Auctions: comic books published by Star Publications

Blue Bolt (1949) 107 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4055988007

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, John Graham, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. A reprint of an early Blue Bolt adventure, featuring the second teaming of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Blue Bolt's greatest enemy the Green Sorceress reforms, or so she claims. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces the Mountain Lair of Dr. Gore. Sub-Zero Man faces an expedition from the planet Venus and a volcanic menace. Dinosaur cover by L. B. Cole. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero Man; Cunning; Spacehawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bolt (1949) 115 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4683996001

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. As the horror-comics craze grows, Star shifts the former superhero title to horror and mystery stories. Official indicia title remains Blue Bolt, despite shifting cover titles. The origin of Sergeant Spook, as a dead policeman learns he can still be seen and heard by teenage Jerry, and helps Jerry rid an orphanage of ghosts. A cursed parchment from Tibet kills anyone who reads it. An explorer and his dog seek a shape-shifting Alaskan monster, in a rare sequel to a previous story, "The Ghoul of the North" from issue #113. Cavern of Death; The Parchment of Death; Death from the Skies; Terror in the Fields; Secret of the Moaning Ghosts; The Return of the Ghoul. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sport Thrills (1950 Star) 12 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Cover by L. B. Cole. True-life tales of sporting greats, and stories about athletic people. MVP, All-Star and cultural icon, Joe Dimaggio is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. (This issue was published before his marriage to Marilyn Monroe.) Yogi Berra comes to be regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, as well as a widely quoted armchair philosopher. Also featuring biographies of Phil Rizzuto, Tommy Henrich, Red Grange, Bill Tilden and Christy Matthewson. Fear to Fight; Christy Matthewson; Red Grange the Galloping Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is also a #12 "Accepted" reprint edition. In the reprint edition, the "Accepted" logo appears in upper left corner of cover. Cover price $0.10.