Auctions: comic books December 1966

Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 102 VG+ 4.5

Water spotting.

Cover by Bob Oksner. Written by Arnold Drake and Henry Boltinoff. Art by Bob Oksner and Henry Boltinoff. Holy secret identities! Bob Hope learns that Tad is really Super-Hip in "The Invasion of the Teen Monsters" by Arnold Drake and Bob Oksner. Also starring Lisa, Henrietta, Badger Goldliver, Doltish, Harvard Harvard III, Dr. Van Pyre, Heinrich Von Wolfmann and Frank N. Stein. Plus: Cap's Hobby Hints activity half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. And: Bob's Gag Bag text piece. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Batman (1940) 187 VG- 3.5

Reprints, 80-page giant. Cover pencils by Win Mortimer and Curt Swan, inks by Win Mortimer and Stan Kaye. "Batman's First Case" (from Detective # 265), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case against him will be the Caped Crusader's last! "Phantom Eye of Gotham City" (from Detective 192), pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; As vicious criminal creates a means to televise crimes as they happen and making the Dynamic Duo look like they are inept. "The Last Days of Batman" (from Batman 125), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Carter Nichols sends the Dynamic Duo back to ancient Venice to gather evidence in a case, but only Batman returns, while Robin is shifted to Gotham City a few days into the future, where he discovers a new criminal will kill Batman. "Peril at Playland Isle" (from Detective 264), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When the wealthy builder of a new amusement park is killed, Batman and Robin nearly lose their lives tracking down the real killer. "The Batman of Tomorrow" (from Detective 216), script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When Bruce Wayne injures his arm, to keep Vicki from discovering that Batman has the same problem, the Caped Crusader seeks out the Batman of the Future to step in for him...almost with disastrous results! "The Ballad of Batman!" (from Batman 95), script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A balladeer comes to Gotham City to sing the praises of Batman in verse, but it backfires when his songs tip off crooks wanting to commit crimes. Cap's Hobby Hints activity half-page by Henry Boltinoff. A complete Batman newspaper syndicated story reprint featuring the Joker (7 pages) from Oct.-Dec. 1946. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Male (1950-1981 Male Publishing Corp.) Vol. 16 #12 VG 4.0

Rawhide Kid (1955) 55 CBCS 4.5

Paper: White

Label #24-01CB4A6-029

Cover by Larry Lieber. Stories by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee. Art by Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Vince Colletta. Alone...outnumbered...the Rawhide Kid faces the blazing-hot six-guns of..."The Plunderers!" by Larry Lieber and Vince Colletta. Also in this issue: Les Cooper learns a lesson from his cousin Joe Cooper, who refuses to wear a gun, in the back-up story "With Gun in Hand!" by Stan Lee and Don Heck, reprinted from issue #17. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 84 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation. Moisture.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Other Iron Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Tony Stark is finally at Congress to tell them about the abilities of his Iron Man armor, after it's been put off for the last ten issues or so; As Tony starts to speak, he suddenly collapses as his chest plate starts malfunctioning; After a few days in hospital, Tony's chest plate has been recharged by the doctors, who suspect that it was to help his heart; Tony realizes that the Mandarin is behind Happy's disappearance, and that it's up to him to save him. "The Super-Adaptoid!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; Captain America leads the Avengers (Goliath, Wasp, and Hawkeye) to the captive Adaptoid, where it's tied up after being captured in the previous issue; However, unknown to the Avengers as they try and make sense of what it could be, the Adaptoid is secretly adapting their powers as they stand before him; Appearances by Goliath (Henry Pym), Hawkeye, and the Wasp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.