Auctions: comic books published by Super

Famous Funnies (1964 Super Reprint) 15 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

Interior reprinted from Super Cat (1957) #4. All stories but "Super Cat: Off to the Moon or Bust" originally reprinted from sources noted. In order of appearance: "Super Cat: Off to the Moon or Bust!"; "Magic for Myrtle" art by Al Fago from Frisky Fables Vol. 2 (1946) #9; "Targetoons" by Milt Hammer from Target Comics Vol. 09 (1948) #4; "Diggy the Derrick" art by Chuck Winter from Frisky Fables Vol. 3 (1947) #8; "Targetoons" by Milt Hammer from Target Comics Vol. 09 (1948) #6; and "Cows and Cats and Crackerjacks" from Frisky Fables Vol. 4 (1948) #3. "Jasper gets Spring Fever" text story from Frisky Fables Vol. 3 (1947) #3. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.12.

GI War Brides (1954) 1 GD+ 2.5

Cover loose at both staples.

Combination military and romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior. Red Cross worker Betty falls for a withdrawn soldier with a past, but their love is forbidden by regulations. Bernice secretly marries her sweetheart George before he ships out with the Marines. Mike is dating nice girl Janet, but secretly yearns for her bad-girl sister Gwynn. G.I. Kisses, Marine in My Heart; A G.I.s Faith; A Soldier in Love; Navy Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Romances (1952) 11 VG 4.0

Only one staple (manufacturing).

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Lois is torn between soldier Larry and defense contractor Jeff - but the story takes a left turn with the discovery of a spy ring. Sisters Betsy and Ellen get into a feud over dating older men, but one of the sisters is secretly married to boot. Bert discovers that his new wife Mary has inherited her father's gambling problem. My Cheating Heart; Two Kinds of Love; Too Young for Kisses; Gamble With Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 12 GD 2.0

2" Spine split from bottom due to oxidation. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second.

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Golden Skeletons"; A cemetery caretaker and his wife discover that the cemetery's skeletons have turned to gold; They take them to their house and grind them into gold dust. "One Second to Live"; A convicted murderer relives his life in the second of his hanging; He sees his mother murdered and his discovery that his father was the murderer. "Fatal Proof" text story by John Martin. "No Escape from Evil"; A woman marries an old man for his money; She pushes him off a cliff. The old man although dead returns to kill the widow's new boyfriend. "Devil's Festival"; The village of Walpurgen in Austria, destroyed by Turks, reappears every 100 years; An American couple chances upon it, sees hangings, torture and stonings, and is almost burned at the stake. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.