Auctions: comic books September 1971

Action Comics (1938 DC) 404 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white

Label #0073400012

52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Kneel to Your Conqueror, Superman!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Genius Caesar tries to siphon Superman's powers into his body so he can become a superhero. Classic Atom reprint, "The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; The Atom must find out who is pretending to be the ghost of 3000 Moons Lake. Classic Aquaman reprint, "The Coward and the Hero," script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon; Johnny Blake is tormented by others over his fear of water, but Aquaman helps him overcome his fear. "The Day They Killed Clark Kent," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; A college fraternity tries to haze Clark Kent. 52 Pages, Full Color. $0.25 Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 9 FN- 5.5

Signed by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith (splash). Certification is not included.

Last 15-cent issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Last 15-cent issue. The Garden of Fear, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: primitive village & lost valley with Wooly Mammoths & man-eating flowers; Conan saves Jenna & kills sole survivor of ancient winged race; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Ghostly Haunts (1971) 20 VG 4.0

Cover by Jean Elier. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Pete Morisi, Sam Glanzman, and Jean Elier. A horror anthology from Charlton, with a stable of artists that included Steve Ditko. Homeowners swindled by a mortgage company get revenge from beyond the grave, in a story with art by war comics legend Sam Glanzman that features a mod-looking Winnie the Witch. A new bride who makes unrealistic demands learns how to get everything she ever wanted. Dont Tread on Me!; Laffertys Widow; Witch Or No Witch; The Bride Who Wants Everything. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Girls' Romances (1950) 159 VF 8.0

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Featuring: 7 page story "Made for Each Other" drawn by Art Saaf; 1 page text story "Ten Things to Never Tell a Boy"; 8 page reprint story "Hold Me, Hold Me" pencilled by John Romita, Sr. (note: hairdos retouched); 8 page story "Love Letters" pencilled by John Rosenberger; 8 page reprint story "Please Don't Hurt Me" (note: hairdos retouched); 1 page Julia Roberts, Romance Counselor letters page; 8 page reprint story "Portrait of an Actress" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs (note: Vince Colletta retouches?). Cover by Don Heck and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.25.

Mean Bitch Thrills (1971) 1 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

1st or 2nd printing (considered indistinguishable from one another). Spain Rodriguez cover, story, and art. Adults Only, 6 3/4" x 9 3/4", b&w, 28 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Rawhide Kid (1955) Annual 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162009

All reprints. "The Gun Duel in Trigger Gap," "Fight or Crawl, Kid," "The Little Man Laughs Last," "The Fallen Hero," "The Trail of Apache Joe," "The Guns of Jasker Jelko," and "When a Gunslinger Gets Mad!" (all scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers), plus "Yak Yancy, The Man Who Treed a Town" (script by Lee, art by Dick Ayers). New Herb Trimpe cover? Cover price $0.25.