donald Duck Album (Disney) featuring Donald in "Package Problem," "Big Cat Caper," and "High and Dry," and "Big Deal." Daisy Duck stars in "In the Know" and "In the Bag." Uncle Scrooge stars in "Prize Misprint " Gyro Gearloose stars in "Forgetful Fowl." Grandma Duck stars in "Farmy-Type Friends." Carl Barks cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 73 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2238840009

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "Where Will You Be, When...The Spider Strikes!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A physicist working at an atomic research lab in New Mexico goes into work one day with a spider in his pants cuff. "What Lurks on Channel X?," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A couple with a nasty landlord get a free TV set from a stranger; It is a device sent by aliens to enslave Earth by hypnotizing people through the sets in preparation for their landing force. "Menace from Mars!," art by Don Heck; Martians come to Earth to discover if humans represent a threat to them. "One Look Means Doom!," art by Steve Ditko; A couple moves to a cursed castle and the man discovers the imprisoned Medusa. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Katy Keene (1949-1961 Archie) 62 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing 3 wraps and additional interior piece (affects "The Mechanical Monster Runs Amuck on the Movie Set!", "Demon of the Deep", fashion and pin up pages). Interrupts art and story.