Auctions: comic books 1955 or before

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 75 FN- 5.5

Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY AND THE WILDCAT, No. 75." Cover art by Jesse Marsh. Gene Autry and the Wildcat, art by Jesse Marsh; Gene has a strange encounter with a wild young girl and her hard-bitten uncle; Later he goes to Boonetown, where he finds Sheriff Ted Boone struggling to stop a string of robberies. Gene Autry and Two-Gun Bart, art by Jesse Marsh; Two-Gun Bart Brown escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Tom Hood, who was the sheriff who sent him to prison. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 79 GD- 1.8

Oxidation. Odor.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE, No. 79." The Riddle of the Red Hat, script by Eleanor Packer, art by Carl Barks; Mickey laughs at Minnie's new hat, then mistakes a girl in a similar hat for Minnie; The girl mistakes Mickey for someone else and gives him a "diamond ring" that actually contains a large ruby. Pluto the Hero, art by Vivie Risto. Goofy's Orphans, art possibly by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 110 VG- 3.5

Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover art by John Stanley. Treasure Hunt; Lulu and Tubby row to an island in the lake to look for buried treasure. He Can't Hurt Us; Lulu shows Tubby how to stand up to Willy, who is trying to bully Tub. Stuff and Nonsense; Lulu brings Edgar the horse home and leads him upstairs into her bedroom. The Working Girl; Lulu is hired to deliver a success wreath to a customer. Lulu In Distress: A Tragedy; Lulu tells Alvin about when her wicked stepmother locked her in a castle tower. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 129 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S UNCLE REMUS AND HIS TALES OF BRER RABBIT, No. 129." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Brer Rabbit an' De Tar-Baby, script by Chase Craig, pencils by Paul Murry, inks by Carl Buettner; Brer Fox makes a tar-baby to trap Brer Rabbit. Brer Terrapin's Tug-o'-War, script by Chase Craig, art by Tom McKimson; Brer Rabbit bets the forest dwellers that Brer Terrapin is stronger than Brer Bear in a tug-o'-war. Brer Fox an' de Stolen Goobers, script by Chase Craig, pencils by Paul Murry, inks by Carl Buettner; Brer Rabbit is caught in a trap while stealing peanuts from Brer Fox's patch; He tricks Brer Bear into taking his place in the trap. Brer Rabbit Visits De Witch, script by Chase Craig, art by Tom McKimson; Afraid he is losing his smartness; Brer Rabbit goes to a witch to get help. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 154 VG 4.0

Cover and interior oxidation.

Indicia title is "WALTER LANTZ ANDY PANDA, No. 154." The Ghost of Captain Kidd, art by Dick Hall; Andy and Charlie are passengers on an ocean cruise ship. Midway through the cruise the ship is attacked by a 17th Century sailing ship with a crew of pirates under the command of Captain Kidd, who died 250 years earlier. Andy and Charlie sneak aboard the pirate ship and are taken to their island headquarters, along with a girl from the cruise ship. Andy comes up with a plan to defeat the pirates (who really are ghosts!). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 158 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 158." Little Lulu for President; Lulu and Tubby both decide they could grow up to be President; Tubby decides to copy George Washington's mythical feat of chopping down the cherry tree. Takes the Cake; Lulu goes with Tubby to the bakery; He buys a cake, but drops it on the way home;They take the cake to Lulu's house to try to repair it. Just a Gigolo; Lulu and a new girl, Dolly, try to bribe Tubby with candy and soda so he'll notice them. Lulu's Lamp; Lulu tells Alvin a story about when she was a poor girl who worked for a shoemaker; An old man gives her a magic lamp after she gives him some shoes; The lamp has a genie that can grant her any wish--except for one thing. Scripts by John Stanley, pencils by John Stanley (layouts) and Irving Tripp, inks by Irving Tripp. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 162 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "FELIX THE CAT, No. 162." Weather Profit; An inventor uses his weather control machine to extort money from businesses; Felix gains control of the weather machine and treats the inventor to a series of unpleasant weather conditions. Public Relations; Felix is having no luck find a place to live when he is caught up in a cyclone; When the cyclone departs it has left him a house and all the furnishings; Felix's relatives flock to the house and fill all the rooms. Felix the Cat Shows His Colors; Felix decides to become an artist to impress a girl. Scripts and art by Otto Messmer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 223 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0115931014

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "LOST IN THE ANDES", No. 223." Cover art by Carl Barks. Lost in the Andes, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald, a museum janitor, discovers that some "blocks" from Inca ruins are actually square eggs; When the other members of a scientific expedition fall ill, Donald and the nephews press on alone deep into the Andes; There they find a strange race of people who speak with Southern accents and live on the square eggs. Too Fit to Fit one-page story; Donald exercises so that he can fit into his tuxedo again. Tunnel Vision one-page strip; Donald ends the nephews' fighting over the television. Sleepy Sitters; Donald helps the nephews to baby-sit by singing a lullaby. Art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 328 GD/VG 3.0

Cover loose at one staple. Interior residue.

Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck in Old California!, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks, injured in a car wreck in Southern California, are transported by means of a mysterious dream to the California of 1848; While there they stay at the home of a wealthy Spanish rancher, take part in the gold rush, and help a young vaquero win the hand of a rancher's daughter. Grandma's Visit starring Donald Duck, script by Don Christensen, art by Bob Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 331 VG+ 4.5

Written by Lewis Carroll (novel) and Del Connell (adaptation). Art by Riley Thompson and Bob Grant. Wraparound painted cover by Bob Grant. Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Starring Alice in Wonderland, Dinah, The White Rabbit, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Dodo, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, March Hare, Walrus, Carpenter, Caterpillar and the Queen! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 386 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0324065001

Cover art by Carl Barks. Only a Poor Old Man; When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater; Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land. Coffee for Two; Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee. Soupline Eight back cover strip; Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 394 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories by Del Connell and various. Art by Jack Bradbury. Featuring the tales "Malayalaya" and "[Donald buys a TV set]," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge and Daisy Duck! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 396 FN- 5.5

Indicia title is "TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS, No. 396." Photo cover of Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson. Short history of the Texas Rangers, art by August Lenox. Panhandle Manhunt, art by Tom Cooke; Three members of bank robber Hock Denton's gang help Denton escape from the Bitter Creek jail; Jace Pearson is sent to lead an investigative team to find the gang. Underwater Cache, art by Tom Cooke; Jace Pearson becomes involved in a scheme to retrieve a box from the bottom of a lake near a dam and disguises himself as a diver to solve the mystery. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 469 VG/FN 5.0

Centerfold loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 469." Cover art by Mort Walker. Stuck in the Scenery for USO Show; Beetle gets his head caught in a bannister used as scenery for a USO show on base and has to stay onstage as the show is being performed. Sarge has a Crush on PX Girl; Sarge has a crush on the girl who sells ice cream at the PX. Tied to His Work; Tired of Beetle loafing on the job, Sarge ties his wrists to a wheelbarrow loaded with sand; The wheelbarrow goes out of control down a hill, taking Beetle with it on a slapstick rampage through the base and into town. Scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (UK 1951 Arnold Book Co.) 3 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

U.K. Edition

Label #4426079001

UK Reprint Series. Cover by Dick Briefer. Reprints Cover from Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) #28. Reprints stories from Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) #28, Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 9 #8, and Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) #22. 7 1/4" X 3/4".

Frankenstein Comics (UK 1951 Arnold Book Co.) 4 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

U.K. Edition

Label #4426079003

UK Reprint Series. Cover by Dick Briefer. Reprints Cover from Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) #29. Reprints stories from Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) #29, Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 9 #9, and Mystic (1951 Atlas) #29. 7 1/4" X 3/4".

Frontline Combat (1951 EC) 13 GD/VG 3.0

2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Jerry DeFuccio. Art by George Evans, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. Navy pilots take Panther Jets into combat. A medieval shepherd uses his trained hawk as a weapon when his father's castle is attacked. Air ace Frank Luke plays by his own rules once too often. Plus The EC "Artist of the Issue," focusing on George Evans. Pantherjet!; War Dance!; Symbols; Wolf!; Frank Luke! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funland (1940) 0 GD/VG 3.0

Some interior activities completed with pencil.

Stories and art by A.W. Nugent and others. A comic-sized activity book from Ziff-Davis. A.W. Nugent, who provided puzzle and activity pages for many Golden Age comics, collects his newspaper pages into a 100-page giant. Games, puzzles, cut-outs, magic tricks, riddles, shadow-graphs, hidden pictures, crossword puzzles, tongue twisters, things to make, and anagrams. Special bonus cover for clownophobes. A Message from the Creator of Funland; Funland, the Family Entertainer. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 7 CGC 4.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4427656021

Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, and activity pages. In order of appearance: "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "The Nut Brothers", "Mr. Blotto", and "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Boots" by Edgar Martin; "Bronc Peeler" and "On the Range" by Fred Harman; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Otto Honk" by Bela Zaboly; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" and "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest; "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" and "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "Salesman Sam" by C. D. Small; and "Flapper Fanny" by Gladys Parker. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 48 PR 0.5

Interior complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Incorrect back cover attached. Cover and first wrap detached. Water damage and chipping.

Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Gaylord Du Bois, Bob Jenney, Al McWilliams, Victor Bloom, Bob Hebberd, E. C. Stoner, and John Coleman Burroughs. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. The siege of Helium over, John Carter marries Dejah Thoris at last. But more danger awaits, in the conclusion to the adaptation of the novel A Princess of Mars. John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Mr. District Attorney goes after an espionage ring. In California, Phantasmo and Whizzer visit Whizzer's cousin, who is hearing strange noises coming from underneath his house. Phantasmo's costume is mis-colored on the cover, giving the appearance of nudity. Phantasmo, the Master of the World; John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Captain Easy; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; Lucky Storm; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny Stuff (1944) 63 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Superman Says: "The World Is Our Schoolroom!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Superdodo Rides Again," art by Otto Feuer; The cast puts on a play where Dunbar is a superhero, Fenimore is his girlfriend (?!) and the Professor is the villain, Eyebrows. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The boys make Blabber Mouse sign a pledge not to reveal any more secrets. Untitled Nip and Chip story, art by Otto Feuer; Nip's Aunt Matilda sends him a zither. "Surprise Party" text story starring The Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; The Professor tries to make Dunbar and Fenimore go to school. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) 4 GD+ 2.5

1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover to cover punctures. Water spotting. Oxidation.

Cover by Syd Shores. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Syd Shores, Rafael Astarita, and Gerald McCann. Stories about mobsters and the women who love them, with a special focus on women who were notorious criminals in their own right. The life of Mara Hite, who could have shared career tips with Bonnie Parker; A reporter gets too close to the organized crime hes covering; Alice Cort causes a stir in Hollywood with her movie-star looks and ruthless crime spree. Nice cover by Syd Shores, as well as a typically exquisite contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Mara Hite: Bank-Robbing Murderess; The Elking Boys: Vice-Lords of Crime; The Corpse in the Lake!; Death in the Air!; Alice Cort: Hollywood Hellcat; Payoff in Blood! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) 120 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. 7" Cumulative spine split to cover and interior wraps. Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage. Brittle.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow, Bob Webb and Lee Loeb. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, formerly called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. Numbering continues from Blue Bolt (1949) #119. A comics artist responds accordingly when his editor says the audience wants horror, not science fiction. Jungle hero Jo-Jo and Tanee investigate a cursed native idol that causes agony and death to any who touch it. A strange vase purchased at an antique shop kills any plant placed in it, and getting rid of it isn't that easy. Night-Monster; The Mummy's Hand; The Ring and the Skeleton; The Vengeful Phantom; Jo-Jo: Ghostly Idol; The Djinni of Bazra; The Garden of Horror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

GI in Battle (1952 1st Series) 2 GD

GI War Brides (1954) 3 GD+ 2.5

Only one staple (manufacturing). Centerfold detached. Water damage.

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Combination military and romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior. New bride Connie fears that a redheaded temptress has designs on her husband Bill. Terry hopes that marrying soldier Phil will be her ticket out of poverty, but she's sorely disappointed, in a story featuring some good-girl art. Sylvia falls for Dick, but soon learns he still burns for an old flame. Unwanted; Kisses For Two Only; Divided Love; My Jealous Heart; Dance Hall Dame. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ginger (1951) Canadian Edition 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Minor side edge crack; Other - see grading notes

Canadian Edition. Piece of top left and top right bracket chipped off on back of case.

Label #3980234003

Canadian edition. Cover by George Frese Cover price $0.10.

Girl Comics (1949) 8 GD 2.0

1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Water damage.

"Wings of Death" with encils and inks by Dick Rockwell and Ann BrewsterA stewardess thwarts the plans of a couple of bad guys on a plane. Unfortunately, the plane is almost out of gas. Also includes: "Each Passing Shadow" with encils and inks by Dick Rockwell and Ann Brewster; "The Lonely One"; "Wrong Side of the Tracks" with art by Mike Esposito; and "Crescendo!" Pencils and inks by Dick Rockwell and Ann Brewster. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Love Stories (1949) 2 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4339276003

Her own beautiful sister was engaged to the man she secretly loved! Featuring: 9 page story "Girl in the Shadows" written by Robert Kanigher and pencilled by Alex Toth; 1 page Lili filler (Lili, a dancer, tries to impress the new accompanist); 8 page story "Never Say Goodbye"; 1 page illustrated poem "The Golden Light"; 8 page story "Legacy of Love" drawn by Everett Raymond Kinstler; 1 page Daisy's Diary filler; 7 page story "Two Loves Have I"; 1 page Wendy filler; 2 page text story "Someday -- Darling"; 10 page story "Take a Letter, Sweetheart!"; 1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Stay in School, Give Yourself a Break!" written by Jack Schiff and drawn by Graham Place (published in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations). Cover photograph by Theda and Emerson Hall of MGM Starlets Mary Jane Smith and Bridget Carr. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Going Steady (1954-1955) 12 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing first, second and last page (affects "Design for Loving" and "I Learned My Lesson" stories). 1/2" Spine split from top. Cover coming loose at one staple and centerfold detached. Water damage with staple rust/migration. Mold.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Fran Matera. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Redheaded Cara has a whirlwind romance with Phil, but then she overhears Phil telling another woman that he loves her. Joanie meets Jimmy during a cruise and they hit it off, but when they get to Paris, she learns he's not who he said he was. Mary is torn between Jim and Bill, and soon the two men come to blows, in a one-pager with art by Baker. Cozy cover by Baker. Plus a PSA on "Polio Precautions" that showcases the comic's era. Design for Loving; Shipboard Romance; Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon; Dream Man; My Heart's Desire; My Secret Yearning; I Learned My Lesson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Going Steady (1954-1955) 13 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage and staple rust/migration.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ric Estrada and Dana Dutch. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Waitress Nancy marries gambler Paul, despite her friends' warnings and her own better judgment. Stung after her breakup with Dick, Julie agrees to a casual dating relationship with Mike, and they try not to fall for each other. Betty is more interested in horses than men, until she meets Tipton, the ranch's new trainer, in a story with art by Baker. Cover by Baker. I Ran Away From Love; I Married a Ne'er Do Well; The Love I Threw Away; Romance Broke Our Bargain; I Was a Willy-Nilly Filly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Green Hornet Comics (1940) 46 GD/VG 3.0

Moisture damage.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune, and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Green Hornet investigates the marijuana gang of Ziggie and Twinkletoes. Reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake, as Kerry confronts the Gun Rental Racket run by Squirrel Cicero and Dr. Zero. The reader is invited to solve several two-page mysteries before the Green Hornet can. Plus a war bonds PSA featuring Joe Palooka, with art by Ham Fisher, "Little Max Lends a Helping Hand." Green Hornet: The Case of the Marijuana Racket; Another U-Solve-It Mystery: The Too Helpful Witness, Mysterious Disappearance; Kerry Drake; Desert Murder; Green Hornet: Call To Action; Another U-Solve-It Mystery; Dotty Dripple; Flossie; Snoopy; Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) 1 0.3

2.5" Spine split in first wrap. Unattached facsimile included.

Fall 1941 issue. Cover art by Howard Purcell. Green Lantern: His Personal History, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell; Engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried; The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lamp maker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors; Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern; Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities as Green Lantern. Masquerading Mare!, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Article extolling the virtue of will power featuring General George Washington and General Ulysses S. Grant. Disease!! starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Introducing Bill Finger and Marty Nodell Creators of Green Lantern! Arson in the Slums starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Gunsmoke (1949 Western Comics) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Graham Ingels. Stories by unknown. Art by Graham Ingels and unknown. Blazing stories of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke in an untitled story with art by Graham Ingels; The Commanche Kid in an untitled story; "Billy the Kid" 2-page text story; A True Western story "The Butchering Espinosa's"; and "The Masked Marvel Avenges Murder From Hiding" with art by Ingels. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gunsmoke (1949 Western Comics) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Stories by unknown. Art by Graham Ingels and H.C. Kiefer. Blazing stories of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke in "Range War" with art by Graham Ingels; The Commanche Kid in "The Mississippi Pirates" with art by H.C. Kiefer; A True Western story "Those Terrible Blevans" with art by Kiefer; and "The Masked Marvel Is Wanted for Murder" with art by Ingels. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

H-Bomb and You, The (1955) 0 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Ohio Edition

Label #4426152013

Photo cover of an H-Bomb explosion with full-color comic art interior. Government issued comic book concerning safety procedures to follow in the event of atomic attack by the Soviet Union. Full color, 16-pages all newsprint, standard 5-in. x 7-in. comic book size.

Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 16 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #2053989011

Specters Stalk the Bloody Tower; England, 1940, height of the "blitz"; A German collaborator is brought to justice and hanged by the ghosts of the London Tower. The Clock of Doom Strikes Loud!; A "selfish man" dies and meets Fate, leading him to the afterlife; The man tries to cheat his demise by entering three doors back into life, labeled "Money," "Power" and "Love". The Black Curse of Rhan Giva, art by Louis Zansky; After the death of Mr. Wingate, his indian servant tries to get control over his lovely daughter; He traps her in a magic doll house. Havoc on the Midway; A circus stage hand makes pact with the devil; He gets the magician's act, the strongman's girl and inherits the whole operation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Harper's Weekly (1857-1916 Harper & Brothers) Magazine Vol. 42 #2178 VG- 3.5

Sown spine. No staples (manufacturing).

Volume XLII - No. 2178. September 17, 1898. New York City based political magazine. This publication featured news, both foreign and domestic, fiction, humor, and illustrations. During its run, Harper's Weekly printed coverage of the American Civil War and featured illustrations of many events from the war. 11.25" x 16", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Harper's Weekly (1857-1916 Harper & Brothers) Magazine Vol. 42 #2180 VG 4.0

Volume XLII - No. 2180. October 1, 1898. New York City based political magazine. This publication featured news, both foreign and domestic, fiction, humor, and illustrations. During its run, Harper's Weekly printed coverage of the American Civil War and featured illustrations of many events from the war. 11.25" x 16", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Harper's Weekly (1857-1916 Harper & Brothers) Magazine Vol. 42 #2181 VG 4.0

Volume XLII - No. 2181. October 8, 1898. New York City based political magazine. This publication featured news, both foreign and domestic, fiction, humor, and illustrations. During its run, Harper's Weekly printed coverage of the American Civil War and featured illustrations of many events from the war. 11.25" x 16", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Harper's Weekly (1857-1916 Harper & Brothers) Magazine Vol. 42 #2186 VG- 3.5

Tape.

Volume XLII - No. 2186. November 12, 1898. New York City based political magazine. This publication featured news, both foreign and domestic, fiction, humor, and illustrations. During its run, Harper's Weekly printed coverage of the American Civil War and featured illustrations of many events from the war. 11.25" x 16", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Harper's Weekly (1857-1916 Harper & Brothers) Magazine Vol. 42 #2187 VG 4.0

Tape. Residue.

Volume XLII - No. 2187. November 19, 1898. New York City based political magazine. This publication featured news, both foreign and domestic, fiction, humor, and illustrations. During its run, Harper's Weekly printed coverage of the American Civil War and featured illustrations of many events from the war. 11.25" x 16", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Harper's Weekly (1857-1916 Harper & Brothers) Magazine Vol. 42 #2190 VG 4.0

Volume XLII - No. 2190. December 10, 1898. New York City based political magazine. This publication featured news, both foreign and domestic, fiction, humor, and illustrations. During its run, Harper's Weekly printed coverage of the American Civil War and featured illustrations of many events from the war. 11.25" x 16", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Harper's Weekly (1857-1916 Harper & Brothers) Magazine Vol. 42 #2191 VG 4.0

Volume XLII - No. 2191. December 17, 1898. New York City based political magazine. This publication featured news, both foreign and domestic, fiction, humor, and illustrations. During its run, Harper's Weekly printed coverage of the American Civil War and featured illustrations of many events from the war. 11.25" x 16", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Harvey Comics Hits (1951) 61 VG- 3.5

Stories and art by Marty Taras and Steve Muffatti. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue is the first Casper comic from longtime Casper publisher Harvey. Although the indicia calls this Harvey Comics Hits #61, it is unofficially Casper the Friendly Ghost #6 as well, the debut of the long-running series. Casper is ostracized by his ghost school, until he happens upon workmen who want to tear the school down. Casper helps forest rangers find a lost boy in the woods. Casper encounters bank robbers who try to take advantage of his trusting nature. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Ghost at the Coast; School Daze; Casper's Picture Album; Best Fire Engine; Search Party: Bobbit Rabbit; Spooks and Crooks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 4 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4424508001

NOTE: Haunt of Fear continues from Gunfighter, and as such are numbered 15 (#1 1950), 16 (#2) and 17 (#3); then the numbering picks up with this series at #4. 1st Vault Keeper and Crypt Keeper appearances in HOF. Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The Hunchback!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man has a ghoulish undeveloped twin growing out of his back. The Tunnel of Terror!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Linda Cross takes her brother Paul south of the border for relaxation to forestall a nervous breakdown. The Living Mummy--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. Man From the Grave!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Gardner Fox, art by Wallace Wood. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 25 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4153731011

Cover art by Graham Ingels. The New Arrival--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; This story is told by a mansion; The occupant is a lunatic old woman who lost her mind when her husband was killed in WWI and kept her new born infant uneducated and in shackles for 40 years. Indisposed!--The Vault of Horror!, art by George Evans; A man uses his new garbage disposal to eliminate the remains of his wife's body, but his plumber friend who installed it doesn't have experience and connects it to the water intake. Out Cold--Haunt of Fear, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; The old witch tells us a story with two endings; The first ending relates what would have happened to the protagonist if he had pursued a relationship with a new office girl who turns out to be a ghoul using human meat to feed her mother's cats, but the old witch tells us that's not what actually happened. The Light In His Life!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunted Thrills (1952) 6 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. 8" Cumulative spine split. Spine split reaching interior wraps. Brittle.

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Stories and art by Carl Burgos and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A ship is taken over by an army of ravenous rats. A zoo's latest acquisition is a minotaur, but it requires a very special diet: human youths. A female ventriloquist's dummy comes to life, and she's brought her friends with her, in a story with art by Human Torch creator Carl Burgos. Crawling Death; Pit of Horror; Monster Mill; Dearest, Deadest Dummy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Haunted Thrills (1952) 14 VG 4.0

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Stories and art by Robert Webb and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A wealthy man has a special place for his unfaithful wives. A bank robbery turns out to be the work of the most unlikely suspect. The Trumpet that will signal the Apocalypse falls into the hands of Gabriel, who's only too ready to use it. Frigid Fear!; Wheel of Terror; Doctor Death; Trumpet of Doom; Dying Is So Contagious. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 4 FR/GD 1.5

INCOMPLETE. Corner piece torn from last page, slightly affects art and story. Heavy oxidation, interior tears. Cover coming loose at staple.

Stories and art by Ken Browne and others. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers target a Nazi secret weapon and wind up taking on Hitler himself; Teen inventor Cliff Gordon helps the Secret Service battle an Axis plot in the polar north; Invisible Boy and his friends take on a teen gang. Junior Rangers; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Happy and Scrappy; Little Johnny Doolittle; Blinky Serves; Perry Allen; Private Messkit; Tom Morgan; Invisible Boy. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hi-School Romance (1949) 13 FN/VF 7.0

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Cover pencils by Al Avison. "Midnight Lover!", art by Lee Elias; Jan Roberts and Brad Curtis are engaged; But Jan has had enough of Brad controlling her every move and leaves him, taking the train to Rocky Lake in northern New England; She stays at the inn and goes for a midnight swim where she accidentally meets Steve Spencer. "A Night To Be Loved"; A girl lies to a boy she likes and claims to be the editor of the school paper. "Decorating Data"; Hints on crafts and fashion. "My Revengeful Heart," art by Jack Sparling; Amy Parks is outraged that her brother Sam was arrested, and looks for her vengeance; It comes when she meets Ted Mason, the brother of the policeman that arrested Sam. "Shadow of Love" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.