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Action Comics (1938 DC) 23 CGC Page 6 Only

Paper: Off white to white

Page 6 Only.

Label #4731587001

Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Treasure Tower starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 1st app of Lex Luthor (with red hair), 1st app of Black Pirate, 1st mention of Daily Planet instead of Daily Star, 1 panel ad for The Spectre in More Fun. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 24 CGC Coverless

Paper: Off white to white

Coverless. Centerfold Missing.

Label #4723167020

Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Pep Morgan story, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Magician Murder starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 2 0.3

COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Missing wraps 1-6, 9 and additional pieces cut (affects "The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman", "Wolf, the Crime Master", "The Case of the Missing Link", Little Billy Pelican, His Royal Highness, Fantastic Facts and text stories). First wrap present is detached. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. 2nd appearance of The Joker and Catwoman (called Catwoman for the 1st time) in "The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Learning the Joker is hospitalized with wounds, the members of the Crime Syndicate make plans to rescue him to lead their mob again; But the Joker has planned a double-cross and the appearance of the Cat-Woman complicates matters. "Wolf, the Crime Master," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds); By an unfortunate accident, Adam Lamb becomes a psychological Jekyll and Hyde at midnight each evening, only to revert to his mild-mannered self during the day. "A Very Simple Case" text story by David Tree, art by Raymond Perry. "The Case of the Clubfoot Murders," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds); The contents of a strange will leave each of the heirs with strange tokens with inscriptions on them, not realizing that, if they are all united, the tokens will reveal the location of a gold mine. "The Case of the Missing Link," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; Professor Drake brings back from Africa a "missing link" who he intends to civilize for the benefit of all civilization; Batman and Robin vs. Grimes. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 2 CGC Coverless

Paper: Cream to off white

COVERLESS. 1st 2 Wraps missing. Pages 4-8, 12, 16 & 24 missing.

Label #4649144004

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. 2nd appearance of The Joker and Catwoman (called Catwoman for the 1st time) in "The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Learning the Joker is hospitalized with wounds, the members of the Crime Syndicate make plans to rescue him to lead their mob again; But the Joker has planned a double-cross and the appearance of the Cat-Woman complicates matters. "Wolf, the Crime Master," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds); By an unfortunate accident, Adam Lamb becomes a psychological Jekyll and Hyde at midnight each evening, only to revert to his mild-mannered self during the day. "A Very Simple Case" text story by David Tree, art by Raymond Perry. "The Case of the Clubfoot Murders," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds); The contents of a strange will leave each of the heirs with strange tokens with inscriptions on them, not realizing that, if they are all united, the tokens will reveal the location of a gold mine. "The Case of the Missing Link," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; Professor Drake brings back from Africa a "missing link" who he intends to civilize for the benefit of all civilization; Batman and Robin vs. Grimes. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 3 CGC Coverless

Paper: Off white

Coverless. Page 6, 9, 14-18, 25, 26 and 29-31 missing.

Label #4675821001

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. "The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun. "The Ugliest Man in the World," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman confronts the ugliest man in the world, a man shunned by "normal" people he meets every day. "The Crime School for Boys!!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman has to deal with the threat of a crime school upon the lives of young boys, a school designed how to teach those boys the ways of a criminal. Dinky one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "A Blow For England" text story by Norman Goss, art by Raymond Perry. "The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Cat returns to plague members of the Diamond Syndicate in order to achieve a beautiful "diamond prize!" The Batman Says text article, Batman and Robin tell readers the negatives of crime and criminals. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 39 PR 0.5 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Cover and several wraps/pages MARRIED. INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (affects story pages 4-6 of Crimson Avenger, 1-3 of Speed Saunders, and 8-10 of Slam Bradley, plus a couple non-story pages). Centerfold detached, tape throughout, residue/staining. Original staples removed, staples added.

Cover art by Bob Kane. The Horde of the Green Dragon starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Maurice Kashuba. Red Logan story, art by Ken Ernst. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jack Lehti. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. Cliff Crosby story, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. White Trap text story by Whitney Ellsworth (as Fredric Wells). Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Dennis Neville. Ad for Batman #1. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 43 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story. Spine tears and some staining/soiling throughout interior.

Cover art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. The Case of the City of Terror starring Batman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Ed Moore. Red Logan, Ace Reporter story, art by Ed Winiarski. Theft in the Abbey text story by Frank Cooper. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jack Lehti. Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Fred Guardineer. Larry Steele, Private Detective story, art by Ken Ernst. Young America's Hero, Cliff Crosby story, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 6 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece fill, spine rebuild. Tape on centerfold, cover and centerfold detached.

Cover art by Bob Powell. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, art by John Celardo; Rip Regan the Power-Man vs. Barron Metcalfe. Untitled story, art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie vs. Krodin and his gang. Untitled Big Red McLane story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Chas. Netcher); Tom Farr is shot and left for dead by Machine-Gun Randall, an employee of Royal River Mills. Untitled story; Oran of the Jungle vs. Black Crow. Keeping Fit article. "The True Life Story of Gene Tunney"; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story, art by Steve Broder; Kinks Mason vs. a gang of pirates; intro of Lord Satur; The Queen of an undersea city appears. Untitled story, script by Klaus Nordling (as Ed Norris), art by Klaus Nordling; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. Krux and his spy ring. Untitled story, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich; Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby) vs. Spitelli. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1156872001

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Prey of the Slavers," art by Alex Blum (as Alex Boon); Kaänga rescues Ann from the slaver, Blacton, and tells her how he came to live in the jungle. Untitled story, art by Taylor Martin; The White Panther is dispatched by his father to help Dr. White recover curative gems and to protect the Whites from Zaroff, an unethical competitor. "The Slave Raiders," script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Henry Fletcher); In return for rescuing a witch doctor, Tabu is given a "six sense" and amazing powers which he uses to combat evil and injustice in the jungle. "Queen of the Lost Empire," art by C. A. Winter; Explorer Jon Dale discovers a lost city in the jungle, ruled by Queen Camilla; Daily human sacrifices are necessary for Camilla and her people to retain their immortality. Untitled story; Terry and his lancers are assigned to a fort, deep in the jungle, and are charged with interrupting the slave trade. Untitled story; Gunrunners sell guns to the natives in Wambi's jungle, which they then use to steal gold from local prospectors; Wambi reports the crimes to the local constabulary who defeat the natives. Untitled story; Cog bails out petty criminals Buck, Rex, and Slim to use as overseers of his safari; Cog drives the natives too hard and they rebel. Untitled story; Aging Simba saves the life of his rival, Slita and then barely manages to prevent being usurped by the younger Slita; Simba concedes his pride Slita and departs. Untitled story; Safari guide Buck Barton infiltrates a leopard cult to rescue his client. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 8 CGC 2.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4684217008

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. "The Human Torch and the Submariner Meet," script and art by Bill Everett; Namor looks for new ways to avenge himself on the mankind that attempted to electrocute him, but the Torch shows up and drives him away for the time-being. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Embittered because the Police Chief believes Torch to be yellow because he failed to bring in the Sub-Mariner, the Torch races off to repair some of the damage Namor caused; He meets up with Betty and together they head for the Empire State Building where the Prince has been spotted. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel rescues a kidnapped girl in a cabin, supposedly held for ransom, and whose father owns the controlling stock in the Meltmore Steel Company. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; The Raider runs into Mexican Pete, who has attempted to trail the thieves who just robbed a local bank and made off with the savings of the small ranchers. Dynamite's Doom text story, script by Jack D'Arcy, art by Sam Gilman. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Keeping true to his word, "Boss" Sarpo escapes from prison, and with the help of "Scar-Face" Joe and his gang, kidnaps Professor Zog, killing his guards, kidnaps the DA, and uses Electro to begin a series of thefts. Ferret Mystery Detective untitled story, script by Stockbridge Winslow, art by Irwin Hasen; Ferret arrives at his bank to make a deposit just as it is being robbed, but he uses an unusual strategy, with himself as bait, to round up the crooks. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Drake kills the man who has inherited a gold mine worth far more than he thought because he refuses to use the local natives as slave laborers. The local tribal chief enlists the aid of Ka-Zar to deal with the problem. Mystery and Daring Comics ad, art by Schomburg. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 14 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0175239004

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Human Torch #2, art by Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch has a real dilemma: he has to track down members of the Fire Cult who have committed a murder, but the man murdered was intending to destroy the world. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; After Namor successfully routs invading Nazi paratroopers on an island Dorma and he arrived on for a rest, questioning of the Nazi Lieutenant reveals that the Axis Powers have built a secret submarine base on a little known island 20 miles from the coast of Florida; So Dorma and he head for that base to tackle the Nazi horde. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel investigates a mine operator that has a lot of equipment for handling radium on his hands, equipment that is being used to create synthetic diamonds. Redskins Bite Cinders text story, script by Andrew McWhiney, art by Harry Ramsey. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Kirby; The Vision must battle two werewolves, one in reality Gordon Sanders, a member of the ill-fated Medwick Expedition that discovered a lost Tibetan city called the City of Demons, where he was bitten by such a creature. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Deadline takes Terry along when he is scheduled to interview actress Diana Dunn, but a staged "movie scene" turns out to be a real kidnapping of the actress. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The destruction of the Fairbanks Iron Works leads Electro into the bowels of the earth to confront the Onees, who take control of the robot and force Professor Zog to come to his rescue. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar succeeds in getting Zar out of the zoo he is imprisoned in, and hides out on a British boat heading toward Africa. Unfortunately, the boat is torpedoed by an enemy submarine. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Mickey Mouse Magazine (1935-1940 Western) Vol. 5 #10 GD/VG 3.0

More Fun Comics (1935) 61 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story. Water damage.

Cover by Howard Sherman. "The Golden Curse Deaths," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Detective Corrigan is given orders to hunt down and arrest the Spectre for doing such a good job rounding up the criminal element of the city and making the Police look bad... and he does arrest the "Spectre," only a false one! All-Star Comics ad. New York World's Fair Comics ad. "The Mystery Plane," script and art by Joe Donoho; Detective Sergeant Carey investigates sabotage at a plant building a new airplane. "The Madman of the Jungle," art by George Papp; Congo Bill helps an escaped convict prove his innocence. Untitled Captain Desmo story, art by Ed Winiarski. Listen to the Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Radio Squad story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Untitled Lieutenant Bob Neal of Sub. 662 story, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Rusty Lehman. Untitled Biff Bronson story, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; Dr. Zabkin has a formula that can make men either bigger or smaller. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Lehti; Black Hawk and 0'Malley chase a bandit through the hills. "Menace of the Nebula," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A mysterious space globe threatens to rip Earth out of its orbit, so Dr. Fate journeys to the planet of the Globe Men to take out their menace forever. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Prize Comics (1940) 7 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4434493009

Untitled stories starring Black Owl (script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon, Al Avison, and Al Gabriele), Dr. Frost (script by Richard Steele, art by Ben Thompson), Ted O'Neil, Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Mac Raboy), Captain Gallant (art by Grieg Chapian), Twist Turner (art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth), Great Voodini (art by Jon Smalle), and Power Nelson. New Adventures of Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer (as Frank N. Stein). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Shield-Wizard Comics (1940) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #2086559003

Thrill at the smashing origins of the Shield, that G-Man Extraordinary, by Irving Novick, and the Wizard, the Man with the Super-Brain, by Ed Ashe Jr.! The Shield was one of the first super-heroes with an American flag-themed costume, beating Captain America by 14 months. Novick cover. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 5 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Includes facsimile front cover (unattached).

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy (pages 1-8) and Wayne Boring (pages 9-13) [as Joe Shuster], inks by Paul Cassidy (pages 1-8) and Paul Lauretta (pages 9-13) [as Joe Shuster]; Lois and Clark are very concerned when they see business owners trying to induce children into their stores to play slot machines, placed there by the goons of "Slug" Kelly. Superman's Super Strength: Rules for Summer Living. Supermen of America club info. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy; Punk politician Alex Evell, because of his growing political power, is out to buy the Planet's competitor, so that he will have a newspaper to back up his political dealings. Power of the Press text story, script by George Shute, art by Bernard Baily. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Clark Kent smells a rat when he enters several offices of financial wizards, hoping to find out why they are profiting during a time of extreme depression. Murder In the Wind text story by Jack Wallis. Two half-page ads for All-Star Comics #1 and Batman #1. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy; Superman investigates why a noted chemist's serum, parabiolene, financed by a noted gangster named Carlin, is being used on noted people, making them virtual slaves to do the bidding of Carlin. Promotional ad for Action Comics. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 6 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Full length spine split to first wrap.

Cover pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Paul Cassidy. Features the 1st splash page in a superman comic. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois is found at the scene of the murder of a noted jewel collector, she is arrested for that murder. Supermen of America club info. Too Big For Marbles text story, script by George Shute, art by Don Komisarow. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster]; Brute Bashby and his thugs roll into the town of Gateson with the sole purpose of establishing a protection racket, which means each shop owner must fork over 10% of their profits. Super Strength activity page, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jack Burnley. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by Cassidy and Paul Lauretta [both as Joe Shuster]; Relief efforts to help the tornado and earthquake ravaged South American nation of San Caluma head out by boat hit a snag when an aircraft carrying the relief commission officials nearly crashes. The Strangest Case text story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Don Komisarow. Sports Close-Ups! fact page by Jack Burnley. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster], inks by Cassidy and Paul Lauretta [both as Joe Shuster]; When a department store collapses and the head of the construction firm that erected it is slain, Clark Kent smells a story in the making. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 7 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Pieces of tape along spine, edges, and centerfold.

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Target Comics (1940) Vol. 1 #8 PSA 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

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Cover art by Alonzo Vincent. The Attack of General Z: Part 2 starring Calling 2-R, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. The Vulture Men From the Void starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. The Menace of Dr. Death starring White Streak, script and art by Carl Burgos. Port of Missing Ships starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. Spies of the Oriental Chop House starring Chameleon, script by Doug Allen, art by Bill Everett. The Wildcat Cub and the Movie Cowboy: Part 1 starring Bull's-Eye Bill, script by B. Holmes, art by L. Kenner. Wedding Present--Fantastic Feature Films, script and art by Tarpe Mills. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan and the Lion Man HC (1936 Grosset & Dunlap) 1N-REP VG 4.0

Marker on pages edges at top.

2nd Grosset & Dunlap printing. Dust jacket not included. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Red binding, no illustrations. Hardcover, 5-1/8" x 7-5/8", 318 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Top-Notch Comics (1939) 7 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. TRIMMED and staples replaced. 7" Spine split from top (taped). Archival tape.

Cover by Edd Ashe. Stories by Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, William Wills, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, Gerry Thorpe, Ed Wexler, and C. A. Winter. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 2 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Missing three center wraps, interrupts art and story.

Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Bob Karp, Ted Osborne, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1, #2. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In the conclusion of a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey and Goofy are captured along with Professor Einmug, while Pegleg Pete seeks the secrets of the floating island in the sky. But Einmug's booby traps will destroy the island – and the four of them with it! In another Gottfredson story, Mickey gets a pet ostrich, but that's waaaay more trouble than he expected. Donald and his nephews test out the saying, Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Plus a text story based on the classic Mickey cartoon The Little Whirlwind. Dizzy Business; Three Guesses; Back To Nature; Two Hits! One Error!; Oh, Nuts!; Donald Duck Goes A-Scouting; Daring Donald; A Slick Customer; Donald Fights Back; Campers Courageous; Try, Try, Again; Backfiring Inventions; Beating Around The Bush; And Now, the Donald Duck Doodle; The Little Whirlwind; Framed!; Donald Grows Wise; Fun at Home; The Flying Mouse; One Never Knows; Great Ideas, But...; Double Trouble; It's A Hard Life; Causes For Complaint; Thanksgiving Day; You Can't Win. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.