Auctions: comic books 1955 or before

Hedy De Vine Comics (1947 Marvel) 29 GD+ 2.5

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "I Hate People"; "American Beauty"; "Scene But Not Seen"; and "Publicity Poor"! Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Newspaper Man"; Millie the Model in "Smoke Rings the Bell"; Tessie the Typist in "Tessie's Test"; and two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 17 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1163300005

Cover by R. Webster. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, E. Demby, Alan Mandel, Dan Barry, Charles Bruno, Harry G. Peter, Ben Thompson and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy battle The Red Scorpion; A true war story featuring early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry; Man O' Metal investigates the murder of a millionaire. Also featuring a Rainbow Boy story promoting War Bonds, a WWII fundraising effort. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Outstanding Hero of the War; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; 18 Karat Heroes; Man O' Metal; He Learned It Well; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Holiday Comics (1951 Star) 8 VG 4.0

Water damage. Writing on interior pages.

L.B. Cole Christmas cover. Cover price $0.10.

Human Torch Comics (1940) 27 CGC 3.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

PAGE 4 MISSING, AFFECTS STORY. COVER DETACHED. INCOMPLETE.

Label #1621634025

Cover art by Syd Shores. Meet the Asbestos Lady starring the Human Torch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Torch and Toro attempt to take a vacation that is interrupted by Asbestos Lady. Mystery of the Old Curiosity Shop starring the Human Torch and Madame De Farge. A Boy and a Horse text story. Murder Deadline starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Al Gabriele. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Impact (1955 EC) 3 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch.

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Al Feldstein and Carl Wessler. Art by Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, veers back toward EC's famous twist stories with this issue. In the cover story, with art by Graham Ingels, an embittered old shop keeper keeps a secret from everyone. A man goes to jail to protect his son, in a story with art by Jack Davis. A minister tells a young man about his father's death, but the man couldn't care less. Life Sentence; The Debt; Totally Blind; The Punch Bowl; The Good Fairy; Appointment Cancelled. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Incredible Science Fiction (1955 EC) 30 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4248014022

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Jack Oleck and Alfred Coppel. Art by Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Bernie Krigstein, and Joe Orlando. Numbering continues from Weird Science-Fantasy (1954 E.C. Comics) #29. As part of its skirmishes with the Comics Code, William Gaines' EC Comics changes its pioneering sci-fi title Weird Science-Fantasy to Incredible Science Fiction. This was also the first issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Astronauts find the other planets reduced to the size of toys, with art by Bernie Krigstein. The advance agent of an alien invasion is disguised to look like a human. Future Earth empires discover a mysterious barrier on the moon that prevents their struggle for domination. Clean Start; Marbles; Conditioned Reflex; Barrier. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

International Comics (1947) 4 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)

Label #0032688014

Cover by Lee Bachelor (credited as Leo Bachle). Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Lee Bachelor and Kurt Schaffenberger. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Van Manhattan battles circus performers who have turned to crime, in a story (and cover) guaranteed to creep out every clownophobe. Diggy Do & Diggy Dont investigate when an ancient folk remedy gives a killer the strength of a tiger, in a story by Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Crime-solvers the Chessmen investigate a series of strange murders committed by someone dressed like a medieval crossbowman. Van Manhattan: The Crooks from the Circus!; Diggy Do & Diggy Dont: The Wine of the Tiger!; The Magic Formula; Chessmen: The Crossbow and the Crook!; Madelon: Menace of the Midnight Marauder! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jack and the Beanstalk (c.1900's McLoughlin Brothers) May Bells Series 1 VG 4.0

1" spine split through cover and first wrap.

May Bells Series. Jack and the Beanstalk. Text story with four full page illustrations. 5 5/8" x 7 3/4", 12 pages, text with B&W+Red illustrations.

Jeep Comics (1944) 3 FR 1.0

5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage. Oxidation.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, Inez Karma and Jack Alderman. One of the more offbeat hero teams of World War II, Jeep and teen sidekick Peep fight evil in their flying rocket-powered Army-surplus jeep. Peep takes the flying jeep to the Florida Everglades to help Miss Minty, who is being terrorized by "ghosts" in sheets and hoods who want to scare her off her worthless swampland. Two-fisted criminologist Solid Jackson tracks a stolen stamp worth $50,000 and uncovers Nazi war criminals. Bizarre cover by L. B. Cole seems to say: If a flying jeep, why not a T-Rex? The Swamp Spooks; Simple Seaman; Funifties; The Wallet; Cookin' with Laughing Gas; Kogo Kangaroo; Solid Jackson. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 4 FR/GD 1.5

Water damage. Mold.

Return from Mars, art by Russ Heath; Martians want to take over Earth, but they don't invade because even their weakest weapons are so powerful that they would destroy Earth and make it useless to them, so they place agitator spies among the population to incite war. The Man in the Crowd; An evil entity gives a struggling artist a hand, which makes the artist paint well, but also commits murders while the artist is asleep. The Witch Doctor text story. The Lost Land; A man becomes ruler of an underground civilization, but when weapon tests for a planned invasion of the surface go awry and destroy his subjects, he finds himself trapped underground with an immortal lifespan due to radiation treatments he has received. The Train to Nowhere, script by Hank Chapman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 14 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

THE BOBBY BLUE COLLECTION.

Label #4393108007

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Stan Lee, Dan Keyes and unknown. Art by George Tuska, Basil Wolverton, Bill Everett, Louis Zansky, George Roussos and unknown. In this issue: "The Lighthouse Ghost" by Stan Lee and George Tuska; 2-page text story "The Ultimate Weapon" with illo by George Roussos; "One of Our Graveyards Is Missing!" by Dan Keyes and Basil Wolverton; "One Little Mistake"; "The Scarecrow" with art by Bill Everett - A destitute couple, out of money and nearly out of hope, wish for a miracle to happen to ease them out of their plight...when their fields are plowed and corn planted overnight, and a mysterious scarecrow appears on their property, their wish seems to have come true...in more ways than one; and "The Spy" with art by Louis Zansky. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 31 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1339603002

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Art Saaf, Sy Reit, Mort Leav, Bob Kane and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena encounters slavers, voodoo and treasure in the jungle; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor visits ancient Greece and encounters Medusa, Mercury and the Oracle of Delphi; A Jumbo Laffs joke page is drawn by Batman creator Bob Kane. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Suicide Channel; Jumbo Laffs; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 78 GD 2.0

2 centerfold wraps detached at single center staple. Lateral spine tear. Water damage.

First of a series of six consecutive 36 page issues. In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Robert Webb; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Alex Blum. "How Sheena Met Bob" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 97 FN/VF 7.0

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Hateful Herman"; "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #16; "Patsy Pinup"; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Shrouds of Ice" text story by Audrey Anthony "Toni" Blum (as Tom Alexander). 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 108 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4394374002

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #4, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #7; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Top of the World" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 80 FN 6.0

Classic bondage cover by Joe Doolin. "Salome of the Devil-Cats," art by John Celardo; Salome, a witch, convinces the rajah that she can make him young again; Kaänga determines to expose her as a fraud; Ann exposes Salome as a fraud and is taken prisoner; Salome prooceeds to torture her. Kaänga arrives, rescues Ann, and kills Salome. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba rescues a jerboa from a gorilla; Later, when Simba, wounded by a pygmy dart, is battling a leopard for the jungle kingship, the jerboa returns the favor and pulls the dart from Simba, enabling him to defeat the leopard. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A pair of treasure hunters raid the village of the Kalembus and kill the king; Tabu places a curse on them and both die before they can get out of the jungle. Jungle Facts. Untitled story; A professor visiting the jungle goes mad, believing himself the king of the jungle with power over life and death for all inhabitants; Wambi and his jungle friends manage to rescue the professor just before he is killed by the villagers. "Curse of the Panther Queen" text story. Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; Konga, the woman leader of a gang of criminal traders, breaks into the post in order to free her gang. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Camilla opens the bronze door in her temple and finds an underground civilization, called the Devils. The Devils have a prisoner, a village woman, that they intend to have killed by wild animals. Camilla rescues the woman and see to it that the Devils' leader is killed by a leopard. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 133 GD/VG 3.0

Bondage cover, possibly by Maurice Whitman. "Scourge of the Soudan," art by Maurice Whitman; Believing Kaänga to be their legendary hero, Queen Amra and her amazons kidnap Ann in order to force Kaänga to help them against the apemen that threaten their kingdom; Kaänga does as he is compelled and defeats the apemen; The queen frees Ann and she and Kaänga return to their jungle. Untitled story; Captain Terry Thunder and undercover intelligence agent Shaw break up a diamond smuggling ring. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Attempting to reach a river island, Wambi is swept away and taken for a river god by a distant, down-river tribe; Unable to escape, he sends two leopards to fetch Tawn and Ogg who rescue him. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; An evil goddess sends Tabu a false vision but he trusts his instincts and rescues a couple from the Jhontas. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; When Chief Nabilo is wounded by a leopard, Camilla goes to the herbalist Harana for help; She learns that Harana no longer has powers since her temple was desecrated by K'tonga; Only with K'tonga's death will her powers be restored. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Little Orphan Annie (1926-1934 Cupples & Leon) 2D VG 4.0

With dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie in the Circus (1927), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. Book 2 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1926 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to make it big in the circus. Hardcover with dust jacket, 92 pages, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 1 FR 1.0

Near full length spine split.

Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 2 FR/GD 1.5

4" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple. Rust migration.

Cover by Jack Davis. Weird Fantasy ad. "Hex!", art by Jack Davis; Casey's team wins the pennant but loses Casey to the Old Dame. "Melvin!", art by John Severin; Melvin escapes from the Ookaballakonga tribe with the help of the jungle animals but the tribe shrinks Boy's head; Tarzan parody (see issue 6 for a sequel). "Lady-In-Mascara" text story. "Calling Cosmo McMoon!" text story. "Gookum!", art by Wally Wood (as Melvin Wood); A Martian escapes the Gookum on his home planet only to find it apparently exists on Earth also. "Mole!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 3 GD- 1.8

3.5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Dragged Net!", art by Bill Elder (as Sergeant Elder); Joe and Ed travel around the world NOT solving a crime; A parody of Dragnet TV show. "Sheik of Araby!", art by John Severin; Melvin has joined the Foreign Legion to escape his wife and kids, but she decimates the entire regiment at Fort Wadi El Aycare. E.C. comics ad. "Rookie Gladiator" text story. "The Dandelion Caper" text story. "V-Vampires!", art by Wally Wood; A vampire goes on a date with a werewolf. "Lone Stranger!", art by Jack Davis; The Lone Stranger bumbles his way through foiling a stage coach robbery; A parody of the Lone Ranger. First letters page. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 4 VG- 3.5

1.5" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Superduperman!", art by Wally Wood; Superduperman defeats Captain Marbles by causing Marbles to punch himself out, but Superduperman still can't make it with Lois; The classic Superman parody. "Flob Was A Slob!", art by Jack Davis; Ramona is engaged to slobby, boring Flob but is smitten by the newcomer Rackstraw and follows Rackstraw into a life of crime. E.C. comics ad. "The Parole" text story by Jerry DeFuccio. "Let's Deplore Your Mind" text story; A fake letters column with Cosmo answering the letters. "Robin Hood!", art by John Severin; After robbing a sheriff's posse, Robin Hood and his gang rob Big John and Sparkie of their last two cents. "Shadow!", art by Bill Elder; Lamont kills Margo to preserve the secret of his identity; Shadow parody. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 14 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4469976010

Painted cover is a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. "Manduck the Magician," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Manduck is reduced to using his hypnotic spells to sell snake oil on the street, until he matches spells with Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom; Parody of the comic strip Mandrake the Magician. "Movie... Ads!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; The differences between scenes in a movie and the way the movies are advertised. E. C. Fan-Addict Club! ad. "The Countynental!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parody of a short-lived 1952 TV show, "The Continental." "Plastic Sam!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Russ Heath; Plastic Sam meets an imitation who is a bank robber; Parody of Plastic Man (Quality, 1943 series). 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.

Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 GD 2.0

1" spine split from bottom. Water damage.

"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.

Mickey Mouse Magazine (1935-1940 Western) Vol. 4 #3 VG+ 4.5

Interior puzzle completed.

Millie the Model (1945 Marvel) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Extra staple holes. Cover oxidation.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Millie the Model in: "Spree By the Sea"; "Blame It on Fame"; "Chili Acts Silly with Millie"; "Stage Struck"; and "Who's Following Me?" Plus: 2-page text story "The Prize"! And: Willie in "It Just Ghosts to Show You"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Mechanix Hobbies and Inventions (1932 Fawcett Publication) Vol. 11 #1 CGC 1.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: White

Restoration includes: small amount of glue on cover. (Page 8 missing.)

Label #4476044010

Volume 11, Issue 1 - November, 1933 - Non-fiction mechanical science and technology magazine in pulp format. Mickey Mouse, Popeye, & Buck Rogers depicted on cover. Cover art by ??. "How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes" article by Alfred Albelli with photos of the top earners: Robert L. Ripley, Walt Disney, Rube Goldberg, Sidney Smith, Grant Powers, Bud Fisher, and George McManus. Oddities of Science illustrations by Nic Sprank, Celebrating the 30th birthday of the airplane, and more. Softcover, 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

More Fun Comics (1935) 67 0.3

Centerfold detached. Heavy staple rust.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Incredible Robberies," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; A series of baffling crimes in Cliffland leads the Chief to suspect the Spectre is behind them, but Corrigan knows better, discovering a man so adept in black magic that he can materialize spirits to accomplish his crimes. "The Sky Hijackers," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. "The Daring Daylight Diamond Robbery," starring Congo Bill, art by George Papp. "Adventure in Central America," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Riddle of the Statuette," starring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel. "The Flying Dragons," starring Lance Larkin, art by Harold Sharp. "The Mystery Message," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Origin of Dr. Fate," script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman; In 1920, young Kent Nelson and his father explore the mysteries of the pyramids, there Kent meets Nabu the Wise, an exile from the planet Cilia, who helped build the pyramids; Nabu trains Kent in the mysteries of the universe until Kent assumes the role of Dr. Fate. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

More Fun Comics (1935) 103 VG- 3.5

1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

3rd appearance of Superboy. Last Green Arrow cover. Cover by Henry Boltinoff. "A Return Performance" starring Green Arrow and Speedy, art by Maurice del Bourgo; Professor Million returns to crime to help an innocent man stay out of jail. "A Modern Cave Man!" starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron (as Jerry Siegel), pencils by Joe Shuster; An old scientist is kidnapped and takes up residence as a hermit in a cave after he refuses to gives some crooks the formula which allows an automobile engine to take its fuel out of the air! "Reflected Glory" starring Johnny Quick, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). "Crooked Currency" starring Dover and Clover, art by Henry Boltinoff. "The Professor Goes to School," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Aquaman vs. Hurricane Hinks. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Movie Humor (1934-1939^) Magazine Vol. 1 #12 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4421688003

Volume 1, Issue 12 - June, 1935. 8.5" x 11.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Mysterious Stories (1954) 2 GD+ 2.5

2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Mysterious Stories (1954) 4 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

"Dark Secret"; When Captain Blaine buys the model of a Phoenician sailing ship, he is drawn into a hallucination about the beautiful Nalina and the confrontation with evil sorcerer Zaro; Or is he? "Uncle Waldo" text story. "Magic Touch!", inks by Jack Abel; Lowly bank accountant Phil Connell discovers voodoo-like abilities; People get injured when he rips or damages photographs of them; Connell goes on a power trip and starts blackmailing his colleagues. "That's the Spirit!", art by A. C. Hollingsworth; The American Adam Palmer inherits an English castle, which is inhabited only by the odd custodian Webb and is haunted by the ghost of beautiful Maureen. "Still There Were More" text story. "Rumpelstiltskin"; The miller's daughter has to spin not gold, but marbles out of straw; The fairy tale has also been transported into old Egypt. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Comics (1944) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4297571002

Classic Alex Shomburg cover. Featuring Brad Spencer, Wonderman (pencils by Shomburg?); Zudo the Jungle Boy (pencils by Ken Battefield); Lance Lewis, Space Detective makes his debut; The Magnet (who welds the amazing 'Geo-Locater,' a device "from which no criminal can escape," pencils by Ed Good); "King of Futuria" - in which time traveler Dick Devens protects the 30th century from Venusian Tentacle-Men (who resemble tentacled Mr. Potato-Heads wearing tiny sombreros). Thanks to Grand Comics Database for the above artist information! Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Men Comics (1939) 17 FR 1.0

Full length spine split (taped). Cover detached. Staples added (not manufacturing). Interior tearing due to oxidation. Staple rust.

Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Dick Briefer, Charles Nicholas, Walter Frame, Klaus Nordling, Norton Kingsley, Al Weine, Bob Powell, and George Tuska. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The spaceship is menaced by Cranians, who have hands where their heads should be and two heads where their hands should be, in a Rex Dexter story by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle and his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, investigate the Muck Gang's spree of waterfront sabotage; Green Mask learns about a plan to hijack a gold shipment. The Muck Gang; The Cranians; New Gang in Town; The Warning; Son the Ace; Foreign Agents; The Naval Secrets; Mrs. Uppersnoots Party; The Port of Rio Grande; The Crooked Politician; Mystery Men Model Page: Aircraft Carrier. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 10 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

THE BOBBY BLUE COLLECTION.

Label #4393108009

Cover art by Russ Heath. Bluebeard, art by Tony Di Preta; A man who calls himself Bluebeard murders and robs the guests of his inn, but when a thief carrying a bottle of Nitro becomes his latest victim, Bluebeard decides to dispose of the bottle outside. Death Notice!; An obit writer who finds that he has the power to cause the deaths he writes about has the tables turned on him when the ghosts of his victims print an edition of the paper that says he dies in a train wreck. They Called Her a Witch!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Peasants call an old woman a witch, a man gives her the benefit of the doubt, but it turns out the peasants were right. Doom Island text story. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, art by Joe Sinnott; A man who invents a camera that can photograph the future is terrified when he sets it to a week in advance and produces a...blank photo. Detour!, art by Myron Fass; A man at a train crossing is killed and places a curse on motorists every year that one person must take his place. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 34 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

THE BOBBY BLUE COLLECTION.

Label #4433610001

Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Tony DiPreta, Tony Mortellaro, Sid Check, Chuck Winter, Tom Cooke and Harry Anderson. The most unusual stories ever told! In this issue: "The Murder That Wasn't...!" with art by Tony DiPreta; "The Thing in Space!" by Paul S. Newman and Tony Mortellaro; "The Man Who Couldn't Come Back!" with art by Sid Check and Harry Anderson; "Why?" by Paul S. Newman and Chuck Winter; "Ivan the Terrible!" with art by Tom Cooke; and 2-page text story "The Disappearance," reprinted from Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) #21 (original title: "Horror Hill"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

National Comics (1940) 33 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece-fill, tear seals, staple replaced. Archival tape on cover and interior pages.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Al Gabriele), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Al Bryant), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Kid Patrol (art by Gill Fox), Quicksilver, Destroyer 171 (pencils by John Cassone, inks by Andre LeBlanc), The Unknown (art by Rudy Palais), and Chic Carter (art by Vernon Henkel). Case No. 7: The Return of Mata Hari starring G-2, art by Ruben Moreira. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Shadows (1952) 8 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Jack Katz. The Drums of Cajou, art by George Roussos; Haitian voodoo witch doctor Cajou turns the lovely Lora into a zombie to do his bidding and settle an old score with his adversary Neal; But Cajou is hunted down and killed; and Lora's mission can be thwarted. The Mask Of Death, art by Jerry Grandenetti; A window cleaner discovers the office of a vampire doctor. No one believes his fantastic accusations - until a fatal showdown ensues. Plunge into Doom text story by Margaret Isbell. The Man in the Mirror, inks by Rocco Mastroserio; The meek Mr. Blane comes into possession of a powerful druid mirror; Releasing the mirror's genie, Blane is drawn into a spiral of violence and death--until he destroys the evil mirror. Masque for a Monster, art by Charles Sultan; When trapped in a mining cave-in, Frank Wayne develops a trauma. He's afraid of the dark and sees monsters everywhere. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Peep Show (1950-1958 N-E-W-S Publishing) Magazine 18 VG- 3.5

Water spotting.

Issue 18 - Fall, 1954. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. This issue includes a Bettie Page photo cover and 7 page expose of Bettie with 13 photographs of her at an amusement park by Bernard of Hollywood. Photographers in this issue also include Bunny Yeager and Russ Meyer. 9.5" x 12.5", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 16 FR 1.0

Cover detached, heavy water damage, edge tear and interior puncture through most pages, two center wraps detached and damaged along edges.

Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled Shield story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. Untitled Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Comet story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Fireball story, art by Paul Reinman. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story, art by Charles Biro. Untitled Midshipman story, script by Joe Blair, art by Mort Meskin. Intro and origin Madam Satan story, script by Abner Sundell, art by Harry Lucey. Untitled Kayo Ward story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Wood. The Case of the Pirate's Ghost starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 61 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming loose at one staple.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Untitled story, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Archie hides his winning raffle ticket in an old picture frame and has to find it after his mom sells the picture. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene and Sis go to Skipper Mason in search of a story they can send in to Shorten's Short Story Book. Untitled story, art by Irv Novick; An aspiring newspaper reporter named Ping Bailey leads the Shield and Dusty to an illegal liquor racket. Pep Comics Puzzle Page. Untitled Willy the Wise-Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy gets an advertising job. Hollywood Gossip article. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Gloomy Gus travels down to Earth and inhabits a Houdini-like magician's body. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; The Twiddles get a sleek new car. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 68 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Swing It, Mr. A", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie has Betty teach him how to play golf so he can take Veronica golfing; When Betty finds out, she tees off and hits Archie in the head with the golf ball. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy invites Sis, four guys and a newspaper photographer to a picnic and forgets the food. "The Way to a Man's Heart!"; Betty, Veronica, and Lana decide to break the Campus Queen tie by seeing who has the most boy appeal and taking Jughead on a date. Suzie ad. "School Daze!" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; When Willie is attacked by a bear Nevada Jones kills it and adopts its orphaned cub; When Nevada's dog, Chip, is attacked by a mountain lion, Nevada kills the mountain lion. Hollywood Gossip article. "Bull's Eye," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty, Veronica and Archie get caught in a love triangle involving archery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 72 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. ### "My Diary"; Archie takes a diary from Veronica on accident. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy goes on a plane trip to several different countries. "Bookworm"; Jughead gets so caught up in the book he just checked out from the library, he doesn't see all the dangers he's walking through. Untitled story, script by Hazel Marten (as Scott Fleming), art by Bill Woggon; Nevada Jones stops a crooked gambler. "The Art of Still Life Painting"; There is no script in this strip as Willy the Wise Guy shops for still life objects: Wine, fruit, cheese; He ends up eating the subjects before he can paint them. "A Dog's Life," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx gets a puppy. "The Thin Man"; The girls help Uncle Bumble get into shape for the annual Moose Lodge baseball game. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 78 PR 0.5

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Time Flies"; Archie tries out for the school hockey team, where he faces Reggie's dirty tricks and the coach's skepticism. "Stage Fright," script by Bill Woggon, art by Hazel Marten; Katy takes a crash course in ballet for a movie role, despite her mounting fears of dancing before an audience. "Hidden Talent," art by Herb Holmdale; Mr. Kew attempts to wall-mount his new television set so it won't clutter up the room. "A Stiff Upper Lip," art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur tries to grow a mustache so he'll look as virile as the current movie idol of all the girls. "Star Dirt" article; Profile of Hollywood photographer Joseph Ruttenberg. "The Goose Hangs High"; Dilton and Miss Grundy conspire to scare the other students into studying. "Aches and Paints," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's sudden interest in art causes trouble for her father. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 23 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0918549004

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. Mars, God of War story, art by Joe Doolin. Reef Ryan story. Star Pirate story, art by George Appel. Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story, art by Art Saaf. Will Earth Be Invaded? text story. The Lost World story, art by Pagsilang Rey Isip. 100 Years After, art by Lee Elias. Auro Lord of Jupiter, art by Rafael Astarita. Norge Benson story, art by Fran Deitrick. Flint Baker story, art by Joe Doolin. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 28 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4393105013

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, Fran Hopper, George Appel, Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, Lily Renee, and Lee Elias. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale Allen and her team are captured by man-eating plants; Mars tries to inspire war on a pacifist planet; Hunt and Lyssa get caught in a war between cave-dwellers and surface people in The Lost World. Outer-space derring-do cover by Joe Doolin approaches the level the series was famous for. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Can the Creatures of Space Enslave Us?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 45 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4409592020

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, the alien Volta introduce Red Rain to drive the animals mad and make Earth more like Venus; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Pluto might look like; Satania has Space Ranger Flint Baker framed for treason. Girl-vs.-giant cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Pluto; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Coffin Cargo; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 47 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4393105014

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Bob Lubbers, Howard Larsen, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa try to persuade the Volta aliens to rebel against their own leaders; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about where the Asteroid Belt came from; Mysta and Bron must brave the Swamps of Venus to obtain a rare element. Also featuring a letter to the editor from future science fiction legend Lin Carter, age 16. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Mystery of the Asteroids; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Was Earth a Colony of Venus?; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 50 GD 2.0

1/2" Lateral spine tear. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Walter Palais, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Maurice Whitman, and Murphy Anderson. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa find the skeletal remains of the United Nations and a would-be world conqueror; Futura encounters gigantic insects and monsters after crashing in a swamp; Mysta of the Moon battles the Jovian batmen. Dramatic Mysta cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Planets for Sale; Life On Other Worlds: Uranus; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.