Auctions: comic books 1944

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 20 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1133743002

Spring 1944. The Justice Society of America star in "The Movie That Changed a Man's Life." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom (art by Joe Gallagher), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Starman (art by Aschmeier), and Johnny Thunder (art by Gallagher). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Ghost Plane." Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-Flash (1941) 14 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4164488008

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. The Three Dimwits enter the drawing room of All-Flash Comics, and, after looking over the story already drawn for issue #14, decide to re-do it themselves. The Three Dimwits try tio find a suitable villain for the Flash to tangle with, and decide on a Professor Feend. Little do they know that it is actually the Thinker, who has invented a time machine and is bringing back ancient dinosaurs to cause havoc while his gang commits robberies! Hop Harrigan text story by Evelyn Gaines. Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. Simp O'dill humor page by Sol Hess. The Red Cross War Fund public service announcement with the Justice Society of America, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-Flash (1941) 15 CBCS 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #16-3A78AC1-008

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Martin Naydel. The Three Dimwits and the Flash all are literally terrified by a weird little man who has the power to summon up the evil Witch of Endor in order to aid a gang of crooks in their nefarious pursuits. Ebenezer Jones, as the Flash discovers, has the uncanny ability to cause people around him to worry about every matter under the sun. Unfortunately, Keystone City's criminal element uses this quirk to carry out a series of robberies that virtually go un-noticed! Fat and Slat humor story by Ed Wheelan. Hop Harrigan text story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bouncer, The (1944) 13 VG 4.0

Stories and art by Bob Kanigher and Louis Ferstadt. One of the stranger superheroes, Greek deity Antaeus - who can bounce whenever hurled to the ground - appears when summoned by his modern-day descendant, a neurotic artist. The Bouncer has the distinction of being the first character created by comics legend Robert Kanigher - as well as appearing in both Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics and The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Bouncer protects two kids from gangsters who want the tin can eaten by their pet goat, Alonzo; Boxer One Round Hogan has misadventures in Mexico; Rocket Kelly and his team manage to escape the Japanese military, but their captive, the jungle queen Manta, causes trouble. The Bouncer: The Adventure of the Darkened Lighthouse; One Round Hogan; Joy Family; Pedro's Sacrifice; Rocket Kelly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Comics (1942) 14 CGC 8.5 Crowley

Paper: Off white to white

Crowley.

Label #2030551001

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Alan Mandel, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster seeks the kidnapped son of an important US military figure and finds his old foe Iron Jaw at the heart of it. Yankee Longago encounters Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new snow plane to take on Japanese forces invading the US territory of Alaska. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Killer Who Couldn't Retire; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 17 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached, cover coming detached. Water damage.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel, Jr. meets 115-year-old Freddy Freeman in 2044, and learns he retired from superhero work in 2019. Freddy Freeman tries to help another disabled boy win the rodeo by secretly being his "good luck charm." Axis spies use model planes, in a story curiously predicting drone warfare. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. Another stunning cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future; Opportunity Knoxx; The Shangri-La Saboteurs; Rubbernose Randolph; There's No Such Thing as Waste Paper; Cowpoke Joe; The Model Plane Menace! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 25 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3735154003

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Captain Midnight turns the force of a monsoon against the Axis powers in the Pacific. Captain Midnight and Sgt. Twilight are summoned to "San Ambrosio, Texas" to re-enact the "Battle of the Adamo," where his ancestor "Bowie Midnight" fought. Captain Midnight finds an amusement-park airplane ride can be as dangerous as a real dogfight, with a killer at large. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Midnight's comic-relief sidekick, Sergeant Twilight. Captain Midnight Rides the Monsoon; Sergeant Twilight Stays Out Too Late; Red Skye: Death In A Tree-Top; Johnny Blair, in the Air; The Amusement Park Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 021 3 Famous Mysteries (1944) 1C VG+ 4.5 Courier Variant 1st Printing

3 Famous Mysteries, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Courier edition. (HRN 21, 7/44).

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 36 VG- 3.5

"Kill Crazy Keast" (script by Dick Wood, art by Rudy Palais), "Landru the Terrible" (script by Wood, art by Bob Q. Siege), "Twin Idols of Evil," "Phantom in the Fire" (art by Gates), "Mr. Crime Finds Mike Casalino" (script by Wood, art by Siege), "The Case of the White Eyed Butcher" (script by Wood), and "Who Dunnit?" (art by Dick Briefer). Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 51 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-445B7B5-007

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY FINDS THE LOST TREASURE, No. 51." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny Finds the Lost Treasure, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs buys an old sea chest at an auction; In it is a sailor's diary is which he tells of the Zazztec treasure on Happy Pappy Island. A Statue Comes to Life, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs buys some powerful perfume; While visiting the museum he sprays a statue of Hercules, not knowing that a crook is impersonating the statue. Back cover Bugs Bunny strip by Tom McKimson. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) 12 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces missing, interrupts art and story. Brittle and chipping.

Stories and art by Till Goodan and others. Western comics starring beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry. Dell takes over publishing from Fawcett. Answering a call for help from aging Colonel Blake, Gene becomes involved in the power struggle over the vast Mesa Ranch in Arizona. Rustlers Crip and Rocky are determined to steal the ranch for themselves. But Gene finds allies in Mexican police detective Ramon and beautiful Senorita Clara. Plus short biographies of Gene Autry and his horse Champion. The Blue Band; Angel-Face Kirby; Down Mexico Way; A Smart Trick; Famous Bucking Horses: War Paint, High Skip. Final issue of the series; followed by Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) #1. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 52 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4345765007

"Feast for The River Devils," art by Jim Mooney; Murderous con men lead a pair of archaeologists to the Khufu Temple where they plan to kill them; Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso rescue the archaeologists and the con men are killed in the fight. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A forest fire threatens the lives of all the jungle animals; Simba rescues an orphaned leopard kitten and then battle crocodiles to enable the animals to cross the river to safety. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends recover a sacred treasure for the Karen-laos people. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; On an errand to invite Arab chiefs to a feast, Andy is framed for murder. Untitled story, art by Ruth Atkinson; Despite Tabu's warnings of the danger, two American scientists search for the white ape men. "Hunger Makes the Kill" text story. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; Three hunters meet with bad luck. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 59 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4361812002

Cover art by Joe Doolin. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Kaänga is tricked by the leader of a band of pearl thieves into freeing two of her accomplices from the lake dwellers. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's friend, Lari, is expelled from his tribe because he will not participate in a ritual devised by the witch doctor Gwanda, in which an elephant is tortured to death; Wambi helps him return to his village and exposes the witch doctor as a coward. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; A witch resurrects the body of the recently dead chief Ma Wali and sends him on a murderous rampage through the village. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; During a drought, Simba drinks all the contents of a small pool of water in order to have the strength to defeat the rhinoceros that has claimed a larger pool. "The Tribes from Nowhere" text story. "The Antelope"; Brief natural histories of the waterbuck, the white tailed gnu, the klipspringer, the red fronted gazelle, the sable antelope, Grant's antelope, the beisa oryx, and the kudu. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry rescues the kidnapped daughter of a sultan. Untitled Camilla, Queen of the Jungle Empire story, art by Marcia Snyder; Trader Swartz's nephew, von Weil, plots to murder him in order to inherit his trading station. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 54 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached with cover coming detached. Oxidation. Chew.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, Charlie Tomsey, Dick MacKay and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sivana's latest invention causes Captain Marvel, Jr. to disappear. "International policeman" Radar investigates trouble on the Russo-Chinese border. Private "dick" (detective) Richard Richard investigates a mummy case, in a humorous story by Dick MacKay. Radar; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Sinister Snake; Richard Richard, Private Dick; Bulletman: Leave Us Face It; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. XXVI: Life of the Hunted; Captain Marvel, Jr. Disappears. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Miss Fury Comics (1942) 4 CGC 5.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

Centerfold Missing.

Label #4355722001

52 pages. Book-length untitled story by Tarpe Mills. Cover price $0.10.

Punch and Judy Comics Vol. 1(1944) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Pieces missing, interrupts art or story.

Cover by Joe Oriolo. Untitled story, art by Joe Oriolo; Puppet Punch was brought to life by toymaker Tony, using the "Perfume of Life"; Punch tries to impress Judy by making a "monkat" puppet (monkey + cat) and spraying it with the magical perfume. Untitled Fatsy McPig story, art by Louis Ferstadt. Untitled Captain Codfish and His Tales of the Deep story, art by Tom Golden. "Humpty Dumpty." "Ella the Elephant" text story by Sophie Ferstadt. Untitled Peanuts the Monkey story, art by Milt Stein. "Skinny McGinty Says" public service announcement, art by Tony Di Preta; comic strip promoting waste-paper salvage for the war effort. Untitled story; Circus performer Starry Eyes tries to find an apple for her pony Pinkie, but Mr. McMeany has cornered the market. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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.

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 4 #5 GD- 1.8

Miswrap/cut, edge damage (some pages not fully cut during manufacturing). Cover coming loose at the staple. Small punctures to back cover. Internal tearing. Water spotting.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 14 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Cover detached.

Label #3921424005

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Fog of the Living Death starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, and Baron Von Wetzel, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Gustav Schrotter. The Shriveled Young starring Sub-Mariner and Dr. Luville, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Gustav Schrotter. Injun Horse text story. Spawn of the Sea starring Sub-Mariner and Ogar of the Ocean, art by Allen Simon. Tell-Tale Cigarette starring Angel and Tom Evans, art by Jimmy Thompson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 53 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Al Carreno and Pete Riss. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In an amusing story, Billy Batson gets a night job in a munitions plant to aid the war effort, and works for a pushy Rosie the Riveter type. But Captain Marvel falls in love with her, resulting in conflict between the two identities! Golden Arrow suspects shenanigans when an animal trainer advertises a talking bear. Spy Smasher investigates when poisonous flowers are sent to military leaders. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing, Be a Junior Spy Smasher. Captain Marvel Falls in Love; Golden Arrow: The Talking Animals; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Flowers of Fear; Prince Ibis Pursues the Gay Nineties Gangster; Lance O' Casey: The Boy Beggar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 60 GD 2.0

Cover-to-cover puncture damage.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Professor Staunchheart's latest invention is supposed to find missing people, but all it does is find trouble for Captain Marvel. Golden Arrow wants to help Katy find out who's turning loose the animals in her father's traveling circus. Spy Smasher investigates when scientists suspect they've found fabled Atlantis. Captain Marvel Tangles with the Missing Persons Machine; Boy Underground; Golden Arrow: Under the Big Top; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Lost Land; Ibis the Invincible: The Case of Too Many Ibisticks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 30 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4299880012

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Marc Swayze, and Edd Ashe. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Sinister Professor Van Ish uses his "Z-ray" to escape justice into Mirror Land, so Mary Marvel follows him through the looking-glass. Phantom Eagle learns of the legendary Black Mace, which can cause eternal war on Earth, and becomes determined to get it before the Nazis do. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky battle the Sun Man, whose special mirrors can cause sunstroke or cook you alive. Plus a PSA about the wartime uses of milkweed, featuring Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel in Mirror Land; Commando Yank; Phantom Eagle: The Black Mace; Penny Graves: The Mystery of the Persian Tomb; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Sun Man Terrorizes the City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.