Auctions: Worlds comic books

Alien Worlds (1988) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699337024

Cover by William Stout. Written by Bruce Jones. Art by Thom Enriquez, Tom Yeates, Mark Johnson, Ralph Reese, Eric Shanower, Mike Dringenberg, Bill Wray and Bob Fingerman. Featuring: "Phony Express"; "Looking for Louie"; "Boots and Jackets"; "In the Meadow"; "Jupiter Rising"; and "Worlds Apart"! Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

KFC: The Colonel of Two Worlds (DC Comics 2015) 1 FN/VF 7.0

NYCC 2015 Exclusive giveaway. 20 Pages, Full Color.

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.

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction (1975) 1 FN 6.0

Cover by Kelly Freas and John Romita. "Slow Glass." 5 pages. Concept by Bob Shaw. Script by Tony Isabella. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Tom Palmer. Framing sequence for stories in anthology. "Day of the Triffids." 15 pages. Part 1 of 2. Based on the book by John Wyndham. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Ernie Chua. After a meteor shower blinds almost everyone on Earth, giant mobile plants called Triffids attempt to finish off the human race. "A view from without." 8 pages. Story and art by Neal Adams. Humanitys propensity for war and self destruction is examined by an impartial alien observer. Interview with author Ray Bradbury. 10 pages. "Smash Gordon." 4 pages. Story and art by Frank Brunner. Flash Gordon spoof. "Savage world." 8 pages. Story by Wally Wood. Art by Al Williamson. An atomic bomb test leads to an encounter with a subterranean race. Interview with artist Kelly Freas. 4 pages. "Hey buddy, can you lend me a…." 5 pages. Story and art by Mike Kaluta. The last people on Earths fate rests on… a phone call. "Light of other days." 7 pages. Based on a story by Bob Shaw. Script by Tony Isabella. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Mike Esposito. A substance called slow glass allows a couple to see the past. But there is no guarantee theyll enjoy what they see. 80 pages. B&W. Cover price $1.00.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 3 CGC Page 42 Only

Paper: Off white

Page 42 Only.

Label #4649144010

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Case of the Death Express, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; Clark Kent [a.k.a. Superman] investigates a series of railroad accidents that turn out to be anything BUT accidental! The Adventure of the Informer starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. The Adventure of the Uncut Diamonds starring The Crimson Avenger, script by Jack Lehti, art by Paul Norris. The Story of the Man Who Couldn't Lose starring Johnny Thunder, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Case of the Missing Millionaire starring Young Doc Davis, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. Magic Casts Its Vote starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. Crime Visits the Opera starring The Sandman, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. The Case of the Counterfeit Food Tickets starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. The Panama Canal Mystery starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Howard Purcell. Riddle of the Human Scarecrow! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (on secondary figures only), inks by George Roussos. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 64 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple (taped). 2" cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The Death of Lois Lane starring Superman, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Al Plastino. The One-Armed Archer starring Green Arrow, script by Dave Wood, art by George Papp. Spy Train starring King Faraday, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; King Faraday, on the trail of a killer, rides the Orient Express, where he meets a movie starlet and a camera-happy tourist. The Wyoming Kid's Pal, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Howard Sherman. Bruce Wayne... Amateur Detective starring Batman, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 100 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill and TRIMMED. Water damage. Tape on cover interiors and under staples.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Dictator of Krypton City, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye; Luthor shrinks himself and tricks Superman into leaving him in the Fortress, where he enters Krypton City [Kandor] and takes over. Mystery of the Vanishing Boys starring Tomahawk, art by Bob Brown. Case of the Green Error Clown starring Green Arrow, art by Lee Elias; Green Arrow and Speedy meet the Green Error, a clown who spoofs Green Arrow at the circus. Green Error's tools help them stop the robbers who stole the day's receipts. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 162 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4617368023

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Pawns of the Jousting Master! starring Superman and Batman, script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superman and Batman journey to King Arthur's time where all the members of the Round Table seem to have super powers. Lost -- A Free Education! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. The Human Circus!--Editors' Round Table: Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 249 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4703228013

Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Vampire of Steel starring Superman and Batman, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Superman, Batman, and the Phantom encounter marine vampires on an offshore oil rig. Will The Costume Make The Hero? starring Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Hellgrammite, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Trevor von Eeden, inks by Vince Colletta. Moon Lady and the Monster starring The Creeper, script and art by Steve Ditko. Fire In The Sky starring Wonder Woman, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Bob Smith. Aquaman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Mera Meets the Manta Men. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.