Auctions: comic books 1947

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #6 VG 4.0

2.5" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 8, Issue 6 - August, 1947. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Minimum Man, or, Time to Be Gone" by Andrew Marvell, and "Boomerang" by George Whitley. Interior Illustrations by Lawrence, Bok, and Austin. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 134 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Four Favorites (1941) 28 CGC 3.0

Paper: White

Label #4508088006

In order of appearance: "The Unknown"; "Colonel Blow and His Radio Show"; "Hap Hazard"; "Doc Klockenhand's Clinic"; "Hurry-Up Harrigan, Police Reporter"; "Luke the Lawyer"; "Hiram Hayseed"; "Captain Courageous"; and "Bachelor's Diner". "Hangnoose Heritage" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted from Four Favorites (1941) #19. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Georgie Comics (1945 Marvel) 16 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust/migration.

Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories by unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Morris Weiss and unknown. America's laff-wit Georgie stars in four stories with art by Mike Sekowsky: "Mayor for a Day!"; "Fair Weather Friends"; "Carpet Capers!"; and "The Campus Coach!" Also in this issue: Margie in "The Wayward Cousin!" with art by Morris Weiss; 2-page text story "Face the Facts"; and Frankie in "Frankie's Film Flop!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 27 VG 4.0

1/2" Spine split from top. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The notorious Simon-Kirby crime classic, "Stella Mae Dickson...the Bobby Sox Bandit Queen"; The truth about legendary outlaw Jesse James; A gang starts a phony fortune-teller racket with Flo as the medium. Stella Mae Dickson...the Bobby Sox Bandit Queen; The Guns of Jesse James; The Death of the Gambler King; The Spark of Murder; Bring Me His Corpse; I Was the Front for the Merciless Spirit Swindlers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 100 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from top. Cover oxidation.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Golden Age Sheena Queen of the Jungle TPB (1999 Paragon) #1-1ST and Golden Age Sheena Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008) #1-1ST , and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Hateful Herman"; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #3 and Sky Gal (1994) #1; "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Jack Kamen; "Patsy Pinup"; and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "How Sheena and Bob Came to the Jungle" text story, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #3. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 29 VG 4.0

Cover coming loose at one staple.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Jim Robinson, Charles King, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. 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. Mutt tries to teach the kids how to hit a baseball. Jeff goes auctioneering. Cicero's Cat's never-ending battle with the dog spills over into Mutt's bathtub. Plus a vintage ad for All Star Comics, promoting Superman and Batman joining forces with the Justice Society. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Birthday Party. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Raggedy Ann and Andy (1946-1949 Dell 1st Series) 14 VG 4.0

Cover by George Kerr and Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including The Elephant Walked and Tommy Tittlemouse. A balloon tied to Raggedy Ann's and Andy's dollhouse takes them to Cloudland, where they meet Princess Joy and Prince Gallant. Donot Inflate the penguin thinks that a postcard from the Isle of View says "I love you." Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Raggedy Ann; None-Such Animals: The Quissie; Ali, the Kitchenboy; The Raggedy Way; Simple Science: The Thunderstorm; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Animal Mother Goose; Rumpelstiltzkin; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 71 GD/VG 3.0

Cover loose at one staple. Staple rust, rust migration.

Wonder Woman in "The Invasion of the Sun Warriors" (art by H.G. Peter), Little Boy Blue in "The Flaming Peril," Sargon the Sorcerer in "The Man Who Met Himself" (art by Paul Reinman), Willy Nilly, and Wildcat in "The Count That Never Ended!" One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Peter cover. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #12 GD 2.0

1.5" Spine split from bottom. Multiple punctures to back cover and many interior pages.

November 1947. 1st 20 cent issue. Cover by Boris Dolgov. Horror and supernatural stories by Seabury Quinn, Allison V. Harding, Clark Ashton Smith "Quest of the Gazolba", Malcom M. Ferguson, Manly Banister, August Derleth & Mark Schorer "The Occupant of the Crypt", C. Hall Thompson, and Harold Lawlor. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, Fred Humiston, John Giunta, and Lee Brown Coye. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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

Cover oxidation.

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.