Auctions: comic books in 'Humor'

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 270 GD

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Don Christensen, Jack Bradbury, Tony Strobl, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 23 #6. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey manages a hotel during a bear invasion. In a story by Barks, Donald and Gladstone compete in a cross-country race that goes off the rails when they're arrested for littering. Huey, Dewey and Louie fool Gyro into thinking his lab monkey is a Martian spy in disguise. Donald Duck: The Jinxed Jalopy Race; Li'l Bad Wolf: Pot Luck; Ludwig Von Drake: Birdbrain of the Year; Gyro Gearloose: The Monkey from Mars; Figaro's Fidgets; Mickey Mouse: A Bear for Business. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 286 GD

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere, Fred Abranz, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 24 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Pete takes advantage of the confusion created by the second Phantom Blot. In a story by Barks, Donald is selected to carry the Olympic torch through Duckburg. Madam Mim's cat finds love at a fair. Donald Duck: The Olympian Torch Bearer; Li'l Bad Wolf: The Birthday Wish; Mad Madam Mim: The Cat's Meow; Goofy Jokes; A Nose for News; Mickey Mouse: The Return of the Phantom Blot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 292 VG

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere, Bob Gregory, Carl Fallberg and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 25 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy track down Pete for a final showdown on the Phantom Ship. In a story by Barks, diver Donald seeks the sunken remains of an ancient Persian fleet. The Beagle Boys go to work at Auntie Beagle's farm, but maybe they were better off in prison. Donald Duck: Instant Hercules; The Witch and Beelzebub the Broom: Pluto Blasts Off; The Beagle Boys: Down on the Farm; Goofy Jokes; A Big Day for Bongo; Mickey Mouse: The Phantom Ship. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 322 VG

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Bob Gregory, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere, Vic Lockman, Pete Alvarado, Bill Berg, Bob Grant, Manuel Gonzales, Cecil Beard and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 27 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy discover the secret of the giant cattle-stealing Zoomby Bird. Donald "helps" his nephews with their new museum project, but they're better off without him. The Beagle Boys set their sights on Uncle Scrooge's yacht. Plus Gold Key's "Can You Create a Monster?" contest invites readers to submit drawings of monsters for possible publication. Donald Duck: The Day the Museum Sank; Tinker Bell Runs Away; Uncle Scrooge and the Beagle Boys: The Yacht Plot; Mickey Mouse: Lair of the Zoomby; Scamp. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 324 VG

Cover by Tony Strobl and Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Bob Gregory, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere, Pete Alvarado, Vic Lockman, Cecil Beard and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 27 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Trying to rescue a time-lost Gyro Gearloose, Mickey and Goofy accidentally end up in Ancient Crete. Huey, Dewey, and Louie want to show off Donald's trophy, but that's hidden in the basement for a reason. Uncle Scrooge develops a sixth sense that warns him when the Beagle Boys are about to strike. Donald Duck: The Clock Plot; Dopey,The Witch-Hunter; Uncle Scrooge and the Beagle Boys: Supersensitive Situation; Mickey Mouse: Trapped in Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 335 VG

Cover by Tony Strobl and Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, Steve Steere, John Carey, Pete Alvarado, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 28 #11. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Captured by the Balton Gang, Mickey and Goofy are held for ransom. In a story by Barks, Donald sacrifices his backyard garden for a swimming pool, but maybe he didn't think this all the way through. April, May, and June get even with the Beagle Boys' prank-loving kids, the Beagle Brats. Plus a fact sheet on dinosaurs featuring the Ornitholestes. Donald Duck; Scamp: Tale of a Watchdog; April May and June: Mischief Stoppers; Thumper's Foolish Wish; Mickey Mouse: Peril at Panther Pass. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 345 VG

Cover by Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, John Carey, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 29 #9. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Crash-landing their helicopter in Despondia, Mickey, Minnie and Goofy find the kingdom slowly sinking into the ground. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to find a use for the nephews' new racing pigeon, who has a crucial weakness: he stops flying whenever he hears a whistle. Just when April, May, and June thought they'd got the best of the Beagle Brats, they meet their blond counterparts, The Beagle Babes. Donald Duck; Scamp: Pop's Shadow; April May and June: The Beagle Babes; Uncle Scrooge's Treasures; Mickey Mouse: The Sinking City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Whack (1953) 1 GD 2.0

Water damage. 3-D glasses are not included.

Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer, and Dave Berg. Another Mad clone, this one produced by comics legend Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer of Tor fame; the first issue was in 3-D. Private nose Keyhole Kasey (who looks like Dick Tracy's half-brother) investigates after Protection Louie is found dead. In a spoof of funny-animal stories, with art by future MAD artist Dave Berg, Dirty Mouse is a gangster who's taking advantage of kindly Wilfred Wolf. Norman Maurer and comics legend Joe Kubert portray themselves in a self-deprecating look at the comics industry during the era of 3-D comics. Ghastly Dee-Fective Comics; Tales of the Wooly West Starring Hoot Man; The 3-D-Ts; The Mouse of Evil: A Case of the Jitters; A Grim Fairy Tale!; Lovely Love Comics. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

What The --?! (1988) 4 FN

Parodies: the X-Men in "Mutant Beach Party, Chapter 2." Script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Hector Collazo, inks by Kyle Baker. Doctor Strange in "The Wacky Disciple of Doctor Deranged!" Script and art by Fred Hembeck. Wolverine/Lone Wolf and Cub in "Lone Wolvie and Chris (Claremont)." No credits (art by Steve Ditko/Terry Austin?). The Marvel Balls in "Hard Ball!" Script by Scott Lobdell, art by Gary Fields. Irving Forbush as Captain America in "The Last Charlie America." Script by Lobdell, art by Ron Zalme. Starchy (Archie) in "Four Pages With Starchy." Script and pencils by Dave Schwartz, inks by Jon D'Agostino. One-page strips: Master of Kung Fu in "What If Shang-Chew were a Fast Food Cook?" (script by Michael Eury, pencils by David Day, inks by Dan Day); "When Titans Clash!" (script by Peter David, art by Fields); and "An Important Message for the Readers" (script and art by Hembeck). No ads. This issue ends the four-issue try-out of the title. However, because it did well, it returned eight months later. Collazo/Wiacek front cover; Collazo/Joe Albedo back cover. Cover price $1.25.

What The --?! (1988) 20 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #20-261F254-020

Parodies: "The Irresponsible Forbush Man." Script and art by Aaron Lopresti. Milk and Cookies in "Lo, There Shall Come a Forbush!" Script by Sholly Fisch, art by Rurik Tyler. Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham (Spider-Man) in "Pork For Dinner, Milk and Cookies for Dessert!" Script by Barry Dutter, pencils by John Costanza, inks by George Wildman. Wolverina (a female version of Wolverine) in "Leadress of the Pack!" Script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Dennis Jensen, inks by Kaalberg. Fake ad by Dutter/Mike DeCarlo. Rurik Tyler cover. Cover price $1.25.

Willie Comics (1946) 5 CBCS 0.5

Paper: Slightly britle

From the personal collection of Matt Bruback. Centerfold & piece missing from last 8 pages, affects story. Incomplete.

Label #22-452A1A1-005

"By the Bee-u-tee-ful Sea!"; Willie and Jean spend a day at the beach. "Willie's Baseball Blues!"; Willie tries out for the school baseball team. "A Prize for Joe" text story; Betty mistakenly believes that Joe won a car in a contest. "Double Trouble!"; Snazzy and Speed are forced to take the nieces of their boss to a dance that they planned on attending with Nellie the Nurse. "No More Women!"; Joe Davis and his movie star daughter, Lila Listless, visit the Lawson family. "Willie Goes to the Dogs!"; Willie takes his dog for a walk. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wulf and Batsy (2024 Bloody Weirdo) 10B NM 9.4

"Spicy" Limited Edition Variant Cover by Bryan Baugh. Story and Art by Bryan Baugh. "Fall of the House of Zag-Zog Part 3". Cover price $10.00.

Yosemite Sam (1970 Gold Key) 23 FN

Zap Comix (1968 Apex Novelties) #8, 1st Printing FN+ 6.5

Signed by artist Robert Williams, does not include certificate of authenticity.

1st Printing, $0.75 cover price. Robert Crumb cover. Art and stories by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Robert Williams, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, and Victor Moscoso. 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.75.

Zombie Tramp (2022 Still Ill Princess) Kickstarter 56B.SHIKARII.B.C.FOIL CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Manufactured with "5/10" printed on cover. Comics Elite Spot Foil Edition C. TYPO: "Shikarii" misspelled as "Shirkarri" on CGC label.

Label #4725561003

Comics Elite Exclusive Naughty Spot Foil Virgin Cover by Shikarii - Limited to 10 copies. The saga of Janey Belle continues in this epilogue to Mendoza's last issue he wrote before getting the rights back. Enjoy, in the first of many all new stories of Zombie Tramp. Written, created and drawn by Dan Mendoza.

Zombie Tramp (2022 Still Ill Princess) Kickstarter 56B.SHIKARII.B.E.LEATHER CGC 10.0

Paper: White

Manufactured with "5/10" printed on cover. Comics Elite leather Edition E. TYPO: "Shikarii" misspelled as "Shirkarri" on CGC label.

Label #4725561002

Comics Elite Convention Exclusive Leather Edition Virgin Cover by Shikarii - Limited to 10 copies. The saga of Janey Belle continues in this epilogue to Mendoza's last issue he wrote before getting the rights back. Enjoy, in the first of many all new stories of Zombie Tramp. Written, created and drawn by Dan Mendoza.