Auctions: comic books published by Avon Publications

Earth Man on Venus, An (1951) 0 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Cover detached. 4" spine split through all wraps. Brittle.

Story by Ralph Milne Farley. Art by Wally Wood. Cover by Gene Fawcette. An adaptation of Ralph Milne Farleys vintage science fiction novel The Radio Man, which in turn owes a debt to Burroughs A Princess of Mars. Earth scientist Myles Cabot is mysteriously transported to Venus, where he is captured by the gigantic ant-like Formians. But he uses science to fight back, winning the love of the humanoid princess Lilla. An Earth Man on Venus; The Lost Princess. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Peter Rabbit Comics (1947) 2 GD/VG 3.0

1" Cumulative spine split. Tearing and tape on interior pages. Miscut.

Newspaper strip reprints by Harrison Cady. Also includes "Skeets" by Dow Walling and "Tizzy" by Mal Eaton. Cover price $0.10.

Peter Rabbit Comics (1947) 6 VG 4.0

Stories by Harrison Cady and Dow Walling. Art by Harrison Cady, Matt Curzon and Dow Walling. Cover by Harrison Cady. Reprints of the vintage childrens comic strip featuring a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Mr. Bear waits in a haystack to ambush Peter and his friends, but luckily, hes spotted by a rat flying a helicopter; Skeets friends dont believe that he rode a real elephant, and even a photograph doesnt help. Also featuring a plethora of Pixie Puzzle pages. Peter Rabbit on Parade; Skeets; Pixie Puzzle Adventures. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 0 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine rebuild, piece-fill, tear seals. TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Michael J. Becker, Gerald McCann, Goldfarb Baer, Tex Blaisdell, Sid Check, Joe Kubert, Mort Lawrence, and Howard Larsen. Reprints of Murderous Gangsters #3, Prison Break #3 and Police Lineup #3. Lurid pre-Code tales about mobsters, bank robbers and other bad guys and gals from the golden age of crime. A murdered detective sets out to ID his killer before he dies; Leech McCoy has a yen for arson and a name like a Dick Tracy villain; Redheaded Lina Foyle and her boyfriend go on a crime spree. Killer Bait; Blind Mans Bluff; Brothers in Crime; Jed Hawkins—Cold Blooded Killer; The Imperfect Crime; Nick Marek—Shakedown Racketeer; Killers on the Loose; Sonny Terhune Machine-Gun Madman; Lina Foyle Gunmoll; Clevelands Butcher of Death; Two-Dollar Murder; Death Comes Laughing; Killer at Large; Louie Gruber Czar of the Underworld; The Unseen Murderer; Death Danced the Samba; Mystery of the Headless Corpse; Leech McCoy the Incendiary Killer! 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 3 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Wally Wood, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and Howard Larsen. Reprints from Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) #1. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. No mere gun moll, redheaded Evelyn Ellis builds her gang of hoods into a ruthless mob; The violent rise and fall of Big Jim Colosimo, leader of the Chicago Outfit; Gangster Sandy Quirk decides to take over a dance studio. Evelyn Ellis—Queen of the Gangsters!; King of the Convicts!; Big Jim Colosimo; Sandy Quirk Trips the Light Fantastic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 4 VG 4.0

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Bill Molno, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and George Roussos. Reprints from various Avon pre-Code crime comics. True tales of gangsters and G-men, featuring pre-Code levels of violence. Escaped convicts leave a trail of violence across Arkansas; The story of Irene Schroeder, known variously as the Keystone Hellcat, Trigger Woman, Iron Irene and Tiger Girl; A Simon Templar Saint story reworked as a Michael Strong detective story. Blood on Arkansas; Killer!; Irene Schroeder; She Murdered For Money; The Diamond of Death; Juanita Spinelli--Duchess of Crime. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Captain Steve Savage (1954-56 2nd Series) #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 20 FN 6.0

Wally Wood cover (reprinting U.S. Paratroopers 1). Behind Enemy Lines! starring Sgt. Dana; The paratroopers save a bridge and take out a power station. Dangerous Mission!; Sgt Dana and his team of three go on a mission to rescue an atomic scientist from a Korean prisoner of war camp. Parachute Open! text story starring the Royal Air Force. Medal Of Honor!; a soldier posthumously receives a medal of honor, but is actually alive to receive it later. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 22 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine split seal. TRIMMED. Water damage.

Art by Louis Ravielli, Vince Alascia, Mel Keefer, and Gene Fawcette. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Strange Worlds, formerly a science fiction title, continues in the Comics Code era as a war comic, reprinting stories from US Marines in Action (1952) #2. A Marine task force undertakes an impossible mission to the Korean shore; A mismatched duo finds unexpected danger on a mission behind enemy lines; A reckless pilot endangers his unit to win a contest with his brother, also a hotshot pilot. Also featuring another fine cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Operation Boomerang; Candidate For A Firing Squad; The Picture of Doom; Glory Sky-Ace; Death Trap; Submarine Fighters. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Television Puppet Show (1950) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Sparky Smith in "The Sapture of Jesse Jim," Spotty the Pup in "Dream World" and "Big Business," Speedy Rabbit in "Carnival Daze," Illustrated text stories: "Snow White and the Magic Mirror," "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse," and "Puss in Boots." Back cover ad for Treasure Chest of the Worlds Best Comics that includes Captain America. Cover price $0.10.

US Marines in Action (1952) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4697725005

Art by Louis Ravielli, Vincent Alascia and Gene Fawcette. One of Avons many combat titles during the Korean War, this one focusing on the Marines. A Marine task force undertakes an impossible mission to the Korean shore; A mismatched duo finds unexpected danger on a mission behind enemy lines; A reckless pilot endangers his unit to win a contest with his brother, also a hotshot pilot. Also featuring another photo-realistic contents page by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. Killer Patrol; Candidate for a Firing Squad; Death in Korea; Glory Sky-Ace; The Counter-Agents; Submarine Fighters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.