Auctions: comic books 1947

Black Cat Comics (1946-1951 Harvey) 7 FN- 5.5

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Black Cat in "Water-Skis Whipping" (art by Lee Elias), His Highness the Duke of Broadway in "Topsy Turvy Tavern" (art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), the Vagabond prince in "Death-Trap De Luxe" (art by Simon/Kirby), the Demon in "Too Cold For Crime." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Apr 1947 VG/FN 5.0

Staple rust/migration.

British Edition. April 1947, Vol 5 #11. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: There's Dough in Murder (A Nikki Novelette) by C.G. Tahney , Date with Dynamite (A Ben Corbett Novelette) by Julius Long , I Ain't Got No Body (An O'Hanna Novelette) by Dale Clark, and Bird in a Guilty Cage by William Rough. 6 1/4" X 9". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Jun 1947 VG 4.0

British Edition. June 1947, Vol 5 #12. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: The Cold, Cold Ground by William Campbell Gault, Heavenly Homicide (An O'Hanna Novelette) by Dale Clark , I Remember Murder (A Ben Corbette Novelette) by Julius Long, and Unholy Matrimony by H.H. Stinson. 6 1/4" X 9". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Oct 1947 FN- 5.5

British Edition. October 1947, Vol 6 #2. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Infernal Revenue (A Rex Sackler novelette) by D.L. Champion, Murder in the Mails by Robert C. Dennis, Shake Well and Kill by Jack Karney, and The Brooklyn Eye (A Tim Skeat Novelette) by C.M. Kornbluth. 6 1/4" X 9". 68 pages. B&W.

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 3 VG/FN 5.0

Sticker on first page.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 71). Cover price $0.15.

Crack Comics (1940) 51 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4292637007

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Werewolf War, art by Reed Crandall; In a strange town, Kim is kidnapped by a man named Raffrey, who, in reality, is a werewolf; Captain Triumph shows no remorse for the evil creature by delivering a fatal blow to it, even after he had reverted back into human form. The Shrunken Crooks starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Trouble! starring Hack O'Hara. The Substitute Strips starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Magic Tree starring Floogy the Fiji. Insurance, Injuries, and Marriage Prospects starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 119 CGC 3.5 Qualified

Paper: White

Piece missing from page 7.

Label #4380159005

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Gene McDonald, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A crook on the lam assumes the role of a guard at an asylum and gets the idea of using the men inside (who think of themselves as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and others) as dupes to carry out his nefarious crimes. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Case of the Famous Foes!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Gene McDonald. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Danger -- Crooks at Work!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Talking Dog!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Runaway Robot" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Gentlemen's Agreement" by John Broome (as John Osgood). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 34 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 132 CBCS 6.5

Paper: White

Label #0010577-AA-003

Indicia title is "TILLIE THE TOILER, No. 132." Cover art by Jack Callahan. A Four-Bell Picture That Was Only a False Alarm; Jorson Snapps convinces Tillie and friends to appear in a movie he produces. The Surprise Prize; Tillie is a fortune teller in her mother's charity bazaar; Jan Vonsen the movie star stops by and is mobbed. Mac Goes Cow Punchy; Mac is going for a trip to his uncle's ranch and the gang decides to throw a western-themed going-away party, which rapidly snowballs out of control. Scripts and art by Jack Callahan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 142 VG/FN 5.0

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY AND THE HAUNTED MOUNTAINS, No. 142." Cover art by Tom McKimson. Bugs Bunny and the Haunted Mountains, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs goes to the mountains to escape the excitement of city life, but finds that the country has its own share of excitement. Road to Riches, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs must find a way to repay his $20 debt while being hounded by a collector from The-Forget-To-Pay-And-Regret-The-Day Debt Collection Company. Bugs Bunny, the Fearless, art by Roger Armstrong; Bugs must find something he's afraid of to prove he's normal, and suitable to inherit $500,000 from his Uncle Jack Rabbit. Bugs Bunny and Man-O-Battle, art by Don Gunn; Bugs must ride Man-O-Battle to victory to win over Colonel Bunny, the father of Magnolia Bunny. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 147 GD 2.0

3 centerfold wraps detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY"S DONALD DUCK IN VOLCANO VALLEY, No. 147." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Volcano Valley, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald accidentally receives a full-size World War II bomber instead of the model plane he ordered, and sells it to the South American country of Volcanovia. Donald Duck and Radio Trouble, art by Tom McKimson; Donald sends the nephews to buy six eggs, but the advertisement for the eggs lands upside-down and the kids buy him six expensive radios from the Friendly Credit Store instead. Donald Duck's Big Blow-out, art by Jack Hannah; Donald and Neighbor Jones both build barbecues and get in a fight when Jones buys up all the marshmallows in town for a party. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 164 GD/VG 3.0

Cover loose at one staple. Interior tearing. Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY FINDS THE FROZEN KINGDOM, No. 164." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny Finds the Frozen Kingdom, art by Tom McKimson; A conman sends Bugs and Porky to a random place in Alaska after they promise to give him a third of the gold they find; When their plane runs out of gas in a snow-covered wasteland they decide to walk for help; A snowslide uncovers a cave filled with gold pillars. Bugs Bunny and the Magic Perfume, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs buys some cheap perfume to get on the good side of Mrs. Glutz, the grocer's wife; It turns out that the bottles of perfume Bugs bought are experimental gases that were accidentally sent from the perfume factory. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 178 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Small piece out of the margin of pages 9-16.

Label #1229263005

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK, No. 178. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Christmas on Bear Mountain, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's stingy old Uncle Scrooge McDuck lets the ducks use his mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays, planning to test Donald's bravery by coming to the cabin disguised as a bear; However, two real bears--a mother and her cub--turn up at the cabin soon after the ducks' arrival. Santa Claus Land, art by Don Gunn; Mickey and Goofy are working at Santa's Workshop at the North Pole; Doc and Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo are also working there; Goofy is made custodian of Santa's reindeer, where he discovers that Prancer has been stolen by Willie the Giant. Two one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) 7A CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #16-1697862-004

Bondage cover

Bondage cover. Series changes theme from cartoon antics to jungle adventure. "Jo-Jo Congo King" features begin. In order of appearance: "Sports Stars on the Horizon"; "Jo-Jo Congo King" presents Jo-Jo's mate as "Gwenna", the first of four names assigned to the character before receiving her fifth and final name, "Tanee", in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #8; "The Weird Adventure of The Bloodthirsty Devil Plant and a Blundering Madman!" presents Jo-Jo's mate as "Geesa", the second of four names assigned to the character before receiving her fifth and final name, "Tanee", in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #8; "Bronze Man"; "The Purple Tigress"; "It's True"; and "Good Sports in Music". "Be Yourself, Daisybelle!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1716DF1-009

Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 46 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1E25133-008

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa free alien prisoners and try to lead a revolt against the Volta; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Mercury might look like, as well as a Space Pirates' Hideout; The Star Pirate and a rival pirate captain vie for an heiress's ransom. Space-girl-to-the-rescue cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Mercury; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Message from the Dead; Space Pirates' Hideout; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Super Duck Comics (1945) 19 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

HAS COA

Label #22-0CB58FD-025

Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Mar 1947 VG 4.0

Lateral spine tear.

British Edition. March 1947 - Volume 3, Issue #11. Stories include: "Sixteen Pounds of Murder" by Carl G. Hodges, "The Triangular Blade" by Carter Sprague, "Meet the Killer" by John L. Benton, "Drive To Death" by J. Lane Lanklater, "Slay, Fiddle, Slay" by H. C. Butler, and "The Quick and the Dead" by Eric A. Provost. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Jun 1947 VG+ 4.5

Cover separating from book.

British Edition. June 1947. Stories include: The Man from Alcatraz by John L. Benton, Murder - Off the Record by C.S. Montanye. Die for a Smoke by Allan K. Echols, Tatooed Blonde by Hal K. Wells, Secretarial Shakedown by Benton Braden, and Another Job for Homicide by C.K.M. Scanlon. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Oct 1947 VG/FN 5.0

British Edition. October 1947. Stories include: Until You Hang by Edward Ronns, Death at Both Ends by J. Lane Linklater, Murder Breeds Murder by Carl G. Hodges, Atom Boy by Ray Cummings, and Written in Blood by F.R. Read. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Thrilling Detective (1939 Atlas Publishing) British Reprint Edition Nov 1947 VG/FN 5.0

British Edition. November 1947 - Volume 4, Issue #3. Stories include: "This Corpse On Me" by Carroll John Daly, "The Egg in the Bier" by A. J. Collins, "Killing Takes Confidence" by Curtiss T. Gardner, "No Delay, No Rest" by David X. Manners, and "Dead Man Overhead" by Hal K. Wells. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 79 VG+ 4.5

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #11A GD/VG 3.0

3" Cumulative spine split.

May 1947. Note: The May 1947 issue and July 1947 erroneously have the same volume and issue number. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "The Place with Many Windows", Seabury Quinn, Carl Jacobi, William Tenn, Ray Cummings, Harold Lawler, Manly Banister, and Walter Harwood. Illustrations by Andrew Brosnatch, Lee Brown Coye, Irwin J. Weill, Boris Dolgov, Fred Humiston, M. N. Beale, and John Giunta. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #1 VG 4.0

.5" Spine split from bottom.

November, 1947. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert Bloch "The Cheaters, Allison V. Harding, Bert David Ross, Stephen Grendon, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Carl Jacobi, Seabury Quinn, and George Whitley. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Lee Brown Coye, and Boris Dolgov. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Wings Comics (1940) 82 GD+ 2.5

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin investigates fraud during flood recovery efforts; Greasemonkey Griffin travels around the world on a dangerous spy mission, or so he thinks; A reporter follows Captain Wings on a mission, but he's actually seeking a fortune in gold. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 25 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4417380003

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Siege of the Rykornians," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Wonder Woman, Etta and the Holliday Girls face the terror of a strange plant people, and it isn't until the Amazon Princess and Paula develop a machine capable of destroying the alien plants that the Earth is once again safe. Wonder Women of History: four-page Dolly Madison bio, art by Paul Reinman. "Who'll Adopt Teasy?", script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Wonder Woman and Myrna visit an orphanage where Myrna adopts Teasy; Meanwhile, Mryna's husband has invented a secret formula, and gives it to her to put in the family safe. Ton o' Fun cartoon by Harry Lampert. Two-page text story, "Keeper of the Snakes" by Charles King. "The Judgment of Goddess Vultura," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); After Wonder Woman shuts down a cure-all cult, led by the Purple Priestess, the villainess goes on to kidnap the daughter of the Zarikan King, then captures the Amazon Princess and brainwashes her. Back cover Red Ryder/Daisy Air Rifle ad (art by Fred Harmon). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 30 GD- 1.8

1.5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Cover separating from comic. Interior tearing and pencil marks. Water damage with staple rust/migration.

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. Sheriff Clark Kent starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Winslow Mortimer [as Joe Shuster]; When Clark accidently knocks out members of the Rockdust Gang, who are smuggling out stolen gold from town, the timid reporter is made Sheriff of Saddle Rock. Crime Goes To Press starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Timid Terror starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. The Black Gold of Red Valley starring The Boy Commandos, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Curt Swan. Havoc On Wheels starring Johnny Everyman, script by Jack Schiff, art by John Daly. The Penny Plunderers! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley; Throughout his life, Joe Coyne felt threatened, done in by pennies and coppers, so he decides to use the "copper penny" as a trademark of his crimes. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.