Auctions: comic books November 1961

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 290 VG+ 4.5

Last 10-cent cover-priced issue. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 9th appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes in The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by George Papp, inks by George Papp; A fake Sun Boy comes to Smallville asking Superboy's help in assembling a super-weapon; Meanwhile Tom Tanner, an escapee from reform school, takes over Clark Kent's identity. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Invasion of the Bizarro World--Tales of the Bizarro World, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; The Bizarros celebrate when their world is invaded by animated Blue Kryptonite statues, until the invaders try to make it round again; Then war breaks out. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Falling in Love (1955) 46 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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Featuring: 7 page story "Waiting for His Arms"; 8 page story "A Winter Song"; 7 page story "Search for Yesterday" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs; 2 page To You...From Carol Andrews letters page; 8 page story "A Dream to Remember." Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 1 CGC 1.0 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: glue on spine of cover, cover glued to 1st wrap, staples replaced.

Label #4280281003

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. The issue that started the Marvel Age of comics. First appearance of Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Invisible Girl as they battle the Mole Man in "The Fantastic Four!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever. The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Atomic plants disappear all around the world; Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle. The Moleman's Secret!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Love Stories (1949) 83 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

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Featuring: 8 page story "So Little Time" pencilled by Mike Sekowsky; 7 page story "Another Broken Heart"; 7 page story "Where Tomorrow Begins" pencilled by Mike Sekowsky; 2 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page; 8 page story "The Beginning of the End" pencilled by John Romita, Sr. Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.10.

Jughead (1949 1st Series Archie) 78 GD- 1.8

4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Paging Paul Revere," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead doesn't care about Riverdale High winning the basketball game until he hears about the victory dinner; He's too excited to sleep, so he decides to call Moose and wish him luck; He overhears a conversation about stealing Riverdale's mascot, so he sets out to alarm everyone. "Cool Ghoul," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead pretends the horror movie is so corny it's funny but when Archie's mother taps him on the shoulder, he is so scared he jumps through the window. "Wrist Twist," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead reads a book about jiu jitsu and learns how to topple people with a flip of his wrist; Coach Kleats puts him in a match against Horrible Herman. "Pleasant Screams," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead dreams he's in a land full of living hamburgers and that he's on trial for all of his crimes against hamburgers. "Lazily Yours," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead naps against a tree, thinking nothing ever happens; While he naps, police chase a robber down the street, have a gunfight at the tree where he naps and the police finally catch the robber. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 96 GD- 1.8

2.5" Cumulative spine split.

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Last 10c cover priced issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Editing and Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Bob Forgione, Jack Kirby, Wally Wood?, Tom Scheuer, Vince Colletta and unknown. Couldn't Jim see how he was breaking Kitty's heart? Why couldn't she be the girl in his arms? Romance was in the air all about her, but her aching heart knew that she was..."Too Young"! Also featuring: "When You Search For Love!"; "To Embrace A Dream!"; and "He's Just A Friend Of Mine..."! Plus: 2-page text story "Baby Sister"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Our Army at War (1952) 112 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597012

Cover art by Joe Kubert. Battle Shadow starring Sgt Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. The Fighting Blip, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. Tell It to The Marines, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jack Abel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 90 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "Orrgo... The Unconquerable!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien race with immense telepathic and telekinetic powers send one of their kind to conquer Earth; He easily defeats the police and army and freezes Washington, DC in a block of ice. "Special Sale" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "A Thousand Years Later...," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist prolongs his life for a thousand years, outliving all his friends as Earth becomes overpopulated; When Earth is abandoned he stays behind with one young woman. "The Inhuman!", art by Don Heck; In a war against robots, the robots try to find a way to break the human defenses by sending a robot spy disguised as a human; The spy leads them into a trap, and they discover that their spy was a human disguised as a robot. "Germ Warfare," art by Paul Reinman; A medical researcher on a boat enlarges a germ to human size, causing it to attack him and hijack the boat; The germ lands on an island in order to make an army of enlarged germs. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 29 CGC 5.0 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

CENTERFOLD MISSING. Double Cover: 1st cover 4.0, interior cover 5.0.

Label #4687374010

Last 10-cent issue. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Lois Lane's Secret Identity!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Lois goes undercover as Lorelei Larue to catch the Society Bandit; When Superman meets her, he falls in love with "Lorelei" and asks her to marry him a few days later. House ad for Sea Devils #2. Wanted: Safe Bus Riders! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The School for Scoops!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois is asked to teach a journalism course at the University of Metropolis, and gangster Nick Roker sends two goons to enroll in disguise so they can kill her before she finds out too much about him. The Irresistible Lois Lane!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois receives a secret signal to implement "Plan L," which will save Superman from a Kryptonite trap, but to conceal her true intentions, she must kiss three Justice League members, to the consternation of Lana Lang. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.