Auctions: comic books 1955 or before

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 26 VG+ 4.5

Signed by artist Russ Heath, does not include certificate of authenticity.

"The Tunnel to Nowhere!" (art by Dick Ayers), "Eyes of the Cat!" (art by Paul Reinman), "I Married Cleopatra!" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "The Census Taker!" (art by Mort Lawrence), "The Other Face!" (art by John Tartaglione), and a two-page text story, "From Outer Space." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 27 VG- 3.5

"The Buildings That Vanished" (art by Dick Ayers), "Feet of Clay," "Costume Party," "Lonely Hearts" (art by John Forte), "Welcome Home" (art by Al Hartley), and a two-page text story, "The Letter." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 11 CGC 3.0 Big Apple

Paper: Light tan to off white

Big Apple.

Label #1465808005

Death and Tommy Norton, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita; A boy's toy soldier shoots his aunt when she attempts to murder him. Dangerous Love text story. Horror in the City, pencils by Werner Roth; A man meets a woman who tells him of a war beneath the Earth between the Clabs and the Paladorns; He is separated from her but she returns later, reveals herself as a Paladorn, and kills him in order to silence him. Not Flesh and Blood!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Myron Fass; Howard Walton hires a mechanic, Karl Luger, to build a robot to murder his business partner. The Black Gloves, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; A man named Mr. Gamin wears black gloves in order to cover up the fanged mouths centered in his palms. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Nellie the Nurse (1945 Marvel/Atlas) 34 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4262841017

Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art and Cover by Howie Post. In this issue: untitled Nellie the Nurse tale with story by Stan Lee; untitled Dr. Dingbat 1-pager; untitled Speedy and Ingy tale with story by Stan Lee; 2-page text story "Ohhh, Fifi!"; three untitled Nellie the Nurse 1-pagers; untitled Nellie the Nurse tale with story by Stan Lee; untitled Nellie the Nurse 1-pager; and untitled Dr. Dingbat tale with story by Stan Lee. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Night (1952) 12 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Ken Bald. Music For the Dead, art by Sheldon Moldoff. I Am a Thing, art by Art Gates. The Terror of Totten Village, pencils by Charles Nicholas. The Cursed Caravan, art by Bob Forgione. Out of the Past, art by Harry Lazarus. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Night (1952) 17 FR/GD 1.5

Water saturation.

Cover art by Ken Bald. The Terror of the Labyrinth, art by Ken Landau. The Professor and the Pixie. Hunting Rifle, pencils by Pete Riss. The Fantastic Fan, art by Robert McCarty. The Haunted Piano, art by Milt Knoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Shadows (1952) 10 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from bottom.

Cover art by George Roussos. Destroy My Enemy, art by Nick Cardy; Meek Elmer Grimes commands a murderous pirate-genie in a bottle; Fulfilling a death contract the genie turns on his master. 'Til Death Do Us Part, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Peppe; The husband of a dominating wife is sent over to inquire about the rich neighbors. Harvest of Hate text story by Irving Werstein, pencils by John Celardo. Revenge of the Little People, inks by John Celardo; The circus midget "Major" Martin marries the lovely trapeze artist Lila, but is betrayed by her and killed for his money; Lila is haunted by apparitions of ghost midgets, who sabotage her act and let her drop to certain death. The Corpse That Lived!, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Mike Peppe; A woman is buried with her jewels; When grave robbers open the coffin, the lady stirs again. She recovers and lives happily ever after. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Out of this World (1950 Avon) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

1st printing cover (with June cover date) by Gene Fawcette. Stories by John Michel, Edward Bellin, W. Malcolm White and Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Kubert, Gene Fawcette, and John Giunta. Tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Futuristic Earth needs atomic fuel from the moon, but space criminals have seized the moon base and hold the entire human race hostage; Plane crash survivors find themselves on an island of giant, man-eating lizards; In the first Crom the Barbarian story, Dwelf sends Crom on a quest for the Fountain of Eternal Youth. Also featuring a classic rampaging robot cover by Gene Fawcette. Lunar Station; The Man-Eating Lizards; Pallas Rebellion; Crom the Barbarian. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Panic (1954 EC) 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4644960001

Cover by John Severin. Stories by Al Feldstein. Art by Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, Marie Severin and Joe Orlando. The infamous Mad-like satire comic edited by future Mad editor Al Feldstein, and published by Mad's publisher, EC Comics. A spoof of Little Red Riding Hood with art by EC legend Jack Kamen. A parody of Mickey Spillane's hard-boiled "Mike Hammer" detective novels, with art by MAD legend Jack Davis, provoked controversy in the 1950s. The parody of Clement Moore's "The Night Before Christmas" with art by MAD legend Will Elder, is the legendary story that got Panic banned in Boston. The final page is a Christmas message from EC to its fans, featuring drawings of the entire EC staff and artists. My Gun Is the Jury; This Is Your Strife; Little Red Riding Hood; The Night Before Christmas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 44 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small amount of glue on spine of cover.

Label #0269285006

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Cover art by Bob Montana. The Ghost Goes East starring the Shield, art by Irv Novick. The Hangman and the Snail, art by Bob Fujitani. Li'l Chief Bugaboo story, art by Higgins. Catfish Joe story, script and art by Larry Harris. Archie the Pug, script by Ed Goggin, art by Harry Sahle. Marco Loco story, script by Ed Goggin, art by Harry Sahle. Heroes Never Die starring Captain Commando, art by Irv Novick. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 65 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "Weeny Roast!", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie invites Veronica to a weenie roast, but discovers he has to work his job delivering weenies. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy has won a date with "The Cinderella Man", which doesn't go down well with her various boyfriends. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx wants to get mail, so she answers advertisements to get something back. Untitled Shield story, script and art by Irv Novick; Professor Scott has invented a serum that can bring people back from the dead; In order to find out if it works he kills a man but is caught by the police before he can administer the serum; Tried and convicted of murder, he's sentenced to the electric chair. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Herbert "Red" Holmdale; Willy disobeys a bunch of signs and then gets angry when others disobey a sign. Untitled story, art by Herbert "Red" Holmdale; Gus and Gabby inhabit the bodies of two dead policemen. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 79 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple. Cover-to-cover holes. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Don't Talk Chum"; Archie and Jug try to help Sam stop stuttering. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; The devil tempts Sis into spending all her money on candy; She gets sick, and Katy gives her Castor Oil. "The Private Eye"; Ferdy becomes a private eye and ends up in jail. "It's All in the Mind," art by Joe Edwards; Mr. Wilkins can't get any respect until he takes Wilbur's advice on the stock market, not knowing it's based on a 20 year old newspaper. "Ah-hh Spring!"; t's springtime and nobody wants to be in school; Especially after Jughead tosses a bag of garlic into the ventilation system. "It's the Breaks," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx makes a snowman around a fire hydrant for stability; Bill wants to teach her a lesson by sledding through the snowman to destroy it. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Perfect Crime (1949 Cross) 28 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Steve Duncan in "The Perfect Inside Job," "The Bandits with My Face," "Jackpot for a Killer," "No Substitute for Death." "An Eye for Murder" (art by Jim Reilley) Two page text piece, "That Awful Younger Generation." Cover price $0.10.

Perfect Crime (1949 Cross) 30 CGC 5.0

Label #1416857007

Steve Duncan in "The Fighter and the Fixer," "The Hottest Car," "Private Entrance to...Death" (art by Chas Rodgers), "The Hottest Alibi in Town," and "The End of a Good Thing." Two page text story, "The Green Goods Game." Cover price $0.10.

Perfect Love (1951) 3 CGC 9.4

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0019513039

Painted cover art by Allan Anderson. "The Wheel of Fate!", pencils by Alice Kirkpatrick; Elaine convinces her fiancé Paul to give up his career as a test pilot for a safer job with an airline; When hes killed in a crash, Elaine blames herself and has a nervous breakdown; Her doctor sends her to recuperate at a fishing village. "The Pharaoh's Curse!", pencils by Bob Oksner; Teacher Fay falls in love with archeologist Stephen and accompanies him on an expedition to Egypt; Theyre separated by a flood and Fay thinks hes dead. "Long-Distance Date" text story. "The Princess and the Pirate"; At a Paris costume ball, American teacher Laura falls in love with another disguised guest, also an American; Theyre separated and since they dont know each others names (or even what they look like out of costume), Laura returns to the USA and her job. "Heaven on Wheels," pencils by Art Peddy; Roller derby participant Daisy is offered a job in a skating show by Jim, who makes himself her agent and her boyfriend; When shes injured doing a stunt, Daisy is surprised to learn Jim has replaced her in the show and has also been cheating her out of much of her salary; She takes a job in a drugstore to make ends meet. Back-cover pinup. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pictorial Romances (1950) 11 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4366163016

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Joe Kubert, Hy Rosen, Robert Bernstein and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Department-store clerk Margery dates three men who could help her career, but is in trouble when they find out about each other, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Anne marries handsome farmer Ned after moving to a small town, but soon tires of the life of a farmer's wife. Janet is determined to be a star, but that leaves boyfriend Jed feeling left out, in a story featuring early art by future comics legend Joe Kubert. Cover by Baker. My Rival and Her Weakness; The Worst Mistake a Wife Can Make; I Learned by Trial and Error; Crazy for Love; Playgirl at Work. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Picture News (1946) 10 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Moisture damage.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 27 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at single center staple.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, George Appel, and Karen Karol. 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. Gale Allen battles subterranean Armadillo Men who want to transform and enslave the inhabitants of planet Vuur; Norge Benson tries to outwit space Vikings, but they're evenly matched; Hunt and Lyssa encounter primitive humans in The Lost World. Nice Gale Allen/alien-girl cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Will Man Find the Key to Eternal Life?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 39 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, piece fill and TRIMMING. Tape under staple at centerfold. Interior is complete.

Cover by Lily Renee. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, and Joe Doolin. 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. Gale Allen investigates when an unstoppable assassin targets political leaders; On Earth, Mysta of the Moon battles a mysterious saucer with a horrifying death-ray; In the Lost World, the humans and Bruce are on the run after killing the Volta king. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. Mysta of the Moon cover features a giant spider-powered she-villain. Weird Visitors from Infinity; The Lost World; Gale Allen; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate; Mysta of the Moon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 41 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, piece-fill and TRIMMED.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Joe Doolin, August Froehlich, Murphy Anderson, and Fran Hopper. 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. The second Auro Lord of Jupiter debuts when the original Auro's body is possessed by a human scientist and transformed into a Flash Gordon-type hero; The Star Pirate takes a spaceship of male colonists to a forgotten world of space women; Gale Allen investigates after the lost planet Itec suddenly returns and begins capturing spaceships. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. Classic bondage cover by Joe Doolin. Creatures of the Mind World; The Lost World; Gale Allen; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Revolt of the Insect World; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 49 GD 2.0

Staple rust. Rust migration. Tape. Cover oxidation with chipping.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Frank Doyle, Fran Hopper, 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 race to find Earth's atomic secrets before the Volta do; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about life on Saturn; The Space Rangers try to keep a mad scientist and his sub-humanoids from stealing a prediction machine. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Shrouds from the Death-Crypts; Life On Other Worlds: Saturn; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) 6 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4512508023

Cover art by Jack Cole. The Moon Wizard, script by Gwen Hansen, art by Jack Cole; Scientific Sherman tries to find ways to destroy Plastic Man. The Crimes of Mother Goose, script by Gwen Hansen, art by Jack Cole; Plas and Woozy stop a man dressing up as nursery rhyme characters to commit his crimes. The Zwili Cat, script by Gwen Hansen, pencils by Jack Cole, inks by Alex Kotzky; The Zwili Cat, allegedly worth millions, is discovered to only hold marbles. Starrett Goes Straight text story with Plastic Man by Jack Cole. The Grasshopper, script by Gwen Hansen, pencils by Jack Cole, inks by Alex Kotzky; A criminal gets the powers to leap like a grasshopper. Fuzzy strip by Jack Cole. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) 35 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4568471006

The Porcupine starring Plastic Man. Woozy Winks story. The Hypnotist starring Plastic Man and Hypo the Hypnotist. The Coroner's Clue text story. Untitled Plastic Man story starring Dr. Quomquat. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Police Comics (1941) 97 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4601231013

Cover art by Jack Cole. Mime, Master of Makeup starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. Loaded Shell text story starring Plastic Man. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Popular Teen-Agers (1950 Star Publications) 8 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4371616001

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Honey Bunn in No Holds Barred" art by Jay Disbrow; "Toni Gay in The Case of the Fortunate Fiddle" reprinted from Guns Against Gangsters Vol. 1 (1948) #2; "Eve Adams"; and "Midge Martin, Girl Reporter, Smuggle Trouble". "Love Match" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Popular Teen-Agers (1958 Accepted Reprint) 6 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0352419025

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Norman Nodel and Manny Stallman. Archie-style teen comedy, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Toni and Butch try horseback riding to improve posture. Honey joins the school baseball team, and proves an even better player than Lefty. Eve gets mixed up with art thieves while vacationing in Italy. Also featuring a hilarious gorilla cover by L. B. Cole. The Showoff Showdown; White Walled Romance; Masquerade Mele; Villains Villa. 32 pages, Full Color.

Prairie Bill and the Covered Wagon (1934 Whitman BLB_) NN FR 1.0

A few pages detached but present. Binding coming loose from spine.

Prairie Bill and the Covered Wagon (1934 Whitman BLB) #NN, premium no ads, 3-color, softcover, Hal Arbo

Prize Comics (1940) 66 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4636894004

Cover art by Dick Briefer. Swami Rhiva- Stay 'Way From My Dough starring Boom Boom Brannigan. Behind The Eightball starring Jason. The Iron Man starring Sir Prize. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (art by Dick Briefer) and Charlie Crow. The Switched Suitcase starring Yank and Doodle, art by A. Brewster. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Prize Mystery (1955) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Fanciful mystery stories with an added cash incentive for the lucky 1950s reader. Inmates attempt a daring escape from an island prison that no prisoner has ever escaped. A two-page mystery involving murder at a circus offers a cash prize to the reader who can figure it out - the "prize" of the magazine's title. High-ranking US military officials learn a scientist has invented a time machine, but brings bad tidings from the future. Escape; Lie Detector!; The Circus Caper; Marked Weapon!; Hold Back Time; Pardon! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Punch Comics (1941 Chesler/Dynamic) 13 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Cover detached. Tape on cover & interior cover.

Label #1615541012

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Al Plastino and Paul Gattuso. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key investigates when a sinister scandal threatens to destroy America's diplomatic relations with another country. Boxer Punch O'Malley uses an opponent's superstitions to his advantage. In the modern West, Jim Collins is hunted for a crime he didn't commit, so he fights for justice as the Gay Desperado. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Devil's Decoy; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Crime on the Run; Mock Murder: Gay Desperado; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Punch Comics (1941 Chesler/Dynamic) 14 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4626929005

Cover by Ruben Moreira. Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, George Tuska, Gus Ricca, Fred Schwab, Al Plastino and Paul Gattuso. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl discover that an old mobster has a new trick: hijacking long-distance moving trucks. The Gay Desperado seeks the modern-day outlaw who framed him and forced him into life on the run. An escaped convict tries to elude men and dogs alike. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Stamp-O-Grams; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot: Double Trouble; Knock-Out Drops; Murder in Act II; Manhunters--Guardians of the Law; Pitcher By Force; Li'l Willie; Gay Desperado; Rocketman: The Haunted Highway. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Punch Comics (1941 Chesler/Dynamic) 19 CGC 1.8

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4658429001

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Fred Schwab. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman investigates a gang with a strange M.O.: faking pedestrian accidents and then blackmailing the drivers. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to catch master con man and forger "Baldy" Shaw. Kid Dropper's trail of murder earns him the nickname Manhattan's Mad Mobster, in a violent pre-Code crime story. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Rocketman; Master Key; Alibi for Murder: The Clues Could Pin the Girl's Ears Back; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Mirth Parade; Crime on the Run; Registered for Ransom; Capt'n Courage; Racket Buster; Punch & Cutey; Joe Dokes. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Punch Comics (Canadian 1947 Superior) 21 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #1563514018

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl, in their last Golden Age appearance, seek The Spider Master, who is abducting disabled people from the streets for nefarious purposes. The Master Key tracks the killer Ramoy, who looks like Sargon the Sorcerer but is just a con man and murderer. After Nazi agents kill his grandfather, a Confederate veteran, John Bailey becomes the Nazi-punching superhero Johnny Rebel. Rocketman: The Spider Master; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny Rebel; The Hamburger Mystery; Crime on the Run; Young Americans; Beating the Tinhorns; Laughing at Life; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 12 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. TRIMMED and staples replaced. Heavy tape on interior.

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Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Art Saaf, Jean Levander, Graham Ingels, Saul Rosen and Lee Elias. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Professor Broussard and crew seek The Dungeon Dweller of Horror House; Early good-girl art as Glory goes undercover in a shipyard to find a saboteur; The Commando Rangers are aided by a saint from antiquity while taking refuge in an old church. Cover by Art Saaf hints at the good-girl art to come in future issues. U.S. Rangers; Glory Forbes Vigilante; The Werewolf Hunter; Commando Rangers; The Sea Devil; Two-Faced Traitor; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 41 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4418746002

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira, Charles Sultan, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair must stop tribal boys from betting the tribe's gold on a bear fight - but first, she fights a mountain lion while wearing nothing but a towel; Department store mannequins aid a cleaning woman who stumbles on would-be arsonists; Killers wracked by guilt reveal their stories to a radio-show host in "I Confess." Action-packed Firehair cover by Bob Lubbers. Firehair; I Confess; World Adventurers; Glory Forbes; The Werewolf Hunter; Sky Rangers; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Real Screen Fun (1934-1942 Tilsam) Vol. 3 #3 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4583828002

Volume 3, Issue 3 - December, 1936. Girls, Gags, Cartoons, and Stories. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.20.

Realistic Romances (1951) 2 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior soiling.

Art by Rafael Astarita, Louis Zansky, and John Belfi. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #21 in its entirety. Sharpshooter Ann falls for dead shot Jim and they go on a crime spree, in a story reminiscent of the 1950 cult film Gun Crazy; Celebrity singer Fran still pines for the man she left behind in her climb to the top; Redheaded Janie is torn between cop Dan and ex-con Jim, a situation that cant end well. Also featuring a contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Fatal Romance!; Kissless Honeymoon!; My True Love!; Deadly Triangle!; Cell Mate. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder and the Squaw-Tooth Rustlers (1946 Whitman BLB) 1414 VG+ 4.5

Red Ryder and the Squaw-Tooth Rustlers (1946 Whitman BLB) #1414, Fred Harman

Reggie (1950 Archie) 2 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0005075009

Cover art by George Frese. "Patch As Patch Can," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tricks Archie, so that Betty can sew her patch on him for the Patch Hop, and he can then get Veronica to sew it on his; But Jughead and Archie team up to trick Reggie back and he ends up with Ophelia Krutzenhaber-Schnopper--NOT someone he wanted to go with! Super Duck ad. Archie ad. "Stag Shag Drag"; Archie talks Reggie into giving Jughead a haircut for the 'Stag Shag' Dance, so that's he's presentable and girls will ask him to dance; When they accidentally shave off all of his hair, With a wig, new clothes, and dancing lessons from Archie, Jughead ends up dancing with Veronica, leaving Reggie and Archie empty handed. "The Show Off" public service announcement; Reggie shows off his trick bicycle riding and gets into an accident. "To Be or Not To Be," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tries to stop playing practical jokes on people. "Time Out," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tries to get a date with Veronica for the big dance. "Archie, That Dog!"; Veronica has had a fight with Archie and now Reggie is her only man. "The Wrong Dope," pencils by George Frese; Reggie plays a prank on a guy asking for directions to the school. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Return of the Outlaw (1953) 3 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Art Helfant and others. Toby Press re-presents the adventures of Billy the Kid, a folk hero rather than a killer, as seen in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950). Billy and his sidekick Tar Woods get caught up in a town's strange traditions around their annual horse race. Billy aids a woman who's been claiming Billy the Kid as her brother to scare off outlaws seeking her lost gold mine. Billy gets a job as a sharpshooter in a Wild West show, but his skills may give away his true identity. The Brazos Beauty; The Mark of Z; Sure-Shot; Tumbleweed Tim and Chuck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) 1949 NM- 9.2

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) is a promotional comic book. It is political giveaway comic sponsored by the United Labor League of Ohio and their candidate, Joe Ferguson. This promo was done in order to discredit Senator Taft in his 1950 Ohio re-election bid. The tone is distinctly pro-union. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Picture Novelettes (1946) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

From The Collection of Jon Berk

Label #1485503002

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Story by Allen Saunders. Art by Ken Ernst and Paul McCarthy. An early precursor to romance comics. The bulk of the issue is taken up with a collection of a Mary Worth strip from 1944. Mary's new tenant, Senora Lisa De Leon, keeps her face hidden under a veil while she undergoes a mysterious treatment from Dr. Karen Ward. But how will the new love of her life feel when her procedure is done? Also featuring pinup photos of movie stars John Hodiak and Alan Ladd, and a one-page Gertie O'Grady gag strip. Romantic John Hodiak; Mary Worth: Doctor Ward's Secret; Gertie O'Grady; Romantic Alan Ladd. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Round the World Gift (1940) 0 NM 9.4

Roy Rogers Comics (Canadian 1948 Wilson) 9 FN- 5.5

Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Roy Rogers Comics (Canadian 1948 Wilson) 10 FN 6.0

Only one staple (manufacturing). Water damage.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Baron of Skull Mesa, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy battles superstition and outlaws. Lt. Lee Hall text story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Saint (1947 Avon) 5 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4570998001

Stories by Walter Johnson and others. Art by Allen Ulmer, Jimmy Thompson, Ann Brewster, Chu F. Hing, Warren Kremer, and Jerry Fasano. Cover by Walter Johnson. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. The Saint intervenes when a mysterious cult targets a diamond belonging to an Asian princess; The history of weaponry from antiquity to the A-bomb; The Saint outwits crooks who are looking for a beautiful redhead and a mysterious suitcase. The Diamond of Death; The Race-Track Rub-Out!; The Saint Pulls a Switch; Choose Your Weapon; A Musical Mystery; Truth Not Fancy: Greek-Fire to Flame-Thrower; Lucky Dale: Death Rides on Skies; Truth Not Fancy: Gunpowder to A-Bomb; The Saint Breaks a Spell! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Missions (1950) 1 VG+ 4.5

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Frank Thorne and others. Pre-James Bond secret-agent intrigue from St. John. The full title, according to the cover, is "Admiral Zacharias' Secret Missions, All True and Authentic." A transplanted American gangster gets in too deep when dealing in stolen US ships in China. International assassins seek a bounty on Yugoslavian leader Marshal Tito, in a story featuring early art by Frank Thorne. An American secret agent gets involved in Cold War covert ops, in a story that opens with the hero leaping from a speeding train. Cover by comics legend Joe Kubert. Tragedy for Traitors; The Island of Death!; Death Dates a Blonde Informer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Mysteries (1954) 16 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1273892009

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Edvard Moritz and Rudy Palais. Crime and horror comics. Series continues from Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #15. Hiding out in a department store overnight, Sally learns about the strange shadow people who live there full-time. Jewel thieves Ian and Jayne hide a stolen gem inside Jayne's very leg, which proves tricky when cops capture them. Ten strangers, all guilty of different crimes, are gathered on a remote island by a mysterious invitation. Plus a vintage PSA, "Better Schools Make Better Communities." The Shadow People; Hiding Place; Deathlook; Doomed by the Clock; The Jeweled Curse; The Week End of Dread. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Mysteries (1954) 17 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Edvard Moritz and others. Crime and horror comics with detective heroes, an unusual mix. A movie director ignores warnings and sets up for his next film inside a haunted castle. Private eye Dan is supposed to expose a phony medium, but after a strange experience, he's not so sure he's phony. Marty seeks a woman's killer who was seen wearing a Santa Claus outfit, in a story that predates the film "Black Christmas" by two decades. Plus a vintage PSA, "Better Schools Make Better Communities." The Deadly Diamond; Keeper of the Castle; Out of This World; No Soul of Her Own; Sinister Santa Claus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 30 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The 4th Dimensional Kidnappers starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; Anton Unreal helps people ascend to the Fourth Dimension in exchange for all their worldly goods. The Guardian Light starring Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Little Murderer Who Wasn't There starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Frank Harry. 2000 Years In the Future starring Gay Ghost, art by Howard Purcell. Case of the Cat's Meow starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Boxer and His Brother starring Wildcat, art by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.