Auctions: comic books 1955 or before

Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) 51 GD+ 2.5

Stories and art by G. Ellerbrock, William Kent, Kenneth Kennedy, Bob Jenney, Clyde Lewis, Fred Harman, Jim Chambers, Tom Hickey, John Donaldson, Win Smith, William Ferguson¸ Jack Farr, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tim Brant uses Professor Wilson's invisibility suit to solve a murder, becoming the superhero known as The Voice. The Masked Pilot and Tom take a hunting trip to Alaska, but villain Dulac is still alive, and he wants revenge. Martan aids the military forces of Earth as the Martians attack. The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Captain Tornado; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Herky; Ace Brady, Super-Sleuth; The Hurricane Kids; Our Boarding House; Out Our Way; Bronc Peeler; Shark Egan; Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Powerhouse Pepper Comics (1943) 2 FR 1.0

REMAINDERED COPY.

Rangers Comics (1941) 44 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #2116022007

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Giovanni Benvenuti, Enrico Bagnoli, Ruben Moreira, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Tiger Man investigates when a woman thinks she's haunted by the African gorilla spirit that killed her father; Men of Adventure focuses on Captain John Smith, aka Mr. Pocahontas; Glory Forbes takes over the private eye business started by her late uncle. Still another action-packed Firehair cover by Bob Lubbers. Firehair; Jan of the Jungle; Sky Rangers; Men of Adventure; I Confess; Glory Forbes; Tiger Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Real Life Story of Fess Parker (1955 Dell) 1 GD 2.0

sticker front multiple spine breaks foxing interior/exterior large creases front/back Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Rex Dexter of Mars (1940) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces missing, interrupts art and story. Front cover missing. Back cover stitched to spine.

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Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Adolphe Barreaux and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Adolphe Barreaux, Claire Moe and George Tuska. Cover by Dick Briefer. A collection of Fox Feature's Rex Dexter, the space hero who debuted in Mystery Men comics. A reprint of the origin of Rex Dexter, from Mystery Men #1; A meteor strike creates a strange "Bald Spot" on Earth populated by jellyfish-men, in a bizarre Dick Briefer story; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates weird crimes with his magical powers. Rex Dexter of Mars; Billy Bounce, the Kid Detective; Rex Dexter Goes Through; Build Rex Dexters Rocket Ship; Patty ODay, Newsreel Reporter; Zanzibar the Magician. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rin Tin Tin (1954-1957 Dell) 8 GD+ 2.5

Photo cover of the famous dog. Mystery of the Mary Ann, art by Sparky Moore; Furs are being smuggled by Bull Hawser, skipper of the whaler "Mary Ann", and a friend in the Coast Guard asks Red for help. Wilderness Aflame, art by Sparky Moore; Red and Rinty are chased by a raging forest fire in Alaska. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Robin Hood and Company Comics (Canadian 1946 Anglo-American) 31 CBCS 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #25-217CA47-004

Stories by Ted McCall. Robin Hood and the "Terror of Thessle", Robin Hood and "Smugglers' Cove", Men of the Mounted in "Kip Keene Meets 'Comet'", and more. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Robin Hood and Company Comics (Canadian 1946 Anglo-American) 32 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #25-217CA47-005

Stories by Ted McCall. Robin Hood in "Robin Hood and the Outlaw Armada", plus Men of the Mounted in "Lost Valley of Totem Builders" and "Gold Mines & Lumberjacks", and more. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 52 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 39 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Water damage.

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and Kenneth Landau. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Otherworldly matchmaker Dan Cupid must make Elizabeth love the man she hates, or hell lose his job; A reporter falls for the handsome scientist shes been assigned to profile; Betty Lou takes a personal day off work and meets the man of her dreams. It Happened One Spring; Happy Birthday, Darling; A Man I Could Love!; The Art of Flattery; A Run-away Romance; Forever Is Too Long. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Confessions Vol. 1 (1949) 12 GD+ 2.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust. Rust migration.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Mine Was Another Kind of Love," art by John Prentice; Paul refuses to attend college because he wants to marry Eileen: he tells his irate father he will work during the day and go to night school instead; His father, who dreamed of college football glory for Paul at his alma mater, breaks off contact with his son. Paul and Eileen ask Mr. Collins, head of the college alumni association, for advice. "This Could Never Happen to Me"; Sally and Tom fall in love and become engaged; After 5 years, Sally's friend Rita warns her Tom is never going to set the date for their wedding and is just using Sally; Sally doesn't believe her, but one day Tom says he's leaving for California, alone, and their relationship is over. "His Arms Were Waiting For Me"; Esther attends a lecture by Lydia Jenkins in which the latter says wives should run the household completely, demand equal treatment from their husbands, and this will lead to a happy home; Esther dates Lydia's son Brad and they fall in love, but Brad doesn't like Esther's application of his mother's scheme. "The Studious Type" text story. "Wilfred Was My Darling"; Wrestler Mabel and wimpy newspaper reporter Wilfred fall in love, but she breaks up with him because hes unable to defend her against lecherous men they meet; Her father was a boxer and she wants a similar he-man for a beau. "Marsha the Moose" one-page story, art by Dave Berg. "Not Every Man is a Fool"; Helen is upset when her boyfriend Ralph breaks a date to visit an old Army buddy in the hospital; As a child, the death of her parents meant Helen was sent to live with her older sister Dorothy, who criticizes her husband Bill for loaning a sick friend money. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Marriage (1950) 12 GD+ 2.5

1.75" Cumulative spine split.

Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky, Marvin Townsend, Sid Greene, John Giunta, Bernard Sachs, and Alice Kirkpatrick. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Newlywed Lorraine feels she has to compete with new stepdaughter Patty for her husband's love and attention. Ilene is torn between husband Steve and visiting consultant Phil, who offers to take her away from her suffocating small town. In another story, redheaded Doraine believes wealth and advancement will make her happy, but new husband Steve would rather go fishing. His Other Love; Escape to Tomorrow; Beware of the Stranger!; Love's Victory; Cooking with Gas; Greedy Heart; Marital Mix-Ups. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rusty Comics (1947) 13 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece-fill, color touch, spine split seal. Full length spine split with covers glued to interior. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. America's funniest female Rusty stars in: "The Horse Who Came to Dinner!"; "Panic at the Pane!"; "Rusty's Happy Hunter!"; and "Justice for Junior!" Also in this issue: Little Vinegar in "The Tale of a Sail!"; 2-page text story "Career Women"; and Mitzi in "Mitzi's Merry Mix-up!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Hearts (1949) 25 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Gil Kane, Sid Greene and unknown. She hates him...but should she at least stay with him until the storm is over? Read..."Stormy Love!" Also featuring: "Loser at Love!" (note: different from story in #37); "Trip to Heartbreak!" (pencils by Gil Kane); and "Will You Leave Me?" Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Secret Romances (1952) 11 VG 4.0

Only one staple (manufacturing).

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Lois is torn between soldier Larry and defense contractor Jeff - but the story takes a left turn with the discovery of a spy ring. Sisters Betsy and Ellen get into a feud over dating older men, but one of the sisters is secretly married to boot. Bert discovers that his new wife Mary has inherited her father's gambling problem. My Cheating Heart; Two Kinds of Love; Too Young for Kisses; Gamble With Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 101 Coverless (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Married page. COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (first wrap and centerfold), interrupts art and story.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. Battle For the Atom World starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Prof. Luxo, thought killed in a previous battle with Col. Trevor and U.S. forces, returns to disrupt forces in the Atom World, sabotaging atomic experiments being conducted under Col. Trevor's leadership. The Case of the Mechanical Brain starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Conquerors of the Flame starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Giunta. How to Bring Christmas Cheer public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. Castaway Heart--Romance, Inc. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) 3 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill. Interior is complete. Full length spine split reaching first six interior wraps. Staples added (not manufacturing). Heavy tape.

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Art by Art Saaf, Mort Leav, Alex Blum and Robert Webb. Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. German scientists seeking a sacred skull plan to create an army of giant apes; Sheena is captured by slavers and sold into a sheik's harem, but not for long; Sheena offers fun facts about the African elephant, leopard, the ostrich and the flamingo. Cool giant-gorilla cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Monster of the Secret Citadel; Harem Shackles; The African Elephant; Fangs of the Lion Man; The Leopard and Some Interesting Facts About It!; Killers Trail; Muanga Killer; Blood-Spoor for the Cheetah Pack; Sheena Introduces Us to the Peculiar Ostrich and the Colorful Flamingo; Chant of Devil Drums. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shock Suspenstories (1952 EC) 16 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4142056023

Cover art by George Evans. "Are You A Red Dupe" editorial on interior front page. ...My Brother's Keeper, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; An evil Siamese twin murders but the state does not execute him as it would mean the death of the good one. The good one finally commits suicide to halt the evil of the other. The Hazing, art by Joe Orlando; A college student wants to join a frat so he makes up a story about a professor they don't like being a communist in order to get him fired. Slob! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. A Kind Of Justice, script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A mob beat a vagrant to death for the rape of a sixteen year old girl that the town sheriff has been violating. The Pen Is Mightier, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A newspaper columnist murders his gangster friend to get his wife and frames an innocent man for the crime through the power of his words. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) 54 GD 2.0

.5" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. The Dillon Brothers' crime spree isn't over just because they're behind bars, as they figure out a brutal escape plan. The reader gets a chance to find the clues and solve a murder before Officer Arthur Kelly. Stage magician Gene Simpson supplements his artistic income by turning to crime. Double-Cross of Death; Shock Mystery You Solve It.; Escape Into Death; Murder In The Air; The Mysterious Madman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Skeleton Hand (1952-1953 ACG) 5 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C3

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: color touch.

Label #4275682006

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Pete Riss, Paul Cooper, Frank Simienski, and Edvard Moritz. Tales of pre-Code horror from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jake discovers the horrifying secret of the Bogey Man. The construction of a new dam raises the spirits of the dead, and theyre not happy. Mark discovers the ancient legends of Finlands werewolves are all too real. The Rise and Fall of the Bogey Man; Specters of the Dam; The Were-Fiends of Finland; The Hidden Horror. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Skyrocket (1944) 0 CGC 3.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4141834002

Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Maurice Whitman, Al Plastino, Richard Speed, and Ken Battefield. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler. Dedicated to wiping out the blood-sucking scourge of humanity, Dr. Rogers becomes known as Dr. Vampire. (Dr. Vampire was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes.) Historical and educational strips, including a comics biography of Daniel Boone and little-known fun facts. Police scientist Sgt Bill Norton uses his handy flamethrower to battle crime outside the law as Alias the Dragon. When an escaped convict vows to kill the judge and district attorney who put him away, the crime-fighter called the Desperado sets out to protect them. Oddities; Skyrocket; Punch and Cutey; Alias the Dragon; Inspector Pratt; Dr. Vampire; Ghost-Hunter; The Desperado; Is It True?; Daniel Boone. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Smash Comics (1939 Quality) 37 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4696744002

The cover blurb for this issue reads, "Doc Wackey Becomes the Fastest Man on Earth." a fun little story in which Doc Wackey becomes yet another super-fast character such as the Flash, the Whizzer, and Quicksilver. And let us not forget Sonic, Speedy Gonzales and the Road Runner!

Cover art by Gill Fox. Doc Wackey Goes Berserk! starring Midnight, script and art by Jack Cole; When The Professor demands Doc submit to his experiments in exchange for Midnight's life, Wackey ends up with super speed, which he proceeds to dedicate to a life of crime! Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Alex Kotzky. Jester story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Dean of Darkness starring Wildfire, script by Robert Turner, art by Jim Mooney. The Kidnapping of Peter Percy Gotgelt III starring Bozo the Robot, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]. Ray story, art by Reed Crandall. Rookie Rankin story, art by Arthur Peddy. Wun Cloo humor page by Jack Cole. Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. Wings Wendall story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Amazing Adventures of the Three Shadows starring Marksman, art by Alex Koda. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Smash Comics (1939 Quality) 47 Coverless

COVERLESS/INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Outer wrap detached. Water spotting.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Join the Midnight Murder Club starring Midnight, script and art by Paul Gustavson; The underworld puts out a million dollar bounty on Midnight. Daffy story, script and art by Bart Tumey. Tibet! featuring Espionage Starring Black X, art by Bernard Sachs. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Rookie Rankin Takes the Payoff starring Rookie Rankin. Wun Cloo humor page by Jack Cole. Marksman story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Yankee Eagle story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Adventure of Stoneface starring Jester. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Space Mouse (1953 Avon) 4 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label Error: wrong publisher specified by CGC.

Label #4745072013

Art by Frank Carin and others. Funny-animal antics in space, featuring the first character to claim the name Space Mouse. The space mice and Professor Brawdome investigate an unscheduled eclipse and encounter the devious Major Moto; Molly can handle the scariest of space creatures, but Halloween is another story; Major Moto escapes from prison and swears revenge on Space Mouse and The Earth. Fright Sight!; Major Moto; Oh, You Kidd!; Plane Crazy!; The Space Siren; Major Moto Strikes Again!; Danny Duck: Dinah Has Her Way! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Speed Comics (1939-1947 Brookwood/Harvey) 1 CGC 0.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Page 25-27 missing.

Label #4697140005

The Human Dynamo starring Shock Gibson, art by Maurice Scott. The Three Aces starring Crash, Cork, and the Baron, script and art by Klaus Nordling (Fred North). An Adventure With a Man-Eating Plant text story by Edward Lambert. The Man of a Thousand Faces starring Ted Parrish, script and art by Bob Powell (Bob Stanley). Spike Marlin story, art by George Tuska (Carl Larson). Smoke Carter story, art by Munson Paddock. Landor, Maker of Monsters, art by Bob Powell. Texas Tyler story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Dick Briefer (Remington Brant). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit (1944 Quality) 14 GD- 1.8

3 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation. Interior tearing.

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Alibi Factory, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Kuttup Shop, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Prominent Executives Vanish starring the Spirit, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality Shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Masked Magician, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Belle La Trivet, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Untitled Jonesy story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spy Smasher (1941 Fawcett) 5 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Case is slightly mis-aligned.

Label #1173850011

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Death Over Washington starring Spy Smasher, "Satan" (a German spy), and Death [Baroness Von Todt]. The Two-Faced Killer! starring Spy Smasher and Bruno, art by Emil Gershwin. The Woman Who Doomed a Million Men--Thrilling Spy Tales starring Mrs. Greenhow (Confederate spy), Abraham Lincoln, and General George McClellan. Spy Smasher Vs. America Smasher; America Smasher escapes from the FBI agent guarding him and steps up his attack on America's morale by projecting propaganda films on a giant screen in the sky, and when the screen is destroyed shines them on buildings. The Chinese Pheasant text story by Paul Sinderson. The Victory Battalion starring Spy Smasher. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 7 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Cracking to front of slab.

Label #4508088002

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Rookie Ranger, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Killer Squad, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. The Dud, art by Jim McArdle. I Was a Leatherneck Sniper, art by Bob Brown. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jeb Manton text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 13 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4690085007

Cover pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. No Escape, script by David Kahn, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. One-Ton Terror, script by Art Wallace, art by Dan Gordon. Battle Detective, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Command Performance, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella. Private Pete filler page and Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 14 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4711899020

Cover art by Leonard Starr. Pitchfork Army, script by William Woolfolk, art by Leonard Starr. I Faced a Firing Squad, script by France Herron, art by Carmine Infantino. Combat Champions, script by Art Wallace, art by Jim McArdle. Secret Invasion, script by David V. Reed, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Private Pete filler page and Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #2 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4703388003

Volume 20, Issue 2 - November, 1949. Stories by John Taine, Murray Leinster, Carter Sprague, Jack Vance, Robert Moore Williams, William Fitzgerald, Clifford D. Simak, and L. Ron Hubbard (under the pseudonym Rene LaFayette). Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #3 FR 1.0

Full length spine split with covers detached. Oxidation.

Volume 20, Issue 3 - January, 1950. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories by A.E. Van Vogt, Edmond Hamilton, Kelvin Kent, William Morrison, L. Ron Hubbard (under pseudonym Rene LaFayette), Margaret St. Clair, J.W. Groves, and John D. MacDonald. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #2 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Volume 22, Issue 2 - November, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Jack Vance, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future in "Pardon My Iron Nerves), L. Ron Hubbard (author's final pulp story), Rog Phillips, Robert Moore Williams, and Mack Reynolds. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 23 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Volume 23, Issue 2 - May, 1951. Cover Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, Matt Lee, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story), John Wyndham, Robert Moore Williams, and Samuel Mines. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 24 #3 VG 4.0

Volume 24, Issue 3 - January 1952. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories: "Journey To Barkut" by Murray Leinster, "Lost Art" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Great Idea" by Raymond Z. Gallun, "The Wheel" by John Wyndham, and "How Green Was My Martian" by Mack Reynolds. Softcover Pulp, 6.75" x 9", 148 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 25 #3 GD/VG 3.0

The Glory That Was" by L. Sprague de Camp, and "The Last Days of Shandakor" a novelette by Leigh Brackett, plus "Looking for Something" a short story by Frank Herbert. Alex Schomburg Cover.

Vol. 25, No. 3 - April 1952. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Oliver Saari, Charles E. Fritch, and Frank Herbert (first published science fiction story, "Looking for Something?"). Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 27 #1 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Vol. 27, No. 1 - August, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Philip Jose Farmer "The Lovers" (this is his 1st published sf-story, but his very 1st non-sf story appeared six years earlier in Adventure Vol. 115 No. 5, March 1946), Kendell Foster Crossen, Harry Neal, Charles E. Fritch, Boyd Ellanby, Jack Vance, and Dave Dryfoos. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) 9 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover coming detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Rudy Palais and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Gangster Steve Bory gets in over his head in eastern Europe when he dares to open the Forbidden Tomb. Don and Bud Hoover try to get away with murder. The Forbidden Tomb; The Forgers; Two Faces of Crime; Hideous M-U-R-D-E-R. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) 10 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4277686004

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. An elder thing from beyond space targets all Earthlings with knowledge of atomic energy. Scheming Frankie Barrows makes an escaped embezzler into her personal slave, in a lurid and bizarre tale featuring much bad-girl art by an unknown artist. Killers Zack and Spink go on a shooting and robbery spree, until a redheaded girl betrays them to their final destiny. Another classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. The Horrible Entity; Slave of Death; The Killer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 3 VG 4.0

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. While Steve's employer Copper Calhoun is recovering from the car accident, the beautiful Delta shows up to cause more trouble. Plus a feature by Bob Powell on the "XFD-1" fighter plane, the prototype better known as the McDonnell FH Phantom. Perilous Encounter; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoon Laughs; Flossie; The Mystery of the Deadly Plane. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 4A GD/VG 3.0 Caniff Not Complimentary

Interior tearing.

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, C.C. Beck, Bob Powell, Vic Herman, Bob Barnes and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Steve agrees to fly oil-drilling machinery through dangerous territory for the Black Champagne company, unaware that the company is run by the sinister Big Red. Plus an illustrated text feature about Caniff's career. Also featuring a Captain Tootsie ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Milton Arthur Caniff; Chase of Death; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoons and Gags; Ricky Roony; The Champion's Challenge; The Case of the Flaming Plane. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 5 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Big Red uses her underworld connections to target Steve Canyon for death because he wrecked her illegal oil deal. Steve gets a new sidekick in millionaire adventurer Happy Easter. Plus an illustrated text feature about Caniff's career. Milton Arthur Caniff; Happy Easter's First Air Trip; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Flossie; Ricky Roony; Sky Pirates of the Andes; Pilot's Revenge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Roper (1948 Famous Funnies) 5 CGC 3.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4601231011

Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 5 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3744846001

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Outlaws believe they have killed Straight Arrow, but his ghost rides after them; Red Hawk seeks the legendary Rain Drum to save his tribe from drought; After Red Sky finds silver high in the mountains, bandits want him to show the way. Plus non-fiction features on tribal tools and the Comanche. Animal Tricks; The Ghost of Straight Arrow!; Mission of Hate!; Red Hawk: Quest of the Rain Drum!; The Comanche; Straight Arrow's Great Leap...! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 24 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3744846002

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Long-lost pterodons escape a cave and terrorize a disbelieving Western town; Red Hawk and Bigfoot try to rescue a woman from being sacrificed to the Beast of the Bloody Trail; Comanches seek a disappearing buffalo heard. The Dragons of Doom!; The Brave Who Hated Straight Arrow!; Red Hawk: The Beast of the Bloody Trail!; The Vanishing Buffalo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 27 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3744846003

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Steve Adams and Straight Arrow are framed for The Firebrand's rustling, in the second part of a story continued from issue #26. Red Hawk faces the terrifying Akola the Panther Woman and her Puma Men. An intertribal hit squad of warriors targets Straight Arrow. Arrows of Justice!; The Four Horsemen of Hate!; Red Hawk: The Claws of Death!; The Manhood of Takona. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 44 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple. Moisture damage.

Captain Comet in "The Plant That Plotted Murder," "A Switch in Time" (pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernard Sachs), "The City That Went Mad," and "The Man Who Couldn't Die." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Fantasy (1952) 9 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4476284001

Stories and art by Bruce Hamilton and Steve Ditko. Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A man's long hair comes to life, in a truly bizarre escalating series of events partially illustrated by future Marvel legend Steve Ditko. An artist tries and fails to maintain the balance between madness and genius. Luther is cursed with the ability to know who is going to die. Dream of Horror; Hair Yee-eeee; Magic Formula; Portrait of Doom; Mirror of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: In addition to the regular issue, some copies of no. 9 were manufactured with different interiors from other comics. Please see title Strange Fantasy (1952) #9 Variant Interiors. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 12 GD 2.0

2" Spine split from bottom due to oxidation. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second.

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Golden Skeletons"; A cemetery caretaker and his wife discover that the cemetery's skeletons have turned to gold; They take them to their house and grind them into gold dust. "One Second to Live"; A convicted murderer relives his life in the second of his hanging; He sees his mother murdered and his discovery that his father was the murderer. "Fatal Proof" text story by John Martin. "No Escape from Evil"; A woman marries an old man for his money; She pushes him off a cliff. The old man although dead returns to kill the widow's new boyfriend. "Devil's Festival"; The village of Walpurgen in Austria, destroyed by Turks, reappears every 100 years; An American couple chances upon it, sees hangings, torture and stonings, and is almost burned at the stake. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 15 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and taped in place. Oxidation.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "Mary and the Witch!", art by Bernie Krigstein; A woman who used to act on the stage is impressed with a magician's ability to seem to perform real magic; She pretends to be interested in him until he takes her to meet his mother, who he claims is a witch and the true source of his power. "The Phantom Flivver" text story. "The Last Word," art by Larry Woromay; A man cheats on his wife until she cuts him off; When his lover admits she only paid attention to him for his money, he loses his temper and kills her; He begs his wife for money so he can leave the country but she doesn't respond. "Don't Look Down," art by George Roussos; A man has a perception of being at great heights when he is only sitting on furniture; A psychologist attempts to cure him by tipping over his chair, but the fall shatters his body. "Afraid!", art by Sam Kweskin; Frankenstein's monster spooks himself by reading his favorite horror literature. "He Walked Thru the Wall," pencils by Vic Dowling, inks by Bob Stuart; A crook steals a scientist's salve which allows the molecules of his body to pass through walls but it wears off as he is passing through the bank's wall. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.