Auctions: comic books published by I.W. Enterprises

Fantastic Tales (1958 I.W. Reprint) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4375972017

Reprints "City of the Living Dead" 1 (Avon, 1952). Cover art by Carl Burgos. "City of the Living Dead!", art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Yucatan, Mexico. A group of explorers discovers mystic Quetana, fabled "City of the Living Dead"; Centuries ago, murderous pirates were banned there by Quetzal, Aztec god of justice, destined to live in agony forever. "The Glistening Death," pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; A man hides out at his uncle's swampland mansion and discovers he is a slave to a glistening meat-eating alien creature that takes the form of a beautiful woman. "Terror of the Skeleton Men" text story. "The Witches Come at Midnight!", pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; Witches, along with their master Satan himself, converge every night at midnight at the old Rainey farm terrorizing the family; One night when young Joel is attacked by the monsters, his pet rooster "Peter" arrives and scares off the creatures who think he's Chanticleer, the fabled rooster. "Death Has Many Tongues," art by Harry Lazarus; Slave trader Captain Death is captured by the native tribe he uses to prey on; The witch doctor curses him with the heads of the slain growing out of his body; Death tries to cut them off, but the pain drives him insane. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Frontier Romances (1963 I. W. Reprint) 1 VG+ 4.5

Water damage.

Malu in the Land of Adventure (1964) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2135239015

Reprints Slave Girl Comics 1 (published by Avon): Malu the Slave Girl in "The Banquet of Thuz," "The Bandits of Tal Azmut," "The Slave Market of Manoch," and an untitled story. Art by Larsen. New John Severin cover. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Planets (1958 I.W. Reprint) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Reprints from Strange Worlds 3 and EC's Incredible Science Fiction 30. "Clean Start" (art by Wally Wood), "Marbles" (art by Bernard Krigstein), "Conditioned Reflex" (art by Joe Orlando), and "Barrier" (art by Jack Davis). Everett Raymond Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1963 I.W. Reprint) 5 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4339879014

Stories reprinted from Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) #9. In order of appearance: "Radium Monsters!", "Ransom--One Million Decimars!" art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, and "World of the Monster Brain!", all further reprinted in Out of This World (1989) #1; and "Mystery of Asteroid 9!" art by Gene Fawcette and Vincent Alascia further reprinted in Strange Worlds (1990 Malibu) #1. "Interplanetary Safari" and "Revenge at Callisto Orbit" text stories. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.12.