Auctions: comic books March 1974

Flashback 09: Doll Man Quarterly #1 (1941/1970) 9 FN+ 6.5

Staple rust.

The ninth issue of the Flashback reprint series presents Doll Man Quarterly # 1 originally published in 1941 by Quality Comics. "Phantom Swordsman!!"; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) battles The Phantom Duelist (Steve Morton), who makes his first appearance and then dies. "The Vulture!!"; Doll Man battles The Vulture. "Origin of Justin Wright," script and art by George Brenner (as Wayne Reid); Justin receives a telegram summoning him to the offices of Cronin, Fox and DiPreta, where Cronin informed Wright, because it was his 26th birthday, he stood to inherit his parents' fortune; At his boyhood home, while going through some of his parents' possessions, he discovered a red scarf that belonged to his mother; From that moment on, he wore that scarf and a blue suit, vowing to avenge his parents' murder as Just 'N' Right, rounding up two mobsters responsible. "The Framing of Joe Davis"; Doll Man vs. Slats and his gang. "Black Gold"; Doll Man vs. Dr. Rosdick and Professor Weezel. "Red Light of Doom" text story starring Doll Man, written by Robert M. Hyatt. "The Black Gondolier"; Doll Man vs. The Black Gondolier, who makes his first appearance. 68-pages, full color cardstock covers, 7-3/4-in. x 10-3/8-in. black-and-white interior on white paper stock, saddle-stitched binding. Cover price $3.00.

Sandman (1974 DC) 1A VF 8.0

1st Bronze Age Sandman. Last Simon & Kirby collaboration. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. General Electric, script by Joe Simon, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer; When a boy named Jed Walker has a strange dream of a drowning man who appears in reality to give him an evil little doll, it spurs the Sandman to emerge from the Dream Stream into the real world to stop the plans of General Electric. Article on memory and dreams by Alan Asherman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 4 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1261895015

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Challenge of the Faceless Five!", script by Cary Bates, art by John Rosenberger; the fate of the world depends on a faceless basketball team winning a game. "Man with the Golden Gloves!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; a prize fighter has heavy weights on his hands. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.