Auctions: comic books 1950-1959

Little Dot (1953 1st Series) 49 CBCS 6.5 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Off white to white

Amateur Conservation Includes: Small piece of cover reattached with glue.

Label #23-40B95C4-003

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and Warren Kremer. Cover by Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Dot meets the one relative she'd rather not: Uncle Anti-Dot. Richie Rich tries to prevent his pushy cousin Reggie from being so obnoxious. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "giant flying plastic jet," a model Douglas DC-3 with the Pan Am logo. Little Dot; Another Dot; Dorothy Meets Uncle Anti-Dot; Little Lotta: The Hobby Hunt; Richie Rich: Rough and Reggie; First Day; The Dress; Richie Rich; Little Lotta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 49 CGC 1.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4384477005

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Bill Ward, Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Riss and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. To earn money for charity, The Marvel Family must survive for one day in Antarctica, the dinosaur era, and a desert planet populated by cactus-people...while in their human identities of Billy, Mary and Freddy. Bored with having heard every joke ever, the Roman god of laughter obliterates humor from the world, in a story with art by Torchy creator Bill Ward. Mary Marvel can't figure out why full-grown adults are suddenly acting like children. Plus a vintage ad for wallets, belts and suspenders featuring movie cowboy Roy Rogers. The Marvel Family Proves Human Hardiness; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Egg-asperating Scoop; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Ban on Laughter; Mary Marvel: The Adult Children; Farmer Frammis; Freshman Freddy: The Big Dance; Danger on the Dock; Captain Marvel: The Million Dollar Tasks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 GD 2.0

Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 VG 4.0

1.5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

"temptress of the time flow" a novel by Gardner F. Fox (DC Comics writer),"The Cataaaa" a short story by A. E. Van Vogt, and "Race to the Moon" an article by Forrest J. Ackerman.

November 1950. Formerly Marvel Stories. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction Stories: "Trin" by Arthur J. Burks, "Temptress of the Time Flow" by Gardner F. Fox, "Overlord of Earth" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "Firebrand!" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Cataaaa" by A. E. Van Vogt, "The Guinea Pig" by Cedric Walker, "The Day They Landed" by Paul Chadwick, plus other editorial features. Illustrations by F.R. Paul and V. Napoli. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/4-in, 134 Pages, B&W. NOTE: See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series; Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp; and Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp for earlier issues. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 101 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, TRIMMED. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

The Man Who Died Twice!; Fate teaches a lesson to a man who denies him by giving him another chance to avoid being a passenger on a doomed airliner, but when he decides to drive instead of fly, the plane crashes into his car. The Spider!, script by Hank Chapman; A boy feeds his giant spider the neighbor's animals, and then the neighbor. When the spider bites the boy, he transforms into a giant spider. The Train to Nowhere text story. The Voice of Doom, art by Gene Colan; A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him; A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. The Hidden Men, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 135 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation.

This issue contains interior artwork by Dick Ayers and Mort Drucker (5 page story). "Mr. Dugan's Dragon!" (cover featured) features a reporter who looks enough like J. Jonah Jamison to be Jonah's father. Cover price $0.10.

Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 14 VG 4.0

Residue on interior cover.

"name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Man (1951-1976 PDC) Magazine Vol. 6 #3 FN+ 6.5

Vol. 6 #3 - September 1956. Cover of Barbara Nichols. Men's magazine with articles and pictorials. This issue with a Candy Barr pictorial and full-color centerfold. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 58 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 17 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #2139595013

"The Last Mile of Space" (cover/story art by Murphy Anderson), "The Man in the Moon," "The Thought Pirate," and "The Magnetic Duel" (art by Anderson). Carmen Infantino art? Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) 1 CGC 1.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Spine of cover completely split & cover re-attached with tape. Pages 1 and 16 detached.

Label #2064763011

Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Tuska, Everett Raymond Kinstler and Syd Shores. Pre-Code horror and suspense from Ziff-Davis, featuring their typically beautiful painted covers. A bitter one-handed sailor burns down a ship, only to be haunted by its ghost, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. In another Tuska story, a man is haunted by his dead brother after an accident during a snowstorm. A beautiful Sri Lankan dancer does not show up on film, in a story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Typically eye-catching painted cover by Allen Anderson. The Blood Ship; The Corpse That Wouldnt Stay Dead; Jardinis Jaw; The Fatal Note!; The Tunnel of Horror; Vision of the Gods! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Other Worlds (1949-1953 Clark Publishing) 1st Series 11 GD/VG 3.0

May, 1951; Volume 3, No 3 / Issue 11. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear and spine split seals.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1950. 32 page illustrated color section contains reprints from Avon's comic book titles "Out of This World" & "Strange Worlds" with art by Joe Kubert and John Giunta. Science Fiction stories "The Planet-Smashers" by Ray Cummings, "Letter from the Stars" by A.E. Van Vogt, "Omega and the Wolf-Girl" by Lester del Ray, "The Puzzle of Priipiirii" by William Tenn, "The Shipwrecked Bogey Man" by Lloyd Williams, "Terror of the Mist-Maidens" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Discord Makers" by Mack Reynolds, and "Forbidden Fruit" by Kris Neville. Illustrations by Martin and William F. McWilliam. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white/color; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 VG 4.0

A pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content!

Dec 1950. Cover by James Bama. "Out of This World Adventures" Vol. 1 No. 2 is a pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content, including "The Corsairs from the Coalsack," written by John Michel with art by Joe Kubert, and Crom the Barbarian in "The Spider God of Akka," written by Gardner Fox, with art by John Giunta. This issue also includes over 100 pages of b&w illustrated pulp SF stories, including "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" by A. Bretram Chandler, plus six others. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in, partial b&w/color, 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 77 FR/GD 1.5

1.5" Spine split from bottom. Oxidation and spine splitting to some interior wraps.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Dance Your Troubles Away," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Veronica wants Archie to learn the Charleston for the dance competition that night. Untitled Katy Keene story with Sis, art by Bill Woggon. Pep Puzzle Page. "In Days of Old"; Ferdie dreams that he's Hercules and he has to go to battle with Suzie who is the Queen of the Amazons. "So's Your Antenna"; Laurie's father gives her $300 for a portable radio for the lodge but Wilbur tells her that she could buy a TV for that amount so he convinces her to buy one and offers to do the installation himself. "Star Dirt" article; Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars. "Golden Earrings"; A gypsy warns Jughead that he'll have an accident that night before he's safe in bed. K.O. Kelly 1950 Pin-Up Calendar, pencils by Bill Woggon. "Home Swivet Home," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Hap builds a bird house to attract very rare swivet birds. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and centerfold loose at one staple.

Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and Jack Oleck. Art by Graham Ingels, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. The life of pirate and war hero Jean LaFitte, who fought alongside Americans in the War of 1812 and the crucial Battle of New Orleans, with art by Reed Crandall. An evil captain withholds a keg of water from his crew, in a survivor story with a twist ending and art by George Evans. Graham Ingels illustrates the tale of a man who finds courage in a most unusual place. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Jean Lafitte; Rag Doll; Salvage; Breakers on the Shore; The Keg. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 VG/FN 5.0

an issue jampacked with great writers including Poul Anderson-N, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mac Reynolds, and James Blish.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Ross Rocklynne, J. T. McIntosh, Dave Dryfoos, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and James Blish. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Earl Mayan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #3 GD 2.0

Water damage. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.

Poul Anderson, Mack Reynolds, Eric Frank Russell.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Stanley Mullen, Mack Reynolds, Roger Dee, John Starr, Bryce Walton, Eric Frank Russell, Alfred Coppel, and M. E. Counselman. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Hank Kass. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #6 GD 2.0

7" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

May 1952. Cover by Allen Anderson. "War-Maid of Mars" by Poul Anderson. Other stories by J. T. McIntosh, Bryce Walton, Robert Moore Williams, Peter Phillips, Lloyd Palmer, Bolling Branham, and John McGreevey. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Kelly Freas. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #10 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting. Oxidation.

This issues highlights: "Design for Great-Day" A novel by Eric Frank Russell, and "War Drums of Mercury Lost" a short story by John W. Jakes,

Volume 5, Issue 10 - January, 1953. Cover by Allen Anderson. "Oh Mesmerist from Mimas!" by Roger Dee. Other stories by Erick Frank Russell, John W. Jakes, Stanley Whiteside, and Bryan Berry. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Wally Wood. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) 21 GD- 1.8

Cover oxidation with chipping.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Kra Vashnu starring Plastic Man, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Jack Cole. Professor Putter's Potion starring Woozy Winks and Professor Putter, art by Jack Cole. Misunderstanding text story with Plastic Man. Where Is Amorpho?, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Jack Cole; A projectile from space brings to Earth an indefinable mass of protoplasm called Amorpho, who can reshape his body into any animal or human alive; His downfall, at the hands of Plastic Man, is his insane desire for salt! Plastic Man agreed to drop charges if Amorpho would go back home. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) 64 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold coming loose at one staple. Lateral spine tear. Tape on interior cover. Cover oxidation.

Final issue of the series. Plastic Man in "The Expander Device," "The Invisible Invaders," and an untitled story. Woozy back-up. Cover price $0.10.

Playboy Magazine (1953-Present HMH Publishing) Vol. 6 #6 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well

Subscription insert.

Label #1627517005

Vol. 6 #6 - June 1959. Jack Kerouac on "The Origins of the Beat Generation." 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, color and black and white. Cover price $0.50.

Queen of the West Dale Evans (1954-1959 Dell) 5 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4163566009

"The Hide-Out" (art by Jessie Marsh) and "The Million Dollar Kid" (art by Russ Manning). Photo covers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Reggie (1950 Archie) 3 GD/VG 3.0

Writing on interior cover. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by George Frese. "Call of the Wild," pencils by George Frese; After getting pranked with a hot foot by Reggie Jughead decides to play a prank on Reggie using hypnotism. "Come Sit with Me," pencils by George Frese; Archie starts a baby-sitting operation with Betty, Veronica and Jughead as his sitters and this takes Veronica's time away from Reggie so he calls in to the service with a disguised voice so Veronica will come and babysit him; He dresses up like a baby as a gag but it's not Veronica who shows up. "Hot Seat," pencils by George Frese; Reggie buys an electric cushion that gives shocks to anyone who sits on it and he tries to use it on Archie but Miss Grundy sits on it instead. "On the Rocks"; Reggie gets injured from diving in shallow water. "The Tree Bears," pencils by George Frese; Archie has a plan to earn money to take Veronica to the dance and Reggie tries to spoil Archie's money-making plans. "Reggie's Good Deed!"; Reggie overhears the doctor telling Archie that his hangnail will be gone in three days but Reggie doesn't get the whole conversation and thinks Archie is dying so he gets everyone together to raise money to send Archie to New York to see a specialist. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Rex Allen (1951-1959 Dell) 28 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #22-0FB9CEE-021

Photo cover. Showdown at Shawnee Wells starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sandy Riggs, and Marshall Clay Bassett, art by Russ Manning. The Protege text story, art by Sparky Moore. The Washout--Tales of the Roaring West starring Clem Hardy. The Big Change starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sheriff Trem Todd, Mr. Brown, Biff Yancy, and Bo Yancy, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Rocky Lane Western (1949) 87 0.3

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky skips town with the betting take for a bar-knuckle boxing match, but he's just trying to prevent a riot after the fight. Another lawman presents Rocky with a warrant for ex-con Gabe, but he seems awfully eager to shoot it out with Gabe. A crooked newspaper editor libels Rocky as an outlaw to force the marshal into exile. The Stakeholder; Hunter's Warrant; Homecoming; A Cowboy's Job; Midnight; The Outcast. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rod Cameron Western (1950 Fawcett) 4 VG+ 4.5

Water damage.

The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In an issue-length story, a beaver boom causes demand for beaver pelts to skyrocket. This of course brings beaver bandits, causing violent confrontations at beaver dams across the Old West, and inciting the fury of Rod Cameron. Sam the Sheriff interviews a new deputy, and the "dad jokes" are flying . Hoghead Harry; The Beaver Bandits; Rancher Rollins and His Son, Junior; Under Suspicion; Ten Gallon Tex; Hotshot Horace; Sam the Sheriff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shock Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731006

Painted cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Daniel Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring slice-of-life tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. This first issue focused on psychology-themed stories, similar to EC's 1955 comic Psychoanalysis. A key-swapping party for bored suburbanites results in a temporary split in Beth and Jim's marriage, and a trip to the psychiatrist. Teenage dope addict Peggy sees a psychiatrist after her life falls apart and she's jailed on multiple charges. A teen becomes a leather-jacked juvenile delinquent and murders a stranger with a switchblade, encompassing many of the fears of middle-class America of the 1950s. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Needle; Switch Party; The Jacket. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Shock Illustrated (1955) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731001

Painted cover by Rudy Nappi. Stories by Daniel Keyes, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein. Art by Reed Crandall, George Evans, Al Williamson, and Graham Ingels. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring crime tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. Cops capture "The Lipstick Killer" after a murder spree, and psychoanalysis reveals his accidental first murder when he was a toddler. A macabre bet between two med-school students leads to a man being buried alive, but the truth is worse still. A sheriff seeks the truth about a woman's death. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Lipstick Killer; My Brothers Keeper; A Question of Time; Dead Right. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Smokey Stover National Fire Protection Giveaway (1953) 2 FN 6.0

Miscut.

Smokey Stover by Bill Holman #2, published by the National Fire Protection Association in 1954. Standard comic book dimensions, 16-pages, full color, back cover blank, no cover price or publication. Copyright 1954.

Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4006900009

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Worlds (1952) 6 GD+ 2.5

Heavy cover oxidation.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 GD 2.0

2" cumulative spine split.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 23 #2 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from top. Water damage.

Volume 23, Issue 2 - May, 1951. Cover Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, Matt Lee, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story), John Wyndham, Robert Moore Williams, and Samuel Mines. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) 12 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389005005

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Tyrant of Terror" art by George Peltz; "Madhouse of Crime!!" retitled and reprinted from "Constantine, The Killer" in Famous Crimes (1948) #8; "The Payoff-Prison!!" retitled and reprinted from "Sadie Krum, Girl Bandit" in Famous Crimes (1948) #1, which was reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #52; "Fool-Proof Scheme"; and "White Hand Horror!!" retitled and reprinted from "Wild Bill Lovett!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #10. "Trial and Execution." text story retitled and reprinted from "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." in Crimes by Women (1948) #14, which was reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #8, and reprinted in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 12 VG- 3.5

Water spotting. Interior activity completed.

Captain Comet in "The Girl From the Diamond Planet" (script by Edgar Ray Merritt, art by Murphy Anderson?), "The Brain Masters of Polaris" (script by John Osgood, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry), "Sideways in Time" (script by Jack Miller and John Braillard), and "Exiled From Earth" (script by Gardner F. Fox). Gil Kane cover and art. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 70 GD 2.0

3" spine split from bottom. Centerfold loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.

"The Triple Life of Dr. Pluto," "Earth's Secret Weapon" (pencils by Gil Kane, 6 pages), "The Mechanical Mastermind" (art by Carmine Infantino), and "Menace of the Martian Bubble!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 15 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4258134002

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Corpse Comes Back"; A lawyer murders his partner and buries the body in 5 states; The dead man is stitched together and sent back to get revenge; His body falls apart and the lawyer tries to destroy him with acid and bury him in a trunk. "Black Pearls of Death"; Two men force islanders to dive for them to steal black pearls from a sunken idol; Once they get the pearls, they kill the islanders. "Horror's House" text story by John Martin. "Over His Dead Body"; A woman suspects that her husband returning from a business trip is abnormal; His skin is cold and he never sleeps; He refuses medical exams; She cheats on him. "Horror Unseen"; A scientist accidentally turns into a glass man; He steals money and wears makeup to fool his new bride; She is suspicious, discovers that he is glass, and is killed by him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 13 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #23-06D186D-016

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Witching Hours!, art by Ed Goldfarb; A man marries the beautiful daughter of a witch. The Power of Hatred text story. Death Makes a Deal!, art by Ed Robbins; A washed-up reporter needs to come up with a scoop or he will be fired; He meets Death, who reveals future tragedies to him so that he can write up the stories. The Hiding Place, script by Carl Wessler, art by John Tartaglione; Three crooks hide the money they've stolen and agree to retrieve it in a year. The Bugs, art by Larry Woromay. The Secret of Christopher Morse, art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 64 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split (taped). Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Secret Laboratory of Dr. Domino," art by Al Williamson; A conman hires some elderly women and young girls to enter a cabinet so that the old woman exit the back and the young girls come out the front to give the illusion that their youth has been restored. "What Is Monium?", art by John Forte; A man discovers a metal that when cut in two remains connected even though it appears that there is empty space between the parts; He starts a magic act where anything he tosses through one hoop pops out the other. "So This Is Mars!", art by Bob Powell; A Martian filmmaker teleports a human filmmaker's Martian set to Mars and is disappointed to find human culture identical to Martian culture. "The Silent City!", art by Jim Mooney; A man finds that he can rob helpless frozen people if he stops all of the clocks in town but he forgets about a sundial. "What On Earth?", art by Bob McCarty; One man thinks that humans cannot achieve space travel, and must allow nature to take them to other worlds like seeds. "The Busybody" text story. "The Last Warning!", art by Vic Carrabotta; A man saves his own life by sending a radio message through time that helps a younger version of himself escape a cave-in. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 45 PR 0.5

Full length spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Incredible Superboy Auction, art by John Sikela; After the General Store burns down, Pa must raise money and accidentally auctions off all of Clark's Superboy souvenirs. Bat Kite --Superboy's Workshop activity page. The Secret of the Super Charades, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Man Who Owned a Volcano text story by Jack Miller. A Trap for Superboy!, art by John Sikela; Lana Lang stumbles on a piece of kryptonite and tries to prove Clark is Superboy. How a Nation Is Born public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, inks by Win Mortimer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superhombre (Argentinian 1949 Editorial Muchnik) Superman 229 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes

Chipping to top left corner of slab (back side). Argentina.

Label #4337623012

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Argentinian Series. Stories by Jerry Coleman and Edmond Hamilton. Contains stories from Superman #87 and Batman #83. Spanish language. Full color.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 64 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Portion of first page missing, interrupts art and story.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Professor Lois Lane starring Superman, Lois Lane, Andy Parkes, Greta Lee, and Perry White, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Isle of Giant Insects, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; Supes fights giant ants and other insects, ala THEM. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Stumpy humor page by Phil Berube. The Free-For-All Crimes starring Superman and The Prankster, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. Home Sweet Home public service announcement featuring Leave It to Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 84 CGC 0.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover. 7th Wrap Missing

Label #4358958006

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 90 FR/GD 1.5

5 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at both staples. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Last Job starring Superman and Red Evans, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. Superman's Secret Past, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; Superman returns to Smallville. The Man Who Caught a Sub text story by Jack Miller. The Titanic Thefts starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Don't Give Fire a Place to Start. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 94 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4358958010

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Three Dooms For Metropolis starring Superman and The Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Men Without a World starring Superman and three Blanthians (aliens from Blanth), script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Night Climbers text story. Clark Kent's Hillbilly Bride, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Clark is set to marry a mountain girl named Marybelle. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 97 GD- 1.8

3" cumulative spine split. 1" spine split through all wraps. Cover detached at one staple. Oxidation.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Amazing Professor Memory, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino; Superman takes the place of Professor Memory when the mob is after him for accidentally learning the serial numbers on some stolen bills. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; The Swindle Syndicate dupe Jimmy Olsen with free passes to Jack Borden's Big Game Hunt in an attempt to stop Clark Kent from figuring out who their leader is. Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad with art by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 98 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4376221004

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman's Secret Life starring Superman, Rags Stephens, and Harry Chadwick, script by France Herron, art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent, Outlaw, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman battles The Big Guy. Club For Adventurers text story by Joe Mallon. The Amazing Superman Newsreel, art by Al Plastino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 101 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4376221005

Cover art by Al Plastino. Luthor's Amazing Rebus starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meek Man's Club starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Rainbow Doom, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally turns Lois Lane into glass. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.