Auctions: comic books 1945

4Most (Accepted Reprint series, Circa 1945) Four Most 40 GD- 1.8

2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Mickey Spillane and Harold de Lay. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Edison Bell and Jerry use a code on a bookshelf to catch a fugitive bank robber, in the final adventure of the boy inventor. Kit and Dan and the other cadets join forces with local farmboys to try to save the dam from washing out and flooding the valley, in the final Cadet adventure. A 2-page (prose) story by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane. White Rider and Superhorse; Edison Bell; Creature of the Deep; Major Alford J. Williams; The Cadet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 17 GD- 1.8

2.5" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming loose at both staples.

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Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by Bill Woggon and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bob Montana, Bill Woggon and Al McLean. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews reminisce about Archie's childhood while looking at old photos in "Memories"! Plus: Reggie uses a speaker to throw his voice and get Archie in trouble in "The Voice of the Wise Guy"; Betty and Veronica become lifeguards and attract attention from all the boys in "Of Men and Mermaids"; Archie meets a lovely girl named Velma Sparks in "Oh, Sister!"; Archie gets out of a bad grade by saying that football practice stole his study time in "The Alibi Artist"; and a tale starring Dotty and Ditto! Also: Jughead takes Mr. Andrews' suit to the tailor instead of his tuxedo in the 2-page text story "Suit Trouble" by Ray Cohan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Hood Comics (1943) 14 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4342471008

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "Death Counts Ten," art by Irv Novick; A boxer is dead after a fight, and Kip finds out he has been poisoned. "The Four-Alarm Ghosts," art by Red Holmdale; The ghost of Gloomy saves people from a house on fire. "Death--The Crow Strikes Again," art by Harry Sahle; An opera singer is fired for drinking, but puts on a crow costume to get revenge. "Murder By Proxy" text story by S. Gordon James. "The Hound of the Devonshires," script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman; A curse of a phantom hound in Devonshire. "The Sinister Spiritualist," art by Clem Weisbecker; A spiritualist tricks people to tell where they keep their valuables, and then robs them. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel 3 Famous Flying Marvels (1945) 1945 VG/FN 5.0

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Captain Marvel Flying Marvels (1945), Fawcett Publications. Build the Marvel family with no cutting or pasting. Four panel "tri-fold" cardstock sheet with each of the three Marvel Family members. Also contains instructions on how to build and fly each figure. 8 pages, full color, 9-in x 12-in. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 48 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4639938003

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Billy, Steamboat and others attend the gala birthday celebration of Mr. Morris, and they eat a lot of the rich birthday cake. As they depart for home, Billy tells Steamboat that he hopes that all that cake doesn't give him nightmares. Little does Billy know what lies ahead, especially when Dr. Sivana is involved in "The World's Mightiest Dream!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. (Last appearance of Steamboat.) Captain Marvel also stars in "Sivana and Marvel, Inc." and "The Repentant Crook," both tales by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: 2-page text story "Just Plain Dumb" by C.M. Steever. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Captures the Red Terror!" with art by Beck and Costanza. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 27 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0990624029

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and Mac Raboy. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy joins a scientific expedition to Africa to find the legendary Monkey-Man, but another expedition is trying to find it first. No one knows how Tom Tweed does so well on the basketball courts, until Captain Marvel Jr. discovers there are actually two Tom Tweeds. Captain Marvel Jr. battles a mysterious foe in a fireproof suit who ignites coal seams while they're still underground. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. In Darkest Africa!; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; Double Trouble; Sam the Sheriff; The Kid From Joisey; Caverns of Flame! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Catman Comics (1941) 27 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4115059002

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. A retelling of the origins of Cat-Man and Kitten, as Cat-Man reveals how his mother's killer was brought to justice. A gangster targets Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon after their newspaper expose of his crimes. Students at Kitten's high school rob the student treasury and frame Kitten for the crime. Plus an early story by legendary artist Carmine Infantino. Classic patriotic cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Story of Rosetta!; The Deacon: The Phantom Fiddler; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Finger Points!; Nat Green Mystery Tale: The Mark of Betrayal!; Little Leaders: Row, Row, Row Your Boat!; The Golden Archer: Reward!; The Reckoner and Chipper: The Song of the Dragon. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 91 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

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Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 91." Christmas Comes to the Wood Land, script and art by Walt Kelly; The animals of the southern woodland decide to have a Christmas party and invite Santa to attend. Christmas In Norway; Ole and Olga make Christmas presents for their poor friends Sigurd and Sigred; Mr. Olsen dresses like Santa and delivers the presents on skis. A Gift From Santa; Orphan John Hammond is a stable boy in old England, who lives a hard life with a harsh master; Santa stops at the stable to feed and water his reindeer; Santa takes the boy to live with a loving family. Toy Trouble back cover strip by Walt Kelly. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gene Autry in Special Ranger Rule (1945 Whitman BLB) 1456 VG+ 4.5

Gene Autry in Special Ranger Rule (1945 Whitman BLB) #1456, Henry E. Valley

Little Orphan Annie and the Underground Hide-Out (1945 Whitman BLB) 1461 VG/FN 5.0

Little Orphan Annie and the Underground Hide-Out (1945 Whitman BLB) #1461, Gray

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 39 GD+ 2.5

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Christmas Cover. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 59 GD+ 2.5

3.5" cumulative spine split. Cover coming detached at both staples. Oxidation.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Captain Marvel, Jr. meets the Upside Downies, who walk on their hands and eat with their feet. "International policeman" Radar battles a rival "international police" organization in the African nation of Liberia. A luggage mix-up puts the Terrible Tiara in the bag of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl, but gangsters want it too. Radar: The World Gauleiters; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Adventure of the Terrible Tiara; Bulletman: The Animal Secret; Sam the Sheriff; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 31; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Upside Downies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 20 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Bob Longhorn, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff isn't sure he wants to be a sidewalk Santa for Christmas, so Mutt takes the job himself. Cicero's Cat gets mistaken for a deadbeat dad-kitty, even though she's a girl. Mutt creates a revolving doggy-door for Cicero's Cat. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Captain Narsty," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; The Return of Robin Hood. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Smash Comics (1939 Quality) 59 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4639938007

Midnight story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Doc Wackey invents a drug that makes the subject sleep so deeply even his heart stops beating. Espionage Starring Black X story. Wun Cloo story, script and art by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Rookie Rankin story. The Jester story. Daffy story. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Spunky story, art by Sy Lazarus. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Speed Comics (1939-1947 Brookwood/Harvey) 37 GD/VG 3.0

1.5" Cumulative spine split with some splitting through wraps.

Cover art by Rudy Palais. Captain Freedom story with Joe the Blow and his gang. Steel-Killing Germs starring Shock Gibson and Ludwig Von Achriever. Biff Bannon's Best Friend , script and art by Art Helfant. Ouanga--Savage Rite of Death starring Black Cat and Dabal, pencils by Jill Elgin, inks by Joe Kubert. The Story Behind the Cover featuring Captain Freedom and Black Cat. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Murder and the Masquerade of Mei-Ling starring the Girl Commandoes, art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 4 #5 GD/VG 3.0

3/4" Cumulative spine split.

In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey" art by Anthony DiPreta; "Mr. Risk"; "Chuck"; "The Sword, Undersea Domain of Doom!!"; and "Paul Revere, Jr". "Cold Country Justice" text story by Ralph Powers, reprinted from Super Mystery Comics Vol. 3 (1942) #3 and reprinted in Four Favorites (1941) #18. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 32 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4609636001

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Superman's Search for Clark Kent!, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue. Crime on Skis!, script by Bill Finger (?) [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. Bomb Trap text story by Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe], inks by George Roussos. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Toys of Treachery! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 33 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. Centerfold detached at one staple. Oxidation and chipping.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Dimensions of Danger!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Lois Lane says "Kltpzyxm" and accidentally transports herself to Mxyztplk's home world. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Country Doctor! starring Superman, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; An under-appreciated doctor is appalled when his doctor son refuses to practice medicine alongside his elderly father in a small country area. Man With the Rocket text story by Blair Bolton. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe]. The Compass Points to Murder!, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Nebbs (1945 Croydon) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Oxidation. Lateral spine tears.

Cover by W. A. Carlson. Stories and art by Sol Hess and W. A. Carlson. A collection of comics from the comic strip The Nebbs, similar to The Gumps and equally as popular in its day, plus backup comedy strips featuring Simp O'Dill and the Silly Dillys. Domestic comedy featuring average family the Nebbs gives a glimpse of American social norms of the time. Junior Nebb suspects he knows the cause of the accidents at Mr. Mill's sawmill. Simp O'Dill isn't that great at driving a cab, but he sure can hold a place in line at the curb. Simp's a little too quick on the draw with his surefire hiccup cure. The Nebbs; Simp O'Dill; Silly Dillys. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Variety Love Stories (1938-1949 Ace Magazines) Pulp Vol. 13 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 58 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 5 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, a giant crow is starting fires at the farm where Mickey and Goofy are working. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to rescue his nephews after they fall off a cliff at the Grand Canyon. When Bo finds an errant child's balloon, he and Bucky Bug build a basket and take off on an aerial adventure. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Mickey Mouse; Li'l Bad Wolf; Goofy; Helping Hands; Hockey Homicide!; Mickey Mouse: The Black Crow Mystery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Warrior Comics (1945) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4585713010

Wing Brady, the Iron Man, and Mark Marson. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4262600006

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 12 GD 2.0

2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Oxidation.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. Untitled story, script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman is given the gift of magnetic hearing by Desira, Queen of Venus, and learns that a 3rd World War is being planned. "The Ordeal of Fire," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Etta and the Holliday girls are initiating new members of their sorority when one is transported to Venus and Wonder Woman must follow her. Wonder Women of History: four-page Helen Keller bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Alfonso Greene . Two-page text story, "S.O.S. - Miami" by Lynne Lovelace. "The Conquest of Venus," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman tries to convert Velma to the ways of love and peace, but Velma succeeds in contacting a noted gangster and his men, getting them to invade and hopefully conquer Venus. Back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 39 GD+ 2.5

2.5" Spine split/tear from bottom.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. When boys won't let them join their club, Mary Marvel and her friends form their own club, in a story that includes membership information on the real-life Mary Marvel Club. Phantom Eagle learns the truth about the so-called Sky Whale. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky, having long since lost their law jobs because their superhero selves curtailed the crime wave, get jobs in a wax museum...but are some of those wax figures alive? Mary Marvel Launches Her Club; Commando Yank; Phantom Eagle; Penny Graves: No Place For Women; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Perilous Packages. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.