Auctions: comic books October 1965

Autumn People PB (1965 Ballantine Books) Ray Bradbury's 1-1ST VG 4.0

Signed by Albert Feldstein (first page). No autograph certification is included.

1st printing. Based on the stories by Ray Bradbury. Adapted for EC Comics by Albert Feldstein. Art by Graham Ingels and Jack Davis. Cover painting by Frank Frazetta. Foreword by Ray Bradbury. A collection of EC Comics based on the fantastic stories by horror legend Ray Bradbury. Includes "There Was an Old Woman," "The Screaming Woman," "Touch and Go," "The Small Assassin," "The Handler," "The Lake," "The Coffin," and "Let's Play Poison." Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Blast Off 3 Rocketeers (1965 Harvey) 1 VG 4.0

The Three Rocketeers in "Lunar Goliaths" and "The Great Moon Mystery" (pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Al Williamson). Two back-up stories, both with art by Williamson, "The Space Court" and "The Little Earth." (Overstreet lists Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, and Roy Krenkel as Williamson's collaborators on the back-up stories, but The Art of Al Williamson does not mention them.) One-page Goodyear tires ad with art by Neal Adams. Kirby/Joe Simon cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Blazing Combat (1965 Warren Magazine) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Blazing Combat, which evokes Harvey Kurtzman's Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, was a short-lived, though critically acclaimed series edited (and mostly written) by Archie Goodwin. The first issue includes the following stories, each of which was written by Archie Goodwin: Viet Cong (art by Joe Orlando); Aftermath! (art by Angelo Torres); Flying Tigers! (art by George Evans); Cong View! (art by Gray Morrow); Cantigny! (art by Reed Crandall); Mad Anthony! (art by Russ Jones, Tex Blaisdell, and Maurice Whitman); and Enemy! (art by John Severin). Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Cover price $0.35.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 40 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4705499013

First appearance of the Golden Age Green Lantern in the Silver Age. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Secret Origin of the Guardians!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Hal Jordan and Alan Scott team up to fight the Guardians oldest adversary... Krona. Are You a Litter-Bug? public service announcement starring Little Pete, art by Henry Boltinoff. Rocky and Bullwinkle Cheerios ad. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 180 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation. Staple rust.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Clark Kent's Great Superman Hunt! starring Superman, Herb Farr, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, and Lois Lane, art by Al Plastino. The Girl Who Was Mightier Than Superman! starring Superman, Orella, Sophroni, and other women of Matrion, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; for the first time in his life, Superman is defeated by a female. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 180 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657462022

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Clark Kent's Great Superman Hunt! starring Superman, Herb Farr, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, and Lois Lane, art by Al Plastino. The Girl Who Was Mightier Than Superman! starring Superman, Orella, Sophroni, and other women of Matrion, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; for the first time in his life, Superman is defeated by a female. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 88 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657462021

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Swinging Superman!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jimmy's rock band creates "The Krypton Crawl," a dance tune has Superman moving to the music. Are You a Litter-Bug? public service announcement by Henry Boltinoff. The Riddle of the Olsen Statue, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; giant insects trap The Jimmy Olsen Fan Club on an island. Jimmy Olsen, Heavyweight Champ!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by John Forte, inks by George Klein. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.