Auctions: comic books 1947

Ace Comics (1937) 123 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. They'll Do It Every Time strips, art by Jimmy Hatlo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) 51 CGC 4.0 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: cover reinforced. All 3 Edges Trimmed. TRIMMED.

Label #4766479014

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Robert Webb, Jack Kamen, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Otis. Blue Beetle in "The Shady Lady," "The man Who Murdered Midas," and "The Cunning Corpse!" Tales of daring-do starring Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. The Shady Lady; A female gang leader uses electricity black outs and darkness to rob banks. The Man Who Murdered Midas; Professor Midas invents a drink that turns living tissue into pure gold. The Cunning Corpse; Joan Mason gets into trouble investigating criminals stealing corpses. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 129 CGC 3.5

Paper: White

Label #4745717014

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Ray Burnley, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. After a gang of jewel thieves, Batman and Robin land on an island owned by a judge, who has, because of the death of one of his daughters, forbidden the existence of any modern devices on the island in "The Isle of Yesterday!" by Bill Finger, Jack Burnley, Charles Paris and Ray Burnley. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Heat's On!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Crime Spots on the Sun!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Quarterback from Brooklyn!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Nifty 2-pager, and 2-page text story "Long Chance" by Kit Martin. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 12 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #5 GD 2.0

2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 148 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717002

Indicia title is "ALBERT THE ALLIGATOR AND POGO POSSUM, No. 148." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Great Sam Widge Contest; Owl and Albert are judges in Pogo and Churchy's sandwich-making contest. Rainy Daze; Pogo and Albert get on each others nerves while spending a rainy day together at Albert's house. The Catfish Pirates; Pogo catches a boatload of catfish, but Churchy and Owl dress up as pirates to steal the fish for dinner. Mr. Owl and the Atomic Bomb; Owl captures a batch of bugs named Adam in order to make an "Adam" [Atom] bomb. East Lint with Albert and Pogo and an All Star Cast in Person; The swamp critters dress in costume to see who is the best actor. All scripts and art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 156 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072010

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG AND THE PHANTOM, No. 156." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Phantom, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's Uncle Curly (who Porky had never heard of) leaves him a ranch in Centipede Canyon. Porky, Petunia, and Elmer all go to see the ranch, but when they get there they find that the ranch is being haunted by a headless phantom, who steals cattle and drills holes in the walls of the ranch house. Telephone Trouble, art by Don Gunn; Cicero is jealous of the time Petunia spends with Porky and embarks on a series of nasty pranks to make Petunia angry with Porky. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 169 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072006

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 169." Cover art by Dick Hall. Man Hunter of the North; Alaskan Ranger Woody is sent out to bring in an arch criminal known as The Fang. The Evil Genius; A drug turns Woody into a Mr. Hyde; He builds an empire of crime, then comes up with a scheme to take over City Hall and become Mayor. Art by Dick Hall. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Margie Comics (1946) 36 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4579123011

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Stories by Morris Weiss and unknown. Art by Morris Weiss and unknown. America's glamour girl, Margie, stars in four tales by Morris Weiss: "Tossing the Boss for a Loss!"; "Margie's Big Date!"; "Music Has Charms!"; and "The Outcast!" Also in this issue: Ruffy Ropes in "The Man in the Mask!" with art by Morris Weiss; 2-page text story "Mud in Your Eye"; and Rusty in "The Good Skate!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 50 #1 GD/VG 3.0

2" Spine split from top. Oxidation.

"The Plainest Clue" a short story by Ray Cummings.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 48 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4670283004

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Frank Doyle, Fran Hopper, 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 try to free Venusian slaves of the Volta overlords; Space hero Futura flashes back to her origin; Mysta uncovers a conspiracy to influence an election on an alien planet. Another space-girl-vs-giant-robot cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Future Facts; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rusty Comics (1947) 13 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece-fill, color touch, spine split seal. Full length spine split with covers glued to interior. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. America's funniest female Rusty stars in: "The Horse Who Came to Dinner!"; "Panic at the Pane!"; "Rusty's Happy Hunter!"; and "Justice for Junior!" Also in this issue: Little Vinegar in "The Tale of a Sail!"; 2-page text story "Career Women"; and Mitzi in "Mitzi's Merry Mix-up!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Supersnipe Comics Vol. 3 (1946) 8 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

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Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Bobby Crusoe, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Bumpy. Three-page Supersnipe's Diary text story. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 77 FR 1.0

Cover detached at one staple. Mold.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Roger Armstrong, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 7 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey's new landlord wants to evict him. In a story by Barks, Donald's nephews go to great lengths to convince Donald that his homemade bug spray creates giant bugs. Bucky Bug gets help from Santa when a discarded Christmas tree threatens to crush the town. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Goofy: The Big Wash; Br'er Rabbit; The New Idea; Straight Shooters; Mickey Mouse: Eviction. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 85 FR/GD 1.5

4" spine split from the bottom.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey matches wits with a mesmerist who uses his act for jewel theft. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to turn Huey, Dewey and Louie into a string trio. Mail-dog Pluto is aided by a rabbit during a snowstorm. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto: Mail Dog; The School Surprise; Mickey Mouse: The Jewel Robbery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.